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about 2 years ago - /u/Reav3 - Direct link

Originally posted by Mythik16

Good to see that the splash art posts were seriously just overreactions she looks way better her and the champion looks like fun.

That leaked splash was a old unfinished splash art FYI

about 2 years ago - /u/Reav3 - Direct link

Originally posted by pyromanniacc

Shes cool. Cant wait to hear her theme. Btw how do you say her name??

Like Jerry but with a Z

about 2 years ago - /u/RiotPhlox - Direct link

Originally posted by Reav3

Like Jerry but with a Z

Jezzy

about 2 years ago - /u/RiotRayYonggi - Direct link

ZERI POG

about 2 years ago - /u/RiotRayYonggi - Direct link

Originally posted by asiantuttle

Both Zeri and Neon were designed by Riot August

August is a genius. I've had the pleasure to support him on this project and it's always a blast working with him.

about 2 years ago - /u/GalaxySmash - Direct link

Originally posted by RiotRayYonggi

ZERI POG

Zoggers

about 2 years ago - /u/Reav3 - Direct link

Originally posted by Nutzori

Eh, kinda heard it too, makes it seem like she is intended to be kind of Filipino, like the simultaneously releasing Valorant champion with the same looks and abilities?

Her voice actress is indeed Filipino

about 2 years ago - /u/Reav3 - Direct link

Originally posted by pogoleelee

maybe she’s filipino like neon

She is inspired by Filipino culture yes

about 2 years ago - /u/Reav3 - Direct link

Originally posted by Really_Wendi

The art that was on your universe page? That leaked art?

Yes

about 2 years ago - /u/TheTruexy - Direct link

Originally posted by GalaxySmash

Zoggers

ZERI POG

about 2 years ago - /u/RiotAugust - Direct link

SO HYPED

Y'all haven't guessed how her attacks work yet :3

about 2 years ago - /u/RiotAugust - Direct link

Originally posted by RiotRayYonggi

August is a genius. I've had the pleasure to support him on this project and it's always a blast working with him.

ty Ray <3

Is this confirmation that Viego was a good idea?

about 2 years ago - /u/RiotAugust - Direct link

Originally posted by RiotPhlox

Jezzy

this guy...

about 2 years ago - /u/RiotAugust - Direct link

Originally posted by TheTruexy

ZERI POG

POGGY WOGGY

about 2 years ago - /u/RiotAugust - Direct link

Originally posted by Whats_Up4444

So it looks like she has a passive similar to ashe Q or Kayle passive, her Q is probably just a normal skillshot, like Jinx W? Her E looks like a normal dash, probably gives her a shield or something. W let's her scale walls like Talon. Ult is just, idk, blitzcrank R? It probably gives her a buttload of stats and is probably gonna be like a Vayne R where it's your "go time" button.

Her second passive is probably like "oh, attacks mark the enemy champion. Attacking them detonates the mark and increases movement speed. Scales with AP"

Normal? :3

about 2 years ago - /u/RiotAugust - Direct link

Originally posted by poggersinthechatttt

That better not be a shield

hrmmmm

about 2 years ago - /u/Reav3 - Direct link

Originally posted by flamesofkarma

wish you guys actually gave her brown skin tho lol. she’s the same shade as the white and east asian champions.

We actually did darken her skin a bit more but it was after this trailer was made

about 2 years ago - /u/Reav3 - Direct link

Originally posted by Othello_The_Sequel

Which of the two scrappy, Filipino electricity-wielding gun-havers with hair in two buns that glows when using their powers came first in production? Zeri or Spark?

Was it a cross promotional idea thing?

We will go into more detail on that in the devblog, but yes since her inception champions team and valorants agent team collaborated and worked on Neon/Zeri together. Both teams contributed to both characters

about 2 years ago - /u/Reav3 - Direct link

Originally posted by Othello_The_Sequel

Cool!

Is the hairstyle and hourglass and bandage on the cheek at all related to Kay? 👀

No

about 2 years ago - /u/Reav3 - Direct link

Originally posted by flamesofkarma

that’s good to hear! does this apply to her in game model as well? she’s paler there too.

Yes

about 2 years ago - /u/RiotRayYonggi - Direct link

Originally posted by uglythingss

This is the obama giving himself a medal meme.

That’s a great meme

about 2 years ago - /u/RiotRayYonggi - Direct link

Originally posted by Calamity25

She....actually looks pretty dope.

Side bet - Will she be nerfed or buffed for the first change?

I SURE HOPE ITS NEITHER

about 2 years ago - /u/RiotAxes - Direct link

Originally posted by i-will-eat-you

How dare Riot devs be excited for a champion they've been working on.

Don't worry I'll take care of it

about 2 years ago - /u/Reav3 - Direct link

Originally posted by notskinnyskeev

Explains why her electricity isn't available all the time lmao

Lol that actually was part of it, or lead concept artist, Lonewingy, is Filipino and she was telling us how the electricity always goes out in thier. So we made that part of her

about 2 years ago - /u/Reav3 - Direct link

Originally posted by BadButGood27

Pls do an Subsaharan African tribe inspired champion, like the Zulu or any other famous tribe. I would love to see that representation.

;)

about 2 years ago - /u/Reav3 - Direct link

Originally posted by Zarathielis

Hello Reav, I know you probably can't say too much yet but can you confirm or deny if the teased champs (Zeri, villanous support, overwhelming jungler and unusual botlaner) will be all for this year? Are you still aiming (pending any delays that might happen) for either a new mid or a toplaner this year?

And could you tell us who is working on the new botlaner in terms of art and gameplay? Thank you!

They are all currently planned for this year. Hopefully they won’t be all for this year. The bot laner is being worked on by Squad5, Sojyoo, and CarnivalKnights

about 2 years ago - /u/Reav3 - Direct link

Originally posted by Terrible-Ask-2233

Hi Reav3! I know you probably can't say, but gonna ask anyway just in case. Do you know how many patches are gonna be between Zeri and the support? I think the roadmap mentioned a few of them, can we expect the support soon? Have a nice day!

The support will come very soon yes

about 2 years ago - /u/Reav3 - Direct link

Originally posted by Arcaedium

Hey Reav3, does the unique botlaner come out before the void jungler or after? The video makes it seem like the void jungler is first but on the recap video she's mentioned last and I have seen people claim the botlaner is first.

Anyway have a nice day and hope you're recovering well!

It’s support > Jungler > botlaner > Udyr right now. Of course we won’t release things until they are ready so that order is subject to change

about 2 years ago - /u/Reav3 - Direct link

Originally posted by bz6

Hello /u/Reav3

Hope you’re well, quick question.

Any more complex champions on the horizon? Aphelios is a masterpiece and I hope something like that is in the works.

The Jungler is definitely going to me more on the complex side of things. Not like Aphelios though

about 2 years ago - /u/Reav3 - Direct link

Originally posted by TreeKeeper15

Hey Reav3 are you feeling better?

yes, im back at work now thank you. Spent a week in the hospital but Im mostly recovered now.

about 2 years ago - /u/Reav3 - Direct link

Originally posted by Zarathielis

What about the botlaner, will it be a more complex champ?

probably not what you are looking for in complexity. We do have a champ in early development that is targeting really high complexity, though its to early to talk much about it at this point, if things go well we could be ready to talk about that champ in the next roadmap though

about 2 years ago - /u/Reav3 - Direct link

Originally posted by Spideraxe30

Could you possibly share the higher res teaser pics now

Oh yeah. I really wanted to send these out the day of the roadmap but covid sucks lol. Here they are

Dark Support
https://imgur.com/a/TP1o8b0

Jungler

https://imgur.com/a/jNP97AM

Non Traditional Botlaner

https://imgur.com/a/iRsBKlc

about 2 years ago - /u/Reav3 - Direct link

Originally posted by Spideraxe30

Woah is the void pic new, I don't recall seeing it in season start since I only remember you getting possessed (was hilarious btw)

yeah well it was like superimposed while i was being possessed so it was kind of hard to make out

about 2 years ago - /u/Reav3 - Direct link

Originally posted by EsotericRonin

Is Zeri meant to be blasian or just inspired by SEA?

She is inspired by Filipino culture specifically

about 2 years ago - /u/Reav3 - Direct link

Originally posted by EsotericRonin

Oh I see, that’s awesome. I thought originally she may have been half black and Asian but might have just been me. Would be awesome to see a champion represent that sort of mixed heritage one day though :)

Rell is half black and half white

about 2 years ago - /u/Reav3 - Direct link

Originally posted by bz6

Hey /u/Reav3

Have recent released champions say Vex and Akshan, hit the "expected" depth & breadth target that Riot set internally? Or has there been a case where they have missed the mark?

Akshan ended up with less Breadth then we predicted but more depth. All in all still a pretty good add to the roster, especially since it doesnt look like he will be a pro play problem. Vex ended up with higher breadth then we predicted. So Akshan was a bit under and Vex was a bit over our engagement shotcall.

about 2 years ago - /u/Reav3 - Direct link

Originally posted by bz6

Thanks for the transparency.

I know things like this are SUPER hard to predict (or maybe not I obviously don't know), but do you feel the "hatred" echo chamber towards new champions whether it is about overloaded kits, repeated gameplay & aesthetic choices, or whatever else the players complain about affect those metrics?

/u/Reav3

Its doubtful, as it's actually a pretty small percentage of players that engage with Reddit and other social media. I imagine if the backlash gets very big it could effect overall engagement, but I don't think it actually effects much

about 2 years ago - /u/Reav3 - Direct link

Originally posted by Alcoholic-Shrimp

Would you guys work on an albino champion one day ?

I don't see why not

about 2 years ago - /u/Reav3 - Direct link

Originally posted by Zoli_Ben

What about Mundo? How do you think he done on the longer run compared to expectations?

Mundo has landed where we expected, which is roughly where he was pre-rework. We knew we weren't changing him enough for him to move much, and he was already somewhat popular. The goal was just to modernize him.

about 2 years ago - /u/Reav3 - Direct link

Originally posted by Spideraxe30

Would you happen to know where Zeri has landed so far, day 1

No the data hasn't caught up to her release yet. I should for sure have her early data by Monday though

about 2 years ago - /u/Reav3 - Direct link

Originally posted by robin_2219

when will we get to know this years's vgu poll voting results ??? plz

The polls closed and I have seen the data. Cant talk about it yet and not sure what date the announce will happen. We have to write the devblog and localize it then it will come out, probably sometime in the next week or so

about 2 years ago - /u/Reav3 - Direct link

Originally posted by Zoli_Ben

Will it be weighted down per region like it was in 2019?

I believe so

about 2 years ago - /u/Reav3 - Direct link

Originally posted by Spideraxe30

Would you happen to know where Zeri has landed so far, day 1

Here you go, shes pretty damn popular so far

https://imgur.com/a/axSWYwn

about 2 years ago - /u/Reav3 - Direct link

Originally posted by Spideraxe30

Wow that’s really high, could I also ask where you guys are targeting Udyr in terms of popularity, he seems like a champ who could be mildly popular like some other bruisers

We think Udyr has potential to be a lot more popular then he is right now yes, especially given a VGU. We aren't massively changing his play pattern though so we don't think he will be like SUPER popular, just more popular then he is now

about 2 years ago - /u/Reav3 - Direct link

Originally posted by Zoli_Ben

Hey Reav3 any update on the blog? Is it still for this week?

Not this week. I think its next week though I'm not 100% sure on that

about 2 years ago - /u/Reav3 - Direct link

Originally posted by Zarathielis

Is lonewingy currently working on a new champ or a rework? I usually really love her work, so I am curious

She is currently working on a new Champ, but its a ways off

about 2 years ago - /u/Reav3 - Direct link

Originally posted by Zoli_Ben

What about KindleJack? Where does he go after the new support? He really has been kicking with Fiddle and Mundo recently

Yeah I love working with Kindlejack. He's not currently working on a new champ as he was helping with a lot of Pre Season stuff, he will be starting a new Champion very soon though

about 2 years ago - /u/Reav3 - Direct link

Originally posted by Spideraxe30

Oh yeah could I ask who is going to work on the voted VGU, if you already have a team in mind

We dont yet no, it wont start for a little bit

about 2 years ago - /u/Reav3 - Direct link

Originally posted by Spideraxe30

Could you possibly grab Ahri and Zeri’s breadth and depth from this patch and last, I was curious to see how they landed

about 2 years ago - /u/Reav3 - Direct link

Originally posted by Spideraxe30

Could you possibly grab Renata Glasc's now that shes been out for a few days

about 2 years ago - /u/Reav3 - Direct link

Originally posted by Spideraxe30

Also I was curious, was there a reason why you guys decided to do 2 Zaun champs back to back, was it related to Arcane?

I think I have answered this before, but the reason they are both Zaun is they were both originally supposed to ship during the Riot X Arcane event, so we had goals for them to both be either Piltover or Zaun to match the theme of that event. Both DNA teams ended up gravitating towards Zaun so that's why we ended up their.