[2023] Phroxzon Promoted to Lead Gameplay Designer for League, Phreak Promoted to Live Balance Design Lead, and SolCrushed has returned to League as Preseason Design Lead

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I'm excited to announce that I'm the new Lead Gameplay Designer for League of Legends! I've been on Summoner's Rift now the last 8 years and been leading it for the last 2. I'll be responsible for the overall design of Modes, Balance, Champions, Preseason and the careers of the Gameplay Designers.

I have large shoes to fill with the previous giants that have held the role; Axes, Scruffy and Meddler. I've learnt a lot from each of you and hope to take those lessons forward to keep building League gameplay forward.

Axes will be moving into League R&D where he'll be leading some projects. He's been an amazing manager and beacon of stability for League over the last few years (and will continue to be so). Replacing me as the Preseason Design Lead will be Solcrushed and Live Pod Design Lead (balance) will be David "Phreak" Turley. I will continue to be heavily involved in both these areas, working closely with Design leads to determine high level direction and ensure high quality design changes.

Let's continue making League the best it can be together!

For reference SolCrushed was the Lead Champion Designer for Wild Rift, but returned to League after Wild Rift dev moved to Shanghai. Before that he was a champ designer on League and made Irelia, Yorick, Poppy, and Galio's VGUs as well as Neeko.

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8 months ago - /u/GalaxySmash - Direct link

Damn does this mean I didn't get the job

8 months ago - /u/GalaxySmash - Direct link

Originally posted by SankoMatoso

The reason is that they couldn’t distract their best employee with additional responsibilities.

Based take

8 months ago - /u/PhreakRiot - Direct link

Originally posted by Apprehensive-Pick-68

Phreaks career path is insane

lmao

8 months ago - /u/PhreakRiot - Direct link

Originally posted by Bootlegs

Dreamhack was known the world over.

Yeah put some respect on that name.

8 months ago - /u/PhreakRiot - Direct link

Originally posted by albens

I will never forget Phreak saying rumble jungled sucked even though he was pick/ban in MSI lmao. And this was before he joined the balance team, imagine the shit he's doing since he joined.

Except he wasn't lmao. The bracket stage was all Udyr-Morgana.

These things are objectively measurable and you can't do the bare minimum of being accurate on easily verifiable facts.

8 months ago - /u/PhreakRiot - Direct link

Originally posted by FBG_Ikaros

DK vs MAD literally had 4 Rumble picks in 5 games

Game 1: DK Rumble vs MAD Udyr

Game 2: MAD Voli vs DK Udyr

Game 3: DK Rumble vs MAD Udyr

Game 4: DK Rumble vs MAD Udyr

Game 5: DK Rumble vs MAD Udyr

Not only that, but DK also picked Rumble vs RNG in game 5 finals.

Granted, Morgana was banned, but Rumble was still constantly picked by Canyon in the bracket stage.