[2020] PSA: Placement were changed last year. The rank you will see after your first ranked game is the worst rank you can be placed at after placement and not your current rank.

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I've seen a few post by people being confused by this.

Placement were changed last year. During placement the rank you'll be attributed after your first placement games is the worst rank possible you can get. (AKA if you lose all 9 other placement games).

Losing games during placement will not result in LP loss.

Winning games during placement will get you a lot more LP than usual.

You will automatically skip promo series in placement.

Until placement are over you're the only one able to see your own rank.

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about 5 years ago - /u/SapMagic - Direct link

Couldn't have said it better myself.

about 5 years ago - /u/SapMagic - Direct link

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Hey, what the...

about 5 years ago - /u/SapMagic - Direct link

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Sap doesn't accept bribes. Also I don't work on anything related to skins ;-;

about 5 years ago - /u/SapMagic - Direct link

Originally posted by Dontforgetthat

what do you work on ? Just curious

Right now I'm the UX lead for TFT Mobile. Before that, I did the same on TFT, and before that I was the lead for the Ranked team.

about 5 years ago - /u/SapMagic - Direct link

Originally posted by Eruptflail

So... When for TFT mobile beta? :)

Hopefully soon! We are gonna be taking things slow to make sure we can get a stable experience on the broad range of devices players have.

about 5 years ago - /u/SapMagic - Direct link

Originally posted by Honeybadger3k

Dang! I was hoping it would come out in the next week or so. My mother is resting after surgery and is stir crazy, was gonna try and get her into it lol.

Happy Friday my dude!

I'd love that too, but we want to make sure you can enjoy it before we make it available!

about 5 years ago - /u/SapMagic - Direct link

Originally posted by Goamoth

that's the way to do it! people rush games out way too much nowadays. I've been wanting to play TFT but I just don't find enjoyment from it on PC. Mobile however, definitely think it'll be worth the wait!

There will be rough edges still when we ship, but we want to make it a good experience.

about 5 years ago - /u/SapMagic - Direct link

Originally posted by itsaworkalt

Ranked UX design or ranked the game system? If the latter, that's pretty cool Riot lets people float from UX roles over to more general system design roles.

On Ranked I was the product lead. There's a good amount of flexibility within Riot in general, especially among product/game design/UX design. It's helpful for getting people to be well-rounded and take on new challenges.

about 5 years ago - /u/SapMagic - Direct link

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We don't have many internships on the design side, but for engineering there are opportunities. I think they're all posted on riotgames.com.

about 5 years ago - /u/SapMagic - Direct link

Originally posted by Ihavenocluelad

Hi Sap, when I check the website most of them are on the design side :) https://www.riotgames.com/en/university-programs

Oh yeah! Sorry, minor terminology difference: those are art internships. Design for us encompasses UX and game design.

about 5 years ago - /u/SapMagic - Direct link

Originally posted by firsen923

as always, rioters only come out to reply when it is about shit like this lmao. and when it comes to those posts about why inters, trolls, preseason problematic matchmaking, these rioters just hide themselves.

I try to strike a good balance. I think you'll find if you read back through the years of my comments, many of them tackle difficult questions from players, even specifically about Ranked issues.

It's easy for a wide variety of Rioters to engage in a lighthearted way, whereas it's pretty tough to engage on nuanced or contentious issues because the only people who should be doing that are Rioters with deep knowledge of the topic and the ability to talk about it in a productive way.

Totally understand your underlying frustration. I just want to share some additional context on why this might be true.

about 5 years ago - /u/SapMagic - Direct link

Originally posted by Ttmode

Hopefully this doesn’t come off as too weird, but I recently graduated from a UX/UI bootcamp and would love to be able to pick your brain about your journey and how you got started in the design field!

Sure, shoot me a DM and I can give you my discord info.

about 5 years ago - /u/SapMagic - Direct link

Originally posted by AceOfEpix

Hey good work so far with what you've done with League! TFT is by far the best in its genre and it looks fantastic (it also has a super clean UI)!

Thank you. There are some really dedicated and talented designers working on it, so the credit really belongs to them. :)

about 5 years ago - /u/SapMagic - Direct link

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It was just intended as a compliment to OP. I don't work on that team anymore, but I could see how a little cheat sheet or better signaling in the client could help make this clear.

about 5 years ago - /u/SapMagic - Direct link

Originally posted by That_90s_Kid_

I still wanna thank you for your effort in last years rank specific roles.

I dont want you guys to give up on that. I enjoyed it, minus the autofilling. If it wasnt for that, it was f**king awesome.

Also, you guys are making changes so people get their roles later on this year within this season a bit more. So im begging you to retry that feature and make it work. As long as people have their assigned roles its super healthy for the game.

Thanks brother. Stay awesome.

Thank you!

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