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As a dev, I am watching this thread with great interest and a bag of popcorn.
As a dev, I am watching this thread with great interest and a bag of popcorn.
Read moreI don't think what the other thread is talking about is pocket picks. Pocket picks are definitely still around and show up often. So yes, you're right iconic picks are still around but I think you misunderstand what people mean when they talk about these signature champions of old.
I guess it's hard to relay this to someone who wasn't around in 2012.
Let me use an example. Blitzcrank and Madlife.
Blitzcrank was not a meta champion. Not even close. But against Madlife, Blitzcrank was banned every. single. game. The few times it wasn't banned he was completely smurfing to an insane level.
Blitzcrank was not a "pocket pick" for Madlife. It was way beyond that. Madlife was synonymous with Blitzcrank.
Something like Finn's Kled is a pocket pick. It shows up in the right situations, but no one is completely permabanning Kled every single time Finn is in a game.
With players Froggen, Madlife, Hotshot, the entire discussion b...
Madlife Blitz is overselling it a bit.
I remember when they got 3-0'd in finals and in the post-game interview, the winner said something like, "Yeah, I knew in game 3 they'd try to do something wilder, like Madlife picking Blitzcrank."
They had left it up all series. It clearly wasn't something they were afraid of. Madlife picked it in game 3 and still lost.
Still his pocket pick, though. The crowd cheered when he locked it in.
MonkeyKing still haunts us to this day
too true...
Yes!! Looks so good!!
Haha those character names. I want to say most of those old names for characters that have been in the game since the early seasons are still around in the files somewhere, but have been cleaned up in most cases.
I honestly just want to say thank you to all of you for an AMAZING book. I loved every page, all of you are awesome.
Huzzah!
Hi, Ant. I came to this book for Kalista but was amazed by your expansion on Ryze. May I ask if his entire story arc, mainly his connection with Grael, determined back when he was reworked or did you come up with it while writing the book? What thoughts did you have about him while writing?
His development here was pretty much new stuff for the book - it felt right for him. It was really enjoyable getting to see him (and many of the other characters) in a much earlier era, when he had a very different outlook on the world.
Any plans to write the whole shurima history?
I mean, I'd love to. I really enjoyed fleshing out a tiny bit of Renekton/Nasus's backstory, some years back, as well the really small amount of work I got to do around Azir's story, and what it all could mean going forward for Sivir, etc. Maybe one day!
When starting a novel, you need to do a lot of research... So I was wondering (especially since Riot has so many lore existing IP's launching at disjointed times) how much of the world was revealed to you before starting the project? Is there a giant lore lexicon somewhere in Riot that you can refer to when talking about characters? There was a lot of unexpected lore drops we got (Like clan Ferros interaction and some Bhuru stuff!) and it all seemed to flow cohesively in the universe.
I guess it's easier since this is hundreds of years before contemporary timeline, but how difficult was it making sure that research aligned with what's current?
Thanks again for all your work and best wishes!
Well, I've been working at Riot on the narrative/lore/worldbuilding side of things since 2014, which certainly made this easier. Had I been an outside writer, I would have needed to lean really hard on my editor (or rather, even harder) to make sure things were lining up, to give me 'insider' info on the world and champs, spent considerable time doing my research, etc.
Read moreMy other questions are;
- Promotion; were you considering making a Human Kalista or Hecarim skins to come out together with King Viego? Was there any chance they were supposed to come out with the book as a free extra for purchasing it?
- Illustrations; was there any more planned illustrations? Especially since the trailer contains some not present in the book etc..
- Story; was Hecarim's horse a mare or stallion? >! was the one from the start of the book the one that merges with him?!<
- The Ruined King game; I'm a bit sad we didn't get any Vesani mention in the novel, since they were so important in the book, was it intentional?
- How long have Viego and Isolde been married? 1 year, more or less?
- Were Vennix and Jenda'kaya a thing? 👉👈❤️
- Sorry, I want to ask more questions... I know you already said you wanted to add Vlad but couldn't fit him in the narrative, but were you considering ad...
Hey there, sorry you missed the live AMA, but I wanted to jump in and give you some answers. I'll answer the ones that are my department:
I did consider giving his steed a name and bit of its own 'history/mythology' (like Bucephalus, Alexander the Great's horse). If it was more Hecarim's story, I might have explored that, but I felt it would have been a bit too much of a tangent off Kalista's story. Also, I'm not sure Hecarim is the person who would have love for an individual horse - I could see him viewing them as just a tool for him, and not having any real affection for them, just wanting a well-trained, big, aggressive warhorse, but not really caring which one it was, so long as it served his needs. (Though I did joke at one point that the man's name could be "Hec" and the steed "Arim", so when they get spiritually merged, it forms the full name).
Partly due to the timing of things. I wrote the first draft...
Hello! I loved the book a lot!
My biggest question, I wanted to ask for a while is; was it intended to so heavily hint that Viego may have BPD? His behavior checks pretty much all the boxes, and people who have it, just feel like he's so BPD-coded too, I was wondering if it was the intention or just something accidental? Is it okay to assume he has BPD?
Hey there,
I can't speak for the League champ team, who did the heavy lifting on developing Viego's personality, so I'm genuinely unsure. From my side of things, I didn't consciously say "yeah, this guy has BPD" - but did pinpoint many of the typically associated behaviours and traits as things I wanted to portray in my depiction of him in the book.
u/Primordial_Ant Not really a question, just wanted to say that I loved your 40K work!
Ha! Thank you!
Literally did this while I was sleeping, sad times. Good reading through the comments and questions though, thanks for your time.
Sorry 'bout that! We (the folks doing the AMA) are in different time zones ourselves, so it wasn't really possible to find a time that worked everywhere. Hopefully in future we can vary the time to let folks from different parts of the world participate.
He is an extremely privildged elitist person "dont wait till its too late" yeah, most people DO NOT get enough money to be able to take 12 weeks off and check themself into a mental health school then still have their job waiting for them with 6 digit salaries.
This guy doesnt even realize how much better he has it than 99.9% of the people and comes off as a rich douche
I'd appreciate if you read all my comments in this thread.
I also think I have clearly outlined how lucky I am to be able to have done this, I used the words privileged and lucky in my post. If you wanna hate so be it, but don't you dare attack my understanding of my position and country. If I wasn't in Germany, I could not have gone through the treatment or afforded it.
It's nice to see succesful people talking about these topics. I have to admit that I used to think that these statements were dishonest when it comes to succesful people because I didn't think they could need it, but now I understand that these things can happen to anyone, and I'm also glad that after +20 years of being a mess I finally decided to look for professional help. As long as you're still here, it's never too late to look for help.
I'm so so so happy to see this comment and this level of self reflection. You're comment is respectful, polite and shows real personal growth in understanding the topic.
I'm proud of you for seeking help and I am even happier we can both share our small stories here together, it's how we can all play a role in meaningful change.
Professional success, fame, money, none of that sh*t matters when it comes to mental health. Every single person can and does struggle with things in life.
I was in a psychiatric clinic for 7 months in 2018. When I was told I had to be an inpatient because of the severeness of my problems, I was scared as well. But I took the leap of faith and decided to go and it was the best decision of my life. I firmly believe that the right professionals can help so many of us, and I am always happy to see public figures come out and talk about it, because it makes it easier for everyone to seek similar help.
Thank you for sharing. It's terrifying at first, but when you get through the first big downswing and discomfort the world starts to seem brighter and I felt more capable of dealing with things
Thank you for the advice, I'm open to trying stuff (I'm at 8 different drugs tried), I just have social anxiety and what they offered me is mostly in group with other people so that's why I've been shaky about it, but I think I will build up the courage to try it.
Group therapy was super super hard at first, but I had a major major breakthrough sharing my story and seeing their reaction which helped me understand how certain things from growing up in South Africa had been repressed. I could only confront them after seeing other patients basically break down crying heading my story, and I was like "wtf I don't even feel that way" I went to 1on1 after that and broke down hard because I began to realise how much I'd packaged away and compartmentalized. I don't think I'd have learned it quickly enough without seeing other people in a group.
I'm enrolled in a special course to learn about myself, not assigned to a mental health clinic.
I've quoted this to half a dozen people and it's not even noon. What a fantastic way to put it.
Haha I'm so glad to hear that. It's my job to frame things in a way that people may enjoy or connect to, so I applied the same logic to my in patient stay at a day clinic and frame it for myself friends and family in a slightly more approachable way.
Ohey there QS! You have become my favourite caster ever since the first time I heard you at Worlds-3. Even when I stopped following LoL Esports due to lack of interest, I always found time to check in whenever you were on. Your energy has always been something out of this world. I'm really happy to hear good news from you.
There's just one question we need answered:
How are you feeling? :)
All things considered very good, and this thread, your comment and everyone that has contributed. It's boosted my mood immensely!
My missus and I are dealing with covid at the moment, but we're doing just fine and both happy emotional at this article and the response.
Must be nice to have work let you take 6 months off :(
"let" is a strong word, I'm fortunate employment law in Germany protects me, not everyone has German healthcare at their back! I know that for sure.