Hi Reav3, I was wondering if we can expect some Ixtal content in the near future? Making a water bender-like champion that is hinted to be from Ionia and exploring a whole new subregion in Shurima feels weird when both seem to be good fits for Ixtal :/
Ixtal is somewhere we reall want to revisit soon, so it shouldnt be much longer until we get another Ixtalian Champ out into the world
I know you won't leak anything but I gotta ask, is Oyster Bill a real shop or just some fluff you guys came up for the Roadmap, he's too pure
Its real, and the new Champ lives in a apartment above his restaurant
The biggest W of this Roadmap is the mention of high skill. Need more champions like that. Thank you <3
Yeah so we looked at our tank roster and realized we didn't have like a Aphelios/Azir/Yasuo of top lane tanks. They were are medium to low skill/complexity. The goal with this champ was to add a high skill/high complexity tank to the roster finally. Something that players that like that kind of stuff can really sink their teeth in and master over 100s of games
From the way it is phrased in the article it sounds like the Gameplay Update part of the VGU is done and it is only the visual (and audio?) update to the skins that is left?
Am I reading that correct or am I misunderstanding?
Either way really hyped for the Udyr rework!
Correct Base Udyr is done at this point and we are only working on skins development. The ultimate skin still has a bit to go though so don't expect Udyr until later this summer at the earliest (Sometime after the bot laner)
Funny that the first VGU with an Ultimate skin is for a champ without a defined Ultimate.
lol
So what about Ahri's ASU? You guys need to pump ASUs faster with the huge amount of champions needing them...
Champs team doesnt work on ASUs, the personalization team does
Will BravoRay still be working on Skarner, because I saw that he became League's art director
Yes, he also was the artist for the void jungler. He still likes to work on a project every once is awhile because he loves it so much
You better aVOID the new jungler if they're on the enemy team.
Get it? aVOID? (cause they're OP)
I'm asking for more nerfs after this post.
May I ask who is working on this joyous lover of oysters? the tease gives real ff14 susano vibes.
Squad5, Sojyoo and CarnivalKnights
Oh no worries! I'm a big fan of when devs choose to take their time to get something right
Thanks! We especially want to make sure the ultimate "feels" like a ultimate skin, because right now it feels closer to a legendary.
So aurelion is comig after Tank or even later? Also, next roadmap is coming after Adc or Udyr?
Yes, Asol is currently planned for sometime after the Tank, not sure how long though, will depend on smooth production goes
Reav3 I am trying to quit toplane, why there's a beautiful Shuriman tank now?
Just when you think you are out, we pull your right back in! :)
This sounds cool. An AP jungler has been needed. Plus wtf is Oyster Bill?
A humanoid Oyster, of course, that serves oysters in Bilgewater.... don't think to much about it :)
The goal of a CGU is to update gameplay for two types of champions: Those that have high quality art and narrative, but whose gameplay just doesn’t quite deliver on their fantasies, or champions with more complicated gameplay issues that can’t be solved by changing one or two abilities (like the small adjustments to Tahm Kench were able to accomplish). We then rebuild the champion’s kit from scratch with the same model, theme, and narrative.
So is this now a third type of rework that we will only get one per year? Or will we hopefully get multiple of these ones a year since a lot of champs need it more than a full VGU
Quinn hopium
Not sure yet. We are testing out this new project with Asol. If it resonated with a lot of players their are many other champions that could make sense for CGUs, even if we didn't change as much as we are changing with Asol.
It's okay, we can donate a bit on Riot's patreon to help the development of league and its infrastructure.
It's only because of players like you that we can keep the lights on. 🙏
Stuff looks pog, are you able to share who is working on the ASol rework and the tank
Stash is working on the Asol rework. The top laner was mainly worked on my Maxw3ll, though one of our new designers is also helping out on it. RiotEarp is doing art and skiptomyluo is doing narrative on the top laner. For Asol its just a design project since we aren't updating his narrative or art, just the entire kit (and I mean the ENTIRE kit. It will basically be a completely new Champion, with Asol's theme/art)
It feels like Udyr rework is taking forever to come out so hopeful that means he'll be insane
Yeah, sorry. It's the first VGU with a Ultimate, and even just regular skins take along time to remake for Udyr because of his 4 forms, so the Ultimate is about as much work as as making a whole new Champion. In many ways Udyr is the same amount of work as doing 2 VGUs.
You better aVOID the new jungler if they're on the enemy team.
Get it? aVOID? (cause they're OP)
eta on void junglers release?
When she's ready
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