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Could I also ask where the DNA goes after Yuumi
Jellbug and RiotEarp are going to jump onto the Choose a VGU Champ, while Maxwell is starting early exploration on a new champ
Could I also ask where the DNA goes after Yuumi
Jellbug and RiotEarp are going to jump onto the Choose a VGU Champ, while Maxwell is starting early exploration on a new champ
/u/Reav3 how did you guys come across the gameplay hook for Yuumi
We started development with the attached support hook, which EndlessPillows pitched along time ago. One of the reasons we settled on a Cat so early in development is that we thought the theme of a Cat would work very well with the gameplay hook since cats are generally seen as lazy, and the Champion didnt have to walk anywhere
What was the main reason for not considering making her a yordle? Was it because she'd be too similar to Lulu?
We wanted to make a non-humanoid, since we haven't made one in awhile and Yordles qualify as humanoid. Specifically we wanted to make a non-humanoid Cute champion since all our current non-humanoids are monstrous
Was she ever a yordle in development? Or was she always planned to be something other than a yordle?
She was never a yordle
Do all cats in Runeterra look like Yuumi or is it specific to Bandle City only?
Also, was Book created by Norra or was it found somewhere?
She's specific to Bandle City, and as such is also unique compared to other cats in Bandle City. She is one of a kind
What is that forest that Yuumi goes to in her video? Is where the new assassin lives?
Only time will tell
In my opinion yuumi's release was CATastrophic, she's really weak right now even in the hands of professional support players like Zeyzal. What are the plans to bump her up, is the problem primarily on her numbers or on her kit?
We already put in a huge hotfix buff yesterday. She takes awhile to learn to play though, even for professional players. Our playtest team was having pretty big success on her in high elo, but they have played tons of games on her internally before her release
Why do you think the champ is under performing so much?
She is a very unique play pattern, which takes time to learn how to play as against, which I think is the biggest contributing factor. Our playtest team was doing quite well on her in very high elo even before the buffs, but they have played tons of games on her
Do you think Yuumi works well with melee laners like Yasuo or Irelia?
yes
Was Yuumi predestined to be just a cat? Any other designs?
There was some really early stuff where she wasn't a cat, but for the vast majority of the project she was a cat
I wanted an anime oppai loli cat girl champion instead I got a literal cat......and I'm not even disappointed. Anyway when you were making Yuumi was it always the idea for her be a literal cat or was there discussion on whether she should be a cat girl or humanoid in some way.
She was always a literal cat. We wanted to do another creature Champion, but not a monster, a cute one, since we don't really have a cute non-humanoid in the game yet
I love the early character models you guys post on the AMAs sometimes (like the gnar riding hecarim kled or thresh with a giant moustache rakan). What did you guys use to represent Yuumi before her model was complete? Can we see? 👀
For the longest time Yuumi was a recolored version of Cyber Pop Zoe
What do you think that is the strategic niche of Yuumi? Why should i pick her over Sona or Janna or any other enchantress if my goal is solely to win?
Her untargetablity is one of her strategic niches, you can pick her into comps that have ways to kill Sona or Janna. She has some of the highest safety in the game.
Hey Reav3. Are Morde and the new ad assassin still planned to be released before the end of the first half of the year or did things change a bit? Thanks
still in the first half of the year
Will the result be in the same week? or in the next 1-2 months? And would we get some early explorations for the winner? :)
We will be doing update blogs over the course of development for the winner, similar to the skin ones, but they will be much further apart since Champions take a lot longer to make then skins
Pantheon pantheon pantheon pantheon
We are already working on Pantheon
Can't they all just get reworked ? :P.
Eventually, yes. This poll is to guarantee one of them for 2020
Is anyone else really disappointed it's not a vote out of all 140+ champions?
Would love to see the numbers after that poll personally.
We already collect data from players on "What Champion you want a VGU on most" from surveys, that includes all the Champions. This is meant to actually go over what our goals are, and what problems we would be looking to solve, so players can make a more educated decision on which VGU they want.
One question, will the poll for VGU 2020 come in the next 1-3 weeks? :)
yes
Hey what difficulty would you say the new assassin has? 1-10
Probably around 8-10