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Instakill - your unit is gone Mind Control - your unit is gone from your team and helping kill the rest of their team

Details matter a lot of course, so it's not really that simple, that was what the experience felt like playtesting it though

I think Shyvana does need a VGU. Only question for me is how to prioritize her versus other highly in need champs like Udyr for example. I wouldn't consider a VGU that didn't strongly support a fighter playstyle as appropriate given her history and fantasy.

Agreed. Can't make any promises on timeline, but at some point I'd like to expand Champ Mastery a bit more as a system.

No, we think of Quest Skins as a separate thing, given they're paid content and bound to a particular champion. I'd like to do some overall work on our progression systems in general (rank, level, champ mastery, honour etc).

Soraka falls into the category of champ we'll react to once we see exactly how she's affected. That might mean tuning GW availability if issues with her balance also affect other healing heavy champs. Could also just mean putting power into her, whether in healing or other aspects, to recognize the new normal. Also possible she's not that dramatically affected, we'll have to see (I think this outcome's less likely, but there are a lot of other things changing for her besides just GW).

Fairly successful. Eternals have hit the mark for a subset of players. Most players aren't interested in them, and that's fine, there's a group who are who feel good about them and have clear interest in more.

I do think they suffer somewhat from players who aren't interested in them wanting something somewhat similar (more progression avenues for example). That to me is more an issue with our baseline progression/identity offerings than Eternals themselves though.

That's still planned. I was thinking about the jungle itself admittedly. It shouldn't have too disruptive an effect (no relearning the whole jungle) even if it shakes up builds somewhat.

Better player understanding. Shields are extremely apparent and well communicated versus most other defensive effects.

I'm not aware of a Morde mini rework being considered.

1. We want to avoid power creep. If the overhaul adds or removes power overall we'll adjust to to compensate. In particular we don't want to change the current relationship between levels of power from kits versus items versus pregame.

2. Preseason item design is based off what we think is right for LoL PC players. Where possible we're looking to also have consistency with WR, make it easier to recognize the same effects in both games, unify technology etc. That's a secondary goal though, not a primary one.

Some adjustments, nothing too massive. Stuff like changing Scuttle's defenses to a shield that falls off on CC instead of bonus defenses.

Mythics are not class bound. While that can mean things like Marksmen picking up a tank or fighter focused Mythic they're giving up substantial damage by doing so given that blocks them from getting any other Mythic

There will be a World's Pass.

Yep. We filmed a little while ago, when it comes out is up to them though :)

Quest skins don't have any links to eternals nor are they about being stat trackers, that at least I can clarify today.

Those design pillars are still pretty accurate yeah, though if we were publishing them again nowadays we'd likely call out a few more things like game to game variance and gameplay/thematic cohesion.

We think the amount of snowball in game is in a fairly good post at present, though understand that there are a range of opinions on that. While Wild Rift will have shorter games than LoL PC we're certainly not trying to push people to play a particular game based purely on how long a session they want. Difference in platform alone is a massive deciding point for many players for example. Some really want to play on mobile, some never want to do so. Some people will split their time between the two, some don't even own a computer etc.

We don't see champion power as an appropriate lever to use to try and influence champion popularity (depth, breadth). Some champions, Illaoi being a good example, have deep but niche appeal. Most players aren't interested in playing them, those that do love them. Adding power will increase play rate but not because the champion concept resonates with people more but because people just like winning. We'd rather try and have everything as balanced as we can manage so that people can play what appeals to them. Buffs/nerfs work off our balance framework as a result instead.

We'll talk more about how quest skins function in the moderate future, not quite ready to yet, though we do need to start testing the tech. Can share that it's not about how you acquire the skin though.

I'm confident we'll eventually get every LoL champ into a TFT set. Some will take longer than others though if they don't line up smoothly with the set themes we're going for and/or what the traits within those themes need. Zac's going to be tougher than many to work in, though I'm confident we'll get to him at some point. Apologies for lack of any specifics there.

Sorry, but we don't want to comment on leaks, whether real or fake. In both cases it just encourages behavior that undercuts fun surprises for those players who like those (either because they know what's coming or they get false hopes built up).