RiotMeddler

RiotMeddler



21 Nov

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We found a major bug with Quickplay right before the patch went out. We've disabled it and re-enabled blind pick while we work on the bug.


15 Nov

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Yes, there'll be a new season start cinematic of the same sort of style, approach etc as The Call


07 Nov

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Originally posted by HeiMaoMiao

They need to revert it. Feels like they did this to lower amount of lethality Varus'

Good news, this is bugged and will be corrected in tomorrow's patch


12 Oct

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Originally posted by KillerBee4100

u/RiotMeddler with Arcane being made canon, will there be any large/overaching changes to the already established timeline? There's one scene in particiular I'm refering to, when Jayce is put on trial and Heimerdinger starts talking about what seems to presumably be the Rune Wars. But with Heimerdinger being 307 years old in Arcane, according to himself, he shouldn't have been alive to see the Rune Wars, as they happened a good 700 years before his birth in the currently established timeline. Can you talk about this one already, or are you still in the process of figuring that sort of stuff out?

Just asking, since making Arcane canon could open up a massive can of worms in terms of the established timeline

Can’t go into exact details, can say there has been more than one rune war/conflict though, some bigger, some smaller

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Originally posted by THESuperStuntMan

All around good news except for no estimated release for Skarner still. Here's to the stopping with the pointless non-canon stories for this already fictional world.

Skarner - early 2024

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Originally posted by trauja

one question but such cinematic is for next year season start? cuz that'd be a long time

For the upcoming January season start yeah

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Originally posted by Spideraxe30

Could I also ask how Project L will play into the new canon, or would it be up to that game team to talk about it

Yeah, that's up to that team. Our central lore focused people, like Laura in the video, certainly also work with the Project L team too though for what it's worth!

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Originally posted by UberEinstein99

You’re right... Because it’s actually Neeko!

BRB, asking if we can spend way too much money to create this as an out take...

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Originally posted by Ancient_Response_317

Super lame they are removing blind pick for those that play it (honestly, I never did once I have draft) but quick play sounds nice. Being able to just skip like a solid 5-10 minutes of draft and just play sounds super nice

Quickplay and Blindpick over lap a lot in terms of the player needs they serve. We're confident at this point that Quickplay does so better however. That means we believe it's better to remove Blind Pick so that everyone's using the same queue, which allows better matchmaking balance and match times. Splitting the player base over multiple queues, even for a large game like League, comes with some pretty significant trade offs, so is something we want to avoid unnecessarily

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Originally posted by Yeon_Yihwa

Just wanted to say, i really like the dev update videos. Keep it up!

Appreciated and will do. We've got one more coming this year sometime in late November at a guess, then you'll see us again at the start of January with Season Start!

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Originally posted by Mana_Croissant

Wow i didn’t expect to get an answer. So glad that you answered and also glad to hear that Camille is not forgotten.

Glad to hear about Viktor too.

Maybe it is me being a bit too emotional about this but Arcane is my favorite show in years and it is the show that made me experience the same hype, emotions and joys when i first started watching anime a decade ago but eventually lost and now i am barely getting joy out of anything i watch. So I am really hyped for Arcane and wish with all my heart that it will be a grand success like its first season and its quality and story will live up to the expectations so i am/was kinda worried about the limitations that might come from having to have thinks match up to the characters in game.

Once again thank you so much for the answer

So glad you love it!

Having a shared world certainly brings some constraints and challenges for telling stories in things like Arcane. At the same time though we're pretty convinced it gives things a lot more resonance, helps build stronger again connections if you know the character development shown will also be reflected everywhere else etc.

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Originally posted by eliedacc

NEW CUTE CREATURE CHAMP IS SHYVANA AND JARVAN 4'S BABY DRAGON EGG??

Lexi, Reav3, I think we need to re-evaluate our plans

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Originally posted by AobaSona

there will still be some of the restricted chromas (League Partner program etc)

Aren't those usually available though, just for 10k BE instead of the regular price?

Ah crap, you're right. Ok, not the best example...

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Originally posted by AobaSona

How does that work for future seasons though? And for Piltover/Zaun characters who are in the game but not in Arcane?

I fully support bringing certain things from Arcane to main canon (Silco, Vander, Jayce/Viktor friendship and creating hextech), but by this point the two timelines have already diverged a lot.

Echo's Forge game for example is literally impossible to coexist with Arcane in the same universe.

While Arcane doesn't show the full Piltover/Zaun cast, it's not intended to come across as characters not shown can't exist in that world at all. We don't show Mundo for example in Season 1, but that's not taking the stance that Mundo isn't or can't be a part of that shared canon, just that any given story can only include so many characters before it becomes overloaded.

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Originally posted by Solash1

Are you able to touch a bit on Legends of Runeterra? I know a lotta people are unsure if that game's events and stories are meant to be canon as sometimes it occasionally conflicts with established lore (The Petricite Colossi for example). Would be nice to know whether LoR's stories are also in this converged canon, or if there's any stories shown in that game that Riot would wanna retcon or change

A lot of LoR's stuff is consistent with this unified canon already. Some bits will need to be updated though whenever we next release something in those parts of the lore.

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Originally posted by Spideraxe30

/u/RiotMeddler if you guys are moving away from short stories, what will become of the universe and the interactive map. I get those there niche outlets with engaging with IP content, but they were central hub for all League lore

They're not going anywhere right now. I say right now because at some point (ideas thrown around, nothing yet committed) we might go through and overhaul how we present lore stuff like that on the web. Current focus though is on getting the content and consistency right internally however and figuring out where that should be reflected in different games/other experiences, before looking at supporting channels like Universe

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Originally posted by ahambagaplease

Not having to remember which list of chromas is available is so good. Super annoying saving essence only from those chromas to not be available

Obligatory note - there will still be some of the restricted chromas (League Partner program etc) that aren't emporium eligible regardless, so still won't be included, even if the full eligible range is.

Edit: As pointed out below, the LPP chromas are actually available just at a higher price than regular chromas. If you could pretend I'd used a better example that's actually restricted that would be much appreciated...

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Originally posted by CelioHogane

That's not what they said...

Arcane is canon. League is also in that same canon.

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Originally posted by TheeOmegaPi

Is this a confirmation that Aatrox will be featured in a cinematic? Officially?

Because if so, I am fully onboard with the direction of how things are going. I hope he's included in the upcoming cinematic. I really, really do.

I mean, it's not just some random Aatrox image that got accidentally copy/pasted into that exact moment if that's what you're asking...

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Originally posted by Mana_Croissant

Arcane being canon is a VERY tricky one. Not only this means many champion as they say will need lore update (and if i did not miss it CAMILLE is one of them so i hope they won’t forget her) but also can we talk about VIKTOR ?

One of my limited problems (there are very few) with Arcane is that Viktor is portrayed too good to fall into the level of full machinery he is in the game. How will they even connect him to his game counterpart at this point without it feeling too forced or ruining his character ? Arcane is one of my favorite shows in YEARS and i would hate if the next season fails to live up the quality of the first one because they have to connect it to the game so i actually prefered when Arcane was its own thing so they were not fully bound by it. Now every playable character has to survive, Viktor has to become a machine and Jinx will remain on loose as the crazy person she is so the ending is already there and they have to obey it

Camille - yep, we'll definitely get her integrated into things. Still figuring out details, but confident we can make her feel a part of the cohesive whole

Viktor - I mean, can't spoil anything for Season 2 of course, but certainly more Viktor development to see. As per the larger lore conversation here we're also not going to be just picking one existing portrayal and forcing everything to move towards that, it's about doing adjustments where needed to get a cohesive whole. If that means some tweaks to game Viktor are needed, in ways that are still consistent with the core of who he is of course, definitely open to that too