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Because people pose. Diamond is legit.
Because people pose. Diamond is legit.
Tryndamere!
The AI is wise
So pumped for you Phreak!
Inb4 they are hired and we see the same post in 5 years
Lol
They're likely asleep, hopefully they'll wake up soon and get back to you. Always glad to see a company actually take interest in heartfelt feedback. Very encouraging
This was literally me back in the Everquest days - writing up big posts
u/Lanaluse
Buddy you might wanna see this, other Tryn you could DM them lol
I did DM them - haven’t heard back!
Incredible post. Any interest in a job? We should talk :)
GG got no RITO infront of name. not real rito
Great job!
Been playing since S2 and have no plans on stopping ❤️
🐐 game and as long as the design pillars keep leading the charge when it comes to implementing new changes, I’m here to stay.
Hope you’re well boss 🙏🏼
Ty friend! Hope you’re well too.
Welcome! Love to hear it!
Great conversation up until “American is falling apart”. That’s a constant declinist attitude that the US has had more or less since it’s inception. Today, that sentiment is propaganda pushed by Russian, Chinese and unfortunately some news networks within the States. Their is strong evidence that the US is improving steadily in most quantifiable sectors when looking at countries at a macro scale. I’m not sure what metric you are using to gauge falling apart. Socially and politically(?), I could see that a little bit.
From a GDP and socially influential standpoint, I don’t think it’s in the best interest of the US to let a Chinese company own majority stake in one the world’s most successful companies for video game development, publishing and organizing for esport tournaments. I wouldn’t usually respond to a seemingly offhand comment but 1.) passionate about the subject matter 2.) you’re an influential person. I’ll be checking out Ground News, thanks for the tip.
A better way to frame it is “divided”. I wrote a blog entry exploring it a while ago with deeper thoughts: https://www.nahco3.com/blog/2019/1/31/why-is-america-so-divided
The polarization in our society and dysfunction in our political system is the number one threat to US competitiveness.
Read morewhat does "their capital bought out shareholders" mean? do they not own 100% of riot? all (full) acquisitions involve "buying out shareholders" by definition, so it makes it seem like riot isn't wholly owned, or something. which if it is that is definitely news to me and super interesting (and, also, BIG congrats, because them buying 100% of riot at the price they paid was an *enormous* steal for *them* otherwise, ultimately, given how well you guys have done since (but hindsight is 20/20, obviously) =).
also, being able to take in money to grow the business more quickly is a good thing, not a bad thing, so I don't know whether taking in external money is really worth the (non-)"organic" perjorative-- money is literally free these days if you have a credible way of spending it, so using it as much of it as possible (efficiently) is as good a lever as it's ever been in modern history-- but by no means are all or even most businesses able to write infinite ch...
We don’t have an infinite supply of great people to pour money into. It takes time to find / train great people and teams.
Thank you for the answer, I honestly didn't expect one.
I don't really have a problem with Riot not making a mobile game back then. I think most players can clearly feel that all the games Riot has released recently were labors of love and not something quickly put together and rushed to release. I give you huge props for that, so I wouldn't have wanted you to make a game you don't believe in just to meet market demands. I'm glad you work the way you do.
My question was really just that it seemed weird to claim that "Tencent has never told us to make any product ever" when it was well known that they asked you to make a mobile game... which you now confirmed. Maybe you meant that you never made a product just because Tencent asked you to do so... which in that case, I believe you.
Either way, congratulations on all the great things you've been putting out recently. You seem to be really hitting your stride.
That distinction matters. They don’t “order us” - we choose what we make - and that makes all the difference in the world.
And ty for the kind note.
You will only realise how misinformed the news is when the news reports on something you were directly involved in. I learnt this many years ago.
Yup. I’ve been shocked at how bad it is having gone through the journey of building Riot. It’s a huge part of the reason America is falling apart.
Read moreFor the record, Tencent has never told us to make any product ever.
It was widely reported that Tencent wanted Riot to build a mobile game, which you refused back then. Are you saying these reports are false?
Differences also cropped up over how to handle the fast-growing mobile market. Tencent wanted a mobile version of League for China, according to people close to both companies. Chinese internet users were spending more time on mobile phones than PCs, and Tencent advocated for a more casual smartphone game with shorter play periods that gamers could play during morning commutes.
But Riot’s leadership wasn’t interested in making a smartphone version. They believed League’s experience couldn’t be replicated on smartphones. Top executives believed Riot should only make games for hardcore gamers who played on PC...
They asked us to make a game back then, we said no - because we were busy building lots of other stuff. Once we bought Jolly and brought Michael Chow onto the team, we finally had a leader to build a mobile team around - and so we started Wild Rift. He had the right vision and capabilities to build a team that could build a genuine League experience onto mobile.
The dependency people seem to often not to fully appreciate it is that money does not equal the ability to make great things - it’s all about people. Money can help you get great people, but they are in limited supply - and building team chemistry takes time. Despite conventional wisdom, great game devs are often not fungible.
We don’t build things until we have the right people to be able to build products that have a chance to be the best in the world for their area - and this requires time and patience. That’s why we went from just being the League of Legends company to suddenly having lots of products -...
Read moreFor the record, Tencent has never told us to make any product ever. Additionally, Tencent has never funded the business (their capital bought out shareholders) - all of Riot’s growth has been driven organically.
For the record, Tencent has never told us to make any product ever. Additionally, Tencent has never funded the business (their capital bought out shareholders) - all of Riot’s growth has been driven organically (since we launched League).
For the record, Tencent has never told us to make any product ever. Additionally, Tencent has never funded the business (their capital bought out shareholders) - all of Riot’s growth has been driven organically.