Yorick Mori Remembered AF Dev Team Q&A [NOW COMPLETE]

RiotRiot Cactopus·9/6/2016, 5:53:16 PM·47 votes·116,236 views

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YORICK REWORK Q&A IS NOW COMPLETE. Some of us will pop back in when we can to answer follow-up questions, but the main Q&A has concluded. Thanks for participating!

This Q&A hosted by:

Alex "Riot Ranger XIV" Sherrell - QA Analyst Sol "Solcrushed" Kim - Gameplay Brian "Bitsplosion" Thompson - VFX artist John "JohnODyin" O'Bryan - Narrative Ryan "Cactopus" Rigney - Publishing Kory "Ququroon" Dearborne - QA Analyst Larry "Riot LegendLarry" Colvin - Art Outsourcing Christopher "Riot Rainslight" Eaton - Gameplay Video Gem "Lonewingy" Lim - Concept Artist

766 Comments

lightdragoon889/6/2016, 6:10:23 PM47 votes

Now that Yorick is done and skins can now be made: Crazy Cat Lady Yorick?

Ok real questions:

What was the hardest part to animated? The graves? The cape? The Maiden?
Any hilarious bugs during testing?

Clint Orris9/6/2016, 5:57:35 PM20 votes

The only thing that everyone wants

"You will remember Yorick Mori"

Dabrick019/6/2016, 6:09:26 PM13 votes

Obviously we want the best bug from this.

Maybe the most insane version of his kit.

TerraRising9/6/2016, 6:21:15 PM11 votes

Semi-serious questions:

• Is Riot still blaming players for Old Yorick's lack of popularity (that he's a gravedigger and ugly instead of Riot never giving the champion any real support after launch?)

• Why another monk as we already have Udyr and Lee Sin, (along with the four ninjas, Karma and Master Yi)?

• Why does New Yorick look like the WWE Undertaker, circa the "Ministry of Darkness" era?

Serious questions:

• Who is the voice actor for New Yorick? (I've heard Keith David and Jim Cummings, but both are priced too high for Riot's usual VO budget.)

• What is the reasoning behind the lack of control over the ghouls?

• When will we see this new expanded lore for New Yorick? Is this going to go with the next installment of the current tale (post "Shadow and Fortune")?

• Was New Yorick intended for other roles other than top lane split pushing?

• Should we expect something this drastic to Galio when this team gets around to reworking him? Should Galio fans fear the same sort of complete dismantling of their favorite champ as well?

• With all the changes to the original champion, why wasn't a Traditional skin considered for those of us who will miss the green guy?

Ahristocats9/6/2016, 5:55:54 PM8 votes

What's pst?

Sahn Uzal9/6/2016, 6:10:26 PM6 votes

Why did you guys decide to not-give his Mistwankers a face/empty eye sockets or something?

Grylos9/6/2016, 7:30:48 PM6 votes

Okay, so real talk. Is the Maiden of the Mists Nocturne's mommy?

Ralanr9/6/2016, 6:09:23 PM5 votes

So when did you decide to change his minion mechanic to a passive rather than have them be separate abilities?

And why remove his lantern? I imagine it was an iconic part of him.