How is Riot Opeli a rioter when he types like a 10 year old? lol
Strong usage of swearing / caps lock / the word like / !!1! / grammar / talking in circles. Thanks for addressing the thread like all of the viewers are 10 years old.
Strong representation for riot.
Like, actually sitting in a room and responding to those comments.
ANYWAYS, REFOCUSING
We're in this uncomfortable position where there are obviously more story pieces to come surrounding Shurima. That's no secret. But I can't tell you what the story of Azir, Xerath, Sivir, etc is because that'd blow the whole point of doing an event like this. What I can tell you is that the shortened bios you're seeing on the PBE are bios that are meant for the client. They will live on the website as well once they go live, but longer story pieces will accompany them in time. The idea is to change our bio format so you get a quick snapshot of who/what a champion is in the client - like, when you're gearing up to play a game - and entice more people to get to know champions. A very small portion of our players actually want to sit and read a novel (or 500ish words, but who's counting?) about a champion, so we're trying to appeal to as many players as possible while they're in the client. Meanwhile, you'll still be able to delve into a bigger story if you choose to seek it out for x champion. Azir will be one of these - I wouldn't want to give you new a champion with only a two-sentence explanation. I know we've disappointed you guys, but we aren't THAT out of touch.
Be patient. It pains me to say that. But it's COMING. IT'S COMING. STORY THINGS ARE COMING I SHIT YOU NOT. SOON (FURREAL)!!1!
However, I know you don't want to hear that. You guys keep saying you want the JoJ back, but we've been pushed to do better (as in, something more engaging/appealing - I think the JoJ was cool af) and do more. So far that's come with promos, shorts, champion interactions, bigger VO sets, and a new bio format. Unfortunately, this has also taken us a lot longer than anticipated for a ton of reasons that I won't bore you with. It doesn't matter to you, I get it. You just want it. It will come. But FUCK that feels bad to say.
Please read the Dev Blog - it's much more concise than I am, and Tommy Gnox & co are more eloquent than me. I. Whatever. I'm just some writer that likes to have "real talk" and my frustration probably comes out more than it should.
You guys are rad. Thanks for caring about this shit.
