[JUNE 4] Meanwhile In Top Lane...

HUD update + Q&A

The in-game HUD is getting an update! The team behind the project put together a post sharing details and reasoning behind the changes, followed up with a Q&A sesh.

Pick order or feed

/u/HoboWithASpork cited a red post as a reminder that pick order takes precedence over call order, prompting discussions about which is best for various scenarios and the importance of communication in champ select.

Fnatic Rekkles and VG Attorney AMAs

Fnatic Rekkles conducted a long-awaited AMA, and elsewhere, an attorney answered questions about how esports can potentially take advantage of players and how that can be prevented.

GIVE US MCNEILL

Lore aficionados noticed that Warhammer novelist and writer Graham McNeill has joined Riot as the new senior narrative writer and discussed what his presence could mean for League lore.

They did the maths

u/paralyticbeast questioned why numbers aren’t displayed in the tooltips, sparking debate over whether it's necessary. Gypsylord and Ghostcrawler chimed in with background on why we’ve so far decided not to include it.

CUTS: Clean Up The Synonym-for-poop

In a post over on the PBE boards, Riot Meyea broke down what the CUTS team does and revealed that they’ve re-written how skillshots fly in order to fix a bug that caused them to randomly miss. Meyea also stuck around to answer questions and discuss other bugs folks have discovered.

Yo ho ho and a bottle of buffs

Meddler shared a couple details about Gangplank’s upcoming rework (citrus and being k are sticking around!), and elsewhere revealed that MF’s visual update will also include changes to Make It Rain, sparking discussion about what the change could be and how it’ll affect her gameplay.

Dat Ashe

Katrina Steiner kicked off a discussion about ADC balance when s/he questioned the tentative nerfs to Ashe’s Q -- Meddler chimed in to explain how the change preserves strengths that distinguish her from other ADCs, and stuck around to discuss our philosophy around champion diversity.

Fresh batch of LeBlanc threads

MANY players continued to share STRONG FEELINGS about LeBlanc and her propensity for deleting opponents. Meddler (he’s everywhere this week) shared some tentative upcoming changes for her, leading to further discussion about what kind of difference they’ll make.

10 out of 10 mid mains agree

LegitBacon66 started a discussion about Ekko’s ult after making the crazy proposition that it mayyybe needs a mana cost.

The more you know

Lane bullies got you down? We posted a video by Phroxzon (OCE) that teaches us all about the “trading stance,” a method that makes winning trades and securing kills easier.

The roffles

For your dose of fun: Icestar1186 put together a cheeky noob dictionary, players on the subreddit shared the best in-game names they’ve seen, and /u/Zaaptastic posted a “Behind The Music”-esque look at the finer details of our favorite champions’ lives.

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Couple updates: We announced that the LCS Summer Split Finals will be held in NYC and Stockholm, and posted an update on the Diamond 5 LP issues.