Xayah and Rakan = No new champ for 6 months?

Better Jungler·May 10, 2017·1 votes·649 views

Riot does a pretty good job of releasing a champ every 3 months if I remember correctly. Since they released these two at the same time, do you think it'll be 6 months till the next new champ?

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NoctkazakuMay 10, 20172 votes

We now know that a new champion will most likely be coming out before the Urgot rework, so I'm guessing that means sometime in summer for a new champion. July maybe?

OleandervineMay 10, 20171 votes

One was finished and held until the other was complete. The team that finished whoever was finished first, let's say Rakan, would have then moved onto the next mystery champion, as the second team would be about halfway through finishing up Xayah when Rakan was completed.

Better JunglerMay 10, 20171 votes

So do you think it'll be 6 months till next champ release? or just 3 like usual?

OleandervineMay 10, 20171 votes

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So do you think it'll be 6 months till next champ release? or just 3 like usual?

The schedule wasn't actually interrupted at all. There is no change to champion production cycles. The only difference is that the champion that should have released in Febuary (Rakan) had his release held until Xayah was ready for release. His production team carried on to the next project, just like normal.

SadKillMay 10, 20171 votes

Riot said that after Camille they would have a larger gap than usual for the next champion (Xayah/Rakan) then it would go back to standard champ release timing.

Better JunglerMay 10, 20171 votes

Ah ok good to know thanks!

OleandervineMay 10, 20171 votes

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Riot said that after Camille they would have a larger gap than usual for the next champion (Xayah/Rakan) then it would go back to standard champ release timing.

The gap was because they didn't release Rakan when he was finished. They released him when Xayah was finished. There are absolutely no changes in actual production. They only changed a release date. The next champ is most likely in June, around when Taliyah released last year.

SadKillMay 11, 20171 votes

No change in production sure, but there was still a larger gap between release. Which is what they said would happen.