Meanwhile In Top Lane… [Weekly roundup for June 25]
Hey guys, welcome to this week’s 'Meanwhile in Top Lane...', your one-stop-shop for great conversations from the last 7 days (with hawt banner courtesy of Crazy Boris).
Here's what you may have missed while you were busy climbing the ranked ladder:
Moar boards oarg
We posted part 2 of the Boards organization discussion, which includes updates, next steps, and more -- Head over and share your thoughts!
Kench of the day (sorry)
We revealed Tahm Kench in a LoL.com post and Champion Insights blog, sparking convos on what he’ll bring to The Rift (other than verbal assault)
Comes with optional pirate-themed game mode All Drunk All Mid
We revealed Butcher’s Bridge, a temporary ARAM map and literal murder bridge that’s part of our upcoming in-game event, Bilgewater: Burning Tides
Rebuilding Team Builder
Couple Rioters joined a discussion on why folks can’t invite friends while searching in Team Builder, revealing changes in TB 2.0 that’ll address that and other new info about the rework
Just don’t ask about their Twitter feuds
IWillDominate and Montecristo each conducted their own AMAs over on the subreddit
But will she keep the yoga pants?
Fiora PVP kicked off a thread to discuss Fiora’s future rework -- Meddler chimed in with an update and some early ideas that are being considered
Outta the pool folks
FirexSaber shared some retrospective “good, bad, & ugly” feedback on the Pool Party event, prompting others to join in with their experiences as well
DIE IN GLORIOUS SHINY PARTICLES
Our visual effects team posted a Dev Blog talking about the work and considerations that go into making sure your champ dies in style
Tons of AP
Bunch of conversations about whether the upcoming AP item tweaks will make certain champs so OP that they’ll need nerfs to balance things out
The king of Throwback Thursday
psychikzking broke down the impact of Zilean’s passive in numbers, rallied others to share their ideas for a new one and ways to fix the current one
Personally I burn all report cards
A redditor we’ll call “Mary” kicked off a thread about including mastery grades in match history, with Mirross sharing why we haven’t yet and some thoughts for the future
DRIVE: IWillDominate
New episode of DRIVE, a series that gives an in-depth look at the backgrounds of individual LCS players -- This week follows IWillDominate
The roffles
For your dose of fun: New Summoner Showdown animation, a clever League-themed Father’s Day gift, and a thread to share what’d happen if your main was your wing(wo)man
Coming up
No date yet, but keep an eye out for the usual new champ Boards Q&A sometime next week
Thanks for tuning in, and feel free to point out any great conversations we may have missed!
