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Between Two Turrets - Come chat with Ex Libris!

Arie·3/15/2016, 8:55:41 PM·12 votes·48,119 views


Welcome to the latest installment of Between Two Turrets, a Q&A series through which we connect you with various Rioters to chat about League, life, and anything in between. You can expect an installment every two weeks or so, with Rioters from all over jumping in to spend some time with you on the Boards.

This week, we’ve got Publishing Writer Ben “ExLibris” Snyder!

Greetings and salutations,

I’m ExLibris, or at least I am until I figure out a slightly less obscure reference to use as a nom de jeu. In real life, my parents decided to call me Ben. They were a little more confident in their choice than I’ve ever been with my various online handles.

I’m a writer on the central publishing team, which means I help write and edit posts, articles, announcements, and the other sorts of things you find on the front page or in the client. I’ve been at Riot just a shade under four years, kicking off my career hand-crafting over four hundred job descriptions as Riot grew and new Rioters joined weekly.

On the Rift, I’m almost exclusively a solo ranked player. I made Gold earlier this season than I ever have before, so I’m looking forward to a slow grind towards Plat. I’ve come close before, but the seafoam green border has always remained out of my grasp. Other than the three pentakills I’ve managed to earn over the years (the first one of which, I am unashamed to admit, is a life event on my Facebook), my favorite League accomplishment is when I won a ranked game with every champion during Season 3.

Anyway, enough about me. Although I guess this whole thing is mostly about me? That seems odd. Let’s make it about Magic: the Gathering and cats. But seriously, I’ll probably wax most poetic over questions about writing or the history of Snowdown rhyming websites. Ever wondered if professional writers scribble unofficial non-canonical fan fiction on the side? (I totally do.)

I’m here for the next few hours, so to start things off, I want to know: is Drew Goddard’s The Cabin in the Woods the perfection of metanarrative or pretentious hogwash?

EDIT: I’m ducking out to play some dynamic queue, but I’ll be checking back in periodically for the next few days. Thanks for the great questions, and I’m really grateful for the chance to hang out with you all. GG!

164 Comments

wamos3/15/2016, 9:27:16 PM7 votes

What's your favorite book?

ModWulf Helhammer3/15/2016, 9:03:36 PM7 votes

How many typos do you have to fix on a daily basis? [slayer-jinx-wink]

Ichabod Kong3/15/2016, 9:58:26 PM7 votes

How are you liking the Pre-Taric Rework? And, if you haven't read them, I'd recommend the Wheel of Time series. :)

Ralanr3/15/2016, 9:58:16 PM5 votes

Do you have any tips for those who want to go professional in writing?

Cheesy Tea3/15/2016, 10:17:52 PM5 votes

I'm interested in interning at Riot Games. I am planning to apply for a position as a game designer/programming intern next year. I'm currently a Sophomore in UNC Charlotte. Any tips for me? And what do you think Riot looks for in its Rioters? I love this game so much! And I really really want to be a part of its crafting!

Raj Te Lag Comp3/15/2016, 10:07:27 PM4 votes

Who's your favorite champ?

Colorgeist3/15/2016, 9:15:09 PM4 votes

How's your life Ben? :)

ModAcademy Kayn3/15/2016, 9:27:52 PM4 votes

What's your own Fan-canon ship for League?

Decrit3/15/2016, 9:02:47 PM3 votes

"I’m a writer on the central publishing team, which means I help write and edit posts, articles, announcements, and the other sorts of things you find on the front page or in the client."

I have never heard of you before, but looks like you are a very active one :O did you change your name?

Also, are you one of the "oldest" active dedicated writers at riot? 4 years aren' t few and as far as i know many of the most influent writers here weren' t present since a couple of years.

How do you define yourself professionally? more writer? more pr? more journalist?

PapaGreg213/15/2016, 9:03:19 PM3 votes

Have you written any books? If so, explain.

wamos3/15/2016, 10:00:36 PM3 votes

Important question: Want to play a match with me?

wam6483/15/2016, 10:59:08 PM3 votes

Favorite song/music genre?

Ministar3/16/2016, 12:21:28 AM3 votes

I have a question. What is it like to work for the game with the worst Community on the planet?

Saitama4293/16/2016, 12:34:29 AM2 votes

Zilean

LMC Skysight3/15/2016, 11:20:34 PM2 votes

in your opinion what is the hardest champ?

JustCasual3/15/2016, 9:04:30 PM2 votes

What are you hoping to write about or see on the front page that has yet to become reality?

Also, who was the hardest champion to get a win during your S3 Ranked win-on-every-champion endeavor?

TheMvpGamer1013/16/2016, 6:21:26 PM1 votes

people say teemos going to get a rework.. is that true?

Itsupiki Ôkami3/15/2016, 9:29:08 PM1 votes

Hey there, just wondering about why hextech crafting is rolled out to na while we are told it "isn't ready for EU yet". Wtf? Na is a bigger server network than EU as far as I know. It just sucks hard sitting here seeing it going live on turkey, then on na but not showing up at euw. Please, just tell me some good reasons for this since it sucks really hard.