The mysterious "!" Gypsylord keeps leaving on reddit.

GenoXx·Dec 29, 2015·12 votes·8,442 views

Gysplord pls, your one of my fav champ designers. A simple "!" will not suffice. Could I kindly ask just for a wee hint of what this dead eye is about?

46 Comments

RiotRiot ShadowStormDec 29, 201527 votes

I'm sure it's nothing. Just Gypsylord practicing for his 2016 resolution to play more Rengar!

Jeddy017Dec 29, 20154 votes

Hmmm,my Riot teasing senses are tingling. But seriously,do you guys have class on teasing when you 1st get the job or do you need a degree in teasing to get the job?

RiotRiot ShadowStormDec 30, 20155 votes

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Hmmm,my Riot teasing senses are tingling. But seriously,do you guys have class on teasing when you 1st get the job or do you need a degree in teasing to get the job?

We tease each other in the office all the time... if you aren't good at it when you join, you learn pretty quick!

TzQGRUST39Dec 30, 20154 votes

"Tease"

Must be pretty fun at Riot HQ. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

HighH1Jan 1, 20161 votes

Only when KateyKhaos is there ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

TzQGRUST39Jan 1, 20161 votes

Only when Sjokz there ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

ftfy

IcyPepperDec 30, 20155 votes

I'm not sure how to feel about this.

GenoXxDec 29, 20152 votes

I'd believe that If Gypsy ddnt already state he was working on the next champ ;)

DecritDec 29, 20159 votes

I am sure Gypsylord worked in a night club prior to Riot.

This tease is incredible.

RalanrDec 29, 20152 votes

You people and your teasers...it's borderline sadistic.

I applaud you.

SincarnationDec 30, 20152 votes

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I'm sure it's nothing. Just Gypsylord practicing for his 2016 resolution to play more Rengar!

His resolution is to play MORE rengar? Gypsylord pls, I respected you man. Don't abuse the cancer cat.

Seriously though, you guys need to rework rengar into a tanky fighter or remove his stealth ult. 100 - 0 from stealth in under a second with little to no warning is dumb.

ImpetualDec 30, 20152 votes

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I'm sure it's nothing. Just Gypsylord practicing for his 2016 resolution to play more Rengar!

Thanks for the Riot post from a Rioter who doesn't actually seem to know anything about what they're commenting on.

The time for teasing shit is over. Riot, you've gotta start showing the content you've got ready.

AMYS GRAVEDec 30, 20151 votes

By the time we saw the ! it was too late to do anything about it anyway.

RiotKindlejackDec 31, 20159 votes

I think he just keeps spotting Solid Snake.

SkelenthDec 31, 20152 votes

Or both! Solid Rengar confirmed!

Maximum MordeDec 29, 201510 votes

Its definitely another stealth champ then. You get the ! and then OH SHIT DEAD. Maybe its Rengar's mom.

RalanrDec 29, 20155 votes

Solid Snake reference?

V The Support VDec 29, 20152 votes

^^^^^^

V The Support VDec 29, 20152 votes

Because of the "!" stealth reference in League I can certainly see where you are coming from with this. Gypsy has stated that it is a "He/Him" and wont have a THREE hit passive. Jhin could very well have a stealth like mechanic. However, I believe it to be more simply a MGS reference. IE: Champ has been spotted.("!")

AkabaneKunDec 29, 20151 votes

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Its definitely another stealth champ then. You get the ! and then OH SHIT DEAD. Maybe its Rengar's mom.

"Honey I'm home~"...PENTAKILLU.

lightdragoon88Dec 29, 20159 votes

"!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnKeN9zIkoE

GenoXxDec 29, 20151 votes

lol why

lightdragoon88Dec 29, 20159 votes

http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/facebook/000/538/334/458.jpg

MelledoneusDec 29, 20153 votes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2LpTxW2OEo

NazZomLordDec 29, 20152 votes

Its actually Rengar about to pounce, you should run for your life

Hotlin3 FlingDec 30, 20151 votes

Or zhonyas

RalanrDec 29, 20151 votes

Wait has he made multiple posts about it?

SharjoDec 29, 20153 votes

He posted a single ! on the Zed post, and has posted a double ! on the Sona post.

The way things are going the next time we'll see him post "!!!" and then after "!!!!" until final thing gets revealed, whatever that might be, champion, extra teaser bit or otherwise, where there'll be "!!!!!".

RalanrDec 29, 20155 votes

How can he not spoil this? Seriously, I can't believe he has that level of self control.

Actually he probably has already talked about the champion for months with his coworkers, so self-control isn't an issue.

IS THIS FUN FOR YOU?!

http://kaleenaskaleidoscope.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/are-you-not-entertained-w-text-720x396.jpg

ARE YOU GYPSY?! ARE YOU!!!!!!!!!

http://2new2.fjcdn.com/thumbnails/comments/Mfw+i+pick+jayce+then+the+enemy+picks+irelia+_9b4946f7d737794921309e20b7789bd6.png

Everything hurts.

SharjoDec 29, 20156 votes

Considering the amount of teasing Riot generally ever does about any new champion is generally down to one liners and puns, I can see how he'd have self control. Of course Gypsy was the guy who spent an inordinate amount of time teasing Jinx in the days leading up to her big reveal as a champion, all in very vague but totally on the nose now that we have the context to understand them comments. God damn that was a weird sentence to say.

Either way I guess he just delights in seeing our speculation; we have a few good analysts around these parts when it comes to theorising so I figure some of the things down here are a delight to read. He's probably how curious how far down the rabbit hole we'll go in terms of speculating before the answer is just given to us outright, which will probably happen either at the end of this week or the beginning of next.

My money's on next week but I've been wrong before.

RalanrDec 29, 20152 votes

Definitely 2016 though.

SharjoDec 29, 20152 votes

Yeah it's been weird enough that these teasers have been posted during what is essentially Riot's off time, but to actually announce a new...ANYTHING during the last two weeks of 2015 seems totally odd considering the vast majority of Riot isn't working right now. 2016 for sure.

RalanrDec 29, 20152 votes

The timing really has set the tone. No one expected anything since Illaoi was the last champion of 2015. I mean...this isn't a champion, but DAYUM did we not expect teasers in the end of the year.

SharjoDec 29, 20151 votes

I mean Poppy cut it so close too, being in the last patch of the year. Any kind of delay and she'd have been a 2016 release.

I put up that huge ass post about what we learned in 2015 because I thought the last two weeks would be safe from any new content. Apparently not even this time is year is safe! I'm dreading next year now, where I make a 2016 post and then in the last week they announce a new champion and I literally pull out all my hair in frustration.

RalanrDec 29, 20153 votes

I can imagine Jaredin twirling a old timey villain mustache at this.

SharjoDec 29, 20151 votes

I can imagine that. I don't even know if he's read that bloody thing but I know he'd probably get a kick out of doing something like that, the devilish brit that he is.

WaruiDec 30, 20152 votes

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Considering the amount of teasing Riot generally ever does about any new champion is generally down to one liners and puns, I can see how he'd have self control. Of course Gypsy was the guy who spent an inordinate amount of time teasing Jinx in the days leading up to her big reveal as a champion, all in very vague but totally on the nose now that we have the context to understand them comments. God damn that was a weird sentence to say.

Either way I guess he just delights in seeing our speculation; we have a few good analysts around these parts when it comes to theorising so I figure some of the things down here are a delight to read. He's probably how curious how far down the rabbit hole we'll go in terms of speculating before the answer is just given to us outright, which will probably happen either at the end of this week or the beginning of next.

My money's on next week but I've been wrong before.

Im giving it appx early to mid Jan

GenoXxDec 29, 20151 votes

Twice now

RozzetaDec 29, 20151 votes

Rengar Legendary skin confirmed.

Solidair3Dec 29, 20151 votes

All we know so far is that this champion is male (I think????? I suddenly can't find my source) and that the champion doesn't have a 3 hit passive (Which I assume means it will likely be 2 or 4 or something crazy like 5)

Additionally, going by the teasers, he perhaps has something to do with gunshots and with nature? A branch and petals coming out of zed's face, butterflies in sona's, etc.

SmithneyDec 29, 20151 votes

I keep thinking those are bullets which hit their targets.

I'm just wondering whether they can stack up to !!!!!

WaruiDec 30, 20151 votes

Well its a new ADC confirmed by Gypsylord's ! and !! ... Uses a sniper rifle due to the drawings bullet in sona's neck, moderately higher caliber rounds from the looks of the image... Assuming its a bolt-action rifle then its going to be low AS, but higher damage... (suggestion give different types of ammo for different scenarios i.e., Armor piercing vs tanks)

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My primary role here is making champions. Past projects (love affairs?) include Vi, Jinx, Gnar, and Ekko. I'm currently working on #5 who'll be coming out next (he's freaking awesome).

The following is confirmed by the source code of the Zed and Sona teasers... where Zed was from the 27th to the 29th and Sona was the 29th to the 31st. Next is Garen on the 31st at Midnight and then ... on Jan 2nd...

DreamspitterJan 1, 20161 votes

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Gysplord pls, your one of my fav champ designers. A simple "!" will not suffice. Could I kindly ask just for a wee hint of what this dead eye is about?

#Metal Gear Solid