@Jaredan: What feedback from us encouraged the changes to Azir and Xerath?

TerraRising·10/6/2014, 3:25:06 AM·14 votes·1,017 views

This is a continuation of within another thread, but I feel it deserves it's own separate discussion.

In the other thread, which was about Narrative not delivering longer lores on the champion pages, Jaredan said the following concerning certain changes to Azir and Xerath's stories.

More importantly, when we knew we couldn't put the stories out to you in the way we wanted **- and after listening to some of the concerns you expressed during the Shurima event - **we took a long hard look at the prepared stories we had and, frankly, decided we could do better. Azir and Xerath's stories are being rewritten and we are already pursuing other opportunities with Shurima-related champions.

My question is: What did we say that caused these changes? Was Xerath really going to be the clone of Jafar from Disney's Aladdin?
Are you planning on making a more complete story than originally intended?
Was Azir, the armored bird man, really the last word, man?

These are the sorts of things I believe we lore fans should know. It makes us feel good to know that we're making a difference in the stories you want to tell and that we want to hear. In other words, while we're tired of hearing "We are listening to you," we don't have nearly enough examples of Narrative saying "Here's how we're listening to you."

And, if you want to wait for the "big reveal" to tell us, that's fine. Just don't forget to tell us!

8 Comments

Stars Shaper10/6/2014, 3:15:23 PM7 votes

From what I got, they had the "longer lore" in store for when the technicals were gonna be fixed but since the uproar of XerathLovers (like me xD) seeing in him nothing more than the Jafaresque plotting mage they decided to rewrite it.

So this means that even with the longer story Xerath would have showed like not only a villain but a really flat and subtle one.

Now I do have hope to see something more epic and fitting his "old" character to show up.

I do have some ideas that I posted on the EUW forum a time ago (which tried to fit both lores)... but I don't think any1 would care :P

Ark Angel HFB10/6/2014, 8:50:02 PM6 votes

Sad thing is I've never cared about something in this game so much.

Literally every time I make a match the retcon makes me enjoy the game less and less.

The map update that I was so greatly looking forward to is now a spit in the face as it is just another thing designed around the retcon.

I very honestly regret every getting into the lore of this game. I regret spending money to support people that so blatantly disregard the opinions of their customers. Further more, they scoff at the very idea of polling us to even get our opinions.

Makes me sick.

Motajo10/6/2014, 8:20:53 PM3 votes

What thread did this conversation take place in (sorry, been away from the forums for a few days)? If we actually can get Riot to make lore changes, then I have a bit more hope that lore can recover somehow. If we can get real conversations with Rioters before decisions are final, a lot of controversies and complains can be stopped before they start.

GenoXx10/7/2014, 12:46:45 AM2 votes

The Big reveal will be shown in separate parts in the next ten years. Each having it's own event once a year.........meh