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Why 5+Years of LoL: We Still Know Nothing of What Lies Beyond the Shores of Valoran

TheGrandAlliance·5/27/2015, 1:03:30 AM·8 votes·1,725 views
Runeterra

Disregarding the Pre/Post Retcon lore debate for now: Why after years of this game existing we still don't know anything outside of Valoran; the continent where Demacia, Noxus, and all the like, and of the rest of the Planet Runeterra? Surely given the advanced technology of its people they should have been able to explore the rest of the planet. Is Runeterra simply one big massive waterworld with one singular landmass?

Or has Riot failed yet again and overlooked this aspect? WHERE IS ME WORLD MAP/GLOBE?

-#DELETESUMMONERS

Reposted from Below

Technological Advancements that Demonstrate Valoran Capacity to Explore World:

Furthermore given that Valoran People have "Discovered":

  1. GunpowderMissFortune
  2. Aviation Corki
  3. Rocketry Jinx Heimerdinger
  4. CombustionZiggs

...There is no way that they would have not been able to explore their world... if not even reached into space. And this of course doesn't consider any potential "magical" technology that would enable this to be possible as well.

"We don't need new stuff because its too hard for RIOT to make" or likewise arguments:

I am not talking about adding a detailed new continent... only the completion of the world map.

[Think of Guild Wars Franchise](Think of Guild Wars Franchise...)

This game world, for ones who don't know, takes place on the World of "Tyria". Like Warcraft that has planet/main Continent also has the same name (Azeroth; Azeroth) this game takes place primarily on the continent also named "Tyria". However; unlike LoL, the entire world map has been introduced, and outside of a few places in GW1 and GW2, nothing else is known beyond what the game has (as spending time with ArenaNet employees at their public events I can assure you "they are slackers"). Only "core" areas have any details that take time to develop... however the planet's general terrain is indeed known. Furthermore this "map" as linked on the Wiki does appear in various places in-game on globes or wall maps of NPCs and the like.

Alas all I am asking for is that the "world map be finished". Even Warcraft did this with "World of Warcraft"... having their map completed (-"hidden continent" Pandaria) without having details for everything. In order to give a full immersion of a game especially a game that is exists entirely in a MOBA format it is therefore fundamental to do as much as possible to "finish the game" it is so.

In Regard to "Why do we care?" Questions:

It is also about the meta lore of the world. The core basis of this game has always been "Demacia vs Noxus, Demacia vs Noxus" that is all we "supposedly" care about. However if there were other lands (and with people) in theory there would be other factors that would influence (historical) LoL existence.

  1. WHy doesn't Noxus go invade some foreign land (outside of Valoran continent) instead? Last time I checked they want to dominate the world; and because non-Valoran, League of Legends/Institute of War treaty nations, would be fair game for conquest, I would assume they would make any effort to map the world.
  2. Why doesn't foreign civilizations interfere with Valoran?
  3. What are they doing "out there" that also could affect "the (magical) stability of Runeterra"?
  4. Don't forget Nami people as well.
  5. Of course... current "maps" are incomplete as they would suggest that for example "Shadow Islands/Ionia" are actually directly adjacent to each other (if you went "around the world on the map as provided in the link above").

Indeed it is so...

22 Comments

Sharjo5/27/2015, 1:47:32 AM4 votes

We likely haven't because Valoran has enough diversity already that we don't actually need to venture to new land masses just yet. I mean we've got a huge variety of environments from deserts to tundra to temperate forests to rolling pastures to great snowy mountains and so on and so forth. A new land mass would likely explore themes and environments that don't exist in any great capacity on Valoran itself, and at this point all I can say we're missing is a Mushroom forest.

Would love a mushroom forest.

Storywise no one really has any reason to explore the oceans and beyond aside from sheer curiosity. Valoran is in no means lacking resources, and there are enough nations that trade between places is extremely viable for a great deal of people. In short, no one has any real reason to find other landmasses right now.

Also as a note, Lokfar used to be a mysterious land no one really knew about far off from Valoran, but since got moved to Freljord since it made sense to put Olaf and his Vik-sorry Lokfarian brethren in the frozen north of Valoran considering that's where just about everything northern themed goes.

Mazianos5/27/2015, 1:06:54 AM1 votes

It does say valoran is a supercontinent, implying that is the only noticably large continent on the world, kind of like pangea.

Ebonmaw Dragon5/27/2015, 1:17:15 AM1 votes

Well, considering the Black Mist, the Shadow Isles, the Sea Dragons (mentioned in the lore of Fizz, Wukong and even appear in the map) and other sea monsters, im not surpised that they have never discovered another continent... if exist.

GenoXx5/27/2015, 5:28:24 AM1 votes

Because Jaredan reveled that they're only going to focus on champions.

CrazedPorcupine5/27/2015, 5:34:43 AM1 votes

Well, there is ONE community dedicated to the Lore of Runeterra. In fact, we had a huge 4 month storyline about the discovery of a new continent.

You can find it here: Nyroth

Verandure5/27/2015, 11:59:23 AM1 votes

It's just Valoran and the few outcrops of islands.

The Freljord is the entire arctic circle.

Kayle and Morgana have their own planet, though.

Bard and Soraka have wherever celestials are from.