@Riot, Can We Talk About Lore Direction? What Makes A Champion Matter?

I feel like new lore is being released feels standardized in such a way that makes it feel much less special than it used to. We don't hear about the fun little things champions do in their downtime anymore, which is kind of a shame.

Many of the older champions of this game had their lore expanded beyond their character bio's (which used to be much more detailed) through alternative means of telling lore like the Journal of Justice. We would actually hear about champion's interacting with one another in random awesome scenarios.

I really miss that lore.

Most (but maybe not all) of the newer champions seem to have lore that doesn't really have much of an impact on Runeterra. Seriously, what kind of impact is Gnar going to have on Runeterra with his current lore? I still don't understand why he matters in the grand scheme of things!

Also, we almost never hear about champions after they are released (unless they're being retconned)...it kinda makes the world feel less like a world.

The retcon also pretty much destroyed some of the champion lore. Skarner, I feel for you....post retcon you come off as pretty damn boring.

@Riot, if you're trying to release lore that showcases Runeterra in a new and dynamic interesting way...then why has so much of the old lore been retconned to what feels like garbage?

Can we talk about what your champion lore goals are and what you are actually trying to do with Runeterra?