Why do you not pre-record voice lines for future interactions?

darkdill·5/18/2018, 6:08:39 PM·1 votes·2,323 views

One thing that Heroes of the Storm has done is pre-record specific interactions between heroes, even when one of the heroes is not due for release for over a year. An example would be Alarak's interactions with Deckard Cain (of which, as usual, Alarak is a jerkass).

But League never does this. You could've pre-recorded an interaction for Illaoi with Pyke, but she doesn't have anything special to say to him. Or you could've given pre-recorded a few lines for Lux to say to Zoe, but you didn't do that.

Why is that? Too much work? Too many hiccups in development? Worries about data-miners catching your stuff?

4 Comments

Bunnymap5/18/2018, 6:17:28 PM13 votes

Unlike Blizzard, Riot doesn’t know who they’re going to make multiple years in advance. In HOTS, all the characters are pre determined since they already exist in different games. League champs evolve and change constantly throughout development, so if Riot recorded a line for a champ early, that quote may not make sense at all when that champ finally releases.

FurriesAreHot5/18/2018, 6:33:18 PM8 votes

Hundreds of champions never make it passed sketches on a paper.

Jeddy0175/18/2018, 8:48:14 PM5 votes

Pre record an interaction for Illaoi with Pyke.

Buddy........WHAT???

Illaoi came out late 2015, Pyke is coming out in 2018. Pyke likely wasn't conceived untill sometime last year with his theme & character being finalized later. How is the world would they even create an interaction for a champ that didn't exist?

They can't just prerecord line for interactions with future champs. Most the time, the future champ don't even exist or are early in the development process & their theme/character aren't even finalized. The only way this would work is if the "future" champ is being developed at the same time as "X" champ AND is far enough long in development where things have been solidified. Riot's writer need a clear idea of the champ in mind when they write interactions.

Unless you want them to record generic responses line that can go with any champ. Let's be honest, that would be boring & a waste. I like special VO interactions to be specifically tied to X champ, to help it feel more unique.

Garentheon5/19/2018, 6:04:26 AM1 votes

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