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**And that wraps up the Q&A! Thanks for participating and we cannot wait to see you all on the rift! **
Teslalyte99 votesI have three questions, one purely curious, one speculative, and one hopeful. =)
Why is it the the river stops at each lane? Why not let the river... flow like a river across the terrain? They've always been more like long ponds, I feel like this might have been a missed opportunity. =)
Once the new SR is out and fully available, are we likely to see small changes to the map structure in the future? Things like jungle shape,new/moved brush or river paths?
Once upon a time, SR had multiple theme'd versions of itself (Harvest, Winter.) Is this something that the team hopes to do again once the new SR is fully launched?
Thanks for all your hard work!
ParinoidPanda62 votesI too would be particularly intersted in seasonal alterations to the rift. Maybe not a complete terraform for each, but surely something to denote the time of year on the map.
NimblePenguin61 votesWhen is it going live on teambuilder?
The8thDeadLeeSin60 votesThis is a discussion I started in the pbe and thought it would apply here.
I want other peoples opinion on this idea. What if the whole map heard a dragon rawr when it spawned and whatever sound baron makes when he spawns. i feel that this sound, just like the fear of nocturne or Sion's ultimate, will show the significance of these objectives and make people more inclined to fight over them as well as add some intensity to the game itself.
7ha7guy77759 voteshow many trees are on the new rift?
RiotRiot Nekomaru393 votesDepends on if there's a Maokai in the game.
Akeno Sama39 voteswill we see rafiki holding up simba on the new rift?
Jynsei31 votesAre you guys going to add a spawn point for the minions or indicate where they spawn instead of appearing out of thin air.
RiotMANWOLFAXEBOSS29 votesWe're not going to have anything in for launch, but it's something we're considering doing in the future.
Marace531 votesWhat happened to the eternally boiling pot of soup? You're ruining the whole story line!!!
RiotRiot Nekomaru88 votesNo soup for you!
Linna Excel27 votesRiotMANWOLFAXEBOSS56 votes
NostalgicPotato17 votesRito, plz. African or European? 
RiotMANWOLFAXEBOSS49 votesThis is Runeterra dude. And you ever been to the Howling Abyss? Traveling upwind is no fun.
RiotAeon Eternal30 votes
DarklordicReaver23 votesWhen approximately will the new rift get released?
What is your opinion on people saying it looks too much like DOTA's map?
Thanks!
PIaysWSquirrels19 votesWhy isn't there a little splashing effect when walking/running through the river? I feel that is a small detail that was easily missed.
RiotRiot Tiki100 votesSo this is something we did end up adding during one of the PBE patches. You can now have much fun splash times in river!
TerraRising17 votesEarly on in development, we heard that this new map would be friendlier to older or weaker machines. Has this ideal been maintained and, if not, what will be the impact on our machines?
RiotJooballin42 votesWe've done a lot of testing on this, and most low spec computers should run faster on the update to Summoner's Rift. Every computer is different, so, while this can't actually be guaranteed, we feel comfortable saying most people will have better frame rate performance now.
Thryale16 votesOh, here's a good one. Considering everyone calls the respawn point "the fountain" did you try at some point to incorporate actual fountain designs into it? If so, why were these plans changed/dropped? If not, why not?
ForFoxSakes15 votesHow do the champions arrive on SR? There's no stairs/ helipad/ landing strip/ roads to get there or leave
Sharjo23 votesThey port in, one after another, magically. It's actually a nice visual effect!
Genreninja13 votesWill this map have any hidden goodies?
Example: Old Twisted Treeline, the snakes disappeared when Cassiopeia was on the Map. Another: Walking near the pillar in Howling Abyss causes it to crumble.
Thryale9 votesDon't forget the ghost of urf appearing to deal 1 dmg to ww every time he passed by blue side blue buff area.
Iam the King13 votesHello Riot !
My question:
Is there going to be a different soundscape for each ecosystem of the map? Since you created 4 ecosystems it would also interresting to have a different sound for each ecosystem.
Otherwise very nice map, I cant wait.
RiotRiot Tiki37 votesTotally :)
Doing this was actually part of a larger goal that we had to make the map feel more alive. There are some subtle audio variations in the different quadrants that we think will help make those areas feel distinct, alive, and more in-line with the visuals differences you'll seen when exploring them.
Dateline NBC12 votesWill Chris Hansen be incorporated into this map somehow?
RiotJooballin58 votesPlease have a seat. So, what are you doing here?
hook me daddyy12 votesAre there any ninja Poro in the new SR?? :O
RiotJooballin90 votesIf there were, how would we know? Ninjas are very good at staying hidden.
Slippy Nippie10 votesWill champions, that currently are a bit out of style compared to other champions and the new map, get a visual update in the very near future? I can imagine champions like Shaco/Zilean and Taric looking like abominations in a flower meadow...
RiotRiot Tiki27 votesYup! Lots of new visual & texture updates for champs have happened and will keep happening to make sure everything plays nice together :)
ForFoxSakes8 votesHow is there so much thriving wildlife on SR? With bullets, rockets, arrows, fireballs and random projectiles of desctruction being thrown around at all times, shouldnt the entire place be a barren wasteland?
RiotGeneralMarkinOff23 votesLife, always finds a way.
Raz al Ghul7 votesWith the game becoming more and more complex with new champions and a slew of new mechanics in the upcoming season, why do the jungle camp monsters mirror each other on both sides? It seems like the perfect opportunity to create unique monsters on each side (of course they'd need to be similarly sized, numbered, and have the same stats).
RiotRiot Nekomaru29 votesIt basically comes down to clarity. For a player who doesn't know what the wolves do, having two different camps, say wolves and dingoes, would raise the question as to whether these monsters have different combat or provide different rewards. Having wolves on each side makes it easy for newer players to recognize that these camps serve the same purpose.
Siachi42 votesHave you tried having slightly different textures? Like having Red side's golem have more cracks on it than blue side's, because of Baron's influence.
Addygil7 votesin the URF trailer you said that it would be implemented in the next season, that was in season 4, it is the eve of season 5 and I would very much like it if you put it in. Don't believe me, look at the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=misAyNLuoQg
boss1000035 votesIf you look it was Rito games that made the URF promises, this is Riot games, it's easy to confuse them.
Twilight Drizzle6 votesI read somewhere there would be new VO lines to the shopkeepers are these still in the works or were they cancelled?
RiotRiot Nekomaru16 votesI read somewhere there would be new VO lines to the shopkeepers are these still in the works or were they cancelled?
VO for the shopkeepers is still something we hope to have in the future.
Counterplay5 votesWhats your favorite part of the map?
RiotRiot Nekomaru46 votesI like the Gromp. He's adorable in that weird giant gross predatory magic toad sort of way.
RiotMANWOLFAXEBOSS28 votesThe top lane vista. Makes me want to go adventuring.
RiotRiot JxE23 votesI personally love the red side fountain turret! Floating laser crystals!
redniwediS3 votesIf you had to pick one detail of the new Rift as your favorite, what would you pick?
RiotRiot Tiki22 votesReally really love some of the small animations in the environment. Things like wind over the grass and trees go a long way to making the place feel like a living place to me :)
