Thursday, April 19, 2018

Red Post Collection: Midseason Essence Emporium, April Bundles, Ask Riot, and more!

Today's red post collection includes details on the reopening of the Essence Emporium for midseason, April Bundles, a new Ask Riot, feedback on the NA Clash Beta, a new PBE chat for the 8.9 PBE cycle, and more!
Continue reading for more information!


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Midseason Essence Emporium now live 

Here's Bilby with the details on the Midseason Essence Emporium going live:
"Welcome (back) to the Essence Emporium! We’re open for business until April 30, 2018, at 11:59 PM PT. Until then, you can snag chromas, gemstones, icons, wards, emotes, and other exclusives for Blue Essence. 
Here’s what’s new:
  • 2,000 BE – Midseason chromas (Includes any non-limited, non-legacy chromas released between July and December of any year. See the full list of available chromas at our FAQ here. Listed chromas released in 2017 are also on sale for 195 RP.)
  • 2,500 BE – Mystery Mini icons, series 2 (with 8 new icons available) 
In case you missed the last Essence Emporium, here’s what’s coming back:
  • 1,500 BE – Mystery icons (Does not include esports icons, may contain Mystery Mini Icons)
  • 2,500 BE – Mystery Mini icons, series 1
  • 4,900 BE – Mystery wards
  • 6,000 BE – Essence Collector Ward
  • 50,000 BE – Make It Rain Emote
  • 50,000 BE – Gemstone + Gemstone Knight Icon
  • 75,000 BE – Moneybags Emote
  • 75,000 BE – Gemstone + Gemstone Prince Icon
  • 100,000 BE – Gemstone + Gemstone King Icon
  • 150,000 BE – URFWick skin
Blue Essence gifting for wards and icons (both Mystery Mini and regular mystery icons) are also available for the duration of the Essence Emporium. 
As a midseason bonus, the following are also on sale:
  • Summoner Name Change (50% off RP – 650 RP)
  • Rune Pages (50% off both RP and BE – 295 RP | 3150 BE each)
  • XP boosts (all 50% off RP)
  • 11 Hextech Chests (975 RP)
  • 11 Hextech Keys (975 RP) 
For more information, check out our Player Support FAQ. Enjoy!"

It’s time for April bundles! 

Here's Riot Evaelin with this month's bundles now available:
"Grab these limited-time skins bundles now through 4/26/18 at 11:59 p.m. PT. 
Exploding Enemies Bundle - 50% off at 2700 RP(4312 RP if you need the champions)
Skins included:
  • Eternum Cassiopeia
  • Star Guardian Syndra
  • Omega Squad Veigar
  • Battle Boss Brand
Champions included:
Schoolyard Terrors Bundle - 50% off at 2212 RP (3709 RP if you need the champions)
Skins included:
  • Forsaken Jayce
  • Gentleman Gnar
  • Pentakill Kayle
  • Super Kennen
Champions included:
Art of Split Push Bundle - 50% off at 2587 RP (4390 RP if you need the champions)
Skins included:
  • Arclight Yorick
  • Chemtech Tryndamere
  • Temple Jax
  • Worldbreaker Nasus
Champions included:
Auto Attacks Never Miss Bundle - 50% off at 2212 RP (3469 RP if you need the champions)
Skins included:
  • Ice Drake Shyvana
  • Captain Volibear
  • Warring Kingdoms Xin Zhao
  • Eternal Sword Yi
Champions included:

Ask Riot: New Keystone Runes

Check out this week's Ask Riot, covering new keystones, Rammus' VO, and more:
"This week, we’re talking Keystones, accents, spectating Challenger, and Rammus’ very in-depth VO. 
Now that Conqueror hit live servers, are there any plans to add more keystones in the other categories?

Yes! Generally, we’ve been using new keystones to open up paths to users that should like most of the rune options, but didn’t have a keystone that was a solid fit. We have some keystones we’re exploring to get some new champions into Domination, and we’ll likely continue to add keystones where we find gaps in player or champion needs. That being said, we don’t think we have infinite space for new keystones. 
There are some practical considerations around how well the interface can handle large numbers of keystones in a path. Also, each new keystone requires players to understand a new set of mechanics as well as audio and visual effects. This means that we’ll likely hit a cap where we’d have to add new paths or focus on replacing existing content that’s not adding enough to the game. 
Senior Designer, Game Systems

Why do some champions have accents, like Fiora? Is there a logical reason in Runeterra?

When our narrative writers and editors work on champions, their characteristics and personality are carefully built from the ground up, as part of the design process (along with art and gameplay). The way those champions speak and use language to convey ideas is very important in players “getting a feel” for them, as quickly as possible. 
At Riot we work in English, from a North American point-of-view, and accents are an additional shorthand way to get complex ideas about a champion across, beyond the words they actually use. Fiora is the Grand Duelist, and so by giving her a fantasy version of an accent that sounds broadly French, it can imply several things about her:  

  • She is from a Demacian noble family with a slightly aloof attitude to those beneath her, possibly referencing the idea of the pre-Revolution aristocracy.
  • She is highly skilled in what you or I might call modern sword fencing styles, with the three main disciplines of épée, foil and sabre all having French names (and even ‘en garde’ is a French term!) in the real world.
  • She considers herself an artist… and France has been very closely associated with art movements since the Medieval period. 
Imagine how different she would sound with a broad US accent, or Australian, or British—each of those carries associations that could help with other very specific character types, but not Fiora as we currently know her. 
However, it’s important to remember that this is only true from a western, English-speaking perspective, with our cultural preconception of what being French means. Accent shorthands are not universal across all the regions and servers that League covers, and we work closely with localization teams to find ways for them to make a champion just as relevant in their own, specific cultural view. An “aristocratic swordswoman” might sound very different in Japan, or Germany, or Brazil, for example. 
From an in-world perspective, such ideas are much looser. There is no single Noxian accent, or Ionian, or Freljordian. You’ll just as likely hear a sailor from Bilgewater speaking in a rural Russian style accent as a yo-ho-ho English stereotype! It’s all about what fits the character best, in the context you’re hearing them. 
Lead Narrative Editor
Are you going to bring back spectate challenger?

We actually did bring back the ability to spectate Challenger games, it’s just not on the front page anymore. The basic logic when we were reworking the front-page of the client is that spectate challenger was underused and better served by streaming platforms like Twitch. Still, we tried to find a middle ground last year. 
If you’re not sure about where to find spectate challenger, go to Profile, then Ranked. From there, change the ladder to show any of the Challenger lists. Any players who are currently in-game will have an eyeball next to their Summoner Name. Right-click and hit “spectate game” to watch Pobelter carry on Azir. Then play Azir yourself. Feed. Watch Pobelter again. Play 100 more Azir games. You are now ready to think about being as good as Pobelter at Azir one day in the future, maybe. 
RIOT NAKYLE
Comms, Player Behavior

why does rammus have very few lines? my dog wants to know.

Back in the day, we recorded a second attempt at Rammus’ VO, and it was… not good. He ended up sounding pretty hillbilly. Actually, it was so bad that we didn’t even want the team internally to hear it, so we rushed to record what’s now his current VO in a conference room in all of about 15 minutes. It was never meant to be final, but we were making champions at such a breakneck pace that it ended up getting launched and localized across the world. Suffice to say, the simplicity of Rammus’ lines soon became a community meme and is now a defining feature of the Armordillo. 
Ok? ..ok… 
EZREAL
Lead Designer

Thanks for reading this week’s Ask Riot. Have a question?

Head over to Ask Riot and sign into your League account. Check out the Pro Tips, then ask away. 
We promise to read every question, but we can’t guarantee they’ll all get answers. Some questions may already be answered elsewhere, and some won’t be right for Ask Riot. This isn’t the best place to announce new features, for example, and we might skip conversations on issues we’ve talked about in depth before (though we can clarify individual points). 
We are listening, though, so keep asking. We’ll make sure your questions are heard by the Rioters working on the stuff you’re curious about."

Clash NA beta - What’s changing? Your feedback in action! 

Here's Riot Draggles with a thread on feedback for last weekend's Clash test in NA:
"Hey all! 
Thanks so much for participating in the Clash beta in NA! We got a ton of useful information, bug reports, feedback, memes and big plays from you all, and we wanted to share what we’re doing next as we ramp up for launch. 
First up, we saw over 100,000 players take part over the three days of the beta. Holy shit, y’all. 
We’re so glad so many of you had a great time playing Clash

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