Revelation VR: Red Post Collection: The Latest on League's 2020 Plans

Today's red post collection includes a Riot Pls from Safelocked on League 2020 plans, an update on MSI from John Needham, a BTS video on the making of the FPX skins, & more!

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The Latest on League’s 2020 Plans | Riot Pls - League of Legends

Here's Safelocked with an update on 2020 plans, including the return of Nexus Blitz, peeks at Pulsefire Pantheon, Astronaut Bard, Pool Party Taliyah, an upcoming mid-set expansion for TFT, and more!

"League of Legends’ lead producer Safelocked shares updates on the meta, Ranked, champions, events, game modes, skins, and more.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:36 - State of the Game
1:44 - Ranked and Clash
2:38 - Champions
3:38 - Events and Game Modes
4:37 - Skins
5:27 - Teamfight Tactics"

Here's images showing off new skins coming later this year:

Update on MSI from John Needham

Here's John Needham with details on MSI and it's cancellation this year:

"My thoughts are with you and your loved ones during these tough and uncertain times. As you know, COVID-19 has presented extraordinary challenges around the globe. International travel restrictions and local/regional/national mandates change daily, and nearly all assessments have the pandemic dramatically impacting large social gatherings throughout the summer.

The Global League of Legends Esports team has been working hard over the past few months to react to these changes, support our regional leagues as they have successfully pivoted to online competition, and try to preserve our next big international competition, the Mid-Season Invitational. One outcome of this hard work was the decision to delay MSI from May to July with the hope that the crisis would be waning, travel restrictions would come down, and we could deliver an exceptional MSI.

Based on the modeling of our external risk advisors, however, it appears highly unlikely that either the global spread/impact of COVID-19 or the restrictive travel and public gathering policies responding to the crisis will abate significantly by the time of MSI’s current planned dates (July 3-19). With this model plus input from health authorities, local governments, regional leagues and teams, travel experts, and other stakeholders, we have made the difficult decision to not hold MSI in 2020. We believe this decision was necessary to ensure the health and safety of the players, teams, crew, partners, media, and fans.

MSI serves as an international tournament that brings together the global League of Legends community—and any other version of the event this year would not meet our standards.

Fortunately, our 12 regional leagues have continued to operate using innovative production resources. Our game and esport has served as an important source of entertainment on an almost daily basis to millions of players and fans—and will continue to do so. By making this decision now, our regional leagues can revert to their original Summer Split schedules without the disruption of a multi-week, global event in July. We want to support and amplify the weekly play of the regional league teams and players as they now compete to win their Summer Splits and qualify for the 2020 League of Legends World Championship.

We also are working with other teams throughout the Riot organization to evaluate alternative events and activities. We are hoping to have some plans far enough along to share with you in the weeks ahead.

This decision also allows us to dedicate our global esports team and resources to planning for Worlds 2020. We are totally committed to delivering the biggest spectacle we’ve ever produced in China to celebrate our sport’s 10-year anniversary. While we must remain nimble with our plans, we are eager to celebrate everything that we love about League of Legends with a memorable Worlds 2020. Today, we are announcing the 24 invites based on regional competition in this post here. We will share more information about Worlds, including pool placements for all seeds, closer to the event.

Thank you for your continued support and understanding during this time. It bears repeating that the health and safety of our players and others involved in our events is our top priority. It has been inspiring to see the resilience of esports during this crisis. We look forward to continuing to see you on Summoner’s Rift in the weeks, months, and years ahead."

Making the FPX Worlds Championship Team Skins | Behind the Scenes

Check out a behind the scenes look at the making of the FPX Worlds skins:

"Making the FPX Worlds Championship Team Skins was a giant team effort. How did our developers work with the FPX team to capture their team spirit? Follow the team through the process."

Riot Cactopus also provided release details on the FPX chromas:

[1] "FPX Worlds skins are coming soon, and this year if you buy the "Signature Edition Mega Bundle" you'll get some exclusive chromas inspired by the FPX team jersey.

First looks below (clockwise, from top left: Gangplank, Malphite, Lee Sin, Vayne…)"

[2] "For those asking—yes, these chromas are a bonus exclusive to the full bundle (not sold individually)."

Miscellaneous

Laurie Golding noted Sona is still on the Narrative schedule for updated lore:

"As I confirmed earlier this year - Sona is back on our schedule for some much-needed attention (Although once she's done, what will the memes be about then?!)"

Other Games

Legends of Runeterra:

Lee Sin Champion Showcase

Card art:

Lee Sin Card Preview:

Ionia Card Preview:

VALORANT:

Omen agent showcase:

OMEN /// UNKNOWN
“You thought you were safe”#VALORANT pic.twitter.com/sCosoDqe02
— VALORANT (@PlayVALORANT) April 23, 2020

Reminders

The Galaxies 2020 event is running now through April 27th, including new skins, chromas, missions & rewards, loot, and the return of One for All for the duration of the event! Check out our post for a loot at the new content, or the FAQ for the full details!