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Interview: A Chat With Valorant's Max Grossman On Killjoy, And Riot's Design Philosophy For New Agents

Interview: A Chat With Valorant's Max Grossman On Killjoy, And Riot's Design Philosophy For New Agents

Her Charm (S3) deals damage and forces enemies to walk closer to her. Meanwhile, her Essence Theft (Passive) gives her a nice sustain courtesy of a stack-based heal. Moreover, her Orb of Deception (S1) is a multi-attack boomerang perfect for single-target strikes. She can switch up her targeting with Fox-Fire (S2) and its multi-target seeking attack. Lastly, her Spirit Rush (Ultimate) is a great multi-target blink attack that enables Ahri to swiftly attack opponents around

In the upcoming 11.2 patch, a new Ruined thematic will arrive featuring skins for Karma, Draven, and Shyvana. While many past skinlines are from alternate versions of Runeterra , Riot has confirmed these Ruined skins are canon to the main universe. As such, these skins reflect the champions' current states after being corrupted by Viego's po

Just over a decade ago, Riot Games released a free MOBA called League of Legends , and it has since become one of the most popular games in the world, with millions of people playing it every day. The game now has over 150 champions, all of whom have their own abilities. Most players gravitate towards one role – be it Top, Mid, Jungle, ADC, or Support – and tend to main certain champi

In _ Summoner’s Rift _ , players often have a difficult time queueing in matches - especially since players get the chance to declare their role of choice. As such, it’s a common occurrence for players to end up in a role they don’t necessarily excel in and end up underperforming. However, _ Wild Rift _ makes queueing much easier with an autofill feature. Essentially, _ Wild Rift _ introduces auto-filling positions based on prefere

Lux demonstrates an easier way of handling a Champion with a Support-oriented toolkit . In Wild Rift , Lux returns with a light-based theme that enables her to control the tide Nintendo Tears Of The Kingdom Leak battle. For instance, Illumination (Passive) lets Lux "charge" enemies with her damaging spells and give her next attack a damage boost. Her Prismatic Barrier (S2) also gives a handy shield to allies that pass her w

Ahri the Nine-Tailed Fox has an innate connection to Runeterra’s latent powers, allowing her to manipulate orbs of energy to her liking. As a ranged mage, she specializes in blink-based movement, charming, and high magic damage - making her fit for Mid L

Kratos has killed several Gods and Titans with his bare hands, and their skin was arguably as strong as Cho'Gath's. If Kratos used Hercules' Nemean Cestus, he would be able to crack through Cho's armor, but he could also do this with the Blade of Olympus and Blade of Artem

Cypher and Raze is the most salient example for me because Cypher sets up all these tripwires throughout this area, but Raze can throw out some grenades and satchels to blow them up. That's a soft-counter because you could walk through, shoot the traps, or shoot Cypher himself. There are several ways you could've dealt with it. However, Raze is slightly better at dealing with the scenario than a comparable character. You never feel up the river without a pad

Some champions are played more than others, which is why they receive skins that players can buy for cosmetic purposes. While some just change a champion's outward appearance, most skins also offer new spell effects for abilities and different recall animation. Furthermore, Legendary skins also give new dance animations and voice lines. Many champions already have at least one Legendary skin, but there are some who still don't have one. That needs to be fi

The turret went through many iterations. One didn't even do damage at all; instead, it created debuff fields. But what shipped had the healthiest gameplay patterns combined with a good cohesion with the rest of her

Essentially, _ Wild Rift _ now comes with an enemy lock system that auto-locks an enemy Champion that players attack. This makes combos much easier to pull off. Moreover, the mobile MOBA also features camera assist for long-ranged abilities. This picture-in-picture feature makes it much easier to control the skillshot’s trajec

Karma is an interesting case because she was able to fight off her initial possession in the cinematic only to be Ruined once more off-screen. On the other hand, Draven and Shyvana show the Black Mist reached much farther than the on-screen areas of Noxus, Ionia, and Demacia. While this opens the door for many older champions to get their first skin in years , it is another way to bring those who are unrelated to the Shadow Isles conflict or had their initial stories finished back into lore relevance. With many players fearing the ultimate fate of their favorite champions, hopefully they can be freed from the Ruined King's grasp in due t

Hyperactive and impulsive criminal Jinx loves to wreak havoc wherever she goes, and she packs a dangerous arsenal coming to _ Wild Rift _ . As a marksman, Jinx possesses two basic attacks, a devastating projectile ultimate, and a trap to disorient enemies. Due to her high-damage nature, Jinx works best in the Dragon L

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