Susanna Dumas asked 2 weeks ago
For a thousand years, Viego’s goal has been to resurrect Isolde no matter the cost. Unfortunately, Senna stated doing so “will destroy this world” as the Black Mist and Shadow Isles previously demonstrated. Because of this, Viego’s past actions and current motives have painted him as the current big bad in League of Legends . But while there have been multiple world-ending threats throughout Runeterra’s history, the Ruined King himself may succeed in uniting the various regions towards a common goal once m
** Max Grossman: ** Very important. It’s something that I know tangentially, as we have guys on our art teams that are hyper dedicated to this stuff, but I can give you my layman’s take on it. The most important thing is that every Agent stands out in the environments in some capacity. No camouflaged-looking dudes running through the environment cause if somebody is shooting at you, we don’t want players ever to go, “Huh, where could they be in the environment?” Valorant isn’t a hidden-object game. It’s about you knowing someone’s there and you can have a fight with them. The bright yellow jacket is pushing the extremes of what we are trying to do in that super high visibility. But it’s a super important consideration for
** Max Grossman: ** I think “frees us” is too strongly stated. But it gives us a healthy release valve because everybody at the very least has the same guns. With everyone having that shared primary mechanic of “hey, you all have guns, you all move the same,” there are many shared behaviors. It gives us a lot of leeway with how our abilities can work. We never want that to be the case in Valorant. We believe in much more soft-counters when it comes to balancing different Age
That’s where The Collector comes in. The passive, which executes enemies at 5% health or lower, isn’t even the reason the item is so effective. The stats it gives are just ideal for any marksman, especially since they rarely get a chance to pick up a stat as valuable as lethality. Characters designed to wipe whole teams, like Samira, love to take the item just to put their damage output over the edge . It’s a convenient, powerful i
Goredrinker is absurd. It’s almost definitely going to eat a nerf before the season officially starts, and possibly some afterward. The build path for the item is really solid, with Ironspike Whip and Phage both being quality items to pick up early. The stats on the item alone make it gold efficient, which is surprisingly rare for so-called “mythic” it
Shaco can now dash through an enemy and deal damage to them without warning. It also reduces the target’s armor and pairs perfectly with Shaco’s passive that deals bonus damage when he’s behind an en
Tactical shooters revel in the beatdown of bright-eyed newbies, and Valorant is no exception. The time-to-kill is near-instant. Respawns only come with fresh rounds, meaning the wait time adds up if you’re pushing up daisies before anyone else. In-game cash for weapons mostly comes from kills and Hexcore Transformation round wins. Play like trash and the entire experience is unbearable, which is an easy feat when you’re finding your beari
Vlad may not be the strongest champion in the lore , but he is still a powerful being who can dominate in both Mid and Top Lane. Unlike other mages, Vlad can build tanky and still do insane damage, but he can now initiate team fights and wreak havoc on the enemy with the new Hextech Rocketb
Many older cinematics have shown different champions fighting one another in epic but ultimately meaningless skirmishes that had no lore impacts. However, the Season 10 cinematic broke this trend by featuring battles steeped in recent story developments. In contrast, the Season 11 cinematic only has champions from the same region fighting off the Black Mist, undead monsters, or their possessed allies which truly emphasizes the apocalypse a worldwide Ruination would cause. As Lucian notes, “We can’t defeat him alone” and it may take most of the existing champion roster to put an end to the Ruined K
Half-Life: Alyx is one of the highest-rated VR games of 2020. Just like the original games set a standard in narrative-based first-person shooters, Half-Life: Alyx has done the same in the world of virtual reality. While there was certainly excitement when the game was first revealed, there was also some doubt. Many wondered if the game would be a fully-fledged title and not a half-baked VR experience. The first gameplay trailer puts all doubts to bed. The trailer drops directly into eerie gameplay with all the environmental story-telling that Valve is known for with this series, and it never lets
The only way to properly build Rek’Sai is with tank items. While there are good Mythic Items for tanks, the problem is that they don’t really help that much. Almost every offensive Mythic Item ignores armor and/or magic resist in some way, which makes Rek’Sai less tanky than she was last sea
** Max Grossman: ** Very important. It’s something that I know tangentially, as we have guys on our art teams that are hyper dedicated to this stuff, but I can give you my layman’s take on it. The most important thing is that every Agent stands out in the environments in some capacity. No camouflaged-looking dudes running through the environment cause if somebody is shooting at you, we don’t want players ever to go, “Huh, where could they be in the environment?” Valorant isn’t a hidden-object game. It’s about you knowing someone’s there and you can have a fight with them. The bright yellow jacket is pushing the extremes of what we are trying to do in that super high visibility. But it’s a super important consideration for
** Max Grossman: ** I think “frees us” is too strongly stated. But it gives us a healthy release valve because everybody at the very least has the same guns. With everyone having that shared primary mechanic of “hey, you all have guns, you all move the same,” there are many shared behaviors. It gives us a lot of leeway with how our abilities can work. We never want that to be the case in Valorant. We believe in much more soft-counters when it comes to balancing different Age
That’s where The Collector comes in. The passive, which executes enemies at 5% health or lower, isn’t even the reason the item is so effective. The stats it gives are just ideal for any marksman, especially since they rarely get a chance to pick up a stat as valuable as lethality. Characters designed to wipe whole teams, like Samira, love to take the item just to put their damage output over the edge . It’s a convenient, powerful i
Goredrinker is absurd. It’s almost definitely going to eat a nerf before the season officially starts, and possibly some afterward. The build path for the item is really solid, with Ironspike Whip and Phage both being quality items to pick up early. The stats on the item alone make it gold efficient, which is surprisingly rare for so-called “mythic” it
Shaco can now dash through an enemy and deal damage to them without warning. It also reduces the target’s armor and pairs perfectly with Shaco’s passive that deals bonus damage when he’s behind an en
Tactical shooters revel in the beatdown of bright-eyed newbies, and Valorant is no exception. The time-to-kill is near-instant. Respawns only come with fresh rounds, meaning the wait time adds up if you’re pushing up daisies before anyone else. In-game cash for weapons mostly comes from kills and Hexcore Transformation round wins. Play like trash and the entire experience is unbearable, which is an easy feat when you’re finding your beari
Vlad may not be the strongest champion in the lore , but he is still a powerful being who can dominate in both Mid and Top Lane. Unlike other mages, Vlad can build tanky and still do insane damage, but he can now initiate team fights and wreak havoc on the enemy with the new Hextech Rocketb
Many older cinematics have shown different champions fighting one another in epic but ultimately meaningless skirmishes that had no lore impacts. However, the Season 10 cinematic broke this trend by featuring battles steeped in recent story developments. In contrast, the Season 11 cinematic only has champions from the same region fighting off the Black Mist, undead monsters, or their possessed allies which truly emphasizes the apocalypse a worldwide Ruination would cause. As Lucian notes, “We can’t defeat him alone” and it may take most of the existing champion roster to put an end to the Ruined K
Half-Life: Alyx is one of the highest-rated VR games of 2020. Just like the original games set a standard in narrative-based first-person shooters, Half-Life: Alyx has done the same in the world of virtual reality. While there was certainly excitement when the game was first revealed, there was also some doubt. Many wondered if the game would be a fully-fledged title and not a half-baked VR experience. The first gameplay trailer puts all doubts to bed. The trailer drops directly into eerie gameplay with all the environmental story-telling that Valve is known for with this series, and it never lets
The only way to properly build Rek’Sai is with tank items. While there are good Mythic Items for tanks, the problem is that they don’t really help that much. Almost every offensive Mythic Item ignores armor and/or magic resist in some way, which makes Rek’Sai less tanky than she was last sea