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Originally Posted by Yfrappefort
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Teemo deaths are appalling. I don't understand how our community can be so cruel.
This is greatly improved from your original concept. Quick point of feedback:
E - Cool, but what if you're never around bush (mid lane or in base). Then you have one ability that doesn't do anything. Feels bad. Wrengar's passive is the same way. Classick solved this letting him leap out of ult.
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Originally Posted by Uracle
Here's something I'm always wondering. How does the design process go when it comes to champs? Does it start with Lore, Concept Art and then gameplay mechanics or is it random?
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Depends on the champ. Draven started as a personality. The champ I'm working on started as an amazing piece of concept art. Some champs have started as a bunch of gameplay mechanics. If we find something cool we try to get it into the game, whatever the form.
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Originally Posted by Hummin
do you enjoy the show supernatural? Perhaps all the things they discover can become ideas for skills/champions in the future! Did you watch poke'mon as a child too?
Do you think riot needs people who do very well with customer service? Or someone to be the voice from riot to the people on the forums so they can generally be informed or have someone who's ment to be there to put out fires of severs going down, op/up champs threads, ideas. Because alot of people dont think they are heard. I guess this is a long question, sorry. :/
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Never seen supernatural
Pokemon first season was amazing. James is one of the best characters in any cartoon ever.
I'm not sure. I know we used to have the Riot Ambassador program. We try to answer relevant threads but there's a ton of people and only a few of us. Plus, I can't go answer server questions, stuff like that further narrows the number of reds able to answer a given topic.
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Originally Posted by supreme jd
Nice to see a fellow JDHS graduate works at Riot! I graduated in 2008 as well. Anyway, I just started playing League last week. Which champion do you recommend for learning the fundamentals of support?
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Start with Soraka then move to Taric.
Both have simple kits that are easy to play.
Soraka will help you learn how to properly babysit a carry. Ward lane, keep him health, call objectives and maintain map awareness.
Taric will teach you how to go agro on your opponents. Stun + shatter combo when you and your carry are in position for epic wins. Bonus points if you can call in Nocturne airstrikes from the jungle.
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Originally Posted by Not5id
Furthermore, what's a typical day of champion designing? Do you do the number crunching? The mathy stuff? Or do you just work on mechanics like "this guy's gonna have a dash!" and let other people sort out the number part of it, or is all that done by you (for the champion you're working on)?
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I get up in the morning and do a playtest with all the new champs we're working on in it. Sometimes I play my champ, sometimes I play champs that other designers are working on. After the playtest I collect and give feedback on the new champs. Then it's lunch time! This usually involves food trucks and gaming. After lunch I iterate on my champ taking into account the feedback I got in the earlier playtest. Also fix bugs, think about balance, and give feedback to artists about stuff like her particles and animations. Then its another playtest and more iterating. Day ends around 8-9 (I will often work later). Usually stay at the office till 10-11 playing games.
In terms of what I do, my job is to make sure everything about my champ is awesome. I primarily do this by making her fun to play through solid mechanics. This is part numbers and part "this guys gonna have a dash."
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Originally Posted by GypsyReborn
i feel like i was skipped in the process of you answering so imma post again even though its not even remotely relevant.
are you or will you be my big brother? 
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Certainly
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Originally Posted by Stomach God
A question for you good Sir, Does one know anything on the plans for Karma? when she might be reworked/buffed? (would prefer the later tbh)
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All I can say is that we're still working on it. She hasn't been forgotten but there's no ETA that I can give you.