Was this written like a week ago, since they def cut the Kled changes
This was indeed written a week ago. We generally have to lock everything ~1 week in advance in so it can be translated globally
Hmm I wonder if I could ever get a job working in video games…
I'm 90% sure it's gonna be back and the 10% is only because Riot has made some sketchy decisions before
I'd love to see the stats on play rate (paging /u/Riot_Riru are you guys willing or intending to share/publish?) but I gotta imagine anecdotally it was sufficiently popular
me and my buddy IRL played a ton of it because we didn't always have 3+ online for SR draft and we didn't always have a guaranteed window of time so Arena fit perfectly into 9 minute blocks
and considering they released more than 1 balance patch I have to think this means they're serious about the mode
it is definitely the most polished Featured Game Mode that isn't TFT (which is autochess clone and not really League, surprised it used the same client even), since probably ARAM
We don't have any plans to share specific numbers at the moment, but I can say we do talk about how Arena has been doing and what we're thinking about for the future of Arena and other game modes in the next dev update video.
Sorry for the non-answer, but the next video will help answer a lot of these questions.
appreciate the reply nonetheless!
No problem! Next dev video should be coming out early next week
Target Dummy was already unkillable and Riot is giving it BUFFS?
Smh, clown company doesn't know what its doing
as a target dummy main im really excited for these changes. A bit sad my secret pick is going to be meta, but the target dummy meta was always inevitable
You'd be lucky to see this Rioter return.
Sorry for getting your hopes up but Nexus Blitz isn't ready right now. We were turning on the ARAM Clash and NB snuck in there
Do you like pie?
I love a good pie
I have nothing to ask, just wanted to say I love it! Amazing work from everyone involved! Wish you make it permanent
We're glad you're enjoying it!
Hey Redditors and future Gladiators!
We’re some of the Modes Team members that helped bring League’s newest game mode, Arena, to life and we’re here to answer your questions! The game mode has been live for a few days now, so we’re curious to get your thoughts on it as well.
This AMA will run from 10am-12pm, but a few Rioters will likely stick around to keep answering questions.Rioters joining the AMA will include:
CptCubone | H28_G_Evo | MadnessHeroo | RiotAxes | RiotMaxw3ll | Riot_Cadmus | SS_Minnow_2017 | Riot_Stashu | Riot_Riru | RiotSakaar
Let’s kick it off!!
EDIT: And we're at time, thank you all for dropping by and asking your questions! A few of us will be sticking around for the next few hours to keep answering questions though.
We're excited about the turnout here and hope you all are continuing to enjoy Arena! See you at the top of the leaderboard
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did they pull the yorick changes?
They made it in! Patch notes should be updated shortly but the change is as follows:
Fixed a bug where Yorick’s ghouls’ leaping attacks after hitting his E and his Maiden’s basic attacks would incorrectly apply lifesteal
is there anyone that can give clarification on why these gamemodes go away?
There's at least one dev blog that answered this a couple years ago, basically people play a lot the first few days then never play them again. This was the case for all gamemodes besides URF iirc.
Here's the devblog you're thinking of.
We've changed and evolved how we're thinking about games modes since this went live a few years ago, but this can show you how we were approaching it at the time.
It might have been a different one actually, wasn't there one with graphs? That showed how quickly it fell off for gamemodes.
Could be wrong though, maybe it was an ask riot or something else.Surprised to hear that's changed, that's lovely to hear ♥
We really love awesome modes like this 2v2v2v2 and others so I'm very grateful.
Hmm, maybe this one?
Just speaking on behalf of myself, I really appreciate the fact that Rioters are constantly revaluating our decisions based on the questions "is this what players want?" and "do players like this?" It's really refreshing to work with people that are open to change and continuously try do what's right for our players.
Here are some commonly asked questions we've seen being asked about Arena! Got some more questions? Drop them down below and I'll do my best to try and respond
Will I be able to make custom games?
No, in order to have the game more ready for summer we weren't able to include this feature. However if players play and like the mode enough we're absolutely looking at adding this in the futureCan I queue with more than 1 friend?
We're definitely considering adding this if the game mode does well! We just couldn't get this feature ready in time for the initial launch.Will Arena be permanent?
We are really excited about the mode, but we want to make sure players are as excited as we are. If players really dig it, we'll bring it back and/or explore making a permanent version.When is Arena going live?
It goes to PBE later today, and onto live servers on July 20.
This one was a misunderstanding on my end when writing the context, the dev that worked on the change knew that though - we just missed it during review
Do you still play on trackpad bc muscle memory?
absolutely not, I was shamed into buying a mouse
Really appreciate the detail going into the description of each change in these patch notes. Felt very clear and transparent on the balance teams thought process
Thanks, I'm glad you liked them!
When will the patch hit live servers?
should be in the early AM on 6/14 for most regions