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DecemberInterview: A Chat With Valorant's Max Grossman On Killjoy, And Riot's Design Philosophy For New Agents
When his E is combined with his ultimate or W (which slows), he can unload massive damage, and it deals even more damage if he has Luden's Tempest. This Mythic allows Viktor to deal 10% extra AP damage against his target and 3 other nearby enemies, but it also grants each of his items 5% magic penetration, which allows him to melt ta
** Max Grossman: ** Mostly, our skin has gotten thicker. That would be my biggest takeaway. Like with Killjoy's turret, there was a lot of skepticism online, and internally that's something that you see and go, "oh god, are we doing the right thing?" For me, it helped build some of that armor and confidence that we weren't ruining the game, which feels good. Chances are if the community is skeptical about an Agent, we are too while designing them. While making a turret character for Valorant, we thought, "well, can we? Can it be good?" A turret that sits there and kills people betrays the promise of our game. So when we see a bunch of people online that feel that same way, I empathize. However, once someone gives a new Agent a spin, I always hope they realize how much work we put in before releasing anything in Valor
Here is every superhero movie that will be released in 2021. Superhero movies have become the dominant genre of blockbuster entertainment in recent years. The Marvel Cinematic Universe is the biggest movie franchise of all-time and saw Avengers: Endgame become the highest-grossing movie ever in 2019. Their output is increasing in 2021 to include four movies and six Disney+ shows. The MCU's ongoing popularity has led Sony to restart its efforts to build its own Marvel shared universe. Meanwhile, the DC Extended Universe is continuing to move forward with plans to release as many as six movies per year between theaters and on HBO
At the end of last year, Riot Games announced an effort to expand the League of Legends IP beyond its MOBA roots. Acquiring and partnering with several third-party studios, Riot Games' new initiative for its 10th anniversary has spawned a League of Legends fighting game, a popular FPS called Valorant , a collectible card game called Legends of Runeterra , and even a business/management sim for LoL esports. The League of Legends universe will soon reach far beyond the base game into a ton of new gaming experiences, a sentiment that Respawn Entertainment recently expressed with the hit battle royale Apex Legends as w
Unlike other MOBAs, Items play a huge role in the _ Summoner’s Rift _ overall gameplay loop. After all, there are various Jungle Items, Support Items, and even Item Actives that can radically change the tide of battle for any Champion. In _ Wild Rift _ , the devs made Items much more simplified to use. Essentially, Items will no longer have active effects, contrary to their _ Summoner’s Rift _ counterpa
Thanks to the changes in crit damage, Aphelios cannot dish out massive damage until late game. Aphelios now struggles against all of the game's newfound engage and burst, and he does practically nothing to tanks until he builds Kraken Slayer and Runaan's Hurricane-which would be fine if they didn't cost over 3,000 gold e
** Max Grossman: ** For the initial characters that we've launched, most started with just their toolkits and different abilities. However, there was at least a "theme" in mind. Phoenix is a good example. He was always going to be fiery in some capacity—he throws a molotov and is reborn from the ashes, that kind of thing. Viper was the same. She started as this toxic, gas wielding character. But discovering that she was a scientist came later in the development process. Killjoy is a fascinating example since she started as a literal robot. So that component was very different at one point in time, but even then, she still had two of her four K'sante Abilities guide that shipped with the final version of the character. Some of the characters change a lot, others not so m
2021 will mark the long-awaited release of Zack Snyder's Justice League . Although a version of Justice League was released in theaters in 2017, the movie presented to audiences was one heavily reshot by Joss Whedon at the demands of Warner Bros. It was announced in 2020 that Zack Snyder was getting the chance to complete his vision for HBO Max. It's currently expected to be four hours long, around 75% of which hasn't been seen. No official release date for Justice League is confirmed, but it is expected to arrive in March 20
The second MCU film coming out in 2021 is Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings . The film stars Simu Liu as Shang-Chi, who will become the first Asian character to be the lead in a Marvel movie. Plot details have yet to be revealed and only a few cast members are confirmed. Tony Leung is aboard to play the real Mandarin after Marvel used a fake version of him for Iron Man 3 . The cast also includes Awkwafina, Florian Munteanu, and Michelle Yeoh - who is playing her second MCU role . Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings is directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and comes out in theaters on July 9, 2
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