https://stayclose.social/SharynWishart4/ Latest updates from Sharyn Wishart https://stayclose.social/blog/1542/interview-a-chat-with-valorants-max-grossman-on-killjoy-and-riots-design-ph/ It's really up to the Apex Legends to determine whether or not the battle royale has the same staying power as League of Legends does. League of Legends has been around for over 10 years, and still remains one of the biggest MOBAs and esports games of all time. In comparison, Apex Legends is a far younger game that released a year and a half ago. Granted, if the Titanfall games are looped in, then the overarching Apex Legends - Titanfall universe has been around for six years. That's still comparatively a short time, which means asking if Apex Legends has the same character reputation as League of Legends is a valid question, at least when strictly talking about spin-o


Like Rek'Sai, Poppy is a tank, and Sunfire Aegis does work well on her, but she suffers in the same way too, especially against mages who can melt through magic resist items. It also doesn't help that ADCs can now avoid her E and ultimate with Galeforce or Immortal Shield


Valorant is all about inches. Anxious, lonesome tiptoes into a bomb site can feel like miles. Every nook and cranny potentially houses miscreants eager to ensure you swallow a dose of lead-aspirin. So a razor-sharp focus and steady trigger-finger are essential to success, even when butterflies tickle the pit of your stomach. Otherwise, you're dead. Dirt wedged firmly between teeth until the lesson sticks: this game gleefully bounces people's heads off the can

Second, this isn't the first time Seraphine has been allegedly inspired by a real person. Jeevun Sidhu, a senior designer at Riot, tweeted out that the character is actually based on his partner - something that Stephanie has acknowledged . When that story went around, though, Riot didn't issue some weak tea statement about the character not being based on anybody. It was only when they were called out by very compelling evidence that they said literally anything about it, Summoner's Rift season 13 likely in fear over another Edgar Davids situati


** TheGamer: ** Sentinels tend to be a favorite among players new to tactical shooters. Namely, Killjoy, Sage, and Cypher — Agents with robust defensive toolkits. Are Sentinels intentionally designed to be friendly to new players? If not, why do you think a new player might gravitate towards Agents under this r


This might sound harsh, but it's practically the only option that doesn't feel gross here. The lack of empathy it would take to read Stephanie's account, then try and sweep it under the rug through plausible deniability would be downright inhumane. On top of that, Riot can't just continue to ignore the mounting criticisms that Seraphine's Diet Rite brand of mental illness is exploitative on multiple levels, nor can they truly wash away the proverbial stank from her original l


The final superhero movie of 2021 comes from Sony and Marvel Studios. Tom Holland returns as Peter Parker aka Spider-Man for Spider-Man: Homecoming 3 , which does not have an official title yet. The film features the MCU return of Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) and is rumored to include several other Marvel characters from previous non-MCU movies. Most notably, it has been reported Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield will both appear as their versions of Spider-Man. These plot details are not confirmed, but Jamie Foxx's return as Electro and Alfred Molina's as Doc Ock have been reported by reputable sources. Spider-Man: Homecoming 3 is directed by Jon Watts and has a December 17, 2021 release d


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


** TheGamer: ** How hard is it to gather meaningful feedback? In Reyna and Killjoy's case, so many people shout that [this or that] in their toolkits were overpowered. Is it tough navigating the sea of comments like this to gather meaningful feedb


The lone DCEU movie coming out in 2021 is James Gunn's The Suicide Squad . Gunn's take on Task Force X has been described as neither a sequel to the 2016 Suicide Squad or a reboot. The R-rated film will be something of both, it appears, as it includes familiar and new characters. Returning characters include Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), Rick Flag (Joel Kinnaman), Captain Boomerang (Jai Courtney), and Amanda Waller (Viola Davis). Some of the new faces that appear in The Suicide Squad are Bloodsport (Idris Elba) and Peacemaker (John Cena). The Suicide Squad is coming out in theaters and on HBO Max on August 6, 2
]]> https://stayclose.social/blog/1542/interview-a-chat-with-valorants-max-grossman-on-killjoy-and-riots-design-ph/ Thu, 04 Dec 2025 02:49:47 +0000 Sharyn Wishart https://stayclose.social/blog/1541/interview-a-chat-with-valorants-max-grossman-on-killjoy-and-riots-design-ph/ It's really up to the Apex Legends to determine whether or not the battle royale has the same staying power as League of Legends does. League of Legends has been around for over 10 years, and still remains one of the biggest MOBAs and esports games of all time. In comparison, Apex Legends is a far younger game that released a year and a half ago. Granted, if the Titanfall games are looped in, then the overarching Apex Legends - Titanfall universe has been around for six years. That's still comparatively a short time, which means asking if Apex Legends has the same character reputation as League of Legends is a valid question, at least when strictly talking about spin-o


Like Rek'Sai, Poppy is a tank, and Sunfire Aegis does work well on her, but she suffers in the same way too, especially against mages who can melt through magic resist items. It also doesn't help that ADCs can now avoid her E and ultimate with Galeforce or Immortal Shield


Valorant is all about inches. Anxious, lonesome tiptoes into a bomb site can feel like miles. Every nook and Summoner's Rift season 13 cranny potentially houses miscreants eager to ensure you swallow a dose of lead-aspirin. So a razor-sharp focus and steady trigger-finger are essential to success, even when butterflies tickle the pit of your stomach. Otherwise, you're dead. Dirt wedged firmly between teeth until the lesson sticks: this game gleefully bounces people's heads off the can


Second, this isn't the first time Seraphine has been allegedly inspired by a real person. Jeevun Sidhu, a senior designer at Riot, tweeted out that the character is actually based on his partner - something that Stephanie has acknowledged . When that story went around, though, Riot didn't issue some weak tea statement about the character not being based on anybody. It was only when they were called out by very compelling evidence that they said literally anything about it, likely in fear over another Edgar Davids situati


** TheGamer: ** Sentinels tend to be a favorite among players new to tactical shooters. Namely, Killjoy, Sage, and Cypher — Agents with robust defensive toolkits. Are Sentinels intentionally designed to be friendly to new players? If not, why do you think a new player might gravitate towards Agents under this r


This might sound harsh, but it's practically the only option that doesn't feel gross here. The lack of empathy it would take to read Stephanie's account, then try and sweep it under the rug through plausible deniability would be downright inhumane. On top of that, Riot can't just continue to ignore the mounting criticisms that Seraphine's Diet Rite brand of mental illness is exploitative on multiple levels, nor can they truly wash away the proverbial stank from her original l


The final superhero movie of 2021 comes from Sony and Marvel Studios. Tom Holland returns as Peter Parker aka Spider-Man for Spider-Man: Homecoming 3 , which does not have an official title yet. The film features the MCU return of Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) and is rumored to include several other Marvel characters from previous non-MCU movies. Most notably, it has been reported Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield will both appear as their versions of Spider-Man. These plot details are not confirmed, but Jamie Foxx's return as Electro and Alfred Molina's as Doc Ock have been reported by reputable sources. Spider-Man: Homecoming 3 is directed by Jon Watts and has a December 17, 2021 release d


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


** TheGamer: ** How hard is it to gather meaningful feedback? In Reyna and Killjoy's case, so many people shout that [this or that] in their toolkits were overpowered. Is it tough navigating the sea of comments like this to gather meaningful feedb


The lone DCEU movie coming out in 2021 is James Gunn's The Suicide Squad . Gunn's take on Task Force X has been described as neither a sequel to the 2016 Suicide Squad or a reboot. The R-rated film will be something of both, it appears, as it includes familiar and new characters. Returning characters include Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), Rick Flag (Joel Kinnaman), Captain Boomerang (Jai Courtney), and Amanda Waller (Viola Davis). Some of the new faces that appear in The Suicide Squad are Bloodsport (Idris Elba) and Peacemaker (John Cena). The Suicide Squad is coming out in theaters and on HBO Max on August 6, 2
]]> https://stayclose.social/blog/1541/interview-a-chat-with-valorants-max-grossman-on-killjoy-and-riots-design-ph/ Thu, 04 Dec 2025 02:49:43 +0000 Sharyn Wishart https://stayclose.social/SharynWishart4/ https://stayclose.social/SharynWishart4/ Thu, 04 Dec 2025 02:49:34 +0000 Sharyn Wishart