Interview: A Chat With Valorant's Max Grossman On Killjoy, And Riot's Design Philosophy For New Agents

Players who want to train on using Assassins and more complex kits would appreciate Master Yi. Despite his rather flexible nature, Master Yi's kit remains simple enough for beginners to play around with. For instance, his Double Strike (Passive) enables him to strike twice in some basic attacks. However, players might soon realize that depending on their item , Master Yi's Wuju Style (S3) gives bonus true damage on basics that, combined with Double Strike, can deal devastating damage without using ski


At the same time, there is an interesting situation within the Shadow Isles region. Some champions such as Hecarim and Thresh have become monsters bent on killing the living and are sure to side with Viego in his crusade against life. On the other hand, some individuals like Maokai and Yorick were transformed against their will but still fight in a desperate bid to restore the Shadow Isles to the paradise it was before. Though neither individual has been mentioned yet in Season 11, it is only a matter of time until they play a key role in the st


Malphite is one of the champions available in League of Legends: Wild Rift . He is a living shard from the Monolith and is a low-difficulty tank who can also deal a decent amount of damage. Malphite has become rather popular due to his ability to withstand heavy blows and his synergy with most kinds of team. He can also be extremely effective in the Jungle. Players can also choose to build Malphite as an AP mage instead. Here are some beginning tips, tricks, and strategies for being successful when playing Malphite in League of Legends: Wild Ri


** Max Grossman: ** It's a constraint for sure. Not a hindrance per-say, but it's something that we're always conscious of. Looking at League Of Legends, every hero has their primary ways of interacting with the world, like creating the "Q" ability or the "W" ability — these are the way you're attacking or dealing damage. You can have a wide array of ways to interact in that game. In Valorant, the primary way you interact is by shooting, which has a massive overlap between charact


For Janna, speed is everything. Her wind-themed kit in Wild Rift allows her to boost her and her allies' movement speed while decreasing her opponent's. Her Tailwind (Passive) boosts Janna and her nearby allies' movement speed. She imparts the same benefits to herself with Zephyr (S2), which also summons an air elemental that damages and slows enem


After 11 months of battling on Summoner's Rift, League of Legends Season 10 came to a close earlier this week for players across the world. While the community quickly adapted and even started playing more matches due to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic, Riot Games also continued providing plenty of updates for its decade-old M


** TheGamer: ** Was there a particular inspiration for Killjoy, be it aesthetics or playstyle? She's compared to the Engineer from Team Fortress 2 in terms of how she plays, and that her visual design was similar to Dokkaebi from Rainbow Six: Siege. If there was no direct inspiration, does the team try to steer away from making Agents that might be too similar to characters from other ga


** TheGamer: ** A problem that hero shooters struggle with is balancing abilities. Often, meta and competitive play come strictly down to how practical special skills are. Upon reveal, many people thought Killjoy's ultimate looked unfair, but the truth is all you have to do is shoot her and her bot. Do you believe that Valorant's emphasis on skill-based gunplay ultimately frees you from the "ability balancing" problems that similar games f


In the upcoming 11.2 patch, a new Ruined thematic will arrive featuring skins for Karma, Draven, and Shyvana. While many past skinlines are from alternate versions of Runeterra , Riot has confirmed these Ruined skins are canon to the main universe. As such, these skins reflect the champions' current states after being corrupted by Viego's po


Sona's nature as a Support/Mage hinges on skill combination, as her "songs" (spells) also grant bonuses to nearby allies. Additionally, her Power Chord (Passive) gives both a magic damage boost and an additional effect based on Sona's third spell cast. Her primary damage spell is Hymn of Valor (S1), which damages two nearby enemies and gives allies a temporary damage boost. Her Crescendo (Ult) also deals massive damage to enemies while stunning t


An energy sword could cut off large chunks of his body, but it wouldn't really matter because even if Zac is cut to ribbons, he can still recombine thanks to his passive, and at that point he just needs to latch onto Chief and smash him into the ground until he stops mov


As a Yordle, Veigar is adorably small, but he is actually a master of dark sorcery, and his magic power continuously increases as long as he lands a spell on an enemy. Veigar's entire kit revolves around the cage that he creates by twisting space, because it is the lol Best mages way for him to hit people with his spe