Just posted this to twitter and I figured pasting here would also be helpful!
Hey y'all, seeing a lot of chatter around Ziggs' region choice and wanted to provide some context on how decisions like this are made. I want to call out that champions aren't static beings in Runeterra. They can and do move around the world as things change.
When we consider a champ, teams collaborate to marry gameplay to narrative and art! Sometimes we continue the story of a champ as they're portrayed in League, sometimes it means connecting them to a new mechanic, and sometimes it means finding them a new space to play in.
In Ziggs' case gameplay wanted him to live the dream as a demo expert that deals damage by blowing up landmarks. We then worked closely with narrative and art to find a way to tell the story of why Ziggs would be in Shurima at the time of this release that felt in line with the character.
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Just posted this to twitter and I figured pasting here would also be helpful!
Hey y'all, seeing a lot of chatter around Ziggs' region choice and wanted to provide some context on how decisions like this are made. I want to call out that champions aren't static beings in Runeterra. They can and do move around the world as things change.
When we consider a champ, teams collaborate to marry gameplay to narrative and art! Sometimes we continue the story of a champ as they're portrayed in League, sometimes it means connecting them to a new mechanic, and sometimes it means finding them a new space to play in.
In Ziggs' case gameplay wanted him to live the dream as a demo expert that deals damage by blowing up landmarks. We then worked closely with narrative and art to find a way to tell the story of why Ziggs would be in Shurima at the time of this release that felt in line with the character.