If there’s one factor that I’m far too enthusiastic about, it’s Riot Video games’ League of Legends MMO. Mixing the sport I really like with my style of alternative, it’s set to be the right recreation for me – a real dream come true. However, final we heard, the MMO was being “reset,” heading in a “completely different route” from what it was beforehand. Since then there have been crickets, till a brand new job advert appeared on Riot’s careers web site for a principal UX designer – the MMO nonetheless exists, people.
Within the wake of two rounds of layoffs and the shuttering of Riot’s indie dev studio Riot Forge, you’d be forgiven for assuming the League of Legends MMO in all probability isn’t occurring anymore. As a lot as I’m enthusiastic about it, I’ve persistently expressed skepticism; all of it simply feels too good to be true.
However a current job advert on Riot’s web site proves that one thing is occurring. The MMO group is at present recruiting for a principal UX designer, who’s tasked with “proudly owning all facets of the consumer expertise throughout giant areas of the sport.”
Based mostly out of Riot’s headquarters in Santa Monica, California, the job advert asks for candidates to “contemplate UI, presentation, interactions, and driving nice participant habits via programs,” with HUD and menu design seemingly on the core of the function.
It’s additionally price noting that Riot’s in search of somebody with seven years of UX expertise in live-service gaming, with proof of a shipped product. That’s a reasonably tall order, nevertheless it’s encouraging both means.
Certain, the advert doesn’t inform us a lot – there aren’t any hints at what the MMO seems to be like, the setting, or its launch date – nevertheless it’s good to know that, regardless of the turbulence at Riot, it’s nonetheless right here (ha ha). As I’ve stated, it’s my dream challenge, and I can’t wait to see what it seems to be like in just a few years time.
Within the meantime, nonetheless, I’ll get my Runeterra repair slapping fools round on the Rift with assist from our LoL tier checklist. Alternatively, in the event you’re in search of one thing equally massively multiplayer to wile away the hours with, right here’s our checklist of all the most effective free MMOs.
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