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Y'all at Riot getting too horny with the skins when Mundo is hot. It's not because things can't be horny, buy feels like it's one note this year. Feather the gas a bit.

Y'all at Riot getting too horny with the skins when Mundo is hot. It's not because things can't be horny, buy feels like it's one note this year. Feather the gas a bit.

  • MorelloNMST
    Posted 4 years, 8 months ago (Source)
    Y'all at Riot getting too horny with the skins when Mundo is hot. It's not because things can't be horny, buy feels like it's one note this year. Feather the gas a bit.

    • Iksar
      Posted 4 years, 8 months ago (Source)
      @MorelloNMST Not sure if this is a serious comment, am curious what the appropriate thing to do in these circumstances is. When there is clear data pointing to players being interested in characters that are attractive, when you do decide to ignore that for the sake of character diversity?

      • Iksar
        Posted 4 years, 8 months ago (Source)
        @MorelloNMST As a designer, my instinct is to create characters/poses/themes that hit on a wide range of fantasy. As a person who wants to create things players want to engage with, it can often feel like onenote is the answer.

        • Iksar
          Posted 4 years, 8 months ago (Source)
          @MorelloNMST If I remember right, you spent a lot of time working on Valorant where traditional 'hotness' was a pretty common theme among all characters. Any insight from that experience?

          • Iksar
            Posted 4 years, 8 months ago (Source)
            @MorelloNMST also *slowly backs away if this was just a meme comment about mundo being hot* https://t.co/WPH2XoHkkg

          • MorelloNMST
            Posted 4 years, 8 months ago (Source)
            @IksarHS Valorant did stray away from hornier designs overall because we had two major considerations; hitbox uniformity (so all humans with the same shape) and blending heroic powers with tactical believability. So in that case, it's much more about a tighter creative pallet

            • Iksar
              Posted 4 years, 8 months ago (Source)
              @MorelloNMST Breach is the only character I can think of who doesn't fit the into the 'megahot' character design box. I don't have the data, but I'd guess his popularity is strongly correlated to that decision.

              • Iksar
                Posted 4 years, 8 months ago (Source)
                @MorelloNMST So assuming my wildly speculative opinion is true, these are the circumstances that can be difficult for me to navigate. Next time I want to make a new Breach and someone says hey, this decision is going to make people want to play this character less...

                • Iksar
                  Posted 4 years, 8 months ago (Source)
                  @MorelloNMST Instead you should make a character where hotness is authentic to their vibe, difficult to come up with the words to defend more Breach. (BREACH I'M SORRY I PERSONALLY LOVE YOU ITS JUST AN EXAMPLE)

                  • Iksar
                    Posted 4 years, 8 months ago (Source)
                    @MorelloNMST also if you are reading this and you don't think brimstone is hot: https://t.co/ftCHNL1NBO

                    • Iksar
                      Posted 4 years, 8 months ago (Source)
                      @MorelloNMST Anyway, I appreciate the insight. Looking forward to what you are building next!

        • MorelloNMST
          Posted 4 years, 8 months ago (Source)
          @IksarHS This is a good question to ask. I think diversity of release is important for the long term health of creative content. A more gradual shift is better, imo. Players definitely tend to like attractive characters more; and that's ok to act on..

          • MorelloNMST
            Posted 4 years, 8 months ago (Source)
            @IksarHS But things where a character has other appeal that's more niche, then changing that from "haha goofy monster" to "step on me daddy" is a shift that I think *feels* inauthentic. And authenticity is more important than popularity of an individual content piece

            • Iksar
              Posted 4 years, 8 months ago (Source)
              @MorelloNMST I definitely agree the spectrum of goofy <--> step on me was shifted for Mundo with this update.

              • Iksar
                Posted 4 years, 8 months ago (Source)
                @MorelloNMST I don't know if I'm the minority but my reaction as a Mundo main was: *tear of joy* "I'm hot now babyyyy!!!11"
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