I don't like Riot as a company, but I really like Riot as a developer, and posts like this are a big part of why. Riot is very consistent about being open with their development process, not just in how it works but in how they look at and evaluate it. It's a really fascinatingly in-depth look at how they design the game.

Of course. When I look at Riot as a company, I can only really think of the abuse scandals that have been around it for a while now. I can only think of women being made to feel unsafe and a toxic work culture and so on. When I look at Riot as a developer, though, I see a lot of really passionate and skilled people who care a lot about what they do and are trying their best to make a great game.

Obviously that's a little simplistic, as the two aren't distinct entities like that. But it comes down to me really, really respecting the people who work at Riot and the things they create, while remaining intensely skeptical of Riot as a corporate entity that hires employees.

As a rule, I'm skeptical of corporations. They put people in a position to control other people's livelihoods, and that's worrisome. But that doesn't mean I can't respect and admire the work done by people within a corporation.

I hope that makes sense.

If nothing else, the fact that you're willing to come to Reddit and have conversations like this is really encouraging. You're doing a really good job, and despite the Reddit negativity that always exists, I think a lot of us appreciate you coming into threads like this. It's the sort of thing that makes me say that I really, really respect the people who make Riot tick.