FizzNchips here! Hi. I'm one of the narrative writers on LoR, and I wanted to jump in here, say hi, and provide some info.
As some of you have noticed, included in the latest patch were English VO updates to the following units:
Vanguard Redeemer
Scarmaiden Reaver
Academy Prodigy
Greenglade Caretaker
So, why did we make the change? The tl;dr is that we weren't super happy with the results. We want lines in LoR to stand up to a lot of repeated listens, and had heard feedback (from both players and internal playtesters) that some characters were tough to hear again and again. After some internal reviews, we decided we agreed, and re-recorded them during our Set 2 records. The timing meant we had to launch LoR's beta with the older voices in-game, but we figured - since it's a beta - that changes can be expected.
That said, I'm sorry we didn't properly message this out, and you folks were left discovering the changes for yourself. We'll be better about messaging out future changes ahead of time. The good news is that we don't really expect this to happen again now that we’re leaving beta, as we’re more diligent about reviewing future VO internally before it reaches your ears.
Lastly, thank you for giving us your feedback! It's super important to us that you do reach out and tell us your thoughts, both positive and negative. It's been a genuine pleasure reading your comments around the game's VO, and I hope you'll enjoy all the stuff (both super srs and extreme nonsense) in the upcoming set.
Feedback, I just heard the new one for Vanguard Redeemer and it's definitely a major downgrade. It needs the old version's emotional delivery punch to match with the card's art.
Bring back impassioned redeemer! It was so weird hearing her more subdued lines :( :(. I don't like them, especially not considering how the card art has her really rallying the troops.
Thanks for taking the time to comment. Definitely appreciate it. Like I said, we're paying attention to the feedback!
I’m a big fan of most of the changes here, but Redeemer feels much less impactful than before. I understand the thematic decision (she’s sad cuz an ally just died prior to her summoning), but her old VO felt much more like a rallying cry than a lamenting after-thought, which I really dug
Okay! Just so's ya knows, we're reading all the feedback. Thanks for writing it up. :)
fizznchips
Hi all!
FizzNchips here! Hi. I'm one of the narrative writers on LoR, and I wanted to jump in here, say hi, and provide some info.
As some of you have noticed, included in the latest patch were English VO updates to the following units:
Vanguard Redeemer
Scarmaiden Reaver
Academy Prodigy
Greenglade Caretaker
So, why did we make the change? The tl;dr is that we weren't super happy with the results. We want lines in LoR to stand up to a lot of repeated listens, and had heard feedback (from both players and internal playtesters) that some characters were tough to hear again and again. After some internal reviews, we decided we agreed, and re-recorded them during our Set 2 records. The timing meant we had to launch LoR's beta with the older voices in-game, but we figured - since it's a beta - that changes can be expected.
That said, I'm sorry we didn't properly message this out, and you folks were left discovering the changes for yourself. We'll be better about messaging out future changes ahead of time. The good news is that we don't really expect this to happen again now that we’re leaving beta, as we’re more diligent about reviewing future VO internally before it reaches your ears.
Lastly, thank you for giving us your feedback! It's super important to us that you do reach out and tell us your thoughts, both positive and negative. It's been a genuine pleasure reading your comments around the game's VO, and I hope you'll enjoy all the stuff (both super srs and extreme nonsense) in the upcoming set.
Stay safe!
fizznchips
You're welcome! Sorry it took a minute. We're gonna keep an eye on the feedback.
fizznchips
We're looking across a few different areas, and yeah we're absolutely taking the feedback. Thanks for giving it. :)
fizznchips
Duly noted. Thanks for writing up your thoughts!
fizznchips
Thanks for taking the time to comment. Definitely appreciate it. Like I said, we're paying attention to the feedback!
fizznchips
Okay! Just so's ya knows, we're reading all the feedback. Thanks for writing it up. :)