Yannick LeJacq's discussions

hahahaha wow. freudian slip I guess? Read more

Ooof. Thanks!! Read more

I wrote a response to that Kotaku UK story and the HOTS subreddit thread in the thread itself, you can read it here: https://www.reddit.com/r/heroesofthes… Read more

Haha, well technically Blizzard does call it a “Hero Brawler.” Also MOBAs have a lot in common with fighting games, if you ask me! Read more

Thanks for the info! Read more

Thanks for the info! Read more

As one of Kristensen’s quotes suggests, a lot of the drama here (like a lot of League of Legends drama) blows up on the game’s subreddit, which has more than 700,000 subscribers at this point. Read more

Oh thanks! Read more

Players sign contracts, and Riot actually requires that the contracts for players/teams participating in LCS be a certain length—i.e., very short, normally lasting a single season. That way they ensure teams do a bit of reshuffling between seasons, and ensure that that starts for all players/teams at the same time. At… Read more

Hahaha sorry!! I didn’t even realize that I swear! Read more

Wow, that’s awful. Thanks so much for the info! Read more

Oh, I meant more like when you see pros streaming/practicing and stuff like that. I don’t think penta-kills are a super-common occurrence during LCS games. Sorry that should’ve been clearer! Read more

Wait...why stop their teammate from getting the penta? Just to not let them think that they’re coming back or something? I’m confused. Read more

Nice! It’s weird how switching to global xp really changes that aspect of HOTS...landing mega-kills in that already feels like a regular occurrence even for a scrub like me. I think I’ve gotten one or two triple kills in League at this point, meanwhile. SOMEDAY... Read more

Great counter-point. There are definitely strengths and weaknesses to both systems. Read more

For a deeper dive into the map’s tribute spawning system, there’s also this detailed video:

I bet Daniel Day Lewis actually played the alien too. That guy can do anything. Read more

Typo, fixed thanks! Read more

You’re right I should put his name there thanks for the tip! Read more

I can see that, and you make a lot of good points. The thing that makes me still think there’s a “HOTS effect” (to steal a term a reader used) is that while many changes in the games are internally driven, the developers also have a tendency to drag their feet on improving certain things. I know that devs at Valve and… Read more