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 “totally different path” from what it was beforehand. Since then there have been crickets, till a brand new job advert appeared on Riot’s careers website 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 taking place anymore. As a lot as I’m enthusiastic about it, I’ve constantly 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 crew is presently recruiting for a principal UX designer, who’s tasked with “proudly owning all features of the person expertise throughout massive areas of the sport.”
Based mostly out of Riot’s headquarters in Santa Monica, California, the job advert asks for candidates to “take into account UI, presentation, interactions, and driving nice participant conduct by means of techniques,” with HUD and menu design seemingly on the core of the function.
It’s additionally price noting that Riot’s on the lookout for somebody with seven years of UX expertise in live-service gaming, with proof of a shipped product. That’s a reasonably tall order, however it’s encouraging both approach.
Certain, the advert doesn’t inform us a lot – there aren’t any hints at what the MMO appears to be like like, the setting, or its launch date – however 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 undertaking, and I can’t wait to see what it appears to be like like in a couple of years time.
Within the meantime, nevertheless, I’ll get my Runeterra repair slapping fools round on the Rift with assist from our LoL tier checklist. Alternatively, for those who’re on the lookout for one thing equally massively multiplayer to wile away the hours with, right here’s our checklist of all the perfect free MMOs.
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