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[Apple @ApplePie502]

@FNATIC 1) How does the usual prep from everyone outside the players look like for a match day and how does it differ from BOx days?
2) And how come we play so little surprise / somewhat spicy picks but then get told we have such deep champ pools.

[Eefje Depoortere @sjokz]

i have to shoutout the Fnatic Dragons aka the peanut gallery behind the desk 😆♥️

And drink some water ffs

@FDS_Dragons

Same time tomorrow guys?

[Apple @ApplePie502]

@GrabbZ_ First and foremost, if youre channeling hate towards anyone youre part of the problem. We are all frustrated and we have questions and hope for answers. But hate really is never acceptable. Its just becoming more and more difficult to be a fan of this org therefore more questions

[Apple @ApplePie502]

Every week I have 48 hours to do what I want. And for some reason I keep deciding to use a lot of these hours to watch Fnatic. Absolut shambles. Well I guess we go again in Spring. #alwaysfnatic

[Apple @ApplePie502]

This looks awesome. Only issue I could see is Skarner being way too easily unlocked by accident and diluting lv 8 rolldown (EON, Titans), rest looks really interesting especially because many people will now hold a bunch of stuff to unlock a bunch of different "good units".

[Mortdog @Mortdog]

Follow up from yesterdays post about unlocks changing in 16.6.

The first batch of changes will be heading to PBE either later today or tomorrow, but wanted to give everyone the first glimpse of what we are changing. Attached is the full list of every planned unlock change. If it's not listed, assume it is not changing.

Next, let's talk about follow up changes. We know we can't just make these changes and call it a day, and they will have impacting effects on balance. The balance changes won't be on PBE quite yet (team is working on it), but some stuff you can expect include:

-Shadow Isles scaling adjusted so the champs are better base units and not as reliant on souls
-Ixtal nerfs to compensate for easier access to their 4 costs
-Veigar and 8 Yordle nerfs
-Prismatic quest augments reworked or disabled
-General balance for all the champs based on their accessibility
-and more!

I'll also note that these are NOT final. One of the reasons we're getting them to PBE ASAP is to be able to have time to respond to feedback. If folks end up with some strong negative feels after trying them out, we'll be sure to adjust before our patch locks.

If you end up playing these on PBE, give us feedback. We'll be paying pretty close attention to things like scrims. And all the changes will be LOCKED by next Wednesday so if you are looking for stable practice, after that day will be the best.

Ok, have a great day and take it easy :)

[Apple @ApplePie502]

While I'm only a low Masters player, I heavily appreciate this. Because as of now it feels way too unflexible in a sense of "ok my flex is 4 bruiser or 4 jugg in Kaisa, but if I dont have 2 void by 2-1 I can forget all that". Its always way nicer to pivot into good spots.@Mortdog

[Mortdog @Mortdog]

Hey everyone. I wanted to take a moment to talk about some larger changes to the unlock mechanic coming in Patch 16.6 (the one in 2 weeks), and what you can expect from that patch.

So as we've seen Lore & Legends develop and has been in players hands for a few months, we've learned a lot about what has worked and has been less successful with the unlock system, which was one of our bigger swings for TFT in a while. The thing to talk about today has been the accessibility of divergent paths, and how the more restrictive unlocks hamper the ability to make adjustments as the game goes on. We've made a few minor adjustments each patch here (things like making Kennen or Kaisa easier to access) and all of these have been successful in opening up new strategies. So in Patch 16.6, we're going to take this to kind of it's maximum, and ease up on pretty much every unlock condition.

The goal of these changes is that there is still a minor "hoop" to jump through to unlock champs, but that it's the easiest possible version of it so that if you want to pursue those lines, you have complete agency to do so. Here are some examples of changes you can expect.

-Darius: Have Draven Drop 1 Gold >>> 1 item equipped to a Draven
-Nidalee: 2x Two star Neeko >>> Two star Neeko with 3 items and Level 7
-Rift Herald: Void for 8 combats >>> Void for 2 combats and Level 7
-Veigar: Unit with 2x Deathcap >>> Yordle with 1x Deathcap

We believe these changes will breathe even more life into the set with 100 champions, and open up more ways to play then before. We also believe it will lead to some valuable insights on the unlock system as a whole.

This change comes at an exciting time in the competitive calendar, with Regional Finals and the Tactician's Crown right around the corner. We expect this will require players to explore new builds and open up lines, as they head towards the end of the set. We hope it will be exciting for players, viewers! One final challenge for the competitive scene in Lore & Legends.

We're aiming to get these changes onto PBE as soon as possible. I'll post again once they are on PBE so competitive folks can practice as early as possible, as well as give us any feedback around any glaring issues they see (hopefully none, but better safe than sorry!) Again, we do believe this will make an already fun set even more interesting...but let us know once you get your hands on it. Thanks everyone, and I look forward to seeing how everyone enjoys!

[Apple @ApplePie502]

We fully bomb out of regular split, barely make playoffs and now our coach basically says he doesnt care to be on record saying negative things about his employer. All going according to plan again isn't it.

[Sheep Esports @Sheep_Esports]

“It wasn’t what I was promised, but here we are,” Grabbz 🇩🇪 about the lack of management resources at Fnatic

“We have no staff. That’s just how it is.”

Source: Esportmaniacos ⬇️
https://t.co/4FJ4mlEUge

[Apple @ApplePie502]

@GrabbZ_ My heartrate never went above 100. Not my team anymore. GGs boys

[Apple @ApplePie502]

@drewlevin Idk in Diamond the queue times were never really an issue for me but I'd pay money to disable autofill for my games with a big Red Box telling me my queue times are going to be longer. I rather wait 10 mins for a decent all on role game than wait 10 Sec for a 4 fill game

[Apple @ApplePie502]

This all sounds INCREDIBLY sus. Something behind the scene must have happened. We got an "attitude bad" speech in spring, changed 1 player and got an "attitude bad" speech after worlds. I will never publicly demand heads but there probably were better roles to change players on.

[Apple @ApplePie502]

I rarely talk about rumors or individuals. But this Poby guy played like 15 matches for us before getting changed? Middle of the season, new continent, new culture and all that as a 19 year old. Why go for a KR rookie if not to give him some time to idk... arrive

[Sheep Esports @Sheep_Esports]

[SOURCES] Midlaner Vladi 🇬🇷 chooses Fnatic as his team for 2026

However, Fnatic still need to agree on a buyout deal with Karmine Corp

Poby 🇰🇷 attracting interest from multiple #LEC teams ⬇️

Report by @anonimotum @i_Eros_ @LEC_Wooloo

https://t.co/dnSYGSFFyT

[Apple @ApplePie502]

@sammathews @chronicleEZ Sam W

[Apple @ApplePie502]

@sininelol @SheepyLoL I agree with that sentiment. However idk who is responsible for those decisions but I doubt its coaches alone. also why is everyone allowed to critizise but not the people involved? Id rather have my coach say it than read it from a leaker.

[Apple @ApplePie502]

How are so many people this upset about this? If thats how he feels he should say it. Does it need to be public? No. But saying another meaningless "oh so sad we try next time" also doesnt do anything.

[Pablo 'Gaax' Pérez @Gaax__]

Hemos hecho un torneo lamentable, no tenemos los fundamentos suficientes para jugar un game medio decente.
He dado mi 100% este mundial pero eso no importa cuando no todos estamos igual de implicados.

No tengo ni palabras, absoluta vergüenza.

[Apple @ApplePie502]

@ImJustSmith Thats the only acceptable type of hate speech

[Apple @ApplePie502]

We came into this worlds as the #3 seed and we go out of this worlds as the worst/second worst team in the tournament. Is that surprising? No. Is it sad? Yea obviously. But let's not act like this is a surprise. And always remember: Critizising = ok. (Personal) insults = not ok.

[Apple @ApplePie502]

@FNATIC I do actually feel bad for the social media department, Having to make tweets around this worlds crashout must truly be difficult

[Apple @ApplePie502]

@vellykar @FanaticDragons Can vouch, you sold it to me for more afterwards.

[Apple @ApplePie502]

@FanaticDragons MOOOM, I'm in the picture!