Erik DoA Lonnquist

Gaming Commentator and Host... and MORE? Card Slinger. Scholastic Esports Promoter. Pirates of Dark Water Enthusiast.

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@ikailakai He's back!

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Police force rookie Faker being partnered with a grizzled old officer that's never played a video game is a buddy cop comedy movie I want to see.

[Dexerto @Dexerto]

Esports star Faker has been appointed as an honorary police officer in South Korea

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@LaFever_ Couldn't even be bothered to do more than ape 2XKO's name even. lol

When a fighting game trailer doesn't want to show you their UI too you know something's up. (or sus as the kids say)

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@GarveyNYC Sadly, the internet doesn't work that way. If only...

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Spoiler: They're all skrulls and Nick Fury is going to kiss every single one of them.

[Avengers @Avengers]

Doomsday arrives December 18th.

Experience Avengers: Doomsday on bigger, brighter, & more immersive screens. Tickets are now on sale exclusively for Infinity Vision certified theaters: https://t.co/GfzAkVCjDg

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@The_Egman That's extremely cool! My first PC was a Commodore 64 and it's fun to see all the old gear again.

Semi-related, my little brother has a huge vintage console collection that's lead to an exhibit and presentations at a local museum: https://t.co/5dUTfFDcCd

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HUGE PULLS

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@MaindeckGames @thatCHARM3R @TowerNumberNine Hope you have a blast! Wish I was there!

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Excited to be at LVO with Gundam Assemble! I'll be running demos and... more! (to be announced!)

Any opportunity to roll dice and paint minis is a good thing!

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@JennyENicholson I was born there!

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@MLGPuckett @AmericanAir Reading that enrages me. @AmericanAir what are you going to do about it?

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Always fun to see this play call pop up in a new place! @playriftbound

I had no idea I was saying anything memorable at the time. That was just my brain being broken by how amazing Faker's skill was!

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A few more OG LoL pics. Anyone you recognize?

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Finally, a game of LoL I can relate to! Looks like a ton of fun!

[LoL Esports @lolesports]

Ready to reignite the magic with League of Legends Classic? 🔥

Tune in for a special showmatch featuring LoL Esports legends!

11PM PDT - Saturday
8AM CEST / 3PM KST - Sunday

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@CEsporter Always.

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Isn't Godzilla minus zero just Godzilla?

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One of the very best game designers I was blessed to interact with during my casting career. Mort knows what makes games fun. That sounds like a really generic thing to say, but it's actually a skill that's much more rare than people realize.

You crushed it with TFT. Looking forward to seeing what's next!

[Mortdog @Mortdog]

My time at Riot and on TFT as a Game Designer has come to an end. Just under 10 years, and to be honest I thought it was going to be longer, but sometimes things change.
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I’m so grateful for what I was able to be a small part of, and able to accomplish in the last decade. It’s been a dream career, and I have got to do so much thanks to Riot. Even trying to list it all feels insane what I managed to do in this time. And the crazy 7 years on TFT where I got to design, balance, teach, lead, and more for my job, but then also build a community, stream, cast, go to events…it’s just been amazing. Ending on stuff like the Unlock system and a couple other things…I’m heading out proud.

To everyone I worked with over the years, thank you for letting me be a part of everything we accomplished. I hope I managed to teach you something or bring you joy in some way. I genuinely hope our paths cross again in the future.

To everyone who supported TFT or me over the years, you have no idea what it means to me. I cherish all the moments over the years, and they’ll keep me going. I am so blessed to have been a part of your lives and thank you for letting me bring some fun into your world.
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So…what’s next for me? I’m trying to figure that out.
First off, since I was on sabbatical and am terrible at relaxing/not working, I have been making my own small indie game. I’m about 2 months into development and have already had folks playtesting some early builds. I’d say the game is like 20-30% done, but my goal is to release it as a full game. It’s been fun keeping my skills sharp in a different space, and I hope to share it with you all someday.

Beyond that, I’m keeping my eyes open for other opportunities. I’ve had a few conversations here and there already during my Sabbatical. It’s a brutal industry right now, so I’m taking one day at a time and figuring out what’s next for me, whether it’s working on another studio’s game or even my own thing.

And I’d love to find a space to do some content creation and be able to share my knowledge of game development. But that may take some time to figure out how to do it right.
-------------------------------------------------------Again, thank you for everything these last 10 years. It’s a big change and I’m nervous but hoping it all works out. Until next time, take it easy!
-Mort

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Intense work weeks lately so I've got the Heroes of Might and Magic soundtracks on repeat.

https://t.co/KHvbkRWlnh

[MonteCristo @MonteCristo]

What is the purpose of Riot’s global ranking system if you aren’t going to use it for seeding either in Play-Ins or Play-Offs of MSI?

This bracket should be re-seeded based on global rankings to create an actually good tournament.

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@_HopHOfficial_ @MonteCristo I really should play through that eventually! If they have Kabal then maybe...