Alex 💥

Metanoia🌿

[Alex 💥 @imsyin]

@goakotft They removed ranked reward emotes, the corner map, Mortdog, chat when you hit Top 4, cosmetics, I mean it’s cooked 🤷🏻‍♂️

[Hey Arnold Perfect Shots @heyarnoldshots]

One thing Hey Arnold! captured perfectly was the feeling of finally getting home after a long day. Going upstairs, closing the door, and having your own little corner of the world again.

[Alex 💥 @imsyin]

@TFT I’m not going to stop asking until you guys bring back ranked emotes or some kind of cosmetic for hitting a certain rank. I’ve been asking since Set 14

[Alex 💥 @imsyin]

@Julex_Gameplays I’m hoping they’re bring back ranked emotes, shirleyyyy

[Alex 💥 @imsyin]

@TFT Speaking of cosmetics, who decided to slowly remove ranked emotes? I’ve been really debating doing any ranked anymore if all I get is a little legend for hitting gold.

[Alex 💥 @imsyin]

@MissPookems

[kura time TFT 🐢 @kura_time]

Set 18 gameplay

[Alex 💥 @imsyin]

@ThePearSource @AgroWasHere dirkenschnoff

[Alex 💥 @imsyin]

@TFT Another set and I’m just asking for ranked cosmetics back again. You quietly removed them since Set 13, people want actual cosmetics for achieving a high rank other than a little legend for gold.

[Alex 💥 @imsyin]

@kura_time 3/10. Anima for me ruined the gameplay, a lot of traits weren’t used much and champs needed to be redone, didn’t find it engaging especially since Mort isn’t there to talk about it, not having carousel was good imo. Also, there’s many times I would get AP items for an AD comp.

[Alex 💥 @imsyin]

@TFT I’m going to be upfront as someone who’s been playing TFT since beta. With Mortdog gone, you will need to seriously figure out a way to keep this game from dying because it is not going to be easy.

[Alex 💥 @imsyin]

@sumurtugu @Mortdog 100% agree, the current set had way less players and was hoping it to climb back up when he came back..

[Alex 💥 @imsyin]

@kura_time @Mortdog I really wanted to hear him for next set talk about this set. Now no patch rundowns or the state of the game..

[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

[Alex 💥 @imsyin]

@Mortdog You’re one of the reasons I looked forward for patch rundowns and where TFT is heading in which directions on Walk the Dog. Not being a part of TFT now is going to heavily impact me if I want to keep playing.

[Alex 💥 @imsyin]

@Ant_zeel It’s that but the last few players won and the top 2 lost.

[Alex 💥 @imsyin]

@TFTtomus Yeah did this comp to a complete t, don’t suggest comps again.

[Alex 💥 @imsyin]

@TFT Ha, looks like you guys got a ton of fun new things. I’ve been saying this since you removed ranked emotes, are we going to get any cosmetics for achieving a rank higher than.. gold?

[Alex 💥 @imsyin]

@TFTmDobZ @vakio_tft He knew all along hahaha