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
Every time I play Granblue Relink I think about playing regular Granblue Fantasy.
And every time someone goes "I have played for ten years. I love it. Do NOT play it"
Its a very convincing argument
I can't believe the ludwig comment about not streaming sf6 is the take away for some people after we watched him prepare a secret counter pick perfectly honed in to dissect tyler1. That's the most fgc move I've seen in a minute, he literally saved that shit for nationals.
For anyone who didn't watch the JP direct,
a Touhou 6 remake Localized for 11 LANGUAGES
including English, Spanish, and Brazilian Portuguese
coming out on Switch, Steam, and PS5
in 9/9/2026
This is the best announcement of the day, personally
do you know how crushing it is to find out theres actually a fighting game club at the college you got accepted to only to discover they exclusively play ultimate and mk1
the girl who works at the restaurant i was at saw me watching cb pools and told me she plays sf6 too and showed me the juri sticker on her phone and asked who i play and i had to shamefully say honda
lost so much aura
i could tell