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[Tae @taetft]

took way too long.

[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

[Tae @taetft]

@Mortdog Mort, I am late but I wanted to let you know that I have been apart of a lot of different gaming communities at a casual & competitive level--I have never experienced a developer that as immersed in the community as you and openminded to everyone. Thank you so much! GLHF 🫡

[Tae @taetft]

@NotShajid @Dishsoaptft i don’t think you even have to prove collusion, idr the exact rules but they state or imply that you can’t do things like this just from a competitive integrity standpoint

[Tae @taetft]

@jellorow4 @Prestivent ngl it doesn’t even matter from a competitive ruling POV tbh

[Tae @taetft]

@SpethomTFT spetHIM

[Tae @taetft]

@Boyses21 @Sajedene @CommunityGaming @Boyses21 would be a great addition to your team!

[Tae @taetft]

@Jginthecutt @JM_speakss @theneedledrop i don’t think anyone had trouble understanding this bar. ‘i don’t fw teenagers’ ain’t really that much substance either..

[Tae @taetft]

holy who is paying off BerLIN 😂😂 #VALORANTMasters

[Frodan @Frodan]

TFT just announced a massive restructuring to their competitive circuit for 2024.

TL;DR:
- Only 4 regions in TFT now: CN, Americas, EMEA, APAC
- Each region gets 7 slots at "Worlds" (branding away from worlds)
- Additional slots are given to best regions based on previous set performance + world champ invited back
- All cups named similarly across regions: Trials (Day 1) > Cups (Day 3) > Spatula (Regionals) > Crown (Worlds/Majors)
- Prize Pool upped from $2MM -> $3MM for 2024

What this means:
- Riot rebranded the TFT circuit to make it simpler. No more "NA's [Trait Name] Cup" vs "BR's ProLegends Finals". This is good. People really don't know the difference between these cups tbh.
- Seems like TFT is branding away from world champs now to be more like "majors". And TFT moving towards this to be more like tennis, golf, etc. makes sense. 3x "worlds" a year doesn't sound right.
- This gives EMEA/CN more slots at majors than they had before while APAC/AM have fewer slots. Not a fan of this, but I get it. It's similar to other global circuits.
- More money to scale up with 3 sets a year so they don't reduce prize pools. Good move. Would suck to play for less money.
- Looks like they're bringing in open cups to help qualify for Trials (aka Day 1s of tournaments) so ladder isn't the only method -- which is awesome. More accessibility = good for TFT.

[Michael Sherman @RiotSherman]

The undisputed Headliner of Remix Rumble!!! Congrats @milalatft

TFT Vegas Open: 🥇
K/DA Cup:🥇
TOC Mid-Set Invitational: 🥉
NA Regionals:🥈
Remix Rumble Champion: 🥇

[Natures @Naturesbf]

That's not just the clear beat set from a player we've ever seen in TFT, that could be the best we'll EVER see. Like matching that performance is... I don't even know.

@milalatft you are a fucking BEAST

[Bryce Blum @esportslaw]

No matter what happens tomorrow, this is officially the best single set of competitive TFT that we’ve ever seen. All bow down to @milalatft.

[Kurumx @Kurumxz]

fucking demon @milalatft best tft player in the world insane run

NA BACK ON TOP GGS

[Bepo @BepoCarrot]

Milala has completed the greatest run of any set ever.

Congrats on winning the Set 10 World Championship and winning a Triple Crown!!!

- TFT Vegas Open: 1st Place
- K/DA Cup: 1st Place
- CN MSI: 3rd Place
- NA Regional Finals: 2nd Place
- Set 10 Worlds: 1st PLACE

[Frodan @Frodan]

1st Vegas Open
1st KDA Cup
3rd MSI
T-1st NA regionals
1st Set 10 Worlds

ALL IN ONE SET

@milalatft IS THE TFT GOAT 🐐 🐐

[Teamfight Tactics @TFT]

🏆 MILALA IS YOUR TFT REMIX RUMBLE CHAMPION! 🏆

After winning the TFT Vegas Open and the #TFTChampionship, he cements himself as the undeniable Headliner of Set 10!

[Wasianiverson @wasianiverson]

LETS GOOOOOOOOO WORLD CHAMPION @milalatft

[Rayditz @Rayditzfn]

TFT now has a Faker and it's milala. HOLY what a run

[Tae @taetft]

@milalatft who is still doubting you 🐐🐐

[Sajam @Sajam]

Every time I open a TFT stream the streamer is seconds away from an emotional breakdown, and then they keep streaming for another 17 hours.