It’s been an amazing 2020 for Riot Games so far, followingLeague of Legends'10th anniversary last year. While the company continues to supportLeague,Riot has alsoreleased theLegends of Runeterracard gameand its unique FPSValorantin the past few months. With so many recent accomplishments, everyone working there could use some rest, and it seems they will be getting one very soon.
Right now, there’s no shortage of things to do in each of Riot Games' titles.Teamfight Tacticsis winding down the celebration of its first anniversary as a new patch is set to shake up the meta once more.Valorant’ssecond act has just begun with the introduction of a new agent named Killjoy. Finally,LeagueandLoRare in the middle of the IonianSpirit Blossom Festival, with several more event skins and the latest champion Yone arriving tomorrow. But after the latest round of updates, Riot is taking a brief rest from working on its games.
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In an official post earlier today, the entire Riot studio will go on a week-long break starting August 10th. The intended goal is to “disconnect, recharge, and reboot” for every employee working atRiot Games. Because of the less-than-peak efficiency next week, some future releases will need to be adjusted or rescheduled to avoid overloading work at a later date.
Normally, maintaining game balance for multiple titles would be hard enough in the first place. But current world events, theCOVID-19 pandemic, and working from home means that Rioters have found it much harder to balance their work and personal lives recently. As a result, next week’s break is necessary for the health of many different teams at Riot to ensure steady, new releases for the rest of 2020.
In the end, this one week off at Riot doesn’t seem likely to delay any big plans for the future likeLeague of Legends’confirmed World Championshipsince everything is being pushed out before August 10th. For now, players ofLeague, TFT, LoR,andValorantcan keep on enjoying the latest events while specific details on how the break will effect each title should come out in the next few days.
