Riot Games’Legends of Runeterrahas grown significantly, introducing plenty of new content since its launch in April 2020. The popular card game has seenseveral new champions from the popular MOBAadded, with Udyr being the most recent, new game modes like the fan-favorite ‘Path of Champions,’ and built a thriving competitive scene. Now, with the game’s second anniversary only two months away, Riot Games recently released a new video detailing some of the company’s ambitious plans for the game in 2022.
Last year was a major year forLegends of Runeterra,as the game introduced the final two featured regions fromLeague of Legends, Shurima and Bandle City. Last year also saw the highly-anticipated addition ofLegends of Runeterra’s PvE game mode, ‘Path of Champions’ which has seen massive success for the game since its launch as a solo campaign late last year. Now, as Riot readiesRuneterrato move into 2022, the developer’s recent roadmap for the coming months plans to double down on the game’s PvE content throughout the year.
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The video posted toLegends of Runeterra’s official YouTube channel features design director Andrew Yip, director of strategy Brett Freeman, and game director Dave Guskin detailing many of the card game’s plans for 2022. Guskin reveals plans for the game’s popular PvE mode with Riot intending to remake Path of Champions, creating individual campaigns for each Champion based on their in-universe story. New additions to the game mode will also feature uniqueupgrades for each championand more liberty given to players when building their deck for the PvE campaign.
Later in the video, Yip covers many of the plans the company has throughout the coming year for the game as a whole including unique mechanics for new Champions added to the game. Among the most notable aspect introduced through the roadmap is the idea of non-region-exclusive champions that can be played in combination with Champions from other regions, with the first character revealed being Jhin. The design director also confirmedshifts to Riot’s seasonal tournament structure, placing a greater focus on the year-end Worlds Championship.
Legends of Runeterrais among the most popular of a plethora of spinoff titles Riot has helped to produce over the last few years, bringing the universe ofLeague of Legendsto multiple different games. Riot’s Forge program saw the release of the first twothird-partyLeague of Legendsgameslate last year inHextech MayhemandRuined Kingand Riot’s in-house projects likeArcanehave attracted plenty of attention from bothLeague of Legendsfans and the industry as a whole. Riot’s increased efforts to push the boundaries of theLeagueuniverse, the future looks bright for the popular MOBA and its many related properties.
Legends of Runeterrais available now for PC and mobile devices.
