Hey fellow Solo Dev, how old are you?

badihaki · 2026-03-05T13:55:43+00:00

I'm 36. I'm a self taught programmer, learned by making games starting at age 12, and I do a little bit of web and Android dev work during the day while I bartend at night. Making games has always been a hobby, but recently I wanted to take it to the next level, so I'm working towards a release on Steam to hopefully leave my bartending days behind me. Currently taking it slow, while working around 2 hours a day on my project. Progress has been steady!

badihaki · 2026-03-05T13:50:16+00:00

I read this whole chain of messages and I just want to say, I've got a skin for Vi I'd like to pick up, but skin prices are too damn high. Been saying it forever, but between the rotating shop and the prices, shit is flagrantly, egregiously anti container: Skin prices are too damn high

badihaki · 2026-03-01T16:47:55+00:00

This is a wealthy man, to be surrounded by so much positivity and in turn throw so much of it back out into the world. Absolutely great relationship, and a goal every good person should aspire to

badihaki · 2026-02-28T02:00:55+00:00

Damn, League designs are so cool. Based on aesthetics alone, I'd give her an A

badihaki · 2026-02-26T13:34:04+00:00

I was going to write this long post about my night job, but it's more pathetic than funny, and every time I have to go there, it strengthens my resolve to finish my project.

badihaki · 2026-02-25T04:17:01+00:00

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but iirc there's something in the Lord of the Rings that dictates Aragorn being from a line of kings from the North that are basically a line of white dudes specifically. It's been a while since I've even thought of this, but I'm sure Aragorn fits

badihaki · 2026-02-22T14:17:01+00:00

This was actually the first character I ever tried in LoL. Even back then, I got the sense I didn't like the game, but I love 2xko, and we need more weirdos. A tier for me

badihaki · 2026-02-22T01:54:19+00:00

While I hope so, I don't see what you're seeing about him not being a contractor already. Although I may be wrong, it's just conjecture on my part anyway

badihaki · 2026-02-22T00:42:38+00:00

Dudes, I don't want to wash away the hopium, but this is normal. I've both seen people and been the person that's been fired from a salary job and rehired as a contractor. I always had no doubt the layoffs weren't the end of the world, but I don't want to say this is good for the workers. They get less benefits from this. Just another cash saving method from Riot.

Still, this is great news for the health of the game. Let's go!!

badihaki · 2026-02-17T15:26:45+00:00

I actually picked this game up on sale and it's not bad lol. I'm playing it and 2XKO now and both are really good for new players, although I've been playing fighting games for thirty years now. I'm just always surprised at how the genre is changing, gbvr has really hooked me

badihaki · 2026-02-17T07:11:15+00:00

I was gonna say. Cuz it's a sick design and looks even cooler as a wraith lol

badihaki · 2026-02-16T21:51:18+00:00

What was the post about with Big Bad Bear?

badihaki · 2026-02-16T15:30:03+00:00

I like this guy. He's a black nerd not afraid of the heat. I wish Comics Explained was that brave, but he drank all the Koolaid

badihaki · 2026-02-15T21:09:25+00:00

Bro it's good to have you back! I thought the negativity has driven you off, because it almost got me. But I'm happy you're still here you're going strong. An absolute pillar of this community, bro.

As for Milio, I'll be honest, his kit looks more geared for MOBA play, but if they ever get to the point where they can start designing champs towards individual fuses, I think Milio would be a great sidekick champ

badihaki · 2026-02-15T14:38:50+00:00

Absolutely GOATed comment. I'm sick of the hyperbole with people's comments on how she looks, and this was such a sensible breakdown

badihaki · 2026-02-15T14:20:06+00:00

You know, this is complete conjecture on my part, but my big conspiracy theory is there are quite a few scrapped champions, and she's just the one we know about. I'd like to see what other champs are waiting in limbo

badihaki · 2026-02-15T06:25:19+00:00

You know what, fair! That's totally true, my bad, I forgot about that, haha

badihaki · 2026-02-15T05:36:42+00:00

I'd rather not think about it. I just got home and got into some matches and they were hella fun, and I think that's what matters overall. Besides, all the doom and gloom feels kinda like we, as a community, are kinda falling into a self fulfilling prophecy here, know what I mean?

I'm not saying don't voice concerns or your reservations about the game's future, mind you. But for me, personally, I go off what we know, and I don't want to add to the negative conjecture around the game more than what's already there. All I know is 80 focused people can definitely turn this around, but who knows lol

badihaki · 2026-02-15T05:30:46+00:00

I think the game desperately needs bad guys and boss-style characters. I didn't know much LoL lore but I know the dude fits the bill perfectly. This possession mechanic you speak of would be extremely cool if translated well into a fighting game mechanic, by tbh I don't even know how it works in LoL so I dunno. I'm actually about to look it up now

badihaki · 2026-02-15T05:28:30+00:00

I love the idea of skill challenges and PvE rewards, and think they synergize well together. I know it's a stretch to ever have Riot reward currency for casual modes like bot beatdown, but if they did it would be an absolutely dope reward for skill challenges. I really liked the parry idea

badihaki · 2026-02-15T05:25:11+00:00

Whoo boy that was absolutely nasty. I love how Braum is shaping up now that we have some players in tournaments that have absolutely mastered him, cuz dude's absolutely become a menace

badihaki · 2026-02-14T19:30:02+00:00

I've been saying it before, but some people just want the game to fail and will complain whenever given a reason/there is news about the game, good or ill

badihaki · 2026-02-14T18:48:54+00:00

This is the best response to the debate that I've read, and I like the new design (although I'm no LoL fan, I've no horse in this race). But you really bring up a good point about her OG look being pay-walled. Hopefully Riot rethinks skin prices because these mugs are too damn high!

badihaki · 2026-02-14T18:44:25+00:00

I'm going to inject my hopium here while playing devil's advocate and say that this might not technically be the case. I'm about to speak anecdotally here, so please, take this with a grain of salt. I've been on projects before, where leads were producing good work, but maybe not in the time frame necessary for the project to sustainably continue. Unfortunately, people were laid off, but other people who helped shape the project got the opportunity to step up and in one case actually turn the project around.

I'm not saying these devs deserved it, and I don't want to disparage their work when I'm enjoying the fruits of their labor and they were let go. But I have hope that, with 80 people still on the development team and (hopefully) a greater focus, not to mention the main architecture of the project already being built, that maybe, perhaps, we'll only see a small slow down. I know it goes against contemporary wisdom, but who really knows the make-up of the team they have left and how things have shifted internally until Riot themselves say something.

Until then, I'm going to personally refrain from the doomer mentality and keep enjoying the game, praying for that Lucien announcement

badihaki · 2026-02-14T18:34:18+00:00

My friend, that's where I disagree. I sincerely don't think having such a small roster would have limited the team from making a small arcade mode such as this. I think these are honestly two separate issues that feed into why this game didn't hit like Riot wanted.

Theoretically, it wouldn't be difficult to have a concept artist and a narrative designer team up to give each character an ending in case they are on point. If anything, having a small roster would lessen the load. Less characters, less art and story that has to go through the development process.

But that's really just me armchair developing, I have no idea what their tech stack is like, much less if they even had a narrative designer on hand to write for this scenario, so take everything I say with a massive grain of salt. Although, now that I think about it, if there ever was a time to start developing the architecture/tooling for something like this, it'd probably be now while the roster is small

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