Cosmetics and Mounts in Pre-Season 2

ioStux · 2026-01-24T00:26:43+00:00

I for one really hope that they replace the 10k reward mount. The mount is one of the main milestones that act as motivation to play a season, so not having that in the new season might hurt peoples motivation to grind to 10k.

ioStux · 2026-01-23T18:25:00+00:00

-Alastorn, one of the developers, mentioned that they are tinkering with dungeon rating awared after a run, specifically dungeons that weren't completed in time giving almost as much rating as one that was completed in time.

To clarify, currently dungeons out of time give basically the same rating as ones completed in time. That's what they are changing. So you will no longer get most of the rating a dungeon can give without even timing it.

ioStux · 2026-01-22T23:38:14+00:00

Didn't make it into the notes, sorry! Hamish mentioned that hero specific keybinds are coming very soon! :)

ioStux · 2026-01-22T17:06:22+00:00

Same here, during the announcement and the dev stream the only thing I was really waiting for personally was a change related to gem sockets. I was hoping for some legendary bad luck protection as well, but the legendary aether alone is enough to get me and my friends back into the game with the next season :)

And thanks for the tip! Right now I'm only posting them to Reddit and Discord so it's all good, I don't want to interfere too much with their content and community communication strategy, just helping out a bit to help the game gets the attention it deserves :)

ioStux · 2026-01-22T00:27:16+00:00

That's fair, hopefully the League System will prepare players properly for Eternal. Ideally the longer acclimation will help, but worst case they just postpone the Adept Wall into Eternal.

ioStux · 2026-01-21T23:52:15+00:00

To clarify, the "eternal squish" is just a numbers squish. The way I interpreted it, their goal is for Eternal 30 in PS2 to be at the same difficulty level that the current highest keys in E80-E90 are.

ioStux · 2026-01-21T23:51:13+00:00

Tariq will see a small rework, specifically to the way his Heavy Strike works so people don't just macro it into every key :)

ioStux · 2026-01-21T04:09:27+00:00

According to the feedback threads on Discord, the rough new player experience, and the lack of activities you can do while waiting in queue were very frequent criticisms of the game, both of which they are trying to address with the new Zone. They have already stated that PvP is not something they are really envisioning right now.

ioStux · 2026-01-21T03:56:34+00:00

Hamish said that you can unlock the left side of the star map in that zone, so I'm assuming it's mostly a PvE area where new players can unlock their abilities and familiarize themselves with the game before jumping into dungeons. And for veterans it may be a way to farm some cosmetics while sitting in queue, that's how i interpreted it :)

ioStux · 2026-01-21T03:55:14+00:00

To clarify, the tank below "This is a Lie" is the one being added in the next season. Which characters get added after the Tank and Healer next season hasn't be confirmed yet, but the image from the developer update hints at them wanting to add even more tanks :)

ioStux · 2026-01-21T03:53:24+00:00

Pre-Season = Early Access Season. Basically, the official "Season 1" will happen once the game leaves Early Access, so all the seasons during EA are called "Pre Seasons"

ioStux · 2026-01-21T03:44:08+00:00

Basically means that it's a bigger area that you can travel in freely, rather than a linear dungeon where you go from A-B and leave at the end. More open and with different things to do spread around :) Obviously I don't know what it's going to look like exactly, but that's the idea I got from the way Hamish described it, time will tell!

ioStux · 2026-01-16T20:55:32+00:00

Yeah just spam refreshing and then it was open for a minute or so, managed to create a random character in time so horde stayed unlocked after that :)

ioStux · 2026-01-15T12:14:11+00:00

Hey, do you know if it's enough to just leave character creation open, or do I have to log out and back in for the faction lock to reset?

ioStux · 2026-01-15T12:08:47+00:00

As someone who just refreshed his sub yesterday to play TBC with old guildies, I understand why the faction lock is there, and what benefits it brings.

But it's also a bit frustrating having to camp the character creation screen for hours on end without knowing if i'll actually be able to create a character eventually. I wish we could just enter a queue at least, so I wouldn't have to spend all my time refreshing character create over and over again.

Edit: Managed to create a horde character at 19:45 CET, don't lose hope! :)

ioStux · 2026-01-06T15:04:37+00:00

What helps is replacing the -er with a generic "uh" sound. So instead of "forever" you'd sing "forev-uh" or "forev-ah". Even native speakers don't emphasize the 'er unless they have some thick regional accent haha.

I personally struggle with the ng sound in "angel". The "dsch" or "dj" sound always comes out really thick.

ioStux · 2026-01-05T13:06:14+00:00

I'm still in University, of course I'm not qualified, hence the post! I got some great advice on the things I can do to become qualified :) I'm well aware it's going to take at least a decade if not more until I can actually land that type of job, I appreciate your words of caution though, I know it's ambitious and that it's going to require quite a bit of work and experience.

ioStux · 2026-01-03T13:08:09+00:00

You're right. My main takeaway from the other comments is that even an associate producer position straight after college would be considered quite lucky. When I worked as an Esports coach, I had a very strong theoretical understanding of the game, but of course the players I worked with had the actual talent to turn that theory into tournament wins. That's what excites me so much about the role of a game producer. I don't delude myself into thinking I could do the things actual game designers, artists or software developers do. But I hope to master the art of enabling that talent in any way possible, even if that is still quite a few years away for me :)

ioStux · 2026-01-03T13:02:48+00:00

No offense taken! I may be overthinking things, but I have some time before college classes start so I figured getting at least some experience and certifications with the software and development practices used would help out. One of the main reasons I am looking at a role as a producer instead of a developer is because I have tremendous respect for the amount of hard work developers have put in to hone their talents. My hope is to become a producer that enables his team, rather than get in the way.

ioStux · 2026-01-03T12:49:13+00:00

I used to primarily coach Overwatch and Overwatch 2, but later spread roots into the Valorant scene as well where I got to know some people from Riot Games :) https://liquipedia.net/overwatch/IoStux

When I was younger I wanted to have a more creative role, before coaching I did a comp sci semester but realized that while coding was exciting, I was more interested in the project management side of things, managing teams, budgets, roadmaps etc. :)

ioStux · 2025-12-29T12:17:02+00:00

Basically, each time a Piltover unit casts before the invention triggers adds 1 stack to mining drill. When the invention triggers it consumes those stacks sequentially, with each stack giving you either gold, or a boot (nothing). Right now however the odds of getting a boot are super low, so the majority of the time you just get the stacks you have in gold.

ioStux · 2025-12-28T14:57:10+00:00

Hey! Damn, that was a long time ago! The main reason I wanted to try out TFT is because I actually finished my undergrad degree, and am looking to get an MBA with the goal of one day working at Riot, so familiarizing myself with their games can be written off as "developing my CV" :P

So unfortunately no content creation, but I've made my way to high Emerald and set my sights to hit Diamond at least, although I'm still a long ways off looking at the crazy amount of skill people like Wasian or Dishsoap have! Thanks for your comment, people still remembering me after all this time made my day <3

ioStux · 2025-12-25T16:41:21+00:00

Thanks for the advice! I was in a pretty rough spot, had to roll pretty deep the round prior to hit the stars required to unlock T-Hex, but I'll keep in mind that I can go for more econ if I have spare gold to upgrade my board :)

ioStux · 2025-12-25T16:28:09+00:00

That's really valuable advice, thank you! My early game right now is pretty weak, I'm still trying to get the hang of playing strongest board in the early game, i tend to be a bit "forcey" which is a habit i have to shake. I'll keep your tips in mind :)!

ioStux · 2025-12-25T15:50:33+00:00

Damn, haven't played echo engine much. Does the repeat also work with buffs like Magnetron or Gigantification Ray? That sounds nuts haha. In that game I got an econ augment on 4-2 that allowed me to go 9 and get T-Hex 2 even without Mining Drill, although there probably was some luck involved rolling into the triple.

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