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data-url="https://web.archive.org/web/20220412055926oe_/https://dotesports.com/news/league-mmo-not-a-sure-thing-head-dev-warns-no-guarantee-game-actually-ships" data-title="League MMO not a sure thing: Head dev warns ‘no guarantee’ game actually ships" data-id="571404" data-page="0"> <article id="post-571404" data-article-type="News" data-article-categories="League of Legends,MMO" class="post-571404 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-league-of-legends category-mmo article_type-news pmpro-has-access"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="entry-topline"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2022-04-10T22:01:22-05:00">Apr 10, 2022 10:01 pm</time><time class="updated" datetime="April 10, 2022, 22:01 GMT-0500">2022-04-11T11:50:31-05:00</time></span> <ul class="post-categories"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220412055926/https://dotesports.com/league-of-legends" rel="category tag">League of Legends</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220412055926/https://dotesports.com/mmo" rel="category tag">MMO</a></li></ul> </div> <h1 class="entry-title">League MMO not a sure thing: Head dev warns ‘no guarantee’ game actually ships</h1> <p class="entry-lede"> The long-waited Runeterra roleplaying title may have hit a little snag.</p> <div class="byline"> <a class="avatar-wrap url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220412055926/https://dotesports.com/author/isaacmcintyre"> <img alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20220412055926im_/https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/05195ce91f76d5c34328d451e8eeeaa0?s=64&d=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn1.dotesports.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F08%2F11090518%2Flogo-dot_esports-mark-black-1.png&r=g" 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srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20220412055926im_/https://cdn1.dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/10214655/league-of-legends-mmo-rpg-title-not-actually-a-sure-thing-dev-boss-warns-players.jpg 1600w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220412055926im_/https://cdn1.dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/10214655/league-of-legends-mmo-rpg-title-not-actually-a-sure-thing-dev-boss-warns-players-300x169.jpg 300w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220412055926im_/https://cdn1.dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/10214655/league-of-legends-mmo-rpg-title-not-actually-a-sure-thing-dev-boss-warns-players-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220412055926im_/https://cdn1.dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/10214655/league-of-legends-mmo-rpg-title-not-actually-a-sure-thing-dev-boss-warns-players-768x432.jpg 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220412055926im_/https://cdn1.dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/10214655/league-of-legends-mmo-rpg-title-not-actually-a-sure-thing-dev-boss-warns-players-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220412055926im_/https://cdn1.dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/10214655/league-of-legends-mmo-rpg-title-not-actually-a-sure-thing-dev-boss-warns-players-800x450.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px"/> <div class="caption"> Image via Riot Games </div> </div> </div> <div class="entry-content" id="main-content"> <div class="primis-player"><script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20220412055926js_/https://live.primis.tech/live/liveView.php?s=103704&cbuster=[CACHE_BUSTER]&pubUrl=[PAGE_URL_ENCODED]&subId=[SUBID_ENCODED]&playerApiId=primisPlayer"></script></div><p>Riot Games releasing a <em>League of Legends</em> MMO title may not be as set in stone as fans originally thought. According to the title’s head dev, Greg Street, there’s “no guarantee” we’ll actually see the company’s take on the always-online roleplaying genre⁠—but, the team is trying their best to bring it together.</p> <div class="wp-block-dotesports-affiliate-button"><a class="wp-block-dotesports-affiliate-button__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220412055926/https://geni.us/UsHNFD" rel="nofollow sponsored noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">See League of Legends on Amazon</a></div> <p>“There’s no guarantee this game will ship,” the lead <em>League </em>MMO producer said in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220412055926/https://twitter.com/Ghostcrawler/status/1512533365273948163" target="_blank">a shock tweet</a> on April 9. “We are optimistic, but you never know until it does.”</p><div class="proper-ad-unit"><div id="proper-ad-dotesports_content_1"><script>propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('dotesports_content_1'); });</script></div></div> <p>By all accounts, Riot has been hard at work bringing all things <em>League </em>and their popular, expansive Runeterra universe to the MMO world since late 2019. Head honcho Marc Merrill first teased the project three years ago, before Street finally confirmed⁠—<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220412055926/https://dotesports.com/news/riot-games-league-of-legends-mmo-rpg-everything-we-know">in quite a casual way, mind you</a>⁠—the rumors were true in 2020.</p> <p>It’s been near radio silence from the MMO team ever since.</p><div class="proper-ad-unit"><div id="proper-ad-dotesports_content_2"><script>propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('dotesports_content_2'); });</script></div></div> <p>That is, until Street’s comment, which has put the <em>League</em> fandom on very high alert. Many have been banking on Riot’s expansion into MMOs for some time now, and the hype only hit higher levels after Arcane debuted on Netflix and roped in an even wider audience.</p> <p><strong>Related: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220412055926/https://dotesports.com/news/riot-games-league-of-legends-mmo-rpg-everything-we-know">Everything we know about Riot’s new <em>League of Legends</em> MMO</a></strong></p><div class="proper-ad-unit"><div id="proper-ad-dotesports_content_3"><script>propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('dotesports_content_3'); });</script></div></div> <p>The project certainly hasn’t been put on hold though. According to Street, things are “going super well,” despite his worrying statement. He says, “I am just being honest that Riot’s game standards are high, and so are the expectations of players. [What I mean is] we won’t ship a disappointing game.”</p> <p>There is good news in all the cancellation panic too.</p><div class="proper-ad-insert"></div> <p>If the game does ship⁠—“if” now, not “when” anymore, apparently⁠—then Riot is pledging to support it long into the future. Like their potential rivals, including <em>World of Warcraft</em>, <em>Final Fantasy XIV</em>, and <em>Lost Ark</em>, content won’t stop.</p> <p>“Games like this are a commitment,” Street explained soon after. “The hard part [of the MMO lifecycle] starts after it ships. So I am imagining a long journey ahead.”</p><div class="proper-ad-insert"></div> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="576" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20220412055926im_/https://cdn1.dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/10215716/league-mmo-rpg-title-not-actually-a-sure-thing-dev-boss-warns-players-1024x576.jpg" alt="Legends of Runeterra spellcasting." class="wp-image-571418" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20220412055926im_/https://cdn1.dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/10215716/league-mmo-rpg-title-not-actually-a-sure-thing-dev-boss-warns-players-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220412055926im_/https://cdn1.dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/10215716/league-mmo-rpg-title-not-actually-a-sure-thing-dev-boss-warns-players-300x169.jpg 300w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220412055926im_/https://cdn1.dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/10215716/league-mmo-rpg-title-not-actually-a-sure-thing-dev-boss-warns-players-768x432.jpg 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220412055926im_/https://cdn1.dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/10215716/league-mmo-rpg-title-not-actually-a-sure-thing-dev-boss-warns-players-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220412055926im_/https://cdn1.dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/10215716/league-mmo-rpg-title-not-actually-a-sure-thing-dev-boss-warns-players-800x450.jpg 800w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220412055926im_/https://cdn1.dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/10215716/league-mmo-rpg-title-not-actually-a-sure-thing-dev-boss-warns-players.jpg 1600w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px"/><figcaption>Image via Riot Games</figcaption></figure> <p>Earlier this month, the MMO title’s game director Mark Yetter, who previously helmed all <em>League of Legends</em> champion changes, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220412055926/https://twitter.com/MarkYetter/status/1511540394579832840" target="_blank">apologized to eager fans</a> for the lack of updates the dev team has been providing.</p> <p>“It’s a long road for the MMO project,” he said. “We’re trying to do it right so we build something worthy of expectations. Sorry you aren’t getting a ton of updates from us quite yet, but we’re hard at work making strides every day. This team has a lotta heart, grateful as hell for them.”</p><div class="proper-ad-insert"></div> <p>As of right now, expect a 2024 release date for the title.</p> <p>Not a lot is known about the Riot’s upcoming <em>League </em>MMO game, but there’s lots to speculate about⁠. 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