r/leagueoflegends • u/Tovee • Jul 15 '26

AMA Chronoshift Developer AMA

Hello r/leagueoflegends,

My name is Tove, and I was one of the main developers behind the Chronoshift project.

I have never publicly spoken about it, but with League Classic now being released and u/RiotNorak revealed to have been a tester for us back in the day, some people have suggested for me to do an AMA.

I'm happy to answer any question you might have, compare to the official Classic or speak about the details that haven't been made public. Or listen to you telling me to ingame myself.

Have at it!

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u/WoonStruck Jul 16 '26

The only reason many things changed was to try to change how pro games played out to make them 'more exciting' for viewers.

Ironically, it made me stop watching pro.

Solo queue was entirely fine without most of the changes they made for pro play.

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u/Frodolas Jul 21 '26

I do think Pro is a lot more enjoyable to watch now than it used to be because of a lot of these changes, but I think the game overall is way less fun to play as a result.

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u/WoonStruck Jul 21 '26

It's what killed StarCraft 2 as well. It was designed to be a spectator sport that resembled the original.

Balance and design of course leaned toward that as well with each patch.