fictionpage Chapter 297, "League of Legends," is now in operation!
Chapter 297, "League of Legends," is now in operation!
As soon as Lao Wang finished speaking, a burst of laughter filled the meeting room, and the atmosphere became much more relaxed.
Lu Ran waited until the laughter subsided before speaking.
"Ladies and gentlemen, today's meeting has only one theme—League of Legends." He paused, looked around, and said, "I've been preparing this game for a long time. Originally, I planned to release it later, but plans can't keep up with changes. Now TUTU has 90 million users, EA and Perfect World are joining forces, Sakura Games is expanding, and Tencent is watching—if we don't bring out something substantial now, we might lose those 90 million users."
The meeting room fell silent, and everyone looked at him intently.
"What is League of Legends?" Lu Ran continued, "It's a multiplayer online battle arena game. Five people form a team, each choosing a hero, and fight against the opposing team of five on the map. Pushing towers, killing people, taking dragons, destroying the crystal—whoever destroys the enemy's base first wins."
Old Wang frowned: "It sounds... a bit like the arena in 'Seven Heroes of the Jianghu'?"
"It's different." Lu Ran shook his head. "In 'Seven Heroes of the Jianghu,' the arena has ready-made characters; players only need to control them. 'League of Legends' is different. It has a complete hero system, equipment system, and rune system. Each hero has its own role and gameplay, and every game is a brand new start."
He paused, then added, "Moreover, League of Legends is far more competitive than Seven Heroes. It's not a game you can just play casually and win. You need to study hero skills, familiarize yourself with item attributes, master laning techniques, and understand the timing of team fights. It's a game worth spending time studying."
Old Wang's eyes behind his glasses began to light up: "President Lu, what you're talking about... isn't this the game I've always wanted to make?"
Lu Ran laughed: "That's why I had you develop it."
He turned on the projector and projected the organized materials onto the screen.
"This is the setting of League of Legends—Runeterra. A world driven by magic, with over a dozen distinct city-states, each with its own history and story. Demacia, Noxus, Ionia, Freljord, Piltover, Zaun, Bilgewater, Shadow Isles, Mount Targon, Shurima, the Void…"
There's a lot of information about League of Legends, and he needs to explain it clearly to these people first.
He flipped through the slides one by one; each slide was a beautiful concept diagram.
"These are heroes. There are forty designed so far, and more will be added later. Garen, Ashe, Ryze, Annie, Master Yi, Katarina, Kayle, Morgana... Each hero has their own backstory, skill mechanics, and voice lines."
He turned another page, and Garen's character portrait appeared on the screen—golden armor and a longsword, looking majestic.
"Garen, the warrior of Demacia. Passive skill 'Tenacity' - Regenerates health after a period of invulnerability. Q skill 'Deadly Strike' - Silences enemies. W skill 'Courage' - Reduces damage taken. E skill 'Judgment' - Spins around, dealing damage to surrounding enemies. R skill 'Demacian Justice' - Deals true damage to enemy champions; the more health the target has lost, the higher the damage."
Old Wang stared at the screen, his eyes growing brighter and brighter: "This hero... is very well-designed. The skills have strong synergy, so it shouldn't be difficult to pick up, but it's not easy to master."
"That's right." Lu Ran nodded. "That's the design philosophy of League of Legends—easy to learn, hard to master. It's simple to pick up, but the skill ceiling is very high. Newbies can have fun, and pros can play it in amazing ways."
That's why League of Legends has become a more enduring game.
A high skill ceiling is what makes him more competitive.
He flipped through a few more slides and gave a brief introduction to the other heroes as well.
Ashe – the Frost Archer of Freljord. Passive slows enemies, Q increases attack speed, W unleashes a barrage of arrows, E grants vision, and R stuns the entire map with arrows.
Ryze – Rune Mage. Passive: Cooldown Reduction; Q: Overload; W: Runic Root; E: Spell Flux; R: Portal.
Master Yi – Successor of Wuju Style. Q: Alpha Strike; W: Meditation; E: Wuju Style; R: Highlander.
Annie – The Dark Child. Passive: Stun; Q: Fireball; W: Fireball; E: Shield; R: Summon Tibbers.
Each time a hero was introduced, a gasp of amazement would erupt in the conference room.
It's not because these heroes are so powerful, but because each hero's design is so complete.
Skill mechanics, numerical balance, background story, art style—everything feels like a finished product that has been polished countless times, rather than a draft that has just begun to be conceived.
After listening to the entire presentation, Old Wang remained silent for a long time before asking, "President Lu, did you design all of this by yourself?"
Lu Ran thought for a moment, then nodded shamelessly: "I guess so."
Since I can't talk about what happened to the system, I can only blame it on myself.
Old Wang stared at him for several seconds, then slowly exhaled: "President Lu, what exactly makes you look like?"
A burst of laughter filled the conference room.
Lu Ran laughed too: "Talent, there's nothing you can do about it."
The laughter grew louder.
Once the laughter subsided, Lu Ran's expression turned serious.
"Alright, enough joking, let's get down to business." He looked around. "I have only one requirement for the development of League of Legends—speed."
He looked at Lao Wang: "Brother Wang, can the technical department get this sorted out within a week?"
Old Wang thought for a moment and said, "If it's just optimization, a week is enough. But to polish it to the point where it's ready to go live, it will take at least two weeks."
"No need for polishing," Lu Ran said. "Just do it directly, and it'll be ready to go right away."
Lu Ran had absolute confidence in this game; he could start playing without any problems.
League of Legends, launch!
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