Steve Bankert

She’s here!! We worked super hard on Vi, and we can’t wait for you all to play her

Congratulations to @bleedBTW for winning TNS 2XKO #24! @theyoungtate @Mrchupy01 @dragonfgc1 @OG_Obelisk @James06NY

tried something a bit different for this weekend warmup - thanks so much to @SakiSakuraTV, @avataryaya_, @Diaphone_, @INZEM2, and @2WINz25 for their great answers also! new feature! we're spotlighting locals each week going forward - go follow @irongridFGC if you're east coast

Teemo is bringing out the salt 😭 (via @Sajam)

Hey everyone, just checking in on the latest patch. It’s a little too early to say until we get all the data back, but the nerfs we applied to the cast seem to be hitting where we intended so far. Happy to see the discussions around new counterplay tech against scenarios that previously had very few options available. We'll keep watching how the meta shakes out. Separately, 1.1.3 came with some unintended bugs, particularly for Illaoi. To be clear, this is not at our quality bar, and it's important our next update is more stable, so please keep sending your bug reports with #2XKO_BUGS on social. We appreciate your patience as we get this sorted.

Happy patch day y’all. some notes on the latest patch: Overall Patch Vibe We’re taking this patch to remove some of the least interactable portions of our game, on a champion level. Some champions (aka Ekko and Yasuo) don’t have clearly defined strengths and weaknesses, so we’re using this patch to continue to carve them out. Our hope is that with this patch we are in a position where we have reached the appropriate baseline and we can tune around this champion power, rather than making significant shifts. Read below on some additional color on the nerfed champions, and some notes on what’s coming next. — Health Reductions We took a pass at each champion’s health, and made adjustments to better align archetypes. Illaoi and Blitzcrank having the same health, or Vi and Darius having the same health doesn’t align with each champ’s fantasy. Ekko I mentioned this with Blitzcrank last patch, but hitbox/hurtbox adjustments are an underrated big impact. Ekko’s aerial normals and specials are significantly worse, particularly j.S2 which was overtuned. These, plus d.H and n.H adjustments, mean Ekko does not win interactions he should have no business winning. We’ve also made a big combo change for Ekko, in that by raising j.S2 minimum height, Limit Strike is no longer possible at the end of every single route. This is most impactful off Tag Launcher, where he’ll likely go for j.H > j.S2 into f.S1. This hurts Ekko’s meter generation, which means less supers in general. Yasuo Yasuo’s j.d.H overhead not being cancelable on block was having the impact we wanted at the highest levels of play, but unless you were extremely dialed into defensive systems, defending against Yasuo was an intense knowledge check. For reference on n.S1, the pushback is about 40 more units. As for where this leaves his conversions, LMH > n.S1 > stance.M (without run momentum) can be done without any timing adjustments. Also, we tuned stance.S2 so that it’s still very strong, but not overwhelmingly so. In terms of timing, j.L hits at the same timing it used to due to the lowered height, and stance.H > stance.S2 > j.[S1] still combos in the corner. Warwick n.S1 doesn’t do it all now. Illaoi We’ve removed the infinite blockstring, and we are going to be removing her unblockable soon, so don’t get used to it. — In terms of what’s coming up: We’re going to make a sincere, concentrated effort to not impact combos going forward. We know that combo adjustments cause a lot of player pain, and we’re going to avoid doing this moving forward. This may not always be possible, but when we do it we’re going to do it with the intention of helping combo stability rather than hurting combo stability. Jinx and Caitlyn, in particular, have instances where pushback or knockbacks or minor reactions are hurting their ability to convert in a meaningful way. Finally, on where we sit, we’re taking this patch to pull back some power on champions that are outside their power budget, so we can buff appropriately. Future patches will have buffs for lower and mid tier champions, and maybe some high tier champions!!!! find out!!!!!!! — thank’s

if @pattheflip's writing is the honed needle, deftly weaving argument and rhetoric, my writing is the dedede hammer bonking you on the head if you are bad at this game, we still need you

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Illaoi is easily one of the coolest character designs i've played in a fighting game. Had to force myself to stop labbing so I could finish this. The Illaoi 2XKO Advanced Combo Guide is now live!! Full 12 minute guide link in the comments #2xko #2XKO_ILLAOI

@_Polkadot__ Thinking of you dude — sorry for your loss 🫂

They said he had a genetic condition that caused him to be high risk for heart attacks even though he was healthy. I don’t understand. He’s never had issues or shown problems. I don’t understand why the rescue didn’t do blood work and tell me he had a condition when I adopted him 3 years ago so I could have been prepared for giving him extra care and being ontop of things. I don’t understand he was just fine this morning. He was jumping on me and purring and being obnoxious in my work meetings on camera. It was just another day. And now he’s gone man. I’ll never get kisses from him again. Or head bumps. Or have him curl up with me at night and wake me up in the morning. I’m so lost right now.

last week i was sad (2xko being discourse main char is tough) but i am very motivated this week there's a ton of cool shit happening in the FGC, i work with the best team i could ask for, and i am determined to make a positive impact for & on this game long fucking live 2XKO

Many hours of Tekken music and hundred of dropped Electric combos later the Vi Advanced Combo Guide is finally live! Check out the 12 minute full dive into all of her routes and new season buffs with the link in the comments #2XKO #2xko_vi

i was the lead engineer on akali! it’s a little bittersweet now if i’m honest, but i’m still beyond excited for everyone to play her ✨ the team has put so much love and effort into her development and i’m grateful to have been a part of it 💚

I hope people will love all the work the team put into Senna and Akali. They were the first champs I got to design, and it was an honor seeing them go from concept to playable. To all my friends who helped bring them to life, every flower they get belongs to you ❤️

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hey y'all - still here, still working - no weekend warmup tomorrow (been a lot going on) - we will likely come back on socials to throw a shoutout to @Genesis_Smash this weekend, but no major beats from us this week - support your locals - support the impacted devs - ❤️

ON COMMENCE !! 🔥 IBGAMES : WE ARE NOT DONE, a tribute to the 2XKO team ❤️ 115 entrants 🫂 200$ Prize pool 💸💸 Feat : Diaphone Wade Hikari Senshi Noka Semiij Opal Frezz WatiMoha Blob Canix Zando etc

@FGC_Sensei The quick tag tech is sick

okay so if i dont use ahri back assist they cant get break and deals 960

【2XKO GET READY PARTY参加メンバー】 ▼TEAM A 立川 @TachikawaCR マゴ @magotto3 べてぃ @xxBetty_ 本阿弥あずさ @azusa_honami ▼TEAM B もけ @lllmokelll takera @takeraketa 音無えりな @otonashi_erina 昏昏アリア @Aria_Konkon ▼TEAM C かずのこ @kazunoko0215 Ceros @trollceros 千羽黒乃 @senba_crow 柚原いづみ @Izumi_Yunohara ▼TEAM D ちゅらら @makotyurarin どぐら @maneater_dgr 高木 @Takagi_Progamer 秋雪こはく @Syusetu_kohaku #2XKO #2XKOJP

Ok I’m writing a more buttoned up post—My role as 2XKO’s Senior Marketing Writer was cut in today’s layoffs. If you enjoyed such 2XKO content as the Teemo Reveal Trailer or the Ties That Bind music video and need a games writer, hmu! youtu.be/A8-Uw_sypMs?si…