Kayna TFT (Lauren Wu)
(1/9) FYI the channel is #daily-thoughts under [MORT TALKS] Today's post >>> MAY 9 - Normally this is when I'd be prepping a Patch Rundown and making sure all the ducks are in a row for the patch. One of the things I'd be doing normally now is comparing the changes we locked in Monday

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Show threadKayna TFT (Lauren Wu)May 9, 2025
(2/9) and see how the meta has shifted, so that when I do my rundown I didn't seem horribly out of date. So this would involve checking out some streams and looking at data/discords to see how much has shifted. For example this patch is it really still
Show threadKayna TFT (Lauren Wu)May 9, 2025
(3/9) Street Demons at the top, or has Boombot flex taken over and I need to discuss that. And this is especially challenging since the 1000+ LP meta is very different than your typical Diamond-Masters meta. And not to mention different regions.
Show threadKayna TFT (Lauren Wu)May 9, 2025
(4/9) Now though? No super good reason to spend my morning doing that. The patch is locked, I'm not doing a rundown, so it is what it is. Which on the one hand is more time for sure, and I can just turn my brain off (though it's hard to do so after so many years. The pattern is
Show threadKayna TFT (Lauren Wu)May 9, 2025
(5/9) hard to break). But on the other, one of the reasons I enjoyed doing the extra stuff was it made me better at my job. I was always more informed, and more aware of player pain and the meta and situations. There was no one on the TFT team with a better understanding of the
Show threadKayna TFT (Lauren Wu)May 9, 2025
(6/9) game and our players because of it. That was also a double edged sword though. In my position as a Senior Director, I'm SUPPOSED to be doing things like long term planning, and team financials and more management work. I've always been told that even helping with things like balance is not
Show threadKayna TFT (Lauren Wu)May 9, 2025
(7/9) really where my talents should be used. But the Nintendo in me just disagrees so hard. If I'm not spending every moment trying to make the game better, the core game experience, how can I expect that we're making the best game possible? Folks like Sakurai who spend every free moment in the
Show threadKayna TFT (Lauren Wu)May 9, 2025
(8/9) game making sure it feels right and plays well is what I've always tried to push for. And it feels weird to not being doing that as much right now. Anyway, writing this from the airport as I head home from LA. I've seen a few takes that me stepping back is a good thing. Not sure I
Show threadKayna TFT (Lauren Wu)May 9, 2025
(9/9) agree, but I guess we'll find out. 14.4 isn't too crazy, but 14.5 with no explanation from me will be an interesting experience for sure. We'll find out together I guess! Hope y'all have a good weekend, and take it easy 🙂