Andrei 'Meddler' van Roon is theΒ Design DirectorΒ for League of LegendsΒ atΒ Riot Games Inc.Β
About
Roon is from New Zealand[1], where he worked as a transportation engineer[1] before joining Riot in August 2011[2] at 31 years old. [3] He had initially entered as an associate designer, and was later promoted to the position ofΒ Lead Champion Designer.Β He then became theΒ Lead Gameplay Designer,Β working with the four teams who focus on game balance, new champions, champion updates and game systems.[4] Roon was eventually promoted to the position ofΒ Design DirectorΒ after Greg 'Ghostcrawler' Street moved off of League of LegendsΒ and became the Head of Creative Development at Riot Games Inc.[5]Β
Contributions
- Champion Design
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Volibear, the Thunder's Roar (partly with David 'Volty' Abecassis) [1]
- Ziggs, the Hexplosives Expert [6]
- Varus, the Arrow of Retribution[7]
- Syndra, the Dark Sovereign[8]
- Elise, the Spider Queen (Partly with Steven 'Coronach' DeRose)
- Lissandra, the Ice Witch [9]
- Gnar, the Missing Link (Partly with August 'jinxylord' Browning) [10]
- Champion Rework
- Sejuani (Partly with Daniel 'ZenonTheStoic' Klein)[11]
- Wukong [12]
See Also
References
- β 1.0 1.1 1.2 Zileas on Meddler
- β Riot hires Meddler
- β What's your age?
- β INTROΒ Andrei βMeddlerβ van Roon - Lead Gameplay Designer
- β Ghostcrawler Lane Swap / Queue Dodge / Whatever
- β Meddler confirms designing Ziggs
- β Meddler discussing Varus' design
- β I'm RiotGypsy. AMAA
- β Morello confirms Meddler designed Lissandra
- β Promo for new champion? Gnar
- β Zenon on reworks
- β Prototype Wukong Changes on PBE Context
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