When an upcoming MMORPG project is being kept tightly under wraps, what can the average fan do to tease out some information? One strategy is to thumb through the studio’s job listings to see what it’s saying about the product in question. And for those interested in the long-in-coming Riot MMO, there’s a posting for a Principal Level Designer that gives a glimpse of what’s going on behind closed doors.
The job listing for an “Unpublished R&D Product” specifically mentions that the designer would be working on the MMO, which is currently “an innovative game concept in the early stages of development.”
For this position, Riot is looking for a developer with a lot of online — and specifically MMO — experience. It also mentions that the hire would be “responsible for rapid implementation and iterations on levels and world environments” while helping to “guide the project from prototype to pre-production and ultimately even launch,” which sort of implies that it’s not even in pre-production yet.
Earlier this year, Riot’s Marc Merrill told reporters that the Riot MMO is “probably the project [he] personally spend[s] the most time on.”
• Riot Games’ Marc Merrill says the Riot MMO is the project he personally spends the most time on • The Riot MMO just lost yet another key staffer, this time its technical director • Riot Games promises that it’s still ‘working hard’ on the Riot MMORPG • Rumor: Riot Games is working on a Valorant-themed MMOFPS • Riot has ‘decided to reset the direction’ of the Riot MMORPG as team goes ‘dark’ under new boss • Riot Games laid off over 500 people last night, and no we don’t know what it means for the Riot MMO • Riot Games exec says MMO is still in early phases, but the studio is ‘committed to the genre’ • So just how many years away is the Riot MMO now? • Riot Games shares vague gameplay and design details for its in-progress Riot MMO • Rumor: What the heck is Riot’s ‘Project T’? • Riot MMO’s principal game designer steps down in what former Riot dev calls ‘a natural part of the life cycle of a game dev’ • The Riot MMO marches onward, Riot says, following Ghostcrawler’s departure • Greg ‘Ghostcrawler’ Street leaves Riot – and the Runeterra MMO he was spearheading • Riot MMO lead still cagey about game details as he talks about career and online RPG design • Riot’s new League of Legends novel may be tied into the upcoming MMORG • Riot’s Greg Street explains the Riot MMO’s purported ‘low-key’ reveal • Riot doesn’t want the Runeterra MMO to ‘be the only game you will ever play’ • Greg Street clarifies Riot MMO progress: ‘It is going great. The team is so stacked.’ • Greg ‘Ghostcrawler’ Street says the Riot MMO will likely be his ‘last major franchise’ • Riot Games posts another series of jobs for its in-development Runeterra MMO • Vague Patch Notes: Unpacking the Riot MMO’s group-centric philosophy • Riot confirms Runeterra MMO’s group-centered design philosophy • Riot’s Runeterra MMO exec confirms the game will have PvP of some sort • Riot hires Witcher 3’s lead quest designer for its MMO, imposes stiffer AFK penalties in League of Legends • Riot’s Runeterra MMO director hints at possible character models and world size on Twitter • The director for Riot Games’ Runeterra MMO turns his mind to character customization • Riot’s League of Legends MMO: ‘We’re going to make some choices that you may not agree with’ • Riot Games starts hiring ‘a raid team’ of devs for its Runeterra MMORPG • The Soapbox: What I want to see in Riot’s League of Legends MMO • Greg ‘Ghostcrawler’ Street confirms that Riot Games is working on a League of Legends MMO • Riot Games opens Riot Forge to publish ‘bespoke’ League of Legends IP games • Riot Games says it’s really, truly not working on a League of Legends MMO • Riot Games continues to tease the possibility of an MMORPG • Riot’s Marc Merrill was just joking about a League of Legends MMO • Riot co-founder asks the Twitterverse whether it should build an MMO Source: Riot Games. Thanks T!
