No Orianna this Tuesday

Posted on at 8:22 PM by Moobeat
The sad news comes to us from WhattayaBrian in a thread where a concerned summoner inquires about the upcoming patch. As I noted yesterday, there will still be a patch Tuesday but it will not include the mysterious new champion Orianna. This comes due to several complications Riot has experienced recently. Power Outages, Moving Offices, and Dreamhack being right around the corner no doubt make for a hectic time at the Riot office.


I was sort of expecting this one, but is it such a bad thing? We've been berated by new champions every two weeks consistently for the past few months! I, for one, am still very impressed with Riot's dedication to their game and will not be picking up my pitchfork and torch and joining the mobs of angry summoners on the forums.. Besides, we are all still trying to figure out how to deal with end game Vayne right?

"We have had a number of complications recently (including a power outage at the office) that hurt our designers' ability to improve and refine (and refine each improvement). After a large amount of deliberation, we decided that Orianna wouldn't hold up to the standards we put on our champions if we released her Tuesday.

It's likely that the next champion after Orianna will also be on a three-week cycle, partly due to Dreamhack considerations. Afterwards we should be back on a normal two-week cycle."
- WhattayaBrian, Engineer, via the official forums.

36 comments

  1. InhiaMay 22, 2011 at 9:01 PM

    tribunal is pretty cool.. I want a new map. New champions are OK but they are all so expensive. I want a fresh batch of 450 champs for newbs. It's silly I know

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  2. Something WyckedMay 22, 2011 at 9:36 PM

    .... that comic made me lol so hard.

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  3. AnonymousMay 22, 2011 at 9:53 PM

    I for one don't really find the every 2 weeks new champion deal beneficial to the game at all.

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  4. fit4lifeMay 22, 2011 at 9:53 PM

    im loling all over my floor from the comic xD

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  5. AnonymousMay 22, 2011 at 9:54 PM

    That was hilarious. ahah

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  6. WhitelightMay 22, 2011 at 10:02 PM

    Hahahahaha! :D That was funny :)

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  7. Drab MaestroMay 22, 2011 at 10:06 PM

    Nah dude I agree. I don't like that they're adding so many new champions. It just makes the rushing of noob players even worse. When people focus on 'ooohhh, new character! new character!' they stop focusing on learning mechanics or trying out different setups on already established characters.

    It's quite annoying, frankly.

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  8. 123May 22, 2011 at 10:43 PM

    aw man :(

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  9. AdminMay 22, 2011 at 11:10 PM

    Hm. That is sad.

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  10. JayMay 22, 2011 at 11:22 PM

    that pic is true for all games. :)

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  11. CPHMay 22, 2011 at 11:32 PM

    Interesting.

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  12. DejchMay 23, 2011 at 12:38 AM

    yep blame the monitor if you have a noob in the team haha

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  13. CarlesMay 23, 2011 at 2:28 AM

    hahaha the comic nice pic and nice blog :D i'm LoL player so will folllow it close

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  14. EmptyMay 23, 2011 at 2:48 AM

    hehe. nice comic. :D

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  15. AnonymousMay 23, 2011 at 2:50 AM

    Lol this reminds me of all time times when I play LoL or Hon

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  16. JCFMay 23, 2011 at 2:58 AM

    Oh... problems at Riot? I surely did not expect that!... :D

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  17. Patti D.May 23, 2011 at 3:45 AM

    lol, there are angry users, right? also CAD comics make me angry too.

    You can visit my blog here.

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  18. BTN Hip HopMay 23, 2011 at 5:02 AM

    haha that comic

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  19. thomau5May 23, 2011 at 5:20 AM

    LoL is the best! im at the lvl 10 stage right now myself

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  20. ZombieMay 23, 2011 at 6:26 AM

    What the heck happened to his shirt?? lol.

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  21. WolleMay 23, 2011 at 8:00 AM

    that is the best cad comic I've read so far

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  22. baka1236May 23, 2011 at 8:47 AM

    hahaha, love the comic. CTRL+ALT+DEL is my favourite web-comic

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  23. XenotothMay 23, 2011 at 8:54 AM

    Figure out how to handle late game Vayne? It's called oracles and pray that you have CC or you are dead.

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  24. CodyMay 23, 2011 at 10:26 AM

    Yo just came across this site, awesome. You guys should really setup a feedburner tho man, would love to follow this blog via feed

    keep up the good work!

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  25. ドナルドMay 23, 2011 at 10:50 AM

    hhahaha nice comic

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  26. DaveMay 23, 2011 at 11:01 AM

    He he he I really liked your comic strip.

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  27. MoobeatMay 23, 2011 at 11:52 AM

    @Cody

    I have all the feeds enabled. I'm not sure what you mean. If you'd like to elaborate, I'd be more than willing to accommodate.

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  28. RedHeadRobMay 23, 2011 at 11:53 AM

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  29. RedHeadRobMay 23, 2011 at 11:55 AM

    Damn typos lol. I am amused by the comic!

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  30. OatmealStoutMay 23, 2011 at 12:02 PM

    That comic is pretty accurate in portraying the people I come across in this game...

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  31. MalkavianMay 23, 2011 at 2:52 PM

    hahahahaha, im guessing that is the way it goes for most MMO gamers

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  32. ThorfanMay 23, 2011 at 2:56 PM

    Lol, been so long since I read a CAD comic. Still gold.

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  33. MikeNeumanMay 23, 2011 at 3:29 PM

    Lol. That comic makes me want to stop playing right now.

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  34. DocStoutMay 23, 2011 at 4:01 PM

    I think that the attitude shown in the comic panels has a lot more to do with why I rarely play now than anything to do with the game. I liked the game a lot, didn't always like the other players.

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  35. Gambling DegenerateMay 23, 2011 at 5:57 PM

    @DocStout

    same here man

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  36. PotholderzMay 23, 2011 at 6:50 PM

    Well hope you guys get your patch soon, thanks for the post.

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