Game design director Stephen “Mortdog” Mortimer baited fans in the best possible way on his Teamfight Tactics Q&A stream on June 14, which won’t affect the technical side of the Set 12 launch but may impact normal modes of communication for a new set release.
Mortdog is the face of TFT, whether he likes it or not, and many in the community rely on him for information about the autobattler. It’s been five years since TFT first launched, with the team celebrating this accomplishment through the five-year anniversary Bash and Pengu’s Party game mode. Roughly a few hours into Mortdog’s Q&A stream on June 14, he announced to the chat that he and his family are moving out of California and he will be gone from Riot until Aug. 1 in response to a question about how long he expects to stay working on TFT.