Brian Kopleck
@bkop.me
senior game designer at Riot Games on Legends of Runeterra | he/him | 50% WR against PVDDR
because live games don't really do credits, my first industry credit in 12 years is for Riftbound lol
forever living under the shadow of The Cooler Brian K Card Gamer though
forever living under the shadow of The Cooler Brian K Card Gamer though
November 6, 2025 at 8:06 PM
because live games don't really do credits, my first industry credit in 12 years is for Riftbound lol
forever living under the shadow of The Cooler Brian K Card Gamer though
forever living under the shadow of The Cooler Brian K Card Gamer though
anytime i see game rankings i think about that tweet where someone posted a numbered list of the star wars movies in chronological order and people went apeshit in the replies
(www.pcgamer.com/games/the-to...)
(www.pcgamer.com/games/the-to...)
The top 100 PC games
Welcome to the 2025 edition of the PC Gamer Top 100—our annual list of the best PC games you can play.
www.pcgamer.com
October 20, 2025 at 8:44 PM
anytime i see game rankings i think about that tweet where someone posted a numbered list of the star wars movies in chronological order and people went apeshit in the replies
(www.pcgamer.com/games/the-to...)
(www.pcgamer.com/games/the-to...)
LoR players tryna get me in trouble with the wife smh
September 26, 2025 at 8:50 PM
LoR players tryna get me in trouble with the wife smh
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happy pythagorean triple day! (9/16/25)
"every triangle is a love triangle when you love triangles"
-pythagoras
"every triangle is a love triangle when you love triangles"
-pythagoras
September 16, 2025 at 4:56 PM
happy pythagorean triple day! (9/16/25)
"every triangle is a love triangle when you love triangles"
-pythagoras
"every triangle is a love triangle when you love triangles"
-pythagoras
while they are cursed, we do want them in the game eventually, so question for my player followers: do you feel its more important that the conditional stays the same difficulty/play pattern, or that the output is an instant win?
some options below
some options below
each time we pick out future champs for path, we occasionally succumb to considering the "cursed" champs: ryze, fiora, katarina
they have alt win cons or go trivially infinite with relics so they'll take much more effort than other champions, but that's also what makes them so alluring
they have alt win cons or go trivially infinite with relics so they'll take much more effort than other champions, but that's also what makes them so alluring
September 15, 2025 at 8:02 PM
while they are cursed, we do want them in the game eventually, so question for my player followers: do you feel its more important that the conditional stays the same difficulty/play pattern, or that the output is an instant win?
some options below
some options below
each time we pick out future champs for path, we occasionally succumb to considering the "cursed" champs: ryze, fiora, katarina
they have alt win cons or go trivially infinite with relics so they'll take much more effort than other champions, but that's also what makes them so alluring
they have alt win cons or go trivially infinite with relics so they'll take much more effort than other champions, but that's also what makes them so alluring
September 15, 2025 at 7:48 PM
each time we pick out future champs for path, we occasionally succumb to considering the "cursed" champs: ryze, fiora, katarina
they have alt win cons or go trivially infinite with relics so they'll take much more effort than other champions, but that's also what makes them so alluring
they have alt win cons or go trivially infinite with relics so they'll take much more effort than other champions, but that's also what makes them so alluring
signal boosting from the official LoR twitter:
"Hey folks! Glory Store prices are currently incorrect. Please hold off on spending in the Glory Store until we can send through a fix. We will notify y’all once this comes through!"
"Hey folks! Glory Store prices are currently incorrect. Please hold off on spending in the Glory Store until we can send through a fix. We will notify y’all once this comes through!"
September 10, 2025 at 6:31 PM
signal boosting from the official LoR twitter:
"Hey folks! Glory Store prices are currently incorrect. Please hold off on spending in the Glory Store until we can send through a fix. We will notify y’all once this comes through!"
"Hey folks! Glory Store prices are currently incorrect. Please hold off on spending in the Glory Store until we can send through a fix. We will notify y’all once this comes through!"
i should put Freestyle Solo and Aid a Spirit in the adventure pools, pretty happy with how they turned out
August 25, 2025 at 11:31 PM
i should put Freestyle Solo and Aid a Spirit in the adventure pools, pretty happy with how they turned out
added a comment about how the Glory Store tuning error happened, for those curious
www.reddit.com/r/LegendsOfR...
www.reddit.com/r/LegendsOfR...
August 19, 2025 at 8:13 PM
added a comment about how the Glory Store tuning error happened, for those curious
www.reddit.com/r/LegendsOfR...
www.reddit.com/r/LegendsOfR...
old LoR PvP pros reading this
August 11, 2025 at 8:18 PM
old LoR PvP pros reading this
signal boosting some info i shared in the LoR discord:
- it's not possible to collect more of one rune than there are champs of that region
- rune explainer article is coming soon
- glory store isn't the only/main source of runic vessels this event
- there are 15 glory tiers, so 900 max glory/month
- it's not possible to collect more of one rune than there are champs of that region
- rune explainer article is coming soon
- glory store isn't the only/main source of runic vessels this event
- there are 15 glory tiers, so 900 max glory/month
August 11, 2025 at 7:32 PM
signal boosting some info i shared in the LoR discord:
- it's not possible to collect more of one rune than there are champs of that region
- rune explainer article is coming soon
- glory store isn't the only/main source of runic vessels this event
- there are 15 glory tiers, so 900 max glory/month
- it's not possible to collect more of one rune than there are champs of that region
- rune explainer article is coming soon
- glory store isn't the only/main source of runic vessels this event
- there are 15 glory tiers, so 900 max glory/month
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we saw a very cute borzoi at the coffee shop today and my wife and i said "beautiful dog" at the same time, except she was saying it to the owner and i was 100% saying it directly to the dog
August 6, 2025 at 10:48 PM
we saw a very cute borzoi at the coffee shop today and my wife and i said "beautiful dog" at the same time, except she was saying it to the owner and i was 100% saying it directly to the dog
Reposted by Brian Kopleck
Hey all! Today preorders for Riftbound product go up on our website, and I wanted to make sure folks had the Proving Grounds decklists before you decided to order (if that mattered to you). We'll get these up on our How to Play article soon!
August 4, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Hey all! Today preorders for Riftbound product go up on our website, and I wanted to make sure folks had the Proving Grounds decklists before you decided to order (if that mattered to you). We'll get these up on our How to Play article soon!
said this on a few platforms but: feel free to play your monthlies! there's zero benefit to waiting for the patch
August 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM
said this on a few platforms but: feel free to play your monthlies! there's zero benefit to waiting for the patch
seen a few people asking what happens to the Emporium/Stardust when Glory Store launches, and the answer is: nothing! Glory Store is an entirely separate feature and won't replace any other store
July 25, 2025 at 11:30 PM
seen a few people asking what happens to the Emporium/Stardust when Glory Store launches, and the answer is: nothing! Glory Store is an entirely separate feature and won't replace any other store
mtg is the golf of the game industry
July 22, 2025 at 8:09 PM
mtg is the golf of the game industry
i still think about this once a week
July 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
i still think about this once a week
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Mel's overwhelm on burst spells has been fixed!
July 17, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Mel's overwhelm on burst spells has been fixed!
from @lopeeee.bsky.social:
Hey y’all! Popping in to announce we’ve fixed the bug where Mel’s Overwhelm was not applying to Burst Spells. Thank you all for your patience as we got this resolved as quickly as we could! We hope y’all are enjoying the patch so far. 🤩🥳🫶
Hey y’all! Popping in to announce we’ve fixed the bug where Mel’s Overwhelm was not applying to Burst Spells. Thank you all for your patience as we got this resolved as quickly as we could! We hope y’all are enjoying the patch so far. 🤩🥳🫶
July 17, 2025 at 10:42 PM
from @lopeeee.bsky.social:
Hey y’all! Popping in to announce we’ve fixed the bug where Mel’s Overwhelm was not applying to Burst Spells. Thank you all for your patience as we got this resolved as quickly as we could! We hope y’all are enjoying the patch so far. 🤩🥳🫶
Hey y’all! Popping in to announce we’ve fixed the bug where Mel’s Overwhelm was not applying to Burst Spells. Thank you all for your patience as we got this resolved as quickly as we could! We hope y’all are enjoying the patch so far. 🤩🥳🫶
modern gamers know a ton more about game dev processes than before, but the part where everything feels god awful until the literal last month before ship is basically a religious experience. it feels bonkers to explain that this is how it always is, but it's true: "have faith in the process"
Career journey of a game dev
Intern: I can't wait to learn how games are made!
Assoc: I can't believe that's how games are made
Mid: I still have no idea how games get made
Senior: No one knows how games are made
Leadership: I can't believe that game got made
Intern: I can't wait to learn how games are made!
Assoc: I can't believe that's how games are made
Mid: I still have no idea how games get made
Senior: No one knows how games are made
Leadership: I can't believe that game got made
July 17, 2025 at 6:50 PM
modern gamers know a ton more about game dev processes than before, but the part where everything feels god awful until the literal last month before ship is basically a religious experience. it feels bonkers to explain that this is how it always is, but it's true: "have faith in the process"
