Actually...
After some discussion, we're going to leak Xerath to PBE early in an experimental extra-long PBE incubation cycle.
Setting expectations:
We've adjusted Xerath based on the feedback from this thread, our own judgement calls and a lot of experimentation. We have him in a rough balance state - we don't have a good sense yet for how he works out competitively or if he's balanced for most center-lane play.
However, I do want to get a lot of player eyes on him to see what small tweaks we can make to polish him heavily before release.
With that understanding...
I'm going to sneak him onto PBE for a couple days a week sometime *after* 3.11 ships.Nikasaur, who has been with Riot for pretty much its entire existance is unfortunately closing shop on her Summoner Showcases series, in a statement over on the forums she had this to say:
Hiya Summoners!
After three years working at Riot and 112 episodes of the Summoner Showcase, I'm taking my final bow and leaving Riot.
Our next episode of the Showcase, 113, will be the last of the series. It has been an amazing time. I've met so many incredible fans and shared so many moments… Your passion, boundless creativity and excitement has made this job the best in the world. I have too many stories to even recount, and not enough ways to express how Summoners have illuminated my life. I'm gonna miss it like hell, but it's time for me to pursue other passions and focus on my writing.
While I won't be working for Riot or making the Summoner Showcase, I am and will always be a fan. I think my weekends would super suck if it wasn't for LCS, and I'll still be right there, admiring your artwork and cosplay as a fellow fan.
I know that Riot will keep supporting fans and changing the definition of what it means to be community-focused. The Showcase Facebook page will continue, with frequent updates of art and must-see fan creations, and our new Tumblr page with even more. What's next? We'd love to hear it from you. Give us your ideas for what you wanna see from Riot to support the community. After all, it's about you, it should come from you as well.
Thank you so much for supporting me, supporting my show and making my job so easy. With the people I've met, the art I've seen and everything in between, this couldn't have been a more wonderful life experience.
-Nikasaur