"[They] Kept Giving Us Clerics!", Design, and Exploiting Metas - Coronation w/ Lorimbo
Interview with Lorimbo, whose team "MacroEnjoyers" enjoyed an undefeated victory through the first AnarKings Crowning tournament for this inaugural episode of "Coronation". This episode covers balancing for experts, exploiting new metagames, game design, and the charming appeal of AnarKings itself.
TIMESTAMPS
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0:00 - Intro
0:48 - Desired Skin
1:33 - Difference in Experience
3:48 - Enjoyment and Mage
8:56 - Workers Hardly Work
14:04 - Catapult Utility
17:33 - Building Metagames
21:25 - Kudos to Cobblestone
22:23 - Roles and Goals of Balance
24:15 - Design Painpoints
36:55 - Hero Naming
37:33 - Buffing Soldier
43:28 - The Sharpshooter Fantasy
48:52 - Cleric Warps the Game
49:59 - Protector Appeal
58:35 - Positing Archetypes and Map Objectives
1:02:13 - XP Sharing and Triple Stacks
1:08:17 - Applying Game Theory
1:11:18 - Mixu and Chat Interaction
1:16:12 - Charming Nature of AnarKings
1:19:34 - The Need for Fluid Gameplay
TOURNAMENT WON
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Name: AnarKings Crowning I
Date: April 26th, 2025
Time: 12pm GMT (6am MDT, 1pm DST, 8pm AWST)
Prize Pool: $250 USD
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