{"id":32892,"date":"2026-01-21T07:44:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T07:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/?p=32892"},"modified":"2026-01-21T07:44:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T07:44:48","slug":"riot-signs-a-world-of-warcraft-veteran-to-work-on-the-companys-mmo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/news\/league-of-legends\/riot-signs-a-world-of-warcraft-veteran-to-work-on-the-companys-mmo\/","title":{"rendered":"Riot Signs a World of Warcraft Veteran to Work on the Company&#8217;s MMO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There have been rumours about the League of Legends MMO for some time now, but the project remains a mystery. Riot revealed <strong>it\u2019s been working on something similar before<\/strong>, and it seems like the work is still ongoing. Based on the information we have, Riot\u2019s MMO has <strong>received a boost<\/strong> by adding an ex-World of Warcraft veteran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>World of Warcraft Legend Joins Riot\u2019s MMO Team<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">World of Warcraft&#39;s ex-Lead Producer has joined Riot Games to work on their MMO team.<br><br>Raymond Bartos said, \u201cI&#39;m deeply grateful for the opportunity and I can&#39;t wait to get started &#8230; [to] help deliver an MMO experience players truly enjoy\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KkBbyLVQIw\">pic.twitter.com\/KkBbyLVQIw<\/a><\/p>&mdash; News on X (@GlobalNewsOnX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GlobalNewsOnX\/status\/2013782404666687958?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 21, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Raymond Bartos is a<strong> well-known name within the World of Warcraft community<\/strong>. He used to be a <strong>former lead producer<\/strong> for the game and is behind many of its successes. As you know, WoW is generally considered to be the <strong>most popular MMO<\/strong> in the world and has been around for 22 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having <strong>lead producers from this title<\/strong> join Riot\u2019s MMO suggests that the studio is serious about its work. It seems like Riot wants to take this to the next level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An interesting fact is that <strong>Bartos actually shared some details about his<\/strong> move to Riot. According to him, the company attracted him because of its values and the way everything worked. He believes that working in a healthy environment has a significant impact on the final product, especially in video games like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bartos finished by stating that he is grateful for the opportunity to work on this massive project. This is <strong>definitely good news for Riot\u2019s fans<\/strong> and those who like MMOs. An interesting fact is that Raymond Bartos will be working alongside <strong>Orlando Salvatore<\/strong>, another name who used to be a part of Blizzard and worked on WoW. He joined Riot in 2024 and will do his best to make the company\u2019s MMO stand out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What can we Expect from Riot\u2019s MMO?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>What is important to know is that League of Legends\u2019 MMO is a<strong> long way from release<\/strong> because we do not have any information about it yet. People e<strong>xpect to wait at least a couple of years<\/strong> because Riot has a lot of other projects it is working on. League of Legends, for example, is set to<a href=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/news\/league-of-legends\/league-of-legends-2-is-not-coming-out-but-there-will-be-changes\/\"> undergo a major overhaul in 2027<\/a>, and this will require a lot of attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We at<a href=\"http:\/\/blix.gg\"> Blix.gg<\/a> will keep an eye on this project and share any information we have. One thing is certain &#8211; <strong>Riot will not release a new game unless it meets certain quality standards<\/strong>. In other words, the game should look and feel amazing once it is available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There have been rumours about the League of Legends MMO for some time now, but the project remains a mystery. Riot revealed it\u2019s been working on something similar before, and it seems like the work is still ongoing. 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