#conv/rgence lol

[mollysunder]

The Inx: Jinx's Great and Terrible Devotees in Spite of Conv/rgence

The most annoying thing about Conv/rgence as a game is that it introduces great concepts, like the Inx, but just fumbles the execution of them and the overall story.

In Conv/rgence the Inx are a new chempunk gang of Zaunite teens and young adults that idolize and borderline worship Jinx to the point where they're said to spread chaos in her name. But the Zaun that Conv/rgence establishes tells a different story about the Inx from the intended description.

The first time the Inx appear is in the Conv/rgence comic, where the lead members like Chadd play at the Triumph Festival. It's supposed to be a Zaunite festival to celebrate Jayce's defeating Viktor, the Machine Herald. If the Inx follow Jinx's lifestyle why would they even play at such an event to celebrate a Piltovan, and why would Zaunites think the Inx wouldn't make trouble over it? I could go on about how weird it is for Zaun to host a festival to celebrate Jayce, a Piltovan champion for a fight unrelated to them and their wellbeing, but that would take too long.

For people who admire Jinx's boldness, the best they can do in the comics is pretty harmless vandalism where they just graffiti Jinx's monkey tag over some walls. The Inx are also nowhere to be seen in major events like the Scraptown Run, which apparently all Zaun gangs participate in.

Then there's members like Moshpit Meg. Meg's a diehard Jinx fan that loves Jinx's attitude and dedication to explosions. Before that Meg was admired Vi, the enforcer, because Vi's gauntlets reminded Meg of her own naturally big fists and it made her feel less self conscious about her own hands. That second half begs too many questions I don't have time for.

Outside of aesthetic choices there isn't really anything about the Inx that says they're people who stake their identity around Jinx. This is largely because Conv/rgence's universe works hard to sanitize Zaunite grievances against Piltover which directly undermines the central class conflict between Zaun and Piltover. It also largely impacts the motivations and general existence of characters like Jinx and the people who follow her, like the Inx, because they wouldn't exist in the absence of Piltover's oppression.

To avoid addressing any real conflict between the two cities the Inx are only vaguely make sense in the story, especially the game. All except for one element, Chadd. I need to say this...

Chadd is Accidentally (on Purpose?) Great

The brief moments the audience gets to know Chadd's character gives us an interesting glimpse at the people Jinx inspires.

The first thing we know about Chadd is that he's a musician, and it's neat trait that connects him to the musical roots of Jinx's character. In League, Jinx was the first champion in League to debut with a music video. It was through Jinx's character that Riot and Fortiche begun experimenting League with music. So it's very fitting that Convergence creates a chorus of sorts for Jinx to continue that musical tradition. To add to that, the game's promo posters decided to reestablish Jinx's connections by making her a talented karaoke singer.

The next thing to know about Chadd is that he was the one who planne and organized the Inx to transform a rundown theatre into an airborne concert arena. Red, Ekko's close friend and romantic interest in the game, confirmed that it was Chadd who was the one to make it happen, within a week too. It's an impressive creative feat that's clearly in homage to "Get Jinxed's" aerial imagery. Despite how cool a stunt that was I couldn't see how it was meant to impress Jinx, she was the most destructive thing in the theater... until I read the transcript "Hold me like a Fermata".

A shotgun, a flame thrower... who's funeral were you planning Chadd!??!? Just for context this was a transcript Ekko found of Chadd and the Inx talking about a new weapon (and sound system?) Chadd seemed to have made. I'm sure Chadd was the one who made it because the Fermata is also the name of a musical note that represents a pause (sometimes dramatic) in a score.

If you're familiar with music you might also know that the Fermata has more than one name, it's also referred to as "the Cyclops Eye". That kind of reference to Silco used on a weapon for a later act to honor Jinx couldn't have been lost on the writers because the Eye of Zaun was already found on an Inx hangout.

When I finally noticed all these details I finally got that Chadd is dangerously devoted to Jinx. All the points in his character can only lead us to conclude the real plan wasn't to just play obnoxiously loud music when the theater reached Piltover's heights, it was to destroy Piltover with all the weapons they equipped on it. That's the best idea I can come up with because Jinx immediately throws bombs at their plan to cause havoc in Piltover... for reasons. It does match Jinx's track record at least, usually other dangerous or apathetic champions tend to appreciate her, like Urgot, Renata Glasc, and Khada Jhin.

Even Chadd's concept art communicates that he's probably more devoted to Jinx than rest of the Inx. The way his early design evolves to reflect Jinx's influence could even tell a story. The more this douchey glam rocker finds inspiration in Jinx the more he changes himself and his art to reflect Jinx's impact. Chadd grows his hair out, wears his tattoo of Jinx in the same place she wears hers, and even dresses more like her, but he still retains his own diva personality.

One last thing, the funniest thing about Chadd is the fact that both Ekko and Red seperately ask him to explain himself and what "statement" he's trying to make with the Inx. Chadd just flat out refuses to answer, and even breaks up with Red over that. I thought he was being douche (he was), but then I remembered Jinx doesn't explain herself in game either about the mayhem she causes, she just taunts anyone who asks. The student learns from the master I guess.

Tldr: In the Converegence game and comics the Inx are characterized by mild vandalism and pretentious artists. And I could almost get behind that idea if only Convergence wasn't so heavily biased towards Piltover the dynamics of a group like the Inx could have had a more interesting exploration in their motivations and goals. Also, Chadd is a dipshit and he makes a great follower of Jinx!

[kenji-kensama]

Ekko : The Boy Who Shattered Time

[gebo4482]

Space and Time - CONV/RGENCE: A League of Legends Story by Histeria ! #4

[demacianpuppet]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: League of Legends Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Characters: Ekko, Zarkon Poingdestre, Jayce (League of Legends), Viktor (League of Legends), Camille Ferros Additional Tags: diary entries, Canon Compliant, Zine Work Summary:

"While the animosity between Zaun and Piltover has always existed, the tension has become as heavy as Zaun Grey overnight. Pilties never harbored any love for us Zaunites, but this is different."

An older Ekko tries make sense of the shifting dynamic between Zaun and Piltover after the introduction of Syntixi.

My work for the Farewell Riot Forge.

[filipfatalattractionrblog]

Convergence (or Conv/Rgence) is a game whose story wasn't good to begin with, but it also got YEETED out of canon by Arcane becoming main LoL canon, that I'm now lowkey fascinated by rewriting the plot into something that could theoretically work in post-Arcane continuity.

Just a short list of things that would need to be drastically changeg from the game's plot to work with post-Arcane status quo

Much of the plot is about Ekko seeing how his future self has been abusing the Z-Drive to live "optimal" life, alienating himself from his friends and his parents. Arcane Ekko doesn't have parents, so who would take this role?

Dr. Reveck is a supporting character, before Arcane revealed he and Singed are the same person? Does this mean in rewrite Ekko is forced to work with Singed? Would certainly paint in different light Reveck approving Ekko's team-up with Camille

Ekko has ATROCIOUSLY handled childhood friend/love interest named Red, whose role is to drag Ekko into plot detour where her boyfriend (who is literally a buff asshole named CHADD, who the fuck wrote this shit?) causes terrorist attack because he's a Jinx fanboy and wants to get her attention (and it works because Jinx is a boss in that level). this whole subplot could either be deleted or need drastic change, since NOTHING in it works. I do kinda like an idea of Jinx fans trying to get her attention, maybe it could stay but attributted to people in denial about Jinx's death?

Warwick is in the game, but somehow out of character tries to kill Ekko for no good reason. Do we replace him with another champion (Dr. Mundo? Blitzcrank? Urgot?) or do we say he survived (or Singed put him back)? if so, do we get Vi involved in his chapter of the story?

There is also a topic of the plot being about Chembaron family managing to make their own bootleg Hextech they plan to use to take over Zaun and wage war on Piltover. Also, Camille, Hextech cyborg assassin granny, is here. But Christian Linke did say someone will eventually rediscover Hextech and new chembarons, like Renata Glasc, will try to fill the power vaccumm left by Silco and his posse. So these two can work.

there is also the fact Camille is very out of character and it really feels like her role would be better filled by Caitlyn, so this is a good excuse to give part of her role at least to Caitlyn, or maybe Vi or even Sevika.

I would need to sit at it and plan it out some more, but I could see some skeleton of something here, will need to research the game more.

[ohnoitstbskyen]

CONV/RGENCE: A Bad League of Legends Story

League of Legends itself has always been a pretty poor vehicle for story delivery. If you want to follow the adventures of Caitlyn and Vi, the most you'll ever get from League is That Time They Beat Up A Bunch Of People On The Rift, parts 1-436, which, as Arcane has demonstrated, isn't exactly a substitute for more focused, narrative content.

Recognizing this, Riot inaugurated the Riot Forge publishing label which has been putting out smaller games by independent developers aimed at plugging those gaps in storytelling in the Runeterra universe. And they've been mostly successful! Ruined King was good, The Mageseeker was downright excellent, Hextech Mayhem was fluffy but fun, and Song of Nunu looks set to be an absolutely adorable platforming adventure.

But... there had to be a miss sometime.

CONV/RGENCE is a particularly frustrating game as a fan of the League of Legends champions, because while there's a solid, fun core game hidden in there, it is constantly struggling with and let down by all the League of Legends stuff it's got bolted onto it. The mandatory cameos are weak at best and active sabotage of the story at worst, and it comes at the cost of the game's own characters and storyline which could be so much stronger if the game didn't constantly have to service an IP which, frankly, it doesn't seem that interested in engaging with.

Let's discuss.

[gaming-grounds-de]

#convrgencegame Das zweite angekündigte #LoL-Singleplayer-Abenteuer heißt "CONV/RGENCE" und ist ein Action-Plattformer: Die Neuankündigungen im Rahmen der Game Awards 2019 kannten fast keine Grenzen. Bereits am gestrigen Freitag berichteten wir über die Kooperation zwischen Riot Games und Entwickler Airship Syndicate.

[leagueofgumi]

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🌟🌟CONV/RGENCE: una historia de League of Legends🌟🌟 Es un juego de plataforma de un solo jugador desarrollado por Double Stallion Games y distribuido por Riot Forge. Los jugadores explorarán el espectacular mundo de Zaun como Ekko, un joven inventor que posee un dispositivo ingenioso que puede manipular el tiempo. Seguirá la historia de Ekko, uno de los campeones favoritos de los fans de LoL, mientras descubre que el poder de cambiar el tiempo trae consigo muchas consecuencias. 🎁RIFA CAJITAS NAVIDEÑAS(LAN): https://bit.ly/37VeQ30 #riotgames #thegameawards #leagueoflegends #lol https://www.instagram.com/p/B6BDwG3F-R5/?igshid=1hmb5t1u5yf9j

[dualcoindeity]

The Riot Forge Games thing is a pet project by Riot, to use Indie devs to help make games in the world of Runeterra (the overall world of LoL). 

Among those games include The Ruined King (A Turn Based RPG developed by Airship Syndicate Staring Yasuo, Miss Fortune, Ahri, Pyke, Braum, and Illaoi taking place in Bildgewater (a Pirate town)), CONV/RGENCE (A Platformer game developed by Double Stallion Games staring Ekko taking place in Zaun), and Mageseeker (A Rougelike game (akin to Cult of the Lamb) developed by Digital Sun Games, staring Slyas taking place in Demacia)

Okay are you interested in the Riot Forge Games? Am asking because People seem to like the Mageseeker game.

I have no idea what that is

[tomorrowedblog]

First look at CONV/RGENCE

A new trailer has been released for CONV/RGENCE. No release date was specified.

CONV/RGENCE: A League of Legends Story is a single player, action platformer game developed by Double Stallion Games and published by Riot Forge. Players will explore the spectacular world of Zaun as Ekko, a young inventor with an ingenious device to manipulate time. Follow Ekko’s journey, a fan-favorite LoL Champion, as he discovers that the power to change time comes with many consequences.

[terryblount]

Riot Forge announces CONV/RGENCE: A League of Legends Story

Alongside Ruined King: A League of Legends Story, Riot Forge announced CONV/RGENCE: A League of Legends Story. CONV/RGENCE: A League of Legends Story is a single player, action platformer game developed by Double Stallion Games and you can find its debut trailer below.

In CONV/RGENCE, players will explore the spectacular world of Zaun as Ekko, a young inventor with an ingenious device to manipulate time. Players will follow Ekko’s journey, a fan-favorite LoL Champion, as he discovers that the power to change time comes with many consequences.

Unfortunately, Riot Forge has not revealed any additional details about this title. As such, we don’t know when it will come out.

Enjoy the following trailer and stay tuned for more!

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Riot Forge announces CONV/RGENCE: A League of Legends Story published first on https://touchgen.tumblr.com/

[mollysunder]

The finale must have seemed like absolute horseshit to the Jinxers. They spent what seemed like several months resisting Piltover's violent occupation of Zaun where they are regularly harassed,

assaulted,

imprisoned,

shot at, and plainly intimidated in their own homes.

All for it to mean nothing, because everything they did had no bearing on Piltover's decision to pull back the occupation. And after what seemed like months of being terrorized they're asked to join a fight of which it's catalyst and driving force is hextech and it's creators. A technology and group of people that have never directly or indirectly benefitted them in any tangible way, and didn't one of those guys kill a kid in Zaun a couple months back!?!?!???

But it's the end of the world so of course they're going to fight, and of course many of them died. Some worse than others, in the uniforms of the forces that beat and imprisoned them.

On the battlefield all the double standards are laid bare for them to see because Piltover has fully weaponized hextech to defend themselves from an aggressor. Meanwhile one of the core reasons their home was gassed and occupied was to rid the place of shimmer. Without it Zaun was easily occupied by Piltover and they died in droves on the battlefield from wounds that it would have easily healed by it.

And after everything that's happened, from the invasion of their home, the violent repression, the deaths of their leaders and their symbol, they gained practically nothing in return. Even the power Sevika gained as a councilmember is completely dependent on when a Piltovan deigns to side with her. What's worse, there's literally nothing stopping from Piltover from doing it all over again. Piltover didn't need hextech to occupy Zaun, without shimmer, all they needed was their guns.

So what happens next?

Obviously, this isn't over. None of what's happened will be forgotten, especially by the faction that appeared to spend the most time fighting the occupation. Even though they've gained nothing of material value from Piltover, the connections and skills they've forged in the conflict are decent substitutes.

Some of these new skills include gunsmithing! An incredible development in Zaun as only Jinx and Piltover had a monopoly on the technology. Add to that the fact that the Jinxers don't just admire Jinx, but likely Silco as well and are even depicted fighting the enforcers alongside Silco's former underlings, there's clearly a new wave of militancy brewing.

This leads me to wonder if over time the Jinxers would morph into something like the Inx. The Inx are of course a noncanon Jinx-aligned faction, but their creation was heavily inspired by Arcane and even included Silco's iconography in their aesthetic.

Now first off, the Inx are dangerous. They're violent, obnoxious in a hooligan kind of way, and they operate kind of like a cult (real estate fraud and all), but they're also the kind of dangerous Silco enabled in Jinx. Leading members like Chadd above are artistically creative, inventive, charismatic, and genuinely well-organized.

The Inx are incredibly capable of amazing feats (and great music), they're just sort of directionless, and the Jinxers have an ideology that's likely to only get more extreme and a real enemy, but little in terms of power. With a foundation like the Jinxers, something like the Inx could form in Zaun, but far more dangerous. Post-finale the Jinxers will likely be the ones to invest their time in making Zaun's next generation both as innovative and dangerous as possible to make Zaun's streets as uncontrollable and terrifying for enforcers as when shimmer was around.

[yourgamecheats]

Riot Forge Reveal Ruined King and Conv/rgence – A League of Legends Story Riot Games’ new label, Riot Forge, has announced new games Ruined King: A League of Legends Story, developed by Airship Syndicate, and CONV/RGENCE: A League of Legends Story, developed by Double Stallion Games, both set in the League of Legends (LoL) Universe.

[gebo4482]

Space and Time - CONV/RGENCE: A League of Legends Story by Histeria ! #3

[gamersngeeks]

RIOT FORGE ANUNCIA: RUINED KING y CONV/RGENCE

RIOT FORGE ANUNCIA: RUINED KING y CONV/RGENCE

La nueva marca de Riot Games, Riot Forge, hoy anunció los juegos nuevos Ruined King: una historia de League of Legends, desarrollada por Airship Syndicate,y CONV/RGENCE: una historia de League of Legends, desarrollada por Double Stallion Games. Los dos se desarrollan en el universo de League of Legends (LoL).

Ruined King:…

[mollysunder]

For anyone that doesn't know LoL's updating their Lore Tips on the League client and the update will include Arcane canon. From the data mine LoL confirmed Ekko's parents are alive, or at least in Act 1 of s1 anyway. Apparently it says, "When Ekko's parents were at work, they sent him to Benzo's workshop, where he tinkered on his first inventions.".

That statement does track with the one time Ekko mentioned his parents in Firelights Reignite.

Even though this lore addition feels pretty last minute I am very curious to see Inna and Wyeth in Arcane's world, because they're very much normal people with exploitative factory jobs as engineers in their earlier lore.

I'm inclined to think they're still alive because if they were dead, it'd be weird that Ekko has a whole wall dedicated to other people in his life, and his parents weren't included. It's even weirder that in an alt!timeline where everything's better neither he nor any of his friends mention his parents, he doesn't even go visit them. Maybe later lore will say they worked in one of the mining colonies Jayce mentioned?