【LoR】舞台已搭建完成：《符文大地传说》2022年初规划蓝图

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对《符文大地传说》来说，今年将是非常重大的一年！在我们详细介绍2022年初规划蓝图之前，我们强烈建议你看一下上方的视频，内容是关于今年即将到来的一些更新的幕后花絮。

It’s a big year ahead for Legends of Runeterra! Before getting into the details of our early 2022 roadmap, we’d highly recommend checking out the video above to get a look behind the curtain at just a few of the updates coming this year.

今年的精彩内容包括英雄之路2.0版、符文大地英雄、2022世界大赛、金克丝与蔚的《奥术》免费造型、针对既有造型进行细节改良、「未来战士」活动，还有玩家敲碗许久的旧英雄重制等等！除了2022世界大赛将在下半年举行之外，其他所有内容都会在2022年上半年推出！我们不会一一细数每项内容，不过我们要来带各位深入了解一些重要内容。

The Path of Champions 2.0, Runeterra Champions, Worlds 2022, free Arcane Jinx & Vi skins, quality of life updates to existing skins, Pulsefire, highly-requested reworks to older champions, and more! With the exception of Worlds 2022, which is coming later this year, you can expect all that in just the first half of 2022. We won’t be going over every single item here, but let’s dive into the details of some of the bigger topics at hand.

下一次扩充将在5月登场！

Our Next Expansion Arrives in May!

首先来谈谈日程，「奇妙旅程」的赛季时间延长至5月，也就是下一个扩充推出的时候。我们原本计划要遵循每2个月推出一次扩充的更新频率，所以本来应该在4月就要推出，但是显然我们需要多一点开发时间，来制作下一次扩充的所有内容。与以往的扩充相比，我们这次会推出更多新内容和创新游戏系统，因此我们目前将推出日程订在5月。我们会不时向各位更新开发进度，时间更接近时会再分享更多详细信息。

First, let’s address timelines - A Curious Journey has an extended season leading up to the release of our next expansion in May. We had originally planned to follow the same 2-month cadence for expansion releases, which would have placed it in April, but it became apparent that we needed a bit more development time for everything coming in the next expansion. We’re releasing quite a bit more new content & experimental gameplay systems than past expansions, so we’re targeting May for that release. We’ll keep everyone informed of our progress and share more details as we get closer to the expansion!

英雄之路2.0版

The Path of Champions 2.0

在去年11月推出「英雄之路」时，我们相信这是玩家会喜爱的内容，但这个模式的热门程度远超乎我们想像。自从「英雄之路」推出后，玩家在此模式所花的时间，竟然超过了其他所有模式加起来的时间。不过我们知道这只是PvE模式的开端，也知道我们能更进一步改良这个游戏体验。我们将这个更新称为「英雄之路2.0版」：有更多讲述新故事的冒险旅程、大规模的进度改动，以及新区域和圣物等等！更接近5月时，我们会分享关于「英雄之路2.0版」的更多资讯，敬请期待！

When we released The Path of Champions last November, we were confident we were shipping something that players would enjoy, but we were blown away by the scale of the mode’s popularity. Since its release, players have been consistently spending more time in The Path of Champions than all other game modes combined. What we did know, however, was that this was just the start of our journey into PvE, and we know we can do so much more with the experience.

We’re colloquially referring to this update as The Path of Champions 2.0: more adventures that tell new stories, a large-scale progression revamp, as well as new regions, relics, and more! Look forward to more information about The Path of Champions 2.0 as we head towards May.

拓展不再基于系列

Expansions Over Sets

从下一个扩充开始，我们要改变《符文大地传说》中关于「扩充」的定义。我们不会再像之前一样，将扩充包装成「系列」推出。举例来说，「神峰之唤」、「飞升帝国」和「班森之外」都是被分成3个扩充推出的「系列」，主题皆围绕着游戏中新加入的区域。往后推出的扩充都会是独立的，也会进一步拓展PvP及PvE模式的内容。这样的做法给予我们更多自由度，可以更频繁地加入新英雄和故事性十足的PvE冒险。我们不是不爱约德尔人，但我们希望每次扩充都能够探索符文大地的各个角落。

With this next expansion, we’re changing the definition of “expansions” in Legends of Runeterra.

We’re no longer grouping releases by “sets” as we did for previous releases - i.e. Call of the Mountain, Empires of the Ascended, and Beyond the Bandlewood were all “sets” broken into 3 “expansion” releases revolving primarily around the newest region added to the game.

Moving forward, expansions are now standalone releases that expand content for both PvP & PvE. This approach allows more freedom to explore adding new champions & storyful PvE adventures on a more regular basis. We love our Yordles, but it’ll be nice to be able to explore more of Runeterra as a whole with each expansion.

符文之地英雄

Runeterra Champions

说到符文之地，你刚抢先看到了我们的第一个符文之地英雄「烬」。比起被绑在一个区域，符文之地英雄更喜欢四处流浪，或在各个区域有各自不同的效忠阵营。只要把一张符文之地英雄牌加入你的牌组，就会完全改变牌组建构规则。举例来说，只要将烬加入牌组，就能把「所有」其他区域带有技能的卡牌加入牌组。符文之地英雄带来莫大的潜质，能创造前所未见、充满创意的牌组，我们非常期待看到玩家如何使用他们！

Speaking of Runeterra, you just got a sneak peek at Jhin, our first Runeterra champion. Rather than being tied to a single region, Runeterra champions tend to wander around the world, or have conflicting allegiances across several regions. Adding one to your deck completely alters your deck-building rules. For example, adding Jhin to your deck allows you to add cards with skills from all other regions. Runeterra champions bring a ton of potential for creative decks that have never been seen before, and we’re excited to see what players do with them!

四月的英雄调整

April Champion Adjustments

虽然我们满心期待未来的扩充，但我们可没忘了现有的英雄阵容。我们要检视一下某些英雄，他们需要一些关注与调整，才能充分发挥以其为核心的战略，并提升其竞争力。

While we’re excited for our next expansions, we haven’t forgotten about our existing roster. We’re taking a look at some champions who could use some attention to make their game plans smoother to execute and bring them up to a more competitive level.

活动和风格装饰改良

Events & Cosmetic Improvements

最后，去年我们收到许多很棒的意见反馈，玩家想要看到更多高品质的活动商品和风格装饰，包含英雄造型。另外，在4月的《符文之地传说》两周年纪念活动，我们会免费送给大家「奥术狂女 金克丝」与「奥术刑警蔚」造型。

Lastly, over the past year we’ve gotten a lot of great feedback from players who have wanted to see more, and higher-quality offerings from events and cosmetics, including champion skins. Additionally, we’ll be granting all players free Arcane Jinx & Vi skins for Legends of Runeterra’s second anniversary in April.

或许你有发现「电玩冰凤 艾妮维亚」和「电玩女神 厄运小姐」的英雄法术都有了新造型。在4月，针对过去推出的所有史诗等级英雄造型，我们都会给予相同的待遇。我们也在寻找其他方法，在未来持续改良英雄造型功能，所以欢迎多多提供意见回馈！至于活动，就像我们在「电玩大战」中的「终界魔王 维迦」头目战做出新尝试一样，我们会继续探索各种方法，来创新和改良往后的活动。从「未来战士」活动开始，活动路条将会提供比以往更多的免费奖励节点，不论玩家是否有购买尊爵活动路条，都能透过更多方式来扩充收藏。我们很期待能够持续探索新的作法，在未来的一年让《符文之地传说》更上一层楼。在接下来几周和几个月，我们将分享关于「英雄之路2.0版」、下一个扩充，以及更多内容的详细信息，敬请锁定最新消息！

You may have noticed that Arcade Anivia & Arcade Miss Fortune have new skins for their champion spells. In April, we’re going back to all previously-released Epic-tier champion skins and giving them the same treatment. We’ll also be looking for additional ways to continue improving our champion skin features in the future, so keep the feedback coming!

For events, much like with the Final Boss Veigar boss battles in the Arcade Battle Event, we’re going to continue exploring ways to innovate and improve events moving forward. Starting with the Pulsefire Event, you’ll also see more free reward nodes on the Event Pass than in previous passes to provide more ways to improve your collection - whether you choose to buy the Premium Event Pass or not.

We’re excited to continue exploring new ways for Legends of Runeterra to level up in the coming year. Stay tuned for more information about The Path of Champions 2.0, our next expansion, and so much more in the coming weeks and months!