We’ve bought quite a bit to speak about at present! We’re masking what to anticipate from our upcoming standalone shopper launch plus the way it will evolve over the following a number of patches, and a small sneak peek at our subsequent Set.
TL;DR:
- Our standalone TFT shopper launches with Patch 18.6. This preliminary launch lays the muse for enhancements we’ll roll out in 18.7 and past main as much as Set 19.
- Past Patch 18.6, we take an early take a look at Set 19, together with some particulars on compensation for all gamers in Patch 19.1.
TFT STANDALONE CLIENT
Patch 18.6 will embody TFT’s new standalone shopper, so PC gamers ought to anticipate a bigger obtain than typical. We’re saying farewell to our earlier dwelling within the League shopper and stepping out on our personal. Being on the League shopper gave TFT a ton of benefits after we launched, and we all know lots of you get pleasure from leaping between the 2 video games. You’ll nonetheless be capable of swap between the Rift (or ARAM) and the Convergence with the clicking of a button, even with TFT in its personal shopper.
That dwelling has served TFT properly, so why are we shifting out now?
Seeking to TFT’s future – we’d like some room to construct devoted instruments and experiences tailor-made for TFT gamers. Extra sturdy in-client occasions, improved foyer visuals, in-client previews of Tacticians and Arenas earlier than you add them to your loadout, and extra.
We’ll get extra into that in a second, however our rapid priorities for the standalone shopper launch are targeted round performance and stability. We’ll be following up in future patches, as rapidly as Patch 18.7, to proceed including options and constructing based mostly in your suggestions and strategies.
Trying forward, listed here are a number of of our priorities for the following a number of patches:
- Social Play & High quality of Life Enhancements:
- Patch 18.7 will reintroduce Leaderboards, make it simpler so as to add pals to lobbies, and swap between solo and occasion lobbies throughout totally different queues.
- Finish-of-game screens are additionally a significant alternative area in our new shopper, with new methods to share the comps and workforce codes that took you to 1st.
- Addressing suggestions from PBE:
- We now have a whole lot of room to play on the homescreen in our standalone shopper, and we’ve seen suggestions from gamers on the UI wanting just a little off for not using all the area enabled by bigger shows. We agree!
- We don’t have a selected patch nailed down for this, however we’re revamping the UX scaling on PC to enhance the general look, really feel, and ease of navigating by the shopper.
- We now have a whole lot of room to play on the homescreen in our standalone shopper, and we’ve seen suggestions from gamers on the UI wanting just a little off for not using all the area enabled by bigger shows. We agree!
- In-client Occasions:
- Beginning with Patch 19.1, we’re introducing a brand new in-client expertise that evolves as you play. We’ve bought a fast take a look at that developing proper after this!
SET 19 SNEAK PEEK
Again after we revealed our 2026 roadmap, we promised a world music occasion, however what does that truly entail? Nicely, let’s take a fast look earlier than the reveals kick off totally within the subsequent few weeks.
First, a fast take a look at that new in-client expertise. Introducing the Tour Assortment: a room of your personal to brighten, exhibiting off your progress by Set 19, that includes memorabilia from our favourite bands with over 70 customization choices to construct the proper room devoted to your Bias and Oshi.