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Have there ever been any ideas that ended up being good, but started out as a why the **** not type of thing? Like any champions or gameplay decisions?

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Certainly. Grover wielding an axe, Torvald's ultimate, and Bomb King's existence are all examples of that.
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When it comes to champion design, there's a great amount of variety - however, are there any "don'ts" when it comes to champion design? Like a line to never be crossed or a type of playstyle or ability that you would never implement into paladins?

The short answer is to never create anything that is not fun for both the person playing it and the enemy on the receiving end. There are infinite ways to find fun, and that's a goal that is always being chased.

I was going throught he voice lines of newer champions, and they had lines for destroying gates and siege engines on the wiki, does this mean you guys are considering addind the old siege back???

That was legacy from the beta modes, but I'm a huge fan of maintaining backup options to give us freedom in the future. There's plenty of voice over work in Paladins that is there just in case.

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Come ooon, give us some info about the new game? Atleast the genre?

All I can say right now is it'll be something new for us.

will we have events, campaign modes or fighting against many enemies like armies someday?

We've talked about it before, so it's possible. It's not in the plan in the near term.
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Will you ever stop adding champions ?

There is no stop in the short term. We may hit a point where we re-evaluate, but for this year we are committed to increasing our champion roster.
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Why doesn't Viktors movement shed sticky bombs? I sprint the things stays stuck to me.

The team felt being able to toggle sprint to remove stickies constantly would be a balance point for him. Since stickies have a 2s fall off timer without movement clearing them, it creates a tight window for both BK & Viktor.
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How we'll unlock Space Hunter Kinessa? There's no quest avalabile.. It will be released later? We need to buy first helmet to get the quests?

Upon unlocking the collection in the store, the new Item Quest will appear in your quest log.
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Will you add traps like fire, saws, electric wire and destructible things like doors, windows, boxes and walls into the new maps?

New hazards yes. Destructibles likely not. On our setup destructibles cost a noticeable amount of performance and we want to keep our min specs low + ensure console feels great
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Don't you think that the double tank/sup metas are forced into the game due to wrecker and cauterize been so strong?

They would likely be unstoppable without them. We are looking into ways to make that feel a bit more even, like lowering all healing and shield health along with wrecker/cauterize. But it is important those counters stay strong to discourage deathballs.
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I really like the idea of Healer Supports and Utility Supports coexisting in the game (Ying vs Pip). Is this the direction you guys want supports to be going in or are they meant to be Healers? I've discussed this quite a bit on the Subreddit but I am wondering what your opinion is on the subject.

We like the diversity within roles like Pip vs Ying as you mentioned, and will be creating more champions that push those boundaries in the future.
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With the disabled deck changing mid match and easy card gaining ability, are we going to see more uniqe ability altering cards (like the old icicles or wormhole card for evie or the acid cloud pip)?

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We are experimenting with this internally. It's hard to say what will actually make it out to the live game, but the team is discussing it.
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Will we ever see the old mount system again?

Not likely. Mounting at any time during combat made certain roles too difficult to balance. When a Makoa could mount up and reposition like a Flank champ for free it broke the intended meta.
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What were some weird / unique abilities or ideas for previous champions that were considered but were never added in?

Pip used to drink a potion and became giant angry Pip, gaining a melee smash attack and rampaging across the countryside.
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What's the bonus movement speed cap?

Bonus Movement Speed operates on a "Strongest Wins" system, meaning only the strongest source is applied. In addition, there is also a diminishing return on the value (at a high high number) where bonus Movement Speed starts to become valued less. This allows us to create a large number of cards, items, and buffs that apply Movement Speed.
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When looking at champion performance, do you guys look at the amount of times each champion is chosen and the relative skill floor/ceiling? For example, Cassie/Andro are chosen more often than Grover but require ten times as much skill to play.

Yes. Pick rate and skill ceiling are two very important factors in the balance team's decision making.
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