Greetings Developers,

We’re rapidly approaching the end of another glorious year. The Riot Games API is maturing to version 4, and we are extremely proud of the creations on display from the 2018 Riot Games Hackathon. While there’s more to come on both of those fronts, and while we still have the final Online Challenge of the year in the wings, we do have a notable update that we want to share with you today.

tl;dr: Riot is adding efficiency to Developer Relations communication channels, by giving each one a purpose, allowing developers to more effectively resolve their product’s problems.

In order to better serve and represent the development teams in the ecosystem, we need to do our best to keep you informed. This includes making sure you have access to the latest impactful news, as well as making sure that you have clear ways to connect with us when extra care is required. So far, we’ve taken a shotgun approach which has led to us performing below the standard we believe that you deserve.

To address this deficiency we’re making four core changes to how Riot and third-party developers talk to one another: