Michael
@graydiance.bsky.social
A guy (he/him) who loves interconnected systems of intricately, humanly crafted parts that excite everyone differently; all artistic expressions made of love and joy.
Personal account. Occasionally a Senior Designer on Metagames @Riot on League
Personal account. Occasionally a Senior Designer on Metagames @Riot on League
Im only 3 mechanics into the second phase of the final FFXIV raid tier fight and I can confidently say this is the best Savage fight in the entire game
January 23, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Im only 3 mechanics into the second phase of the final FFXIV raid tier fight and I can confidently say this is the best Savage fight in the entire game
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Whiskerwood is already one of the finest city-builders Luke has ever played:
aftermath.site/whiskerwood-re...
aftermath.site/whiskerwood-re...
January 20, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Whiskerwood is already one of the finest city-builders Luke has ever played:
aftermath.site/whiskerwood-re...
aftermath.site/whiskerwood-re...
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January 17, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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SSX Tricky (2001) animation behind-the-scenes
January 17, 2026 at 10:46 AM
SSX Tricky (2001) animation behind-the-scenes
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"Trees Hate You" Steam page now live! Wishlist if you want to be bullied of horrible trees: store.steampowered.com/app/4171850/...
#indiegame #steamgame #ragegame #gamedev
#indiegame #steamgame #ragegame #gamedev
December 12, 2025 at 3:18 PM
"Trees Hate You" Steam page now live! Wishlist if you want to be bullied of horrible trees: store.steampowered.com/app/4171850/...
#indiegame #steamgame #ragegame #gamedev
#indiegame #steamgame #ragegame #gamedev
Fun Demacia Rising Dev Fact: the Guard's attack is based on a video of me wielding a broom in my living room after I watched like 45 minutes of historical French and English spear technique videos
January 13, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Fun Demacia Rising Dev Fact: the Guard's attack is based on a video of me wielding a broom in my living room after I watched like 45 minutes of historical French and English spear technique videos
had the chance to show my (video-game enjoyer but not going to be a LoL player) mom demacia rising today. walk her through the kinds of things you do in it. why strategy games like this are fun for people.
this one was a lot easier to share than Demon's Hand or anything I've done for LoL hahah
this one was a lot easier to share than Demon's Hand or anything I've done for LoL hahah
January 12, 2026 at 7:31 AM
had the chance to show my (video-game enjoyer but not going to be a LoL player) mom demacia rising today. walk her through the kinds of things you do in it. why strategy games like this are fun for people.
this one was a lot easier to share than Demon's Hand or anything I've done for LoL hahah
this one was a lot easier to share than Demon's Hand or anything I've done for LoL hahah
i would like to explode party finder groups with my mind
January 11, 2026 at 5:11 AM
i would like to explode party finder groups with my mind
As of about 30 minutes ago, Demacia Rising's live and working in the #leagueoflegends client - if you play tonight, send me photos of your kingdom progress :)
January 10, 2026 at 7:07 AM
As of about 30 minutes ago, Demacia Rising's live and working in the #leagueoflegends client - if you play tonight, send me photos of your kingdom progress :)
Its a "binge the entire AFI discography and then decide if im shifting upwards to punk rock or downwards to emo hard-core" kinda day
January 9, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Its a "binge the entire AFI discography and then decide if im shifting upwards to punk rock or downwards to emo hard-core" kinda day
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QRTing a thing someone made and saying something nice about it would save the Internet. The feeling of seeing a paycheck hit is nothing compared to the dopamine rush of reading someone saying something nice about a thing you did.
January 9, 2026 at 6:50 PM
QRTing a thing someone made and saying something nice about it would save the Internet. The feeling of seeing a paycheck hit is nothing compared to the dopamine rush of reading someone saying something nice about a thing you did.
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January 8, 2026 at 5:31 PM
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With Demacia Rising coming out soon, here is the full credit list for everyone who worked on. It was a massive undertaking by everyone on the metagame team:
Voice Actors:
Lux: Carrie Keranen
Tianna: Claudia Christian
Voice Actors:
Lux: Carrie Keranen
Tianna: Claudia Christian
January 7, 2026 at 10:27 PM
With Demacia Rising coming out soon, here is the full credit list for everyone who worked on. It was a massive undertaking by everyone on the metagame team:
Voice Actors:
Lux: Carrie Keranen
Tianna: Claudia Christian
Voice Actors:
Lux: Carrie Keranen
Tianna: Claudia Christian
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A live co-drive by a rally driver?! Sisu directed @johannvonvorst.bsky.social with incredible precision! #AGDQ2026
January 7, 2026 at 8:53 PM
A live co-drive by a rally driver?! Sisu directed @johannvonvorst.bsky.social with incredible precision! #AGDQ2026
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Patch 26.1 Notes
Demacia rises in Patch 26.1 🛡️
Riot Riru, Riot Sakaar
Prestige Veiled Lady Morgana, Petricite Cho'Gath, Petricite Nautilus, and Durand's Legacy Taliyah will be available January 8, 2026.
www.leagueoflegends.com/en-gb/news/g...
Demacia rises in Patch 26.1 🛡️
Riot Riru, Riot Sakaar
Prestige Veiled Lady Morgana, Petricite Cho'Gath, Petricite Nautilus, and Durand's Legacy Taliyah will be available January 8, 2026.
www.leagueoflegends.com/en-gb/news/g...
January 7, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Patch 26.1 Notes
Demacia rises in Patch 26.1 🛡️
Riot Riru, Riot Sakaar
Prestige Veiled Lady Morgana, Petricite Cho'Gath, Petricite Nautilus, and Durand's Legacy Taliyah will be available January 8, 2026.
www.leagueoflegends.com/en-gb/news/g...
Demacia rises in Patch 26.1 🛡️
Riot Riru, Riot Sakaar
Prestige Veiled Lady Morgana, Petricite Cho'Gath, Petricite Nautilus, and Durand's Legacy Taliyah will be available January 8, 2026.
www.leagueoflegends.com/en-gb/news/g...
Welcome to Demacia! I'm so excited for everyone to play this labor of love.
Our team has been hard at work this last year on DR, and I hope you all enjoy this unique metagame.
Personally, it's been wonderful to get the chance to design a game starring my favorite champion.
Our team has been hard at work this last year on DR, and I hope you all enjoy this unique metagame.
Personally, it's been wonderful to get the chance to design a game starring my favorite champion.
January 7, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Welcome to Demacia! I'm so excited for everyone to play this labor of love.
Our team has been hard at work this last year on DR, and I hope you all enjoy this unique metagame.
Personally, it's been wonderful to get the chance to design a game starring my favorite champion.
Our team has been hard at work this last year on DR, and I hope you all enjoy this unique metagame.
Personally, it's been wonderful to get the chance to design a game starring my favorite champion.
okay so i was not particularly happy with the in-game strategy board in FFXIV being used almost exclusively for memes until today when this one was shared to me and i started laughing so hard my ribs hurt
maybe SOME memes are okay
maybe SOME memes are okay
January 7, 2026 at 9:35 AM
okay so i was not particularly happy with the in-game strategy board in FFXIV being used almost exclusively for memes until today when this one was shared to me and i started laughing so hard my ribs hurt
maybe SOME memes are okay
maybe SOME memes are okay
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"On Being Mid and Internet Brainworms"
Trying to get back into the writing habit with some lightweight blogging. This one is about treating hobbies as hobbies.
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Trying to get back into the writing habit with some lightweight blogging. This one is about treating hobbies as hobbies.
www.patreon.com/posts/147529...
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January 6, 2026 at 6:04 PM
"On Being Mid and Internet Brainworms"
Trying to get back into the writing habit with some lightweight blogging. This one is about treating hobbies as hobbies.
www.patreon.com/posts/147529...
Trying to get back into the writing habit with some lightweight blogging. This one is about treating hobbies as hobbies.
www.patreon.com/posts/147529...
I want to write more at work instead of just sending messages to myself, so my Xmas gift was a nice new LEUCHTTURM1917 notebook and pen.
Y'all are gonna hear from me about last year's work soon. Next year's bringing a new chapter, a new team assignment - so it's time for a new book & a new pen.
Y'all are gonna hear from me about last year's work soon. Next year's bringing a new chapter, a new team assignment - so it's time for a new book & a new pen.
January 4, 2026 at 3:36 AM
I want to write more at work instead of just sending messages to myself, so my Xmas gift was a nice new LEUCHTTURM1917 notebook and pen.
Y'all are gonna hear from me about last year's work soon. Next year's bringing a new chapter, a new team assignment - so it's time for a new book & a new pen.
Y'all are gonna hear from me about last year's work soon. Next year's bringing a new chapter, a new team assignment - so it's time for a new book & a new pen.
18 hours later i'm still thinking about Returnal's end of act 1 segment, absolutely incredible sequence
January 2, 2026 at 10:47 PM
18 hours later i'm still thinking about Returnal's end of act 1 segment, absolutely incredible sequence
i think i needed a palate cleanser after the previous game i played and i've booted up Returnal, since I never finished it on ps5. it's such a wonderful concept executed so well.
we need more horror-adjacent roguelites in the world
we need more horror-adjacent roguelites in the world
January 2, 2026 at 2:12 AM
i think i needed a palate cleanser after the previous game i played and i've booted up Returnal, since I never finished it on ps5. it's such a wonderful concept executed so well.
we need more horror-adjacent roguelites in the world
we need more horror-adjacent roguelites in the world
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I just had an MRI and it was the hardest DJ set I've ever heard. They're like "lie still please" and I'm- but this DJ is FIRE.
909 kick at 140bpm in every cut. Accompanied by hard square waves at ear-bleeding levels.
And the last cut was totally avant-garde: just one tone for 4 minutes.
909 kick at 140bpm in every cut. Accompanied by hard square waves at ear-bleeding levels.
And the last cut was totally avant-garde: just one tone for 4 minutes.
December 31, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I just had an MRI and it was the hardest DJ set I've ever heard. They're like "lie still please" and I'm- but this DJ is FIRE.
909 kick at 140bpm in every cut. Accompanied by hard square waves at ear-bleeding levels.
And the last cut was totally avant-garde: just one tone for 4 minutes.
909 kick at 140bpm in every cut. Accompanied by hard square waves at ear-bleeding levels.
And the last cut was totally avant-garde: just one tone for 4 minutes.
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It's fucked up coming from the Era where the History Channel had real, actually pretty great for the time documentaries, and now we're in the YT era where a guy will give you the history underwear telegraph cables through the lens of home improvement metaphors... and the latter is the stronger work.
December 30, 2025 at 11:54 PM
It's fucked up coming from the Era where the History Channel had real, actually pretty great for the time documentaries, and now we're in the YT era where a guy will give you the history underwear telegraph cables through the lens of home improvement metaphors... and the latter is the stronger work.
me and my brother's band were admiring the sound booth at a local 'festival' in Orange County and the guy was like "y'all look like musicians wanna go see backstage?"
back there we casually ran into the entirety of Third Eye Blind and took a photo with Stephan Jenkins
the photo was promptly lost
back there we casually ran into the entirety of Third Eye Blind and took a photo with Stephan Jenkins
the photo was promptly lost
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 30, 2025 at 1:53 AM
me and my brother's band were admiring the sound booth at a local 'festival' in Orange County and the guy was like "y'all look like musicians wanna go see backstage?"
back there we casually ran into the entirety of Third Eye Blind and took a photo with Stephan Jenkins
the photo was promptly lost
back there we casually ran into the entirety of Third Eye Blind and took a photo with Stephan Jenkins
the photo was promptly lost
i got distracted from my backlog, b/c i realized i hadn't played an action game in a while, and SEVERAL people said i should try Stellar Blade so now i've finished that. It's fun but flawed.
my thoughts sum up as: I'm sorry prime minister kim min-seok, this will not fix Korea's declining birthrate
my thoughts sum up as: I'm sorry prime minister kim min-seok, this will not fix Korea's declining birthrate
December 29, 2025 at 5:47 AM
i got distracted from my backlog, b/c i realized i hadn't played an action game in a while, and SEVERAL people said i should try Stellar Blade so now i've finished that. It's fun but flawed.
my thoughts sum up as: I'm sorry prime minister kim min-seok, this will not fix Korea's declining birthrate
my thoughts sum up as: I'm sorry prime minister kim min-seok, this will not fix Korea's declining birthrate