What is 2XKO Alpha Lab? - Dev Q&A w/ Sajam

Executive Producer Tom Cannon and Game Director Shaun Rivera invite Sajam to Riot HQ for a chat about all things Alpha Lab, 2XKO’s first public playtest. Sign up by August 8 at alpha.2xko.riotgames.com for a chance to play.
Alpha Lab will be conducted in US, Mexico, Canada, Brazil, UK, France,
and Japan on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series consoles.
For more info, check out our FAQ: 2xko.riotgames.com/en-us/news....
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[@SupermanSajam]

Wait I know that guy

[@hentacletentai2160]

for real?

[@cellphish3839]

@@hentacletentai2160 Yeah, that Brian F guy is pretty cool

[@Ion0X]

Good old Pasty Steve

[@THE_BIG_OL_UNIT]

Bro I just saw you playing Bison how’d you get there so fast?

[@hentacletentai2160]

@@cellphish3839 Brian from Family Guy?

[@nozzlium]

2:12 Keeping the FGC tradition of awkward handshakes

[@happyabbyarts]

Extra awkward that one

[@twisted35]

RIOT!! LET ME INTO THE ALPHA LAB AND MY LIFE IS YOURS!!

[@nahuelfigueroa8314]

KRATOS NOOO!!!

[@dev_nvK]

you don't want tencent (owner of riot) to get a hold of your life HAHAHA

[@Gear-pp1io]

I read my wife is yours

[@VaSoapman]

If it uses Vanguard, than your PC will be theirs.

[@BelowAverageBeing]

​@@VaSoapman it already is

[@Threefu]

its very refreshing seeing how transparent these devs are

[@user-xb1uh1xn3i]

Transparent like vanguard malware

[@Persephone_07]

This is why I love Jyuna. He always knows what’s up

[@YouAlreadyKnowBabi]

Any context?

[@OmniOmnium]

Big shout out to Jiyuna, Doing a great job here as the spokes person for tweckso

[@eggskenedict]

All I'm asking for is to be able to play against and spectate my friends playing against each other.

[@reggiega7989]

That plus some more characters on the roster and I'm all in

[@jobowisheshewasnomo4171]

@@reggiega7989 League has well over 100 characters you are sitting pretty.

[@johnpauljonesisabadass8134]

​@@reggiega7989 do you really think they won't add more characters? Are you really that dense?

[@reggiega7989]

@johnpauljonesisabadass8134 are you that annoyed about me asking for more characters 😂 I never said they were going to release with the number they have now but i can still ask for more characters loool. It would be nice to have a sizeable roster, so relax

[@frost-nv8mc]

@@johnpauljonesisabadass8134 are you that dense what he said makes alot of sense hes talking about the current roster

[@coolchiz1111]

Wow its sajam. I know that guy

[@Josukegaming]

BRO SAJAM IS BASICALLY OFFICIAL SPOKESMAN OF 2XKO LETS GOOOOOOOOOO

[@gwen9939]

Step 1 for if you want to work with a company in the future is sneak into their EVO lounge and steal all their mini corn dogs.

[@Pedro_Xavier_]

Brazil in the selected regions, LETS GOOOOO!!!

[@lucianocruz3383]

Lets goooo!!!!

[@Ecdemaniac]

Bro lives in a Mordekaiser ult💀

[@jolomoju]

Let's goooooooo!!!!

[@henriquemassone8058]

​@@Ecdemaniac You are, in fact, correct

[@OkaySoShit]

Disgusting country

[@EdoKawai]

SAJAM JUMPSCARE😱😱

[@The__Blackout]

You can't block the round start Sajam

[@Joweyification]

LET ME INNNN

[@JTHousek]

Having autocombos but making them an optional thing for beginners is actually really awesome and helps out new players a ton, glad to see something like that likely inspired from Dragonball FighterZ which I think had a great spot for a skill floor while still having an expansive skill ceiling

[@Xander_Park]

It's horrible. Tekken 8, street fighter 6 did it, too. These franchises dumb down their games for unskilled individuals who refuse to "get good" just so they can sell more games and make more profit. It's disgusting. Being "good" at fighting games actually used to mean something.

[@naruka777]

​@@Xander_Park The auto combo fuse is literally an inhibitor that only exists for new players to the genre. The reason why Modern Controls in SF6 is horrible design is because it lets you do reactable reversals with the press of a single button, making it objectively better. This mechanic does not give you any advantage, on the opposite, it takes the slot of another fuse, making it a straight downgrade. If you're losing to someone that's using that fuse its straight up a skill issue. --- Also you're saying all that shit as if some of the OG FGC players that completed in the most degen execution-barrier games aren't all saying that this game got a lot of sauce with a surprisingly very high skill ceiling and player expression.

[@Raxiums]

@@Xander_Park Using the auto combo fuse means you won't be using any other fuse. You're literally handicapping yourself by using it, it's purely a new player thing and any more advanced players will never use it as you'll just be shooting yourself in the foot.

[@tavionslaps]

@@Xander_Park Its not the same at all LOL

[@championredd]

@@Xander_Park simple controls in tekken suck ass literally just invalidating ur point

[@Ceekos]

The new Pulse Fuse system is really a great addition! Common new player complaints about fighting games are the fact that the skill floor may be a bit high and people just wanna have fun while doing cool combos, so this would be perfect. At the same time, choosing this fuse means that you won't be able to choose the other (harder and probably stronger) fuses which is definitely disadvantageous especially for high level players, so it's basically the best of both worlds!

[@gamedayplays7894]

I agree. Choosing Pulse Fuse means you have an easy time getting used to the game, but the other Fuses being stronger would be a good incentive to have people learn to play without it once they're used to the game

[@Raxiums]

It's also great because it doesn't force auto combo on players, but still makes it available for new players. In fact it makes it so that the auto combo is essentially purely for new players learning the game as it uses your fuse in order to activate it, and more veteran players will obviously want to use some other fuse.

[@cap-ml7ky]

As an experienced player, Im REALLY curious to see how effective it is at showing you the ropes with a character. As mentioned, you usually watch a video to see a character's bnb. But if pulse can actually help you skip that aspect of learning combos, then this would actually be pretty neat. I've tried auto combos in other games, but I just feel like theyre more of a crutch.

[@letters5425]

holy shit hftf guy

[@unforgiven3035]

It’s basically their twist on the modern system from SF6

[@botemis5462]

8:33 The gogeta double air dash mix is back

[@TheD404]

Cant wait to play my FAVORITE martial arts master Kog'Maw

[@Koracoe]

a 20 years fgc vet... i want in more then anything man super excited to see how this game evolves!

[@deviljinmishima]

so far it only devolves

[@BigJC777]

@@kamachunoFGCthere is no auto combos right now confirmed

[@deviljinmishima]

@@BigJC777 have you watched the video...?

[@invertbrid]

​​@@BigJC777isn't video literally give u access to auto combo by choosing fuse pulse lol. Autocombos for newbie with unoptiomal combos or disadvantages are good for the game in general.

[@invertbrid]

​@@kamachunoFGCalso no motion input, but I argue both auto combo and no motion are good in general for FGC.

[@Kanobits]

Tom seems like such a incredible guy. I'm glad to see someone like him in the position to help steer this game, cause he seems really passionate about it

[@MosesSuppose]

The gameplay is cool and all, but is there going to be $500 skins too?

[@coachkim6094]

Glad to see katarina wasn’t scrapped. She hasn’t appeared anywhere since the first trailer and was a bit worried she didn’t make the cut

[@fernandoquintana3675]

They never talked about katarina

[@Giggi2222]

What is bro talking about

[@cyBerepTile]

Wait, where did you see her in the video?

[@joesmama953]

Katarina isn't in the vid, but leffen did say kata wasn't scrapped she was reworked

[@fraker12]

Katarina was never gonna get scrapped nor passed. For those who can't remember, she was the first poster girl for League before Ahri and Jinx.

[@remediedyawn]

such a great conversation. can't wait to play!

[@XxDerpygamerxX]

SUPER Excited for this Play test. Hope I get in!

[@ConcealedAxe]

This is the best news I’ve had all day! HYPE!

[@wedukerson]

Thank you for this very educational 14 minutes sajam

[@Zhedarkknight]

Me and my friends are so excited for this game! Can't wait for more news

[@quintaryn]

So excited! Seems like the team is really listening to the community, absolutely key in the success of the game in my opinion!

[@Isoshi-47]

Dope ! can't wait for the playtest. i miss my boy yasuo since league of legends days

[@tillist1]

Always and forever stoked for this.

[@sozi6862]

Lets go!! Happy to see Sajam here that's awesome!!

[@Hurricaneroad3111]

Lets Go! Hopefully you get in.

[@betuwe]

Excited for it!

[@shai310]

I think the auto combos is a really good idea. Dragon Ball Fighterz also has auto combos and some players even use them as a start up for more advanced combos, so I think going with that approach will be really good for that game.

[@babadook1283]

Special cuz FighterZ has such a high skill ceiling too.

[@megapussi]

Even as someone who's experienced with fgs, its nice to be able to just jump into a game or switch characters n immediately be playing without having to look shit up

[@Oaktales64]

New champion announcement some time between today and ah- August 8th? Let’s go!!

[@Korinengamecorp]

Expecting the announcement to be during EVO

[@GenderNeutch]

@@Korinengamecorp would make a lot of sense, yeah. Please let it be Vi : )

[@dabiga2315]

nice pfp

[@TheTunaSaladin]

@@GenderNeutch In excited for Vi too, but I’m gonna call it- Vi will be announced to drum up hype for Arcane season 2 in October-November

[@GenderNeutch]

@@TheTunaSaladin you're probably right, that makes a lot of sense.

[@MHFUEvO]

Live to see how this game is evolving! I really hope Sett will join the roster asap!

[@Simon_Laserna]

This looks awesome, good luck with the Alpha Lab!

[@ozi-g-be]

We will be there no matter what

[@alanzhang2499]

So excited! Sajam is my favorite FGC content creator

[@megamaca2042]

Looking good riot, hopefully I get in to test this thing out!

[@ninjacats200]

I cannot wait for this game. Fingers crossed I get into the Alpha.

[@dutchpotato3557]

Having an auto combo feature as a fuse is perfect, great for beginners to get in but also incentivising them to improve and eventually take that next step like you guys said is great.

[@mythmage8231]

I can't wait to get my hands on this game. I need it so badly.

[@guilder]

That is the perfect timing to spend summer in a fresh cave playing 2XKO.

[@chrisruis1777]

Unironically excited as all get out.

[@TheJesterPlays]

6:55 bros talking like we were playing her before

[@cashclam1126]

Iirc they have had some tech demos at like evo JP and combo breaker

[@seanc7886]

Holy shit i am so excited for this RIOT GIVEN ME THE CHILLLZ!!

[@SovalleFGC]

11:21 Tom Cannon confirms we live in a general Sajam universe....we are all part of it!

[@e2k220]

game looks promising excited for the test

[@TeaYenSvg]

IMM SOO EXCITEDDDD

[@joshsmith3836]

This is so fun. Awesome video

[@punkypony5165]

Already Signed Up! LET ME IN!!

[@ahadkhan3486]

Hyped!!!

[@shmooters5599]

Honestly the referral code for a friend is so nice. It’s perfect for a 2v2 game

[@yangshindo8664]

Ahri now looks even more fun! This game is so great!

[@tommylugaresi7431]

Very excited! I love fighting game content, and it's helped me get interested in fighting games again. I registered, I hope I get in!

[@benjaminracelis1992]

Tahm Kench Grappler. He is so perfect for it and he would be so interesting. Also he would have the funniest standing stubby kick, and his movement could be so interesting. You guys do such amazing work and I’m on my hands and knees.

[@eduardoserpa1682]

Cool take on an autocombo system. Feels a bit like DBFZ in the sense that it doesn't lock you into the string, so you can build upon it and learn over time. It's a shame the SSJ Vegeta assist is apparently gone from Ahri, I hope the new one is as good for lockdown and mix.

[@koolkid2342]

So excited for this game!

[@CFC_Trunks]

cant wait for the beta

[@Xander_Park]

Hyped. Already registered 💥👊💥

[@matthewmorrison3745]

Can't wait for the week one clips 😂

[@RomnysGonzalez]

I cannot wait for that test of playing online with my friends

[@MatBat__]

LET ME IN Cheers guys , very hype

[@MrHeitorSouza]

Already registered now let me in and show us some new characters!

[@MrPerspective]

Something to play around with, you could make a fuse that every time you tag, the two life bars balance giving the higher to the lower to be equal again.

[@TNTGamingonline]

Looks amazing , I just hope its a little faster.

[@leandrodavid6256]

this game is pure hype! can`t wait for its launch :-)

[@ArasakaDavid]

I hope people have fun playing this game instead of grinding their heart out and dropping for League of Legends again.

[@Ecdemaniac]

It’s a game made by riot, what’s fun?

[@gumdroplollipop]

Game looks really ugly imo

[@corystrickland5220]

This is an entire different genre of game I doubt people who play league would play this seriously. Hopefully the competitive scene for 2xko is good so there’s a grind

[@liqiye3611]

@@corystrickland5220 u have no idea how much league players obbsessed with their mains, so seeing them in 2xko will make them more want to play the game

[@corystrickland5220]

@@liqiye3611 yea I just hope they don’t bring their weird community to the fgc and riot feels that’s the majority

[@thegoat9219]

HELL YEAH HYPE

[@aleatorio._]

YOOOO IT'S SAJAM

[@hybredmoon]

The thin profile hitbox style controllers. Damn, devs got good taste. I want one.

[@lucianocruz3383]

Perfect timing l was Just learning about zeri's lore (she is basicaly the static shock of zaun) would be cool If she was in 2xko

[@betastar6494]

I need a "Will it kill?" Section for 2XKO immediately!

[@OffiGameWave]

Really excited to try out "Project" :D hopefully I get access

[@Grux_ASG]

FINALLY! CONTENT! IM DYING WITHOUT CONTENT

[@lucianocruz3383]

What is the fusion of characters in your profile pic? it's Jin kazama mixed with a girl but ho is the girl?

[@Grux_ASG]

@@lucianocruz3383 After School Sophie on twitch 🫡 she does a lot of Tekken

[@syedkhalid6831]

Looking forward for the game

[@NekoValtz]

Honestly the new fuse sounds like a good idea. Great for newer people and to learn a character though hands on experience. Of course like most I assume the drawback is they're optimized which is good honestly. Also the fact they take your fuse slot

[@FalseEnvision]

Anyone have the link or know what fightpad they are playing on? Saw it at first glance and wondered what it was, love the look of it

[@funstorm1789]

literally the most important thing is instant fast rematching, and an option to continue to rematch after a best of 2.

[@Demon0no]

Immediately signed up again and filled out the survey. Now comes the excruciating time where I have to wait if I'll be picked 😤

[@dadtier564]

They are making a game for the FGC for YOU! Such a sick quote

[@El-Burrito]

Ohhh let's go!

[@Lonespark]

What kind of controllers are they using there? I know they are leverless but what brand/model.

[@OhkayShure_]

Sajam the forever goat

[@TheSkilledShorts]

Lets goooo!

[@shadycat8898]

Very excited to try the game out. It will be my first time in a tag fighter. So far it looks very overwhelming, so I’m hopeful I can get my hands on it to try it out myself. I am a bit worried things like the delayed handshake tag will make defense a nightmare once things are optimized. We shall see!

[@tryntrox]

Been making street fighter content for years and i truely cannot wait to get my hands on 2XKO!

[@WATTS4]

dinguerie ty 👍

[@TakeTheThrow]

Online playtest is great and all, but I hope we get to use and give feedback on the training mode/tutorial as early as possible.

[@klauidnmsoldfjusmsh6909]

i wanna play this so bad dude, looks sick

[@EricGiby]

I like the new animations. There are A LOT but not everyone can see that. Finally we have some in game facial expressions. Not much mouth movements but still, it's nice to see. Ahri looks so charming. I wish character select screen is a little bit more animated. It already has a few but, i wish it had ''special intros/interactions''.

[@SolessSol]

LETSS GOOO!!!!!

[@Weebfox]

Putting auto combos into a fuse like that is so sick, cant wait to try this game out! Good luck to everyone trying to get in the playtest 🙏

[@zak_]

1st playtest COMIN

[@eataneraser]

I got jumpscared walking into the 2XKO store and not the Sajam store but there was standing Sajam

[@WickedFninja]

Game gonna be top tier on release 😤

[@deadhelix]

the pulse fuse seems like it is the best possible way to have auto combos in a fighting game, it’s not made to be bad so you can only use 1 strict auto combo, but with that improvement to the auto system it’s still sacrificing a slot that can be used for something way fancier like the freestyle fuse so the system for new players lets then have fun but also can’t be complained about when it’s at the cost of something else so essential

[@kidkefka]

The 2v2 side is actually genius. Makes my friends way more excited to try a fighting game out.

[@roninbyproxy]

Poggers might make me wanna stream again :D

[@tj_puma]

🎉🎉🎉🎉 LETS GOOOO

[@zerotymn]

So is this like only available on the Riot Client and Epic Games Store or is it coming over to steam as well?

[@xXxSasukeTakaxXx]

ooooooo finally some News