{"id":10065,"date":"2025-10-08T17:04:04","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T14:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/battlenet.gr\/?p=10065"},"modified":"2025-10-08T17:05:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T14:05:46","slug":"2ko-riot-fighting-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/battlenet.gr\/en\/blog-en\/2ko-riot-fighting-game\/","title":{"rendered":"2XKO \u2013 The fighting game we (probably) expected from Riot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>If someone had told you 5 years ago that the guys who made League of Legends would make a fighting game with rollback netcode, a tag system, and Darius throwing people around like sacks\u2026 you would have said &#8220;come on, sit tight, we&#8217;re still playing Urf&#8221;.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>And yet. 2XKO (formerly Project L) is coming in 2025 to put Summoner&#8217;s Rift in 2D arenas and tell us: &#8220;Tag, wave dash, and leave ranked to LoL&#8221;.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>2XKO in a nutshell:<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Developer: Riot Games (a.k.a. the fathers of tilt)<\/li>\n<li>Gameplay: 2v2 Tag-Team Fighter<\/li>\n<li>Buttons: 6 \u2013 Light, Medium, Heavy, Special 1, Special 2, Tag<\/li>\n<li>Netcode: Rollback (finally something right)<\/li>\n<li>Platforms: PC, &amp; soon PS5, Xbox Series<\/li>\n<li>Cost: Free to Play (but brace yourselves for skins)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The core mechanic of the game is 2v2. You pick two champs (no, you can&#8217;t play Ahri twice, sorry) and enter the ring. One is \u201con point\u201d, the other comes for an assist, handshake tag or burst change \u2013 which in 2XKO is called Dynamic Save, but we all know what \u201ccome here now because I\u2019m going to die\u201d is.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>The \u201cFuse\u201d system: synergy with builds<\/h1>\n<p>Each duo also has a fuse \u2013 a passive that changes the way you play. For example<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fury<\/strong>: more damage when you\u2019re low on HP<\/li>\n<li><strong>Double Down<\/strong>: your two ultimates join hands and become a nuclear option<\/li>\n<li><strong>Freestyle<\/strong>: second tag in the combo, because one isn\u2019t enough<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It\u2019s like playing ARAM but with burst options.<\/p>\n<p>Quarter-circle-free moves \u2013 because no one remembers how Hadouken works<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>The roster so far:<\/h1>\n<p>\u2714 Ekko <em>(with the classic rewind playstyle)<\/em><br \/>\n\u2714 Ahri <em>(yes, with orbs)<\/em><br \/>\n\u2714 Darius<em> (king of the jungle)<\/em><br \/>\n\u2714 Jinx <em>(will bring chaos)<\/em><br \/>\n\u2714 Yasuo <em>(one wasn&#8217;t enough in LoL)<\/em><br \/>\n\u2714 Illaoi <em>(with tentacles \u2013 chill)<\/em><br \/>\n\u2714 Braum <em>(grandpa support with a shield, but bulk af)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Duo Mode: Play with a friend, or watch them sell you on stream<\/h1>\n<p>The game supports real Duo play. One plays the first character, the other the second. And when you tag, you switch controls.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Free to Play.<\/h1>\n<p>The only thing that&#8217;s certain is that the game is free. What does this mean in practice: character rotation; full roster DLC; battle pass with Yasuo&#8217;s Edgelord V2 skin? We don&#8217;t know. But we do know that Riot = monetization masterclass, so prepare your wallets.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>TL;DR:<\/h1>\n<p><em>2XKO is a tag-team fighter that takes the LoL madness and throws it into a stylized, modern, accessible fighting game. With rollback netcode, easy inputs, and a focus on duo synergy, it looks like Riot is serious about it.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>If it doesn&#8217;t work out, it&#8217;ll be the most stylized whiff punish in fighting game history.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If someone had told you 5 years ago that the guys who made League of Legends would make a fighting game with rollback netcode, a tag system, and Darius throwing people around like sacks\u2026 you would have said &#8220;come on, sit tight, we&#8217;re still playing Urf&#8221;. 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