When will Valorant’s roster be too big?

Riot Games is first and foremost known for League of Legends. It’s one of the biggest games of all times, and known jokingly on the internet as one of the worst. The MOBA has dominated TV with Arcane, music with artist collaborations with the recent one with Lil Nas X (opens in new tab), and even fashion with luxury goods. But at the heart of these successes is the massive roster of characters the game has. 

Currently, League of Legends has 161 champions. 161 different personalities, backgrounds, shapes, sizes, styles, and fighting abilities. That’s a lot of innovation and a lot of effects they can produce on one another. This roster has been built painstakingly over many years and though their popularity rises and falls, the majority of the roster at any point is seen as viable in a casual game. And as Riot’s leading example of success and popularity, Valorant fans obviously can’t help but look at League and wonder how many different characters Valorant will eventually produce, and how many would be too many,