In this episode of The Rolldown, CLE and Gangly sit down with Bryce Blum, the new Director of TFT Esports at Riot Games, to talk about his return to TFT and where competitive TFT is headed.

We cover:

- Why Bryce stepped away from TFT and what brought him back
- What the Director of TFT Esports actually oversees
- What he is hearing from pros, tier two players and creators
- Format changes for Set 19 and the bigger overhaul planned for Set 20
- Bringing ladder back to life and keeping TPC players engaged
- Building more bridges between tier one and tier two
- Making the final day of regionals hype again
- Keeping the couch to crown dream alive
- The future of co-streams and the main broadcast
- The possible return of a Summit style event

So after Set 17 i was eager to play the new set. But can you actually play it, without sweating for Azir-Rammus, Ahri who will nuke the backline or straight Riftbeast? Or dare i say, without that everyone else will just copy and paste a S-Tier teamcomp guide from mobalytics? At the moment i play mostly normal, but i realy cant think about how i can challenge the 2/3 player who will compete for Azir-Rammus or the 2 Riftbeast-players who dont need as much gold to reroll to get core units to 3-Star as other traits will need it.