- 2018 is not Riot's year: This is going to be a year where Riot is building its innovative projects, not the year when tons of new games are launched and glory/bonuses/launch parties are being celebrated. Riot making some difficult choices to make sure the company is on a healthy trajectory. New commitments, long term plans and focus is being applied this year, which means you aren't going to be doing exactly what you did last year. I'm bullish on the future however.
- Can't be complacent: The demand of Riot change, and you may find yourself called on to help the company win, rather than working on your dream project. At one point Riot let you do whatever you wanted with little demand for business results; that era is ending and a lot of Rioters aren't happy about it.
- Complexity Drag: As Riot gets bigger, the number of teams, disciplines, and stakeholders that get attached to any project increases. The cost of "synching what you're doing with team X" doesn't seem great, but the combined need to sync with a dozen groups creates significant drag on teams. They could operate faster and with fewer people if we freed them from the need to be so interconnected.
