On today's episode of Mastering Retention, David Molnar (Live Ops Manager at Square Enix Montreal) joins Tom to dive deep into the world of Battle Passes and In-App Purchasing, as well as a lengthy discussion on League of Legends.
1:01 How did David Molnar get into the gaming industry?
2:15 Did he play League of Legends before working on it?
6:25 Thoughts on League of Legends coming to Mobile
8:07 What was his first reaction to playing League for the first time.
10:52 League of Legends auto targeting
14:29 League of Legends matchmaking
20:52 Thoughts on the League of Legends Live Ops.
25:52 Action-Based first time user campaign
33:05 A lengthy and in-depth conversation about battle passes rewards and in app purchases.
50:38 How to keep more players around longer.