2XKO completes its roster with Samira and a surprise Sett before saying goodbye

Riot Games' free-to-play fighting game set in the League of Legends universe now has a date for its last big move. As reported by Vandal, 2XKO will receive two new fighters on October 27: Samira, whose arrival had already been confirmed, and Sett, a guest nobody had on their radar, whom Riot revealed alongside a new trailer. They will also be the last characters to join the roster, since the studio will stop updating the game very soon.

The news is bittersweet. On one hand, the community is getting a more generous farewell gift than expected. On the other, it confirms that 2XKO is entering a kind of maintenance mode: the servers will stay up and the game will remain playable, but there will be no new content. For a competitive scene that was still taking shape, that completely changes the outlook.

What you need to know

• Samira and Sett arrive in 2XKO on October 27, along with a new trailer.
• Sett had not been announced; Samira was already known before updates were wound down.
• They will be the game's final two fighters: no new content will follow.
• The servers will stay online, so the game will remain playable.
• Riot explained this summer that the title did not achieve the success it expected, which is why it is halting development.

Two characters to close the curtain

Riot paired the announcement with glimpses of each fighter's backstory. Samira is presented as a reckless, stylish adventurer known for taking on the riskiest jobs. Sett, by contrast, appears as a major figure in Ionia's growing criminal underworld, someone who cemented his position when war broke out with Noxus. Both are instantly recognizable to anyone who has spent hours on Summoner's Rift, and that is exactly why they are such popular names among fans.

The standout is Sett. Vandal suggests the development team probably pushed hard to finish him in time to include him in this final update. If so, it speaks well of the people behind the project: rather than leaving unfinished work sitting in a drawer, they chose to deliver it to players before shutting things down.

Why Riot is pulling back on development

The context has been known since the summer. At the time, Riot acknowledged that 2XKO had not lived up to its expectations and announced it would stop updating it. This is not a full shutdown: anyone who wants to keep playing can do so, but the game will be frozen as it stands after Samira and Sett arrive. In practice, that means the character balance, the meta and the roster we see from October 27 onward will, barring surprises, be final.

The people most affected by this scenario are competitive players and tournament organizers. A fighting game thrives on balance changes, on patches that fix broken characters and on new additions that keep the conversation going. Without that support, the scene depends entirely on the community.

Our take

Here at Underworld Lordz, we are clear on this: the farewell gesture is a nice one, but it does not hide the underlying problem. Fighting games need time to find their footing, especially a free-to-play one trying to attract both genre veterans and League of Legends fans with no experience in combos or reading opponents. Giving up this early sends a worrying message to anyone who invests hours in mastering a new title: all that effort can lose its stage overnight.

That said, keeping the servers online is good news, and no small thing. A frozen meta has its appeal for competitive play: nobody is going to change the rules on you mid-season, and whoever masters the final roster will have an edge for a long time. If your group enjoys the game, now is the time to set up community tournaments, internal leagues and challenges among friends without worrying that a patch will undo everything.

For content creators, the window is short but promising. Samira and Sett's arrival will generate interest over the coming weeks: guides, first impressions, basic combos and comparisons are guaranteed an audience. That said, it is wise not to build an entire channel around a game with no future. Treat it as a special chapter, not a long-term project.

What do you think?

Do you think Riot gave up on 2XKO too soon, or was this farewell inevitable? Will you try out Samira and Sett on October 27, or does the game no longer have a place in your rotation? Let us know in the team chat or on our Discord: is it worth continuing to compete in a game that will never change again?