Spartacus Legends

// overview

F2P gladiatorial combat – two distinct roles across development and live

// what I designed

Design contributions

• Onsite design direction (development) Embedded with the external development studio as Ubisoft's representative design director – working alongside their creative director to identify quality gaps, provide actionable design guidance, and keep the title on track against Ubisoft's publishing standards. The role required building trust with an external team quickly while holding a clear bar for what shipped.
• Combat and game systems oversight Reviewed and directed combat design, progression systems, and gladiator management mechanics throughout production – ensuring the systems held together as a coherent experience that matched the IP's tone.
• Live balance Post-launch, owned ongoing balance for gladiators, weapons, and abilities – analyzing player behavior data to identify imbalances and shipping monthly updates that kept the competitive meta healthy.
• Monthly weapon and armor creation Designed and delivered new weapons and armor on a monthly live content cadence – creating items that were both visually distinct and mechanically meaningful within the existing balance framework.

// details