Striker Lucian Has a Pretty Big Design Flaw, Rtio Please Address

HemiPoweredDrone·6/5/2014, 8:01:10 PM·2 votes·5,885 views

Okay, by now I'm sure we've all seen the World Cup skins, namely the awesome Lucian skin. Well, it could be awesome, but it's kind of blemished. It's pretty noticeable if you pay attention to Italian Football.

So, lets take a look at the skin, you'll be able to clerly see the problem in the art, but it's also present in the actual model.

http://i.imgur.com/lcnmg7X.jpg

Now, the wonderful Baconhawk has said that the skin is based on Edgar Davids, a former Dutch footballer who was known for his Defensive capabilities, most known for his time on Juventus. Now this isn't what I have a problem with, he was an extremely great footballer and I love that there is a skin based on him, especially since I'm a pretty big Juve fan. The problem stems from is kit. Take a look at it. Notice the colours? Well, it looks rather similar to the kit worn by Inter Milan.

http://i.imgur.com/LijrGJo.png

Why is this a problem? Well, anyone that follows Serie A even a little will know that the biggest rivalry in the league is probably that between Juventus and Inter Milan. They are two of the oldest and most storied clubs, their meetings are even called the Derby d'Italia and are known for their sheer intensity. Giving him a jersey even reminiscent of Inter's is terrible, especially when everything else about the skin is so cool. Please, Riot, please change his kit to the colours of Juve, even AC Milan would be better than Inter. Just, anyone but Inter Milan. Please.

http://i.imgur.com/qeIIwCf.png

Also, he should be wearing the number 26, as Davids did, but that's something that I'm sure many of us who care could look past if the colours were right.

7 Comments

RiotRiot Baconhawk6/6/2014, 3:32:30 AM8 votes

There's a really big difference between "inspired by" and "based on"...

We essentially took Lucian, who already looked a lot like Davids, and gave him the iconic glasses.

We wanted to make a cool skin for Lucian that celebrates the awesomeness of futbol; we we weren't aiming to make a straight-up Davids skin. (That's the difference.) Thanks for the interest and concern! :)

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Dvolt6/5/2014, 10:25:46 PM1 votes

Personally, I love that we have champions who actually wear glasses. Forecast Janna, Lee Sin, and Striker Lucian show that a vision impairment can't detract from their amazing skills. It also helps the Lucian is rocking them. ...Basically, more glasses.

And you know, I feel this is a very respectable thing to criticize. If I was more into football, then I'd be just as up in arms about this.

Spellvamp Garen6/6/2014, 7:38:49 AM1 votes