Thresh just got his 4th skin since his release.

Tentakill Myself·May 9, 2015·4 votes·327 views

He was released 2 months before Zac.

Zac has yet to receive a skin.

Thresh got another skin less than 3 months from his last skin.

Zac has been out for 2+ years and still no skin.

Give Zac a skin.

Also Yorick, Urgot, etc.

11 Comments

Lost RMay 9, 20153 votes

This has been covered by red posts in several threads before; the response should just be stickied or in the Riot FAQs.

Zac is a difficult champion to make skins for. Being a mass of gelatin that flexes, stretches, morphs and flops about, he's got one of the most complex riggings in the game. It doesn't help that he is also naked; the only thing that defines him is being a giant muscular blob of color. It's not much to work with, and at the same time, a lot more to work with than most other champions.

DurzakaMay 10, 20151 votes

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This has been covered by red posts in several threads before; the response should just be stickied or in the Riot FAQs.

Zac is a difficult champion to make skins for. Being a mass of gelatin that flexes, stretches, morphs and flops about, he's got one of the most complex riggings in the game. It doesn't help that he is also naked; the only thing that defines him is being a giant muscular blob of color. It's not much to work with, and at the same time, a lot more to work with than most other champions.

They just fucking released Chroma skins and they didnt even have the common decency to give Zac one. the champion who Chroma skins should have been MADE for.

There have been so many fucking great suggestions that work with his flexing and stretching play style. There is no excuse for Zac to not have a new skin.

Same for Yorick, where the fuck are his skins? Udyr got his 4 separate models, why cant Yorick?

AtheosisXMay 9, 20152 votes

Riot is always going to prioritize popular champs for skins. It sucks but it's the truth.

Deep Terror NamiMay 9, 20153 votes

That's not true at all... I mean, it's a factor, but not a rule.

AtheosisXMay 9, 20151 votes

They're a business trying to make a profit so making skins for more popular champs is a no-brainer. Making skins for niche champions like Zac is just not high on their list because they know it won't sell that well. It's simple economics really.

Lord DusteonMay 9, 20152 votes

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They're a business trying to make a profit so making skins for more popular champs is a no-brainer. Making skins for niche champions like Zac is just not high on their list because they know it won't sell that well. It's simple economics really.

How come they made an ultimate skin for Udyr when he was considered meh at the time? How come they added a Final Boss skin (legendary tier) for Veigar when he had a low pickrate? How come Galio, Soraka, Nami, and Nasus all got skins despite being considered meh?

Riot makes skins based on when they have a cool idea for a champion and finish making it. The only skins that are made entirely for popular champions are championship, victorious, and challenger.

AtheosisXMay 10, 20151 votes

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How come they made an ultimate skin for Udyr when he was considered meh at the time? How come they added a Final Boss skin (legendary tier) for Veigar when he had a low pickrate? How come Galio, Soraka, Nami, and Nasus all got skins despite being considered meh?

Riot makes skins based on when they have a cool idea for a champion and finish making it. The only skins that are made entirely for popular champions are championship, victorious, and challenger.

I didn't say they never make skins for less popular champs (Udyr is not that unpopular by the way). I'm simply stating the obvious. There's more money to be made in skins for popular champs compared to skins for rarely played champs like Zac. This naturally leads to an unbalanced release schedule for skins.

DurzakaMay 10, 20152 votes

You can keep thinking that. But go look back at the list of skins they have come out recently. How many have actually been for popular champions?

Just the last 5 to be released, Fiddlesticks, Jayce, Skarner, Rammus, Xerath. Of those, you could only consider Xerath even a semi-popular pick, and youd have to argue heavily about Jayce.

Farther back, Vayne, Galio, Teemo, Nami, Udyr, Soraka, Nasus, Amumu. None of those (with the exception of Vayne, and Amumu) are even remotely popular.

The theory that they only release skins for popular champions is so incredibly outdated and just not true.

Velkoz is as popular as Zac right now, but he just got a new skin, despite being a solid year younger.