@RiotRepertoir Status check on the Yorick gameplay update?

ProxyDamage·8/12/2015, 9:39:15 PM·16 votes·28,151 views

Let's try this again: Just wondering if there's any sort of update or ETA on the Yorick remake/update/whatnot. Given that, AFAIK, he's one of the oldest kits around and one deemed so utterly cancerous and "unfun" that he had the dubious honor of being outright removed from the free rotation (again, AFAIK), it would seem like a high priority champ to rework or update.

We've heard that the current plans seem to prioritizing Poppy, Taric and even Quinn, but nothing about Yorick (whose update we last heard about since before Ao Shin IIRC?)... so, just wondering if there's any update on him or if he's been iceboxed.

Cheers.

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RiotRiot Scruffy8/12/2015, 11:12:49 PM34 votes

He's not been iceboxed, solcrushed is doing some early design work and he will go full steam on yorick once he finishes up with poppy. No dates are clear at all yet, but I can say that he wont ship before poppy or taric as we need that whole art/sound/engineering team to work on him when they finish those projects.

High level we are gonna have to rebuild this guy from the ground up. The starting point of core elements to keep that we have in mind right now are "ghoul summoner" and "Imposing melee fighter."

Are there any things we're missing on what makes Yoirck Yorick?

TheI3igDaddy8/12/2015, 9:48:59 PM5 votes

Obligatory "Who's Yorick?" post.

Seriously though, I want an answer as well. I don't even play current Yorick; it's just silly to have his rework delayed for literally years.

Robert Smith8/13/2015, 4:54:46 AM2 votes

His Ult should change. Another Rioter said his ult had something that they promised never to do again which was have a two ult in one deal. I don't want his ult to stay the same since it seems weak but something along those lines. Going for broke but maybe ulting a dead allies body instantly respawns them. Either at location or makes the Death Timer go to Zero. And/or making them undying for a few seconds if cast while alive.

Troy2426218/12/2015, 11:06:22 PM2 votes

The rework is probably dead, and he is in grave danger of being forgotten. He's just a ghost of his former self, and they need to revive him with a rework as soon as possible.

And other puns. They're really easy to shovel out.

Erockandroll8/14/2015, 8:02:23 PM1 votes

curious question about his game balance.

Back when they looked at Nautilus, They claimed that his titans wrath wasn't a priority for their balancing as it was a knifes edge. If his shield holds, he does tons of damage, if it doesn't hold, he's defenseless. And that's why they promoted his riptide instead.

But in Yorick's case, all of his abilities combined a ghoul summon with a passive steroid. And I wonder if it has the same effect. That Yorick is too powerful when his ghouls are up, and useless when they are down. If they keep the combination of his ghoul summons and steroid. I should think that the steroid duration should be independent of how long the ghouls last.

zaroyallord8/21/2015, 4:50:00 AM1 votes

I know I'm really late, but I want to make a comment about what I think should be done with Yorick Yorick . Digging around, I found a lot of Xelnath's ideas for Yorick. I really think a fun Yorick, one that takes skill, should revolve all around the ghouls. It would also be cool, as many stated in the "let's talk about Yorick" thread, if playing Yorick you feel like you are commanding an army. I don't know what you have on his kit now, but the latest iteration of Xelnath's kit looked really cool (the one years ago). I think Yorick's abilities should control his Ghouls. Just wanted to mention that!

Ðelofasht8/25/2015, 4:27:21 AM1 votes

I actually stopped playing some time back from a lack of notice of Yorick at all. I don't mention it much anymore, but I had my suggestions listed in a thread providing several options that kept his theme added some utility and sacrificed some lane presence. Here is a link to the thread I posted a long time ago.

Yorick Rework