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@Riot : Fun Facts about Yorick!

HumanPerfect·3/2/2015, 5:39:19 PM·119 votes·10,595 views

-Yorick was released 1,348 days ago, on June 6, 2011. -Yorick last got a new skin on that same day. -Yorick was last free 845 days ago, on November 6, 2012. -That was during Season 2. -The last time the Yorick Rework was mentioned as being worked on by Riot was 422 days ago, on January 3, 2014. -The Rework was stated to be put "on ice" on December 15, 2014. No news since then. -The last change made to Yorick was 332 days ago, on April 3, 2014. He got his base armor increased by 4. This was also the same day that every single champion in League of Legends got their base armor increased by 4. -Yorick is the 4th least popular champion in Normal mode (as of the time of this writing), beating only Urgot, Zac, and Galio. -Yorick is the 7th least popular champion in Ranked Solo/Duo mode (as of the time of this writing), beating only Urgot, Zac, Galio, Kog'Maw, Singed, and Elise/Skarner (depending on if you're looking at daily, weekly, or monthly) -Since January 28, Yorick was picked 61,000 times in ranked games. -Since January 28, Graves was picked 1,559,000 times in ranked games. -Yorick really digs Graves.

Taken from: http://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/2xl8rh/fun_facts_about_yorick/

Seriously.... Where the hell is the Yorick... anything?

At least Urgot sometimes get the completely meaningless "buffs" just so Riot can say "hey we know these buffs do absolutely nothing but we have factual evidence that we still remember what an Urgot is" in the patch notes and gets put into free champion rotations.

92 Comments

Mcsquzzy3/2/2015, 10:33:20 PM23 votes

"-The last change made to Yorick was 332 days ago, on April 3, 2014. He got his base armor increased by 4. This was also the same day that every single champion in League of Legends got their base armor increased by 4."

I would of laughed my butt off if they forgot to give him those 4 armor.

JumbaJoopleakley3/3/2015, 12:52:33 AM16 votes

They should just give everyone Yorick for free without saying anything and see if anybody notices.

Cu Sidhe3/2/2015, 6:55:05 PM15 votes

I've been wanting a Yorick update for so long. His model is really stiff (despite being undead, this is not a good thing) his animations are hard noticeable, and for league's "Necromancer" I find myself playing Haunted Zyra to fill that trope.

Necromancers are my favorite archetype in fantasy. When I first saw Yorick was going to be a ghoul-summoning, life stealing, necromancer that could cast animate dead on allies to raise them for a short time after death, I was like HOLY CRAP! This is going to be my main!. . .

Nope.

Went back to being a Vladimir main after I learned he's super uninteresting as a character and as a playstyle. I honestly think he should've been more Azir-like with more direct control over an undead force.

When Riot said they had a Necromancer skin in mind for Azir I was like, Oh, so Haunted Zyra and this Necromancer Azir skin will be MUCH better than league's ACTUAL Necromancer

/butthurt

League of Legends needs a more interesting character to fill its Necromancer archetype.

Arcane Azmadi3/3/2015, 3:08:51 AM9 votes

Oh come now, surely you can't expect Riot to give a shit about EVERY champion they've ever released? At least SOME of them have to be completely discarded and forgotten forever. That's reasonable isn't it?

No. No it fucking isn't. Lift your fucking game, Riot.

TheI3igDaddy3/2/2015, 11:12:26 PM9 votes

http://leagueoflegends.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:Emptylord/Xelnath%27s_Yorick_discussion

This is from the wiki where apparently a few iterations of a rework were posted. Then the person in question apparently went off to do something else, and Yorick currently sits in a corner crying until someone else gives a shit about him.

It's sad really, I love Yorick's concept but he was cursed with poor champion design, and now nobody at Riot seems to care that he exists.

Zarxis3/3/2015, 12:02:09 AM8 votes

They won't remember Yorick Mori. In all seriousness, I really want him to be League's premier necromancer and minion master, but he keeps falling off of Riot's map.

KING OF MASKS3/3/2015, 2:38:51 AM6 votes

One more fun fact: nobody cares about Yorick.

I jest, of course. The degree to which he's been ignored is pretty ridiculous.

KomePrePongo3/2/2015, 9:58:18 PM6 votes

Who is Yorick?

1999 01 173/2/2015, 10:28:20 PM6 votes

maybe more people would play him if they made his walking animation less stupid

Simpeltroll3/3/2015, 1:13:13 AM5 votes

I have one question to riot how is that -Yorick was last free 845 days ago, on November 6, 2012 That was during Season 2 with so littel champs in the game how can it be that a champs has not been free to play for almost 3 years ???

Plz riot explain ???

Hìei3/3/2015, 2:03:10 PM4 votes

Pretty sure Riot just views Yorick as "Anti-fun" So when he does get a kit makeover, it'll be an overall nerf. Even though he's already a pretty weak champion outside of laning phase. it's a shame really

mjack333/3/2015, 7:10:46 AM4 votes

Yorick is an extremely good top and jungler. He is one of my favorite champs. And.....

Like...... pls don't draw negative attention to one of my mains? I would rather NOTHING be done to him, since I think he's perfect right now, then they notice him and "compensate". And...... the dude has 3 skins. There are lots of champs with only 1.......

Mahautsukai3/2/2015, 11:47:40 PM3 votes

FREE YORICK MOVEMENT!

Pørourf3/2/2015, 10:57:36 PM3 votes

I play Yorick and I like him but I think he has to get touched.

chipi993/2/2015, 5:42:47 PM3 votes

He has two skins....

warpenguin5553/3/2015, 12:07:06 AM3 votes

you forgot something, yorick has never received a skin since release

Yuki Akuma3/4/2015, 10:39:50 AM2 votes

They will remember Yorick Mori.

Gunpoint3/2/2015, 8:15:13 PM2 votes

Annie needs a new skin every patch. Yorick should really get the next ultimate skin, he's got the theme for it.

Anidan3/2/2015, 8:23:38 PM2 votes

I still don't understand how they can put a rework "on ice" and get away with it. Delays for years are not a good resumé point for a game like this. Especially not if they come with nerfs beforehand (Heimer pre-rework, Eve pre-rework and currently, Poppy, etc).

jama6553/2/2015, 9:32:00 PM2 votes

The least favorite champions are some of my favorite champions WOW just wow...

Auryiel3/2/2015, 11:49:52 PM2 votes

(almost) Nobody likes Yorick in his current state, so yeah... he's not a priority, which is sad cuz his theme could offer a lot in terms of unique gameplay, but his current kit is so fkin awful in design, he's kept out of the spotlight on purpose just like Poppy

I don't think Yorick will see any love before 2016 at the earliest

Frayace3/3/2015, 4:44:24 AM2 votes

You will remember Yorick Mori....