Can we have more in-game announcers? HoTS makes good use of them

darkdill··22 votes·1,536 views

It's a little boring hearing that standard announcer all the time. During the Bilgewater event, Gangplank got to orate, and that was a refreshing break from the standard announcer, but it didn't last.

I'd love for the game to get new announcers that you can pick-and-choose from, like what you get in Heroes of the Storm. Having D.Va as an announcer gets pretty funny, or you could pick Diablo as an announcer for characters like Ragnaros. Good stuff.

I know you'll say "Too expensive to get the VA's", but I think if you priced these announcers for RP, it'd make a good profit. That and it would be purely cosmetic (so to speak), in that the announcers don't really affect gameplay. They just let you personalize your experience more.

Now, for the community, which Champions would you want to orate the most? Pick your top 5.

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nyakasgoods6 votes

Azir

THE SANDS OF SHURIMA SEND FORTH SUPER MINIONS IN YOUR NAME

darkdill5 votes

My picks for announcers:

Lux Kled Leona Draven Braum

FistMyViJanna4 votes

def Draven

L Rayquaza8 votes

I am now imagining the Kled Announcer "Whelp, that bastard's dead." "GIT OFFA MAH PROPERTY!" (start of game) "Now aint that embarrassin?" (Executed) "MURDER THEM ALL, YEAHAHAHAHA!" (pentakill)

ltmetal4 votes

Kled "What's that? I should go for the decakill? Okay..." Kled

Sir Fuzzi5 votes

Kled "WHO LET THAT GUY ON OUR TEAM!? lizard noises ...WHAD'YA MEAN THAT'S US?!"

Kled announcer would be such a treat.

Forhonor3214 votes

As someone who occasionally plays Hots, I support this. I loved the gangplank announcer during the Bildgewater event and I really want to hear it back.

As to my picks: Draven DrMundo Sion AurelionSol Kled

Honorable mentions: Ahri Aatrox Azir Jhin Ivern Kindred Lux Lissandra TahmKench Shyvana Thresh Velkoz Yorick Zed Bard Braum

Stephen The G5 votes

Bard bauwhaahaaa bauwhaahaaa bauwhaahaaa bauwhaahaaa bauwhaahaaa bauwhaahaaa

LoLN0084 votes

I would love to hear kled and skarrl screaming in my ear for hours on end

4 Step Cadence4 votes

Jhin God yes.

hi im alphonse4 votes

1 kill Jhin "Now... they are beautiful" double kill Jhin "Hmm, quite the gallery" triple kill Jhin "Almost... but not quite" quadra kill Jhin "YES! PERFECTION!" pentakill Jhin "WHAT? NO! THE SHOW IS RUINED!"

SanKakU2 votes

My favorites might be: Veigar DrMundo Zilean Kayle Malphite

Respectable alternatives: Varus Vayne Olaf MissFortune Lulu

Tails90162 votes

Sona

I normally play on mute so I don't get 20000000 ping

Cowseed2 votes

Best announcer Rammus

darkdill1 votes

Ok.

Vah Naboris1 votes

Would def kms if Draven ever announced for LoL

I think Vayne being constantly serious in all aspects would be funny, or to lighten the rift's spirits I would pick Lulu

darkdill1 votes

Whaaaaat? Draven would be hilarious. And if you still don't want him, you don't have to pick him as an announcer.

Your announcer pick only applies to you, not to others. They can listen to whoever they want.

Asamas1 votes

RekSai No one will ever know what is going on xD

darkdill1 votes

Murky announcer. Same sort of thing. https://youtu.be/CO-d8TXK7BA

AwesomeGuyDj1 votes

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Murky announcer. Same sort of thing. https://youtu.be/CO-d8TXK7BA

why da fuck would you ever use that. Your essentially putting yourself at a disadvantage.

darkdill1 votes

Just for laughs? Events are displayed on-screen as well as via announcers.

AwesomeGuyDj1 votes

Oh. I dont play much hots :P

AwesomeGuyDj1 votes

My god yes, have buyable ones like with skins. Dota has an amazing rick and morty announcer pack.

SenzaRespiro891 votes

Started yesterday playing some dota and was kinda surprised about the Adam (deus ex) and fallout 4 announcer packs. They sound sick.

AwesomeGuyDj1 votes

I havent heard those ones. Only the rick and morty one, its very well done. (40+ minutes of voice lines on youtube)

ltmetal1 votes

Additionally, Starcraft 2 has announcer packs for shoutcasters. It's already been mentioned how great it would be to have a Korean Hype Announcer Pack in LoL, and there are plenty of great shoutcasters I would pay to announce my games.

Clementine1 votes

You can download customer announcers. JK Highlights makes good ones (Tyler1, qtpie, etc.) of pros/well-known content creators.

darkdill1 votes

Those are mods, though, which are kinda risky. Having them be Riot-made and with the authentic voice actors would be even sweeter.

Violet Fields1 votes

Jhin Mordekaiser Kled Veigar Twitch

In no particular order.

mkyner1 votes

Awesome idea. If they ever make map 'skins' - like the same layout as the Rift, but with Demacian features or Shuriman features - it would be cool to have some representative from that faction doing the narrations.

ssfxd1 votes

My Picks Kindred Ivern Kayle Azir Diana Fiddlesticks

BOOM BOOM CANNON1 votes

Great idea! my chocies: Draven says at the start of the game: welcome to the league of draven Jhin counts on every kill: 1,2,3,4 and says 5 in a weird way that implys he doesn't accept that number. AurelionSol Ivern Kled Azir Xayah and Rakan together Akali says balance dectates whenever the kills are even. Garen shouts demacia whenever a demacian champion kills another champion and shouts justice whenever someone shuts down someone or kills someone evil.

I think rp is a fair price for the announcers but it can be a reward for champion mastery lets say when you hit mastery 10 or get 100k mastery points you unlock the chapion's anouncer.

Larriet1 votes

I'd like to have unique announcers, not just champions. It'd be cool if the Announcer was some kind of unique status, just as Summoner and Champion are. Maybe it's just me, but I like the more serious feel of the game at times, and most champions would probably be gimmicky as announcers. Even though I main Lux , I don't know if I'd like for her to be overly bubbly throughout the whole game, but I'd love to hear someone who has a different take on it, but still "dry" like the default announcer.

darkdill1 votes

You mean like the Realm Lords in HoTS? The Raven Lord is one of my favorites due to his sarcastic demeanor.

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