If you're gonna buff champions before a skin comes out, can you be honest about it?

LatetotheRace·Mar 16, 2019·2 votes·1,549 views

I just want an official statement saying that y'all do this, and it's not just coincidental. Just throw us a bone please. >.>

13 Comments

Daddy AntsMar 16, 201910 votes

You realize skins are in development LONG BEFORE any balance changes are decided for a champion, right?

Skins aren't something they make in 1 patch cycle.

What champions get skins are usually decided months before even being teased / announced.

Nami, Kai'Sa, Akali, LeBlanc and Zoe all got nerfed around the same time their recent skins came out.

Sir SaltarinMar 16, 20197 votes

B-but let me cherry pick cases so it looks like a skin always comes with a buff to the champ [zombie-nunu-bummed]

Daddy AntsMar 16, 20191 votes

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B-but let me cherry pick cases so it looks like a skin always comes with a buff to the champ [zombie-nunu-bummed]

Skins are probably decided 6 months before even getting announced / teased.

Daddy AntsMar 16, 20192 votes

[{quoted}](name=Sir Saltarin,realm=EUW,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=MMbBokys,comment-id=00010000,timestamp=2019-03-16T13:01:42.365+0000)

B-but let me cherry pick cases so it looks like a skin always comes with a buff to the champ [zombie-nunu-bummed]

Pinnacle of Boards :D

DuskDaUmbreonMar 16, 20194 votes

First, that'd require that to actually happen. The numerous instances where a champion hasn't received any changes (or has even been nerfed or gutted before a skin released) prove this to be false.

And even if it was true, who the fuck would buy a skin just because a champion's strong?

The Bad TouchMar 16, 20192 votes

That would be like a Chinese buffet putting up a sign that reads, "Now with more MSG."

So no Riot isn't going to post, "League, now with more cancer."

LatetotheRaceMar 17, 20191 votes

Msg is great.

Tham ChundiMar 16, 20192 votes

vi new skin (bad) and vi nerfs ivern no skin and no changes ez nerfed after pajama guardian tham coin emporor thrash and he gets worse kayn 1 legendeary no buffs evelyen kda + prestiege massive buffs

I think this guy has a point...

VoidnerMar 16, 20191 votes

I usually see a champion nerfed when they get a skin

Rıots Bad ClientMar 16, 20191 votes

buff for competitive, buff for skins or buff because favoritism?!

WHICH IS IT~

(Please dont take this post serious, just a joke)

ADC YuumiMar 16, 20191 votes

Not just buffs, sometimes they nerf someone to the ground when their skin comes. Usually right before the skin comes out, they're testing the skin in game. This gives them time to adjust their gameplay if they feel too strong or weak.

For example, Pool Party Zoe dropped when she got a massive nerf.

Sir SaltarinMar 16, 20191 votes

Sometimes they are honest with champs being buffed for pro play and you guys ignore It.

Example:

Last Summer Lucian and Thresh get their High Noon skins, a patch later Riot buffs them and says WE ARE BUFFING THEM TO SEE BIG PLAYS AT WORLDS AND WE SAY IT CLEARLY HAVE A GOOD DAY

And the Boards take it as an example of champs being buffed to sell more skins and a lot of times even forgetting that the skins came before the buffs.