Why can't I choose my skin earlier?

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One of the things that I enjoyed about the old champion select was as soon as my champion was locked in I could choose my skin right away. Why am I forced to wait til the very end to choose? I know this is a minor issue but it still makes zero sense. Especially considering in blind pick you can choose your skin right away.

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Vastaylan17 votes

They're working on this feature to be brought back they made a post about it but I cant find it or else I would of linked it

korg0231 votes

Yeah it needs months to implement such complex feature as choosing skin earlier in champion select. Its pages and pages of code and takes 10 people working on it for 10 months. (sarcasm)

Nik Nikerson5 votes

No, but it does take time and people to work on it, and there are only so many things they can work on at once. Which means small, low priority changes have to wait until they have time and people to work on it.

Vastaylan2 votes

Please become a developer then lets see how fast you can get this implemented solo

patmax172 votes

As a programmer, you are the kind of person I don't like to have as a client :/

Dreadlocks5 votes

I know, i like using that time to grab a snack, drink, use bathroom, let dog out.. etc and i'm always back in time but now i cut it close if the load screen is shorter.

xelaker2 votes

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I know, i like using that time to grab a snack, drink, use bathroom, let dog out.. etc and i'm always back in time but now i cut it close if the load screen is shorter.

this. I use the time left after I lock in for bathroom breaks lol.

IlynPayne4 votes

Earlier this week I received God Fist Lee Sin and Dunkmaster Darius from box openings, and yet I haven't had the chance to play with any of them due to the fact that I can't select the skin early in champion select because I am too busy editing my masteries.. #feelsbadman [zombie-brand-facepalm]

Scryble2 votes

Sad days. [zombie-nunu-tears]

IlynPayne1 votes

Pretty sad..

makkii3 votes

Its edpecially bad if ur trading someone in draft and the trade lags, then you might have like 2 seconds to select a skin

Morgan le Fey4 votes

But wouldn't that be the case anyways? It's not like you can switch skins before you trade, never mind select skins for a totally different champion before the draft is over.

Kats Pajamas1 votes

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But wouldn't that be the case anyways? It's not like you can switch skins before you trade, never mind select skins for a totally different champion before the draft is over.

Actually, if you select a skin for a traded teammate, and you both own it, it gives you the skin the teammate selected.

So you can switch skins before trade. Sort of. Or at least pick the skin you want them to use.

Morgan le Fey1 votes

Huh. That's kinda neat. The more you know! Thanks!

toorazamaki2 votes

Definitely needs to add the old feature back into their new technology client that everyone has to use in order to play. I think also they should allow players to buy skins as well while in champ select like the old one did.

korg0231 votes

Typical down vote from salty person for no reason, yeah guys keep down voting actual smart and constructive comments, so many kids are allowed to use internet and pc.

I completely agree with you.

toorazamaki1 votes

did I get downvoted or something?

DrWannabe1 votes

only have one skin per champ and it auto saves the skin I use so, but if It helps others why not

Keylight XD1 votes

they want you to make a spontaneous decision my friend

invisiblecat11 votes

If you just decided on your champion at the last second, you have 10 seconds to change skin, choose masteries, choose runes, and choose summoner spells

FluffySoxOfDoom1 votes

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If you just decided on your champion at the last second, you have 10 seconds to change skin, choose masteries, choose runes, and choose summoner spells

Which you can be changing masteries, runes and summs while you wait to pick

korg0231 votes

Technology is not here yet, Riot is just indie company with only one game released and limited manpower, give them time.

BLACK REALM GOD1 votes

yeah... that annoys me also. it's likely to streamline the LCS end of the game.

Scryble1 votes

It may be because they simply overlooked it, otherwise it might be so you can observe both your and the enemy's team composition and change accordingly, such as whenever I play Fiora, if we lack tanks, I tend to bring a tankier rune page and a corresponding mastery page, as the same with when we have 2 tanks.

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