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Ezreal? Over Morde/Panth/Mundo?

Clutch Thompson·8/7/2018, 1:34:53 AM·1 votes·1,426 views

I get it. Riot is a business. It’s a free game and they have to make money.

Ezreal being one of the most memorable and popular characters with a rich skin library and rewarding gameplay (even playing AGAINST him- it’s satisfying to actually outplay and catch an Ezreal) is probably one of the more lucrative rework choices. That, and his W is uninspired and his model is aging.

However, as the game develops its “new” look (let’s say beginning somewhere between Nasus VU and Sion 2014 VGU), they need to pull up the back end of the champion pool. This game has many different characters that have no business sharing a world, so they’re developing a flavorful streamlined style, and I like that recent designs are

  1. sleek

  2. not over-designed (ex: old urgot vs new)

  3. cohesive

  4. sensible and streamlined color scheme that looks good and is clear on a busy screen. (Look at the color palettes on older vs newer champ designs- they’re always distilled)

There exist characters in this game, this product, that are either objectively and demonstrably worse (morde), or promote degenerate gameplay patterns if ever actually meta (morde, mundo, panth). Additionally

They’re all ugly as shit.

It feels bad when there’s such a disparity in character design. We actually saw irelia and akali come before Nunu. Why? I don’t buy the idea that the team just runs with an idea they have. At least vs priority cases where I can consistently miss an auto attack after deactivating W on morde.

How hard is it to look at a champs kit, and take the toxic parts, and change them into conditional, communicated, windowed power?

12 Comments

Psyrix8/7/2018, 2:25:53 AM2 votes

... Ezreal isnt getting a VGU tho, hes getting a VU with slight tweaks to the W. Panth, Morde, Mundo etc, require VGU. It'd look weird and fall below standard to have a sleek new pantheon that still uses the same kit. They require a more complicated treatment that not only deals with how the model looks, but the identity of the character. If they update the model, then later when theyre working on the kit realize it donest work, that alot more work that needs to go towards it rather than done all at once. Ezreal doenst need an update in his themes or kit really, the model looks clunky, kit is basically fine, so less work required as they arent redesigning him/overhauling him like other VGU's.

In regards to your last statement.... how about u come up with a unique, interactive redesigned kit (that falls under league's modernized standards)for any of the champs you suggested, give a slight suggestion as to how each ability would look (and how the champ would look as well), additionally think of what sounds would best suit that champ and give a slight summary of the new lore. (this is all ignoring the technological aspects of designing and inputting the code)

Akali and Irelia came before Nunu because their teams had a more fully realized concept, and were closer to finish so more attention may have been given to them in the later/last stages of development. Especially considering Riot commented about Nunu in terms of how they want to shape him before and were hitting blocks.

It's not like the other champs dont have their teams working on them. Riot has commented that the more developed an idea is the more they'll focus on it when it reaches its latter stages (ready to be shipped to pbe and testing) but still has other teams working on their projects while that happens. And when one team is done often times they go over to help the other team finish theirs. Riot has stated that they won't advertise a new champ/vgu until it is almost completed (has the kit and concept mostly down) in hindsight of the debacle that was Ao Shin.

Shmeeve8/7/2018, 1:40:11 AM1 votes

but mundo is the money man, no changing him cuz he is the money man

Mordepool8/7/2018, 1:44:09 AM1 votes

Dissapointed but not unexpected. Of Riot Games. We are talking about a company that Gave Akali a hold over update and a Full VGU before anyone else on the Tier A list got touched

RookPusher8/7/2018, 4:22:23 PM1 votes

This seems like an unfair criticism. Pantheon and Mundo are popular and have a rich skin library. It's not a cash grab. The argument that Morde needs an update is fair. But Ezreal is (imo) clunky and his model is real bad. Just take a quick look at the Chroma options on Debonair Ezreal. It's cringeworthy.

Sukishoo8/7/2018, 8:55:40 PM1 votes

Ezreal is a minor update though. Mundo, Panth and Morde are most definitely champions that need MAJOR updates. Reave3 had also commented that he'd be surprised if Morde doesn't see a VGU in 2019, so gotta wait till then.