Swain' s Transformation

TL;DR: would you like to keep Swain' s transformation?

The reason i ask this is that making a whole new model, that follows the same animations of Swain, is costly. It is even more costly if you consider that the job has to be done with all the skins, and i was wondering how the community felt about that.

Now usually that' s not a big deal - it is an extra effort that has to be done because the champion requires it so better crack the neck and get stuff done.

But if you look at Swain in this case, you see that the transformation is meaningless itself. It's not like Nidalee or Gnar where the kit changes a lot and so a new model is necessary - is not even like Shyvana, where the kit remains somehow the same but the model communicates the additional power of the character.

If Swain had not the transformation but a particle like Karthus' Defile ( the E), it would change basically nothing gameplay and information-wise. But, we know, savage bird mage going rampant is cool. But is worth it if that delays any work done on him, not only skin-wise but also gameplay update wise?

What are your thoughts on that? Would you rather see it gone, see it changed in a way it incorporates more on an humanoid form or having the kit changed around the transformation?

EDIT: i also add that something similar to this is true for Zyra too, only that she does not need a visual upgrade and that the models can be actively used for something better.