Talking about how skins should thematically fit a champion makes no sense

SunDragonz·3/21/2019, 4:04:08 AM·1 votes·724 views

People are shitting on Dunkmaster Ivern for it 'not fitting thematically'. No shit dude. Almost all skins make no sense thematically. The entire Baker line, the entire Hextech line.

They all have their own story. Clearly a skin shouldn't make sense since it's just that, a skin. I think the hype for stuff like Ivern the Cruel, a fake leaked skin, made people disappointed at this skin. But nevertheless, this is a good skin and saying it doesn't make sense thematically doesn't make sense at all.

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4 Step Cadence3/21/2019, 4:42:14 AM3 votes

Here's the thing, Darius has a "dunk" ability, his ultimate. Ivern doesn't. This is one of the main arguments I see is about this skin, and that can honestly be fixed just by changing Dunkmaster Ivern's name to something that fits his role on the team better.

Like I said in another thread, a skin's name, lore, and splash art can make all the difference.

Busty Demoness3/21/2019, 5:00:13 AM2 votes

Okay, but the skin should also be able to adhere well to the kit; another portion of a champion's thematic.

I see one spot where Ivern deserves a basketball skin, and that's in his ranged autos becoming "3 pointer shots". The rest is minor graphical stuff that still doesn't really go with the theme of basketball, like his passive circle being a hoop. Daisy doesn't really help the theme in any way either although she also gets a basketball particle.

In short, it's an underwhelming skin that is basically worth 750. It doesn't really enhance Ivern at all.

I would have rather seen a Void Ivern where his passive, when triggered on a camp, starts with "Soon, you will be a feast" and ends with a void portal/beast swallowing them. Daisy could also gain a void-style particle for her 3 hits while also appearing to be a sort of flesh golem that slams large tentacles similar to Illaoi. Ivern could also gain various void attributes like a void blast for his ranged particle with new animations because he now has lanky void tentacles for arms. A new walk animation would also work well in some cases.

Now, would I buy either skin? No because I don't play Ivern. That doesn't mean I won't advocate for quality standards or better skin ideas.