Vs Event Potential

Femboy Xayah·6/28/2018, 4:32:47 PM·1 votes·667 views

There's been two of these so far. Great. I appreciate what Riot is doing, bringing a major even to the game to boost sales or gameplay or whatever.

Here's the issue. I personally don't play top lane. Not my thing. Although I'll take a mage up there, or an ADC, the only actual top laners I ever play are Fiora, and the old Irelia. Case and point, I could care less about the events we've had so far. I don't play Riven. Or Yasuo. Or Garen, or Darius. I don't like them. So why should I have any interest in the events that go on?

Yes, what I'm proposing here is partially a bit selfish, but I'm sure others can empathize with my opinions.

Please, Riot, expand the array of champions that get Vs events. Darius, Riven, Yasuo, Garen, all popular champs, but THEY DON'T NEED MORE SKINS.

Give some love to unique events that could take place. There are 137 champions. Do a Shurima event. There are clearly designed sides there in place due to lore. Give us something from the Shadow Isles.

The biggest one I can see being popular, pulls away from the typical good/evil parallels.

Viktor vs. Jayce. Neither is a villain, but both could bring INCREDIBLE options. I adore Viktor, in and out of the meta, but he seems to, minding the halloween skin, never get any attention. Same with Jayce, when was the last time he was talked about when he was NOT busted?

1 Comments

Oleandervine6/28/2018, 4:50:32 PM1 votes

The VS events are tied more to lore about the competition between the two champions, expanded and exaggerated, than what lanes they actually stick to. Also, given that the skins are the second highest quality skins in the game, they damn well be selling, and popular champions are the way to sell them. And if you don't like Darius and Garen, don't buy the icons, and instead spend your currency on the capsules - you'll get skin shards and such them, and not just stuff specific to the event.

Also, you'll notice that these VS events don't actually correlate with the lore and world as we know it. They're alternate realities and fantasies, so asking them to do Shurima or the Shadow Isles and tie it in with the lore isn't feasible, because these VS events don't affect the actual lore. Think of them like "What Ifs" from Marvel, or Elseworlds from DC. They're related to the main series, but they're spin offs and self contained pockets of alternative fantasy.

Also, I find it ironic that you hate top lane, yet your example would be pitting a top lane (Jayce) vs a mid lane (Viktor). Other options that don't involve top lane: Lucian (Bot) VS Thresh (Bot) Leona (Bot) VS Diana (Mid/Jng) Jinx (Bot) VS Vi (Jng) Ashe (Bot) VS Lissandra (Mid) Kassadin (Mid) VS Malzahar (Mid) Rengar (Jng) VS Khazix (Jng) Azir (Mid) VS Xerath (Mid) Sivir (Bot) VS Cassiopeia (Mid)

And of course, other options with top laners: MissFortune (Bot) VS Gangplank (Top) Zed (Mid) VS Shen (Top) Irelia (Top) VS Swain (Mid) Morgana (Mid, Bot) VS Kayle (Top) Nasus (Top) VS Renekton (Top) Ornn (Top) VS Volibear (Jng) Singed (Top) VS Warwick (Jng)