The reason we haven't seen an ultimate skin this year

HoldMyPlank·9/3/2019, 6:48:02 PM·2 votes·1,386 views

I think that Riot has run themselves into a dead end when it comes to Ultimate skins because of what they are designed to do:

  • Change the way it feels to play a Champion.
  • Add to the game a new experience (Sona)

A very good example is Spirit Guard Udyr. But as time goes on, as new champions get released, and old champions get redesigned (Pantheon etc), we can't help but feel as though Udyr's base deserves to be visually updated, but what would that look like without taking the value away from his ultimate skin.

It is this idea that Riot now has to struggle with because now they have to make something that will have to be better than their current redesigns.

I also complain that Pulsefire Ezreal is nothing compared to Aether Wing Kayle, though a lot could argue that its the same way on ALL her skins, but before the redesign, Aether Wing Kayle was probably on the same level as Post- Redesign Pulsefire Ezreal, as the skin made Kayle into a completely different experience.

But thats my opinion, what do u guys think?

5 Comments

Hypochondria99/3/2019, 8:11:43 PM2 votes

GG MF probably just didn't sell enough, it's also much more work than piss colored chromas.

Sukishoo9/3/2019, 8:14:00 PM1 votes

They had a dev blog on it. They said they tried a few ideas but nothing really worked out as Ultimate skins are meant to bring a new experience. They have some ideas for new year but nothing is set in stone.

Mcsquzzy9/3/2019, 10:49:25 PM1 votes

to me the problem stems from money, expectation and lux

  1. costs of making an ultimate skin and will players buy it for said price
  2. the expectation that an ultimate skin is the ultimate skin for the character spirit guard udyr is a great example with it being the oldest (ez was updated so i am saying this is oldest) ultimate yet dragon seer udry is fairly close to it IMO
  3. elementalist lux set the bar for ultimate skins too high. its basically 10 skins in 1 and instead of 10 chromas as one each has their own particle effects
  4. something i think is important is that an ultimate skin can hurt potential sales of other skins for that champ.