DhaMa, The Force of Balance,Lamb & Wolf
posted 4 month ago 1.1K upvote : http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/skin-champion-concepts/8hhT41YP-champion-concept-dhama-the-force-of-balance?show=flat
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Wowowowowow! So gorgeous! Totally forwarding this thread on to the Champion team ^_^
Iniquitee has posted to dispel the rumor that this is based on a fan concept.
Hey folks (and Rakoon Jesus in particular)!
I wanted to jump in here and drop a quick note now that we're headed full steam into the new champ hype train (yes, these mask assets on the PBE are teasing a new champ, confirmed!).
Dha and Ma is a super cool concept, with a lot of compelling elements. The yin & yang, dark & light dual nature has a lot of very novel thematic and visual flair that hasn't been explored in League yet. I wanted to quickly dispel the notion that this was a direct inspiration, however - in fact, the first concept for our next champion was created January 26 of this year.
Champion ideation draws inspiration from many places, and often incorporates common and uncommon themes, concepts, and archetypes. There are thousands of champion concepts out there and it's common that we can find one or many that mirror some of the themes that end up making it into a released champion. Innovating in the space via art, gameplay and theme can be a real challenge, and it's common to be able to point to another character from other games, comics, movies or other media and be able to say that there are similarities. In the end, though, we strive very hard to create something truly unique to our game and universe, and I hope that of all the things you can call new League champions, "derivative" is not one of them.
We love that players are passionate and engaged enough with League to come up with super cool concepts like these, so don't stop! I look forward to getting all the juicy details into your hands so you guys can learn all about how we came up with and delivered the champion concept and who it turned out to be (I think you're gonna dig it).
In the mean time.. they are coming...
the concept was on january 20: 8 months ago
usually take them 1-2 months to make a champion
last champion was released 2 months ago
dahma was 4 month ago.
on a technical design he doesn't take much long to make the concept was all already made thanks to the OP, not technically hard to do, 2 to 4 month would have been more than enough, let's not forget he has some abilities that the OP suggested, only the name and the champion color changed.
something's fishy
wouldn't be surprised if the OP become a rioter. maybe they hiding something from us. don't think riot is evil enough to steal a concept and give nothing in return. for example the guys/girl who made cottontail teemo , ice drake shyvana etc did they receive any compensation for their hard work? I know they hired a lot of people on DevianArt. but that's all i know. everything else is confidential.
