When Buying Skins, Show In-Game Image Alongside Splash

Deep Terror Nami··101 votes·4,205 views

Splash art usually looks pretty damn good. It's supposed to, as a hook to get people interested in the skin and to be appealing in the loading screen as well. The problem is that there's no way to make the actual skin as good as the splash art, but for everybody it would also suck to make the splash very low quality just so it's an accurate representation of how the skin really looks. My proposal is quite simple in concept, and should be just as easy to implement;

Just like we see a picture of the skin for Chromas rather than a recolored splash art, I propose that we also see the same thing alongside every skin when you click to purchase it.

http://i.gyazo.com/15dbc68074ba4c38bc2b3364b85c9a29.png

Not actual representation of how I think it should look

Currently the reasonable course of action for most people is to look at the skin on 3rd party sites or, if it's new, at the release announcement article. This will still be the best option, but seeing it in the store would be awfully useful.

40 Comments

DELDE1154 votes

its a really good idea. But that is why we have SkinSpotlights on youtube. The dude makes an amazing job.

EDIT.

I just shared my thought, I dont think there was a need to down vote. I support this idea, like I say before, but I think SkinSpotlight is good for now. Think about it, no one thought of doing it, and he is doing it for us. Should Riot have done it from the start? yes. However, doing it now would just be a big FCK YOU to the community.

Community content creators make amazing things for us, Riot taking over would be like firing them, in a way.

It is like the Nintendo law suit with Youtube. They are taking all the credit from their fans.

Solaxo25 votes

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its a really good idea. But that is why we have SkinSpotlights on youtube. The dude makes an amazing job.

Something's wrong when we need to use third-party sites for such things, especially in such big and popular game. EVERY other moba game allows for skin preview.

DELDE1151 votes

Technically its not a third party site, its just a youtube channel.

BTW, they show champion skins in champion spotlights (which is something that Riot does)

Viking Shadow16 votes

Youtube is a third party site.

DELDE1151 votes

Ok then my bad. :S

DrCyanide6 votes

BTW, they show champion skins in champion spotlights (which is something that Riot does)

They show the skins that are available at the time the video is released, so it's not likely you'll see what you're looking for unless the champion got a full rework.

Delioth2 votes

Third party sites are anything that the company in question (Riot) don't have complete control over- i.e. they didn't make it. Youtube wasn't made by Riot, so if I have to go to Youtube, I'm going to a third party site. (You and the company are the first two parties)

Granted, sometimes it's something like a channel made by Riot, but the site is still third-party.

QueenAqua1 votes

Only the release skin is in champion spotlights. League of Legends the channel doesn't do spotlights for skins. Every video on said skins are done by people with pbe accounts or surrender@20. We shouldn't have to resort to going to third party sites like Youtube ( run by Google, not League, therefore third party) to get a preview of the skins we are interested in. People on pbe have an advantage in that they don't have to pay money to get the skin to see how it looks OR go to a third party site. Those that don't have a pbe account are SOL if they want to see what it looks like through League itself. Also, there are some parents of some league players who block certain sites like Youtube, which means that those players cannot access the skin spotlights (you'd be surprised how many parents do this to their teenage children). Having this as a feature would help in a lot of ways and provide an easier to get to way to look at previews of the skins players are interested in.

Delphinium4 votes

I don't think people is going to buy it after they see the in-game model lol, like the night hunter rengar one and more.

Deep Terror Nami1 votes

I know, it'd be a pretty big hit to Riot lol. Kind of a "players win, Riot loses" situation.

Rew7112 votes

You know what skin is really cool in-game but has a splash that doesn't live up?

Bloodmoon Shen

Deep Terror Nami1 votes

I think they are equally disappointing. Frozen is far superior, and even the base is better imo.

Rinky Dinky1 votes

Yeah with his fork sabers

insaiyanbacca1 votes

whats wrong with night hunter rengar?

CZNOuI9LIw1 votes

Well it looks really stupid, even more when you compare it to that amazing splash.

Noraver4 votes

If Riot can't even make a champion's lore longer than two sentences cough Amumu cough due to "technical issues", how do you expect them to put in an ENTIRE PICTURE?

Bresn2 votes

Rammus ok.

SpecterVonBaren2 votes

Probably the only champ I'd actually be satisfied with having one word for their lore page.

MrBuffington3 votes

But what about the reduced traffic to lolking and skin spotlights? (For the record I think this is a good idea)

Windup2 votes

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MrBuffington4 votes

It's nice to have them in the client, though, since some newer players don't know about all the third party resources. Like, Riot added match history in even though we have a lot of similar resources for it

Beacon 0F Light1 votes

I mainly use SkinSpotlights for the vfx and vo and not the model anyway.

Rand0mH3r0X2 votes

Some upgrades, and more exposure is needed in the client. How can Riot afford not to maximize profits with this simple fix? We know how to use the client. We can do more with it now.

Star Of Love1 votes

Why are we not funding this?

Lol all jokes aside this is a realy good idea ;)

sealust1 votes

Implementing a "Try" feature where you can mess around with the skin (see new animations, particles, and just how it would look in game) I think would be awesome.

Treyen1 votes

100% yes...I mean, dota 2 shows you the entire model so you can see exactly how your dude will look...league still with pos splash arts that tell you nearly nothing.

StealthWarden1 votes

save some time going to youtube for the skin spotlight

Jayeto1 votes

actually they use to do this before they put in the splash art (when you went to skins it would show the ingame model not a splash art). they changed it to splash art years back when they were changing things on the client and such. they said they would bring it back some how.... guess they are still working on it but its back burner material atm.

TurquoiseYoshi1 votes

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Splash art usually looks pretty damn good. It's supposed to, as a hook to get people interested in the skin and to be appealing in the loading screen as well. The problem is that there's no way to make the actual skin as good as the splash art,

Except the Arcade Hecarim skin. That skin is so amazing.

Señor Karthus1 votes

Also they should update the splash of most skins that are old as shit and look so.

Remlap12231 votes

WHY ARE WE NOT FUNDING THIS?

Seriously, why do I have to go to LoLking or Skins Spotlights just to check out what skins look like?

I'm not knocking SkinsSpotlights because they gave us this glorious video, but come on Rito.

Bhargo1 votes

Really would be helpful for things like Arclight Vayne or Redeemed Riven, that look nothing like their splash art.

Matthias91191 votes

I suspect this is one of those things that is difficult for them to jury-rig into the current launcher client. Although getting a still image of the skin to display in addition to the splash couldn't be THAT hard.

Virgin Ray1 votes

Well, good idea, but RIOT isn't a fan of letting players win. In fact, a lot of the older skins no longer live up to their name. The updated spalshes seem to make them fit the rift more, and "seem" updated, however. RP spending would drop, because players can actually see how crappy the skin REALLY is. That's just my opinion, if you love this update I absolutly respect that.

Krigjer1 votes

I don't buy skins based entirely on the model. I now only buy skins with particle changes, unless I seriously love the model on 750 skins.

I would like a way to see them demo'd in the store, but I don't mind visiting a youtube video to see it in action.

Sleeping Victor1 votes

Yes! Or at least gimme a refund for sandstorm Katarina...

QueenAqua1 votes

You could put it within the champ overview window. That way, if there are effects to the skin, you can click on the skin you want to look at, then click the tab for abilities and view the effects on the skin's abilities as well.

Rinky Dinky1 votes

I remember I bought gorilla tristana before she was reworked because I liked the splash.

Fastest refund I ever made

Digielf1 votes

The sales of the skins would drop a lot if they did that

THE WORLD ÈNDER1 votes

why not :)

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