I know you have bigger fish to fry, but can we talk about skins for a bit?

Saphira Arach·Mar 19, 2014·2 votes·324 views

Obviously particles and the like are not completely simple to render and there are other issues that are being dealt with right now (lag, DDoS attacks, etc.) but it's been a while since we've seen the regular skin output like we used to see. Yes, Heartseeker Ashe was great, and I love it. However some champs are still stuck with only the skin they were released with ages ago (Nami, for instance) and haven't received anything new at all. While other champs are getting their 4th, 5th, or 6th skin. Yeah, I get that some champs are obviously more popular than others, but there are still plenty of people ready and willing to pay for skins for the less popular champs we know and love.

Tl;dr: Any plans for us to start seeing skins released frequently again and for champs that Riot seems to have temporarily forgotten?

6 Comments

MackleDogeMar 19, 20142 votes

There are new skins for Fizz, Syndra, and Rumble being worked on in PBE right now. Quite frankly, I feel like most people in the community are far too impatient with almost everything about this game. Not hating on you, but those of us outside the inner workings of Riot, really have no idea what they are working on or the process they are taking to work on those things.

Saphira ArachMar 19, 20141 votes

I understand that. While we used to see skins quite frequently, we haven't as much lately. I understand they take a while to get approved and implemented and there are other departments with other issues as well. I think what bothers me is the lack of skins for lesser played champions. While the champs you mentioned are great, a few of them have several skins already. There are quite a few champs who have ZERO skins outside of the one they were released with and their basic skins. Those are the ones I'd prefer to see focused on.

MackleDogeMar 19, 20141 votes

I agree that there are some champions that don't have very many skins, and they could use some love. But you need to look at from a different perspective: a business one. Riot is a company, a business. They can't just make skins for any champion because it isn't a sound business decision. I'd really really like to see an interesting and new Mundo skin, but he already has a lot and most people probably wouldn't purchase a new skin over any of the existing ones. So I think a lot of it is, what is a really great idea for a new skin, and the other part is what can make us a solid return on investment. Plus, I think we underestimate the difficulty in coming up with skin ideas that are not only interesting, but also able to be made and marketed.

daft inquisitorMar 20, 20142 votes

Current skin release schedule is fine.

Sir ArmaMalumMar 19, 20141 votes

Another train of thought unfortunately against more frequent skin releases is the tandem lower output of champs. If they released skins at the same pace as say S2, they would start filling up all the champions after a bit, say a year. Granted more skins should be a great thing, but there can be a thing as too many skins as too many can cheapen and demean the significance of having one. It would take awhile yes, but I think we can all agree Riot has switched gears to stay for the long haul and planning accordingly.

Personally I would love to see more frequent skins, but I also think the current amount (xept for the more recent champs of course) is perfectly fine and have a wide variety to keep the community well off for a while.