About Fiora's new splash arts and splash art "updates" in general

Trias000·Sep 24, 2016·1 votes·322 views

First of all, why did anyone think the old ones needed an update? They were perfectly fine. Ironically, the only Fiora's splash that did need an update* was untouched. She still looks like a 50-year-old after facelift. The new ones, other than in my opinion they just look worse, are too anime-like, which doesn't fit the general style of champion splash arts in LoL.

*Or "un-update". Since you're un-reworking Kog'Maw, while you're at it you could un-update the splash arts that were replaced by worse: Vayne, Swain, Fiora, Musketeer Twisted Fate, Divine Soraka, Frostfire Annie, Irelia, Spectral Fiddlesticks, Boneclaw Shyvana, Rammus, Xin Zhao.

Some other splashes that do need an update: Tristana, Alistar, Galio, Janna, Malphite, Warrior Princess Sivir, Bandit Sivir, Gentleman Cho'Gath, Corki, Amumu, Singed, Imperial Xin Zhao, Kassadin.

11 Comments

Vistha KaiSep 24, 20162 votes

Stop using "anime-like" as an insult.
Those updated splash arts have NOTHING in common with anime of any kind. Hell, finding a FAN art of an anime in this art style would be pretty damn hard.
Learn to differentiate between "updated" and "placeholder" splash arts.

Example of "updated" is Vayne's - which action pose is so idiotic, I'm still using her old graphics - which is not going to be changed in the near future.
Example of "placeholder" is Boneclaw Shyvana's - which I dislike only slightly less than Vayne's - which is going to be changed when Shyvana gets a VU of some kind or if the team making splash art updates decides to do her first.

Trias000Sep 24, 20161 votes

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Stop using "anime-like" as an insult.

Insult? You didn't even bother to read through the whole sentence, did you? You just saw "too anime-like" and got triggered immediately.

Learn to differentiate between "updated" and "placeholder" splash arts.

Well, the most proper word would be, hm... downdated? Previous splash arts were generally much better. What was the point of those "placeholders"?

ModWulf HelhammerSep 24, 20161 votes

Unify the art assets across all regions.

And I'd really like to see how you say most, if not all, the new splashes are not upgrades. And I mean the actual new ones, not the global placeholders

Trias000Sep 24, 20161 votes

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Unify the art assets across all regions.

Somehow it meant replacing all the differing splash arts with their Chinese counterparts. Can you find at least one where this wasn't the case? No, you can't. That must mean Chinese splash arts were better with no exceptions...

Vistha KaiSep 24, 20161 votes

Insult? You didn't even bother to read through the whole sentence, did you? You just saw "too anime-like" and got triggered immediately.

You are right. It's called "constructive criticism". Except without being "constructive" "criticism" usually ends up being whining or insulting.

Well, the most proper word would be, hm... downdated? Previous splash arts were generally much better. What was the point of those "placeholders"?

"Downgraded", if anything. No, the new ones aren't visual downgrade. What may and usually is a downgrade is the pose and the overall feel of the splash art. For example Vayne's action pose, is completely dumb. It takes away from her grim and serious night hunter Batman-like theme for the sake of being action-y. Shyvana's base, IMO, suffers from a related problem. Before you had that girl looking like "Provoke me and get beaten" with her intimidating dragon self the background. Now she's cocky "I'm going to fuck you up" with dragon wings thrown in the background, because otherwise there'd be no background.

On the contrary, say, Nightraven Fiora's new art fills the same "niche" as the old one, except for a weird mid-attack face expression, which is no longer present.

Trias000Sep 24, 20161 votes

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You are right. It's called "constructive criticism". Except without being "constructive" "criticism" usually ends up being whining or insulting.

You still haven't read the whole sentence. Let me quote the important part for you: "The new ones [...] are too anime-like, which doesn't fit the general style of champion splash arts in LoL."

Vistha KaiSep 24, 20161 votes

I read the whole sentence, it's just half of it makes no logical and grammatical sense.

The new ones, other than in my opinion they just look worse, are too anime-like, which doesn't fit the general style of champion splash arts in LoL.

What is this even supposed to mean?

ModWulf HelhammerSep 24, 20161 votes

What about any of trist's splashes needs updates?

And Fiora's were done to get them on par with Riot's current art standards, as well as show how she changed with the update

Trias000Sep 24, 20161 votes