do cuter skins cause less aggro in teamfights

xDogMeatx·Dec 7, 2017·4 votes·917 views

subconsciously do cute skins (pug maw) have less human aggro as opposed to badazz skins like omega squad teemo or is it a just a skin and nothing more that effects judgment on enemy and/or ally behavior.

23 Comments

zPOOPzDec 7, 20175 votes

teemo would get global taunt regardless of what skin he uses

OnlyYouCanHearMeDec 7, 20173 votes

I mean I don't show any preference to skins beyond telling the player when the game first starts that they have a cool one or something like that. Though I do admit... if it's a teemo, I will totally flash into the entire enemy team 1v5 to kill that rat. It's this compulsion. Must. Kill. The. Teemo.

[sona-playing]

Totally Not JinxDec 8, 20171 votes

You are not alone.

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Friendly RamDec 7, 20172 votes

Seems like the cute skins draw more aggro.

ZURELLDec 8, 20172 votes

i mean... Ivern is like as pacifist as you can get in league. so candy king ivern is like....... ur not even in a teamfight... pretty much a carebear cameo that's how non-aggro it gets

SejeoDec 7, 20171 votes

Depends on the person, graphic settings, and of course how fed they are.

HotSjokzGGDec 7, 20171 votes

Some people might question you for why you would have a teemo skin

xDogMeatxDec 7, 20171 votes

because teemo's omega squad skin is awesome

zPOOPzDec 7, 20172 votes

back to the pit of hell with you!!! Git. Git.

HarlusDec 7, 20171 votes

xDogMeatxDec 7, 20172 votes

mind explaining instead of a plain no maybe theres a hidden psychology in skins

HarlusDec 7, 20172 votes

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mind explaining instead of a plain no maybe theres a hidden psychology in skins

Well, for me atleast. I've been playing this game for about 3-4 years now and I don't think a skin affects my perception on how intimidating a champion is at all because I usually know how much damage that champion can deal and how weak they are. I guess it's based on how experienced you are at the game but I think past a certain point it doesn't matter since you have a lot of game knowledge

SoirealDec 7, 20172 votes

The pug,maw skin makes me want to get kog first, i just really hate that skin

JAGL AquaDec 7, 20171 votes

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mind explaining instead of a plain no maybe theres a hidden psychology in skins

Interesting concept and I agree, if I see someone with a cute skin I don't expect that player to be toxic and I'll usually favor them over other players in the sense that I'm quicker to help those players out before I help others.

xDogMeatxDec 7, 20172 votes

you mean like omega teemo is probs more "tryhard and i can do things myself" skin who will flame you if you fail vs a pug maw skin who say "at least you tried to help me"? those are appropriate examples as they are the my best yin/yang concepts

JAGL AquaDec 7, 20171 votes

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you mean like omega teemo is probs more "tryhard and i can do things myself" skin who will flame you if you fail vs a pug maw skin who say "at least you tried to help me"? those are appropriate examples as they are the my best yin/yang concepts

Precisely, and a feeding pug'maw would have a lower chance of flaming jg as opposed to a feeding OSTeemo in my subconscious thought process.

AhrisDec 7, 20171 votes

I feel like Ahri naturally lores people into chasing after her and actually end up dieing.

So champ like Ahri is probably focused so much more than most other champ i think.

rtbf90661456Dec 7, 20171 votes

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BlueThingamajigDec 7, 20171 votes

It's an interesting question. I would guess probably. In games that feature a red team and blue team (i.e. Halo), with all other things being equal, the red team wins slightly more often.

By the same logic, a less aggressively-minded skin design would lead to less aggressive play. Of course, the magnitude of the impact is probably tiny.