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Champion Update: Alistar

Riot··2 votes·90,903 views

The champion update guys had a closer look at Alistar and decided it was time for a brush up! We’ve just finished shampooing and shearing, clipping and steering him through the champ-up workshop, and he’s finally ready to stampede with style.

As with a few other recent updates, Alistar didn’t actually require a massive gameplay or thematic overhaul, meaning we could focus on the Minotaur’s visuals. His update’s packed with new models and textures for all of his skins, and while we had him in the shop, we also tweaked a couple of the big guy’s animations. Now Alistar will cycle through different run types as he speeds up and slows down, and you’ll actually see him trampling enemies with his passive! You still can’t milk those, though.


Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!

302 Comments

RiotPhreak199 votes

STEERing him though the champ-up workshop?

I see what you did there, Riot.

MaddogLiam5451 votes

Your udder puns are better.

TheSkyrimaster18 votes

that pun was reaLeeSin bad time to think of some Brand new ones.

Mr La Rue37 votes

Realeesin?

Lorkenpeist42 votes

He meant to say that pun was reaLeeSinsational

TheTyeGuy22 votes

ReaLeeSinful

Érç3 votes

udder nonsense :P

Dragon Fang Shot7 votes

I think Phreak's gonna have a FIELD day with these puns. He's gonna MILK his supply dry by the end of today.

aaIam14 votes
Adolf Ghostler3 votes

sigh Goddamn Phreak.

Decizor45 votes

Needs more cowbell.

DaPopeman763 votes

Christopher Walken: I gotta have more COWBELL!!

Dark Wither3 votes

The guy in the sketch's name was Bruce Dickinson btw.

ScorchedBlade071 votes

By the end of today, you'll all be wearing gold studded diapers.

Dark Wither4 votes

"I GOT A FEVER, AND THE ONLY PRESCRIPTION......IS MORE COW BELL."

Funofun18 votes

Gonna have to rename the Unchained Ali skin cause none of the other moo cows have chains.summoner 31

Reatlvl9916 votes

No gameplay update? I was under the impression that his heal was going to be replaced with something more tanky or aggressive that fits a rampaging bull.

ShepasaurusRex16 votes

item 3070 Taric item 3070

SweetTooth13 votes

Please fix Black Ali. He needs his red hair back. Not this yellow crap.

Syco9 votes

Below is a 'long' post/reply for those who only like reading 1-3 lines for their information. At least that is how my prior experience works with forum posting the last couple years for non-scholarly forums. I did ensure it was all stated in everyday dialect.

As I have stated before in a different post a while back. As a Black Alistar owner I personally do not like several of the changes, but the biggest one being the hair color. I want the old hair color, red, back this current one is not aesthetically pleasing IMO. This is especially true when you notice how similar to some of the terrain the current, updated, color is. The change to his fur/coat to a more ash rather than black coloring is acceptable, although debatable on improvement or not. Especially when you note the name of "Black" Alistar. All this being said my information is coming from the SkinSpotlights YouTube channel videos including Black Alistar's visual updates.

There are however several changes I do like such as the 'loin cloth' changes, the hair style (not color) is better, and the horns are an interesting change arguably an improvement. I am also very grateful you have not changed his gameplay, thank you for that.

I understand it is far too difficult to please everyone with these skin changes, updates, and creations, but it would be nice for opinions of others to be considered. Especially if it is of a skin no longer available, and has a statistically uncommon, if not insignificant, active player owner base when compared to your overall player base. I do understand that my comment will likely be disregarded, or not even read, due to how much information is received.

radical chadical6 votes

what i want to know is when are you guys going to update and buff Varus , true he is a lane bully but he is far to easily countered by new champions with massive and now complex passives and attack scaling, Jinx ,Kalista , and granted with an experienced support that actually knows what they are doing (and lets face it, that is like trying to find a needle in a VERY big stack of needles), i (and probably many others who main Varus ),(although i can't speak for these other people and don't intend to), feel like he is falling behind the other champions in scaling and damage potential, PLEASE riot, give Varus the well deserved update (and buff) that this champion, DESPERATELY needs to stay in the game!!!

Magical Trevor6 votes

Varus doesn't need as much help as Ashe, though. They label her an ADC, but only give her ONE attack damage skill? Sorry, but that's just not good enough. Maybe when the game was first released, but I see far fewer Ashe players than I do Varus. If they're going to fix the Marksmen, they need to consider Ashe at least as much as Varus, if not more-so. Her hawk just isn't very useful anymore. Because of trinkets, it's just one more free five second ward. Woohoo? Her passive isn't all that awesome, and the rest of her kit just... She really needs reworked, I think, because right now, she is one weak (wanting to be) queen of the Freljorg...

(Because, seriously, if you put Varus against Ashe, Varus will crush her. If Varus can crush Ashe, and you think Varus needs reworked, what does that tell you about how badly Ashe needs a rework?)

Brent6772 votes

i personally think ashe is fine the way she is. Although she could use some reworking on her E because it is useless for 40 mins of the 45min game and her passive if they can put a faster recharge on it. over all tho she isn't under powered at all. Plus it all matters on the skill behind the ADC player. A good ashe can win against any adc if you know what your doing

Smefty6 votes

"like trying to find a needle in a VERY big stack of needles."...

wut

Crzymstrbkwrm8767 votes

Actually, the person who needs the most work isTaric . He is not really up to date with the current meta, and I feel that riot should give him a good look. I mean, all the other supports have a clear identity. Ali is about cc and tankiness. Leona gets in a persons face and stuns them over and over, and is a good cc sup. Soraka is all about healing and silencing. Sona is a well balanced poke, heal, cc sup, and can be useful for most situations and fights no matter what is required. sup. I just don't really feel that taric has a clear identity at the moment. It's just a bunch of things pushed together. At least, that's how I have always seen it. Anyway, pls riot, update taric. <:C

Forsaken Phantom4 votes

I strongly agree with this!!! I want Taric to be updated!!!

Flashkilla3 votes

I think Mordekaiser needs one more than anyone lol.

themeatmachine6 votes

Release BLACK ALISTAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SteelCrow2 votes

They should rename that to "King of Evil Alistar"

Vioforte6 votes

Trist received a lot more rito-love than Ali, and I think that's absolute BULL.

Crzymstrbkwrm8765 votes

I am thankful that you have updated these people (trist, ali, sion) who were in need of a change, but I feel that you need to update Taric . He is not really up to date with the current meta, and I feel that riot should give him a good look. I mean, all the other supports have a clear identity. Ali is about cc and tankiness. Leona gets in a persons face and stuns them over and over, and is a good cc sup. Soraka is all about healing and silencing. Sona is a well balanced poke, heal, cc sup, and can be useful for most situations and fights no matter what is required. sup. I just don't really feel that taric has a clear identity at the moment. It's just a bunch of things pushed together. At least, that's how I have always seen it. Anyway, pls riot, update taric. <:C

Ptarlorr3 votes

Actually, Riot wasn't sure what his identity was as a character. Gameplay-wise, he functions as a paladin, fighting alongside a partner with his resolve aiding and strengthening his allies. But visually Taric leaves little impression on the player besides being "fabulous."

So they've spent a lot of time debating over what his defining personality traits are or what they should be to help establish his new look. They're working on it, but it's a big project. All they had to do to Alistar was make his model better. That takes like five people and three weeks.

Madman Jhin4 votes

finally, I won't feel ashamed showing off my black alistar skin

Wind Whistler3 votes

Showing off? You don't deserve to have it. You should only use it because it's cool, not to brag that you've been wasting your life longer than other people have.

Bottom Feeder3 votes

if this game is "wasting your life" than by all means, stop playing

Osmoney4 votes

Overall the VU is great, but I personally would like it if the fire particles that were on Infernal Alistar's pulverize could come back.

OfTheStone4 votes

O.k. Riot seriously... WTF?! ARE YOU EVEN LISTENING WHEN THE COMMUNITY KEEPS TELLING YOU TO UPDATE TARIC?! HE STILL LOOKS LIKE HE IS MADE OF BROKEN BRICKS!!!

CookieWolfAlpha314 votes

Don't say that, Riot takes lots of time to listen to community, but what people fail to realize is that not all of Riot works on the Visuals :/ You can't just point fingers at riot when they try there best to bring you their best quality game. The people at Riot are PROBABLY busy with something else to do...but they have listened to you and the other Taric people :/ stop whining about it, and be patient.

WORSTTHRESHEUWES9 votes

I agree with you CookieWolf,("when they try there best" *their) but I also side with Alcatraz. Taric, Mord, and Anivia all need VUs bad. And when I say bad I mean BAD. anivia also needs new splash art.... but rito is trying their hardest to please us so we cant complain.

Anivia Taric Mordekaiser - kogmaw could also you a little patching up. KogMaw

Ptarlorr2 votes

DON'T FORGET CHO'GATH AND URGOT

MasterChafa4 votes

Lux good to me

WORSTTHRESHEUWES4 votes

I appreciate the work Rito, but honestly, Anivia doesn't look tasty enough to go in a KFC bucket yet. :/

Hipolymerduck4 votes

You know, Rito. This is what real PAYING fans of LoL want. We'd love for you to actually go back and make some old champs relevant to the game. Please continue this trend. However, I'd like to point out that you guys still consistently release broken champs for no reason other than money. It wouldn't be so bad if you people put that money back into the game, but that's rarely the case. Many old champs are quite dumb (again thanks for the updates keep them coming), but you're typically putting out more new champs than you're fixing old ones. Worse than that, you guys make the new champs retarded OP, on purpose, for money. It's not cute, most of us know what you're doing. Again, if all the money we put into this game eliminated the fucking login queue I don't think I'd have much room to complain. However as is, your game is mostly broken and rarely working right. You people can't even release a new champ without having to pull them from the game for a week to fix bullshit bugs that should have been GLARING in beta (Azir...). Sadly many people don't have the time to game like they used to, so they turn to MOBAs because they don't have to commit a whole night to play. There's not a lot to choose from, LoL is easily the most popular, you guys could be trend setters, but no. You're more like highway men, I'd appreciate it if while you fleeced us you set up a few servers in the midwest or maybe fixed your game.

Jabamz5 votes

League is a free to play game. I for one would like to keep it that way.

EastIndieNebula4 votes

Alistar t playing this champ!

Jellycake Demon3 votes

no longer is Al a walking beef cake with a over-the-top buffed human body & legs, now Al looks like a real minator. i glad Riot finally changed his legs & feet to actual hooves instead of human legs & feet with sandles.

Derpthemeus3 votes

Moo.

SOOOOOO XXXERATH3 votes

So the popular Ali, Tristana, and Sion get a rework (sion a rather intense one), but the lowest win rate and least popular champion has not.... fUrgot about me huh?

Cavemantero3 votes

Yorick o rly?

CATS OF THE RIFT2 votes

Taric just sucks in general, and he sounds like a pedophile. He needs a complete rework, voice over, and buff probably more than anyone in the game but Varus needs another buff next.

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