Why we're not releasing the Ahri Statue

We’re going to work with our manufacturing partners to find a solution that will delight Ahri fans while simultaneously meeting our goal of keeping statue prices contained. This will involve sending Ahri back to the factory and rethinking the design and construction of her face.

Any chance on using her original splash art as a reference rather than the cinematic version? I'd think Ahri fans would much prefer that she looked like this.

http://i.imgur.com/gtzzgpr.jpg

Who says they ignore feedback?

This is awesome.

PLEASE don't forget her neck! I think most people were just overtaken by the face that they also failed to notice that the neck was extra long. Thanks for listening!

It's great to see that the community feedback was taken well into consideration before releasing it, +1 on the Riot Tally Board.

The Ahri statue is just a poor piece of work in general. The face features the awful look of the cinematic (the anorexic Cruella De Ville faces in the cinematic, to be exact, not the well-done bodies), the fingers are like sloppy sausages with no bones, the skin is lifeless and does not curve and fold in any way, the orb in her hand is far too condensed and her tails look like they're made of cement.

You talk about the "inferiority" or downsides of PVC as an excuse, citing the Thresh figure as example, but the Thresh figure is just awfully made in every way. Look at the Japanese hobby fig industry, where large figurines are made with PVC and they maintain stellar quality, higher than the Twisted Fate figurine. Not just that, they're cheaper! I understand the detail-power that polyresin allows for, but detail does not mean quality: Twisted Fate's face is embarassingly poorly rendered compared to the effort put into his environment.

Japanese Figurine Examples: [X] [X] [X]

With all due respect, your sculptors and/or manufacturers are just lacking in the skill to justify the prices you use. Try to learn from a more competent figurine industry so you can provide the best possible service to your customers.

Thanks! You guys are awesome. If it was another company they probably would think like '' nah they will buy anyway ''. You guys really care about LoL community and feedbacks. I hope we see this caring in the future too.

yea that face, was kinda... horrible :l thx u for doing this <3

{quoted} WILL THE AHRI STATUE RETURN? We hope so!

Even a slightly unsatisfactory Ahri statue is better than no Ahri statue. I agree that the face is a little lifeless and yet I find myself wishing they went ahead with the release. I really hope they come up with the solution soon. Just my opinion here.

Please, actually release it though. I did not have quarrels with the ahri statue and i really wanted to order it. So please once you have it redone in a way you are proud of, perhaps by next year, please release her. Thank you.

Personally, I'm really happy Riot listened to the player base and decided against releasing it. Ahri was the champion that got me to start playing League of Legends and is my main champion. I would suggest that they not only look at the two splash arts that have been used but also high quality fan artwork. The end goal here is to have a statue of Ahri that is accurate to who she is and pleases a majority of people. The way to achieve that seems to be doing a sort of "meta analysis" of the selected artwork to find how they are all related in design and appearance. It seems to me like a majority of players like the previous splash art for Ahri. Maybe that could be used as the foundation for the design and traits that people find more appealing on different artwork could be implemented to enhance the traits from the most popular splash art. So, how should they go about doing this? That will have to be decided. This is just my opinion on finding a starting point and providing suggestions. Take of it what you will. One day I hope there will be an awesome statue of Ahri released. Until then, good luck fellow summoners!

Please make her tails fluffier and her body less thin.

Just wanted to Say how I heartily agree with this decision. Thank you for Listening!!!! Just a Thought maybe in future you could try testing a figure with the community like at the first test print or something. Cause I am sure there are a lot of people you would like to have there Favorite Champion right next to them fully realize in on their glory.

Ahri is premium girl.

{quoted}

SO HOW DID THIS HAPPEN? We want our statues to be accessible to as many players as possible and are constantly evaluating techniques that will allow us to deliver awesome art at lower price points. For Ahri, the goal was to deliver an epic statue at a retail price significantly below our polyresin Twisted Fate piece -- despite Ahri being similar in size and featuring greater sculpt complexity. To do this, we elected to make her body and face out of another material called PVC, which we used for the Thresh statue.

This decision and its associated production processes yielded a loss of resolution in the finer details and structure of Ahri’s face. We also applied Ahri’s eye makeup too heavily in production. All of this resulted in a final product that failed to fully capture Ahri’s unique look.

I applaud you guys for listening to feedback, but I don't think blaming it on PVC is correct. It is entirely possible to have well designed faces with PVC material.

http://s1.tsuki-board.net/image/OhnoRaptors1372128963.jpeg

http://s1.tsuki-board.net/image/thedante901400604793.jpeg

http://s1.tsuki-board.net/image/I_Kyubey1368189151.jpeg

http://s1.tsuki-board.net/image/Ardenor1392498002.jpeg

Could you also make the orb a bit bigger?

I agree, the face was a total flop but I'm glad they're reworking the statue. The outfit was great, tails could've been fluffier, hair was nice, but one thing I do hope they fix is her sphere. It should be bigger and bluer, it's too turquoise and minute. What do y'all think?

I wasn't super happy with where LoL was heading during worlds or pre-season. Glad to see the merchandise groups and gameplay groups are turning a corner.

Love LoL and I feel like it's getting better again. Related to this post, planning to get plushes for my nieces.

I prefer it to be like the new splash, since if you pull it off correctly it will look more like a league of legends statue rather than a japanese figure wannabe with the previous splash art. I think the new splash art statue is best for this situation. The things I disliked about the statue that you guys first presented was: -Her face was expressionless and had too much eye make-up, making her look like a drug addict -Her neck was a bit too long and creepy -Her face was so small that her hands looked gigantic in comparison -The orb was way to small -The tails were alright looking, but more could've been done.

I have such a great love for the design of Ahri. From her Lore down to her original splash. Please do release her eventually as I freaked out when I saw her getting a statue!! That's awesome you guys are doing that! As far as price goes, it's understandable you want to reach out to a more affordable price, but I'm sure people are willing to work for that extra $50 if need be to get an absolutely ace statue that represents their favourite champion with justice, rather than be happy with a simply good statue that resembles Ahri, but doesn't make you drool over it! The flaws I personally could see, or issues I had with the statue, were not only her face, but her fingers. Her fingers looked way too rounded, she needs longer, more claw-like feminine nails and fingers. Her orb also, I found it to look way too tiny and also too green, in comparison to the in game model. I'm also agreeing with everyone else on here about the tails, that need more fluff! You guys are doing a great great job though! I can not wait to see how she turns out in the end! :D She really is something magical!

tfw ahri's statue gets thrown into the magma chamber

Thanks for doing some improvements on the statue. As an Ahri main i really appreciate that you are doing this. About the statue, personally, everything was fine except for the face. I really like how it kinda resembles her design in the cinematic i think it looks great! And as for price, hopefully nothing as expensive as the statue maybe around $100?

I cannot wait for this statue to come out! It's right on top of my Christmas list :)

Tail does need to be** fluffier** though

Nice thing. I was also so happy to hear about the figure, but did not like the heavy makeup and her face. Another thing is the figure also looks extremely thin compared to her splash arts and a lot of fan work. I see Ahri as a more curvy type having a bit wider hips, breasts and so on and not looking like Barbie.

A bit like this one:

http://artgerm.deviantart.com/art/Foxy-Ahri-399325683

Maybe you can also have a look on that for the redesign?

Is it ever returning? I show up every couple months to see but it's not around.

I actually enjoyed the first face and would gladly buy one of the originals.

wonder if anyody got fired over this. would have cost riot a pretty penny