RIOT STOLE MY IDEAS not really but it defenitely feels like it and I think they did lol

GuiNoodlecake··1 votes·686 views
Elemental Zed: Ultimate Skin Concept

Ok so we all know Elementalist Lux right? The crazy incredible innovative and super good looking skin that we all forked over 8,000 dollars to pay for. You know the one. Anyways, after the skin's release, I thought nothing of it, except that it was cool and might be something I could purchase. However today I realized that I literally came up with basically the same exact skin idea except for Zed, almost a year (11 months) ago (See my board post for evidence)! So I floating around in my pool in August of 2016 came up with a skin idea that was so incredible, Riot just had to release basically the same thing in December of that same year like what the heck man. I don't actually think that Riot Definitely stole my idea, but I'm not going to say it isn't possible. Not everything about my skin idea was the same, like for example the way in which the Lux skin changes compared to mine, but the similarities are undeniable. So Riot I leave you with a few options. You can A: Make my skin idea an actual thing and gift me it for free, B: Hire me as one of your lead skin designers, C: Not do that last one because I'm not actually legal to work, D: Gift me Elementalist Lux, or finally, E: Do A and D. Side note, you don't actually have to do any of that I put it in here kind of jokingly, but I'd like some form of reimbursement for my hard work making my awesome Zed skin.

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Aeszarck4 votes

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Their Terms of Use state that they don't have to give you anything for the concept you have submitted to them.

Terozu1 votes

That explains some things.

GuiNoodlecake1 votes

Yeah I don't expect them to actually give me anything I was sort of kidding in that last part. But if they did use any inspiration from my post would have been nice to know ya feel

Siegfriedx13 votes

"elemental" is one of the most generic concepts of the history.

Have you ever seen avatar for example?

GuiNoodlecake1 votes

Yeah I know but it just seemed kind of suspicious that this skin came out only a few months after I made a forum post about essentially the same thing

DrCyanide2 votes

... Elementalist Lux was leaked before the Star Guardian skins came out, back in September 2016.

https://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/52zbay/upcoming_skins_leaks/

If you want to go "Riot stole my idea", bring it up when they make it for Zed. This guy called it in 2012 (from the same thread) https://i.imgur.com/L6ebp4S.jpg?noredirect

GuiNoodlecake1 votes

Yeah but I posted in August lol its whatever

DrCyanide1 votes

Skins don't get leaked if they've only been worked on for a month. I'm pretty sure the ultimate skins are worked on for closer to 8 months, which would have put the start date on the skin before you posted.

ModThe Djinn2 votes

I think this is more a case of common themes in culture rather than Riot taking your idea. Themes like "elemental" are super common across every form of media I can name, so the fact that you came up with a skin showing elemental mastery and someone at Riot came up with a similar theme doesn't shock me at all.

You'll find this sort of thing happens a lot, actually -- the League playerbase is huge, and the odds of someone having a good idea that someone at Riot also has are much greater than the odds that someone in a position to make that decision actually stumbled across a specific piece of fan work and went "This. Let's do THIS."

Teslyn1 votes

i know how you are feeling. its not like wanting money for the concept, but a kick back as in a champion you felt you inspired or a skin just to say a thank you for the thought would have been nice. or even a red post saying thats a good idea.

felt i had a concept that seems very similar to Thresh lantern ability back in the day.
But it also has the flavor of a Tahm Kench ult.
i referred to it as a beacon.

http://forums.na.leagueoflegends.com/board/showthread.php?t=2555266

Added on that that lissandras ult comes close to Ability 2

Thing is ... we never know if they actually take our suggestions or if they just ignore us.

and i am not expecting credit for Taliyah throwing dirt

GuiNoodlecake1 votes

Yeah if they truly did take inspiration I would have liked some sort of recognition, even just like a rioter commenting on the post or something idk

Teslyn1 votes

if you are old enough to remember "In living color" most of the writers for that show where banned from comedy clubs because they would steal peoples ideas.

but freely posting things without a pat on the back if its a good idea caused me to really slow down on caring to add any detail in any design thought i have had.

Cup of Cocoa1 votes

The suggestion you put is pretty much nothing at all like the Elemental Lux skin... And people mostly put suggestions because they want to see that kind of content in the game, not because they're looking for any "reimbursement" (especially if you didn't contribute anything for said reimbursement to begin with). [slayer-jinx-unamused]

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