Skins Distribution

JukerNaut·1/5/2015, 12:12:23 AM·2 votes·903 views

I'm just really curious what factors are taken into giving champs new skins. For example Braum is a pretty new champ and is already getting a second skin. Where as Jinx who came out before him still only has her original to use. Secondly it seems like it wasn't to long ago that Ahri just get pop star Ahri and it was on the home screen. What is the basis for her getting a new skin and not say, Zed who has seen a huge resurgence, and is lacking a new non team based skin(possible skins i've seen are; hitman zed, which is not bad; detective zed; and the obvious doctor skin for zed, will it ever be so). Even Jayce who saw huge play in worlds and caused a lot of people to start playing him only has two skin.

2 Comments

cshakes1/5/2015, 11:42:56 AM1 votes

Apparently, it's got to do with when Rioters get feasible ideas for the champs.

junglerboy161/7/2015, 12:31:21 AM1 votes

It has to do with a few things, mostly how complicated a champion skin would have to be. Braum has a very simple general shape (large man with a large shield) and as such is relatively simple to make skins for. Jinx, on the other hand, has a very complicated model, including multiple guns, long hair, and very distinct visual effects. Last I heard, they have been working on a skin for her for a long time, but they aren't planning to release it until they iron out all of the issues with it. She also is very difficult to make a really interesting skin for, largely because her visual appearance is so distinct that finding a skin idea that has room for three guns, chomping grenade things, and a giant Rocket are all pretty hard.