Is PBE Leona skin idea fair?

YourLovelySpinel·11/7/2018, 3:30:18 PM·5 votes·2,088 views

! This is re-post of original EUW thread. Repost was made in hopes of getting comments of some Riot people on this matter. (Link to original: https://boards.euw.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/community-creations-en/ofAByAwf-is-pbe-leona-skin-idea-fair )

Hello there. PBE, new Leona skin and etc ramble.

"We decided to make a Legendary skin for Leona themed around an eclipse. The two most visible and well-known types of eclipses are solar and lunar, and they were both interesting to explore for Leona given her lore. We started exploring both, and after exposing the concept to Leona players, they overwhelmingly agreed they wanted both. So, surprise, we made both!

We then realized that the best way of releasing them was going for a similar concept to what we were already planning to do with the Pajama Guardians.

The Leonas share an animation set (except for recall, which is unique for each of them) and have similar models, but they each feature a different set of VFX,a unique second form triggered by ulting, individual splashes, and additional VO lines that are unique for each form.

We believe that each of these skins is a stand-alone Legendary, and we will follow the same 30% discount model for purchasing the second skin if you already own one of the variants.

I really hope that you like getting two Legendaries instead of one for Leona. If this is something that you indeed like, we might explore doing something similar with future Legendaries when it makes sense. Any ideas?

Any time we introduce new products or ways to get content, it’s really important that we get your feedback. If you have any questions or feedback please drop them in this thread for us. Thanks!"

Making two, yet pretty similar skins (stuff that they listed in announsement looks retty same to ones featured in MF's Gun Goddess skin), for 1820 rp each. Not sound retty good, isnt it? And ofcourse, with that generous discount, both skins are for 3094 rp if I've counted correctly. And now, look at MF's ultimate skin. 2775 rp right now. And it features four forms. For me, it looks like less effort, split in half, with pricetag for whole thing. Especially in comparison.

Why this skin is not like on MF's skin,with different forms? Would be more pleasing not being locked to one form if you own both, for example.

I'm open to suggestions and discussion.

UPD: Looking at splash-art of those Are you F****ng kidding me?! That's REALLY tow DIFFERENT splash arts!

9 Comments

Oleandervine11/7/2018, 3:38:20 PM4 votes

The discount has been increased to 45% off, instead of 30%. So it's now 2821 RP for both skins.

That said, I'd rather they just scrap the whole "variant thing" for this skin altogether and merge them into a 2775 Ultimate skin. I think the forms differ enough that it can work at that price point and be on par with the Miss Fortune one (which were essentially chromas with particle swaps).

Silvarspark11/7/2018, 4:52:10 PM2 votes

I do love Leona, but I was not fan of the Lancer Blitzcrank double skins and for it to happen to Leona now leaves me with very mixed feelings. I agree that it would feel better if it was ONE Ultimate skin even though I do not know how to make it work since I also would just want another GG MF. Ultimate skins all have their own kind of thing.

Arcade Lulu11/7/2018, 3:55:10 PM1 votes

I honestly think it's not fair that Leona gets 2 legendary skins If they were epic, then yeah sure. But LEGENDARY