@Riot: Noxus Poppy's Texture Update look horrible

Forbidden Siren·Apr 8, 2015·73 votes·12,560 views

I love Noxus Poppy skin, it's one of my most valued skin in the game. However, I just saw Poppy's new texture for her Noxus skin and it looks horrible compared to the original. Brown hair? Ok... I guess I can accept that. Green face paint? Umm... why? None of these she has in her Noxus splash art.

Her armor? Looks like a Play Doh now considering the details of her armor is completely unnoticeable.

I understand she's getting a full rework soon (both kit rework and visual update) and I understand these TU are just a temporary placement but it's just... I don't know. I'm sure I'll get over it once her rework comes out but it's disappointing to see how different it is.

Edit: They fixed her hair and face paint! Her armor got some details back too. Thank you! http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nZ57KwaNI4s/VSwZMY2O58I/AAAAAAAAoQc/MDdTi1NViDs/s1600/cElRdiL.jpg

70 Comments

Laughing FishApr 8, 201515 votes

There is only one Poppy skin for me. http://www.leaguesplash.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Lollipoppy.jpg

TwoDApr 8, 20153 votes

damn that looks menacing

lB2kGRlc8yApr 8, 20153 votes

though i hate the champion, i think its one of the best skins out there

Nameless HeroApr 8, 201513 votes

Noxian Poppy is a goth poppy.

Do you see goths trying to go full swamp monster?

Please change back to white face paint

SpecterVonBarenApr 8, 20156 votes

No, it's Sting Poppy.

JakethenightApr 9, 20151 votes

CAW

junglerboy16Apr 8, 201511 votes

she looks all sickly green, and her hair isn't black. Her armor isn't shiny enough either. Old version actually looks better for once.

rebound2Apr 8, 20156 votes

Warwick They also decided that Warwick wasn't fearsome enough, so he was made into a Play Doh wolf who looks more like a gray blob than a wolf.

AmightyTApr 9, 20151 votes

WW just needs a full tuneup.

ZyniXApr 8, 20155 votes

So tired of them changing the colors of skins in texture rebalances. They did that with Asylum Shaco's hat now from teal to blue :(

RetillinApr 8, 20154 votes

Eh, that greenish skin looks horrible. Not sure why it's not just the full on white like before. Why would they change that?

YoellaApr 9, 20154 votes

They probably cant get away with such obvious references anymore, hence why Noxus Poppy can't look like a KISS band member. Back when this skin was made LoL was obscure enough that it probably didnt matter or it just went under the radar. However, once Riot gained a real following they couldn't monetize such a blatant replica of KISS's signature (and probably trademarked) makeup. Thus it was removed from the store and untouched for years. Now that they're forced to bring it into the modern era, they cannot keep the signature KISS getup.

It's unfortunate, but I'm sure that when Rammus gets an update his King Rammus skin will have somewhat altered colors as well.

TenSlashTenApr 9, 20151 votes

NOOOOO not king rammus D:

YormaughmApr 9, 20151 votes

KISS' makeup is trademarked, but as far as I know you can only get in trouble if you copy any of their designs verbatim. Noxus Poppy doesn't copy any of the KISS designs, though she does look a lot like "The Crow." I have no idea if that's trademarked since it was such a shitty movie, but it's Hollywood and for some reason they're still making those movies, so it probably is.

Point being though, the TU looks Godawful, and it's on one of my favorite skins in the game...

Forbidden SirenApr 10, 20151 votes

If so, I'm surprise they didn't change Sub-Zero Shen or Scorpion Shen during his TU.

Happy MerchantApr 8, 20153 votes

how about ravager nocturne

YormaughmApr 9, 20151 votes

THANK YOU. The TU completely ruined that skin, and now Noxus Poppy. I swear Riot only made this game to slowly destroy everything I like about it. BTW I only own Poppy because Noxus Poppy was on sale like two years ago for super cheap, since they never make her a free champion I had never played her, and now I lover her.

Twisted TeaApr 8, 20153 votes

The brown hair is actually the only thing I cannot accept on Noxus Poppy. :/

gubigubiApr 8, 20153 votes

Im fine with the armor but the Hair needs to be black and the skin shouldn't be green lol.

AnonTwoApr 8, 20153 votes

I want to know what artist thinks the colors of vomit and #^@$ look good together?

Cause that's what those colors are. It's not like they couldn't use the colors that were already on Noxus poppy

Did they just look at Lolipoppy and say "we can do worse"?

It's literally the first patch for the cycle on PBE. Give it another day or so and they will fix the colors.

I'd rather be pissed to make sure they notice there's a problem, rather than just expect them to.

OblongOtterApr 8, 20153 votes

She's mint chocolate chip poppy, now.

YormaughmApr 9, 20152 votes

I upvoted this for accuracy. Even though I really didn't want to...

Tesla EffectApr 9, 20153 votes

Cant wait for her Full Relaunch.

Rinky DinkyApr 8, 20152 votes

I find both versions too ugly to use atm

I own this skin too, but really don't like how it looks. Hopefully that changes with the VU.

As for now, Battle Regalia for life!

SolaxoApr 8, 20152 votes

Wow, looks awful

DrCyanideApr 8, 20152 votes

Considering how much Riot's texture rebalance team hates the color black, I'm surprised they actually made her armor blacker than before.

I still can't stand Xerath's texture update, because it looked like someone took the brightness slider and just slid it over. Nocturne for more detail in his armor as a way to lighten it up. Shaco's black side is being lightened even. Yet this Poppy skin gets darker? That doesn't seem very consistent. I'm betting they'll brighten it up later on the PBE.

AbiwonKenabiApr 8, 20151 votes

I can agree her face needs to be more white. Her armor could also be a little more clear. Part of these texture updates is to reduce the "visual noise" that excess detail creates--basically, up close it looks good, but far away it just looks messy. However, I can see them adding just a little bit of color to her armor to bring out SOME detail. Highlight a part or two with silver or brown, because otherwise her armor's details just sort of blend together.

The brown hair was a weird choice, but not terrible.

Adrian BlackbearApr 8, 20151 votes

It's literally the first patch for the cycle on PBE. Give it another day or so and they will fix the colors.

Lady LuckApr 8, 20151 votes

The green is just like.... what? She's not supposed to be a zombie or anything. I don't understand.

test accountApr 8, 20151 votes

They actively work to screw up one skin with each VU. It makes them more money.

zapatossApr 8, 20151 votes

but the texture is better

Acidic PuddleApr 8, 20151 votes

I would much prefer just a black rectangular prism running around. Literally a box is better than this.

Celeste BenalApr 8, 20151 votes

So... when did Poppy join Kiss?

Hellish ProphecyApr 8, 20151 votes

Are....are they trying for an undead look or something? I preferred a tiny mostly black monster.

SPIDER FIESTAApr 8, 20151 votes

Yikes. That metal texture looks like one of my first attempts at creating a cast iron texture. Rito pls fix that.

H0riz0n234Apr 8, 20151 votes

I say the face and hair I dont like. she's supposed to have black hair and white skin with black marks. Now her face has a kinda nasty green color to it and her hair just doesn't complete her style with it brown. Her old skin reminds me of KISS and I personally like it and think it should stay that way.

TheSlappySlapApr 8, 20151 votes

Another case of the skin team using an eyedropper on the Splash image to color the skin. See: Viridian Kayle and Redeemed Riven and probably many more.

They aren't taking into consideration the lighting in SR versus the lighting in the splash image.

alaskaneagleApr 8, 20151 votes

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did they do it in crayon?

alaskaneagleApr 8, 20151 votes

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They completely screwed up the scion skin I owned too. Instead of the futuristic terminator look he has a wood stove in his stomach. Are the VU people just to stupid to recognize a theme?

That is really the only explanation is they are complete morons who have no concept of how to recognize a theme

Forbidden SirenApr 9, 20151 votes

Just saw today's PBE update, looks like they managed to tweak Workshop Shaco's skin from yesterday's update but not Noxus Poppy.

AuryielApr 9, 20151 votes

I don't understand how they can look at this and think ''This is an improvement''

LizdeathApr 9, 20151 votes

They may have forgotten that Noxus Poppy is supposed to be Gene Simmons Poppy

Tin TarantinoApr 9, 20151 votes

The old version looks way better, I have this skin too, so hopefully they don't change it to this

EmbertineApr 9, 20151 votes

Okay now I want to see classic skin Poppy fight Noxus Poppy

It'll be like good and evil twins duking it out for the right to be the one and only.

AnonTwoApr 9, 20151 votes

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Okay now I want to see classic skin Poppy fight Noxus Poppy

It'll be like good and evil twins duking it out for the right to be the one and only.

Noxus wouldn't let that monstrosity represent them as she is now.

You don't have an ambassador of all people looking like shit.

EmbertineApr 10, 20151 votes

I never said I wanted to see them fight eachother with the current look of Noxus Poppy.

EvilScotsman1974Apr 9, 20151 votes

tbh i do not like many of the new textures on many of the champions, and the Noxus poppy i have to say looks awful.

My gf loves poppy and owns most of the poppy skins (Noxus is one she doesnt own) but i was looking forward to the next time it became available to get it for her but when i saw the new texture i was thinking i dont think i would bother as the od one looks awesome the new one like so many of the other new textures looks horrible.

If you even look at the classic skin for poppy, look at the detail in her hair from the old/current one and then look at it in the new/upcoming one. The detail has gone and that is just the hair, the detail on the armor on noxus poppy you can hardly make out because it is black and not silver so it really looks like she is wearing just black armor rather than a cool suit of armor.

This is me also just talking about poppy but if you actually go through all the skin texture balances to fit with the new summoners rift for "Clarity purposes" then you will see how many have actually been made worse.

the old summoners rift and old textures were pretty cool and seemed to have a lot of detail, the new ones seem cheap and quickly done with not as much detail in it.

I just wish we had the option to play on the old summoners rift with the old textures and not be "Forced" into using the new one.