Why Ezreal Doesn't (And Needs) have a 975 Skin

shyie·12/27/2015, 5:18:49 AM·3 votes·847 views

Hello. Thanks for taking the time to check this out. Just so you know where this is coming from, I play on NA at the pits of Bronze V preparing for a climb series. Before I decide to talk, please be reminded I have no right to sway Riot's or your opinions, and anything said is not out of spite or meant to offend anyone, but maybe me. With that, I'll dive right in.

Ezreal is mah boi. I love him AP, hybrid or ADC, and because he's skillshot reliant, he's hard to play. He's a great carry and scales well into mid game, and has one of the best positioning abilities of any ADC. His kit is cool in itself, using arcane magic to sling bolts and freaking barrages of energy. You would think this guy could have some nice skins, with fresh VFX and character models, but no. From pulsefire to frosted, this champ has skins that Riot should pay YOU to use. Let me be blunt for a sec, pulsefire gives a fancy yet poorly designed character model (3, whatever), recolored blue VFX, cute little taunts and a fancy recall. For 25 dollars. Now, I have no Ezreal skins, and my friends want me to get a skin for him, but I refuse. Now, explorer is a skin I considered, but again, its a very mediocre skin. It does nothing for a 750 skin but slap a helmet on him. Where I'm going with this is, he has no price value skins for a player to buy.

But, where are his 975 skins? I mean, he's got none, and you'd think he should have gotten one, no? And this is where company business comes into play. Being a little technical, Riot earns millions of dollars on skins a month, even a week could earn them millions. The price to make these skins? Well, because graphic designers get paid a salary, and assuming Riot comes out with a skin every month, the price to make it is so minimal that the profit out numbers it more than a million times over. Buttttttttttttt, think about it now. With an ultimate skin waiting in the shop for this champion, why would Riot want to make a skin that, not only might be better than the ultimate skin and lose them the time, promotion and trouble to make the ultimate skin, but also it would cause trouble with refund policies. Thousands who have bought the ultimate skin will demand refunds, causing trouble for the support team, who already has their hands full. I understand why they are afraid, but look at it this way.

Giving a skin for Ezreal would be amazing. Mains would have a skin to boast about, and Riot too would make money. But with such a fragile fan base and too many people and variables that may turn bad, they are hesitant. But I think that if they try to just push out an Ezreal skin, with cool trail effects and a sick model could be worth a shot. After watching a video about Riot ruining the "experience for the average consumer", I can't say Riot is ruining the game, but they could make it so much better if they make it more personal and friendly. They cater the pros and leave the support team (which as I mentioned is full at the time) to handle the millions who play daily. I understand more and more about this stuff as I grow older, but I think this is barely a risk to take. Thanks to those who stuck till here. Good day.

1 Comments

NorthWolf12/27/2015, 9:52:48 AM1 votes

Yo as an Ezreal main i agree with this. Also love the summoner name, very creative! (And im guilty as i own every Ezreal skin, but i honestly prefer classic and the recolors, Nottingham/Frosted, over the other skins)