why aren't skins previewable before you purchase (similar to how videos are made for abilities)

Orb Walkin Poker·11/29/2018, 8:16:26 PM·3 votes·1,677 views

currently the way you view skins in shop is basically a edited screen shot that looks NOTHING like the actual skin in game especially at the angle you see it....

for example the new eclipse leona skin in shop looks terrible...just looks like a different shade of armor...but in game she looks amazing as you can see the effects...

the way the shop sells it now is very poorly designed and makes buyers not want to buy...myself included atleast i'm weary til i see the skin in a game...i can't impulsively buy.

15 Comments

MrFawknSunshine11/29/2018, 8:31:32 PM1 votes

well you can kinda of do this with skin shards and renting them for 7 days

Oleandervine11/29/2018, 10:14:08 PM1 votes

You can use Skin Spotlight's Youtube channel to preview new skins. Not only do they show it to you from multiple angles, but also how the skills look, how they sound, and any other animations that are new to it. Why would Riot need to implement something like this into the client when you can just as easily Youtube it? After all, if they DID implement something like that, it would pretty much put Skin Spotlights out of business, and that's not very conducive to supporting the community built around your game if you implement in-client features that actively shit on the hard work that fans are doing for other fans.

FOR JUSTICE11/29/2018, 11:09:42 PM1 votes

there's always skin spotlights or PBE.

Sukishoo11/29/2018, 11:29:38 PM1 votes

It's most likely not been done because as others have pointed out it's pretty easy to see examples of them before buying. Surrenerat20.net for one shows off images, Spotlights and more for each skin as they are released to the PBE. Then on top of that, there are other YouTube videos of people playing them. So it's just not something important for Riot to put into the game because the resources to find them elsewhere already exist.

Équinøxe11/30/2018, 12:35:29 AM1 votes

that's why skin spotlight exists!

but TBH i care about the splash art more than the actural ingame skin. XD