For the love of all... please give Fiora a traditional skin
Dear Riot,
Regarding the Fiora
rework, I think your work on her kit was very clever. I won't go into what I like or dislike about the mechanics here, though, because I have much more prominent concern. And when a full kit rework of one of my favorite champions is not the biggest issue I want to address I hope that speaks to the significance of this.
I really, really, do not like her VU. I understand that my feelings are not universal. It would not be being pushed forward if Riot did not feel is was an improvement. But it is the opinion of myself and everyone I know, including those who both have and have not played League, that her old appearance was vastly superior.
I thought Fiora was one of the best looking champions in the game, by far. This update is killing me. With understanding that the people behind the skin are human, I don't want to be too harsh, but I feel like it misses on almost every mark and I need to be honest for feedback.
It looks neither cleaner, nor more aesthetic, nor more fitting to her character, nor less sexualized. Her unique jacket and three-tail shoulder cape is gone in favor of a bedsheet. She prances like a gazelle, defeating the feel of careful footwork. I see the influence of a fencer's jacket on her shirt, but a real duelist would never wear such a thing. Dueling is not fencing. It would be akin to bringing a paintball mask to a western standoff. Her old outfit had far more style and distinction (in every sense of the word), and her new face is, frankly, grotesque and cartoonish, eschewing her former air of dignity and confidence for a madeup duckface.
Her new skin exists. Her new splash is made. Between the aforementioned apparency of Rioter approval and sunk costs, I do not expect this new skin would be scrapped. Ideally, I would prefer it released as a new skin for her with her live skin remaining the default. But if this is not possible at least give her a traditional skin à la Trundle and Karma. I would pay money for this in an instant. I understand you said this would not be done for every rework VU, but I implore you to make this one case. Riot, s'il vous plaît.