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[PROPOSAL] Change Arcade Riven splash art with her cropped image from the arcade login screen

megatonante··218 votes·17,532 views

Just look at that. [img]http://i.imgur.com/QBs3pc3.png[/img]

vs

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RLIpMzdZecc/VcKmozzSdgI/AAAAAAAAvSk/MQdP_Z-RgqM/s1600/Riven_6.jpg

I think the login screen one is way better. It conveys the cheerful and playful feeling that a "videogame" theme implies, the position of her body is way more "let's do it boyssss" than the current splash art and, again, more suited for an arcade theme in my opinion. The happy smile is another viable argument.

On the other hand, the current splash art not only is dull because the artist decided to basically use the same body position of the original splash art, but also has a boring "serious business face", that doesn't fit with the theme for what I stated above.

Final argument: Riven is super cute in the login screen. This may be the only argument.

Since Riot changed the Tristana splash art during her rework (even if for different reasons) I was wondering if you could do that for Riven too.

76 Comments

PT Waluigi48 votes

To be fair, the pose and face she has on her splash art does look like it would fir perfectly on the side of a arcade machine.

JusticePauldrons11 votes

I actually kinda agree, I like both don't get me wrong and I LOVE Rivens lore. But the arcade splash from the login just seems too cute and fun to pass up, it adds more depth besides "Grr Noxus betrayed me" and shows that even though she is a serious character she can have light hearted fun moments too. Either way is fine with me

Tucsters9 votes

Um, YESSSSS!!!!

Ghi9 votes

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FluxBound9 votes

pretty sure she is

Marthritis3 votes

The people who play her are

Pecha Berry7 votes

How isn't the Riven from her original arcade splash videogame feeling? She feels to me like the heroine from a game, fighting a bunch of pixel foes who stand in her way. Not only that but it fits with who riven is. Even in Battle Bunny, Riven isn't portrayed as cute. Tbh, it looks like someone forced her into the outfit and she went on a rampage. That's just Riven's style. She isn't a cute little girl and I hate the login screen because that doesn't represent Riven at all.

megatonante8 votes

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How isn't the Riven from her original arcade splash videogame feeling? She feels to me like the heroine from a game, fighting a bunch of pixel foes who stand in her way. Not only that but it fits with who riven is. Even in Battle Bunny, Riven isn't portrayed as cute. Tbh, it looks like someone forced her into the outfit and she went on a rampage. That's just Riven's style. She isn't a cute little girl and I hate the login screen because that doesn't represent Riven at all.

Yeah it depends on your personal opinion. I really like the lighthearted feeling I get from the login screen and it seems way more fitting. It's like "let's go kill the boss!", in a not-serious-business way, to separate it from her serious "lore"

MrWasjig2 votes

I agree it's not Riven's "thing" as it were, but I think the thing to consider here is the theme of the skins. They're light hearted and bouncy with bright colours and effects. It's the same thing with Gentleman Cho'Gath. It's not Cho'Gath's "thing" to be gentlemanly but it's a lighthearted, tongue in cheek idea.

Jarrito2327 votes

Its supposed to be more like a select fighter screen in a fighting game. Thats why she looks serious. http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/tekken/images/4/4d/Lars_Alexandersson_-_Character_Select_Screen_-_Tekken_6_Bloodline_Rebellion.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20110831182744&path-prefix=en

http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/streetfighter/images/3/38/SFIV-Select.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20111231222935

https://4shoreg.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/riven_splash_6-1.jpg?w=1408&h=831

Gamemaster Anth1 votes

In fact, during gameplay she even has some fighting game-esque words pop up while she combos with her Q as well as "KO!" appear when she's slain.

BTW...now that we have at least 5 Arcade characters, I now want to see an Arcade team in action.

Hecarim top Riven jungle Veigar mid MissFortune adc Blitzcrank or Sona supp

Make it happen, guys!

megatonante4 votes

Isn't Riven a better toplaner and Hecarim a better jungler?

The arcade set needs is a mage like Orianna.

I believe "Final Boss" is a different set.

Gamemaster Anth1 votes

Actually, I've seen both characters act in both roles at times, so they are interchangeable. In fact, I saw one player do Arcade Riven as toplaner, but she was jungling while waiting for a chance to strike...so it was like she was being played as a hybrid character.

You're right, though. We need an actual "Arcade" mage for midlane. I actually saw someone mention Ahri on the YouTube comments for the 10 hour extended play of the Arcade Riven login splash, so there's one possibility.

pictures Ahri as a Pokémon Trainer with that ball of energy she uses Oh Gaia...that would be too perfect, but the legal would "NOPE" at that...

WubbaDubbaLubLub1 votes

Ahri? Naaaah she has sooo many skins she's Riot sellout girl. I think there should be a Battle Boss Annie skin. #selloutgirl

Gamemaster Anth1 votes

now pictures a Pokémon Trainer Annie with Ursaring Tibbers...before slapping self

NO! Bad brain! I already said legal would "NOPE" at that!

Vantooth4 votes

She looks so damn cute in the login image I made it my wallpaper, I agree that it is superior. +1

Bhagswag4 votes

I'm not upset that the login screen Riven has a little butt. But I should be.

PanterLily3 votes

Nope

Shatatouille3 votes

I personally really like her original arcade splashart. You could potentially take cropped loading-screen version of Riven, shine it up, and put it over the background of the original splashart. '

I personally think Riot won't change it unless they make the official arcade splashart based off the loading screen. That would be really cool. Then give Blitzcrank, Hecarim, Sona, and Miss Fortune loading screen pictures based off that new splashart.

Just my 2-cents.

Mega 16 Bit Boss3 votes

Obligatory logged in to upvote. Really though her other splash arts are all doom and gloom. It really looks like she's enjoying herself in the login splash and that's something unique in all of the Riven art that I've seen from Riot.

GamerGoodies3 votes

I actually have that belief that two types of people drew arcade riven. Cause Cute riven vs. serious riven is very different looks on design

MtnDewsh3 votes

Great idea. Arcade Riven in the loading screen looks so cute and fun. The current splash art just looks intimidating and... manly...

Daedalus8713 votes

The login screen works better for an arcade skin (probably should be brighter though).

The current splash is more riven though.

Noctius283 votes

Would also prefer to have it changed, I have the skin and the feel in-game has nothing to do with the splash, you feel happy and gamey in-game, but looking at the splash she looks so unhappy

Hatless Casual2 votes

The way I see it is the login is promotional art or something you'd see on the side of an old arcade cabinet (colorful and sometimes cheerful) and the actual splash is the in game character select art; which tends to be more serious looking.

The Space Cowboy2 votes

Give sona this version of splash as well... And have arcade sona play their new arcade song! Just think about it!

MtnDewsh1 votes

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Give sona this version of splash as well... And have arcade sona play their new arcade song! Just think about it!

GREAT IDEA!!! I love the 'SWIGGITY SWOOTY' look that Sona has.

Rand0mH3r0X2 votes

"Lets do it boyssss."

The sexism in your board is funny. Why would Riven care how cute you think she is, and say "boys." I do remember her being a man-killer in her original lore.

Neways, her skin is 1375 RP because of the splash art. If they cropped it from the master splash, they would have to cut out the cost of the individual art, and that wouldn't be favorable. 975 RP would be a better price, but they can charge whatever they feel is reasonable to the amount of work that Riot puts into the skin.

I also haven't been a fan of the recent rework of splash art, but, I'm not a Riot Art Director or Specialist, nor did I pay for it, so I can't complain.

megatonante5 votes

The 'sexism' remark is a joke, right?

Anyways the price of a skin is based on the amount of effects/voices/animations it has, not on the splash art.

Rand0mH3r0X1 votes

You've judged the artwork by how it appeals "cute" to you, in which I believe you mean in sexual attractiveness, and not that of comparable to finding a poro "cute." On top of that, you give us some critical insight to your thought process by your phrase, "Let's do it boyssss" because that's what you here, based again on what you think. Your thought process would be best noticed by the social experiment of one stinky australlian reporter, Karl Stefanovic.

http://www.people.com/article/karl-stefanovoc-wears-same-suit-year-sexism

DV are understandable, since this and the before has no value-added material.

Unnecessary top^

All art costs something, whether it's a in-game change or not. Riot can choose what amount of work to put in, and for how much. Compare this to adding additives to gasoline to raise the cost of the gasoline, but not affecting the combustion process in any way (ethanol is not an additive, it's a blend.). The artwork purpose is merely to say that the minimum requirements were met for a price increase.

megatonante6 votes

Holy fuck, I bet you are a gender studies follower, dangerously near to the tumblr sjw sterotype, drowned in the social hysteria of these years for sexual harassment, sexual justice etc.

Did you ACTUALLY think that with "let's do it boyss" I meant sexual intercourse?

It's obviously translatable with something like "let's go kill the boss" or "let's go finish the level". English is not my native language and I used the phrase in quotes for lack of a better term. The "boysss" part is from various LoL youtube videos or sayings in solo Q, where people often say "we lost, boys" or "let's go invade boyss". It's a general "guys". It's NOT what a bitch would say to entice males in sex.

Of course, the cuter the splash art the better for me, and there is nothing bad in thinking that, also I find it more fitting for the arcade theme. That's all.

I won't go over the part with artworks and oil, which seems tremendously off topic. In any case it's certainly true that Riot paid for the original arcade riven splash art. Like they paid for the Tristana rework splash art, which they changed one week later. apparently it doesn't cost that much to them (and this is understandable, I'd say creating models, effects and animations is more expensive to them).

Maybe you should think more about your thought processes instead of clumsly analyzing the mind of a stranger on the internet.

EDIT: I read the article, it just has nothing to do with the present "issue", completely different thing. (that article also doesn't prove anything and it's bad) The article is on double standards, on the way we perceive men and women differently in a social context. You can't apply that to artworks.

If you are a troll, you are succesfull because you made me write more text than I wanted in this board.

FrontlinerDelta2 votes

Don't bother, crusaders don't want to be reasoned with.

Emperor Time2 votes

I love how riven suddenly looks 20 years older in the bottom art....

Ramuhdo2 votes

Thread reminds me of how most of the men in League of Legends are middle-aged men. Where my cute boys at? (Edit: Yes, I'm aware Ekko exists, but I feel like the female side has quite a bit more age diversity.)

Cute Riven login screen >>>> Manly Riven splash art.

Gamemaster Anth2 votes

BTW...speaking of that login screen...I must ask.

Is it just me, or can we say that Arcade Sona is, quite literally, legit carrying the team in that animation?

Shield Villain1 votes

Doesn't exactly fit her personality, the log in screen is cute, but it doesn't fit Riven at all. She's a brooding little emo who can't "forgive" herself over something that wasn't even her fault. All her in game quotes would lead you to believe she's just a stale broken "hero". If anything that expression and pose fits Jinx more, and Riven is most definitely not Jinx.

megatonante1 votes

That's actually the only argument that would work against this change for me: her quotes. Brolaf is a completely different version of the original Olaf, and for the sake of consistency, they gave him all those new quotes. Riven's in-game emo quotes would clash a bit with the arcade login screen splash art.

Ralanr1 votes

Yes! Please! Make her have a happy face for once!

And Can we please have Miss Fortune look interested or happy? It's infuriating to see Sona and Riven having the time of their lives in the login screen while Miss Fortune is all like: MissFortune Yeah, whateves. Just gonna keep shooting here.

chouchino1 votes

this is to tease that there is gonna be one more arcade skin and 3 more boss skins. Look at the bottom of the page. Also the original splash art is like a mortal kombat choosing your character thingy. I agree your point but it would also take away from a lot of things too.

chouchino1 votes

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this is to tease that there is gonna be one more arcade skin and 3 more boss skins. Look at the bottom of the page. Also the original splash art is like a mortal kombat choosing your character thingy. I agree your point but it would also take away from a lot of things too.

lower like not in the image on this page lower

Embertine1 votes

I agree. I like the look of a younger more fun loving riven over the older more serious one.

Albedo Tabula1 votes

Yeah I definitely agree. +1

LycopolisKing1 votes

Yes please. Fits the Arcade theme so much better.

I GANK LANES1 votes

she doesn't look anything like the login screen though.

Beacon 0F Light1 votes

While we're at it can we give Arcade Riven in-game more cheerful and fun quotes?

The login splash Riven is adorable and I want the skin to match that.

Livin like Riven1 votes

The splash is actually so much better and reminiscent of arcade.

O77gnJVH5u1 votes

I actually heard that you can do it manually and I watched some youtube tutorials about it but it was 2hard5me :•{ If anyone here knows how please reply

megatonante1 votes

I did, but only you can see the change.

You have to follow the only tutorial that is on youtube. I used that video.

SuccubusVII1 votes

100% agreed !!! Would buy it in no time if they change the splash art

KnighRrider1 votes

I agree, its seems like Riven's Arcade splash is a bit to serious dull looking compared to all the others. Its also like a ridiculously unrealistic pose for a woman(or a man for that matter) to hold while stabbing with a sword... yeah those things bother me xD I like it, but i dont think it fits the theme. I do love the log in themed one, but it looks... just a bit blurry, like its a lower quality image? maybe its just my screen res... or it was just to add to the 80's arcade effect. the only thing i don't like about it is... her eye brows are like 6 inches long xD

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