Udyr needs some love!!!

ArcanistBomber·2/9/2015, 4:46:13 AM·3 votes·714 views

Hi Rito, I was wondering if you guys were ever going to do something for Udyr as far as visuals go because let's be honest, his in game look... sucks. Of course this all changes when someone gets Spirit Guard Udyr but I think it's a little unfair for someone to essentially PAY for a visual upgrade for a champion. Don't you? I mean I have the skin, but I just feel that people that don't feel like throwing their wallets at the screen should be left with such an outdated champ that essentially has a VU that you have to buy. I'm not looking for specifics, but I do want to know if you guys are aware of it and plan on changing it. Not trying to spy btw, I just wanna know if you guys feel the same in that one of our fellow summoners shouldn't feel forced to by a VU for a champ that they love T_T

4 Comments

Rando McGee2/9/2015, 3:57:17 PM1 votes

They recently did a visual update for Udyr, Unfortunately it was just a slight model and texture upgrade, rather than being the overhaul he really needs. The chances Riot will update him again any time soon, let alone overhaul his graphics, is really low because of his four stance mechanic. It simply makes updates and skins a giant pain to make because you essentially need to do four times the work (five if you make a stanceless model for the start of the game rather than start in bear stance graphically).

They gave Udyr an ultimate skin so that they could hold off on making any more skins on him for as long as possible simply because it is so much work. He was one of the earliest champions to be added to the game, first after the official release if I remember right, and still only has three non-default skins, and Black Belt Udyr is just a recolor.

TL:DR He's just not popular enough to be worth doing four times the work for a single skin.

Akenero2/9/2015, 7:07:25 PM1 votes

He definitely needs it, the textures on his bear stance make him look a LOT like a porcupine, the pheonix just makes him look silly, turtle is disgusting, and tiger... OOH HE HAS STRIPED SKIN T_T

Varxsupergnat2/9/2015, 9:52:23 PM1 votes

Um even tho i have the spirit guard udyr skin already, (got it off of mystery gift) I agree that the base skin needs an update.

ArcanistBomber2/13/2015, 8:40:49 PM1 votes

Rito pls, I hope one of you sees this and sees that this NEEDS to happen. I can only hope T_T