@Riot , what about Super Galaxy Elise (and other recent skins) warrants the 1350 RP price tag?

I'm starting to get fed up with this new pricing system...

Star Guardian Elise is lame.

The concept is really cool, but the execution is straight up terrible.

For starters, the spider legs on Elise' back and on her spider model aren't even attached, but I expect Riot to fix that before release (relise).

The human model? Unremarkable. The default is more aesthetically pleasing to be honest. Another gripe I have with it are the auto attacks: Yes, it doesn't make much sense that Elise shoots venom out of her hands with the default skin, but it is extremely lazy and unimaginative to keep it that way (she shoots lasers out of her hands, dafuq?). Omega Squad Veigar uses a gun for his auto attacks - that's cool, I would be more willing to buy this skin because of this small touch that adds a lot of personality.

The new particle changes are there, but that's to be expected. Nothing about it screams "innovation" or "this is worth 1350 RP". They are all simply retexturings of her current abilities. I do like some of the added touches to the spider form though (particularly the W effects). The only thing I would want added to the Spider form would be a more noticeable "claw trail" on the Q, akin to Blood Moon.

Human form Recall? Lame.

Spider form Recall? Boring and overdone.

Processed voice? Nope (not that I want one).

Homeguard animation? Nope.

I'm not saying every skin NEEDS these features; I personally like re-models + particle changes. The problem lies in the fact that this uninspired, underwhelming, lazy skin is marked at 1350 RP.

Riot has shown they can produce quality 1350 skins: The new Sword line, Star Guardian skins (as much as I hate them), Omega Squad skins, etc. All of these skins were made with a spark of passion and Riot has a clear understanding of what makes these skins work. Riot seems to have no idea what makes the Super Galaxy skin line appealing (ADD A DRILL TO EVERYTHING XDD).

But Riot has also proved they are willing to mark mediocre (relative to other 1350s) as 1350 and nobody bats an eye: Championship Ashe (fuck this skin), the entire SKT 2016 line (I don't care about the last-second sound effects added, these are 975 skins AT BEST), Thunder Lord Ornn (LUL), Pentakill Kayle (fortunately Kayle can still receive a VGU and save this skin), LULhunter Kayn, BLOOD MOON TALON (this skin is a joke for its price) - All of these skins would have been marked as 975 had they been made 2 years ago, when Riot cared about fair pricing.

Make 1350 quality skins or make 975 quality skins Riot, do not try to pass off 975 as 1350 just because "we try to put more effort into skins now" - obviously with tech upgrades and employee upgrades you're gonna make better skins by default, that doesn't mean you're actually striving to make satisfying, good quality, cheap options for those who aren't willing to shell out $10 for every single "standard" cosmetic they want.

btw Blood Moon Elise looks better and it costs 975.