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Sad truth behind Lancer Blitzcrank's walk animation

Chembaron Yamada·10/27/2017, 11:52:26 AM·98 votes·5,726 views

It makes me sad to say that, but if Riot is keeping the goofy walking animation for Blitzcrank's new skins, then this tells a whole new story for our beloved steam golem.

The entire idea of the skins was to give Blitzcrank a serious power fantasy, fitting to the devestating effect that his hook can unleash on the enemy. Problem is: Blitzcrank's base model is goofy and so are his animations.

Now Riot tells us that they might keep the goofy walking animation because "otherwise Blitzcrank isn't recognisable". Let's look at the conclusion of that. Blitzcrank's appearance is goofy, if you want to change that, they keep the goofy animation to make people recognise him. His animations are goofy as well, if they want to change that, they have to keep the goofy aspects of his appearance in tact for the same purpose.

Riot, your goal was to create a serious skin here. If you keep the walking animation, then (at least for me) it just becomes another joke skin for him. I can't take that guy serious if he is waddling while he actually uses jets instead of feet....

He is recognisable, his upper body is still bulky, he has the 2 different arms just like Battle Boss Blitzcrank, showing that they have different purposes (one for pulling, one for punching). If it turns out that this walking animation will be kept, then I lose any hope I had for Blitzcrank to get a serious skin in the future as long as he didn't receive a full blown VGU to tackle that problem.....

If you want to create a power fantasy people should respect, you shouldn't keep parts of the concept that make him look silly. This is one last outcry from me: Please, Riot, change the animation. I really wanted to get both skins when they are released, but that detail killed it for me and made me think that I probably will never get a worthy skin to buy for Blitzcrank in the future....

38 Comments

KoKoboto10/27/2017, 3:52:31 PM24 votes

Just take the animations from Piltover Custom's Blitzcrank or Battle Boss Blitzcrank

Skin looks so fucking stupid with those walk animations

Sarari10/27/2017, 4:35:26 PM16 votes

it ruins the skin, makes an otherwise awesome one look completely horrendous and idiotic

Jerry SeinfeId10/27/2017, 6:21:57 PM14 votes

I just don't understand why it's ok for battleboss but not for these. I mean piltover customs has the same upperbody so i get it. But shit, Battleboss looks completely different too.

Aside from that:

He shows up as blitzcrank in the loading screen and champ select. Now let's say you took a piss and ended up ingame. He'll still show up on the minimap as blitzcrank, after which you'll know it's him and you need to stay away from him.

edit: I Think blitz should always be goofy in his base skin though.

Almighty10/27/2017, 7:31:29 PM9 votes

Riot never even bothered to show the Blitz skins with the new animation created for them. Nor did they test out putting the Piltover Customs or Battle Boss Blitz walk animations.

They are keeping this one, because playtesters found it difficult to recognise Blitz as Blitz? Is the opinion of 5 people at your HQ worth more than the opinion of the people who actually keep the game alive? The players and customers?

[slayer-jinx-unamused]

http://www.auplod.com/u/dpoula9d885.png

AmazoX10/27/2017, 5:17:36 PM9 votes

Please change the damn awful walking animation it destroys the whole feeling of being a power lancer.

Legacy Hydralpha10/27/2017, 7:41:00 PM7 votes

Has Riot said anything yet about fixing the walk cycle on the Lancer skins? We get Sewn Chaos Blitz (which looked great) removed for not being good enough, and then Riot pulls this. What happened to making sure the quality is top-notch?

General Esdeath 10/27/2017, 5:29:54 PM7 votes

I don't understand how they think he won't be recognizable. It's not like we can see all champs in loading screen or their base pictures on mini map or anything. BB Blitzcrank floats without the sway, why can' lancer? It sucks because it's one of the few skins I think actually looks phenomenal.

needHymn10/27/2017, 12:35:46 PM5 votes

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Barcid10/27/2017, 8:46:59 PM3 votes

Would this kind of walk cycle work?

https://memeguy.com/photos/thumbs/my-classmates-reaction-when-someone-brings-gum-109400.gif

I ask seriously. It's exaggerated, it's almost mechanical in movement, it can be made a bit more bouncy-like to keep it a little more "cartoony" without making it laughable - I mean, I know it's a monkey modeling it, but I can picture Blitz having it.

SpiritOfOdysseus10/27/2017, 5:06:39 PM3 votes

I personally love the skin honestly. The wobble is part of what makes Blitzcrank noticeable when hes with his team.

YoungFarmer10/27/2017, 5:48:25 PM2 votes

You guys are so dramatic its ridiculous. Veigar has a goody walk animation and hes supposed to a powerful yordle sorcerer.

Dr Poro10/27/2017, 8:37:35 PM1 votes

Funny thing is that his W animation DID get changed but his standard animation somehow can't get changed? It could simply be a similar floating while making the W animation more rotated to the front, with fuel beams and speed marks behind him to keep the 2 distinguished.

I think 'we have to keep the old animation' is just a lazy solution, not a good one.

TheHobbits10/27/2017, 9:44:04 PM1 votes

As soon as I saw the animations I thought "oh god. Its just i-blitzcrank again."

Both have goofy as heck walk animations and both hover when speed boost.

https://youtu.be/gI6IfzL1wW4

Jeddy01710/27/2017, 10:25:11 PM1 votes

So long story short: This should have been a legendary skin so they can give him some serious animations to back up the serious theme.

Ravore10/27/2017, 10:52:00 PM1 votes

Yeah now we have to look at all the other skins where they changed the walking animation. Like for instance rageborn mundo? No one recognizes him riot? People recognize the champion icon and thats the reason your map icon isn't changed but now it's also the walking animation? In my honest opinion it is way too late for that because there's plenty of skins with new walking animations.

Ràinbow10/28/2017, 12:09:47 AM1 votes

change the walking animation please.

xelaker10/27/2017, 6:26:14 PM1 votes

should have given him treads or something instead of his (perfectly fine for blitz, not for this skin) walk

Liveey10/28/2017, 7:27:51 PM1 votes

He is walking with wheels lol

Dont think riot wanted to pay the extra money for some new animations lol

BabyNaix10/27/2017, 7:14:45 PM1 votes

The waddling is cute and endearing [sg-ahri-2]

ChuShoe10/27/2017, 8:02:23 PM1 votes

"It makes me sad to say that, but if Riot is keeping the goofy walking animation for Blitzcrank's new skins, then this tells a whole new story for our beloved steam golem.

The entire idea of the skins was to give Blitzcrank a serious power fantasy"

I'm spotting a problem here, blitzcrank and the word 'serious' are being used in the same sentence.

I don't think blitz should ever be a "serious" champion, I love him goofy and fun as he is. If you want him to be serious on even a remote level, I think you need to change much more than just the skins and his animation.