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Sad truth behind Lancer Blitzcrank's walk animation

Chembaron Yamada··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

KoKoboto24 votes

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

Skin looks so fucking stupid with those walk animations

Sarari16 votes

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

Jerry SeinfeId14 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.

AmazoX9 votes

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

Almighty9 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

General Esdeath 7 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.

Legacy Hydralpha7 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?

needHymn5 votes

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Chembaron Yamada33 votes

I just think that Riot is betraying their concept with that one.

If your goal is to create a scary assassin for a game, you don't put these https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51joe7Jx9fL._UX425_.jpg on the character, with the argument "but his backstory, skills and all other stuff are still scary like hell!".

It is betraying the intent, the whole concept underlying it. Their goal was to create a serious skin, but the reaction that this skin triggers in me looking at it is that I just have to laugh at that poor guy.

I understand your point about it giving in game power, but they should at least do a survey then. Show the players a video and ask the playerbase if they are able to recognise Blitzcrank with the new animation. If it turns out that the majority of players can't and want the waddle, then I will just accept that Blitzcrank is doomed to always keep comical parts in all his skins and will never get a true power fantasy until he gets his VGU.

Knalxz10 votes

Funny part about Bltiz is that when I frist saw him I thought "Aw, look at this adorable mascot."

About a year later I finally played him and heard is fucking Dialogue. Blitz isn't here to bring hugs and good times, he's literally here to bring down mankind.

Glory ln Death10 votes

And then you read his lore and realize that is the last thing he wants.

50000000000000008 votes

Isn't it great? Riot is basically making 3 characters in one! ######srsly tho rito pls make the themes match

Chembaron Yamada5 votes

While we're at it, throw the same treatment at Orianna. Terminally ill girl who replaced all her body parts with hextech and is now looking for someone like her, since she isn't a human anymore.

But her VO makes it seem she misunderstood that "terminally ill" part and thinks she is the terminator instead.

Kjarik9 votes

And Miss Fortune in game is just walking pair of boobs, while in lore she is smart, badass captain and leader of the city.

Knalxz1 votes

Yeah, happy to see I'm not that only one that doesn't understand this odd contrast.

In Game: You have dangerous eyes, I like that!

In Lore: Kills people for looking at her wrong.

Jorencice7 votes

One of his skins already has a floating animation.

Everyones just asking them to copy that float.

It isnt like we want something that hasnt been sone before.

FutureCreator1 votes

Half of his skins have different walk animations tbh. Piltover Customs, Battle Boss, Iblitzcrank. They all have pretty different walks to the original .

Jerry SeinfeId3 votes

The game is free to play but the skin isn't. We need to pay for skins, this skin gives no advantage unless you actually try not to see it's blitz. And then at worse you'll get hooked once and actually die too. if you get caught after that and go like "i didn't know that was blitz!?!" then idk what to tell you but how do you even remember what character you're playing then?

PS: iBlitzcrank gives an ingame advantage as it's hook animation is smaller.

SpiritOfOdysseus3 votes

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

Barcid3 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.

YoungFarmer2 votes

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

kalima99414 votes

Yeah he's supposed to be powerful but he's also supposed to be ridiculed at the same time

Chembaron Yamada5 votes

I don't think he was supposed to be ridiculed. Blitzcrank has tons of joke skins, it would be great to get a serious skin for him from time to time. It's not even like being goofy is a core part of his lore fantasy.

I understand that Dr. Mundo is ridiculous in all his skins, hell, that dude thinks to be a doctor helping people by tossing cleavers around. But Blitzcrank is a concious robot saving people from a falling elevator with his expandable arms.... Where is he even remotely funny in his lore?

kalima9941 votes

You got it wrong, I was talking about veigar

Sexy Jack Rabbit1 votes

He meant Vegiar.

The joke about Veigar is that he is incredibly powerful, but also meant to be seen as a joke because of his stature.

pro rusher 21 votes

Is veigar flying, but his flying animation looks like he is walking

xelaker1 votes

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

pro rusher 21 votes

If you spent money on somethink that looks stupid and unnatural. How would u feel?

BabyNaix1 votes

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

ChuShoe1 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.

Dr Poro3 votes

I think it's interesting to have a 'cool' skin even for a goofy character (and vice versa). For example an evil Ivern skin would certainly make the champion more appraised by certain people who are deterred by goofy characters. Personally I do prefer goofy, though, but I'm jsut saying that it's nice to have both because not everyone likes one or the other. Let the player choose which one they buy and use. For example Void Fizz and Cotton Tail Fizz.

ChuShoe2 votes

Personally, I've always viewed voidbringer and cottontail as the troll skins. You know, the ones that only mains use because they're good for bm?

Dr Poro1 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.

TheHobbits1 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

Jeddy0171 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.

Ravore1 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.

Ràinbow1 votes

change the walking animation please.

Liveey1 votes

He is walking with wheels lol

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

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