@Riot Blood Lord Vlad skin got worse after rework.

option paralysis·Oct 6, 2016·25 votes·2,120 views

Can you bring back the old Q animation ? That was the big reason I bought that skin and why it looked better and more badass than any other skin. But you removed that along with the awesome sound of his E ability - which was also one of the reasons I bought the skin. Just look at the animations, it was obviously better before, and tbh now it's just some red straight line you don't even see sometimes. Whereas before you could see the "life drip away" from everywhere. I think if you brought back the old Q animation and the old E sound, the skin wouldn't look too expensive for 1820 RP.

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll41/joc_92/vlad1_zpspxtoz4x1.png

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll41/joc_92/vlad2_zpssnxh7dof.png

14 Comments

Spizzle9000Oct 6, 20167 votes

To be honest, I greatly prefer the particles for this one. It just looks grittier and the particles look like they're from this decade.

nash55Oct 7, 20164 votes

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To be honest, I greatly prefer the particles for this one. It just looks grittier and the particles look like they're from this decade.

yeah, but imagine if they updated the old animation, that picture is from a 4 year old video. to me the new one is just 'weak' for a 1820 RP skin.

Spizzle9000Oct 7, 20162 votes

As in the several different bloodstreams coming from the target? I would like it if they also brushed up the animation a bit, like gave it a more complicated path and not those really simple, boring lines that just kinda bloom out then go in. The general idea is good, but give it a look that makes it look more like it's ripping the blood from their very veins, and not just siphoning it from a few neat, uniform curved lines, ya know?

option paralysisOct 7, 20161 votes

Yeah, that's what I thought, the old animation but brushed up a bit obviously, because that one on the picture is 4 years old. I really want this to happen because I feel fuckin' bad for giving 1820 RP for that skin and then they rework him and make the skin worse with no chance of getting a refund, but sadly no riot answer on the thread.

Spizzle9000Oct 7, 20161 votes

Ahhh okay. I'm thinking perhaps they could combine the two animations, like have multiple of the streams in the new version, but more brutal looking.

BultzOct 6, 20165 votes

the second picture is so much nicer looking.

Swallowed DreamsOct 6, 20161 votes

Rito did a visual darkening and lightening up things and it made things look better in color but the effect essentially because not as grande

option paralysisOct 6, 20162 votes

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the second picture is so much nicer looking.

Yeah, because I did the screenshots from skin spotlights on yt, and the first one is 4 years old and the second one is 4 months, thus it looks better. But put the first animation now and it would look soooo badass.

Project omenOct 6, 20163 votes

Riot please notice this post!

option paralysisOct 7, 20162 votes

Here's an another idea.. Current Q animation can be for the normal Q and the old bigger animation can be for the crimson rush Q. That way the skin wouldn't feel underwhelming for 1820 RP. Before, I could just buy the skin for the Q animation, now I wish I could refund it.

TiiGzOct 6, 20161 votes

Just by taking a quick look at the before and after , I can see why you bought the skin for the animation. It looks awesome.

PlacentasOct 6, 20161 votes

I think the first animation looks cooler in design, but the bottom animation has a nice deeper color which fits blood better.

ßøssOct 7, 20161 votes

http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/bug-report/A2F1tpeJ-blood-lord-vlad-q-animation-and-voiceovers-are-bugged I made a thread about this 4 months ago but it got 0 attention LOL and I definitely agree I miss the old Q and E sounds he makes when casting them :(

option paralysisOct 8, 20162 votes

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http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/bug-report/A2F1tpeJ-blood-lord-vlad-q-animation-and-voiceovers-are-bugged I made a thread about this 4 months ago but it got 0 attention LOL and I definitely agree I miss the old Q and E sounds he makes when casting them :(

Yeah, exactly, Idk who thought changing those badass animations to something you don't even see is beyond me. I hope riot will check out this thread but if they didn't by now... I'm really disappointed in the skin and the rework team. I thought they knew how to keep the BLOOD LORD theme, but I guess not.