Was ruining Hecarim's lore even necessary?

Morgy Morgy·8/1/2015, 11:39:13 PM·3 votes·1,034 views

Hecarim is a towering, armored specter whose name is whispered fearfully across the length and breadth of Runeterra. He patrols the Shadow Isles, running down anyone foolish enough to set foot upon its cursed soil. As the vanguard of undeath, Hecarim rides forth from the Black Mist, laughing mockingly as he tramples the living beneath his iron-shod hooves.

I just noticed this after looking at Kalista's rivals, and becoming curious of what Hecarim did to be on her shit list. His lore used to be normally long, now it's just one damn paragraph AGAIN.

WHY ARE WE DOING THIS TO THE LORE? WE'RE TAKING DECENTLY SIZED INTERESTING STORIES, AND REPLACING THEM WITH A PARAGRAPH OF INFORMATION THAT BARELY TELLS US ANYTHING ABOUT THEM. Bard We get it, not much is known about Bard. Neither is evelynn. Or shaco. Or the void monsters. Yet the still have a lot of information about them. What is so important about the universe's balance staying intact that Bard comes out every eon to fix? Ekko He's a smart kid from the hood of Zaun. Okay, what made him the prodigy he is? Where did he get all his time gadgets? He invented the Zero Drive, but what about his timewinder? His sword? (unless that's the zero drive) Where did he get the materials to make his things? Did he steal them? Buy them? RekSai She is the queen of her species, the Xer'Sai. Void monsters that dwell in the Shuriman sands underground to take the lives of the unexpecting. How did she become queen? Even trundle's lore says how he became troll king. Why doesnt Rek'sai's lore say that? Also, SHE IS THE QUEEN OF A TRIBE FROM THE VOID. WHY IS SHE CALLED THE 'VOID BURROWER'? JESUS CHRIST i'm missing the great detailed lore riot has been giving us. I really want to know more about these newer champs. And for the older ones? Stop fucking touching their stories. I dont even remember Hecarim's old lore, but it was far more detailed than this paragraph.

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Matezoide8/2/2015, 12:29:03 AM3 votes

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Hecarim is a towering, armored specter whose name is whispered fearfully across the length and breadth of Runeterra. He patrols the Shadow Isles, running down anyone foolish enough to set foot upon its cursed soil. As the vanguard of undeath, Hecarim rides forth from the Black Mist, laughing mockingly as he tramples the living beneath his iron-shod hooves.

I just noticed this after looking at Kalista's rivals, and becoming curious of what Hecarim did to be on her shit list.

His lore has been like that for a while now. It is strongly hinted that Hecarim has done quite a few things while alive, which is probably why Kalista dislikes him, but sadly, this hasnt been revealed.

What is so important about the universe's balance staying intact that Bard comes out every eon to fix?

Keeping the universe as we know it from imploding, pretty much.

He invented the Zero Drive, but what about his timewinder? His sword? (unless that's the zero drive) Where did he get the materials to make his things? Did he steal them? Buy them?

Stated he made his stuff. He doesnt use a sword, it is a bat.

Never stated where he got the material. Not important, he just stole it more likely.

How did she become queen? Even trundle's lore says how he became troll king. Why doesnt Rek'sai's lore say that?

She is not even sentient. She was probably just the strongest female and got the role.

Also, SHE IS THE QUEEN OF A TRIBE FROM THE VOID. WHY IS SHE CALLED THE 'VOID BURROWER'? JESUS CHRIST

Her title is meh, yes.

Tesla Effect8/2/2015, 5:58:00 AM2 votes

Short Bios =/= Actual Lore

Are people that dumb that they cant grasp this simple concept!?

Ironclad Dragon8/2/2015, 12:42:42 AM1 votes

In my headcanon, Hecarim was the loyal second of the Ruined King before his fall. When Mordekaiser tempted the king into cracking the veil, the vitality of the Isles began ebbing away, consumed by necrotic nether beings and raising the dead. Some tried to stop the Mad King from continuing on his fool's quest, Kalista chief among them. She and Hecarim had a mutual respect, but Hecarim had to stand by his king, right or wrong. So in the royal courtyard, where a small army head by Kalista had gathered, Hecarim was forced to put them down, abruptly impaling Kalista in the midst of talking with them.

Valaran Nara8/2/2015, 2:42:55 AM1 votes

The short paragraphs are summaries of who the characters are. They are not the STORY of the character or their LORE.

Before the event started, Rito gave all BW champs that small paragraph. Many people complained. Then the big lore occurred. And many people are thrilled.

How are they going to do that new big lore that says "This is who they are, this is an event in their life that defines them BLAH BLAH BLAH reference TF and Graves lore on their pages" if they leave it exactly as is...with them joining the IoW that NO LONGER exists.

Oh, and I think the explanation of the summaries have been mentioned so many times most people won't bother saying it again. Rito is working on it.