Diversity

Fillai·6/10/2016, 9:50:50 PM·11 votes·1,395 views

Playing the Witcher reminded me how Slavic culture is always lacking in most of the games... I mean there are almost everywhere Germanic, Greek or Roman similarities, example could be Freljord and it's barbarian and viking stylised way of existence. Demacia is very Roman stylised, Greek style is in Mount Targon and it's tribes... there is Egyptian style in Shurima and so on... but there is always Slavic style missing in most of the games and it's really sad actually because Slavic culture is very beautiful and colorful... yeah so just wanted to share my thoughts, sorry for my English :)

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Warlord Dienekes6/11/2016, 2:39:45 AM4 votes

Eh they're all a hodge-podge the "Roman" Demacia also has clear medieval and Renaissance France ties and besides the decoration of Pantheon Targon isn't really very Hellenistic at all. Or if they were trying to make it Greek they really did not do enough research. Then there are places like Bilgewater which is somehow 1700s Caribbean and 1850s North American frontier despite those two territories having mutually exclusive environmental conditions that made the styles worn and weapons used viable.

So really they can fit in Slavic traditions just about anywhere and it will make about as much sense as anything else in this setting. But, I will say, I would love a Baba Yaga champion. Having her ult turn her into a house with giant chicken legs is just too ridiculous and awesome.

Fasmodey6/10/2016, 9:55:48 PM1 votes

Liches are slavic... AKA Karthus.

Blood Magicks6/10/2016, 11:17:59 PM1 votes

I think Noxus is the most Slavic state because it seems to be a mix of the Roman (or even Nazi) war machine and totalitarian USSR. Since we haven't had a Noxian champ for so long, RIOT HEAR ME OUT:

Next champ is:

Noxian
Very Slavic-inspired
Serves to solidify the idea that culturally Noxus represents all European nations east of France

I mean there's Vlad who's somewhat Balkan but he's more about western goth culture. A question - is his dance an Eastern European folk dance? Was always curious.