So, can we all just give a massive round of applause to the art and lore team, please?

Electro522··28 votes·1,386 views

Seriously, they are kicking ass and taking names right now. Want me to provide proof? OK!

Now, I might be a little late to the party, but, I just looked through some of Targon art on the universe page, and..........oh my god.

The best picture album, in my opinion, is the environments. I mean, this picture is only the first one of that album.

https://i.imgur.com/yNHZ4Z3.jpg

Obviously, a great start.....but it gets better!

https://i.imgur.com/FUqfTyX.jpg

and better! (this one is an entire frozen lake on it's side!)

https://i.imgur.com/QsfFPfm.jpg

But the last picture of this album is........honestly, no words can describe just how astonishing it is.

https://i.imgur.com/fm5CSup.jpg

No words.

If only I could make it bigger on this site. If you want a better look at it, here's the link to the universe site: https://universe.leagueoflegends.com/en_US/?mv=true

I think many people would agree with me when I say that Riot's art team is probably the absolute best in the business right now.

Seriously, how can you beat this?

https://i.imgur.com/fm5CSup.jpg

and this

https://static.lolwallpapers.net/2017/02/5897076abda17.jpg

and this

https://i.imgur.com/roOkRov.jpg

and, just oh so many more.

Riot's art team is performing out of their god damned minds right now, and I am 100% certain that whatever they are getting paid, it isn't enough.

Please, DO NOT STOP THIS!!! This is simply fantastic, and that it is putting it way too gently.

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ImAGhostOoOoOoOo10 votes

On a break for 2 years, Jhin's lore and character depth kept me.

Nylisa7 votes

Art team never failed to deliver an outstanding work just like music team.

Those targon arts and scenery just gave face to an unknown universe that was a mystery for me for a very long time, and managed to tell me a story much deeper and more potent than most short story updates we had recently.

Catastrop3 votes

Wow, definitely looking forward to when they get to the Freljord now.

Berserknurple2 votes

I love everything they've been doing with the art and lore of league. I just wish it didn't take so long!!

Barcid1 votes

Well that's just it. Their art team is fantastic.

Balance and otherwise are a load of dung. I wouldn't applaud Riot in any part of this as I would just say the people on the art team have phenomenal ability.

Electro5223 votes

So....you don't want to praise them because they're really good at they do.

Isn't thst the definition of contradicting yourself?

Barcid1 votes

You seem to have trouble reading, so I'll explain it clearer than clear:

RIOT as a company has no part in how great their art team is. The people on their art team are great by their own merit. I would applaud them.

Attributing any part of their ability to Riot as the company in the least bit would be too much as basically no other part of Riot matches their art team. Their art team is basically an outlier of the company and shouldn't be grouped in with them.

Electro5222 votes

Except, Riot as a company hired these artists, and allows them to do pretty much whatever they want.

Instead of saying "Hey, this is what we want, how you should do it, and when it should be done.", they instead say "Hey, this is what we want, you are free to do it as how you see fit, and feel free to take as much time as you need on it." This drastically improves the quality of the artwork, since the artists are not hindered by anything but their own personal limitations, of which, as you can probably tell, are few and far between.

Does Riot as a whole deserve all of the credit for the artists? No, but they do deserve some credit for giving these artists a home, and a paycheck. Saying the artists are too good to be called Rioters I think is a little unfair to the artists, since they themselves decide to call themselves Rioters.

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