No PROJECT or Pool Party skins this summer... :(

im4smoore·Oct 19, 2017·11 votes·1,302 views

Is anyone else really bummed that we didn't seen any new PROJECT or Pool Party skins this summer? I understand that Riot can only create so many skins per year, but these both seemed like very successful skin lines (especially PROJECT with all the additional merch). I'd be interested in hearing why these skins didn't make the cut for this year's new releases.

Why do you guys think there were no new PROJECT or Pool Party skins this year? Who would you want to see receive these skins in the future?

15 Comments

Jeddy017Oct 19, 20179 votes

Simple, they wanted to put those skinlines on a hiatus while giving some love to other skinlines & creating new ones. That way, they can come back to the skinline with a much bigger event & the hype will be even stronger.

im4smooreOct 20, 20171 votes

This is a fantastic point. Instead of the main event being PROJECT or Star Guardian every year, they can switch it up between themes so everybody can get love!

LostFr0stOct 19, 20176 votes

It's nice to have a break from them tbh. Too much of a good thing and it gets a bit stale.

MiragestallioOct 19, 20173 votes

Same with the Star Guardian skins, if too many are released, it doesn't feel special anymore. Which is why I hope they don't release new Star Guardian skins unless it's like a villain or something.

UomoAfideOct 19, 20172 votes

Hardly possible, Star Guardians have been so much successful that i really don't see Riot stopping the trend, at least not for the next year. A skin line opposed to the Star Guardians on the other hand is actually very likely imo.

Variks the LoyalOct 19, 20171 votes

Project is the most successful skin line in terms of sales, if I remember correctly.

UomoAfideOct 20, 20171 votes

Sadly i don't have any data to refute or confirm this. Anyway, i was just pointing out the big work that was behind this year's Star Guardians skin-line and how huge it became compared to previous releases and even compared to other lines(to the point that it even got its own canon background).

Variks the LoyalOct 21, 20171 votes

Most skin lines have their own canon backgrounds, even one-off skins. Like with Feral Warwick, they said the background story was that he was a wild werewolf being experimented on with cybernetics and got loose.

Project has a whole story of resistance, betrayal, and brainwashing and such.

UomoAfideOct 21, 20172 votes

Sorry, i have not explained myself well i think. Right now Star Guardians is the only skin line to feature an actual color text to go with the general background, meaning it's the only skin line having a consolidated and actual lore that isn't merely made by hinting and speculating. What do we really know about the Project universe? Do we really have an actual knowledge about that universe? Right now SG is the most developed skin line in terms of story telling (unfortunately). We can only hope other skin themes are going to get a similar deeper exploration.

RootloOct 19, 20171 votes

Ahri is the Star guardian villan

SukishooOct 20, 20172 votes

I was sad initially but then thought about it and was kind of glad. Really, if they were to keep doing them each and every year it'd get a bit stale and just have wayyyyyy too many skins. So, taking a year or so off gives them a chance to look into some other really great themes.

DigielfOct 19, 20171 votes

Project are not a yearly release anyway but Pool Party should have happened, they literally made a full design of Pool Party Tryndamere on Fiora's splash art including tatoos, outfit and weapon

MuzétOct 20, 20171 votes

But Trynda's High on Riot rework list :/

ChidoriTrueSpearOct 19, 20171 votes

I don't mind there not being any PROJECT: skins this year, kind of sad about pool party but it's alright. We'll probably get some cool Winter Skins.

JarPoop IVOct 20, 20171 votes

They probably just wanted a break to explore other possible lines. I mean 2 years and 2 full lineups for pool party and project. That's a little fast don't ya think?