Riot - What is your obsession with Ice skins? On Neeko, it's so uninspired.

Oleandervine·11/19/2018, 6:18:35 PM·23 votes·9,674 views

Neeko's launch skin is an Ice skin. Just like Taliyah's was. It feels incredibly uninspired, and combined with her ethereal music that is almost verbatim Taliyah's theme, it feels like Neeko is just ripping off Taliyah in her launch, and Zoe in her personality. I mean, I get that she's a mimic, but come on now. You could have done any number of things to make her stand out, such as more tribal music to match her story and look and something that's not just a boring as fuck ice skin as a launch skin. You could have done anything, like Infernal, Secret Agent, a Pajama skin like Dino Gnar - ANYTHING fun and unique to set her apart and give her own direction. Instead, she feels way too similar to the launches of all the other cute girl champions.

Edit: I should point out that at the point of writing this thread, the skin had not yet been revealed to be a Winter Wonderland Skin. That said, it's still trite her first skin is ice themed, and it still treads all over Taliyah's release in similarity.

30 Comments

NikaNii11/19/2018, 6:27:58 PM22 votes

I don't think there's anything wrong with an ice skin. She's released at christmas time and will be released at the same time the other snowdown skins are released. I'm sure there will be lots of fun skins for her in the future. Not everyone is going to like every skin.

Hominus Nocturna11/19/2018, 6:22:50 PM12 votes

if only Shaco was a cute girl he would get a skin above 910 rp

Camille Ferrøs11/19/2018, 6:25:49 PM8 votes

Secret agent would fit her perfectly.

Modl Ryden l11/19/2018, 10:33:30 PM2 votes

I think for 1 it's because the holidays are just around the corner.

Second anyone with a relatively warm color pallete is most likely going to feature 'cool' themed skin eventually since it's a total contrast to the default color scheme of the original skin.

Taliyah Irelia Annie Brand Ornn Zed

This applies in the opposite manner as well, cool color schemed default skins getting a warm color theme skin later Diana Anivia Talon Yasuo Syndra Xayah

Just to name a few. This isn't an all encompassing rule though. It's just a lot easier to make a skin for a champion using color choices that haven't been utilized yet for that champ. Otherwise making a skin using a similar choice of colors might resemble too closely to the original.

Velasan11/20/2018, 12:34:16 AM2 votes

Yeah I'm ok with it. They haven't released that many ice skins with the champion.

Aurelions was a fire skin, Rek'sai was an eternum skin, Zoe was a hacker, Pyke was sand.

So, considering how many wispy ethereal type effects she has frost works just as well as any other skin line.

Souji11/19/2018, 9:31:44 PM1 votes

I actually like it. To each their own.

deltemp95151211/19/2018, 10:30:13 PM1 votes

It's easy and people will pump out money for it because it's a new champion and they want to get into their first game like "i Am A NeEkO mAin!"

Easy to sell with very little effort or originality. Why put effort into something when people will buy whatever garbage they put out anyway?

Camille Ferrøs11/19/2018, 6:25:11 PM1 votes

Funny if you change the names of Taliyah and Neeko its still the same character...

4 Step Cadence11/19/2018, 10:36:42 PM1 votes

Neeko is a chameleon. Does she even like the cold?

Ryzù11/19/2018, 10:39:05 PM1 votes

I completely agree with the Taliyah skin similarity. I would've loved to see an original skin idea from riot for Neeko but instead they just stuck her with the ice skin because she happened to come out around Christmas. I truly believe if she was released in the summer like Pyke then she would have an amazing and original skin idea

LilBadWitch11/20/2018, 12:05:13 AM1 votes

You are aware that there is a permanent game mode in this game coated with snow and ice? And that we get a winter themed summoner's rift every season, right?

Of course Riot has an obsession with winter / ice skins. They match a theme and place for them that is reasonably popular within the community.

Jerry SeinfeId11/20/2018, 12:22:33 AM1 votes

secret agent woulda been the obvious choice imo, feels like a bit of a recolor tbh.

Moonscourge11/20/2018, 3:31:03 PM1 votes

She's simply getting released with this year's winter skin.. so no problem there.

Would be nice if you complained about the stupid mecha/program skins though, because those are seriously uninspired and boring.

Here To Gank You11/20/2018, 3:26:37 PM1 votes

I think Neeko is cute and innovative. RIBBIT RIBBIT*

The Iceborn11/19/2018, 9:31:06 PM1 votes

That skin is poorly exectued in comparison to coven.. its a joke