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My feelings about the non-black colours of Pentakill skills

StigtriX·7/26/2017, 3:01:22 PM·51 votes·6,717 views

https://i.imgur.com/lC0Xb9x.jpg [Image source]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KjmIGzCVWA

Please Riot, make them BLACK. Is it really that hard? Pentakill Kayle looks really good, and you pulled it off with an all-black skin, just with some clever use of lighting and dark grey to make the different parts very easy to spot. I do not like the purple, blue or brown used for Karthus, Mordekaiser, Sona or Yorick. They look like members of other bands with other images, especially Sona and Yorick. The style is there, the colours are not. It does not feel like a band with a common theme. Style: 10/10 Colouring: 2/10

Bring them back... BACK IN BLACK! #PentakillBackInBlack

I'm not the only one with such an opinion:

PENTAKILL SONA TEXTURE UPDATE??!? BLUE? As much as I love that you're "improving" Pentakill Morde's model, I don't really like the helmet

An edited picture how the updated Pentakill Sona should look like

18 Comments

WacingTheFind7/26/2017, 7:15:31 PM22 votes

Not just black, they must be blacker than the blackest black, times infinity.

LdCwrGm1vv7/26/2017, 7:57:13 PM10 votes

I don't know why the many downvotes... does these people HAVE A CLUE about what METAL is?!

Optimistic Meta7/27/2017, 12:08:59 AM10 votes

Pentakill should only work in black.

or really really dark gray.

3z60g7/27/2017, 1:16:58 AM7 votes

I don't usually log in but I must agree that black looks better and the darker theme should stay just as dark for the other members of Pentakill

Karfuss7/27/2017, 2:17:01 AM7 votes

Exactly why I hated the Sona retexture on her Pentakill skin.

Yes. SHE looks better. Fine. But blue/purple isn't black, and her splash clearly doesn't represent her in game skin colouration. Forums absolutely hated the retexture for this reason, and Riot still went on with it.

That, and a few other reasons, is why I rarely buy skins any more. I check them out either in-game or online, because splash arts are no longer an accurate representation of what you get.

Riotmoonstones7/28/2017, 4:36:56 PM5 votes

Hey everyone!

First off, I want to thank you guys (and grills) for leaving your feedback in this and other threads on the boards. We had a discussion around the color of the dress after we debuted her on PBE. We saw feedback both for and against the color change, which is why we wanted to get together and take a look at her again.

TL;DR after our discussion: We're going to roll with keeping her dress as-is

Basically, this is what we would have made Pentakill Sona look like if we had designed her based on the standards we have today.

When we were working on her, we decided a blue tint was better because this is a semi reflective fabric, whether it's velvet, satin, or taffeta, the black would be reflecting color off. Also, the dark, dark blue separates everything and makes her an easier read in game; her etwahl and chains don't blend into her model and muddy things up from game height.

I realize this isn't the answer everyone is going to be hoping for, but I did want to provide some context, as having things change without any kind of reasoning (especially when it's something you like) sucks.

Nevrankroaton7/27/2017, 6:35:57 AM3 votes

I do not like the purple, blue or brown used for Karthus, Mordekaiser, Sona or Yorick.

Well, everything is said here. I think it is a little close minded to think every metal band follow the black colour. Like, grim tones? Ok, mostly the case. But only black? How about we accept we are in 2017 and a lot of metal bands use different color and you don't need to make every member in black to make them look metal?

Dark blue seem like a very good way to make sona more than the "Metal goth girl" stereotype.

But could it be darker? Hum, honestly I would say "yes".

But YOU WILL TAKE THAT RAINBOW SIR.