Why is Giant Enemy Crabgot still 520 RP?

Jinzo Torrance··4 votes·4,814 views

Giant Enemy Crabgot (520RP)

  1. New model
  2. New SFX
  3. New abilities effect and particles
  4. Modified voiceover

Shadow Prince Malzahar (520RP)

  1. Recolor

Increase Crabgot cost or change Shadow Prince to finally have some yellow-ish abilities with some sand particles.

59 Comments

Ralanr6 votes

Don't question good things.

Jinzo Torrance1 votes

Why is Shadow Prince Malzahar the same price as Crabgot?

Better?

Ralanr7 votes

It means that Riot doesn't increase price ranges of skins for reworks. We get much better tier skins for a cheaper price.

It's great.

Jinzo Torrance1 votes

It's inconsistent.

Ralanr6 votes

Except it's not? All full VGU's got that treatment.

Malz did not get a full VGU. He got a slight model update but no new animations at all.

Jinzo Torrance1 votes

So more incosistencies?

midnight oil243 votes

He got a slight model update long ago, before they even had the sorts of tech they have nowadays. They're not going to say that that's current justification ot go back and make your preferred skin fancy and new. Crabgot was a celebration of a big event, Malz has not had an event yet.

Jinzo Torrance1 votes

Yeah, increase the cost.

midnight oil244 votes

But it's supposed to be honoring the old skin by giving it a big update to celebrate the champion becoming something entirely new. Once Malzahar becomes something entirely new with a new model, come back to this. But I imagine that then you'll think it shouldn't be increased in price.

Jinzo Torrance1 votes

Honoring a VGU? You realize this is not the first they have done right?

Yes, it should increase if the quality is better like new Crabgot, right now it's worth 520 RP.

midnight oil243 votes

You weren't complaining when Warwick and Galio got new effects on 520 skins. Why are you complaining now?

Jinzo Torrance1 votes

Irrelevant question.

midnight oil244 votes

It's incredibly relevant. What is it about crabgot that's so much worse than Enchanted Galio or Tundra Hunter Warwick that you want to complain about it not being raised in price?

Jinzo Torrance1 votes

I can complain about those sking too if you want lol.

It's just that I had a lane against Crabgot and it didn't look like a 520 RP skin to me, all Galio I've seen use Gatakeeper and WW use base.

I don't waste my time looking at every single skin.

midnight oil245 votes

How about you just be happy that they did a little something special for the Urgot specific overhaul? Once Malz gets his VGU, shadow prince will get your beloved effects. Just be patient.

Jinzo Torrance1 votes

Meanwhile they can raise the price of Crabgot.

Then they can raise Shadow Prince too.

midnight oil241 votes

How about you just be happy that something nice happened instead of complaining?

Jinzo Torrance1 votes

Showed what it is in my post.

You can find it here if you didn't see it:

https://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/story-art/EkNbLR9F-why-is-giant-enemy-crabgot-still-520-rp?

520 RP either are recolor or a model change, nothing more.

Crabgot is not a 520 RP skin.

Ralanr2 votes

No it's not. Riot isn't going to increase the price because that's frankly a dick move which would alienate their playerbase.

Jinzo Torrance1 votes

They should though, I don't care about people wanting high quality skins at a lower price and whining like babies if it gets increased.

It's worth more than 520 RP.

Ralanr2 votes

Well you're not a good businessman.

Jinzo Torrance1 votes

Damn.

GreenLore5 votes

So you basically complain that they decided to make Crabgot a skin that is actually more worth than 520,but is still sold for 520,which is actually good for us,since its a pretty high quality skin for such a low price.

Jinzo Torrance1 votes

Yes, since Shadow Prince Malzahar is a true 520RP while Crabgot is not.

GreenLore4 votes

So you complain that riot basically gives us a treat,simply because you wanted a different one?

Jinzo Torrance2 votes

Yes, since Crabgot should cost way more since it offers way more than Shadow Prince Malzahar does.

GreenLore3 votes

Can't you just be happy that they are essentially giving us more for less money?

They could have simply left the skin as a simply model change,yet Riot decided to be nice to us and give us something essentially for free. Yet here you are complaining that they are giving us something without expecting more money from us.

Jinzo Torrance2 votes

No.

You're just greedy, since you get more stuff at a lower price.

GreenLore5 votes

Why is it greedy of me to be thankful that they gave the skin some extra effects?

I accept what Riot is giving us here and am thankful to them.

You however complain that they don't turn this into the standard for 520-skins,simply because you want your skin to be better. And if you can't have that,then no one is allowed to have it.

Jinzo Torrance1 votes

Because it's cheaper than what it should be.

Good for you.

Nope, read my post again. I complain that Crabgot costs 520 RP and not more, I don't give a shit about Shadow Prince, worst skin in the game after Void Nocturne and has a scam splashart too, I'll always play Snowday or Overlord Malzahar.

GreenLore3 votes

So its even worse and you just complain for the sake of complaining?

What do you gain if the crabgot skin gets pricier? None of the players would profit from that.

The only one who would profit from that is riot themselves and they are the ones who decided to give the skin more skilleffects and to leave the price like that.

Jinzo Torrance1 votes

I complain because 520 RP is not how much Crabgot should be payed.

520 RP is not how much Crabgot should be payed.

So, more it's good for the company making the game? That's bad? They probably left it at 520 RP otherwise you would've thrown a tantrum like everyone here is doing.

GreenLore3 votes

The only one who is throwing a tantrum is you...

I wouldn't complain if Crabgot was turned into a 750 or even 975 skin(though 975 usually have new recalls nowadays,so I could understand it if some people were upset about that),but I also won't complain that they aren't doing this.

Jinzo Torrance1 votes

520 RP is not how much Crabgot should be payed. That's a fact and not me throwing a tantrum.

GreenLore3 votes

And Primetime draven shouldn't be a 975 skin,yet he is. Why? Because sometimes riot decides to give us skins that are more worth than their actual price.

It's their decision and they decided that Crabgot remains 520.

LostFr0st1 votes

Look, I feel your pain about shadow prince. I bought that skin before it was covered by a purple wall in the rework. For now, Malz will stay as-is.

While I don't believe Crabgot should be 520 anymore, Riot will have to decide anything like that formally instead of doing it out of the blue after the rework. Right now they are focused on Worlds, preseason, and runes; in addition to the killing of memes.

Your post is more than likely noted. Perhaps they will send out a survey about it at some point too.

Jinzo Torrance1 votes

Actually I don't even own Shadow Prince, there's no way I'll ever use that skin as of right now when I can use Overlord, Djiin or Snowdays instead, even the splash for it is a scam with him having yellow effect on his hands.

Other than the nostalgia runes it has on the scarf, no point in ever picking that skin.

LostFr0st1 votes

I bought it in season 4; Snowday is the best though. Very nice particles there.

Big Lincoln4 votes

did Malzahar get a vgu

oh he didn't

Jinzo Torrance1 votes

So, the skin stardards remain the same.

Also his base model got updated along with his gameplay, so yes he received one to some extent.

Ralanr1 votes

It was barely updated. It was more of a texture update.

Jinzo Torrance1 votes

Model was changed.

Ralanr1 votes

Only a textual update. So not really.

Jinzo Torrance1 votes

My bad.

DoktorKaiser3 votes

Let me translate :

bohoooooooooooooooooooo I got Shadow Prince Malzahar from the hextech box instaed of Crabgot, RITO BOHOOOOOOOOOOO GIVE ME A BETTER SKIN

Jinzo Torrance1 votes

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Actually I don't even own Shadow Prince, there's no way I'll ever use that skin as of right now when I can use Overlord, Djiin or Snowdays instead, even the splash for it is a scam with him having yellow effect on his hands.

Other than the nostalgia runes it has on the scarf, no point in ever picking that skin.

Rand0mH3r0X2 votes

Riot is paying it forward. Shut up, and buy..

Jinzo Torrance1 votes

I ain't buying any skins for this guy who shares the name of a deleted champion.

Rand0mH3r0X2 votes

True. I had all the Fiora Skins before the Rework. After the rework, (also before refund system), I just never bought a skin again. I don't like the new Fiora, even if she's stronger than before.

I did like the Old Urgot, but anti-marksman was just something people never used.

I sure as hell hate Flower Picker Rammus.

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