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Riot you overdid the transformation things with aether wing kayle

Leona is SO HOT·2/21/2019, 6:16:13 PM·26 votes·10,957 views

i think you have gone overboard with the last two transformations at level 11 & 16 i mean it looks like a mess ! what the heck or those metal chunks floating behind her ? it neither look like wings or look like some hover tech engines and that color change at level 16 , when her suit armor becoms black it feels more like mecha rather than the original looks which gave space age pulse fire-ish kind of sci fi feeling (kinda looks like protoss tech to me) , now this is from aesthetic perspective the other issue is during actual gameplay , it feels really weird
when moving/attacking and might even feel distracting . the wings looks just fine as they are no need to add more stuff , from logical point more wings = more power and more lifting/flying capability but when it comes to aether wing which has a scifi theme simply adding more wings doesnt fit , instead how about making those hover tech infused wings evolve with each transformation just like an upgrade by adding Slight but Noticeable changes to the way the wing looks with every transformation this way you can make her transform while keeping things clean with out making a mess

PS : Please bring back her cool attacking animation

TL~DR please remove the metal chunks , keep the wings but change it slightly

28 Comments

Kumiho Ahri2/21/2019, 7:28:45 PM15 votes

I disagree with everything you said. Form 3&4 are fking amazing.

Schwaggins2/21/2019, 9:01:09 PM13 votes

I have to agree. The draw for me to Aether Wing Kayle was how sleek she was and it was kind of like a model update. This is a massive regression from that with these big bulky Mecha wings and nothing that sets it apart as a Legendary skin.

If Rito will refund the RP sure, but this is nothing like the original skin. It should be it's own new Mecha/Project skin.

I'd still like to give props to the artists though, the skin looks great. I don't think I could've come up with something better given the "evolving wings" direction they took her. It's just not Aether Wing Kayle.

Worsfold832/21/2019, 10:14:49 PM9 votes

Couldn't disagree more. I love the last transformations. I think they nailed it.

ricksonBYarmbar02/21/2019, 8:25:01 PM9 votes

Funny how everyone its up in arms about kayle whe she was literally bottom 3 played champ and in general looks way better then before.

AquariusGine2/21/2019, 7:10:59 PM8 votes

Form 4 is really really ugly, man.. I wish Riot can do something about the colors

SqueektheWeek2/21/2019, 8:24:17 PM7 votes

I agree, she goes from aether wing to full pulse fire.

Melismera2/21/2019, 6:22:54 PM7 votes

I agree with you! 3 and 4 form is just ugly. If she stay and 2d form it would be just so perfect. but now I'm sad that I have this skin and it will be reworked

Eliøvi2/22/2019, 6:47:06 AM5 votes

Couldn’t agree more. Aether Wing Kayle does not look like the Ultimate Skin it should. Level 11 and 16 are, well, a bit much. Before then, it’s very easy to look at and blends well with her abilities. But afterwards, it just seems I’m playing a floating rocket ship or submarine... and I hate it. I don’t like the dark and light combinations — it looks tacky. The skin in its original form is better than its next two transformations. Please fix!

Darius Strada2/21/2019, 6:47:43 PM5 votes

Same with Riot Kayle. She already has pair of robotic wings with hets on them. Another pair makes it luck...excessive like she wouldnt be able to properly fly with it

Jinxsy2/22/2019, 12:56:57 AM4 votes

Man everyone is so critical, the art team that riot has now is amazing. Just be quiet. They want the old champs to live up to lore and not look like kids toys. Any changes they make to design gives the game a place to expand from, to create an encompassing theme across league of legends. They redid mundo, Yorick and Warwick and they look wonderful, let them remake the champs to fit the mold so that the champs they make from now on are as amazing as they can be.

Hogg42/21/2019, 11:12:39 PM4 votes

I feel like form 3 and 4 are both really cool, but don't mesh well with the context that 1 and 2 give.

If 4 were to use the same colors 1, 2, and 3 use, I would be all for it, but as is... it just feels so meh to me.

I would recommend changing 4 to fit with the rest color wise and/or give the whole skin some cromas (keep in mind the mecha Kha'zix cromas for evolve R and whatnot).

TLDR: Cool skin, would use occasionally, would take getting used to if nothing is changed, and cromas would be really cool.

TranscendVirtual2/22/2019, 2:02:49 AM3 votes

Honestly, I kind of agree, with the voice filter and the transformations she doesn't live up to the theme that I bought the skin for. If they gave me the option to choose to not progress past form one, it'd be better, and they should get rid of the garbage robo filter anyway

Shifted Society2/21/2019, 10:27:06 PM3 votes

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i think you have gone overboard with the last two transformations at level 11 & 16 i mean it looks like a mess ! what the heck or those metal chunks floating behind her ? it neither look like wings or look like some hover tech engines and that color change at level 16 , when her suit armor becoms black it feels more like mecha rather than the original looks which gave space age pulse fire-ish kind of sci fi feeling (kinda looks like protoss tech to me) , now this is from aesthetic perspective the other issue is during actual gameplay , it feels really weird
when moving/attacking and might even feel distracting . the wings looks just fine as they are no need to add more stuff , from logical point more wings = more power and more lifting/flying capability but when it comes to aether wing which has a scifi theme simply adding more wings doesnt fit , instead how about making those hover tech infused wings evolve with each transformation just like an upgrade by adding Slight but Noticeable changes to the way the wing looks with every transformation this way you can make her transform while keeping things clean with out making a mess

PS : Please bring back her cool attacking animation

TL~DR please remove the metal chunks , keep the wings but change it slightly

Then just don't use it.. no one is forcing you to use a skin that you don't like.. like for me I have all the skins for Shaco Teemo and soon Kayle, Talon, Xerath. Even though I hate the poof/walking animations on all the other Shaco skins no one is forcing me to play Masked Shaco which I use anyways because lets be real, its the best animations on it XD

MainDashNA2/22/2019, 9:31:34 AM3 votes

Anybody who didn't pay for the full price may leave. This is not the skin that I payed for. I don't understand why you have to change it so drastically. I understand that the old auto attacks can not stay but, what about keeping the same color and aestetic at the very least? It would be best to introduce this new ideas on another skin. Also, I would really like a full plate/armor skin. Every skin seems to lose the helmet.

UninstaIIed2/21/2019, 11:26:07 PM3 votes

I have to agree with you. The 3&4 are so damn distracting, I got a game as her and lost our team the game because my champ was to clustered to ult our carry. On top of that who gave the ok on a burst damage invincibility ult.

mckaøs2/22/2019, 12:41:49 PM2 votes

I kind of agree that stage 4 is pretty pointless as it's just a recolor of 3, but i cant imagine complaining about it. It's only 10x better than the old version of of the skin

Sir Saltarin2/21/2019, 7:32:37 PM2 votes

3rd is good, 4th isn't

Trestles2/22/2019, 12:21:58 AM2 votes

Logged in just to downvote

Shifted Society2/27/2019, 6:10:56 AM1 votes

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i think you have gone overboard with the last two transformations at level 11 & 16 i mean it looks like a mess ! what the heck or those metal chunks floating behind her ? it neither look like wings or look like some hover tech engines and that color change at level 16 , when her suit armor becoms black it feels more like mecha rather than the original looks which gave space age pulse fire-ish kind of sci fi feeling (kinda looks like protoss tech to me) , now this is from aesthetic perspective the other issue is during actual gameplay , it feels really weird
when moving/attacking and might even feel distracting . the wings looks just fine as they are no need to add more stuff , from logical point more wings = more power and more lifting/flying capability but when it comes to aether wing which has a scifi theme simply adding more wings doesnt fit , instead how about making those hover tech infused wings evolve with each transformation just like an upgrade by adding Slight but Noticeable changes to the way the wing looks with every transformation this way you can make her transform while keeping things clean with out making a mess

PS : Please bring back her cool attacking animation

TL~DR please remove the metal chunks , keep the wings but change it slightly

If you've watched saijaku muhai no bahamut then you would know that those metal chunks are part of wings.. also another note, if theres something that you don't like then don't use it. Simple.

Lady Daybreaker2/21/2019, 11:47:45 PM1 votes

Personally, I think 1, 2, and 4 are fine. Not too big a fan on the third change. I liked the upgrade from the base to second form. But the third form looks really bulky to me and really odd. The fourth one looked better, maybe because of the color change I don’t know. It’s just the third one that bothers me. It’s still a gorgeous skin though and still one of my favorites.

RiootGamesSuckss2/22/2019, 12:14:31 AM1 votes

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i think you have gone overboard with the last two transformations at level 11 & 16 i mean it looks like a mess ! what the heck or those metal chunks floating behind her ? it neither look like wings or look like some hover tech engines and that color change at level 16 , when her suit armor becoms black it feels more like mecha rather than the original looks which gave space age pulse fire-ish kind of sci fi feeling (kinda looks like protoss tech to me) , now this is from aesthetic perspective the other issue is during actual gameplay , it feels really weird
when moving/attacking and might even feel distracting . the wings looks just fine as they are no need to add more stuff , from logical point more wings = more power and more lifting/flying capability but when it comes to aether wing which has a scifi theme simply adding more wings doesnt fit , instead how about making those hover tech infused wings evolve with each transformation just like an upgrade by adding Slight but Noticeable changes to the way the wing looks with every transformation this way you can make her transform while keeping things clean with out making a mess

PS : Please bring back her cool attacking animation

TL~DR please remove the metal chunks , keep the wings but change it slightly

You're a liberal aren't you?

Ziabetus2/22/2019, 2:26:52 AM1 votes

Google articles keeps recommending this to me. I'm just trying to see if I comment it will stop.

Mura Mura2/22/2019, 11:28:20 AM1 votes

Thank God Google notified me to down vote such a shitty opinion,

xZerithx2/26/2019, 9:20:05 PM1 votes

I agree, I feel like her last 2 forms are super cluttered compared with the first 2. Honestly, I own Riot, Aether and Viridian and Viridian just looks so much better compared to the other 2. Which is bad and good because it's a skin I would never have touched before but it is also a cheap skin that is looking better than her more more expensive skins. Kayle