Warring Kingdoms Katarina looks plain in comparison to other WK skins

Hailee·1/14/2015, 6:11:43 AM·53 votes·22,814 views

While I'm extremely excited with all the new Lunar Revel skins, I do think Katarina is lackluster in comparison to Nidalee's and Jinx. First of all, Katarina has the same hairstyle as in all of her other skins. Which isn't bad, but for a Lunar Revel skin event I feel as it really doesn't suit the theme. For instance, Panda Annie and Dragonblade Riven, and Warring Kingdoms Nidalee all have gotten different hair which have made them visually stand out from their original models. Aside from that, I also feel as if Katarina's outfit is plain compared to all the other Warring Kingdoms garb. Her current ensemble doesn't look anything like any of the other WK. Jarvan, Xin Zhao and Tryndamere and Nidalee all have some sort of armor, and some dragon element which make it stick to the thematic Chinese Warrior line. Katarina right now looks very lotus inspired, rather than a warrior-esque skin. In addition to that, even if it wasn't made to resemble the Chinese warrior skin, it's still a very basic model when compared to how lavish and extremely detailed all the other WK skins have been. Especially her black pants and hair that blend so much together, just looks very dull. I love the idea of WK Katarina, her recall is absolutely awesome. The particles aren't the best but I can only imagine Katarina is a very hard model to work with in that sense. Maybe they could add something like Lunar Revel Diana, whenever she attacks it leaves a sort of reddish trail, as Diana's leaves a purplish one. These are all just some of my feedback on Katarina's skin. I do think all the rest are beautifully detailed and cannot wait until February!

24 Comments

Sukishoo1/14/2015, 7:17:40 AM24 votes

You know, now that you mention that, I have to agree. Her hair style could use an update for this skin. All the other Warriors Kingdoms and some Lunar Revel skins do give the female champions different looks to their hair styles. I hadn't noticed that before but I do believe Kat should follow that trend.

Diamondfall1/15/2015, 12:19:20 AM10 votes

As this is Kat's 8th skin and probably last one for maybe another 2 years, I feel a little more should be added to it. I feel her particles are really lacking for this skin, and are very similar if not the same to WK nidalee'a particles, however in the patch notes it says she has yellow flowers so maybe this will be changed. Also I feel sinister steel should be brightened more as to match with the flashes of light from shunpo and her ult. Also her pants seem to meld with her hair and shoes. One amazing part of this skin though is her recall and this should defintely remain untouched. Thanks to anyone who reads this long post.

AquariusGine1/14/2015, 6:41:39 PM5 votes

I understand her skills cannot be flashy, to maintain consistency and prevent confusion, but the least they could have done was give her a chinese hairstyle

aaronconlin1/14/2015, 11:30:42 PM4 votes

Honestly all they would have to do to make the skin better is add a Japanese-style ponytail and add red tints to her hair. Her hair is the same color as her pants, so adding some more red would add more color contrast

TheSaltyScourge1/14/2015, 9:28:28 PM3 votes

The skin is horrible.

ArcticSirius1/15/2015, 3:45:22 AM3 votes

Yes, please change the hair.

JarryD1/14/2015, 7:15:10 AM2 votes

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Kumiho Sarang1/14/2015, 8:53:29 AM2 votes

Well... It's not complete yet so maybe we should wait a bit more? A lot of skins had big differences from pre-release teasers to final product.

PuDDG26FP91/14/2015, 1:48:35 PM2 votes

Her outfit resembles a sub character from a japanese hentai game called "Annerose - the Witch of Iron".

gubigubi1/14/2015, 8:10:36 PM2 votes

wow you people are picky I thought it was a pretty nice skin.

Dustogrei1/14/2015, 9:01:59 PM2 votes

It does look plain in comparison to the other WK skins. I will disagree on the not matching cause she has no armor comment though - if you look at the characters from Dynasty Warriors you have people like http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/dynastywarriors/images/c/ca/Lianshi-dw8.jpg/revision/20130125102445 or http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20131106170304/ssb-tourney/images/b/b4/Sunshangxiang-dw8.jpg who is basically armor less despite being a warrior princess. And many more. Lu Xun for example has very very little armor http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/dynastywarriors/images/0/02/Luxun-dw8.png/revision/latest?cb=20130404024813 despite being a double swordsman just like Kat. He DOES have the shoulder covers and boots though.

I think the top half is pretty good, the **problem is the bottom half. **

If they added knee high boots with a knee protector, similar to the ones Nidalee and a lot of DW characters have, I do think she would look WAY better.

xl Kirito lx1/15/2015, 1:14:31 AM2 votes

Having a Katarina skin with something more than a recolor and recall animation would be nice.

ModWulf Helhammer1/15/2015, 3:57:41 AM2 votes

I think there are a couple Kat skins that could use some work, especially Kitty Kat. Just because it is a legacy skin doesn't mean it can cost 975 and not have so much as a single new particle. I was really disappointed when I bought the skin back in October. First money I spent in the game, and when I want to test it out, turns out it has no new particles or even a different recall. Come to think of it, Slay Belle, which is also a legacy, has new particles and recall doesn't it? Why is Kitty left out?

TwoD1/15/2015, 4:38:43 AM2 votes

I could have waited longer for a better skin for her imo, this WK skin just doesn't fit her and it's too plain, boring to be exact.

PureCancer1/15/2015, 2:45:56 PM1 votes

All I have to say is that I think this is the best skin for kata just look at her Q animcion the blade is spinning her W it is so cool her E is perfect and her ulti is good but the best thing is the recall and the Q

Virgin Ray1/15/2015, 12:58:29 AM1 votes

I really see no reason for another kat skin. She has about 5 already. I was expecting more for the lunar revel skins. The only one that looks cool is the firecracker jinx.

LANWhale1/15/2015, 4:40:09 AM1 votes

Out of all the WK skins the best (in my opinion of course) hands down, flippin Warring Kingdoms Tryndamere .