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@Riot - The Visual Updates/VGUs from 2014-2016 That Still Need to be completed...

Oleandervine·1/17/2018, 5:48:53 PM·9 votes·899 views

Riot, You have Shen MissFortune and Fiora classified on your support site as being VGUs. This is difficult to swallow when you have champions like Sion Tristana Taric Galio and Evelynn who set the bar that was very clearly missed when doing work on Shen, Fiora, and Miss Fortune.

You also have Alistar and Maokai classified as Visual Updates. This too is difficult to swallow when you have champions like Karthus Twitch Sivir Nasus and Heimerdinger who set a bar that was very clearly missed when you guys did work on Alistar and Maokai.

Things looked more promising last year, when Maokai got his VO updated, and with the talk of Miss Fortune getting a VO, this is promising as well. However, all 5 of these champions Fiora Shen MissFortune Maokai and Alistar are still far, far away from the standards you set above. None of them have modernized rigging or animations, and the rest of them need new voice overs. You've come about 2/3rds of the way to making them actualized VGUs, with their kit updates and model exteriors, so I beg of you, please finish what you started so that these champions won't be forgotten and so they won't scoot into that ugly half-finished territory with their outdated movements and animations. You've come so close, so please, just go that little step further and finish them.

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Valor Bot1/17/2018, 9:30:55 PM2 votes

You also have Alistar and Maokai classified as Visual Updates. This too is difficult to swallow when you have champions like Karthus Twitch Sivir Nasus and Heimerdinger who set a bar that was very clearly missed when you guys did work on Alistar and Maokai.

Kassadin got the short end of the stick here too, I feel. Honestly, it sucks for champions like him, Shen, and Maokai, but at the same time I'm not sure if "finishing" their VUs/VGUs should take priority over/delay more important projects like a Nunu or Volibear VGU.

Garentheon1/17/2018, 9:18:10 PM1 votes

Hope this at least gets acknowledged

Blaiz Fenix1/17/2018, 10:32:43 PM1 votes

2 things. These were earlier updates and intentionally smaller as they were in rather good spots to begin with. Riot has since decided that doing the smaller VGUs aren't as valuable when the champs are as outdated as they are.

Although the VGUs aren't on the same caliber, at least they were done and I wouldn't expect Riot to give them more attention when there are champions in dire need of updates.