Riot plz tell me why do this for Hecarim, Karthus, Kalista, Mordekaiser, and Thresh but not Yorick?

71389310_DEL··3 votes·3,225 views
Dev Blog: Building a Better Bio

Having read the updated bios for the five champs mentioned in the article above, "the Harrowing" champions, associated with the Shadow Isles, I have to say I'm disappointed Yorick wasn't mentioned. The reason I'm posting this here is because I'm afraid my post will be lost if listed as a comment on the Dev Blog.

Yorick You will remember Yorick Mori.

I loved Yorick way back in the day before I left League and I returned when I learned everything was being updated. Lore ( which I guess I should be calling "Foundations" based on what Riot said above ) is a big thing to me in any of the world-based games I play. Yorick was my favorite character from the Shadow Isles but now I'm scared that he will be trampled over after what you just said in combination with him having been neglected for three years.

If Yorick is not a Shadow Isles champion ( like Hecarim, Karthus, Kalista, Mordekaiser and Thresh ) what is he and where in Valoran ( or Runeterra, make up your minds please ) does he belong? Is he going to be reworked into something that crawled out of the Bubbling Bog, Plague Jungles or Voodoo lands? Maybe he was born to the Howling Marsh or the Marshes of Kaladoun? All those of us who enjoy him want to know, and I'd ask that you please prioritize him and whatever grouping he belongs to after the Shurima and Mount Targon updates. I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels this way. I'd like to get the opinion of others on the boards to demonstrate. Take a look at the poll below; if you want Riot to remember Yorick tell them you want to know more about him and up-vote this post; if you don't care or would rather Riot wait that is fine too. If you have absolutely no idea who Yorick is let Riot know; it might be more motivation for them to actually fix him.

Edit: I just wanted to let you all know you can click the name "Yorick" anywhere in this post to see videos about him!

7 Comments

HexaDecimel4 votes

Because Yorick is getting a complete rework. His design, kit, and backstory are all going to be changed in some way or another. It wouldn't make sense for Riot to spend the time to develop a story around the current version of Yorick only to completely change it when the new Yorick is released.

71389310_DEL2 votes

The rework for Yorick has been promised for over three years and the best Riot has done is proposed that his Q be turned into a Pole-Vaulting skill. I would love to see even a glimpse of what they are currently experimenting with for Yorick because, and I hate to sound cynical, I honestly think they might have just completely abandoned Yorick.

GreenLore1 votes

The thing is that reworks like that take a lot of time. They probably tried tons of kits and thematics only to find out that they don't really work,which is why yorick got shoved back again and again.

From what I've read the next big reworks are going to be Poppy & Taric,after them Urgot is most likely getting the next big one(I've read once that they already started to work on him) and after him comes yorick. (given the state she is currently in I believe that eve will also get a pretty big rework)

Mimy3 votes

because they have an overhaul in the works for yorick.

Sharjo3 votes

Because Yorick's not involved with the Harrowing this year. Those five are. Notice that Evelynn, Elise and Maokai also weren't updated despite also being Shadow Isles champions in various ways.

71389310_DEL1 votes

A very fair point. Does this open up the possibility for a "Shadow Isles" event with Elise, Evelynn, Maokai and Yorick? Share your thoughts with me. :)

ModWulf Helhammer2 votes

It's because he's getting a Sion level rework so they aren't going to spend a bunch of resources to give him new lore for what he is now when they will have to change it later

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