Didn't Riot say that Shen was NOT getting a visual update along with his rework?

Serge THE GREAT·1/13/2016, 9:23:31 PM·3 votes·1,109 views

I remember reading several times that Riot said that Shen was not getting a visual update. Don't get me wrong: Shen looks awesome now. However, I find that there is a huge disconnect here with what Riot says they are doing and what they do. I distinctly remember reading many times by Rioters that "Shen is not getting a visual update with his rework--only his abilities are changing for now." So how come we didn't find out about this until today?

16 Comments

MegaManYYZ1/13/2016, 9:52:39 PM2 votes

with any champion update, there has always been a VU (minor/major). I don't remember them ever saying they wouldn't do a VU. and Shen's visuals were so dated, not surprised they gave him a VU.

Vistha Kai1/13/2016, 9:41:48 PM1 votes

Honestly, by this point do you still believe what Riot says?

Ralanr1/13/2016, 9:44:18 PM1 votes

They probably assumed they wouldn't but ended up needing new animations for him. New animations usually means VU.

Catastrop1/13/2016, 9:25:18 PM1 votes

Riot likes to surprise us, and to be honest, this is a welcomed surprise.

AlwaysByMySide1/13/2016, 9:56:17 PM1 votes

I honestly could have sworn they said that he would have a minor VU. And this VU is pretty minor. Thank God for it too.

GreenLore1/13/2016, 9:57:20 PM1 votes

A rioter confirmed long ago on twitter that shen would receive a small VU alongside the update. They just never listed it on their update-page,probably because it was a rather small-scale update.

Pyrodinium1/13/2016, 9:50:32 PM1 votes

Weren't those comments more in the vein of 'no significant update'?

There is very little change over the base and skins.