New animations and Voice-overs for TUs?

GreenLore·10/11/2014, 12:38:39 AM·4 votes·881 views

Well I really like it when a champ with an outdated model gets an update,but I get a bit sad whenever a champ gets a TU instead of a VU.

I mean don't misunderstand it,I fully understand that TUs are easier to make than VUs and if the internal model is ok,then there's little reason for a VU instead of a TU.

However what always bothers me is that TUs generall don't come with new animations,voice overs or skill effects. I mean lets look Singed who has a TU on the pbe While he looks good now,his VO still consists of 12 lines(and I am counting his champion select quote as well as his 3 laughs),his ult doesn't have any cool special effects and he doesn't even have a joke-animation.

Azir on the other hand has over 100 lines,nice skill effects and many animations(respawn,2 for recall,etc.even his soldiers can dance)

I would really love it if TUs would also adress these things,I mean you did this with Cassiopeia and to some extent Renekton during the Shurima event. I mean TUs should be meant to put an old champ,whose internal rig isn't outdated, on the same level as the newer champs,but they fail to do that,because these things don't get improved,leaving them in a weird spot,where their model looks better than that of many newer champs,but where the rest of them is still horribly outdated.

4 Comments

Rune Ocarina10/11/2014, 3:05:37 AM1 votes

This is something that has always bothered me about TUs. When compared to newly released champions, TUed champions just make me wish that Riot instead went with a VU instead, giving the full works with voice overs and animations. It sucks having a champion getting a TU knowing that they are put in the very far back of the line for the potential VU when Riot could have just given the same level of detail newer champs get into touching up outdated champions.

I'm just hoping when it's Riven's turn, she get a VU similar to Garen, keeping the overall design the same but upgrading animations, adding more voice over, and adding some sexy K or J pop dance.

Junkο10/11/2014, 8:27:03 AM1 votes

the TU's they are doing now is so when they release SRU all champion will look like they fit in it, instead of standing out.

I do hope old champions get a VU soon.

Garentheon10/11/2014, 4:18:00 PM1 votes

This is something I've been concerned about for a while. I do think the TUs look great, but I fear they are getting a bit "TU happy".

Before it was obvious that Pantheon would be getting a VU. He really needs one. But after a while, I saw IronStylus mention that he may not be so bad and could use a TU.

TThis would disappoint me greatly. I've been waiting for his VU fow a while and it'd be the so dissatisfying for me if he ended up with a TU or MTU. I've been looking forward to some new AA animation, ability animations, badass new model and proportions, new VO (Steve Blum please), new VO interactions, his own recall, epic particles...

After seeing azirs soldiers with their attack animations and particles, I thought to myself " Ok these guys and their spears look so cool. Pantheon better look friggin beast when he gets updated"

I really hope we don't get robbed of what could be an amazing VU for a champion that needs it