It's 2016. Tons of old characters got visual updates, yet...

ChickenWrap·May 30, 2016·3 votes·1,168 views

Why didn't any of them get a joke animation? When are those coming?

12 Comments

ZoeeeeMay 31, 20162 votes

Rammus still has no joke.

kitcat300May 31, 20161 votes

Which ones are we talking about here?

ChickenWrapMay 31, 20161 votes

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Which ones are we talking about here?

All of them?

kitcat300May 31, 20161 votes

Well, out of the updates in 2016:

Shen: His was just an ability rework with model touch ups.

Taric: Was remade form the ground up and he did get a joke animation.

Mage Update: Those were all purely ability tweaks and visual changes to go with them.

Basically, no new movement animations unless the update is Taric, Sion, Poppy level of work.

ChickenWrapMay 31, 20161 votes

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Well, out of the updates in 2016:

Shen: His was just an ability rework with model touch ups.

Taric: Was remade form the ground up and he did get a joke animation.

Mage Update: Those were all purely ability tweaks and visual changes to go with them.

Basically, no new movement animations unless the update is Taric, Sion, Poppy level of work.

Those are full-on updates. I'm talking about visual updates, like Shaco, Kassadin, Janna, Cho'Gath, Kayle, Soraka, etc.

Moonboy65May 31, 20165 votes

texture update and Visual Update are completely separate

TU - Shaco and Cho'Gath VU - Kassadin, Janna, Kayle and Soraka

ChickenWrapMay 31, 20161 votes

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texture update and Visual Update are completely separate

TU - Shaco and Cho'Gath VU - Kassadin, Janna, Kayle and Soraka

Okay...? And did either of them get new joke animations? My point still stands, here.

GreenLoreMay 31, 20164 votes

Soraka did get a joke animation because her VU included new animations.

The others you mentioned only got texture changes,but no new animations at all and Riot seemingly gives a champion either a completely new set of animations or no new ones at all.

SukishooMay 31, 20161 votes

And the VUs also have varying levels of depth. Some are bigger and some are much smaller. So of course they won't all get the same things.

PyrodiniumMay 31, 20161 votes

Resource allocation, basically.

Riot's resources are not finite; if the choice is between making joke/death/recall animations for an old champion or making movement/attack/skill animations for an upcoming champion or champion update, the second option will almost always win.

Joke/death/recall animations are just aesthetic flourishes. There is no reason to prioritize them over those integral to gameplay.

ChickenWrapMay 31, 20161 votes

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Resource allocation, basically.

Riot's resources are not finite; if the choice is between making joke/death/recall animations for an old champion or making movement/attack/skill animations for an upcoming champion or champion update, the second option will almost always win.

Joke/death/recall animations are just aesthetic flourishes. There is no reason to prioritize them over those integral to gameplay.

I don't think it's as hard as you think it is.

PyrodiniumMay 31, 20161 votes

Never said it was hard, really.

It's just about priorities. Yeah, of course you could make joke/death/recall animations for each old champion that gets a visual update, but the time required for those would be far better spent on essential things for new or updated champions (or even aesthetic animations for new champions).