@Riot - Full Visual work on Half Complete Champs

Oleandervine·1/19/2017, 1:48:43 PM·12 votes·1,193 views

What would be chances of your team going back through and doing justifiable model and animation on the champs you half updated, but still use their ancient models and lack all the animations you'd expect from new VGUs? I'm talking about champions like Sona, Miss Fortune, Alistar, Shen, and others who you have updated their kits over the years, and even given some prettier aesthetics, but are just incomplete in terms of visual feel. I hope you guys don't feel like these champions are done, there's still a lot of work to be done on them visually.

20 Comments

Rebonack1/19/2017, 9:04:17 PM5 votes

How about we update the champs with zero updating first instead of fiddling with the ones that Riot has already updated two or three times? Corki and Kennen still look like ass. Jax is a walking eggplant. Mord has pizza feet and Kog has giant chicken feet.

TheHappyReaperz1/19/2017, 4:40:30 PM3 votes

What is lacking on Shen? The only one who actually looks bad is Alistar.

Ultîma1/19/2017, 4:39:31 PM2 votes

I want Vlad to get a new model, animations and VO so badly.

ModKnightsKemplar1/19/2017, 5:42:03 PM2 votes

Oh, I think Shen is already back on the VGU list. I like your idea, but he's not the best example. I think his gameplay fell short enough that he should be given a serious overhaul again. I realize it won't likely be soon, but I think most people agree that his rework, just from a gameplay standpoint, is pretty lackluster.

NightmareAmazoX1/19/2017, 8:17:12 PM1 votes

Alistar got updated the same time Assassin Update came out.

Wrathof3001/19/2017, 9:54:24 PM1 votes

The small kit changes are given to champions simply because of opportunity, this is alistar's case. He will obviously get a VGU later on as he needs new animations Vo etc. Riot saw an opportuntiy for better gameplay and updated him. However they are dozens more in need of it more than him. Urgot, Galio evelynn are a few. Just giving champs like alistar a new model and animations now, is a waste of time and money when they can leave him for later and update his model, animations, gameplay and VO in one go. Y'all should be glad he even got touched, lol. I'm not saying he doesn't deserve these changes but... everyone has their turn and some champions have to wait longer than others.

SupaDupaDog1/20/2017, 5:17:53 AM1 votes

I don't think they're "incomplete" just because they didn't get a new voice or a completely new model design. There's a level of readability and functionality that the animations and design a model needs to meet. Shen, Alistar, ect. don't necessary fail to meet those requirements. Annoying purple ninja, big angry cow man, floaty song girl, pin-up model with guns, we know what they are.

The dame devs don't want to try and cram in an entire VGU down the pipeline just to tweak or staple on some skills. The VGUs are generally reserved for hot messes of champ design.

Arakadia1/20/2017, 6:33:33 AM1 votes

Shen needs a recall, VO (hopefully same actor, I doubt heavily Riot could find one that fits better), and a skin maybe.

Course he could use gameplay changes, but I'm ignoring that here.

Onkel Malte1/20/2017, 8:45:52 PM1 votes

How about making a VO Update too? It kinda feels weird to play Kassadin Fiora Singed Maokai MissFortune who got pretty much a Visual update, but no new VOs. .__.