If a tabard won't work with Kayle...why not a belt?

ModCaptainMårvelous·2/25/2019, 11:43:58 PM·31 votes·13,182 views
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Taken from Riot August's stream when he spoke about Kayle:

The loincloth is also NOT happening because clipping it in the model is hell. Judgement Kayle used to have an animated loincloth in the earlier stages of the rework but it was generating a lot of issues so they scrapped it.

So I can understand this not working. Fine. No problem. That said, the Kayle problem still exists where the her stomach and lower body are unarmored. it's also where the body suit is most relevant. In that case...why not give her some sort of belt?

  • A belt can be easily viewable from the front and even back, provided it's ornate enough and/or nice enough.
  • It can tie together her armor as one cohesive piece.
  • Can be huge, gaudy and sharp to accent the rest of her armor or less gaudy to better fit her body, thus more practical.
  • Can be another piece for other skins to use to differentiate themselves OR just another piece for her base skin alone.

I'm not so hardcore about it that I'll die on a hill for it (and the updated splash looks much better in the chest area) but I still think the midriff area is probably the most problematic thing about new Kayle. Again, can understand that a tabard doesn't work but a belt shouldn't result in TOO much clipping, if any. Especially because, y'know, she ain't got nothing there.

74 Comments

IAintDarius2/26/2019, 12:39:49 AM33 votes

Person: Just give her some armor.

Riot: *Finds any excuse to not put clothes on female character*

GreenKnight2/25/2019, 11:46:05 PM8 votes

Well, i honestly think this is the last adjustment Riot will do to her base skin and splash. We know Riot has set their mind on delivering this.

Warlord Dienekes2/26/2019, 1:57:20 AM5 votes

Well, it’s better than the last edit. In that it actually does kinda look like armor now. Still isn’t good armor, but that’s par for the course.

That said, seeing Kayle with a nice awesome medieval plaque belt to hold her swords? That sounds pretty awesome.

B3Prof2/26/2019, 5:09:12 AM4 votes

Riot August lies. They can do a tabard. They want Kayle's stomach, boobs and crotch visible. That's all it is.

PaffWasTaken2/26/2019, 8:10:13 PM4 votes

Imagine being a billion dollar making company and your employees can't clip a loincloth

ShadowGlaive2132/26/2019, 4:43:57 AM3 votes

I don't really buy that reasoning because Judgement Kayle somewhat does have a tabard or something similar to one, although it's not as long as in most fan edits. Classic Kayle would still benefit from something similar to it imo.