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NorthernDruid9 votes

Why're they removing the fancy gold patterns from her skirt?! Those are so cool!

IcyPepper1 votes

Why are her greaves so dark now? D:

Tesla Effect3 votes

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Why are her greaves so dark now? D:

http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20121003200406/leagueoflegends/images/4/44/Lux_OriginalSkin.jpg Someone thought the lighting in the splash art is the actual color representation of her armor :P

Dreamspitter2 votes

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http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20121003200406/leagueoflegends/images/4/44/Lux_OriginalSkin.jpg Someone thought the lighting in the splash art is the actual color representation of her armor :P

But notice the skirt actually is transparent. I dont think textures could capture that on their own.

As for lighting....does it make sense to do a splash in lighting that drastically makes something different from the lighting of the typical game environment?

333lom1 votes

I've noticed in most of the updated textures that they've done, they're making the lower part of the champion darker, and the upper part lighter, probably for better clarity in-game, so that the champions can be more easily spotted.

Balisan1 votes

It would seem to me that Riot wanted her to have leather boots instead of metal. She is fairly quick on her feet, and given her physique, I think that leather is more believable.

Riot, good job overall with this retex. It coheres to your over-arching visual style.

ForPortal2 votes

I don't mind the smaller breastplate, but whoever made the new textures did a terrible job.

Sharjo2 votes

Mainly because the the skirt and cloth on her shoulders are semi-see through in the splash and have toned down details there as well. Overall this is actually inline with her current splash.

Tesla Effect7 votes

I like the new textures for her. Haters are just gonna hate.

Dreamspitter2 votes

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I like the new textures for her. Haters are just gonna hate.

But......since when were breasts textures, as opposed to actual model geometry?

#Also when will anyone else have jiggle physics besides Cassiopeia ?

Sharjo1 votes

Some people forget these changes are just texture changes or nothing else, or don't realise what that means. If they do, they should ask, folks can explain that shit to them!

Also from a tech standpoint, what's the point of having jiggle physics in LoL?

Dreamspitter2 votes

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Some people forget these changes are just texture changes or nothing else, or don't realise what that means. If they do, they should ask, folks can explain that shit to them!

Also from a tech standpoint, what's the point of having jiggle physics in LoL?

#WELL reds addressed this

Now technically other champs DO have jiggle physics, but it controls other things that bounce or move, they call it "Jiggle Tech"

http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/features/dev-blog-champion-animation

Yasuo’s hair and ropes – traditionally tedious things to animate – aren’t yet animated at all. Whilst it is common to manually animate these things on a final pass once the animator’s happy with the main body motion, we actually ended up pioneering some great new tech called ‘Jiggle Tech’. With it, we can set things to animate and react in real time to the motions of Yasuo’s body through simulating physics instantaneously in my animation tool, meaning we can rapidly iterate and make tweaks and changes without going through the tedious task of re-animating the hair and rope each time.

So its useful but ahem...."traditional" things you might apply it to, arent seen much except on Cassiopeia because ya know, she snakes around a lot and it would be weird if her bosom were rigid. But they've had this since 2010 in the traditional sense so in the meantime they could have applied it to many champs like MissFortune Riven Ahri etc but since Yasuo these aren't just rhythmic animations but dynamic.

Now, we still havent had a Hair Update for female champs (and even some male ones), but MAYBE maybe this tech will get implemented on mobile female champs. (And hey, can we get somebody that twerks as a dance Rito?) Another point, this tech can also theoretically animate hair too -would be amazing.

darkdill2 votes

Not necessarily jiggle physics, but pre-made jiggle animations would work on Miss Fortune. It just makes sense for her since she has F-cups.

An actual jiggle physics engine would take up too much RAM, so pre-rendered animations would be just fine.

Deep Terror Nami7 votes

I don't even notice. I don't think people actually care, because you can't even notice that kind of stuff when you're playing.

Tesla Effect2 votes

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I don't even notice. I don't think people actually care, because you can't even notice that kind of stuff when you're playing.

Perverts will notice XP

Sharjo

I'm a perv and I never noticed to begin with!

Jeddy0173 votes

Teenaged?I always figured Lux to be in her early 20s.

darkdill1 votes

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Teenaged?I always figured Lux to be in her early 20s.

And this is why Riot never specifies Champion ages: because people will circle-jerk about it.

Dreamspitter1 votes

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Teenaged?I always figured Lux to be in her early 20s.

People have this thing with Lux being the youngest entrant to the academy, and being young graduating and being sent on covert missions.

But years have passed since all of that, so I would assume she is about 20-22 years old.

If any champions were going to be teenagers (16-19) Lux , Ezreal, and maybe Jinx are the only ones I think could pass for that young. (though mind you Jinx and Vi have been hinted that they could be sisters, but if so, Vi's sister is the OLDER one) Some people seem to think Irelia may be a teenager too though.

The Soulforged3 votes

I liked her old face a bit more, and her color scheme felt a lot brighter before. She's supposed to be very bright on the outside but keep dark inside.

darkdill1 votes

Part of the lighting might just be because it's a static picture rather than in motion, whereby her lighting could change as she moves (like Leona).

Though her boots could be a little brighter nonetheless.

Ebonmaw Dragon2 votes

{quoted} she's the teenage light mage.

Light mage? She is just an ordinary mage.

GenoXx1 votes

Pointless. I don't understand why everyone is trying to make this a children's game by saying "Lux is less bustier" or "Why does Kalye have boob armor" which is actually a breast plate.

Too many ten year olds play this game

Dreamspitter2 votes

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Pointless. I don't understand why everyone is trying to make this a children's game by saying "Lux is less bustier" or "Why does Kalye have boob armor" which is actually a breast plate.

Too many ten year olds play this game

It's not a children's game. In fact...if they actually went all the way and I mean all the way, it could have been rated M for mature.

But that's not quite LoL's audience, so we only have suggestive themes. Also dont forget, people dont like change. That aside kayle boob armor compaints were social justice warrior complaints -also not a 10 year old scheme or prank.

gr8job1 votes

Frankly, she looks just as busty, but with better "support" from her armor.

ethansight1 votes

Well, even if she isn't any less busty it looks much more useful as armor. And the grey greaves look pretty awesome even if they aren't the correct color XD.

Renaille1 votes

Now everyone can stop saying Lux has big boobs, because it's not true anymore. She's average at best.

They're still huge by human standards.

Balisan1 votes

The breast-plates have not really changed much in size, if at all. The new piece of armor that hangs right above her chest and connects the shoulder pads changes the way you are perceiving her form; it covers up part of her breasts, whilst in the old texture, the armor that was there actually accentuated them with shading.

Drackolus2 votes

This. Look at where they line up with her arm and belt. Had me excited. I kind of agree that she (and some other champions) should probably less busty.

darkdill3 votes

Well, we all have to consider that Lux may not completely fill out that breastplate. Maybe she deliberately got a size too big to make herself look bigger? (Hey, there is precedence in this; look up Cordelia from Fire Emblem: Awakening)

Drackolus2 votes

This is now headcannon.

Pandemic Punch1 votes

I never looked at the character model's boobs before until you said something. Maybe this has something to do with age.

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