Pole for new Shaco skin

Wightwarrior··9 votes·5,505 views

Hey riot I was looking at Shaco recently and I noticed that he has not gotten a new skin in a while. I love the champ and would be super excited to see some new work on him!!!!! Personally I think a marauder or warden Shaco would be really cool! Anyway just throwing some ideas at you :D Shaco

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GreenLore4 votes

The reason for him not getting a skin is because he is on the update list,meaning he likely won't get a new skin until he receives his big visual&gameplay update.

EDIT: So why am i getting downvoted here? I mean seriously I am just saying how it is,I'm not saying that Shaco shouldn't get a new skin or can't get one at all,I'm merely explaining why Riot likely won't give him one based on the facts.

I Hate Shaco1 votes

how is he on update list? assassins rework thing is over isnt it?

GreenLore1 votes

Shaco is on the visual&gameplay update list,which covers reworks that are similar in scale to the Warwick Taric Yorick reworks.

The champions on this list are never among the big reworks for a class rework,because Riot is sure that a class rework won't be enough to update these champions enough(thats why the Morde rework failed,because he needs a big VGU and the class rework wasn't able to deliver on that). However they do give them minor updates who basically act as "bandaids" for the champions until they get their big VGUs.

Shaco Akali Evelynn Swain are all on the VGU list,they may have received changes during the class updates,but these changes were only there to improve them a bit until they get their big rework.

BuggieWoogie4 votes

I can't find Shaco on any update list.

GreenLore1 votes

You likely refer to this list https://support.riotgames.com/hc/en-us/articles/202294884-Champion-Update-Schedule However this list only shows the champions that are known to be in the works.

Shaco is on the list of champs that are planned to get an update,even if they aren't currently in the works http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/story-art/yghB24Gs-now-urgot-and-eve-will-get-their-long-awaited-vgus-can-we-have-more-info-about-other-candidates

Sukishoo3 votes

But his update is far off.. They did just give him smaller tweaks for the Assassin update, so he "could" still receive a skin.

GreenLore2 votes

Swain,Eve and Akali all received some minor tweaks during their class updates,but they are still on the VGU list and thus unable to get skins(several champs went without skins for years,so Shacos update being still far away is likely no reason for riot to give him a skin)

Sukishoo3 votes

Swain hasn't recieved a skin in years. Eve is currently up next after Galio is released. Akali received a skin last September.

GreenLore1 votes

Swain didn't receive a skin in years BECAUSE he's been on the VGU list for several years.

Akali on the other hand was likely added later to the list,so her skin was already too far in production to cancel, when she was added.

The only exception of a champ who got a skin despite being on the VGU list is Evelynn who received her safecracker skin back in 2014(yes she was already on the VGU list back then) and she didn't receive another skin since then.

Sukishoo3 votes

Swain was worked on during the Mage update (like Zyra), so they are eligible for them even if he has a VGU in the future cause again that VGU won't happen for many years. All it means is that it's possible for them to get skins, like Eve did, however it's unlikely in the case of some champions.

Unless they are fully committed to working on the champion they still have a small chance of reviving something.

GreenLore2 votes

Swain was worked on during the Mage update (like Zyra)

And like I said,Riot themselves said that this work during the mage rework was just a bandaid(also Zyra received a big update during the mage update,wheras Swain only received a minor one).

even if he has a VGU in the future cause again that VGU won't happen for many years. Riot showed that they have no problem with letting champs go without a skin because they are on the VGU-list and they specifically said that Eve was an exception to the rule. Just look at Urgot for example,the guy didn't get a skin since his Battlecast skin(or Yorick who only recently became able to get skins again)

All it means is that it's possible for them to get skins, like Eve did, however it's unlikely in the case of some champions.

Pls read my posts more carefully. I said in my post that Shaco will likely not get a new skin. I never said that its impossible for him.

EDIT: I also noticed that there is the wrong link in my previous post,i meant to show this link: http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/story-art/yghB24Gs-now-urgot-and-eve-will-get-their-long-awaited-vgus-can-we-have-more-info-about-other-candidates In this post r3aver talks about the top candidates for the VGUs after Urgot and Eve and shaco is among them.

Wightwarrior2 votes

Do you really think they will update him further....

GiornoˇGiovanna1 votes

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The reason for him not getting a skin is because he is on the update list,meaning he likely won't get a new skin until he receives his big visual&gameplay update.

EDIT: So why am i getting downvoted here? I mean seriously I am just saying how it is,I'm not saying that Shaco shouldn't get a new skin or can't get one at all,I'm merely explaining why Riot likely won't give him one based on the facts.

I didn't downvote you, but Meddler said: http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/gameplay-balance/7hb2gEfA-meddler-do-you-guys-have-any-idea-of-the-direction-of-his-future-vgu?comment=0001

GreenLore1 votes

Thats because Shaco isn't currently in the works. They are currently working on Galio,Urgot and Evelynn. Once Urgot is relatively close to being finished,they'll look at who should be next,which will most likely be a champ who is considered to be "Tier1" among the VGU-candidates

And as Reav3 confirmed Shaco is indeed among these Tier-1-candidates http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/story-art/yghB24Gs-now-urgot-and-eve-will-get-their-long-awaited-vgus-can-we-have-more-info-about-other-candidates

Also like I said,Riot has shown that they are perfectly fine with ignoring a champ for years,if they have an update planned.

Sukishoo1 votes

Poll*

Wightwarrior1 votes

hahah yea my bad [zombie-brand-facepalm]

Wightwarrior1 votes

Thanks for your comments guys, it does shed a little light on the subject but i'm still hopeful he might get a skin!!

Griml0ck1 votes

Need something really different all his skins are somewhat similar

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