Hextech Sion doesn't look very "hextechy"

XIII Vanitas·Mar 21, 2017·2 votes·1,278 views

Is it just me, or do you also have this feeling?

13 Comments

LunSeiSleideeMar 21, 20173 votes

He looks more like a Frankenstein's monster.

Moonboy65Mar 22, 20171 votes

he looks more like the Terminator

GreenLoreMar 21, 20173 votes

Likely because they didn't have a real vision for how hextech skins are supposed to look like when Sion was reworked. That only started with the release of hextech annie.

Valor BotMar 21, 20172 votes

Yeah, Hextech Singed is in the same boat as well (09:35):

https://youtu.be/B5nUZtwmGfw

Hextech Janna and Anivia are pretty outdated too, but at least they're steampunk-themed unlike Singed and Sion. It's kinda sad because Sion already got his full VGU a while back so it's unlikely the skin will be upgraded to the modern aesthetic. :-(

Whyte LyonMar 21, 20171 votes

Eugh? Hextech Sion is fine, the choice to leave his VFX as default is kinda cringy but having all the Hextech themes cater to the exact same silhouette is pretty boring if you ask me.

If we could have an update of Hextech Sion and this goes for the other three too. They should look different based on the region the individual champ originates from. Yes keep the key features as to show the connection and similarities between them all yeah Hextech Sion should have slight NOXUS themes implemented into it. This way we can further the ideas and expand the themes of what Hextech can really look like.

Valor BotMar 22, 20171 votes

The whole point of a skin line is to offer a unified visual style and theme across multiple champions though. This doesn't necessarily mean giving every champion the same silhouette -- Hextech Annie and Hextech Galio have very different silhouettes, for example. Likewise, champions part of the same skin line can bring very different things to the thematic individually -- Ashe for instance brought the motif of humanity to the Project line as well as the technology of futuristic drones.

Besides, the skin is called "Hextech Sion" and yet not a single Hextech crystal can be found on his model.

Whyte LyonMar 22, 20171 votes

The complaint about Hextech Sion is more so that his VFX aren't even in the same ball park as Annie or Galio's. If Riot did that kind of update now, there wouldn't be a problem with inconsistencies.

Valor BotMar 22, 20171 votes

Yes, his particles need work of course, but that doesn't mean his model couldn't stand to be improved also, as it does not fit the modern aesthetic of the Hextech line, which was set by Hextech Annie.

Wrathof300Mar 22, 20172 votes

Yh, it is nowhere as themed as the other/newer hextech skins, but think of it as: what if sion was re-animated with hextech. And it makes sense, as well it has a unique look that it brings to the skin line. Plus he already has mecha zero sion as his robo skin.

Grimm HowlMar 21, 20171 votes

He may just need a texture change, but with his new splash for it released not long ago, that could be difficult to adjust too.

SíonMar 28, 20171 votes

Hextech Sion textures are low resolution, some of them are reused from previous skin (isn't it easier to create new texture or repaint them in a program like Substance Painter)

RoarOftheSlayerApr 27, 20171 votes

Im just hoping they make his energy color neon pink, to fit his splash. It would be a nice complement of menacing and lightheartedness the skin already has.