There are still plenty of characters that need updates to their splash art , like Shen, Kennen, Poppy, Udyr, Shaco, Blitzcrank (to name a few). How come Rengar, a champion released only two years ago. is getting an update?
Sifly1 votesCause Rengar only has like what? 2 skins? He deserves an updated splash first compared to those champs that have 3-4+ skins.
Helmight1 votesSince when did having only a few skins necessitate a splash art update? I fail to see the connection here...
MrBuffington1 votesI think they just update splash art based on who can create a better splash art for a particular champion; it makes for bad art if they just force an artist to make a splash art without a clear idea of the champion, etc. They probably have a long list of champions that could use an updated splash art, and the artists pick the ones they want to work on and do that. Someone probably had a cool idea for a Rengar splash art and made one, which is why they're adding it now.
Helmight1 votesSee, this makes more sense. Hadn't thought of it that way but that's probably the way Riot works, in all honesty.
MrBuffington1 votesPretty sure I saw a red post that basically said this, can't find it though :/
Drakoniak1 votesPretty sure I saw a red post that basically said this, can't find it though :/
They did those splash arts because the champions are fine, on other hand Blitz poppy and the others you mentioned are getting a VU and GU (gameplay update) this is why they wont get a splash art that so soon.
MrBuffington1 votesThat could also be true, but Urgot got an updated splash and he's looking at larger changes in the future too
MrBuffington1 votesnvm I was wrong
"Hey guys,
Just a heads up, because I'm seeing a lot of comments wondering why we picked certain splashes to update. We are working on updating a large number of base champion splashes in tandem and integrating them into the game as soon as they become final.
Some splashes move through the pipeline more smoothly than others based on a number of different factors including feedback and resource allocation. A number of the splashes you guys are asking for are in the process of being finalized and we will be integrating them into the game the minute they become final. A few just went in and will probably show up on PBE tomorrow.
What this means is that even though splashes like Rengar have been updated does not mean that we are overlooking splashes like Anivia, Shen, Singed, Maokai, Udyr, Etc... It just means that Rengar was finished faster than them for one reason or another.
The illustration team here is hyper focused on finalizing these splashes as soon as we can and super stoked to be able to show them soon. As always, continue to post feedback and I will do my best to check back in.
-RiotSilver"
Helmight1 votesYeah, I saw that post on Surrender@20. Good to have some context on that. Thanks :D