@Riot, other items soon getting a new face, er, icon?

Ironclad Dragon·8/12/2015, 11:16:18 PM·5 votes·2,561 views

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vIYxfzkugbM/Vcujx8-5wlI/AAAAAAAAvuc/XynJ_WfuGAk/s1600/3074_Ravenous_Hydra.png 'Cause even though Ravenous Hydra isn't exactly part of the Juggernaut update, it's gotten a new face lift on the PBE. I must say, I rather like this new icon; it looks much more like an axe rather than a buzzsaw. Yes, I kid you not, I thought Ravenous Hydra was a buzzsaw on a stick, which spun and all that. Nice touch with the serpents, by the way. Who even does these new item icons?

So I pose the question: Are there other items that are looking forward to a new icon? What about Tiamat itself? Given how it builds into both Ravenous and Titanic, which both got their spanking-new and lavishly done icons, Tiamat's icon looks shabby.

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Tesla Effect8/13/2015, 2:11:18 AM2 votes

item 1052 item 3174 item 3093 item 1038 item 3060 item 3102 item 3006 item 1026 item 3117 item 1001 item 3009 item 1051 item 1031 item 3028 item 1018 item 1029 item 1042 item 1055 item 1076 item 1054 item 1004 item 3108 item 3110 item 3022 item 1011 item 3026 item 3124 item 3136 item 3155 item 3146 item 3187 item 3025 item 3031 item 3158 item 3067 item 3035 item 3151 item 3100 item 3190 item 1036 item 3106 item 3004 item 3156 item 3041 item 3111 item 3115 item 1058 item 1057 item 3047 item 1033 item 3180 item 3044 item 3046 item 1037 item 1043 item 1006 item 2044 item 3101 item 3072 item 3134 item 3077 item 3078 item 2043 item 3135 item 3082 item 3152 item 3086 item 3083

1 Old Icon updated, 2/3 more to go.

Sharjo8/12/2015, 11:38:59 PM1 votes

I don't know if it's because of the twin hydra heads or because we just left Bilgewater, but I looked at that new icon and was like "Huh. I wonder if it's a Bilgewatian weapon." and then I saw Titanic Hydra and I was like "Huh. Wonder if that's Bilgewatian to, given the similar naming. I wonder if Hydra's in League of Legends are oceanic creatures."

Back on topic though about updating icons, Ravenous Hydra likely got an icon update because of the fact a new item was being made from Tiamat and the naming was similar, so they wanted there to be artistic and thematic parity or something. I'm very happy to see icons get updated for items, since some of them REALLY need it, but I feel like with Black Cleaver, Zeke's Herald and Randuin's Omen before it, this update is because something item related was already going on, so they decided to bring in a shiny new icon. Hydra's a bit of a special case since I'm sure Titanic Hydra's existence is the main reason behind the new icon, but sadly I feel this means item icon updates will be few and far between; being entirely dependant on what work's being done on already existing items.

Going off of that point though, since some item changes have been made on the pbe en masse in the name of Juggernauts and stuff, I could see items such as item 3083 getting a new icon this cycle.

Since Riot's said they wanna have a look at AD items at some point in the nearish, soonTM future I'd like to imagine we'll see updated icons for item 3031 item 3072 item 3172 item 3078 item 3139 and item 3035 coming up.

This is all just conjecture on my part and the main thing is I'd love to see new icons for items!

Especially item 3022 . That's an ugly ass hammer right there.

Dreamspitter8/13/2015, 2:27:28 AM1 votes

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http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vIYxfzkugbM/Vcujx8-5wlI/AAAAAAAAvuc/XynJ_WfuGAk/s1600/3074_Ravenous_Hydra.png 'Cause even though Ravenous Hydra isn't exactly part of the Juggernaut update, it's gotten a new face lift on the PBE. I must say, I rather like this new icon; it looks much more like an axe rather than a buzzsaw. Yes, I kid you not, I thought Ravenous Hydra was a buzzsaw on a stick, which spun and all that. Nice touch with the serpents, by the way. Who even does these new item icons?

So I pose the question: Are there other items that are looking forward to a new icon? What about Tiamat itself? Given how it builds into both Ravenous and Titanic, which both got their spanking-new and lavishly done icons, Tiamat's icon looks shabby.

I kinda like the old one but....