@Riot: Why made poppy sound so shallow?

RogueWill··4 votes·817 views

I was really excited about poppy rework. In all honestly she is one of those champion that you really like but never seem to be good at, I was hoping the rework would put her close to my playstyle and to be honest it kinda did. I have several problem with her backstory thou and voice acting.... before you would feel poppy as a serious yordle (finally one among all of the yordles that have joke personalities, silly most of the times and you can't barely take seriously) she had a sad story that gave her a meaning to fight, even with the institute of war not being cannon anymore her old back story could have worked but instead they changed her into this quest to deliver the hammer that she is currently wielding to the "hero"? That's a really generic backstory that make me lose all respect towards this character... No more dead dad (and possible her hero) no more fighting for his honor and most importantly, poppy quest was completed... she delivered the mighty weapon to the king as was the last wishes of his father.

I don't have problems with the model rework, she is a yordle, she is supposed to look silly, I get it. i wraped my head around that idea since the tristana rework, I personally don't like big eyes and eared small creatures but I get the logic behind it. I go to the lore rework and fell off for me, she somehow felt so shallow now and no different from any other yordle so I went to hear the new Vo and I found out that they made her an airhead as well, she sounds clumsy, forgetful and sounds most of the times as a fangirl in a concert.

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rand0mredneck2 votes

So she sounds like a real person, with a few flaws. How inconsiderate of Riot...

RogueWill2 votes

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So she sounds like a real person, with a few flaws. How inconsiderate of Riot...

She used to sound serious, she was supposed to be an ambassador, her niche was she was the only serious yordle, even teemo with his dark story doesn't sound serious at all, veigar is a big joke as well. Rot went and made he like the rest

rand0mredneck2 votes

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She used to sound serious, she was supposed to be an ambassador, her niche was she was the only serious yordle, even teemo with his dark story doesn't sound serious at all, veigar is a big joke as well. Rot went and made he like the rest

Veigar's backstory is that he was imprisoned for years, and tortured to the point of madness. Teemo is always a step away from going full on Rambo.

That doesn't mean their personalities have to be Batman levels of brooding. Poppy is a happier, less serious character now. Live with it.

Ralanr1 votes

Has her long lore been released? I wasn't aware we had more detail beyond her VO.

RogueWill1 votes

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Has her long lore been released? I wasn't aware we had more detail beyond her VO.

"Though capable of gargantuan feats, Poppy is often completely oblivious to the extent of her power. Toting the hammer bestowed upon her, she wanders Demacia, dutifully searching for a fabled hero who is to lead the kingdom to greatness. Little does she know, she is that hero, and the destiny of Demacia is in her hands."

That is what is currently on client, is not a full lore but is pretty much the condensed version

Ralanr1 votes

Considering how Riot has been giving longer lores again, I'd say give it some time before truly judging her character.

Side note: And she's connected to Demacia...well I hope she helps remove that rod from the glorious ass of Demacia.

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