With all of these Visual FX/Sound FX/Walking Animation Updates...

BLIGHTBRINGER·4/19/2019, 12:46:28 PM·2 votes·5,436 views

It would be nice if Champions wouldn't be just randomly picked but they instead were updated in order from oldest champions to almost the newest ones (Season 1 up to Season 2, because from season 3 most champions have well designed Visuals/Sounds and Walking Animations).

###NOTE: i'm going to be skipping on mentioning champions who are likely to receive a VGU.

Here's a list of Champions who I believe need some similar Updates...

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##SEASON 1 CHAMPIONS

Champions who need new or improved Walking Animations

Amumu AMUMU

  • It's just too simple, old and too dull. There's nothing specifically distinctive about it when comparing it to any other Walking Animations.

Fiddlesticks FIDDLESTICKS

  • There are a lot of directions that could be taken I imagine for a Fiddlesticks Walking Animation update, because him jumping on 2 legs each after another just doesn't really fit his character.

KogMaw KOG'MAW

  • The case with Kog'Maw's Walking Animation is similar to Fiddlesticks.

Skarner SKARNER

  • Could be more Animated in general, having more of his legs move more noticeably all together.

Champions who need new or improved Ability Visual Effects

Malzahar MALZAHAR

  • Could have better Visuals overall because they are too old. Opening two Void Portals could be made to be more impressive, the same can be said to spawning Voidlings, or opening a Null Zone.

Amumu AMUMU

  • Most of his Ability Visuals are quite old, but still have potential to be improved upon instead of replacing them. For instance his ultimate around the edge of the effect radius has some sort of language markings, which has the potential to be improved to match other Shuriman Champion Ability Visual standards.

Fiddlesticks FIDDLESTICKS

  • The scale in terms of how much Ability Visuals Effects Fiddlesticks can have is immense, considering he's another champion who revolves around Crows the same as Swain.

KogMaw KOG'MAW

  • He's the only Voidling based Champion who doesn't follow the Purple lineup, and this direction could be explored to made even more distinctive, unique and something to be considered impressive.

Rumble RUMBLE

  • Just really outdated for the most part, and his Ability Visuals have a lot of potential because of his theme of having his own build Mech Suit and because of the technology he uses for his Mech Suit and how he fights allows a lot of directions to be explored in terms of what Ability Visuals he can have.

Skarner SKARNER

  • Skarner is and has a very unique theme in League because he's the only Champion who resembles what we know a Scorpion, but in his case his species (Brackern) has the duty of protecting these mysterious Crystals. Overall I believe he is another good Character to be explored for Ability Visual potential.

Champions who need new or improved Sound Effects

Malzahar MALZAHAR

  • For the most part his sounds are okay, but there could be some improvement to make it have some clear recognition of that would make you think (yeah that's the sound that someone of the Void would make).

Rumble RUMBLE

  • It just sounds too simple and not tech-y enough.

Skarner SKARNER

  • An example of where sound could be improved for Skarner is for his E - Fracture and with this ability he essentially applies a Crystal Venom. No one could possibly imagine what a Crystal like Venom effect would sound like on a Skin contact and that in itself has potential for directions to be explored.

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##SEASON 2 CHAMPIONS

Champions who need new or improved Walking Animations

Nautilus NAUTILUS

  • He's suppose to be this Massive Titan who swings heavy but slow blows, yet in-game his movement is unbelievably fast.

Varus V~~(A)~~AARUS

  • When Walking/Running he always has his back half bent forwards and it just looks really unusual.

Champions who need new or improved Ability Visual Effects

Viktor VIKTOR

  • Huge potential for improvement, considering how appealing and interesting his theme is.

Nautilus NAUTILUS

  • Huge potential for improvement, considering how appealing and interesting his theme is.

Lulu LULU

  • Just overall messy/old Visuals that could use improvement. Her Shield most of all abilities.

Hecarim HECARIM

  • His abilities are already decent but could use some minor adjustments to make it just a little bit more eye catching.

Zyra ZYRA

  • Huge potential for improvement, a champion who causes plants to grow all around her. Instead of seeds/plants just instantly appearing they could have these interesting visuals of how they grow or how Zyra sends thorns to her seeds which grow into better looking plants.

Varus V~~(A)~~AARUS

  • Another huge potential for improvement, considering how really unique his abilities are as well as the theme they represent. Additionally Blight doesn't look all that impressive as much as it could be, and instead just looks too overly cheap and just really old.

Champions who need new or improved Sound Effects

Nautilus NAUTILUS

  • He's suppose to have this scary tank theme but some of his sounds don't sound threatening enough (as specially when you compare them to someone like Pyke who also shares a similar theme).

Varus V~~(A)~~AARUS

  • Blight itself doesn't really have any unique Sounds, and instead you get these tiny Sounds of part Varus' Voice when you apply 3 stacks of Blight.

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##What do you all think about this? Do you agree/disagree and why?

2 Comments

Oleandervine4/19/2019, 12:54:35 PM3 votes

Not really, no. I think it's a poor choice on their part to actively seek to update VFX/walking for the "IN NEED" champions (who are generally the most ancient) when those champions are probably in queue for VUs or full VGUs that will update that stuff anyway. About 80% of your lists evaporate if we remove those champions.

Also, Zyra is fine. She doesn't need any VFX or animation updates outside of her recent walk animation addition. Varus and Nautilus are about the only champions I see as valid options for VFX updates and SFX updates. That said, Varus is slightly problematic considering how he currently has a massive disconnect form his lore, and that could spur a VU sooner than later.

QMighty4/19/2019, 6:11:36 PM1 votes

Definitely agree with Lulu . Ever since the second wave of VFX updates, she's been on my mind for that style of update. Some of the others you mentioned are really more VGU material (and I think it was a mistake to do the VFX update for Mundo even though these aren't supposed to affect their spot on the schedule, it just feels like wasted work). But apart from them here's some I'd like to see: Alistar Singed Amumu Nidalee KogMaw Lux Vayne Orianna Leona Lulu