Olaf needs a thematic update

salvaro·Mar 10, 2016·1 votes·1,033 views

As he is the only champion that represents the idea of a 'viking' (unlike ninjas or dragons), Olaf's spellkit, and entire visual look, needs a thematic update that better represents being the one and only viking, because as of right now it doesn't feel at all like you're playing a viking champion with him. The closest thing that lets you know he's a viking is his ultimate being called Ragnarok, though its just in the name because the effects he gains doesn't at all represent the idea of Ragnarok.

5 Comments

Brody BigguMar 10, 20162 votes

Oh what shit shyvana? lol give me a break. Olaf is fine and enjoyable. Take a look at other older champs like nunu who are boring and stale

Brody BigguMar 10, 20161 votes

"Doesn't feel like a viking" Yet you don't even attempt to describe what a viking feels like? It would be like saying "nerf this" without describing whats wrong or what to change. Also "unlike ninjas or dragons" Um what? They just announced the first dragon champ and someone is upset about it being a dragon?

GreenLoreMar 10, 20161 votes

The thing is: what makes a viking a viking?

Olaf plays like a berserker and that is pretty much what I'd imagine a viking to be like.

salvaroMar 12, 20161 votes

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The thing is: what makes a viking a viking?

Olaf plays like a berserker and that is pretty much what I'd imagine a viking to be like.

Make him more revolving around the Norse mythology. A viking champion among champions that has been bestowed by the 'good' Viking gods, i.e Thor, Baldur, Odin, etc. etc. And then, they can go ahead and make another viking champion, except instead he's powered by all the 'evil' Viking gods, i.e Loki, Fenrir, Hel, etc. etc. Then they go ahead and say how these 2 warriors were created by the gods as their instruments of war to use against each other.

His powers would then accordingly be partially linked to all of those gods. He already has kind of a lightning spell, so that's already covered by Thor. But if they want to take a step further while also not trying to make Olaf into a mage or something, they could also just give him the actual hammer of Thor, or better yet make it JarnBjorn, that way it's still an axe just much more flashier. From Baldr he could get a passive that makes him shine brightly, doing certain effects or something. From Odin would naturally come the 'indestructible' nature of his ultimate, though changing the visual look of it. And then for the opposite 'viking', maybe he isn't a viking at all, maybe he's a seer/mage of sorts, thus from Hel he could get some unholy power, from Fenrir he could summon wolves, and from Loki he could get maybe some teleportation abilities.

This is just from the top of my head, but imo it sounds like a much more background for Olaf, not to mention it would provide a good premise for another potential champion of that same world that is so different from the rest. I'm no expert on vikings, but having seen the show Vikings and being a big fan of it, as well as looking up just how incredibly accurate the show is to staying true to history, it would be really cool to have a champion of that same world that is so different from the rest that isn't a fighter, instead specializing in more of the 'magical' side of their culture. But since this is a fantasy video game... Of course since this is a fantasy video game, opting to be too historical-based would be rather dull, so naturally the magical side (both sides rly) of their world's culture would be much more flashy than it actually is.

GreenLoreMar 12, 20161 votes

The problem is that these gods don't exist in LoL and by now I think we've got enough warriors who are infused by some higher power(Freljord has the iceborn,Targon has the aspects,shurima has the ascended and the void has the voidborn),I'd say it'll be good if some remain badass normals(also Olafs home has been retconned into a part of the freljord,so it would create the question why no one else references this stuff)

Also I'd say that the "berserker"-part of his identity is rather important,considering that the vikings where the original berserkers and too magical abilities would kinda clash with that.