Missed opportunities with the mf Skin

(I feel like the MF ultimate skin really missed out on adding something new to the system like most untimate skins do so I'm gonna share an Idea that might have been fitting for mf as a champ as well as added something new to the system)

You know what would have been really cool as an ultimate skin for a BOUNTY HUNTER that brings something new to the table in regards to skins?

A mechanic that tracks takedowns and rewards you for turning in their "bounties" (basically every kill/assist adds to a counter that lets you upgrade your skin)

But wait that's not new at ALL?! Quite right you are my dear amigos, it isn't not YET!

A skin that upgrades in pieces! "What?!" "Whoa!" "Unheard of!" "I don't understand?!"

Understandable! Let me explain

Did you just take down that troublesome jungler and are 1/0/2? You just collected enough bounties to upgrade your gun.

"Wait just the gun?"

Please let me finish before you start asking questions.

Ahem, where was I? Oh yes!

Did the top laner die in a teamfight you were a part of and now you're 8/3/5? You can get a sweet new set of armor with your newly raked in dough. Is your hat looking old and battered? Get a new one with the bounties you've picked up playing the game!

"But Sweet JP, that sounds like an Idea that belongs in the trash! There's too many problems with it that would need to be addressed."

Well my fine questioneer, why don't you ask me what some of your problems with the idea are and I will try to assuage your doubts?

Problem 1: "What if you don't get any takedowns for the duration of the game."

Well, the answer to that depends on what the company and players will be willing to let slide. The idea of the skin is that it's a skin that feels great initially and gets better the better you do. I am of the mind that there will always be bad games where you don't get kills and having an ultimate skin that can't really shine in those games would be quite a letdown sure. But on the other hand this skin would have given you something new to play around with in games that are going decently, or make you feel really good in games that are going well. You can dress up your bounty hunter in whatever garb you choose for it's final form. Just imagine the current GGMF if you could mix and match the parts. At that point it ends up being a question of whether or not players are willing to opt into the idea. If the players don't agree with the sentiment and wish to be able to do things passively even in a game with no kills Riot could let minions contribute to upgrading the skin.

Problem 2: "But what if the choices don't look good together?" I'd assume there would be some debate on this one. Some people might find certain combinations to look dreadful while others would love them. It's all a ball of personal tastes as to what if things go together, but speaking on design side. I assume A company like riot games would be able to create cosmetic options that don't look too out of place when put together with other options.

Problem 3: "So will changing the pieces of the skin affect the sfx and vfx?" This one is up in the air with me. Were this purely a question of aesthetic, It would be amazing to be able to choose between having your q look like starlight or lightning. Unfortunately because league of legends is a game that relies very heavily on being able to recognize a champion and their abilities based on their visual and audio queues I feel like riot games may be opposed to the idea. This however doesn't apply to changing your cosmetic options because the character models when done well (Which they should be) Will be recognizable through their overall silhouette.

Problem 4: "Is that even possible with Riot games' current technology?" Well shoot I don't know I don't work for them, I am a simple plebeian looking for attention on the boards. If it isn't possible today there may come a day when riot games DOES make the technology to support the concept. After all the whole point of an ultimate skin in my opinion is to push the limits of an already great system. Striving to be better is not a problem.

Problem 5 and above: "Gee wiz I can't come up with anymore glaring holes in this idea but I'm sure someone somewhere will have more questions for you to think about. You should check the comments to see if there is any more problems that haven't been addressed."

(I'll be around for a bit but I'm feeling particularly lazy after just writing that monster. Please discuss other ideas that would have been fun for a new ultimate skin, or feel free to tell me I'm dumb. I'm always up for a debate about my ideas) [sg-zephyr]