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More visual flair for Dreadnova Darius' ult!

StigtriX·3/22/2017, 2:33:58 PM·6 votes·4,871 views

The Dreadnova Darius skin looks badass, no doubt about that, but it does not have the visual flair that I would deem worthy of 10 gemstones. It is closer to the quality of Gangplank's Dreadnova skin, which is only 1350 RP. What bothers me the most is the ult: it is just so tame. No over-the-top effects for his axe, and next to no exhaust gas when he leaps into the air. In my opinion, the ultimate is extremely important for an expensive skin to feel valuable. I have therefore made this suggestion with some visuals:

ORIGINAL ULT http://i.imgur.com/pS8zDgw.png

ADDED ULT VFX http://i.imgur.com/gw94eRu.png

  • The back of the tank on the axe glows red (overheats)
  • The saw teeth on the axe glow bright red (heat from the tank and faster movement)
  • A cloud of exhaust gas at the ground when Darius ults, with a trail that follows him
  • Added exhaust gas and "skid marks" around the enemy Darius hits, which make the colours pop more, and separate Darius colours more from the effect (at least that is the intention)

ORIGINAL APPREHEND [E] http://i.imgur.com/6SZYU0F.png

ADDED APPREHEND [E] VFX

http://i.imgur.com/vu1M1NW.png

In addition: the colouring of the fans on Darius' shoulderpads makes the animation almost invisible. Could you please add some more contrast so one can see the cool animation you added? They actually move.

7 Comments

Riotmoonstones3/27/2017, 5:07:55 PM3 votes

Hello, hello!

Thanks for dropping some feedback! We've made a few changes:

VFX: Smoke on the chainsaw when he dunks (R) (originally, we felt this was going to be too loud during the ult, but we gave it a shot and were happy with the results). For the (R) on -hit: A blacker background and brighter colors.

Lemme know whatcha think! :)

2DunksFromHell3/22/2017, 6:32:04 PM2 votes

I had a similar post,skin is badass but ult needs more particles

StigtriX3/24/2017, 11:47:28 AM1 votes

I think the recall is so badass, but really miss the exhaust gas for the rest of Darius' abilities. I therefore added it to Apprehend [E] too.

Here is the recall: http://www.surrenderat20.net/2017/03/321-pbe-update.html

Added the Apprehend images to the original post. Riot might as well add some more gritty saw sounds to the abilities on top of this :) It would really add to the theme.