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@KateyKhaos Sewn Chaos Skins Cancellation

SKT Meanbunny·1/31/2017, 1:47:26 AM·59 votes·3,184 views
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To Riot KateyKhaos and Riot I Am Carlos and the rest of the skins team,

I was told in GD that Riot employees never really read threads there, so I decided to make a thread here.

I don't want to sound like a baby, but it is super rare that something gets to me this much. If you check out some of the other threads about these skins being cancelled you will see that there are a lot of us that were looking forward to buying these skins big time. I really think it isn't fair because a select few people complained about the skins that the rest of us should be deprived of them. I know that a ton of hard work went into the development of these assets as they were accompanied by probably the best splash art I have seen in a long time. I personally along with my girlfriend and a couple of my good friends would of paid double the 750 RP price tag to get them.

I am a newer player to the game and a support main, so I have not gotten the chance to buy Blitzcrank yet, but I 100% planned on buying Blitzcrank solely because of how cute and spooky the skin was. Amumu's skin was also excellent. The whole Sewn Chaos theme with Annie playing with her dolls is one of the best I have seen and I just don't think its right that this is the first time ever that Riot has put skins all the way to PBE, got us hyped up to buy the skins and then have them ripped out from under us. I just think its bad business practice and it makes us hard to trust Riot with future advertised skins.

At the very least can we get some compromise? Like can you guys maybe fix the things you were not happy with on the skins and release them in a later patch? This literally has been on my mind every day since the announcement and it would really mean a lot to myself as well as all the other many Sewn Chaos theme fans out there if we at least got a word of some hope that these skins will be released. It would really mean a lot to us as well as showing that Riot actually does listen to their customers.

Please let Riot I Am Carlos as well as the other skin team members know that we strongly want them to reconsider their decision about these skins. If there is anything you guys can do at all to come to some reasonable compromise about either fixing or just releasing these skins at the already bargain price of 750 RP, please let us know. It really means a lot to us, much more than you can imagine. Blitz is having a hard time trying to cheer up Amumu, so I think a compromise here would make all parties happy. Thank you for your time and have a nice day.

Edit: Even Ross Boomsocks on YouTube said that this was an unprecedented decision by Riot in one of his recent vlogs.

23 Comments

LilKittenAF1/31/2017, 1:51:21 AM13 votes

I completely agree with you. I was looking forward to buying these skins, they are really cute. Hopefully Riot can come to a resolution on this issue.

DoktorKaiser1/31/2017, 1:53:10 AM8 votes

Please release them RITO, pretty please !!! [slayer-jinx-catface]

warmcorntortilla1/31/2017, 10:44:06 AM7 votes

I think the splash arts alone are reason enough to keep them. There's nothing wrong with the skins, they're cheap, new textures, nothing else.

Can't believe Riot has a problem with these adorable skins when some of the skins that currently exist don't even come CLOSE to being worth how much they cost. cough Pulsefire Ezreal cough

TwitchInMyPants1/31/2017, 5:00:56 AM5 votes

Personally I love Sewn Chaos Orianna and I've had some mild complaints about how the new skins fit the theme, though that's more just "I think you can upgrade/rework this" rather than "SCRAP IT I HATE THIS SKIN" and I think anyone else who levied complaints would agree for the most part. Mainly I'd say Sewn Chaos is an "evil toy" kind of theme and while they do fit it, I think the level of detail/particles should've amped that up a bit rather than looking like Tibbers in the shape of other champs.

Regardless, it's not like every skin they've released is a best seller anyway. There's plenty of skins that just end up making niche profit and they legacy bin it later to get rarity on it. If they chose not to upgrade the skins and launched them as is its not like there's 0 audience for them. A total scrap on something so close to launch is pretty much a waste of assets.

jama6551/31/2017, 12:55:02 PM4 votes

what were the complaints?

Fimea1/31/2017, 3:33:47 PM4 votes

While I'm no fan of the line, I equally agree with this. I know rito takes to heart what the community says, but sometimes the negative voices speak the loudest (especially when it comes to forums. And when it comes to talk about the pbe where people test for things that go wrong, and never say what's being done well). It's just negativity bias. Please, rito, give us the skins we hoped for. I might actually start playing blitz again. I haven't played him since s4.

Jerry SeinfeId1/31/2017, 1:58:02 PM3 votes

Imo the Amumu was kk but the Blitz was thrash. I do like the splash art and the idea of sewn chaos skins being champs enchanted by Annie.

The biggest problem with the skins is how they don't really fit. They're looking like cute plushies while Ori's skin is kind of a disturbing doll. Blitzcrank just doesn't fit as a plushy.(imo) Amumu could work, and looks nice in the splash. Gives the Tibbers vibe properly. However ingame it was lacking.

This is also not the first time it happens: SKT Sivir. (and even that's probably not the first time)

Rude Name1/31/2017, 8:53:58 AM3 votes

To get this thread seen, I recommend the use of an upvote. A surprising amount of people read this thread, agree, but do not .

Please, if you agree, consider an upvote.

LightIsMyPath1/31/2017, 10:48:54 AM3 votes

I was planning on getting them too 😞

RO538UD1/31/2017, 4:18:09 PM3 votes

Seriously!? They got cancelled all together?? Who bitches that much about a skin that they get straight up ditched? If you don't like the skin then don't fuckin buy it lol. I thought they looked badass and I loved the whole idea of them. Was actually hoping for more down the line. I wish these kids would grow the fuck up sometimes lol.

Quepha2/2/2017, 8:28:41 PM2 votes

I was actually thinking of buying the Amumu skin, don't understand what the complaints were.

SKT Meanbunny2/1/2017, 11:30:22 PM2 votes

Wow, you guys have no idea how thankful I am for the support of this thread. As someone in this thread has said, PLEASE UP VOTE if you want to show your support for these amazing skins.

As said by Ross Boomsocks on YouTube, this is an unprecedented decision by Riot when it comes to the release of skins. Never have they made it to PBE only to hype and tease us, just to have these skins without warning, ripped from under us.

Literally, without exaggeration, almost every time I mention in game about the Sewn Chaos skins being cancelled I get at least one reply saying "Huh? They got cancelled?". Only a very TINY, microscopic portion of our community has the permission to post on the PBE boards, therefore barely any of us got to express our feelings there, even though if you check that thread you can clearly see even the PBE testers were unhappy with the decision and wanted the Sewn Chaos skins to be released.

Even if you don't plan on buying these skins yourself, if you think that those of us who were excited for these skins should have the opportunity to buy them, then please leave an up vote. It would really mean a lot! Thanks guys <3

NineTailedMystic1/31/2017, 6:01:43 AM2 votes

Nah, they'll "come back at a later date" just like the Ahri Statue.

Sukishoo1/31/2017, 3:57:47 PM1 votes

720 RP price tag to get them.

750*

Envoy of Melody1/31/2017, 4:45:19 PM1 votes

They don't fit into the Sewn Chaos category in my opinion, but they're totally fine if you just release them with another new category. They're not creepy enough like Orianna's Sewn Chaos to be murder dolls.

PapaGreg211/31/2017, 6:33:24 PM1 votes

I think these and debonair galio and pyramid head trynadamere were the worst skins riot has made in the last few years. I am not trying to be a hater, just giving my opinion.