Since new champs come out faster than lore events, some champs will never be involved in stories

PapaGreg21·12/25/2017, 1:52:29 AM·10 votes·1,168 views

Unless you love Azir or Miss Fortune, there is probably a strong chance you are starting to get worried that the amount of new champs are appearing much faster than lore events. This is kind of depressing.

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Blue Moon Wolf12/25/2017, 3:52:58 AM11 votes

I don't think that's all that accurate. Sure the lore updates are slow, but multiple champs are be involved in a single lore event at the same time. Blidgewater alone had TF, Graves, GP and MF, then shortly after had a new story involving Thresh, Illoai, MF, Lucian, GP, Olaf and maybe more, especially if you count the solo updates champs got for that event. Some of those champs like Olaf hardly even had a real reason to be there but were still added for one reason or another. Then there are champs like Ornn who add new stuff for other champs like in this case Volibear and Anivia. Then from the sounds of things Riot is planning a MASSIVE lore event that will likely involve multiple places at once, meaning content for a lot of champs.

So even though a new champ is technically coming out every 2 months (give or take depending on their new system) and lore events were taking 3-4, Lore events still cover quite a few champs at once and Honestly even this year there has been more lore updates then champ releases as a whole (Demacia event, Vastayan update, Piltover/Zaun to name a few). I believe once Riot gets through updating all the champs base lores, we will see more varied events covering many more champs as they will have the time to focus on larger stories since there will be no more champs who need to be retconned into the current lore.

a little shadow12/25/2017, 3:44:23 AM4 votes

TLDR at bottom.

Some champs would be hard to fit into a story line but pretty much everyone can still contribute. So far all of the lore events are area based where a lot of characters share the spotlight and interact with each other. Shurima w/ Sivir Azir Nasus Renekton Xerath Taliyah Bilgewater w/ Gangplank MissFortune TwistedFate Graves. If you wanted a story with Nocturne or Gnar it would be kind of hard to write other people in so some characters are going to just naturally get more lore spotlight. Gnar and Rengar have a story where they fight each other but other then just hunting stuff what else does Gnar plan on accomplishing? Plus how do you write a good story with champs like Gnar Amumu or Fiddlesticks ? They can't really talk or interact with other people so how can they have major story contributions? Fiddle could have a thriller style story, which could be cool by itself, but how do you possibly connect that to major events around Runeterra? How would his character have any kind of influence on the other champs?

However I think there is a TON of stuff that can still be done in the Lore to include pretty much everyone and make for really good stories! Right now in the lore they actually have quite a bit of stuff set up that could include so many characters.

My favorite open story line is Jhin , who is being pursued by Shen and Zed [possibly as well as any of shens disciples Akali Kennen ], is on his way to Zaun. And because Piltover is so close to Zaun, In Zaun he could possibly interact w/ Blitzcrank DrMundo Ekko Heimerdinger Janna Jayce Jinx Orianna Singed Twitch Urgot Zac Ziggs Vi Viktor WarwickWarwickCamille Caitlyn Ezreal as well as TwistedFate and Graves if they have shown up to Piltover yet. Jhin said he has something big planned but we still don't know exactly what it is or who is going to get caught up in it.

The other big one that could include pretty much any character if the story team tried hard enough is the void invasion. Right now Targon as well as others are setting up against the void so AurelionSol Diana Nami Pantheon Taric Zoe Leona Chogath Khazix Malzahar Kassadin Jax RekSai Ryze Velkoz KogMaw all have potential. And the void's main forces could choose anywhere to attack. They could attack Ionia and get Ahri Xayah Rakan Irelia Kayn Yasuo Karma LeeSin MasterYi Soraka Syndra MonkeyKingVarus in the mix. Or just as easily go after the Frejlord and we could see any of these champs: Anivia Ashe Braum Lissandra Nunu Sejuani Ornn Trundle Udyr Volibear .

Demacia vs. Noxus still has a ton of stuff it can do with: Alistar Cassiopeia Darius Draven Elise Fiora Galio Garen JarvanIV Katarina Kled Leblanc Lux Poppy Quinn Sion Sona Swain Talon XinZhao as well. So I think a lot of champs can be included when they do have the next lore events and including a ton of characters could easily catch up and involve everyone in some kind of big event.

TLDR: Most champs definitely have story potential and only a select few don't. Riot writes stories that include entire areas with multiple characters interacting with each other so we could definitely catch up and include mostly everyone in a couple major story arcs.

DracoxdPT12/25/2017, 1:52:03 PM2 votes

And while some people complain about champions who even got reworked recently , i'm just sitting here , with champions who litteraly haven't got their lore changed one line since the release of the game itself. item 3070 Veigar item 3070

Vapor Wave Vibes12/25/2017, 2:09:38 AM1 votes

Some champs are never meant to go further with lore, but I still do hope riot updates the lore of older champs.

Grinning Idiot12/25/2017, 2:48:15 AM1 votes

I actually find that very concerning. I really like the lore of league, and I wish that there could be some sort of serialized story format that would make sure we got to see more lore for more champions. I know not enough people are invested in the lore, and that the quality would decrease with the higher frequency, but it's sort of sad knowing that I probably won't see Nautilus change as a character or know what wukong will do in reaction to xayah and rakan's ideals or see bard interact with someone like ivern or even yasuo. At the current rate of story building that stuff wouldn't come out until I'm 30

SoundChaosDebug12/25/2017, 7:31:43 PM1 votes

I'd rather have more champions than them waste time on lore, I'm playing a moba not library simulator.