58 Comments

M00ndanc37/26/2017, 2:33:33 AM17 votes

i just like that they made her hair length the same as her splash

StigtriX7/26/2017, 12:23:19 PM10 votes

I have the same opinion about Karthus, Mordekaiser and Yorick too: they go too far away from the all-black metal look. I am baffled that they went with a dark blue colour, and made the chains so dark that they are hard to discern from her dress. They also made her bracelets brown... Brown?!? Really? It ends up looking medieval instead of metal. The new Pentakill Kayle skin is executed well in all-black, so why go away from that for the rest of the skins? The band suddenly looks like members from different groups. I thought you were all about clarity and staying with themes for skins. I must say the Pentakill skins are the most disappointing ones regarding staying with the theme.

Bring them back... BACK IN BLACK! #PentakillBackInBlack

Targon7/26/2017, 10:05:12 AM9 votes

I really wish they would change her dress back to black. I much prefer the darker colours on the skin.

Sukishoo7/26/2017, 5:43:45 PM9 votes

It looks much more like the Splash art now.

Cause that is NOT black in the splash http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fFYsgWbgiKI/U4ePjGuWfLI/AAAAAAAAQow/ftcJDmaAPE0/s1600/Karthus_Splash_4.jpg

Riotmoonstones7/28/2017, 4:37:43 PM8 votes

Hey!

I apologize in advance for the copy pasta, but I wanted to make sure context behind this change was spread around a bit.

TL;DR after our discussion: We're going to roll with keeping her dress as-is

Basically, this is what we would have made Pentakill Sona look like if we had designed her based on the standards we have today.

When we were working on her, we decided a blue tint was better because this is a semi reflective fabric, whether it's velvet, satin, or taffeta, the black would be reflecting color off. Also, the dark, dark blue separates everything and makes her an easier read in game; her etwahl and chains don't blend into her model and muddy things up from game height.

I realize this isn't the answer everyone is going to be hoping for, but I did want to provide some context, as having things change without any kind of reasoning (especially when it's something you like) sucks.

Moonboy657/26/2017, 12:08:03 AM6 votes

i like her new textures, the blue dress could be darkened tho

Daedric Etwahl7/26/2017, 8:07:29 AM5 votes

I personally think it looks pretty fine. Don't get me wrong I don't really care either way, but I think both the black and the blue look nice.

I'm just glad they did something about her hair.

ModAcademy Kayn7/26/2017, 5:16:40 AM5 votes

Because it looks better :T

Stars Shaper7/26/2017, 8:09:43 AM2 votes

Pure black is a nasty color to deal with in games so they are shifting to other dark ones (they did the same with Morde basic and Pentakill skins adding some purple).

Selegun7/26/2017, 6:38:36 PM2 votes

That blue pops out a bit more compared to the old black. I'm also liking the darker chains as it blends everything to gather without causing the color to fight for your attention.