Will Akali still have Laura Bailey as the voice actor after the rework? Laura is my favorite voice actress for gaming ever, and her voice seems to work so well with Akali. I doubt that this will actually get an answer to it, but I just want this question to exist here, because I did see the same thing brought up by the AkaliMains subreddit.
Jeddy01714 votesBased on previous Rioter's comments (like Reav3), this is what they do.
They bring in a bunch of voice actors, including the older one if available & decided to return. Have them all audition for the role & picks the one that best fits the updated champ. And that's it I believe.
There's no guarantee Laura will still be Akali's VA. I want her to be though. She was the main reason I picked up Akali in the 1st place. Laura definitely has the skills for it. I don't know if she would be cool with it or not, but I get the small feeling she would.
But then it becomes a question of how much of Akali personality will change. If so, will Laura be able to provide a voice that matches the updated Akali? We know her narrative is going to be an updated extension of her old lore rather than an overhaul & rebuilt from the ground up. So it's possible Akali's personality will stay the same. You know, serious with a little bit of cockiness based on her current VO.
TheTwerkinator7 votesUpvoting because I love her in critical role
Dokueki Kenshin1 votesI’d say wait until they start actually talking more about the rework and asking the question in their roadmap or on reddit. It’s too early for them to give any details.
Sona Ping6 votesStill, it's important to get the idea out there early. By the time it's announced, the decision has been made.
If he and others want to have Laura Bailey reprise the role, they are correct to want to start the discussion as early as possible.
Jeddy0171 votesTo be fair, the voice acting is likely done early on in production. By the time they start talking more about the Akali update in detail or the next roadmap, it likely would have already been done. Or at least the actress might have been chosen.
So, it's probably best to talk about this early.
Chromatic Eagle1 votesIf they can afford her, want her, and set up a contract, then I'm sure she'll do it. Sometimes they want a different VO though.
Malicious Fury3 votes
Leetri2 votesRevenue is not equal to profit. They could pull in 20 billion dollars in revenue each year and still lose money because their costs are higher than their revenue.
Malicious Fury1 votesI know that. Except I already knew their profit margins. Don't assume I don't. With that much revenue, they will most certainly have enough profit to afford her. You want numbers? Here they are. Tencent makes ~2 billion profit each quarter. They hit a record profit of $2.7 billion in just the second quarter last year alone.
Again, they can afford her. Bye
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SpecterVonBaren1 votesWait... WAIT. Akali's voice actress is the same one that did Luna from Virtue's Last Reward?!
MuffledGarbage1 votesI wouldn't mind Tara strong as the voice actress tbh
