I have 1 thing to say about new 750 skins

Stamporion·May 2, 2015·2 votes·1,124 views

They change the abilities a little, except for the Syndra one, yet Chosen Master Yi gets his auto attack sound changed and his e color changed!?!?

8 Comments

Nick ValentineMay 2, 20154 votes

Chosen Master Yi was part of the rework which all of his skins received bonuses. He was also originally released at a time when skins like Leprechaun Veigar's E change was fairly new.

GreenLoreMay 3, 20153 votes

Keep in mind that when champs get a VU,their skins usually get an update too and said update usually puts these skins above their usual price class.

I mean look at Phantom karthus,the skin still costs 390rp,despite the fact that it now gives Karthus a completely new model. It is like a 750-skin that you can get for 390.

The only exception to this seem to be legendary retired skins,since neither firefighter tristana,nor alien invader heimerdinger are comparable to the current legendary skins.

Tesla EffectMay 3, 20152 votes

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Keep in mind that when champs get a VU,their skins usually get an update too and said update usually puts these skins above their usual price class.

I mean look at Phantom karthus,the skin still costs 390rp,despite the fact that it now gives Karthus a completely new model. It is like a 750-skin that you can get for 390.

The only exception to this seem to be legendary retired skins,since neither firefighter tristana,nor alien invader heimerdinger are comparable to the current legendary skins.

Pentakill Karthus has special lines, and yet is 750 RP.

SukishooMay 2, 20152 votes

You can't compare the new 750s to older skins as they didn't really follow an outline back then. There are quite a few 520s out there that even have special effects but this was long before they made a strict list of everything each skin tier contains.

https://support.riotgames.com/hc/en-us/articles/201752874-Guide-to-Skin-Price-Tiers

StamporionMay 2, 20151 votes

But they have more money now and they can't just put a little more effort into them?

I understand they have reworks and things like that, and those should have priority, but those don't make them money. If they would make those skins a little better more people would buy them, meaning more money.

SukishooMay 2, 20151 votes

Well each skin tier has a set amount of work put into it... and they said they plan these out months in advance, so it's all on a schedule. They can't really go back and change one skin up cause a small amount of people don't like it, as that'd cause them to have to pull resources and halt production on other work.

Tesla EffectMay 3, 20152 votes

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Well each skin tier has a set amount of work put into it... and they said they plan these out months in advance, so it's all on a schedule. They can't really go back and change one skin up cause a small amount of people don't like it, as that'd cause them to have to pull resources and halt production on other work.

Yes, I am aware of that, is that some decisions would have been more thematically synced and proper for the skin if the skin had a bit more fleshing out. I love that we are able to get cheaper skins when so many pricier skins have come recently, but some skins feel like they are unfinished, needing that tiny bit of added animation or flare for it to be perfect.

I hope Riot considers this in the future. We love 750RP skins, but we also love fully fleshed out skins. If it ends up being pricier, then it was worth it.

Tesla EffectMay 2, 20152 votes

They broke the mold with the new Samsung White skins (two of them are not 750RP). They could have easily made let say Syndras and Ezreals skins 975RP with just the inclusion of recalls and different ability animations.