Since all I'm seeing on the boards is people complaining, I wanted to say that I actually really like what they've done with the new skins. I think it adds an interesting twist on a skinline I already really love, and the skins look really beautiful. They don't need to be "fixed". I can't wait to get Rakan and Neeko. :)
I mean I like them but I do prefer a uncorrupted version.
The thing here is that skin lines exist to present a thematic for a champion. There are champions we want to see IN THAT THEME. Having a "twist on a skinline" that you have expectations for doesn't do justice to the skin line. It only breeds disappointment. When you hear Xayah and Rakan are being added to Star Guardians, you fucking want Star Guardian Xayah and Rakan, not some edgelord purple "corrupted" version of Star Guardian Xayah and Rakan. That's largely the issue here. This is a popular skin line because of the specific thematic it brings. It's insulting and disappointing as a fan of the skin line to see them twist it this way, because it means that those champions have been denied a proper skin that fits into that skin line.
It's like going to a burger restaurant and asking for a medium-rare burger with cheese, only to have them tell you that they don't actually serve meat anymore, they only serve veggie patties with vegan cheese. It's not what you were wanting to get out of the experience, and it leaves you feeling like you've been cheated and swindled. This is the larger issue with these skins. Rather than make dedicated villains for this skin line that actually FEEL like villains in a magical girl anime, they instead decided to do what Riot always does - corrupt everything nice and good because they for some reason cannot tolerate having good guys be good. They're "villains," but they're called Star Guardians, so it's just a hollow façade of what players wanted from the Star Guardian experience.
Edit: Downvote me all you want, but there is a ring of truth in this. How would people feel if the reverse was true? How about the next PROJECT skins makes cutesy versions of the skins that all look like chibi characters that are pastels and bubblegum colors, and they talk in high pitched filters because Riot decided that "the Program infected the PROJECTs with emojis" or some shit like that. That's not what you want or expect when you hear PROJECT skin, so why is it any different to be upset when Star Guardians are going dark and edgy?
Nothing riot does not have any cohesion. everything is a duktape situation. the last 3 skin lines released are horrid.
Their fucking familiars, though. I love them. They're so different and unique, too. And they gave Neeko a fucking frog! Such an excellent reference to her gameplay trailer, where she befriends George(that's his name, yes?) the Suicidal Frog on the Rift. Absolutely love it.
Also, here are their names for people that don't know. Ran(Zoe), Saki(Xayah), Riku(Rakan), and Towa(Neeko).
Ok so about the new Star Guardian skins. I honestly feel like Morgana and Kayle should be the one getting the star Guardian skin. Not to mention there’s drama going on between them. It all adds up. So their story would be like Kayle failed to save Morgana from being corrupted by the dark matter then “died” and now Morgana wants to “kill” Kayle and the other Guardians because she thought Kayle betrayed her and let her “die” etc. etc. OR it could be the other way around because we all know that its time that Morgana gets the heroic spotlight. >~<
I'm really excited for the skins and I think all 4 are beautiful. I love the SG lore and it will be nice to see what happened to the 3 fallen SG's. We can guess from what has been released already and the voice lines that have been released. I am interested to see where Neeko fits into everything. I hope we get a video like the SG Ahri video. That will be amazing. I love it.
Ofc there are champs that I would love to have SG skins and be part of the SG lore (I am a Sona main so I would love it if she was an SG, I also think Taric would be perfect) but I am not gonna complain about it. I just wish people would see that this is the extension to Ahri's tale and what we always wondered about, and now we are gonna find it. It's not just about pretty, sparkly skins.
Yeah, I have just jumped from disliking the new concepts, to actually really appreciating them. I love how they fit into a greater narrative, as opposed to just being skins in a universe-vacuum. That being said, it would be nice if we at least get some kind of comic to help substantiate the story, given we are not getting full event this year. (Curse you TFT!)
i really love the skins (especially Rakan, Xayah and Neeko) I'm 100% going to buy all of the stuff for Neeko + the Rakan emote (The Rakan emote is the best thing ever) [sg-kiko]
