Can we talk about the UI of champ select on the beta client?
Could we get an improved version of the skin selection in beta client's champ select? I don't like the current layout or UI at all.
- Compared to the old one, the images for the skins are a bit smaller. It works, but I'm not 100% happy with that change... great splashes, tiny images. I'm thinking that a plain text list in a nice readable font would be as good as or better than what we have now.
- It looks like there's unused real estate for 1 more image on each side. Some champs have more than one skin and could make use of this.
- Not all of my unlocked skins are next to each other. For example Queen Ashe is one of two skins I have unlocked for Ashe and it's nowhere near her base skin.
- WHERE'S MY WAIFU OUTFIT RANDOMIZER!!!??? Don't you know some people have more than one outfit for their waifus and would like a surprise?
- Scrolling through the skins takes a little longer than I'd like, and as last pick I only have a few seconds to make up my mind and lock something in. So this makes point 3 a little more of an issue. If everything I had unlocked for champs not named Ahri next to each other, that'd be fine. If they were sorted from the center outwards by most used to least used, that'd be fine. As it is, it takes a little too long, esp if you have to double check your runes/masteries/summoners as well as pick out a skin.
I also have a question about the overall design. Once I've locked in my champ, why does a faded version of that champ take up a large real estate of my screen where the skin selection, which would has the champ I selected and therefore all the info I need, has such a tiny area? This decision was insane. I feel like you guys are penalizing people who did by skins with these choices.
Also, you want people to buy skins before matches? How are they supposed to do that if they can't even properly see the bloody splashes?
This lack of thought or consideration towards one of the biggest areas of the business part of league that is keeping you employed is mind boggling. Skin selection should feel like a fun or happy thing. Right now it feels like a chore. I mean it's one more thing to distract the user and instead of focusing on the upcoming game, he's thinking about how bad your UI is.
Really. Is this literally the best riot could do? Wasted screen space and poor optimization? It's like you guys aren't even trying.