Reclassifying Champ Up

Neamean·2/25/2015, 6:20:48 AM·9 votes·8,272 views

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6VoFYvnfo7Q/VOzqcCTXHxI/AAAAAAAABfo/Dk5lcZuDFIA/s1600/kassturn.jpg

This does not equal this

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XwYD7jVWLNM/VLWLWhJAIdI/AAAAAAAAhVE/FF_x3xJfzas/s1600/tristbaseturn.jpg

Instead of just two categories of Visual Upgrade and Texture Update there should be more

Relaunch: significantly changes gameplay and art http://news.cdn.leagueoflegends.com/public/images/pages/sio/img/sio-screenshot-thumb.png

**Visual/Gameplay Update:**maintain and adding to the already establish character while adding QoL to already existing skill http://news.cdn.leagueoflegends.com/public/images/articles/2015/january_2015/TRSTUP/tristupdate_comic_thumb.png

http://riot-web-static.s3.amazonaws.com/images/news/June_2013/2013_06_18_MYR/Master_Yi_Comic_thumb.jpg

Premium Texture Update:nothing new really added aside from the champ looking better(accompany by new splash and ability icon)

http://news.cdn.leagueoflegends.com/public/images/articles/2014/november_2014/MAOUP/Maokai-Comic-mk-2_thumb.png

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6VoFYvnfo7Q/VOzqcCTXHxI/AAAAAAAABfo/Dk5lcZuDFIA/s1600/kassturn.jpg

Texture Update :Champ just look better http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Dm6EkZzbsss/VCRsS0-EFOI/AAAAAAAAZkQ/zOqXUu8qZAY/s1600/eve3.jpg http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SXpCP0_e3X8/VCYV6YG58sI/AAAAAAAAZ3E/miKftbHHhHA/s1600/blitz.jpg

Texture Rebalance: Not much change sometime not even noticeable(wukong) http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TMX6_r1sXJk/VH5EYbBaD2I/AAAAAAAAeus/ZDkzNbeUKlY/s1600/malz1.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B7Q4Dy5CEAAS36j.jpg

17 Comments

Solideus2/25/2015, 11:54:17 AM7 votes

Ironstylus recently mentioned how the categorizing isn't really helpful anymore, so they'll probably move away from it. Different champions have different needs and merit different amounts of work, so they'll likely just make the decisions case-by-case.

Kassadin didn't really need a reimagining (even though I would have been excited for one), and they got a high amount of value from a low amount of work. That is good. Very few champions really need a Sion-level update to be brought to a decent quality standard.

GreenLore2/25/2015, 11:57:01 AM2 votes

Uhm that is exactly what they are doing since a long time. Their support site basically differentiates between 3 kinds of updates and always shows us who is the next champ to receive such an update: 1.There are champs who receive a new model/texture only(currently Kassadin,Maokai and Alistar before him) 2.The champs who receive a full VU and a kit rework(previously Tristana,the next one is ryze,since the site is only talking about visual changes,I guess the kit rework is optional) 3.Shows us which champ is going to get a full relaunch similar to Sion(currently its poppy)

Texture rebalances are not listed,as they usually come in bigger packs(and yes Eve and BC only count as Texture rebalances too)