@Riot, about the new Star Guardian skins

Swainey Todd·8/8/2017, 12:25:29 PM·222 votes·13,773 views

Listen, I understand that a business is a business, and profit is key. You get profit more from some markets and clientele than others.

But can you make it less obvious that you love certain champions more than others? Ezreal, Soraka, Syndra, Ahri, and MF have so many skins (and yeah, one could argue that some have been around longer than others); but really? Might as well give more skins to Annie, Teemo, Yi, and Tryndamere too while you're at it.

Other champs (ie: Cass, Viktor, Illaoi, Yorick, etc) have been put on the back burner for a long while. And yeah, Illaoi is relatively new, but Jhin is newer and has more skins. And I bet with the Swain rework, he won't get a skin for another 6 years.

It's like parents playing favorites with one of their children and having the other ones eat mud and sleep in the pantry. Come on. It's so obvious it hurts.

(I know I'll be downvoted to the ground, but oh well. That's what happens when someone says an unpopular opinion online.)

UPDATE (8/9/17) @10am EST: Holy shit everyone! As of right now, a day after I posted this, this post has 142 upvotes, 327 comments, and 5k+ views. That's INCREDIBLE. I had no idea it would even remotely get this popular, and I just wanna thank most of you! (I say that because with every post there's people that are either trolly or just plain rude. But for the vast, vast majority of you, thank you!) When I made this post, I didn't do it just to have upvotes or to have people blindly agree with me. In the end, this is a post on a discussion board, and there's been a ton of that! In the end, everyone is entitled to their opinions, and I'm humbled that I was able to, in some small way, be a catalyst for discussing a polarizing topic! You've been amazing, and keep discussing! Hopefully Riot will acknowledge however big or small the vocal summoners are, and join in; but if not that's okay too! I want to hear what everyone has to say! Just, please, be civil. Thank you all again! -Taicho

377 Comments

Deep Terror Nami8/8/2017, 12:51:14 PM78 votes

Guys, please. They picked the champions because they fit the fantasy; that is why you aren't getting SG Urgot etc. They just do not fit the skin line's fantasy.

Fisher No Chains8/8/2017, 1:03:06 PM40 votes

To be honest if we don't count SKT Syndra, she has 3 skins. Not too many, she definitely deserved a new one with a new fantasy and decent particles.

I do agree about Ahri, Ez and MF tho. They all got a skin last year, a high quality one (1350RP), so idk why they would need another after 10 months.

THE RlVER KlNG8/8/2017, 1:01:21 PM34 votes

This is a huge 'fuck you' to a lot of people that main unpopular champs. It's not even a meme at this point - Ahri gets a fucking shitload of skins where Illaoi gets zilch. Same for Yorick and Urgot and Cass and Viktor and Shen and Heimer.

I'm so disappointed in Riot, honestly.

An Enemy Sutando8/8/2017, 4:35:10 PM25 votes

Oh, look, another person stating a popular opinion and then following up with something along the lines of "I'll be downvoted because I stated an unpopular opinion on the internet."

If you wanna repost an opinion that has been shared among many people here to farm upvotes, go ahead. But don't try to play it off like you're the minority because you really aren't.

Stars Shaper8/8/2017, 2:13:53 PM19 votes

Just boycott them.

They make skins for popular characters because they'd obviously sell more than the ones for 1% playrate champions. If they see ppl not buying them and making less incomes than for the ones for less used characters then they'll change targets.

M15T3RJ8/9/2017, 2:41:38 AM18 votes

Star Guardian Ahri just was confirmed to be legendary (1820 RP) on the PBE. This. This is just flat out disrespectful to every champion who has gotten the short end of the stick in terms of skins. You're telling me that Riot released Ahri skins on a near annual basis. To the point where they're literally slapping Ahri's name on the end of every skin line. Can't wait for Pool Party Ahri next year, and then somehow they'll figure out how to do PROJECT: Ahri, and then Dark Star Ahri, and then Omega Squad Ahri, and then Blood Moon Ahri. You're telling me that Riot decided to put in the effort to give this fox a plethora of skins and a gorgeous legendary, but after 6 GODDAMN YEARS couldn't find even 1 skin idea for Yorick? Viktor? Cassiopeia? Hell what about the new champs like Illaoi, ASol, and Taliyah who have so much more character to explore for a new skin? And then there's champs like Trundle and Rammus and Ryze whose skins could be put in a bundle sold as a chroma pack. I mean damn I'm sorry for ranting but I'm tired of this meta of "slap a champ on a skin line because they're popular even though they don't fit the theme well". At least SG Ezreal is a good twist on the theme. SG Jinx also presented a good twist, and skins like Pool Party Taric and Miss Fortune fit with their theme because of the memes and archetypes that those champs represent (e g. Taric very flamboyant and as a support saves lives often, MF all about the sex appeal and whatnot). But what makes you look at Syndra and go "yup, definitely could work with an anime saving the universe while dressed in short skirt and stockings kind of skin". Come on! Don't get me wrong, the skins are beautiful, and I'm half-considering buying the Ez one even though I don't even like Ez. I just want a break from the cash-grab skin series and champs. Riot is a high profit company right now, can you not just take the smallest break and make some skins that possibly won't rake in all the money? I was so happy when Worldbreaker and the RPG skins came out, even if they could've all been higher quality. It was just nice to see something really different for once. So, 3 things to wrap this all up: sorry for ranting (I really am, I rarely ever do this), make more skins for the champs who've been shafted, and make less skins from the super popular skin lines. Thanks for reading.

TyrekGoldenspear8/8/2017, 2:56:41 PM14 votes

I wouldn't say that Raka has that many skins.

Much less quality skins. The other champs you mentioned, yeah I can see that.

ThePikol8/8/2017, 12:38:38 PM13 votes

Wasn't Yoric confirmed to get skin this year?