Masked Shaco False Advertisement!!!!!!!

im s0rry·Apr 29, 2015·76 votes·12,106 views

Come on Riot,

The new Shaco looks great. Fits well with all the other texture updates and whatnot, but you cannot tell me Masked Shaco looks anything like it does in the splash art.

Check this comparison... Like, I'm tryna have a WILD MANE. AND A GOLDEN MASK. Instead I have two lame ponytails and a face made of steak

This skin rules. The splash art is gorgeous. But I'm tryna feel that cool in game! The texture update is awesome, but our boy Shaco needs a little smidge more love!!

Thank you Riot!!! Love y'all!!!!

(Edit) IF THE MASK IS WOODEN THAT'S CHILL TOO. BUT IT STRAIGHT UP LOOKS LIKE MEAT

52 Comments

GavranApr 30, 201517 votes

Phantom Karthus

Splash http://img3.leaguecraft.com/lol-splash-art/asset/wallpaper_760px_1732.jpg

In-Game http://media-titanium.cursecdn.com/attachments/57/615/karthus1.png

Rew711Apr 30, 20159 votes

I've seen this same look from somewhere but I can't remember...hm

http://i.imgur.com/DjLx164.gif

exiledFromBadmenApr 30, 20156 votes

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I've seen this same look from somewhere but I can't remember...hm

http://i.imgur.com/DjLx164.gif

Zed HM

goyut1May 1, 20152 votes

lol best joke ever Ziggs

Celio Hogane HDMay 2, 20152 votes

FINFALLY, someone aknoleges the zed apealing of a ninja turtle slayer!

Celio Hogane HDMay 2, 20152 votes

aka Zedshreder.

MannysmokerApr 30, 20153 votes

i don't want to be the guy that says that but you know why Karthus doesn't look the same as the art work.

Dr PoroApr 30, 20152 votes

Making a champ look cool in a 3D model is way more difficult than making a cool splashart. It's easy to add things on a picture, but they can't always implement them in the model. So instead of limiting the splashart to what is on the model, they make them as cool as possible by adding some more features. They're working on making their models look a bit better, but it's a lot more effort than creating a whole new splashart.

There's the reason, but that doesn't mean they should try their best to limit the gap in quality between the two. (By improving the modelling as much as possible. Some of them are just atrocious, like this shaco skin.)

MannysmokerApr 30, 20154 votes

Oh dear, Karthus got a visual update last year due to chinese's culture, that's why he doesn't look like in the american version of the artwork anymore and looks more like this which is the chinese version of the art.

GavranMay 1, 20151 votes

That's the chinese splash of his base skin. His old Phantom skin is literally completely gone. So:

People who liked the old phantom, the skin they bought doesn't exist in any form
A splash art for the new "phantom" has existed long before the VU but isn't in use

OP is complaining that a model doesn't look as cool as a splash, calling it false advertisement Phantom Karthus's splash literally depicts the wrong skin

FastAsHeckApr 30, 20151 votes

they didnt even change his skin splashes after the VU (except pentakill) :/

GavranMay 1, 20151 votes

Also true, but Phantom is a complete departure from what it used to be (and they wouldn't even have to draw a new splash >.>)

Some of his others also look very different even though they kept their theme to a degree though

Tesla EffectApr 29, 201512 votes

Most skins nowadays have much better splash arts than in-game models. It is false advertisement yes, but that is the catch.

insaiyanbaccaApr 29, 20151 votes

well this particular skin is two years old, and which skins are you referring to that have better splashes then in game models

SharjoApr 29, 20151 votes

To this skin's credit, the hair/cords/whatever in the splash are being affected by gravity, thus aren't flowing as luxuriously.

Still not the best excuse though.

AnidanApr 29, 20153 votes

I have Blood Moon Elise, and the splash art is absolutely gorgeous. The in-game model isn't too amazing, though. The splash art by far outshines the actual in-game model and it's a fairly recent one. Granted, I still enjoy the skin. In case you wanted an actual example of a skin's splash art being better than its in-game model.

insaiyanbaccaApr 29, 20151 votes

ok that makes sense i just really could think of any of the recent skins whos splash art is better then the in game model, but i always forget about the elise one :/

LankPantsApr 30, 20152 votes

I just use that skin because I love all of the particle effects on it, especially human form W.

PalPlaysApr 30, 20151 votes

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well this particular skin is two years old, and which skins are you referring to that have better splashes then in game models

Aniv---oh wait...

ThatAutofillSuppApr 30, 20151 votes

just like vandal jax back when it was out...

RoyaiChaosApr 30, 20151 votes

Would you rather just have the model for the splash art like we used to have? I'm sorry but an in game model will never be as detailed as something painted.

KrigjerApr 30, 20151 votes

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Most skins nowadays have much better splash arts than in-game models. It is false advertisement yes, but that is the catch.

To be fair, I can view the art for free in the client. Most people don't buy skins based on the splash art, they go to a model viewer and watch skin spotlights.

I'm buying the ingame model and effects, so it's not really false advertisement.

Tesla EffectApr 30, 20151 votes

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To be fair, I can view the art for free in the client. Most people don't buy skins based on the splash art, they go to a model viewer and watch skin spotlights.

I'm buying the ingame model and effects, so it's not really false advertisement.

While thats certainly the case, I do like a skin more if it gets an updated splash art. The main grudge about let say Riot Girl Tristana is that the splash art cant compare to the classic one but both are pretty good skins. I always choose to go with a skin if I have it so having an updated splash art with it is way nicer.

Now there begs the question, How far can an artist go until the model and splash art dont match exactly? For all the talks that Riot teams work together to produce something, there is major dis-communication between the champion model creators and the splash artists nowadays. Not sure which is better to change for the other, but at least make them consistent with one another.

This isnt major complaint, but it does bother me.

MorsigilApr 29, 201510 votes

+1 for steakface

im s0rryApr 30, 20153 votes

+1 for +1 for steakface

Sleeping VictorApr 30, 20154 votes

Trundle's baseball skin...

GeraldQLApr 30, 20151 votes

Honestly, it's pretty much any of them except Constable Trundle. Classic, (Lil'? How is he still Lil'?) Slugger, and Junkyard all still have the old splash from before the Trundle retcon.

551202Apr 30, 20154 votes

Shaco need a visual upgrade and a rework, and Riot know it, but he is not on their "list" for this year... nor the next one i bet. He is like Yorick Warwick Nunu Poppy Urgot (we might never see those champs upgraded) an endless work in progress. item 3157

RoyaiChaosApr 30, 20153 votes

People said that about Sion....

Saminus MaximusApr 30, 20154 votes

Meanwhile pantheon. http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120617125618/leagueoflegends/images/c/c7/Pantheon_MyrmidonSkin.jpg http://mmorpg-tactics.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/League-of-Legends-Pantheon-Champion-In-Game-Skins-Myrmidon-Pantheon-Skin-520-RP.jpg

TheTyeGuyApr 30, 20151 votes

They did a TU of this skin. http://www.lolking.net/models/?champion=80&skin=1

ZarxisApr 29, 20152 votes

Riot has already admitted to making superior splash arts for skins that look remarkably different[/worse] in-game.

What's to be done about it? Report Riot to the Better Business Bureau? Sue Riot? You might be able to get a refund from your bank, but Riot will lock your account if you do that. We could try not buying skins, but Riot will continue pumping out pretty splash arts for skins that don't match them and tricking thousands of people into buying said skins.

It's a disgusting practice, but there's not much to do other than complain and pretend that Riot's decision-makers will actually do anything about the issue.

RoyaiChaosApr 30, 20152 votes

Disgusting practice? I'm sorry but I buy skins to support the artists that create those beautiful splash. I understand that it's impossible to recreate a drawing in a usable 3D model for the game with all the detail and motion the picture captures. Would you rather them just have a picture of the model as the splash art? That's what Rito used to do. Now let's compare the amount of people who want those splashes updated opposed to keeping those splashes.

junglerboy16Apr 30, 20152 votes

Just wait until the new Shaco skin's splash comes out, and you'll think that the model looks awful in comparison. It's all relative, especially considering how ancient Shaco's rig is.

3mptylordApr 30, 20152 votes

I agree on the hair. But the mask is just lighting. Look at Lux - Imperial has a purple outfit, but it's yellow in game. Or that Blue/Black and White/Gold dress. Lighting is powerful. But it shouldn't be so powerful it ruins a perfectly good hairdo. ;)

shark musicApr 30, 20152 votes

Yeah, there are a few skins that are SO far from their splash art, they kind of need a rework. Poppy's Battle Regalia is another good example. It looks like awesome gold and silver armour in the splash, but once you're in the game, you look like Big Bird's daughter on her way to a 3rd grade Halloween party.

FluxBoundApr 29, 20151 votes

new shaco skin?

DreamspitterApr 30, 20154 votes

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new shaco skin?

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BF1ks6iYluo/VUFr9vrXLcI/AAAAAAAApDM/fV-WuTrgGPA/s1600/dad.jpg

AcidDropsApr 30, 20151 votes

This skin makes me moist XD and its called Wild Card Shaco i believe

FluxBoundApr 30, 20151 votes

Ayy that doesnt count, it came out after my post. Or I at least saw it on S@20 afterwards. But what is rhe op refering to? Wild card or masked?

DreamspitterApr 30, 20151 votes

Masked, which he links to in the OP

EDIT: oh you mean "op" in the "conversation mode" -I think it is Wildcard.

Ebonmaw DragonApr 29, 20151 votes

I'm sure that the mask looks golden due the reflect of the light

The SoulforgedApr 30, 20151 votes

Eww Wow I thought that skin actually looked nice :/

The Virgin PerryApr 30, 20151 votes

JUST GET WILDCARD SHACO HYPE. ITS SO FOOKIN BADASS AND ITS ONLY 750 RP.

aaronconlinApr 30, 20151 votes

Wildcard Shaco on PBE is pretty cool looking for 750 RP, I think I'll get that one instead (I was contemplating masked)

Ada WongApr 30, 20151 votes

V for vendetta

KaipopApr 30, 20151 votes

yeah i wish the hair stood out more and was blue

KyRoDMar 21, 20161 votes

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Come on Riot,

The new Shaco looks great. Fits well with all the other texture updates and whatnot, but you cannot tell me Masked Shaco looks anything like it does in the splash art.

Check this comparison... Like, I'm tryna have a WILD MANE. AND A GOLDEN MASK. Instead I have two lame ponytails and a face made of steak

This skin rules. The splash art is gorgeous. But I'm tryna feel that cool in game! The texture update is awesome, but our boy Shaco needs a little smidge more love!!

Thank you Riot!!! Love y'all!!!!

(Edit) IF THE MASK IS WOODEN THAT'S CHILL TOO. BUT IT STRAIGHT UP LOOKS LIKE MEAT

I was about to ask why his skin is so off compared to his splash art. ;)