Champions That Need Visual Updates

Frosted Tips·10/4/2018, 11:33:30 PM·8 votes·9,280 views

I was just wondering what everyone thought on this. I've been getting back into Zyra and she definitely needs a VU. Her basic attacks and her 0lants attacks are gross. What are some champions you think need VUs?

Just VUs not VGUs so if you think they need a VGU then that is a different subject.

45 Comments

Sukishoo10/4/2018, 11:36:36 PM13 votes

Hmm champions I think are fine kit wise and would love some Visual updates would be Ahri Brand Caitlyn Diana LeonaLulu Lux just to name a few.

mrmeddyman10/5/2018, 12:56:34 AM8 votes

Ahri Diana MissFortune Orianna Riven Leona KogMaw Jayce Blitzcrank Anivia Brand Darius Caitlyn Gragas Jax Rumble

About sums it up.

SS Big Daddy10/5/2018, 12:32:26 AM5 votes

Amumu Blitzcrank Fiddlesticks Chogath Mordekaiser Shaco Rumble Vladimir Kennen Volibear

My personal list.

QMighty10/5/2018, 1:30:19 AM4 votes

To get a pure VU with no gameplay changes? Probably Anivia would be my most wanted.

Erusaurus10/5/2018, 11:38:00 AM3 votes

Shen

The "VU" he got with his gameplay update in 2016 is still unfinished. New animations only for walking and auto-attacking and nothing else, no additional VO (jeez, Keith Silverstein said he would love to do more on him, what are you waiting for ???), he already has a solid theme, so no need to do a big lore retcon. Maybe a very minor gameplay update to fix his balance problems, and voilà, you're done with Shen.

Please give him some love !

[sg-janna]

Gold Light10/5/2018, 2:20:08 AM3 votes

For me, my most wanted VU is Fiddlesticks. Ever since the Twist of Fate trailer, I've been hoping for Riot to update him and make him look at least close to how badass/scary he was in that cinematic. The same applies to Jax. Aside from them, though...

DrMundo Olaf and Veigar would be candidates for me.

YoRHa 2B10/5/2018, 9:50:46 AM2 votes

Udyr

Andevar10/5/2018, 2:14:17 PM2 votes

Talon

Some if his skins are up there but the rest are outdated and his base model has been the same since he was released in S4.

His base model is just an abomination to look up compared to his splash art. He's among sone of the most outdated chars visually.

Whyte Lyon10/5/2018, 5:45:52 AM2 votes

IDK why there's a discussion of VU only reworks, because we're all well aware Riot doesn't do them anymore. Like sharing hypothetical candidates for VGUs and VgUs are at least plausible in most regard.

Jade Lily10/5/2018, 12:04:22 AM2 votes

Sona

Zyranium10/5/2018, 8:53:36 PM2 votes

IMO Full VGU : AmumuChogathFiddlesticksKennenLeblancMalphiteMordekaiserNocturne PantheonSkarnerRammusShacoZileanDrMundo

Minor VGU : CaitlynAhriBlitzcrankCorkiDianaJaxLeona OlafQuinnSonaOriannaVolibearVladimirBrandTeemoKassadinGragasShyvanaJannaHecarimLeonaMonkeyKing

Just a VU : LuluZyraAnivia{ZyraUdyrMonkeyKingVayneVeigarTrundleNidaleeRivenJayceSorakaMissFortuneTryndamereRumbleDariusCassiopeiaAnnieAsheAlistarLeeSinMalzaharTwistedFateXerathViktor Talon

See you in 2245 !

Tree Citizen10/5/2018, 1:33:01 AM2 votes

She got her visual update already. When her passive changed, her death animation stayed the same for quite a while. They updated the death animation visually to reflect her new passive. Won't be another one until 2029 sorry buddy.[sg-poppy]

Rathar Dashing10/5/2018, 9:20:02 PM1 votes

[sona-playing]

Bishasaurus Flex10/6/2018, 2:41:43 AM1 votes

VGU? Not really any that comes to mind. VU? Dozens, like Syndra, Anivia, Annie, to name a few off the top of my head.

Tegash10/6/2018, 1:20:14 PM1 votes

Pantheon Gragas Anivia Rumble Udyr Caitlyn

I wouldn't be against Gragas and Pantheon getting a full VGU, but all 6 of these have awful visuals. Anivia was already given a VU, and that's just sad.

Pantheon: Has the weird Big Feet style that Riot had going on in their early career, and has a fairly undetailed model and boring animation cycle.

Gragas: Looks blurry and awful. I get it, he's an overweight drunkard, but could we at least get him out of 8-bit graphics and into the age of modern computing? Also see the Big Feet thing above.

Anivia: All the skins except for Blackfrost and Festival Anivia just look pretty bad. It's the same problem that Kayle has (although that's soon to be remedied with her impending VGU).

Rumble: His walk animation is AWFUL, especially when empowered by homeguard or a similar haste effect. A lot of his projectiles use lightning effects that are EXTREMELY dated, and he overall just looks ugly in-game. As do most of his skins, which is a tragedy considering his updated splash art for Classic Rumble looks cute AF.

Udyr: Oh, no Udyr's fine, you just have to pay $30 for his VU. Also has the Big Feet thing.

Caitlyn: Her ult isn't a bullet, it's literally just a pair of spinning gears around a ball bearing. Honestly like wtf lol. Her other abilities have very old particles attached to them as well, like her Q and W.

Evil Bird10/9/2018, 9:52:00 PM1 votes

Anivia Make it Ice. it's just smashed blue plastic bottles. Her VFX is terrible.

Lux Definitely could use some VFX improvements. Is her ult supposed to be rainbow? Laser beam? Light lights? Idk... Her outfit should me modernized as well.

Janna Her VFX don't really feel windy (E) and the bird makes no sense. Zephyr needs to be either removed or explained. (Why does she send it into her enemies ?)

Sona I never liked her kit, it limits her art and her skins. Q will be blue, W will be green, E will be purple etc. It still looks nothing like sound waves, but that's normal since they aren't visible. Game clarity kills her.

Lulu I don't get it.. She is relatively newer champion, but still has some of the worse VFX in the game. It's magic. They could make it looks much better, a lot of potential.

GreenLore10/9/2018, 11:17:50 PM1 votes

Well pretty much every champ that didn't already get a full VU and was released before the end of season 2 should be looked at eventually,because you can clearly notice a bump in animation/model-quality around that time(granted some of the later season 2 champs are also fine). Of course that doesn't mean that everyone out of that group needs a VU equally(Ziggs looks outdated by todays standards,but he doesn't look nearly as bad as Corki) and there is also Quinn whose been noted to be in the need for a full VGU,even though she came out in 2013.

There are also some champs where I'd really like to see a redesign(most notably Kaisa and Elises spider form),but thats just more of a personal nitpick.

Craktite10/5/2018, 3:16:27 PM1 votes

Morgana

SickAnto10/5/2018, 8:15:27 AM1 votes

Ashe, she din't remember a freljordian, tbh.

xZabaksx10/5/2018, 10:14:27 AM1 votes

AbilitiesAnivia

ozzzz66610/5/2018, 11:47:15 AM1 votes

Rammus

Gabriela8thGuard3/30/2019, 11:25:03 PM1 votes

Xerath This guy looks as if you've put minecraft flowing water in 2D inside. Also, his sarcophagus doeant even have texture inside what is very visible and lazy. :/ Shurima 2014 update changed his lore, later darkin changed some stuff too but even tho this guy is basicaly the reason everything in Runeterra is how it is currently, his quotes still reffer to 2010-2013 lore. Like- c'mon!

Totally needs and deserves visual and sound update! Or at least corrections! [sg-ahri-1]

meteorbreaker10/5/2018, 4:45:35 PM1 votes

it is not so important at this time. she needs a good gameplay and lore update more.