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All this lore is cool and all...

Hellioning·1/26/2015, 5:56:31 PM·7 votes·1,252 views

But Riot seems to have a problem with realizing how many times something should be said. Take Amumu's new video and the accompanying comic thing. That claims that 'Amumu is sad and wants friends.' His lores, both short and long, also say that 'Amumu is sad and wants friends'. 'Amumu is sad and wants friends' is also basically the message behind every one of his voice lines.

Likewise, Kalista has a video, a short story, a brief lore, and her entire voice over to say 'Kalista is a spirit of vengeance.'

I'm glad that Riot is giving us a bunch of lore, in many varied in different lores. I, personally, don't mind the large amount of text-only lore, but some people do, so I'm glad that they're giving us multiple media to consume the lore in. But did they expect us to only read/watch/enjoy on piece of media per champion? Do they need to spend that much effort on character establishment, instead of saving some of that for later development?

9 Comments

Narasimha1/26/2015, 7:05:10 PM9 votes

I don't think you understand how sad and friendless Amumu really is. You should go watch it a few more times to get the point through.

RoyaiChaos1/26/2015, 7:07:13 PM7 votes

Well now we can understand WHY he's sad and can't get friends.

Solideus1/26/2015, 7:04:36 PM5 votes

That is the case for any characters in a strong IP; just look at the kinds of stories batman tend to star in. They all boil down to different ways of telling the audience about the same character.

We'll get more development later on, but they are likely solidifying the groundwork for most champions before they start revisiting the cast. There are so many characters to get through, it's to be expected that they are prioritizing characters that need work with the basics rather than furthering the narrative for characters that are at a good place quality-wise. I believe they'll get there eventually though.

Silents4291/26/2015, 7:38:56 PM2 votes

Can you not make a click bait thread? So I can downvote it without having to click it.

Sneak Dog1/26/2015, 9:10:05 PM2 votes

These videos aren't in-depth lore, the diary was that. These videos are more 'shallow' characterisation.

Revan Sulli1/26/2015, 6:20:53 PM1 votes

Bump

Chromatic Eagle1/26/2015, 11:24:13 PM1 votes

To be fair, his story only showed why he can't touch people. The video shows why he shouldn't even be allowed near any living being. Those tantrums.