PBE update didn't fix the Fiora splash completely.

Wyrmblade··104 votes·8,663 views

All they did was change the hair streak, don't pass this off as finished Riot, you still forgot to fix -Her lack of her iconic bangs -Her cheekbones making her look like micheal jackson -Her chin getting like three inches longer -Everything about her forehead -Her face looking vaguely moist -All her features being hideously exaggerated -Her spine being bent in half -Her cape not being split into 3 anymore -Her midriff being contorted into some kind of obscure lovecraftian geometry -Her in game models all being directly downgraded -Her weird running animation -Royal guard Fiora, everything about it. I feel so bad for people who paid real money and had it wasted like that. -The fact that she looks nothing like the old fiora whatsoever -The person who okayed this downgrade is still employed

Please Riot, tomorrow's my birthday and I don't want to have this sour note hanging over it. Just promise you're going to work on this VU until it's done and not just slap Fiora with the ugly stick. If there are any other VU's being worked on for champions like Lux Cait and Taric, please take a good hard look at them and make sure they look like the champions we've been playing, but better, just please don't let the person who made this touch them.

Things like this remind me why I don't spend money on this game, there's always a chance something like this could happen to any skins I buy, so it's just not worth it.

Edit: Pretty sure this post is already buried, but I'm back from my trip to Yosemite and they did take a ton of steps in the right direction. Her royal guard skin still needs to be fixed but other than that I think we really got them up and moving for this one.

Good work to everyone who made a thread for this.

62 Comments

Ironclad Dragon30 votes

They haven't even been given a full day to make major changes, c'mon.

Krizalid8 votes

We will give them lots of time, if they give us a solid response like "we are working on it and we will show you the result, we won't stop on just fixing the splash hair, we will do models and other stuff".

TheFirstGokun1 votes

They've started updating models already, check out S@20. Baby steps. We go with baby steps.

Ranoa14 votes

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They haven't even been given a full day, c'mon.

A day? they had plenty of time making this crap that shouldnt have even been released they couldve just used the old splash until they made something decent if they had to change it.

Wyrmblade61 votes

We have to hit on this as fast as possible so they can change it before it hits live.

Fae Iza9 votes

I second this...

xNitori4 votes

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We have to hit on this as fast as possible so they can change it before it hits live.

I third this notion.

BRBGTGBOWFLEX6 votes

Fourth it. It's like with Jinx. Jinx's original model was an awful tan barbie that looked nothing like the splash art.

Granted, this is sort of bad in the Splash art and the model department.

Due to the huge visible outrage, they changed Jinx to the great model we have today.

SeductiveGrandpa2 votes

At least he isnt one of the people that go fuckin berzerk over a change that isn't even final. I salute you good sir/woman

Rune Ocarina28 votes

Given that if we don't push them now they'll release it in its current state. I'm not taking that gamble.

Ironclad Dragon3 votes

Yeah, I get that. But there's pushing them, then there's having a high expectation in a short notice.

Zenthon Prime8 votes

People are scared they won't make the needed changes. And they have a right to be scared, because that's happened before. Then there's all the fan edits going around showing just how easy it is to fix the issues (to some degree).

Nielarken4 votes

Cant ease up, when people stop posting about it rito thinks everything is fine and then sneaks it into live.

Rinky Dinky7 votes

If you dont go hard about stuff like this, it wont change.

Ironclad Dragon3 votes

Yeah, I get it.

Krizalid10 votes

I really want my money back for all her skins now. And I don't care if there are no refunds left in the shop.

GroovyBagpiper2 votes

they haven't even finished the VU on her yet.

The Whamboozler8 votes

While we're at it, can we demand they not go through with this rework too? This isn't the same champion anymore. She's now some goofy hyper-complicated thing who's ultimate... heals her team. Yeah! Cause when I think "duelist" I think "heals her companions".

First Skarner, then Cassiopeia, now Fiora. Why are you ruining all my favorite champions riot?! I'm fine with changing her ult to make it less braindead but this is awful and now she looks like a horrible caricature and her in-game model is garbage. FIX THIS.

Wyrmblade16 votes

I think her old kit needed a rework really bad, but I don't play on the PBE so I can't really judge the one up now. I think it could be fun but the % health true damage is going to suck.

For now all I can judge is the art, which looks like she's 20 years older and had a back alley surgeon tried to give her plastic surgery using only a sledgehammer, then a drunk barber came and slapped a lopsided bowl over her head and went to town with a pair of hedgetrimmers

Anidan1 votes

It occurs to me that something like her ult would feel more fitting on Aatrox. Weird, ain't it?

GroovyBagpiper1 votes

they added the healing because fiora was the worst team fighting champ in the game (unless fed). before you just clicked q twice on them and basic attacked them. she was very very plain. She needed to be changed. while i do agree the ult is kinda weird, and so is her w, but she looks a lot more fun. I play this game to have fun.

Craft Zeppelin7 votes

What is more shocking is that they didin't follow the concept art at all, and went for a completely original design that is absurdly different from the former as well.

Pyrocerebus5 votes

@ riot you are not listening we wanted fiora's face fixed not just her hair now get back up their AND FIX HER !!

JustBoneBrook5 votes

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Things like this remind me why I don't spend money on this game, there's always a chance something like this could happen to any skins I buy, so it's just not worth it.

Or the skin could become better than the other like my old bad looking totemic Maokai http://i.imgur.com/Pa4VpHo.jpg

AntiSkillshot2 votes

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Or the skin could become better than the other like my old bad looking totemic Maokai http://i.imgur.com/Pa4VpHo.jpg

I still think that update made that skin look stupid. I would've totally asked for a refund if Riot still did them on Champion updates.

JustBoneBrook2 votes

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I still think that update made that skin look stupid. I would've totally asked for a refund if Riot still did them on Champion updates.

musketeer skin fiora?

Crett5 votes

there are people who go on the forum to whinge about the new splash which is TOTALLY fine (even though I don't personally agree that it's a downgrade), but they seriously shouldn't have such a sharp tongue about it. The splash artist makes the thing representing the work everyone's done, publishes the thing "DAng I hope people like the art", they go to check out feedback and BaDA BIng "ugly" "looks like the same thing but less talented" "gross angular face" "why is this person still employed" I wouldn't be surprised if they took a couple days away from the forum for their own sake.

Art isn't easy people, and artistry and creativity are inhibited under this kind of pressure. You're being pretty insensitive.

Wyrmblade2 votes

There was some very serious problems with this VU from the very earliest conceptual level and I'm appalled that it went through without anybody speaking up and pointing out that it looks nothing like Fiora. The fact that this is on PBE is terrifying and I don't want other champion's VU's to even be touched by the same design philosophy that led to this.

Mostly, I'm just scared that if I'm not as brutal as possible with this VU then they won't get the message, fix this mess, and realize they can't get away with changing what makes a champion themself.

Tendrian4 votes

-she still looks different compared to live

FTFY

useless unnecessary VU

Aspynn4 votes

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-The person who okayed this downgrade is still employed

I fucking laughed out loud at that. I really hope rito listens tho, there are SO many people upset over fiora's new look, and I was considering buying her for her rework until I saw her splashart and ingame models :/ Hopefully they can actually change this to a way that everyone is happy before it goes out.

Kuma No Neko3 votes

Honestly they need to completely remake this splash or start anew cause this isn't just "one or two things" it's everything

Ranoa2 votes

AMEN

Stan Kim Petras2 votes

Her hair looks like those birds that you used to draw(or still do) when you were younger, and they would be those little m looking things in the sky. :((

I hope they do change mostly everything, and fix the problems you addressed.

Noin Lucrezia2 votes

Wow, nice job riot. you did literally nothing.

You take roughly two pages of "Fiora looks like shit now." and translate that feedback to "I don't like magenta. Make it burgundy."

B r a v o r a v o

Hummingdeer2 votes

I agree with this post so much. I one of the people that paid for Royal guard skin. I'm displeased with how it looks now. I'm excited by Gankplank update it came out great but, this! This is a disappointment. I usually like what riot does and I try to always input after playing on PBE. I been thinking on trying pick up Fiora again and top and jungler her again since my Shyvana is always banned or taken from me in ranked. The changes to her kit is fine have to get used to it but visually I don't want to play her again if she going be a eyesore to me. If this update to the Royal guard if it goes to live. Makes me wish I could refund it because I wont use it again. Please oh please make changes Riot. Have other artist take up this update to have a fresh look from how to improve her. In all honestly probably scrap this splash art. I understand a lot of time went into this but this is one of those things you should scrap. The new kit is fine but the model and splash should be tossed. Have another team look at this please.

Twin Royal2 votes

Please fix, OP is spot on. The hair is the biggest thing to fix, imo. Save Fiora Bangs

Star PlatinumELO2 votes

I don't get it, why is this an issue it looks fine to me, are your cookiecutter model boners upset with the change or somesthing? i'd like to know as it just seems pointless to be upset over.

Wyrmblade1 votes

The one thing in common with good VU's is that they don't change the body/head shape, and they usually ADD unique things to the champion instead of wildly removing them. This VU completely changed what her face looks like and took away her unique cape and hairstyle. The only thing it has in common with the original Fiora is hair dye and fencing.

Now even though I don't play Fiora, this is incredibly goddamn worrying because the same people who made this are probably going to rework champions I do like, like Yorick, Taric and Mordekaiser, and I don't want them to remove what makes those champions unique.

Fin Del Mundo1 votes

Oh my god man you're so right about everything. I hope Riot sees all these fan opinions and does something for the issue.

Noctius281 votes

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Oh my god man you're so right about everything. I hope Riot sees all these fan opinions and does something for the issue.

they are doing something

details here

http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/story-art/fvLgrAuV-they-heard-us-i-think

Zeal Seeker1 votes

The change is still not enough IMO, she still looks like she could be in her 40s.

BatteryDead1 votes

I just hate the new hairstyle.

GroovyBagpiper1 votes

is Fiora suppose to be Russian? cause she looks very Russian, and her face is very flat.

SoultakerKatana1 votes

she supposed to be french/demacianFiora

TheFancySkeleton1 votes

The fact she doesn't look like Fiora: Sion what

1000angrybees1 votes

"her face looking vaguely moist" I laughed so fucking hard. I didnt even notice that.

SoultakerKatana1 votes

FIX MY BEAUTIFUL BAGUETTE Fiora RITO

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