PBE update didn't fix the Fiora splash completely.

Wyrmblade·7/22/2015, 9:40:19 PM·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 Dragon7/22/2015, 9:44:55 PM30 votes

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

Krizalid7/22/2015, 9:44:33 PM10 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.

The Whamboozler7/22/2015, 10:04:30 PM8 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.

Craft Zeppelin7/23/2015, 1:17:05 AM7 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.

Crett7/23/2015, 6:46:02 AM5 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.

Pyrocerebus7/23/2015, 12:30:56 AM5 votes

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

JustBoneBrook7/23/2015, 1:12:16 AM5 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

Tendrian7/22/2015, 11:05:01 PM4 votes

-she still looks different compared to live

FTFY

useless unnecessary VU

Aspynn7/23/2015, 5:34:22 AM4 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 Neko7/23/2015, 5:20:58 AM3 votes

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

Ranoa7/22/2015, 9:43:52 PM2 votes

AMEN

Stan Kim Petras7/22/2015, 10:34:43 PM2 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 Lucrezia7/23/2015, 3:57:31 AM2 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

Hummingdeer7/23/2015, 4:10:08 AM2 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 Royal7/23/2015, 4:46:23 AM2 votes

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

Star PlatinumELO7/23/2015, 2:55:29 PM2 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.

Zeal Seeker7/23/2015, 2:57:19 PM1 votes

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

BatteryDead7/23/2015, 3:22:57 PM1 votes

I just hate the new hairstyle.

GroovyBagpiper7/23/2015, 3:58:01 PM1 votes

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

TheFancySkeleton7/23/2015, 7:28:08 PM1 votes

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

1000angrybees7/23/2015, 7:47:16 PM1 votes

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

SoultakerKatana7/23/2015, 8:58:29 PM1 votes

FIX MY BEAUTIFUL BAGUETTE Fiora RITO

Fin Del Mundo7/23/2015, 10:27:56 AM1 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.