@Riot - Champion Modernization

Oleandervine·4/17/2017, 3:40:35 PM·10 votes·940 views

Riot, Why are these champions and their "visual updates" acceptable as fitting normal modernization to the point where you won't work on them further to actually bring them up to full modern standards (with updated VOs, completely new models and rigging, completely new animations): Alistar Cassiopeia Fiora MissFortune Renekton Shen Sona Singed Maokai

When we have champions re-released like these that make these champions look older and older with each rework that makes them seem more and more half-baked?: Galio Gangplank Heimerdinger KarthusRyze Poppy Taric Warwick And even more on the way.

At what point will the previous category get the love and attention it deserves? You say you will no longer do just VUs - but you've given every champion at the top GUs over the years (except Singed and MF, who got QOL changes), yet they are still saddled with their original vocals (except Cassiopeia, and everyone else still talk to the summoners), their severely outdated animations, their lack of animations entirely (recall, homeguard), and everything else they need to qualify in the same ballpark as the likes of Galio, Poppy, and Warwick. Waiting for another 5 years for you to look at these champs again, when they REALLY will start looking their age (they already do) is just unfair. You guys need to pull the trigger and finish the work you started on these champions, and not wait for them to look truly out of place before you even consider them again.

12 Comments

Gapybo4/17/2017, 7:14:58 PM2 votes

They wont get back to those champions anytime soon since they look up to date visually and there are far worse offenders still in the game. They stopped doing those partial model updates anyway and I don't think any of those champions in the first group would even get a full VGU if they never tried with partial VU's.

TheHappyReaperz4/17/2017, 6:18:46 PM1 votes

Riot did add recalls to champions and skins who lacked them. As for most of the champs you listed, their animations/models seem fine atm. The only ones that could use some work are Renekton, and Alistar, although he would lose some of his identity if his model was reworked. The only thing these champions need, are more voice-lines.