It appears that i'm the only person that doesn't hate the new Varus lore (coming from a Varus Main)

iLBGAMing·11/30/2017, 5:49:32 PM·24 votes·1,170 views

It's not even that bad. I actually like the new lore more than the old one, because to be quite honest the old one didn't feel unique it just seemed like a small tragedy of a family loss due to a nation army invade in a small village of Ionia. This new lore improves on the tragedy part, and how Valmar thrown everything away to his beloved Kai because he couldn't stand the thought of living without him because he was his heartlight.

19 Comments

TyrekGoldenspear11/30/2017, 5:54:19 PM12 votes

Well, you're comparing Varus's old lore to his new lore, which is more fleshed out and obviously it will be of higher quality.

A more accurate comparison would be this new lore compared to a lore that stays faithful to Varus's OG lore but is fleshed out to the level of this one.

Cetri11/30/2017, 6:08:50 PM10 votes

Honestly, it's phenomenal. It helps worldbuild, it introduces engrossing characters and concepts, and I'm way more invested in the story of Kai, Valmar, and Varus than I was in the original, which to be perfectly honest didn't really feel like it had anywhere much left to go and was, if we're being completely honest here, a fairly generic revenge plot (noxians killed my family, prepare to die). The trio in the new lore introduce an interesting dynamic and inner conflicts, and I'm pumped to see where it'll go next.

Great job, Riot. S+.

XxDRAGONsAK47xX11/30/2017, 6:34:09 PM5 votes

I like it

Destínum11/30/2017, 6:24:25 PM5 votes

The discussion on Reddit seems to be a lot more possitive. It's mainly the people on the boards that are salty.

Kloqdq11/30/2017, 8:01:33 PM5 votes

Honestly, I really like it too. It introduces a couple of super interesting idea into league and the core concept of Varus is still very much the same. Really the dead family so I give myself to dark powers is probably the most standard story you can think of. So many stories are based around this singular plot line and Riot likes to take these standards and twist them.

Now we have two lovers trapped inside a body that isn't really their own with a driver that wants to kill everyone. Fuck, old Varus could just be summed up in 1 work, vengeance. That was his whole personality. From what I understand, there was nothing left besides that. So the character's whole personality needs to exist on his backstory. What happened to his family and his turning point are all we can get. Current Varus isn't anything more than that.

New Varus is much more dynamic. He has character and has areas to grow. One Varus could never change while the other is going to change.

GrReaper9611/30/2017, 8:50:01 PM5 votes

Ill admit its not tht great, but its leaps better than the old one. The old one was a super-cliche "my family died i wanna avenge them" story. Seriously at this point i feel like people who claim they were sooooo connected with the old lore are just trolls. The old one was literally one of the most cliche anti-hero stories ever to exist. Sure the new lore isnt really solid, but at least its somethings new

Stars Shaper11/30/2017, 5:56:18 PM2 votes

The lore itself is good, I'm really liking it. It just has too much hope for the good ending than it should imo.

L Rayquaza12/1/2017, 12:20:22 AM1 votes

It isn't that I hate it, but I'm just confused why they didnt update his voice in game with this

Lord Phazanor 11/30/2017, 9:50:19 PM1 votes

They could have done as well while keeping the old lore intact and just upgrading it. It wouldn't have had any negative feedback.