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Teamfight Tactics is actually the perfect lore opprotunity.

ModCaptainMårvelous·6/10/2019, 10:24:55 PM·8 votes·6,506 views

"Wait what the fuck are you talking about?"

One of the core components of AutoChess is that you upgrade units over time: You start with a weak unit, then combine 3 into a strong unit, then combine three of those strong units into a perfect one. This is actually the perfect chance to flesh out a core part of league: Character appearances.

Let's start with Garen as an example.

Level 1 Garen is Garen as he was just joining the Demacian army. Recognizeable, sure, but wearing training armor and with a much less ornate weapon. This is Garen as he is as a child/young soldier.

From here you have two options:

  1. Level 2 is Garen as he is leveling up and learning. Better armor, better weaponry but still "less" than his in-game appearance. Finally, Level 3 is Garen as he is in game and at the peak of his "power"/championness.

  2. Level 2 Garen is as he appears in game, looking "normal". Level 3, however, is Garen at his apex: Years of experience, champion power and skill have refined Garen into the ultimate warrior. Aged, wizened, scarred but above all else: Legendary.

You can even sell or unlock these skins as defaults or chromas, appearances of champions that aren't at their best or who have ascended beyond their best. Either way, I think Teamfight Tactics could be the perfect chance to add some spice and canonical appearances to champion looks.

11 Comments

ModThe Djinn6/10/2019, 11:01:00 PM5 votes

That's an interesting idea. I rather like the idea of level 3 being the peak of a champion's direction, akin to, say, Legendary Skins. That said, I think we'll have to settle in for a bit and see how the game develops, as that's a large amount of modeling work. If it really takes off, though, that's a really awesome direction to go.

4 Step Cadence6/10/2019, 11:01:03 PM2 votes

Yeah but how would that work for champions like Jhin while still keeping them recognizable/true to their in-game abilities? Would he just go from "I don't know how to use a gun" to "I can snipe you from 4 miles away", or would it be "young Jhin using blades" to "old Jhin using gun"?

bronze smurf696/10/2019, 11:03:27 PM1 votes

Personally, i freaking love games with a progressing story. Makes it...not boring and with purpose to play rather than doing random stuff. Or so i feel at least.

My only question is how the full gameplay will be because 1 think i don't understand is will you still be in the same QWER and mouse controls or what?!? Any information about that?

ChickenWrap6/11/2019, 3:36:07 AM1 votes

Perhaps, but it'd be something they add way down the road. I fully expect them to just use different skins or to make them bigger, add roman numerals above them, etc. to distinguish, since it'd be a lot of extra time and effort that they probably just don't want to implement. Plus, I can't wait to listen to everyone freak out screaming about how "Oh well Tier 3 Garen looks so cool WHY ISN'T IT A SKIN IN THE GAME YET RIIIIIIIIIIIIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!!!!!"