Harrowing Skins/Content or lack thereof....

Tronickz·10/30/2015, 10:41:08 PM·69 votes·5,389 views

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So ya... Where are they?

I get worlds begins at 3am PST tomorrow morning, however, Halloween is also tomorrow, and I figured even you guys would be able to put 2 and 2 together in regards too, people will:

a) want to purchase the new and old harrowing stuff and play them, during the "Halloween season" not AFTER. b) will have plans going into tomorrow which includes but is not limited too:

  • watching worlds
  • getting ready for Halloween
  • taking out little ones trick or treating/going to Halloween parties/events.
  • etc. etc.

Your kind of dropping the ball here Riot. The little stories you been posting the last few days, sure they are cool and fit with the scene but considering past effort in events, this was a huge let down and its really showing how your leaning more so favorably to the esports scene which barely makes up 1% of your player and consumer base. Brilliant financial move I must say. real 8/8

Edit: so its now Halloween, still no shop update with the new and old harrowing content. Sure, World's just ended their broadcast, but how hard is it, and how many monkeys in the studio does it take to hit one roll out button? It's getting to the point now where I'm just not going to bother with the harrowing skins this year and sit on my RP for new skins coming later, if at all.

UPDATE#1

so apparently it was announced 2 weeks ago, that going forward there wont be anymore set dates for themed events like harrowing/snowdown because they want to be able to drop harrowing (and I guess snowdown as well?) like events through out the entire year rather than being held to set dates. This announcement was made on the PBE board in which if you didnt or dont have access to the PBE you would have never bothered to look there. Below is a link to the source. You guys should hit it up and express your thoughts on the situation, I personally think its a foolish idea, that allows them to be less creative with coming up with new ideas, while keeping the old ones the way they are.

source: http://boards.pbe.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/general-pbe-feedback/Grefbrd1-a-note-about-the-harrowing

UPDATE#2

The twitter bot also made an announcement 2hrs ago stating that basically there will be no harrowing this go around, that the skins will be released later, exact date not announced. You should probably also visit it, and express your thoughts on the matter.

source: https://twitter.com/RiotKateyKhaos/status/660500956015013888

44 Comments

Hitagi End10/30/2015, 10:52:42 PM23 votes

Yeah I would like to use the skins on Halloween and they are not even out, what is this nonsense?

Peridition10/31/2015, 2:03:05 PM22 votes

Checks date : October 31st - ☑

Looks for Halloween Skins in the shop - ☒

Questions Riot's marketing skins to prioritize eSports over a 300 year old tradition - ☑

Swaid10/31/2015, 11:12:17 AM12 votes

Yeah, I was syked to sink my teeth into Zombie Nunu and get a few of the older skins as well; I remember back in the day that Summoner's Rift got a spooky coat of paint for Halloween, then the other time potions became candy and all the minions dressed up. This year has been really dissapointing and I don't give two (turds) about worlds; most people that watch it just try to copy exactly what the pros do instead of learning something.

G2 ZEEK10/31/2015, 1:01:17 AM8 votes

They don't even deserve our money!

PIMPSMOOTH10/31/2015, 5:27:54 AM7 votes

Whoever came up with the idea that Harrowing does not coincide with Halloween all of a sudden, and they'll roll the Harrowing content out whenever the fuck they get around to it any time of the year, cost the company a lot of money I'd reckon.

Boomkin HD10/31/2015, 6:05:36 PM5 votes

I'm extremely upset about this considering this is my first harrowing and i was really looking forward to buying a bunch of the Halloween skins like zombie brand item 3070

Sleve McDichael10/31/2015, 4:55:41 PM5 votes

What I'm confused by is the lack of re-released skins. Like... you already made them, how hard is it to make money off of making them temporarily available again? How does Worlds conflict with this in any way?

Ramenous 10/31/2015, 3:44:50 AM4 votes

I hope there are great bundles for the Harrowing skins this year because I've saving my RP since September XD.. item 3301

VendettaX410/31/2015, 3:48:38 AM4 votes

pbe just got a new update, still no new harrowing skins i guess riot just said "fuk it"

Retillin10/31/2015, 8:27:19 PM4 votes

So question, they make the Harrowing happen in Lore this year and they don't follow that up with actual Harrowing in the store?

Ryùuzaki10/31/2015, 6:19:38 PM3 votes

been waiting all week for this day then there's nothing... c'mon rito i can't save my 2000rp anylonger to get that zombie brand ... item 3070

Euijin Song10/31/2015, 5:33:00 PM2 votes

KateyKhaos said on twitter the new skins will be out later this patch

Ultima Weapon L910/31/2015, 2:18:49 PM2 votes

where are legacy harrowing content????????????????????? why riot dont say anything about it? we just would know if the legacy skins will be in shop or not for today or next week or never!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Captain Lito10/31/2015, 4:18:50 PM2 votes

Ravenborn LeBlanc... item 3070

Mo Chuisl310/31/2015, 5:43:54 PM2 votes

Seriously rito u messed up big time with this one,no harrowing skins during Halloween? The skins will be released later on during this patch? Will there be bundles? Will there be an event even? Will anyone even care since Halloween will be aleady a memory? Whoever took those decisions give him his employee of the year award!

0S07FjfxpG10/31/2015, 5:46:02 PM2 votes

Seriously Rito, what the heck?

Ryùuzaki10/31/2015, 6:57:47 PM2 votes

"Having said that, we are still going to be releasing a Harrowing story this month... but the next one could come at any time." i swear they're playing mind games just tell us the exact date already and stop with the secrets...

Toxin Flush10/31/2015, 9:17:20 PM2 votes

Why is riot so quiet on this topic, people spent money in preparation for the event and they don't even bother to respond or let out a release that there won't be an event or anything possibly for sometime. Worlds isn't an excuse either.

Weathered11/1/2015, 2:56:29 AM2 votes

This, my friends, is what we call bullshit.

It is a HALLOWEEN EVENT. Which means, you release it on Halloween. If riot bothered to actually poll or look at there players, more people care about the harrowing than worlds. To be honest, only a small percentage of people actually follow worlds, the rest are just brought in by the hype and pick TSM to win. But, of course, Riot knows that worlds makes more money, so the priority is on that. It's just so dam frustrating, because Riot doesn't listen to its fanbase very well, and its not there fault. So many people are uneducated, dont know what they are talking about, or just plain mad. People cried about morde, the juggernauts, etc, but they are right to cry about this. Its hallowing for christs sake, I was hoping riot wasnt going to f*ck this up, but they did. I'm not gonna be that guy who is all "im quitting league because of Riot", but seriously, riot has been really sketchy and not listening (and responding) to the players very well.

Disconnectivity10/31/2015, 3:26:50 PM1 votes

It's Halloween in na but the skins haven't been released yet.

Tronickz10/31/2015, 6:48:52 PM1 votes

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M15TAH JAY11/1/2015, 7:10:04 AM1 votes

I'm so glad I wasn't the only one blowing up the boards and searching for answers to this...it would've been my first harrowing I was looking forward to "the awesome Harrowing event riot puts on" crickets k then...we'll just wait til rito is done with their silly worlds i guess...

Saphixia10/31/2015, 10:12:13 AM1 votes

idc about this post, i love the stroy line!

GodRageQuit11/2/2015, 3:47:35 PM1 votes

I think everyone pretty much unanimously agrees on the epic level of fail regarding the Harrowing not falling around halloween... The logic involved seems to be pretty ill conceived.

Pave The Way10/31/2015, 10:11:47 PM1 votes

When in the world is the headless hecarim skin available , this same thin happened with the zac chromas

TheAzeban10/31/2015, 5:21:35 PM1 votes

For real...... I feel like they had a list of skins they were selling for Halloween a week in advance last year.

F4celessK1ng10/31/2015, 4:51:17 PM1 votes

I've been waiting for a half decent Jinx skin. Harrowing one seems good enough to get... But it seems like Rito said fuck halloween you guys can wait.

Skias10/31/2015, 10:17:14 PM1 votes

Why do they even bother then? If you cant schedule to meet holidays, dont do them. I mean, who wants halloween skins at any time other than halloween? I understand wanting to do events at other times, but it makes no sense to do harrowing at any other time.

I dont want zombie apocalyptic events during christmas lol.

Bedardo11/6/2015, 1:05:48 AM1 votes

This is a big disappointment since these events are the few things keeping things fresh later in the season for people not into playing Ranked.

GravelockTV10/31/2015, 4:26:43 PM1 votes

I was about to post something. Since ive been playing league there has always been a Harrowing around the 23rd of October until the 5th of November. What the fuck is this shit. The Harrowing was always my favorite event.

Check this out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdzCA6XIMfg