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Katarina needs a visual update

MisterIceman ·5/20/2018, 4:30:34 PM·4 votes·3,826 views

I'm a Kat main and I've been playing her for about a year now. I've been one tricking her for the past few months and just recently got platinum. Katrina's moveset is really fun and it's very unique and up to date with modern League. But I just don't think it aligns with her current visuals. Her skin splash arts are old (except warring, project, and deathsworn), her in game visuals and emotes look old, and her voice acting feels old as well. I don't know what specifically feels old about her voice acting and in game visuals, but when I play other champions and then go back to katarina, they have pretty unique emotes and lines. For example, Kat's dance is just her moving side to side, that's literally it, her back isn't anything special either since she's been in league since season 1. Her lines don't really seem to show her identity either when it comes to who she's supposed to be. Katarina is a very old champion, her rework last season gave her a ton more versatility and I'd say does not need any more changes, but her emotes and lines need an update as well. She's definitely not a priority right now, but I just thought i should let Riot at least realize that Katarina should get a fresh character, maybe even lore. Thanks

8 Comments

Digielf5/20/2018, 4:44:02 PM5 votes

Is this a joke, she had both visual and gameplay update (champion relaunch)

http://forums.na.leagueoflegends.com/board/showthread.php?t=2457097

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7AsDTb1zanU/VGDhwzxqY-I/AAAAAAAAc9w/FFNByZ9SnrA/s1600/kkjsy.jpg

http://riot-web-static.s3.amazonaws.com/images/news/August_2012/2012_08_09_Katarina_Relaunch/Katarina_comic.jpg

This is her old model

http://apollo-na-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/1434655931/skin_0_760px_2042_1.jpg

FloRaider425/20/2018, 4:37:55 PM4 votes

I wouldn't say she needs a VU, sure it would be nice, but there are other champions that are in dire need.

UomoAfide5/20/2018, 4:36:54 PM1 votes

Lore-wise, i think she's in a pretty good position right now, the Noxus update solidified what we already knew about her and added some nice touches here and there. She's ok in visual terms but yeah, she needs to look a bit more Noxian in her attire. Oh well, hopefully in the future they might tackle this issue.

Moonboy655/20/2018, 6:56:29 PM1 votes

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no

sxvva6/15/2019, 11:16:53 PM1 votes

i agree, Katarina looks pretty boring. Her abilities are amazing but look as if they dont belong with her. Her animations are slow, almost as if shes exhausted, her idle animation is just her fighting stance. It would be cool if she had a out of combat stance where she is resting her blade on her shoulder whilst blowing her hair out of her face. She is a cocky, cold hearted assassin and this is not the vibe i am getting out of her. I do agree, other characters need a VGU so us Katarina mains are going to have to wait, however we have seen what riot can do whilst reworking characters, im pretty sure they can change Katarina to look more lively. Her recall animation is DREADFUL, and most of her skins are pretty bland. When she returns to base she could pull out daggers from her back just like she did in the twisted fate cinematic whilst fighting Garen. Her running animations can be better, take Akali for an example, she is always changing and moving whilst running or stopping. Katarina's model isnt the best and i feel as if they can give an emphasis on her tattoo and just change her costume to make it look like the cinematic trailers. Her hair looks very...weird. In project, her hair looks 10 times better so maybe something like that for models would be great. Her daggers i feel like they need to be more sharper and slighty smaller, they are daggers after all, not swords. Her face needs to be changed COMPLETELY, she looks lifeless and i feel like she needs to represent noxious through her facial expressions as Draven, Darius look bloodthirsty and cold hearted.