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New Ultimate Skin Technology

Takran·2/6/2015, 4:58:50 AM·11 votes·14,745 views

http://i.imgur.com/a0MHcx8.jpg

So I know I am a few days late to the party, but I just saw DJ Sona, and I have to say, I am thoroughly impressed. The skin is great, but what really got my attention is the ability to change the in game music via a skin. This is a new technology for league that I find really fantastic! It fits sona well, but now that the technology is in place to do such things, it majorly ups the possibilities of what can come in the future, as well as opens opportunities for what exists in the past.

I would like to make a suggestion for an update with Spirit Guard Udyr and Pulsefire Ezreal: They each have themes (as shown in the video links below). How cool would it be if the person playing them (an not others, that should be a sona exclusive thing) had the option to toggle the in game music to their theme songs?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWWP6V5s4Jo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIrv4w9j7I8

I had one game as Spirit Guard Udyr once where my client crashed, and when I relogged and reconnected, the login music was stuck on loop for the duration of the match, and it was EPIC. Now that such a thing is technologically in place and possible, it could make these skins even more amazing than they are.

Imagine the possibilities this technology holds! What do you think community?

Also, for fun, here are some Ultimate Skin transition gifs I made to go with the hype. Enjoy!

http://i.imgur.com/IFzteiv.gif

http://i.imgur.com/TzqPdwn.gif

http://i.imgur.com/09q50H9.gif

11 Comments

Visys2/6/2015, 11:39:59 AM4 votes

I believe I saw a comment from Riot saying Sona would be the only one ever to have this music changing capability because having a DJ Sona + whoever else can change the music on the same team would be an issue.

Tsunday2/6/2015, 5:49:54 AM3 votes

Except Sona's music is a lot longer than their themes though, especially because it changes based on your ult and abilities throughout the game and there are 3 songs compared to one song that doesn't evolve throughout the game.

LANWhale2/6/2015, 6:16:14 AM3 votes

I like the idea but I feel like perhaps something else besides music.

Yes it would be cool to have their theme play but that kinda feels like Sona's own thing, much how like Jinx got a video doesn't mean every champion gets a video.

I don't know what they might do to perhaps add the same level of detail that Sona got but i suppose i can try and think some on the spot.

**Pulsefire Ezreal ** Hm, how do you interpret the futuristic theme? Maybe by changing the screen? How about they change the layout of all his skills and items. Ya know how in first person scifi games they have this futuristic layout, like Halo, that it has that nice sky blue theme to it. i can see this either being really good or really off putting.

Spirit Guard Udyr Now this is even harder to find a way to add something more to in game. Hm.. perhaps, and this is a long shot here, he changes the appearance of the map. Now i know Riot hasn't released any new Summoner map skins but why not for Udyr? It may be impossible or it may not be but well its something to go off of.

These aren't official things, heck i'm pretty sure a Rioter won't even see these but the idea is out there and that's what the whole point is.

Slushi Simcambi2/6/2015, 5:14:34 AM1 votes

Interesting concept.

aaronconlin2/6/2015, 6:25:55 PM1 votes

It seems like DJ Sona has a LOT more going for her than Pulsefire Ezreal and Spirit Guard Udyr. I get that the qualifications for an Ultimate skin are high, with the changing models and whatnot, but DJ Sona puts the other two to shame.