Please tell me these Blitz skins are not keeping that ridiculous walk animation

Jbels·10/25/2017, 2:32:40 AM·117 votes·3,595 views

These skins look really amazing, and the people who worked on them deserve raises, all of them. But come on, seriously? You expect me to believe that a giant mecha with jets for feet still waddles around like a duck? That's a deal breaker if I've ever seen one.

Edit: Alright, so now that the skin has been confirmed to be left with that run animation with the reasoning that giving him a fitting run animation would make him unreadable as Blitz, I will now make my rebuttal.

  1. Considering in draft pick all of the champion portraits use base splash and not skin splash, it would be immediately obvious that it's Blitzcrank. (LOADING SCREEN WOULD SAY LANCER PARAGON/ROGUE BLITZCRANK)

  2. Battle Boss Blitzcrank looks nothing like his original model, has its own running animation, and falls under the same price category.

  3. What other champion in this game has similar posture and shape as Blitz?

  4. So much controversy has been generated over these skins by now that people will know it's blitz just because they'll recognize the skin everyone was saying should get its own run animation

35 Comments

Galactic Mayhem10/25/2017, 10:55:46 AM23 votes

We can make them change it but only if we give enough negative feedback

https://imgur.com/a/AWmKP

ModKnightsKemplar10/25/2017, 3:46:40 PM16 votes

I'm typically not one to join in complaining about skins.

But now that you mention it, that does actually flip me from a "hell, yes," to a "hell, no."

Opponents have plenty of opportunity to see who was picked, and they can hit "tab" if there's ever a doubt. You see the skin once in game and you'll recognize it from there on out.

To echo other posters, what about his other skins that don't have that waddle? Not consistent. Would definitely buy with better walk animation, likely won't with that one. Looks too silly.

Penta Penguin10/25/2017, 7:18:46 PM6 votes

Deserve raises? no

They killed Sewn Chaos and are otherwise just doing the job they're paid to do

I Try to support this company and the good thigns they do but i can't support the new blitz skin until he gets a real anim or until sewn chaos is brought out

SpecterVonBaren10/25/2017, 3:55:58 AM6 votes

Just give it the walking animation of Piltover Custom's Blitz.

inuitmailman10/25/2017, 3:55:31 PM3 votes

Yea agreed not sure why it wasn’t like the boss blitz skin

Ipressbutton10/25/2017, 8:31:09 PM2 votes

I for one, love the walking animation on the new skin and wish they would keep it because it looks so dumb in a good way (like lollipoppy face). If I had to fix it though, I would use the skins current w animation as his walking and have w activate the exhaust flames when the buff is on

SettDownShutUp10/25/2017, 7:10:42 PM2 votes

Okay. I just looked at the waddle animation you were talking about... Oh my god it's BAAAAD.

https://youtu.be/F9v5FDkmIM8?t=23s

Lùmen10/25/2017, 6:04:30 PM1 votes

And the basic attack animation.

Mopoii10/25/2017, 10:19:52 AM1 votes

Well actually they will, as they're just epic skins and not legendary.

Papa Andrei10/25/2017, 9:33:45 PM1 votes

Needs to change

MangelinaJolie10/25/2017, 10:05:12 PM1 votes

Playtesters couldn't recognize the champion?

What kind of playtesters are you hiring, Riot? No wonder the game is a mess.

Chembaron Yamada10/25/2017, 10:42:38 PM1 votes

Please change it, Riot. It will be a definite bundle buy for me if you do, but if these skins keep the walking animation, then I won't... It looks like another joke skin with that animation, I can't take it serious....

Galactic Mayhem10/26/2017, 12:11:06 AM1 votes

Sorry boys,it's confirmed they are not changing basically because they don't want to....

That's some BS*[slayer-jinx-unamused]*

DarkKatalyst10/26/2017, 3:51:57 AM1 votes

Well, if Riot doesn't change the walking animations to something better, I'm not buying the skins.

Digielf10/26/2017, 10:11:27 AM1 votes

This can't be helped because Blizzcrank's original model is outdated so his skins that have feet look retarded by default

Jorencice10/26/2017, 8:45:36 PM1 votes

Yea it was a 100% bundle buy for me.

Now im not getting either.

The walk is simply too goofy.