To the release of yorick's new skin all I can say is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U09smmFQX9w&app=desktop
So I wonder if we'll see what this was about? https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/c3930b57bf1f463a44659d32753417863bf06d8014166da6da0d47e8384c49c9.jpg?w=800&h=1095
And lastly PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF URGOD let xin zhaos GU be part of this pbe so that we can finally see( or not) the new Evelynn
Electro5223 votesA lot of people thought that this resembles Shen's sword. If so, that means that this is very likely a teaser for Shen's legendary skin.
The only time Riot sends out teasers is for new champs, champ reworks, and ultimate/legendary skins, and they always release the teaser right before the patch they come out. So yes, it will be included.
Considering that we don't see a teaser for Evelynn means she will very likely be in the 7.20 patch (the patch after this upcoming patch, 7.19. We're going into 7.18 this week). I will be very surprised if she comes out after that.
Sukishoo1 votesEh not really. They teased an image awhile back when they did Zyra's skin and it turned out to be 1350 instead of Legendary. So Riot has kind of stepped away from doing imagery solely on Legendary and Ultimates.
Electro5221 votesEh.....alright, you got me on Zyra.
However, we already have 2 other 1350 skins for this patch, and Dragon Sorceress Zyra only came with Dragonslayer Xin Zhao, which wasn't showcased at all until the patch hit the PBE.
So, I find it strange for them to tease 1 1350 skin, when they already showcased 2 others. If they were going to do this, why not do it for Arclight Yorick since its been 6 years since he last got a skin?
Get my point? It could be that Dragon Sorceress Zyra was simply a fluke thing.
Sukishoo1 votesWell, it is possible to be a Legendary but at the same time, he's not a highly popular champion like Cait, Riven, Yasuo, Ahri and Lee who all got legendaries.
That doesn't mean it couldn't be but there's also the possibility it might have been teased sooner than planned since China likes to do their own thing half the time, and it might not even be part of the 7.19 patch.
There's just a ton of things that could go on.
Hell, there could be other skins in this patch they haven't even shown off yet.
Electro5222 votesWell, it is possible to be a Legendary but at the same time, he's not a highly popular champion like Cait, Riven, Yasuo, Ahri and Lee who all got legendaries.
True, but, it does seem as if Riot is stepping up on Legendary production. They probably started with the more popular champs in order to get them out of the way. Now that most of the most popular champs have legendaries, they can focus their efforts on the less popular champs, such as Shen.
That doesn't mean it couldn't be but there's also the possibility it might have been teased sooner than planned since China likes to do their own thing half the time, and it might not even be part of the 7.19 patch.
China doing its own thing isn't really a thing anymore. Riot has been working towards standardizing all of its art assets, including those from China. This is why about a year ago, they made some of the Chinese art standard art as stand ins until they could properly create splash arts for the champs/skins that needed it.
Plus, they have also been working towards teasing things in other parts of the world besides just the U.S. We've had teasers pop up in Oceania and the EU recently. It only makes sense that China would eventually end up on that list.
There's just a ton of things that could go on.
Hell, there could be other skins in this patch they haven't even shown off yet.
Again, true, but I doubt it. We'll have 2 1350 skins, and the possibility of a legendary. There is the possibility of chromas, but Riot tends to not over saturate a single patch with skins unless they are of a single skin line (i.e. PROJECT, and Star Guardian). I think the most skins we have ever gotten in a patch is 6 for a single skin line (i.e. SKT), and if not, only 2 or 3 of differing skin lines.
And yes, you are right that we simply don't know yet. But, one can draw a conclusion based on past efforts Riot has made. If there is one department that rarely changes over the years at Riot, it's the skin/art department. I think the biggest change they ever went through was all the way back during the Freljord event (Lissandra's release), and since then, they've stuck to their guns, and it's been working.
Sukishoo1 votesChina doing its own thing isn't really a thing anymore. Riot has been working towards standardizing all of its art assets, including those from China. This is why about a year ago, they made some of the Chinese art standard art as stand ins until they could properly create splash arts for the champs/skins that needed it.
Plus, they have also been working towards teasing things in other parts of the world besides just the U.S. We've had teasers pop up in Oceania and the EU recently. It only makes sense that China would eventually end up on that list.
Well yes but not completely as things have gotten released "early" in various regions lately.
Electro5221 votes"Early"? How so? I've never heard of anything being released early. NA and EU are normally the first regions to receive anything.
Sukishoo1 votesLIke various blogs get posted and then instantly removed cause they are released too early. So there is various content they could do the same with. Like items added to the PBE that suddenly vanish in a future update.
So this could be up way early and no one felt like fixing it xD
Electro5222 votesAh, you're talking about leaks and "shelved" content.
No region gets stuff "early" (NA and EU maybe first to get download the content, but all regions essentially get the same content on the same day), its just that someone at Riot goofs up, and some info on current projects gets out to the community. For example, the leak that contained Elementalist Lux, and the first batch of Star Guardian skins. It also had insights on to what Urgot was shaping up to be.
As for shelved content, Riot shelving skins when they hit the PBE is very rare. The last time this happened were the "Sewn Chaos" skins, and before that was the previous batch of SKT skins (they came back, but SKT Sivir was trashed completely, and replaced with SKT Kalista). Before that, I can't really think of any examples that large except for Dragonmaster Swain (which still could be a possibility), and Ao Shin (which eventually became Aurelion Sol).
Generally, shelved content pertains to gameplay. Riot can't test everything to the same degree the community can in the same amount of time. In fact, Meddler specifically said quite awhile back that they get more data on game changes within the first 24 hours of a patch going live then they do in all of their in house testing and PBE testing combined. The put "experimental" changes on the PBE to see how certain changes will act on a larger scale. For example: the Lissandra passive change, the Udyr mini rework, and a new type of ward. If they don't work, they pull them from the PBE, and work on them some more in house. If it turns out that they can't find something that works in house, they "shelve" it for a later date, and go on to work on more pressing projects (this is what happened to Lissandra's passive, and that unique ward).
The only way these upcoming skins will get removed from the PBE is if there is a large enough community outcry. "Sewn Chaos" didn't have that large of an outcry, but Riot felt the skins didn't come up to their standard of quality, so, they pulled them. The outcry over the last batch of SKT skins was MASSIVE. In fact, they talk about this in the "behind the scenes" video on the development on the most recent batch.
But, seeing as how the general consensus is over both arclight Yorick and Beekeeper Singed, I highly doubt any of these skins will be pulled (and, lets be honest, in the past 3 to 4 years, has there ever been an ultimate/legendary that has been underwhelming? I certainly don't think so).
Sukishoo1 votesAs for shelved content, Riot shelving skins when they hit the PBE is very rare. The last time this happened were the "Sewn Chaos" skins, and before that was the previous batch of SKT skins (they came back, but SKT Sivir was trashed completely, and replaced with SKT Kalista). Before that, I can't really think of any examples that large except for Dragonmaster Swain (which still could be a possibility), and Ao Shin (which eventually became Aurelion Sol).
I never once was talking about Shelved content (i.e Sewn Chaos).
And I know all of that and never meant that they would be pulled. I was again talking about the "shen" image. Saying they could pull that cause it might be released too soon. Like various DEV blogs for content that was meant to be shown off that day but was still not quite when they wanted it to be seen.
In a PBE case there were Star Guardian assets put on the PBE 2 patches before they came out and those "vanished" before they later returned with the rest of the actual content.
But, seeing as how the general consensus is over both arclight Yorick and Beekeeper Singed, I highly doubt any of these skins will be pulled (and, lets be honest, in the past 3 to 4 years, has there ever been an ultimate/legendary that has been underwhelming? I certainly don't think so).
Actually, people think some of them have been. I've seen comments about Yorick not being what they were expecting since everyone seems like him in the "darker" side of things. They also said his skins looks like the Kind of Clubs Morde which it has a similarity too, so they could do some work there.
Ultimates of recent years like Sona and Lux no, but Udyr is looked at as basically a Visual Update. So he's nothing special.
Legendaries, eh I love all 5 that have come out this year so no there.
Electro5221 votesOh.......I think I may have misread that then......I'm sorry. Not sure how I did that, but.....yeah.....sorry.
As for the image being out early, I guess that could happen. Reav3 teased Ornn in one of his champ road map blogs a good month before Ornn hit the PBE.
As for blogs being taken down.....I don't recall seeing that anywhere.
Sukishoo1 votesWell, there were a few of them, it's just very brief so it's really unnoticed.
Like when the EMOTES blog went out about an Hour before it was meant to, the link suddenly died and then Riot even commented on it in a post saying it was too soon. They generally release those things around 11Am PT on the days they plan to put them up, and thus coming out at 10 instead was "too soon" for their plans so they pulled it.
Ornn teaser though was an official teaser letting us know the next champion would be soon, so that's not like them just saying "HERE'S ORNN" and posting the Reveal video of him like I believe it was the Chinese or Korean side did. Yet they said they left it there cause it was gonna come out that day anyway but was still released a bit too soon.
Sukishoo1 votesLooking back at it now though, he was released in 2010 so I think it's possible could be the Ultimate since all of them are much older champs from 2009-2010. Plus we need a top laner ;)
