The 'feedback' for the new 'sword' skins; Why did riot listen to it?

Joetri10··5 votes·964 views
9/22 PBE Update

I don't really have much to comment on this other than to question; Who gave this feedback - Racists and Feminists? In regards to Yi and Janna, 'westernizing' their faces has completely taken out any charm, character and general meaning behind the skin imagination and splash. I don't understand such a pointless change? As to Fiora, the subtle length given to her clothes is just bemusing. Like, what? There is also now WAY to much color in these splash arts. They were delicate and lovely to the eyes. Now they look a bit lower quality.

I understand constructive feedback for the most part, but this is just outstandingly confusing. I sincerely hope these tweaks get reverted and the art team given more faith and trust in their work. These splash arts have been ruined...

Quote from myself in regards to my opinion on the Janna change, if you cannot notice - Her eyes have been reshaped to be wider and filling to the fame. (Westernized) Her lips have been reshaped to be smaller in radius and her bottom lip reshaped entirely. She's also been given thicker lip stick Her complexion has been more or less removed due to the complete reduction in check structure. Shes also been given a completely new nose from scratch, and is much more western also. Her headpiece has also gone from something akin to a gemstone to now a lovely overused clique heart. Her hair also frames her face much less delicately

It's a brand new face entirely. It's tacky

Quote from myself in regards to Yi - Yi's face just got covered in more color, eyes changed, head mark buffed in more color and hair ruined and also buffed in color. It's tacky... It's not very good.

30 Comments

Tormentula2 votes

I was primarily complaining about the fact you couldn't recognize who the champions were if you didn't know who the skins belonged to.

I asked a bunch of friends of mine (7) that never check the boards or anything, and my Irelia main friend got hyped before I broke it to him that's Janna.

Fiora most of them assumed was another Riven skin, and one of them thought that was Taliyah with her splash art's silky clothes.

Only one of them confused yi for yasuo, they actually reconized yi.

Beyond Legends1 votes

Janna face was barely changed, all they did was changed her expression.

Ahris2 votes

Imo it looks really different. Im more of a fan of western face than Asian(well Riot's splash art for Asian woman tends to be far from some Asian groups). So I like the new one more.

Rip Ahri's old splash.

Beyond Legends1 votes

Honestly their faces are not westernized at all. Fucking hell not every asian has fucking the fucking asian eyes.

YI face looks fine. it's typical of how most of mc in the genre are drawn.

Joetri101 votes

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Honestly their faces are not westernized at all. Fucking hell not every asian has fucking the fucking asian eyes.

YI face looks fine. it's typical of how most of mc in the genre are drawn.

Yi's face just got covered in more color, eyes changed, head mark buffed in more color and hair ruined and also buffed in color. It's tacky... It's not very good.

Beyond Legends1 votes

...still better than before where he suffered through the terrible western trap of giving the god forbid asian eyes to all asian characters

Quite frankly my major complaint was Yi face looking dumb. It's not perfect by all means they need to make his eye shape match with his eye brows .

Ahris2 votes

IKR. I know some really big eyes asian people who are always not shown because of their beautiful feature.

Beyond Legends1 votes

Honestly I find it quite insulting when some western fuck start lecturing me on how asian or chinese look like. It's beyond insulting and quite frankly racist beyond all messures.

Ahris1 votes

:( apparently they are considered "not looking like asian" lol.

Sad about Ahri's downgraded splash art, she had to be that kind of asian face >.>

Beyond Legends1 votes

:p I agree Ahri splash wasn't great. I think the problem is with her eyes.

Ahris1 votes

Her old splash was so perfect. They didn't need to change it to what it is today. Zzzz

Joetri102 votes

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Janna face was barely changed, all they did was changed her expression.

Barely changed? Her eyes have been reshaped to be wider and filling to the fame. (Westernized) Her lips have been reshaped to be smaller in radius and her bottom lip reshaped entirely. She's also been given thicker lip stick Her complexion has been more or less removed due to the complete reduction in check structure. Shes also been given a completely new nose from scratch, and is much more western also. Her headpiece has also gone from something akin to a gemstone to now a lovely overused clique heart. Her hair also frames her face much less delicately

It's a brand new face entirely. It's tacky

Beyond Legends1 votes

They made her eyes open to their full extent instead of the sleepy eye she had before. They open her mouth instead of the closing it. and they slightly tweek the positioning of her nose where it was facing.

Fucking hell dude, your in no fucking position to discuss whether she has been westernized or not since all you have for refernce are aparently RoTK

Joetri101 votes

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They made her eyes open to their full extent instead of the sleepy eye she had before. They open her mouth instead of the closing it. and they slightly tweek the positioning of her nose where it was facing.

Fucking hell dude, your in no fucking position to discuss whether she has been westernized or not since all you have for refernce are aparently RoTK

You seem to be quite the stupid. You're probably the people they're listening too.

ROTK may be the only source i mentioned, but it's catalog of art and reference to Chinese culture is renowned. I just sorta know by eye what is wrong.

Beyond Legends1 votes

呵呵,你就这点中国文化就出来装逼。我笨?你真是脑残到家了。有时间你去看看中国画家是怎么画眼睛的

Joetri101 votes

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呵呵,你就这点中国文化就出来装逼。我笨?你真是脑残到家了。有时间你去看看中国画家是怎么画眼睛的

Dude, you are the stupid one yes. http://images.slideplayer.com/27/9038358/slides/slide_14.jpg This is more akin to pre-change Janna. No problem.

Beyond Legends2 votes

Unbelievable, I'm done talking to you. Quite frankly unless you can write chinese that isn't from google translate, I don't think you have to right to say shit.

Joetri101 votes

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Unbelievable, I'm done talking to you. Quite frankly unless you can write chinese that isn't from google translate, I don't think you have to right to say shit.

Who said i translated it on Google? And why should i have to speak Chinese to you? I don't know what you're talking about

LunSeiSleidee2 votes

Wait, one second. I agree with you that they whitewashed their faces so much that it's almost offensive.

But.... how is that feminist? Uhu?

Beyond Legends1 votes

How was their face westernized? Yi first face looked like a shitty western sterotype of how asian person is suppose to look like. Although I kinda wish they give the eyes a little more agressiveness to it but it's hardly feminist.

As for Janna all they did was change the expression she had on her splash.

Joetri102 votes

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How was their face westernized? Yi first face looked like a shitty western sterotype of how asian person is suppose to look like. Although I kinda wish they give the eyes a little more agressiveness to it but it's hardly feminist.

As for Janna all they did was change the expression she had on her splash.

Maybe i've noticed it heavier than most, considering my interest in the 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' But the faces have been severely westernized. I note feminist because of the change on Fioras clothing.

Beyond Legends1 votes

I'm bloody chinese dude and actively watch chinese entertaiment. LoLz hilarious some guy who just read one of four great novels is going to tell me how westernize yi face was changed to.

Geez christ.

Fiora only had some slight alteration to her clothing where they made the color more prominent. How was that even remotely femminist?

Halodjin Tyr1 votes

it's not this has got to be corporate some guy in the corporation of league of legends is making a stink anonymously to try and get another art team in trouble so they can get their job because their style of art isn't Quote on Quote racist. this is just how Art peddlers get work. convince them they have to fire the quality staff they do have so their style of art is valuable.

Lady Faceless1 votes

'cause Janna didn't look like Janna at all. Not considere, we already got the icon few days ago and the icon and the old splash art didn't look anything alike. If you really think the new Janna face is westernized, why you didn't say anything when we got the icon?

Halodjin Tyr1 votes

I'm not going to lie, you guys would imagine racism in a fucking Pickle if it made the media.

Halodjin Tyr1 votes

You know what fuck it, I'm going to go online and Google Pickle Racism and I bet I find something I'll post the results.

Halodjin Tyr1 votes
Halodjin Tyr1 votes

Please People stop listening when people Cry racism they are crying wolf every fucking time, these people are ligit crazy haters. http://www.daily49er.com/opinion/2017/03/13/milk-new-symbol-of-hate/

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