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

Joetri10·9/22/2017, 7:15:35 PM·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

Tormentula9/22/2017, 7:24:19 PM2 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.

LunSeiSleidee9/22/2017, 8:50:02 PM2 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 Legends9/22/2017, 7:19:07 PM1 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.

Lady Faceless9/22/2017, 7:51:57 PM1 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 Tyr9/23/2017, 3:03:14 AM1 votes

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