The Pool Party skins seem lackluster. Am I the only one?

Lady Luminous·Jul 17, 2018·1 votes·1,432 views

I appreciate the work Riot put into these skins but compared to the ones from 2016 Zoe and Cait don't seem as good. The models except Gangplanks seem bland (one or two colors dominate in both Zoe's and Cait's models). I know water based animations aren't going to be as interesting since they have to be based on water but Cait's are all blue. Her ult animation is clunky and her traps look really akward. Zoe's animations except her E look really desaturated. Gangplanks ult looks really akward too. But the recalls are on point <3

7 Comments

Camille FerrøsJul 17, 20181 votes

I feel like they could have been much more but these are ok. nothing WOW or terrible. they are ok

Kumiho AhriJul 17, 20181 votes

They are lackluster because CHROMAS

Examples:

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Lady LuminousJul 17, 20181 votes

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They are lackluster because CHROMAS

Examples:

https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xagQz-K0_sk/W05RyXIOY4I/AAAAAAABDQA/RcAv-Iz0i70txiuoszlg16lhd5utpEmTQCLcBGAs/s1600/51017.png

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So just another way to grab some extra cash I guess.

Kumiho AhriJul 17, 20181 votes

Exactly

Rathar DashingJul 17, 20181 votes

I really like the Zoe one, only thing they could have done better IMO was maker her Q look more noticeable.

Sona PingJul 17, 20181 votes

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I appreciate the work Riot put into these skins but compared to the ones from 2016 Zoe and Cait don't seem as good. The models except Gangplanks seem bland (one or two colors dominate in both Zoe's and Cait's models). I know water based animations aren't going to be as interesting since they have to be based on water but Cait's are all blue. Her ult animation is clunky and her traps look really akward. Zoe's animations except her E look really desaturated. Gangplanks ult looks really akward too. But the recalls are on point <3

I don't think they are. I can't even see what your issue is with whatever you meant for all of these with just a vague word like "awkward" and what you wrote forces me to think that by the time you came to Cait, you had lost interest and stopped paying attention.

They are not all water and it's a fact they are not all blue. Pool Party Cait has a squirt gun for a water war that fires out sea creatures that were accidentally filled into it's reservoir. It's fine if you don't like it, but that's an idea that was presented.

Lady LuminousJul 17, 20181 votes

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I don't think they are. I can't even see what your issue is with whatever you meant for all of these with just a vague word like "awkward" and what you wrote forces me to think that by the time you came to Cait, you had lost interest and stopped paying attention.

They are not all water and it's a fact they are not all blue. Pool Party Cait has a squirt gun for a water war that fires out sea creatures that were accidentally filled into it's reservoir. It's fine if you don't like it, but that's an idea that was presented.

Cait's ult, q and crit shot are all blue. She fires a orange towel? starfish? on her E and her traps just don't feel too Pool Party like. Just metal traps with a dessert in the middle (a clam would have been better as a trap). Plus her model is mainly purple and white.... Gangplank has the best skin but as I said his ult seems akward. The balloons he drops on the targeted area seem really desaturated and the sound effect sounds more like a explosion then a splash of water. Zoe's Q and W are very bland. The sea creatures on her W are really desaturated too. Her E is really nic though. The green pool on her ult should have been pink or red to provide an extra pop of color. Her whole model is mainly green and blue. Summerising this the skins don't have that pop of color they have in the splash art. The water animations aren't too bright (except Cait's autoattacks) and just don't stand out. The recalls are outstanding though.