Yasuo, Jinx, Akali, and popular champs get like 3 skins a year each

AquariusGine·10/31/2019, 6:26:40 AM·39 votes·17,175 views

And some of them don't even fit the theme. Battle Boss Yasuo doesn't even look like a battle boss, nor does he look like he belongs in the arcade skin line.

It could have gone to someone like Velkoz, Chogath, Kog, or Khazix.

44 Comments

Robertsmash10/31/2019, 12:29:59 PM11 votes

There are also better fits for True Damage producer... Zilean would've been cool

Liking nonsexy champs is rough... I main Rammus and his last 2 skins since like 2013 I think (after Guardian of the Sands) have been a seasonal sports skin and the 10 gemstone hextech... give me Worldbreaker Rammus or something cool that I can buy for a reasonable price without $200 of loot boxes...

Terozu10/31/2019, 11:19:28 AM10 votes

Akali got a third skin this year? I only remember PROJECT and now TD.

And I'm pretty sure Yasuo also only got BB and now TD.

Jerry SeinfeId10/31/2019, 1:32:25 PM7 votes

jinx has one skin for every year she has been released this is false propaganda and getting real old at this time.

in fact the same goes for yasuo and most other champs. most champs who have an excess amount of skins are either close to 10 years old (like akali) or very new and will most likely go through a dry patch afterwards as their novelty drops (ie.: what happened to jhin).

that aside y'all only care and complain when you don't like the champs so you don't really deserve shit.

edit: as expected i'm getting downvoted for this quite harshly. suppose it's hard to face the truth.

Bultz10/31/2019, 10:18:39 PM3 votes

why wouldn't they get skins? Again if 2 million people buy a Yasuo skin and 100k, if that, buy a maokai skin, why make as many Maokai skins when no one wants them? They lose money and don't make as many players happy with the Maokai skin.

Mephala11/1/2019, 5:24:49 PM3 votes

Azir Xerath vs event when?

VelvetCrotch11/3/2019, 9:09:16 AM2 votes

they really suck sometimes in taking champs and skinlines.

yasuo is so overrated imho. even for the truedmg skinline he looks out of place. - and these fucking prestige chromas most of the time look just uglier than teh original one.

better truedmg team: Qiyana (even i dont understand why her and kaisa are getting new skins so early after release) Senna Lucian Ekko Vi Jinx Kaisa Zed

all better for truedmg skinline.

or if you would be REALLY smart (what Riot is only in the finance department it seems) is to give the TRUE DMG skinline to champs with TRUE DMG.

Garen Darius Camille Fiora Irelia Olaf etc.

GinoSoldier11/1/2019, 4:20:02 AM2 votes

A new skin for; Cho'Gath, Skarner, Xerath, Vel'Koz, Kled, Nautilus, Zilean and Trundle TOGETHER wouldn't amount as much income for Riot as a single Kai'sa skin. Even if they were all absolutely dope and the Kai'sa skin was a dump-tier meme skin.

Gotta follow the cash.

AquariusGine11/1/2019, 7:40:24 AM2 votes

I play Cassiopeia and let me tell you, me and another guy named Canastus had been begging Riot for a skin for 3 years, and only then did they make Eternum Cass, which tbh isn't even a high quality skin. It's like the Illaoi skin they made, it was only made because people kept begging for one.

LoL has a large enough roster of champions for Riot to keep going round and round, and make skins only for those popular ones.

Yasuo ->Ahri ->Akali ->Ezreal ->Jinx ->MissFortune ->Lux -> Repeat

Come on Riot, Coven Cassiopeia or Death Blossom Cassiopeia . It would work really well!

Linna Excel10/31/2019, 7:26:28 PM2 votes

I'm fine with this because riot needs to make money. Champs that sell a lot of skins need to have more just so long as riot doesn't over-saturate the market with them.

Shameow10/31/2019, 5:18:52 PM2 votes

Akali gets skins to make up for her nerfs

TheDevilsMaster111/18/2019, 10:08:18 PM1 votes

Vel'koz hasn't had a new skin since 3 years ago, he only has 3 skins. Ezreal and lux are taking the spotlight and riot knows and doesn't care. if it makes them money to give ezreal 17 skins they'll do it.

Leetri10/31/2019, 6:13:20 PM1 votes

The simple answer is that Yasuo is more popular than those 4 champions put together and thus sells way better. Even a mediocre Yasuo skin sells more than an amazing Vel'Koz, Cho'Gath or Kog'Maw skin. Kha'Zix might come close though, he's played a lot but I don't know how popular he is as a character.

TK57610/31/2019, 8:38:11 PM1 votes

Problem is that the meta of certain champions is what defines what skins come out. While Riot has many talented artists they use their talent to just develop art for the same character. Instead of making second musical skin that represents something different they waste it on True Damage, which is just K/DA but it isn't Korean styled, and more rap related. Hell, they used Akali again for it, which confirms your case.

I made a post a while ago hoping for something like this but more like Visual Kei, which for those who are unaware, is a alternative rock style from Japan. (Note it has many different styles, and therefore can be differentiated from the Pentakill skin line.)

Play from work11/1/2019, 1:00:05 AM1 votes

The funny part here is that Akali only really got popular after they released her KDA skin. Prior to that, I'd never see people lining up to buy her skins.

It's literally the KDA line which threw her out there and Riot's now milking the cow that's Akali with every new skin lineup. Had they used a different character there and done the rebellious persona right, we'd probably have seen another champion selling popular skins.

DalekZec11/1/2019, 1:06:06 AM1 votes

As a Vel'Koz main, I am screaming internally.

The squid didn't get a new skin for like 3 years now.

P0IS0N IVY11/1/2019, 1:38:13 AM1 votes

Better get u$ed to $eeing tho$e champ$ getting $kin$ every year

Ask Kayn11/1/2019, 7:41:22 AM1 votes

ARE YOU SAYING KAYN ISN'T POPULAR?? item 3751

ArezuAfar11/15/2019, 1:56:15 PM1 votes

Akali gets skins to make up for all the hell she has been put through. I have seen all the nerfs...