So what can the Texture-rebalances tell us about future updates?

GreenLore··2 votes·2,158 views

EDIT:Considering that Ryze got a TR and that he is actually the champ who gets the next full VU,I think we've reached a point where TRs don't matter anymore.However I will keep this thread updated for completions sake.

Well many people probably know that lately riot has been updating the models of older champs a bit so that they fit better into the new summoners rift. These updates are called Texture-rebalances and it was confirmed that they won't delay the upcoming VUs/TUs for any champion.

So just because Eve got a TR,doesn't mean that her VU got delayed,it simply takes more time.

However these updates can tell us something about upcoming VUs/TUs.They can show us which champs will get an update pretty soon,because there is obviously no point in doing a TR for a champion who is going to get a VU or TU within the next few patches anyway. So yeah lets have a look at the champions who did not get a TR and were released(or got an update) before Ashes VU (as she is more or less the newest champ to receive a TR) DariusHecarimLuluTryndamereVarusZiggs

Are (almost) all champs who are probably going to get either a TR or a VU/TU soon.

So who do you think is the most likely one to be updated within the next few patches?

16 Comments

Sharjo4 votes

As far as I know, because this is completely independent of the champion update team, they're doing EVERYONE who doesn't match the new rift. No one will be excluded.

I do want an Urgot texture rebalance though.

GreenLore1 votes

thing with that is,that the team who makes the rebalances likely knows what champs are up for a real update. I mean it would have been a waste of time if they made for example a sion-rebalance when Sion got his VU in the next patch.

So while the Rebalances don't affect the VUs/TUs I'd say that the TUs/VUs affect the rebalances;)

SchaakaKon2 votes

Mundo and Morde need it the most, imo. Mord has an idenity crisis atm so i can understand why he'd be pushed back. Mundo is Mundo, hes tied to Zaun but not heavily. His kit is fine but hes the worst looking 3d model currently in game. My vote is Mundo is VU is close (or should be).

Dreamspitter1 votes

Mundo and Morde need it the most, imo. Mord has an idenity crisis atm so i can understand why he'd be pushed back. Mundo is Mundo, hes tied to Zaun but not heavily. His kit is fine but hes the worst looking 3d model currently in game. My vote is Mundo is VU is close (or should be).

Shaco first

Garentheon1 votes

I got a feeling that they're leaning towards more TUs than VUs, which makes me sad.

But my guess for next full blown VU is Kassadin. Don't ask me why

insaiyanbacca1 votes

i hope the next VU is Warwick i know hes in the works but its what i want he could be so cool based on the way the new Sion looks and the way they updated Twitch . but honestly idk who the next VU will be possibly Shen Mordekaiser or Morgana. just my 2 cents

GreenLore1 votes

shen might be a good possibility considering that his(and tristanas) new splash art did change some stuff about his design(he now has a metal mask in that splash art),wheras the other new splash arts on the pbe didn't change the design of the champ itselfas before just in a different splash art

DwarvenGiant1 votes

They said that they won't Rework Warwick without a VU, and won't VU without a Rework, as far as I rememeber, and they recently said that they are not working on Warwick atm. :P

insaiyanbacca1 votes

i heard they were working on the new kit just haven't found anything they like yet. also i hope they keep the suppression.

DwarvenGiant1 votes

Half of the WIP kit (the one they actually liked) was already revealed by Zenon, if I remember correctly. Look it up. :) I think that the kit was already decided but only thing they needed was art resources (aka a full VU) which they probably don't have time to make just yet. :P

insaiyanbacca1 votes

just google'd it not happy about the ult change i wish they kept they ad ratio on it, if they don't i won't be entirely sure how to build my 1 damage item on him, would i still build item 3153 for the aa damage and lifesteal or would i build item 3027 or something like that? im going to assume the aa damage route with item 3153 but i'll just wait and see i guess.

GreenLore1 votes

I am a bit late here,but I think the idea is to make Warwick more into an ap-drain-tank,because regular drain-tanks are difficult to balance(i mean they are supposed to be tanky,but need to build attack items and they can get shot down before they even manage to do anything),so I think item 3027 is what you'll need

insaiyanbacca1 votes

ok i see id build him like maokai or gragas top basically

GreenLore1 votes

So yeah a new batch of texture rebalances has come and thus the list of champs whose VU/TU is on the way decreases a bit more. I am still thinking that Ryze and Tristana are pretty good candidates for an update.

GreenLore1 votes

A new set of TRs since this pbe-cycle is still going there might be even more.

Overall I think we are nearing the end of the TRs,there aren't that many old champs left that didn't receive an update yet and not everyone even needs one.

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