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@Riot About Deep Sea Nami

CoffeeDave·7/14/2016, 7:04:38 PM·3 votes·3,023 views

I bought the Deep Sea Nami skin and after the first game I got a servery asking what I thought and I entered in the neutral answer (Didn't like it nor hate it), expecting a follow up question and I didn't get it. I picked my answer because while you guys did do a good job on the skin for the most part (I did feel you skipped out on the VO, using the normal VO and adding a filter on it). It's just that it's just another skin where Nami is a different color mermaid. Not even based on lore either. The reason the original image that inspired the skin was exciting in the first place was it was different from the base skin. While I get the squid bottom might be a bit much, she looks different. What Nami has now is her classic skin, Koi Nami (Pink Aisan Mermaid), River Spirit Nami (Pink/Green Mermaid), Nami-tee (Normal Nami Cosplaying as Urf), and now Deep Sea Nami (Dark Blue Mermaid).

Compare that to other supports like Taric, who's got his basic skin, Emerald Taric (DnD Elf Taric), Bloodstone Taric (Vampire/Metal Head Taric), Armor of the Fifth Age Taric (HAI EZ!!!!!), and now Pool Party Taric (Baywatch Taric). It's still Taric, but he's different in each of these. Alistar who's just as much mythological creature as Nami has skins that allow him to be: A Cowboy, A Matador, a Football Soccer Player, A Warhammer 40k Daemon, and the Marauder series. Cassiopeia, another champion based off of mythology, can be a cowgirl, a siren, classic medusa, and Jade Fang. Amumu and Draven gets a bunch of skins that express their personality. Ryze, and the Bildgewater champs have Lore-based skins.

I guess what I'm saying is, I find Deep Sea Nami; while technically a good skin, is a skin we've already seen. Mermaid Nami. Not only that but none of these skins add anything to the character (Unless being a mermaid is all the character is). I say this as someone that has all of the Nami skins AND even the Chromas.

TL:DR; Riot Plz, Deep Sea Nami is just another Mermaid Nami.

8 Comments

GreenLore7/14/2016, 7:21:00 PM1 votes

The problem with the original idea is likely that its silhouette is too different.

When making a champ it is important to keep the silhouette intact,so that the champ can be easily identified in the midst of a battle. But replacing Namis bottom half with tentacles would change her too much.

Its the same reason why we won't get a garen skin where he has 4 robotic legs. This is pretty much why every skin of nami will likely keep the bottom fish-half,just like every cassiopeia skin will keep her snake half or every hecarim skin will keep his horse-body.

Brutusness7/14/2016, 8:24:20 PM1 votes

They should give Nami a Charlotte Praline skin...

http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/onepiece/images/4/44/Charlotte_Praline_Manga_Infobox.png/revision/latest?cb=20160627202632

Rude Name7/15/2016, 4:26:15 AM1 votes

This is a good point, and I feel the same way. What I don't understand is why this is directed at Riot? I suppose it could be taken as a piece of advice for Nami's next skin, but that's a while away.