Darkflame Shyvanna Texture Rebalance

Gixia·4/8/2015, 3:36:01 AM·5 votes·1,474 views
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So, I've been wondering when Shyvanna was bound to get a texture rebalance, and for the most part I was relieved to see that, unlike some previous champions Cough cough LeBlanc, Shyvanna didn't come out of it looking worse than before. That is until I saw the Darkflame Shyvanna one.

There is so much wrong with this I don't even know where to begin. No, that's a lie, it's very obvious where to start.

Boob window. Since this skin first came out, one of the foremost complaints about it has been that the skin had a very blatant boob window designed into it that was colour changed after the fact to try and hide it because of how out of place it was. Even if it didn't actually show any skin, it was still out of place to have a cleavage window like that on an otherwise fully armoured skin for one of the more non-sexualized female champions, and people have been complaining about it since launch. So with the texture rebalance, what does Riot do? Double down on it and make it even more blatant by making it actually exposed skin. What the hell!?

Colour wise, I actually think it's a pretty huge improvement, and I dig the new colour scheme, though her skin colour looks like it needs tweaking. Darkflame Shyvanna is very pale in her splash art, whereas the texture rebalance gives her darker skin that doesn't match.

Riot, please fix this. Get rid of the boob window and make it better match her splash please.

10 Comments

SchaakaKon4/8/2015, 5:54:56 PM5 votes

Why. Does. Every. Shyv. Skin. Have white skin?? I like her blue skin tone.

Overlord Forte4/8/2015, 4:50:50 AM4 votes

Yeah, I'm pretty much always in favor of removing boob window in heavy armor. The skin color issue may be due to the fact new textures don't align with old splash art that well. DF Shyvana's splash is very old, and in the new texturing method, her pale skin will probably not even match the splash that well, I suspect.

TheSaltyScourge4/8/2015, 8:04:07 AM3 votes

Stfu I like the boobs.

Eyrgos4/8/2015, 6:32:38 AM2 votes

I completely agree.

Also still unhappy that Full Metal Pantheon is now gunmetal color instead of silver.

catraven4/8/2015, 10:17:31 AM1 votes

Oh look they're back.