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The So-Called "Visual Updates" and Animations

Oleandervine··4 votes·614 views

As we all know, Miss Fortune had her so-called "visual update" in 2015. This "visual update" polished her model up significantly, and brought the look of it into the modern era.

HOWEVER

What this update did not do speaks a lot more significantly, and shows some of the shittier standards that Riot is willing to stand behind. Following amazing (and actual) visual updates on the likes of Heimerdinger, Karthus, Sivir, Tristana, and Gangplank, a standard had been set for what is to be expected from Riot when they were going to bring a champion's visual and audio experience into the modern era, while mostly preserving a kit that didn't need a ton of updating. Miss Fortune, among others (Sona, Shen, Alistar, Maokai, Singed), is one the unlucky recipients of a so-called "visual update" that basically put brand new cushions on a rotting chair frame and was stated to be finished. Her actual model looks fantastic - but that's the extent. She still has the same tacky, clunky animations that she's had since she was introduced into the game, her dance has visible points where it begins, ends, and then restarts, and on top of it all, her vocals STILL reference summoners and are just antiquated and old, and reflect none of her characterization other than "slutty pirate." Miss Fortune, among these other champs, really needs the people at Riot to go back to them and finish this half-assed job they started, so that they can look, feel, and sound like the modern champs and full VGUs that keep making them feel and sound older and older with each release.

What REALLY pissed me off is that with the release of Star Guardian Miss Fortune, one of the "great cool features" they added to the skin was a new idle animation, pictured below.

https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8OPbre-0oUc/WZveh4NRIbI/AAAAAAAAsdU/wrdha9Gk1gAl9XpUNoFL7ZnRQe6JymjNACLcBGAs/s1600/mf.png

Her base skin, for comparison http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-S7Sef3-MBzw/VasK2CtHjvI/AAAAAAAAE_8/ul5CYlCVtPY/s1600/mf.jpg

What's incredibly insulting about this animation and the pitch that it's a new animation for the skin is that this is such a simple, non-specific animation that it should have been included a full animation overhaul of Miss Fortune's base model. Riot, I am calling you guys out on your shit here. You can't leave Miss Fortune's animations and vocals in a shitty spot like you did after you overhauled her model aesthetic, and then proceed to add in simple, modernized animations in her new skins and call it a feature. It's an animation she deserved when you "visually updated" her, and until you do a full pass on her animations, rigging, and vocals, you've simply left half assed work in the field. Don't leave her and these other champions to rot, especially since at least her and Sona are insanely popular champions. Go back and finish what you started, and give Miss Fortune the quality visual update she deserves, and don't insult us by modernizing her animations in her skins and calling it new.

7 Comments

Oleandervine1 votes

If you're going to downvote, say why. I think I have a pretty solid point.

HalfTangible5 votes

No you don't, you're just hostile about something you clearly don't understand. Moreover, nobody's obligated to explain to you why you're wrong, nor why they downvoted you.

Mig891 votes

Hes mad because her base model does not have an animation from a skin. A base model that was redone in 2015 An epic skin from 2017 standards change over the years and I dont see where you get off asking for a base model to have anything a skin has in the tone that youre asking in.

Oleandervine3 votes

Her base model never received any animation upgrades or vocal upgrades that remotely qualify it as a VU, which is what Riot insists on calling it. Compared to Sivir, Heimerdinger, Karthus, and Tristana, all VUs which released prior to the Miss Fortune model update, they set a substantial bar that Riot fell very short of in terms of the quality of the more recent VUs.

The upset here is that Miss Fortune and the listed champions are considered "updated," and as such, won't get any more visual work done until way, way further down the line, when they desperately need a VGU. I'm upset because these champions were completely half assed by not having updated animations and vocals in their VU, when a standard had already been set. And now, updated animations that should have replaced Miss Fortune's archaic, 2010 animations are being added to skins as "features." This is basically like Spirit Guard Udyr - if you want the full VU package, you'll have to start spending money on skins.

HalfTangible1 votes

See, that's a much better explanation.

Have you compared MF's old animations to her current ones, though? Your assertion that she never got an update is based on comparing her current "updated" looks to the ones in a brand-new skin release, but the VU you're criticizing was meant to update her old appearance.

Putting aside the question of MF's quality (imo if anyone needs a VU in the new SG line-up it's Ezreal) Riot has stated previously that they're not going to do VUs anymore unless they're part of a full VGU, like Urgot or the upcoming Evelynn, because there's so many champions in need of both that they want to focus on that for the moment. And moreover, it's still true that the Star Guardian skin was created over 2 years after MF's last update and is an epic skin. It's gonna have better animations, regardless.

Oleandervine1 votes

Epic skins actually rarely have animations that aren't recalls, though the Star Guardians broke that mold with their group homeguard animations. So her getting a new idle pose is odd, especially since, as I said, it's so very basic and not a unique pose that screams Star Guardian.

But my entire point is that because Riot has stopped VUs, Miss Fortune and these other champs are up the creek without help in sight. They're going to be left in a thoroughly half ass state until they desperately need a VGU - and that won t happen for a VERY long time, considering their model updates, the extensive kit work a lot of them received, and the fact that Maokai got a new VO out of the blue. All of these elements mean that these champs will be inferior for a VERY extended period of time because Riot won't devote resources to going all the way with their partial VUs, and it's frustrating.

Hexs Fortune1 votes

They need to return the star guardian recall music to her backing animation. Here's hoping they do

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