Seeing the quality of all the most recent skins makes me sad for the champs that I play

DeusVult·10/30/2019, 2:19:18 PM·49 votes·19,852 views

True Damage Ekko has one of the best walking animations I have seen in this game, they all have cool effects and voice lines. Plus the popular champs get a ton of skins all the time

Meanwhile if you are someone like me who plays some of the less popular champs like Nautilus Maokai or Poppy you know that you are never going to get a skin of even close to the quality of those made for the popular champs

"Lost and forgotten"

61 Comments

AIQ10/30/2019, 2:43:43 PM26 votes

Shyvana Syndra Xerath You hit me in the feels.

Even though I have my puppy.Warwick

Stylîte10/30/2019, 4:09:56 PM13 votes

Cries in Cassiopeia Bard

xI Ahri Ix10/30/2019, 7:55:52 PM13 votes

Kindred Ornn Im sorry were we talking about champs without new skins?

usul120210/30/2019, 5:11:16 PM11 votes

To be fair, I think riot looks at astronautilus and just goes "welp, can't top that one..."

For real tho, he does have some good skin potential. Kinda surprised he hasn't gotten one for how crazy strong he is atm

Total Violation10/31/2019, 12:59:14 AM10 votes

Velkoz Xerath

I'd be fine with 520 RP re-color skins at this point.

DemainaNyx10/31/2019, 12:12:28 AM10 votes

I completely agree.

I was looking through the skins on PBE and I don't get why some champions have 2 while others have 13. I get that Yuumi and other newly released champions won't have a ton of skins due to being out only a few months, but Yasuo, Qiyana, and Akali did not need another one.

Yasuo just had Battle Boss In Jun 2019, before that he had Odyssey in Sep 2018, before that he had Nightbringer in Jun 2017. So, he got a skin from 2 events (technically 3, but arcade wasn't fully around him) and just had another skin released this year, he didn't need this one. He's gotten a skin every year since he's been released in Dec 2013 except for 2015. And, he got to be a part of major skin lines. High noon, Bloodmoon, Project, Odyssey, and Battle Boss. The only non skinline was Nightbringer, but that had an event around it so it's not like it is a forgotten skin.

Qiyana was just released in June, why is she getting another skin already? I said the same thing with Kai'sa and I don't get why this is happening again. Meanwhile Ornn, who was released before both, still only has the one skin that was released when he came out. Obviously Ornn doesn't fit this skinline, but Qiyana doesn't need another one yet.

Akali literally just had Project in Aug 2019, her Prestige in Dec 2018, and her KDA in Nov 2018. Like, stop already. The skin before that was 2016 and the one before that was 2015, so they stopped for a while, but this is getting stupid.

Again, not that these champions fit this skinline, but these champs need more skins. This is the last time these champions got a skin. 2015 - 5 champs - Skarner, Xerath, Zilean, Morde, Rek'Sai 2016 - 13 champs - Vel'koz, Sion, Shyvana, Kindred, Volibear, Taric, Kalista, Pantheon, Maokai, Trundle, Nautilus, Karthus, Bard 2017 - 17 champs - Azir, Quinn, Zyra, Kennen, Tryndamere, Zac, Olaf, Kayle, Ornn (his release skin), Syndra, Cassiopeia, Singed, Elise, Nidalee, Viktor, Kog'maw, Draven

That's 30 champions that haven't had a new skin in 2+ years. WTF Riot? You can't tell me these are bad champs to design for. I get not wanting to give a skin to a champion you're going to rework (Morde, Panth, Kayle) but you could've given them a skin AFTER you reworked them. I think Voli is up to be reworked so give him a new skin with it. Urgot was reworked in 2017 and got a new skin in 2018, so like, why didn't the other champions get the same? Like, yeah, they redid all their skins, but while you're thinking about their reworks, why not think of another skin for them?

These champs got a skin last year 2018 - 42 champs - Jax, Gragas, Nasus, Swain, Illaoi (2nd), Wukong, Rumble, Teemo, Twisted Fate, Vladimir, Diana, Lee Sin, Cho'Gath, Gnar, Taliyah, Poppy, Gangplank, Aurelion Sol (2nd), Xin Zhao, Braum, Urgot, Thresh, Talon, Kayn (2nd), Malphite, Ziggs, Sona, Kha'zix, Heimerdinger, Malzahar, Janna, Kled (2nd), Fiddlesticks, Orianna, Lulu, Lissandra, Leona, Soraka, Dr. Mundo, Master Yi, Twitch, Renekton

So, of the 145 champions in the game, HALF haven't gotten a skin in a year and a 1/5 haven't gotten one in 2+ years.

But Yasuo gets 3 in 2 years, Akali gets 3 in 2 years, and Qiyana gets her second after 5 months? Really?

At the very least the 2015 champs NEED a new skin. This should literally be top priority of the skin team and I don't even play those champions. Go to the fan forums of those champions and get some ideas. I'm sure there are talented people who love their champion who have great ideas for skins if the skin team doesn't have any ideas.

La Barbotte10/30/2019, 5:42:44 PM9 votes

Malzahar Xerath Velkoz :'(

mrmeddyman10/30/2019, 9:09:58 PM7 votes

Swain Gangplank Xerath Bard Velkoz AurelionSol (REVERT HIM)

Bro you're telling me.... why couldn't I be born a yasuo main T_T

Dorans Pants10/30/2019, 5:29:16 PM6 votes

Zilean

is overall so outdated that every possible future skin is doomed to be subpar. Ofc, a complete overhaul is out of the question for a champ that´s not even worth making a single skin for.

And that´s assuming the developers are even motivated to work on the said champ. Money aside, I get the feeling that from the 140+ champs artists at riot only really want to work on and have ideas for like 30.

CPU Lyrica10/31/2019, 1:23:48 AM6 votes

Poppy Just got a skin last christmas though? Snow Fawn Poppy, 10/10 Cute AF skin.

Kurjao10/31/2019, 1:52:18 AM5 votes

Zilean Cries in Chronoshift

Velzard of Koz10/30/2019, 3:37:01 PM5 votes

I wonder what do you think about With's Brew Blitz and PROJECT Warwick? It feels like recently they released quite a lot of skins for unpopular champions and not only that but also of decent quality. I personally think both these skins, non-legendary even, are of good quality. So there's some hope for next year.

HalfTangible10/31/2019, 2:50:14 AM5 votes

*cries in Kindred *

(She has TWO skins and NEITHER are any good)

BLIGHTBRINGER10/31/2019, 7:46:24 PM5 votes

I'm right there with you...

Urgot Azir Cassiopeia Kalista Kindred KogMaw Mordekaiser Nocturne Varus Xerath

INoble KnightI10/31/2019, 8:23:46 PM3 votes

*cries in Singed *

Predatorator10/31/2019, 8:32:05 PM3 votes

Xerath Skarner RIP me

Zyranium10/31/2019, 10:21:42 AM3 votes

I'm crying for Zyra

I know that I won't get skins for her anytime soon, she was released back in 2012 yet more recent champions have more and better skins overall than her, she's also one of the hardest champ to make a skin for according to some rioters.

It's time to wait 5 years before they make a new one. [zombie-nunu-bummed]

Sexy Jack Rabbit10/31/2019, 2:22:12 AM3 votes

Taliyah Kalista RekSai Bruh I'm on f*cking suicide watch

(least bloodmoon is pretty cool...)

iChoseBulbasaur10/31/2019, 5:20:34 AM3 votes

duude I main Ivern and i still bought dunkmaster hated it... learnt to love it but still its not ideal and i know ivern wont get another skin and if he does its gonna be a way to say sorry fot dunkmaster which btw is still using his default skin backing sounf

weasley00910/31/2019, 3:13:32 PM2 votes

I mean, you can't rush creativity (see Void Illoai). There are certain champs that have a higher creativity ceiling when it comes to skin ideas, and some champs that don't have that. It unfortunate, but I would rather excellent skins rather than forced skins.

At least, that's what I tell myself as I keep waiting for a Shyvana skin.

Spooky Skeleton10/31/2019, 1:51:58 AM2 votes

Mordekaiser Karthus Ornn

The fuck even are skins?

P0IS0N IVY10/30/2019, 4:57:37 PM2 votes

It's true. Riot has 0 reason to make skins for unpopular champs. Gotta make that $$$

Makarakarn10/31/2019, 3:41:14 AM2 votes

Ngl ekko's legendary makes me wish I played ekko. The floaty animations when he procs his passive remind me a lot of sora's movements and I love it.

FelixFurry10/31/2019, 7:40:57 AM2 votes

Am I the only one that thinks all the True Damage skins look like trash? They are too flashy, have way to many colors, and the animations just aren't good. It feels like an amalgamation of some of the worst techno designs the game has to offer and shoved into the most popular champs they can find at the moment. :/

gr8 m8 2510/31/2019, 12:54:03 PM2 votes

cries in Trundle

Mártir11/1/2019, 12:25:44 AM2 votes

zileanZilean no skin 5 years almost

Nøctμrne10/30/2019, 5:25:01 PM2 votes

You and me both buddy, the Elderwood Nocturne skin is still subpar because they are limited by the champions model, but the Chromas released with a visual bug that still hasn't been fixed. The best part is that it is only present on Nocturne.

Mephala11/1/2019, 5:16:54 PM1 votes

I hoping one day they come out with god emperor Azir and god magus Xerath

Magnesium1410/31/2019, 1:50:15 AM1 votes

Lulu and before you say she has a 100 skins with the most recent one 11 months ago, except for winter wonderland they are all literal trash.

e46 Fanatic11/1/2019, 5:18:51 PM1 votes

Well... go fund another skin design team or we'll never get the amount of skins we want released, just too many champs in the game

SpecterVonBaren10/31/2019, 6:57:24 AM1 votes

Meh, I like the more understated skins. Really flashy ones would make me feel like I was asking for me to get singled out by the enemy team.