Hmm say wha?
Floating sword teaser was for JANNA?!
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DJjACcwVoAA3sJ6.jpg Soaring Sword Fiora
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DJjAKFoVoAATeXl.jpg Eternal Sword Yi
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DJjAPNQVYAYvcrx.jpg Sacred Sword Janna
Infernape6 votesIt's funny. Literally ONE champion in the game has a floating sword and they give it to a champion that doesn't even use one.
Not to mention the teaser has something incredibly similar to Stand United's particle effects on it.
Sukishoo2 votesikr? It's funny and just like "What?! Seriously? lOL"
Infernape2 votesI legit screamed "the fuck!?" out loud. I was just getting ready to put RP on my account for the supposed Shen skin.
Sukishoo2 votesThe more I look at it, it was just a badly done teaser. Now with the actual skin in-game turn around I can't help but laugh cause she has this GAINT sword she is holding.
Melledoneus3 votesI'm not amused... not... amused...
Infernape1 votesNeither am I. I've been waiting since Shen's gameplay update. That teaser screamed Shen. The floating sword, the particle effects, the fact that Shen literally means god/spirit in Chinese.
Mens Hair Club5 voteswtf yi JUST got cosmic sword
Sukishoo1 votesI know right?
LostFr0st1 votesHoping they are inspired by Wuxia stories. Would be a good fit with the Xin update.
Sukishoo1 votesHoping they are inspired by Wuxia stories. Would be a good fit with the Xin update.
Yeah but JANNA?! and then what about shen :( that teaser totally said SPIRiT SWORD all over it.
LostFr0st2 votesWhy not Janna? Sacred sword with ultimate defense makes sense. Maybe she took the demon heart oath or something.
Idk if all Shen mains are happy dragging that thing around yet^^" might add salt before a future actual full VGU.
Sukishoo1 votesWhy not Janna? Sacred sword with ultimate defense makes sense. Maybe she took the demon heart oath or something.
Well I just mean, she's got a staff... what are they gonna do, make it look like a sword now?
LostFr0st1 votesLUL idk. maybe Zephyr is the "sword" but as a familiar and transforms in the recall. Either way I'm excited to see what they do.
Sukishoo1 votesHmm yeah that's possible too.
Seriously though....WHY MASTER YI :(
LostFr0st1 votesidk why you're frowning at Yi and not Fiora. They needed a swordsman for the line is all. Yi fits better into Wuxia (if that's what it is inspired by) than any other sword champ League has.
Sukishoo1 votesBecause Yi literally had a skin 5 months ago. That's way faster than any other champ lately. He didn't need another one yet. Fiora last had her's in 2016, so she's fine.
Any champ can "fit" most themes perfectly fine as skins are meant to bring something different to the champions that are seen in them.
LostFr0st1 votesYi didn't get one in 2016 though. If we look at their skin release history, they match other than Cosmic blade landing this year instead of last year.
Yi--> release (2009); 2010; 2010; 2011; 2012; 2015; 2017; 2017 (this skin) Fiora--> release (2012); 2012 (double skin at release); 2015; 2016; 2017 (this skin)
Late For Tea2 votesYi didn't get one in 2016 though.
So what if Yi didn't get a skin in 2016? That's in no way reason to give him 2 skins in 5 months. Especially not since other champions have been waiting years and years for a skin. Yi also got an awesome Legendary skin in 2015, that should be more than enough.
LostFr0st1 votesLets put that aside then.
Through all other champs, taking into account Wuxia lore and its origin, along with cultural influences, which champ would be chosen to take Yi's place?
Melledoneus2 votes[deleted]
LostFr0st1 votesLOL Shenpai please... D:< Someone who doesn't have tier 1 vgu status...
Melledoneus1 votesThe champion icon tool was covered by the "cancel" button so I was trying to type it in manually.
LostFr0st1 votesYou meant Shen didn't you... not Pantheon. Idk why they didn't throw Shen in. He'd look good in immortal journey clothing.
Late For Tea1 votesThat is the wrong mentality. Its the entire discussion of "What champion fits the theme" we had with the Star Guardians. If they seriously made a skinline based on a theme that only fits 3 champions, of which one already got a skin 5 months ago, then its a terrible theme and they should have gone with something else entirely. They just forced this theme because they couldn't let go of their idea.
The theme similar to the Order of the Lotus theme, which Irelia and Karma are part of. They could simply have extended that skin line and include other champions.
LostFr0st1 votesThese are champs chosen to test the skin line, as it's based on Wuxia.
If we look through the roster the possible champs that resonate well with the theme are:
Some of the above already have warring kingdoms or order of the lotus and Xin is getting his update so we're down to:
and would have also been fine choices, but those who read Wuxiaworld stories would likely be super sad that didn't get picked.If these test skins are successful then sure, they can open up the line. Right now they were looking for clear examples to explore it.
Veraska1 votesT pose Janna gets another bad skin, nice
GenoXx1 votesWhy Janna though. I swear their choices for skins this yr hasn't been grade A. Why in the word would Janna need a sword?
Sukishoo1 votesTurnarounds added!
Frozen Diva1 votesWow they really improved the skin quality within the past months. But their champion choices are bad. Very bad. Like... we already got a (good) yi skin this year. Janna doesn't fit this thematic at all. Fiora is fine tho. And where is SHEN?
I could say the same thing about the new SG Skins. They are amazing, but... MF? Syndra? Ezreal?
Also I'd like some skins for, Taliyah, Illaoi or Lissandra (her character has more to offer than that...) I'm glad Yorick and Cassio will receive a skin.
Kloqdq1 votesJanna is by far the weirdest idea I've ever seen for this type of skin line. Yi is kind of too soon but whatever, this happens all the time. Fiora is babe though.
Love all these skins a lot!
