Please make MAP SKINS a thing. (and other 'skins')
I get there is probably an updated (path or not path) to the new rift, so using the old skin might not be compatible for say, dashing over that same spot near baron, but that can be fixed to match the current dimensions. I wouldn't go as far as to say, "give the old champ skin models back" because that would be very, very taxing, and newer champs wont be given skins that fit into that map skin mode. So keep the new unit skins, keep the bone rigging and all that fun underneath-the-skin stuff. We wont have a huge beef with you that our characters are a little odd on certain map skins..... but please give Map Skins. We will even put IP into them... imh, like.... I would save up 50k IP for the harrowing map skin if it were a thing. I guarantee a large portion of players would put RP into map skins, complete with their respective environment sounds/effects. I have been waiting for soo long. :,( There are a lot of little things that 'skins' would be nice on, for that matter. Alternate voice-overs, jungle/minion skins, nexus/turret skins. All things that can be client-sided because the framework remains untouched.
Harrowing Snowday Beach Metro City Retro Neon Retro Summoners Rift (original) Candy Land Underwater Canyon / City / etc Egyptian Certain fun national themes The Moon Look how many *ideal *lore maps there are that could be map skins! Demacia / Freljord / Bandle City / Bilgewater / Blue Flame Island / Ionia / Icathia (enter the void) / Kumungu / Lokfar / Mogron Pass (Proving Grounds skin) / Mount Targon / Noxus / Piltover / Plague Jungles / Shadow Isles / Shurima Desert / The Glade / Urtistan / Valoran / Voodoo Lands / Zaun / etc etc etc etc
Voice overs (to replace whatever champion skins voice we have) would be hillarious. Deep manly voice on Lux? Screaming in terror? Void/alien/monster language? You bet!
Turret / Nexus / Inhib skins... well ok, I get they have rigging now... Maybe it would be ok to replace them with non-rigged 'simplified' skins that don't fall apart (client sided anyway). IMH... We could have Lollipop turrets and Snow Dome inhibs, literally. Raining / Snowing Battle text (like dmg and healing, crit, exp etc) shown in cartoon style BAM! POW! WHAM! Frogs occasionally hop out of the river (no unit-collision) Lightning storm, with occassional lightning bolts striking the ground/water/baron Retro videogame sounds for hits/casts/other relevant sounds Alternative GUI (HUD) designs (probably not buyable, but come by defualt) because I hate seeing the buffs in the corner. They were way better above the skillbar. Ping skins... Ban Hammer Warning, Smiley Face on my way, Karthus face Warning, Laser Locked target player, giant green ? mia, M.I.A., etc etc
There is soo much room here for extra creative fun. :o
