I am definitely going to try it out in preseason.
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I am definitely going to try it out in preseason.
watched the stream, listened to some of the lines. there's stuff i like, but also a lot of stuff i don't like
i like:
- most of the designs are nice looking
- unique vo is nice, some of the lines in dark lux were really cool
- new dance is really cool
- the lux character model has like the zeronis face which i appreciate a lot
- different portraits based on which mode you're on is cool
i don't like:
- the vfx isn't anything special. i think both star guardian and steel legion vfx look much better
- the animation on nature lux looked super wonky, idk about the rest
- like half of the designs are really forgettable
- only one splash?
- ward skin looks lame
- icons are lame also, i really wish they had a better system to customize your profile instead of having to equip one of these ugly icons, specially when i have that pixelart ahri icon that i want to use instead
i hate:
- it's a really unoriginal theme that is on lux only because she has easy to do particles and because a lot of ppl will buy her. there's zero thematic hooks like with sona and udyr and that's just super lame
- the unlocking systems is super stupid and i hate everything about it. there doesn't need to be a shitty minigame here, let me pick and put a cooldown on it if u don't want ppl to be constantly switching styles (although that wasn't a problem for sona so i don't see why it is a problem here)
it's not really a let down cos i didn't expect much, and i'll probably buy it when they do their like 6 month discount thing, tho maybe then i'll be like whatever. or maybe i won't be able to keep myself from buying it before, idk, it's less about the skin being good and more about being weak, which is the point of ultimate skins anyways
what's disappointing is that i would've much rather they had used some of these designs on other champions instead. on like syndra or karma or taliyah or whatever.
heck, i would've love dark lux as a stand alone lux skin but instead i have to play like 20 minutes with some other skins i don't like as much
i swear the skin would be like 5x better if i didn't have to play a stupid minigame to use the skin i want
i also think not one of those skins looks noticeably better than a 1350 skin, like it was the case with dj sona
i'd much rather have one really really awesome skin than 10 regular ones
i'm confused why riot opted for this, tho i can understand that there's only so much you can do with one skin to get away with charging that much money for it, but it just feels lame
i'd much rather have one really really awesome skin than 10 regular ones
i'm confused why riot opted for this, tho i can understand that there's only so much you can do with one skin to get away with charging that much money for it, but it just feels lame
BreezyLimbo
Banned
I told you guys elementalist lux would suck
BreezyLimbo
Banned
Sometimes I wonder
how League would be if they removed all items and just rebalanced the skills to scale harder. It'd be interesting. None of this item nonsense.
Why does rito feel the need to keep adding/removing items anyhow? Are they going for a perfect equilibrium? Or is it a need to 'shake it up' each season?
how League would be if they removed all items and just rebalanced the skills to scale harder. It'd be interesting. None of this item nonsense.
Why does rito feel the need to keep adding/removing items anyhow? Are they going for a perfect equilibrium? Or is it a need to 'shake it up' each season?
Stone Ocean
Member
I wasn't even aware her E slowed
BreezyLimbo
Banned
good question
they need to get the character balance just right before it'd be interesting to remove all items.
Since the beginning
When she hits her E on an opponent, it slows before it roots.
I forget the order, is Warwick rework coming after the Assassin update, or is there a new champion first?
Same. I guess it's hard to tell when you're dead before you can even move.
Funny how even after years playing this game I still learn new stuff. I had no idea that Lee Sin's cripple lasted 4s. Even though the strength of the slow degrades over time, that still feels like a prime place to trim Lee Sin when the time inevitably comes. A slow that duration is unnecessary on that kit.
Same. I guess it's hard to tell when you're dead before you can even move.
Funny how even after years playing this game I still learn new stuff. I had no idea that Lee Sin's cripple lasted 4s. Even though the strength of the slow degrades over time, that still feels like a prime place to trim Lee Sin when the time inevitably comes. A slow that duration is unnecessary on that kit.
oh lotion
i think items are good because having a secondary progression system adds depth and variability to the game
items also mean you don't just get infinitely stronger if you just sit in lane, you need to go back and buy items which gives people new opportunities to exploit that wouldn't be there if it was just all level based
i wouldn't be against a really drastic "let's delete all items and start over" thing, but i think they occupy an interesting space and are a good part of the game, even if they're often really poorly balanced
me, i'd delete runes and masteries instead
i don't think they've said, but warwick is the next rework for sure. eve is also supposedly coming in 2017
it's a really important part of her kit, it lets her kite and chase, set up pre-6 ganks, kite blue buff
i agree with the decision but i feel like her kit is looking kind of weak atm
we'll see, impossible to know until i try her
i really wish they did, lee sin's slow is super bullshit since he doesn't even q you when he ganks, he just wardhops into e then point blank q's and you're dead
lee sin feels so op right now
i think any skin that's just a collection of skins is inevitably gonna be sort of lame, but i think syndra's passive would make for a really awesome looking ultimate skin
ultimate skins are mostly chosen on popularity tho, since it doesn't make much sense to spend a shit ton of money on like a
Stone Ocean
Member
On the Lux thing, each skin seems to have some unique stuff like Darkness having this wing aura thing and so on
I agree with zky tho, I'm not too keen on the level up thingy but I guess its sort of a mix between PFE evolution and DJ Sona switching? Not really a dealbreaker for me but if I could be a particular element from the start that would be sweet
I agree with zky tho, I'm not too keen on the level up thingy but I guess its sort of a mix between PFE evolution and DJ Sona switching? Not really a dealbreaker for me but if I could be a particular element from the start that would be sweet
Prob new champ
BreezyLimbo
Banned
I'm telling you
Various Elemental balls floating around her. Her ultimate could be like, a blast of elemental power.
NOPE INSTEAD WE GOT LUX
CAUSE YOU KNOW
SHE NEEDS ANOTHER SKIN
Now what will I do with my
Spellthief
Sorceress
Commando
Steel Legion
Star Guardian
and
Imperial Lux skins!?
I'm just really enamored by the talent system in HotS. It's really nifty. There's various builds for various situations, don't need to worry about items, and the game becomes less about farming and more about outsmarting/outpositioning your opponent.
And that Ragnaros Ult where he takes over what are essentially towers....hnng.
I would love that in League. Like if you don't know, there's a character named Ragnaros, and his passive is that he takes over a Fort(More or less a League Tower), gains 4000 HP, and his skills change while he's in Tower-mode. It's so damn sexy.
Yeah, I think that sounds about right.
amen. Syndra keeps getting robbed.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
Mystery Gift says that next year Lux gets a Christmas skin
By the way add BreezyLimbo on League if you want a mystery skin, I have like 1900 RP I need to burn. I will choose cool people to give it(Who post regularly in this topic). NA only.
By the way add BreezyLimbo on League if you want a mystery skin, I have like 1900 RP I need to burn. I will choose cool people to give it(Who post regularly in this topic). NA only.
Stone Ocean
Member
Lux is prob never getting any non 750 skin ever again lol
let's be real tho
commando and imperial are garbage
sorceress is pretty bad
spellthief is good now that there's a new splash art (nowhere as near as good as this tho)
steel legion is good quality, but no one wants a robot lux skin
star guardian is amazing
so like, she has a bunch of skins, but more than half of them are 750rp or less, and they're not exactly great.
not all the games are the same
i think the item system in league is pretty satisfying, tho like everything in league it would massively benefit from being rebuilt from the ground up
u cray
she'll get tons more skins in the future
lux sells
Black-Wind
Member
Not that I wanna defend Riot making 10 skins for a champ with a ton already (I will give them this, I think all Lux Skins other than SG are bare bones and dated AF) but it's important to look at context.
Lux is an old as fuck champ and these skins come with not only new VOs and models but also a new animation set with different recalls and such. It's basically like each is a "Project Ashe" level skin, a legendary that brings a dated champ up to date with cool flair and such. That's 10 legendary skins in one seeing as 1350s don't come with new animation sets or new VOs.
Thing is ... it's Lux. Her basic bitch ass kit (in the visual sense) it NOT very flashy so 10 legendary level skins for her are still 10 versions of a basic, not very visually interesting kit.
uhhhh idk why that's the word you chose for it but w/e
i don't think what you say is right and this doesn't solve that problem, you just have a bunch of bad skins and one excessively expensive one
if they just updated her old skins so they're not bad anymore that'd solve that problem. i'm also really for improving old skins even if u have to raise the price for them. we all win with better skins, no one likes 750rp skins anyways
and i think her vfx could be interesting if they wanted it to be
i think, say, a void lux could look really cool. or like a spectre version of her
or whatever
what can i say, i think doing a skin that's 10 skins is really stupid
it looks like they're out of ideas
and they're not, cos they came out with 10 cool skin concepts
they just chose the dumbest format for delivering them
i don't think what you say is right and this doesn't solve that problem, you just have a bunch of bad skins and one excessively expensive one
if they just updated her old skins so they're not bad anymore that'd solve that problem. i'm also really for improving old skins even if u have to raise the price for them. we all win with better skins, no one likes 750rp skins anyways
and i think her vfx could be interesting if they wanted it to be
i think, say, a void lux could look really cool. or like a spectre version of her
or whatever
what can i say, i think doing a skin that's 10 skins is really stupid
it looks like they're out of ideas
and they're not, cos they came out with 10 cool skin concepts
they just chose the dumbest format for delivering them
BreezyLimbo
Banned
void Lux
like
Ok, bear with me.
Her ultimate summons a long tentacle to shoot forward instead of a laser
Oh man
like
Ok, bear with me.
Her ultimate summons a long tentacle to shoot forward instead of a laser
Oh man
I need this
I thought you didn't like lewd.
Sr Kitsune
Member
On the other hand, I can't wait for the next Ultimate skin. With all the feedback they will/are getting with Elementalist Lux, next ultimate is going to be really awesome.
(I will buy Elemantalist Lux)
(I will buy Elemantalist Lux)
killatopak
Gold Member
closet pervert.
No. Not me.
One day I hope there's an ultimate skin I am really excited for but they always hit the wrong champions.
Pretty much.
killatopak
Gold Member
Garen
Judgment (E) - added "Enemy champions hit by Judgement have their armor reduced by X for 4 seconds, stacking up to 5 times." - need to confirm. may be other changes.
time to bust out my garen.
Judgment (E) - added "Enemy champions hit by Judgement have their armor reduced by X for 4 seconds, stacking up to 5 times." - need to confirm. may be other changes.
time to bust out my garen.
Sr Kitsune
Member
You didn't like SGU?
SenorArdilla
Member
That's basically Udyr's VGU.
I never defaulted to Udyr in the jungle, though there are times I have felt very comfortable on him. He falls short on being a champion I would really want a skin for, and SGU is not exciting in a way that redefines my perception of the character. Sona skin is great and I actually really like the music a lot but playing that champ is ZZZ.
Dreams-Visions
Member
This is one of those skins where I feel like I can see a lot of work went into it, but it doesn't feel like the payoff is there.
watched the stream, listened to some of the lines. there's stuff i like, but also a lot of stuff i don't like
i like:
- most of the designs are nice looking
- unique vo is nice, some of the lines in dark lux were really cool
- new dance is really cool
- the lux character model has like the zeronis face which i appreciate a lot
- different portraits based on which mode you're on is cool
i don't like:
- the vfx isn't anything special. i think both star guardian and steel legion vfx look much better
- the animation on nature lux looked super wonky, idk about the rest
- like half of the designs are really forgettable
- only one splash?
- ward skin looks lame
- icons are lame also, i really wish they had a better system to customize your profile instead of having to equip one of these ugly icons, specially when i have that pixelart ahri icon that i want to use instead
i hate:
- it's a really unoriginal theme that is on lux only because she has easy to do particles and because a lot of ppl will buy her. there's zero thematic hooks like with sona and udyr and that's just super lame
- the unlocking systems is super stupid and i hate everything about it. there doesn't need to be a shitty minigame here, let me pick and put a cooldown on it if u don't want ppl to be constantly switching styles (although that wasn't a problem for sona so i don't see why it is a problem here)
it's not really a let down cos i didn't expect much, and i'll probably buy it when they do their like 6 month discount thing, tho maybe then i'll be like whatever. or maybe i won't be able to keep myself from buying it before, idk, it's less about the skin being good and more about being weak, which is the point of ultimate skins anyways
what's disappointing is that i would've much rather they had used some of these designs on other champions instead. on like syndra or karma or taliyah or whatever.
heck, i would've love dark lux as a stand alone lux skin but instead i have to play like 20 minutes with some other skins i don't like as much
i swear the skin would be like 5x better if i didn't have to play a stupid minigame to use the skin i want
Like you said, I would have preferred one amazing skin than 10 975-1350 skins. It feels like someone offering me 10 boxes of cereal for the price of 4, but it's not a cereal that I particularly like? I can see the value in the volume, but I'm not sure if that'll be enough for me to take all this cereal home.
Indeed, it would have been easier to appreciate if I could pick my own skin variant instead of having to play said minigame.
I'm about 90% sure I'll be passing on this one.
PhillipCostigan
Member
man lee sin feels so broken right now
i really hate playing against him again
10 normal skins is not as hype as 1 super awesome skin
i really hate playing against him again
idk why u had to use cereal to explain this but yea
10 normal skins is not as hype as 1 super awesome skin
killatopak
Gold Member
Is trump winning?
It's literally a mass exodus right now with this election. Like everyone I know is flipping out right now.
:^(
The buff is really crazy, I think. Black Cleaver is a core item on Garen (I assume, it's been a while) so Garen can potentially reduce armor by 60% on multiple targets. Makes his late game significantly better by letting him help out his ADC a tremendous amount
BreezyLimbo
Banned
You know what?
Fuck those 3rd party voters. Right now in New Hampshire theres a 15 vote difference between Clinton and Trump. Gary Fuckhead has 24k votes.
People wonder why 3rd party voters are a waste?
Fucking hell.
Sr Kitsune
Member
I'm just so sad. And I'm not even American.
killatopak
Gold Member
If they make it % armor pen that would be bonkers. I would expect a flat one that scales.
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As a minority with relatives that live in NA, this just sucks.
Orochinagis
Member
Yeah, elementalist lux, like they wanted to overdone Sona/Udyr triple design but ended in a mess of too many design and stuff the skin itself lots its identity in the process
Isnt that Lightning sister "dark" design ?
yea this is the best elemental lux chroma
Isnt that Lightning sister "dark" design ?
yup
took me 20 minutes against bots to get enough points to unlock her
so the best skin u might use for like half a game at best
that system is completely dumb
it has an identity
it just doesn't feel like a very fun or cool or interesting identity
yeah it looks a lot like her
i can't complain
dark lux looks awesome