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I know this is varus and stuff but
Does Riot team have any other champs in mind to polish up?
Maybe skarner? please?
I can't say anything precise but we still have plenty in mind for VFX Updates~
I know this is varus and stuff but
Does Riot team have any other champs in mind to polish up?
Maybe skarner? please?
I can't say anything precise but we still have plenty in mind for VFX Updates~
God bless you sir, but I have literally been playing for over a decade and never passed Silver 1. Thanks for the vote of confidence though.
2022 is your year
Oh wow, I never use reddit, but I needed to comment here.
Varus has been my main since day 1 & and you are definitely my favorite VFX artist in Riot, so I just wanted to say how happy and thankful I am for this (Hopefully he'll get an adequate VO soon, but I know that has nothing to do with you).I do have a small feedback I'd like to mention.
From what I see in the video, Darkstar Varus' E now leaves arrows in the ground, which is a bit strange considering he doesn't actually fire arrows, but rather some kind of comets. Maybe craters or something would be better, or just... removing the arrows.
Also, in the Arctic Ops one, I always liked that his Q looked more like and actual, physical arrow rather than a pure energy one, since it seems to fit the skin better. Anyway, I understand if it's easier to just change that.Sorry for nitpicking, and thanks again. A lot.
Aaah good catch for Dark Star! I'll fix that right up. :D
I'm not sure I'll be able to adjust Arctic Ops based on your feedback, but I'll have a look. :)
Glad you like the changes!
And you wish you could win a single game in said low elo tournaments
Naw, I'm sure /u/umbrianEpoch is too highly-rated to even apply.
Yo love seeing you bring up numbers
Are these type of data sets publicly available? I might play around with some python and do some data science for fun
Does data like this exist for seasons further back? I’ve been consistently platinum and above since season 1, and I feel like since the big rank shift that game quality in platinum has declined as far as what used to be gold in previous seasons, or is that just bias from my end
Not that I can find instantly. I just occasionally update a google sheet.
I love it! It looks so cool now! I think he really needed it.
Feedback:
On Base, Blight Crystal and Arclight, the ultimate has an indicator on the ground that clarifies the hitbox, but on all subsequent skins it's missing. I think it helps a lot clarity-wise, so it'd be better if it stayed on all skins (with some minor coloring for each).
On Dark Star and Infernal, the circle that appears around the enemy after hitting the ult is just the old yellow-ish circle, while all other skins use the new, prettier one.
On Project, the hitbox ground indicator for the Q arrow is there, but I feel like it could be a bit brighter to be seen in gameplay.
That's all! Thanks for reading!
Thanks for the feedback! I'll see what I can do. :)
BOLD WORDS FROM SOMEONE WHO SPENT MOST THE GAME DYING OR FLAMING HIS BOT IN ALL CHAT
(I'm messing with you btw. Your bot did legit suck)
BOLD WORDS FROM SOMEONE WHOS ONLY CLAIM TO FAME IS WINNING A SINGLE SOLO QUEUE GAME OVER A WASHED-UP HAS-BEEN
Varus is really special to me as he's always been part of my gay journey, thank you so much for showing him love. I adore all these effects, especially Arclight <3
Thank you! Really happy you enjoy it! :D
Bruh my plat 4 ass out jungled you on your stream and you tilted off the face of the earth
Sorry, this text is so small, I can't see it all the way down in platinum. Could you speak up?
I just gotta say you made my year?? I just, have so much love for this character and seeing him get something here and there just fills my heart with such joy, Its crazy
Really glad you like the update! :)
if diamond is a smaller percent of players, wouldn't that make the climb harder since it's more exclusive?
Correct. The first replies were all about Diamond and Master+ growing this season, making the climb less exclusive. Master+ did indeed grow from .05% -> .1% -> .15%, but that feels reasonable with the inclusion of GM.
Diamond+ as an overall bracket shrunk. Hence me mocking those who just decided out of thin air that D+ grew.
Oh my life, these new VFX look beyond beautiful! As a Varus player I thank you from the bottom of my heart for all the effort you put for all of us. Bless your heart!
Aaah thank you so much! Really glad you enjoy the update!
Ahhh looks so good!! Great job like always ^^
only thing i noticed is that the arrows during the flight of his E looks like they're twitching? Not 100% sure if that's what it usually looks like as i don't play Varus much, just a thought.
Miss u on socials! Hope ur doing better :)
Thanks! :)
I sadly don't have a way of smoothing those. They're all individual missiles, and I don't really have access to their behavior.
Read moreReeeeally amazing work, as always! I've been a Varus Main since I started playing League (In fact, I actually found League after finding a picture of the Heartseeker Varus splash while searching for cupid references LOL).
I have a few very minor suggestions, most of which I see already covered, like Conqueror Varus's R being recolored to be more red/gold than red/purple. A big, big thing that would be a huge quality of life for Varus would be if when casting his ult, the tendrils that come out to root nearby enemies were slowed down a little bit to better match the actual time it takes to root nearby enemies. As of now, the tendrils get on top of people and kinda sit there for a minute before the root takes effect, and I'd love to see the root pop immediately when the tendrils snare them!
Another super small thing, for Heartseeker Varus, could you maybe add a more pinkish ring around the area his E is affecting? I see the roses and everything but it has a small grey...
Thanks for the detailed feedback! <3
I'll see what I can do!
I 100% agree Ivern probably shouldn't get full Krugs value due to the nature of the way he clears camps! And I also agree that getting full "normal camp" rewards on Krugs would be quite neat!
At the moment I feel myself always gravitating towards the lanes around my blue side jungle since that is the area where I can get the most gold and XP due to the Krugs "nerfs".
Being able to farm Krugs with "normal camp" gold and XP value would be very nice and make it easier to play around both sides of the map since you would get "equal" gold and XP from both sides (slightly more on blue side due to Gromp of course).
Also I really appreciate that you took the time to respond even if nothing comes from this. I get that balancing a low population with a high % of OTP/Mains can be rather difficult, that being said I also really enjoy hearing you guys' opinions on balancing. You, Enso and Squad5 (and Kindlejack for lore) are all amazing at keeping in touch with the commu...
I think when Riot says "OK we're going to design a unique champion" they sign up for the maintenance cost knowing that it's going to exist.
I think it's OK if champions end up having funky strengths and weaknesses as a result of that uniqueness as long as the champion remains balanced and fun for its intended player base. For example, I think it's conceptually fine that Ivern gets skewed jungle rewards (e.g. always more gold or less xp or a healthier or weaker clear). However, it's currently not worth pathing to part of the map and that feels like a cardinal sin for a jungle champion.
As someone who strictly uses Heartseeker on Varus, thank you! Looks simply magical 💖🌹
Thanks! <3
Looks sick and Varus was long overdue for a VFX update. Most of these look super great though im not fond of mini arrows on E but i suppose its fine. I would also like if you recolored R VFX to red on Conqueror skin (the spread range indicator).
Thanks! Yup, I'll recolor the R circle on Conqueror. I realized I missed it while recording. :)
That might also be because diamond is almost top 3% this season and not only top 1% like before :D
maybe has to do with removed promos and with how the population of both low diamond and masters has giga inflated this season
