It's kinda unfair to nerfs a champ to the ground just bcs his community is good and dedicate at playing him
It just mean that learning the champ is pointless and not rewarding at all, since the game itself held you back
The alternative is him being perma-banned, tbh.
I understand the feelsbad nature of it, but this also allows you to actually get to pick your champion.
Hey BSlav are you the designer working on him or do you only have eyes for Draven
He has axes
Hiyo!
I was asked to share this video here, showing the new Orianna VFXs!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3Mr51PDHsc
Little disclaimer: I didn't work on this one, so I don't have any insights!
The snowflake was re-added to Winter Wonder Orianna, and the Poro was tweaked so that it no longer turns with the player orientation~
What I forgot to ask, I am curious from an artistic perspective:
Where or how did you take your inspiration from while updating Shaco's VFX?
How hard was it, thinking of new effects for Shaco? I mean he was the OG roster from 2009 without a proper VFX or (still no) lore, so I assume it must have been hard to come up with anything.
His new effects remind me of Vex or Lulu for some "unknown" reason :^)
It was definitely a bit challenging. I took inspiration from his splash art, and from the idea of "illusion" magic.
But what about clarity and stuff like that? How are people going to know if its on or off CD?
What about adding some kind of small aura/fog around his daggers just as his Crime City/Arcane skin have?
I mean it would be like Master Yi's E. If you dont see it, you know its on CD and if its blue/yellow its active or casteable.
Maybe use something different, that doesnt look like a DoT? See Master Yi's E. You've got the magic hands, Sirhaian! If there's someone that can do it, its you.
Oh my bad, I missed that part! No promises, but I'll have a look.
EDIT: I've added it in. Should hit PBE tomorrow if I'm not mistaken! Here it is: https://imgur.com/96wP9Rk
hi /u/RiotSirhaian! thanks for the update!
Hiiii! Hope you enjoy it! :D
And hope you're doing great!!
Finally, after all these years... I will never ever bother you again regarding the Shaco VFX, you are free from me. Thank you.
But here is some feedback I could give:
Is it possible to give Shaco's weapons some kind of poison fluid, aura or something like that, which shows that his Two-Shiv Poison (E) ability is either off or on cooldown?
You can also see it on his Classic Splashart, there is some kind of pink/purple fluid on his weapon that indicates that it is "poisoned".
His E slows if its not on CD and if its on cooldown in won't slow
His newer skin have some kind of aura around them, but its always there, not bound to the E cooldown.
I really want to thank you again, for doing this. In the name of all Shaco players:
THANK YOU.
So I did try having some poison feel to the dagger, but it ended up looking like it would apply a DoT. We decided against it then!
Loving most of the updates! I only have one initial concern about the way her passive is displayed on enemy units :
Just some quick screenshots for example - New passive vs Current passive
I worry it's not obvious/clear enough especially for anyone with eye strain or visual impairments.
We deliberately reduced its intensity because of its low gameplay impact.
From the video is her texture getting an update on base skin or is it just me who forgot how she looks after only playing her with skins?
Nope, no texture update! Only VFX. :)
Hi sorry I’m super late but just wanted to say I really appreciate all the game theory discussion in this thread and these are risk areas we actively think about frequently.
I admit I just bought them because they were cool, and had no idea about the outreach.
I mean that's not what I'm going to tell my wife when she notices the new skins, but that's my business.
Illusion: 100
Hello everyone! :D
Similar to the previous VFX updates we’ve made in the past (Vel'Koz, Zilean, Syndra, etc), we're working on updates to the Visual Effects (VFX) of champions whose spell effects are in need of some love. Our aim is to get their VFXs to current League standards and improve gameplay clarity. This time, it's Leona's turn, for 12.7's PBE Patch!
This VFX Update is a smaller one, aimed at simply cleaning up some of Base Leona's older VFXs, while bringing them a bit closer to how they looked in the cinematic "The Call".
Just like all the previous ones, and since these are smaller updates geared toward sprucing up some of the oldest members of the roster, they aren't in the same prioritization conversation as to how we decide who gets a VGU (where we take model, gameplay, and thematic into account too!): they do not affect any other timeline, and are simply dev passion projects.
H...
Read more External link →Hello everyone! :D
Similar to the previous VFX updates we’ve made in the past (Vel'Koz, Zilean, Syndra, etc), we're working on updates to the Visual Effects (VFX) of champions whose spell effects are in need of some love. Our aim is to get their VFXs to current League standards and improve gameplay clarity. This time, it's Shaco's turn, for 12.7's PBE Patch!
This VFX Update was mainly focused on giving Shaco's spells a more unique and modern identity, while also making them a bit easier to see.
Just like all the previous ones, and since these are smaller updates geared toward sprucing up some of the oldest members of the roster, they aren't in the same prioritization conversation as to how we decide who gets a VGU (where we take model, gameplay, and thematic into account too!): they do not affect any other timeline, and are simply dev passion projects.
Here's a video preview of the changes for his n...
Read more External link →They deserve a raise
He left Riot. :( I'll never forgive him for such a monumental betrayal.
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