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14 Jul

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Originally posted by MathKnight

In case you missed it /u/RiotSirhaian please double check his Black Belt skin to make sure it changes from Bear stance like it should. This video had an obvious bug in that skin when it didn't change to Tiger and Turtle stances. Thank you.

Yup, working on fixing this! Definitely a bug. :)

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Originally posted by MarcusElden

Question - Do you know if Udyr's old shield graphics was just a recolor of the old Morgana black shield? I always suspected it was.

I can't tell for sure at 100%, but I really would not be surprised!

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Originally posted by TrololoIo

So I asked this on twitter too, but does your vfx changes include auto attack timings too? Ahri AA always felt to me slightly off, so if you can fix that or make her vfx better match the take off (when the projectile leaves and you can safely move without canceling it) and damage timing, I'd be really thankful.

I can't change their timings, sorry. :(

This is generally done by design, not VFXs.

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Originally posted by Shallow_Response

KogMaw passive update when?

oh god, the sooner the better

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Originally posted by n0oo7

Wait, so you guys aren't even getting paid or ordered to do this?

We're absolutely not required to do this. Think of it as a group of friends working on this in-between projects or during lunch.

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Originally posted by Neville_Lynwood

Always keep in mind that reddit is the vocal minority. Often the negatively minded minority. Happy jolly people are usually too busy having fun with the game to come to reddit. (Which is why you guys always do polls through the client itself to get unbiased data, right?)

Honestly, guys like you who love doing projects like these could really benefit from a social media buddy who scans all the social media posts and filters out the nonsense and collects the actual constructive feedback.

I know a lot of youtubers do exactly this. They have people who read the comments and filter the crap so that the actual content creator can respond to the good stuff and get useful feedback.

I'm not sure how this passion project of yours is set up, but maybe there's a colleague who can pitch in and be the neutral party who can read these threads and pick out the useful and encouraging stuff.

At the very least, if you do read these posts, basically ignore any post tha...

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That is a very good idea but even if it takes me down from time to time, I think it's useful for me, both to develop a thicker skin, and to get as much feedback as possible. :)

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Originally posted by CelioHogane

how come Riot hasn't build one of those yet? Tsk tsk tsk, just sell one of the mansions made of gold, you guys.

I think we'll need at least a couple million lux prestige skins for this.

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Originally posted by kingshmiley

/u/RiotSirhaian I think you did a really nice job. I really like the look of the new Turtle Shield, the color looks great and it’s sleek. I think this did a lot for him even though the model isn’t the best.

Thank you! /me cry

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Originally posted by pm_me_ur_giant_boobs

Also keep in mind Reddit has a loud voice but it's a fraction of the wider global LoL community, the SkinSpotlights video has as of now 90k views with 5.3k likes and only 334 dislikes so a lot of people like it and that video is another fraction of the global community.

So, I hope that makes you feel better about it, on a related topic though, do you have any idea why Riot is so reluctant to give VU to really old champions models, like Udyr and Gragas and others?

Oh yeah I definitely always keep that in mind!

I'm not part of the VGU team, so I'm not really sure, sorry!

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Originally posted by CelioHogane

Just slow down time, obviously.

If only I had a Hyperbolic Time Chamber...

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Originally posted by Waterstealer

i think the phoenix effects are much more clear visually, but the turtle shield not having the hex pattern is a bit of a downgrade.

That's fair! I'll see if I can bring back some of that turtle feel in the shield.

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Originally posted by the-bookthief

It pains me so much to see this thread. I can see your passion and deep frustration... I'm sorry. That I have complained before (not about this exact topic but some other stuff that was rooted in my ignorance to try to Listen and understand how Riot works) and that something that you love is pulled into the dirt like this. Thank you for trying to make us understand - it must feel like fighting against windmills a lot of the time, but I think you do suceed provoke a lot of understanding, or at least some thought about a topic that is so easy to critisize in passing. But so much harder to do. 💜 Thank you for all the love you put into this game, and all the joy you give us.

<3

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Originally posted by errorme

Plz add Mountain Dew shapes too. TY.

Hahaha if only I could, I definitely would. :')

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Originally posted by pm_me_ur_giant_boobs

I think what's happening is redditors seem to have a different perspective on the whole Udyr thing.

It seems from a lot of redditors perspective they've been wanting an Udyr VU for years now and it's always fallen on deaf ears now that something is finally being done towards Udyr's visuals (his VFX) it ignites the issue of his VU again and how frustrated people are that he's been left in this state for years with no change in sight.

And when they see all that's being changed is a simple (not tyring to diminish your work <3 using simple in comparison to a full VU) VFX update they get frustrated all over again and see it as just polishing a turd, you can polish it all day long but at the end of the day it's still a turd and nothing is being done about it.

Is it your fault that there is no VU planned for Udyr? of course not but unfortunatley as a representative of Riot regardless of your position you face the force of it.

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The whole thing surprised me tbh, but I definitely understand it. And even better now thanks to you. Really wish I (we) could have done more, but the scope was sadly smaller than most seemed to expect.

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Originally posted by Cryptizard

It seems like you have probably never had a job that wasn't clocking in and clocking out. Most people on salary are given tasks and they take however long it takes to do those. Sometimes you have downtime or a lull while you are waiting for someone else to get something to you. Working spontaneously on something during that time instead of goofing off on Reddit would be a "passion project".

Thank you for understanding and explaining it so well.

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Originally posted by Doctor-Squishy

That would be awesome. I don't have skin in the game, I played udyr a few times and enjoyed him, but he's not my main or anything. I did love the pattern on the old shield though. Everything else makes sense. The Phoenix fire changing to reflect when the damage is done definitely makes sense. But like the other user said, the pattern on the shield looked cool because it matched the shell.

I can try to bring that pattern back a bit.

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Originally posted by WarriorMadness

Tank Fiddlesticks W Minion healing: 25 >>> 15%

Honest question, will this actually be enough to address Tank Fid?

While it will make his laning harder I don't see how it affects the aftermath, it seems like building tank will still work since they didn't hit his base damages or % health damage, just that he will have to play safer in lane to get through.

We found minion healing to be a super sensitive lever for Fiddle top/mid to be successful in lane when balancing him before release. It's not gonna kill the playstyle but his lane will be weaker and he won't be as good at just negating all the damage you to do him.

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Originally posted by ch3l4s

You can add some doritos here and there, reddit loves memes.

I actually kept the same kind of shape just to make sure we never truly lost the doritos feel.

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Originally posted by IicemanI

I mean making the animations bland obviously isn't gonna be taken well. The old W and R both had way more flair to them than just a bubble and an orange cone. Just like Blackbelt Udyr now having the bear stance model while in tiger and turtle (which hopefully is a bug ?).

I think people have nothing against small visual effect updates just that "dumbing down" animations and removing what makes them unique on a champ that already doesn't have much going on doesn't seem great.

The blackbelt udyr is a bug, yes.

I'll simply disagree that they are more "bland", but you are free to believe that.

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Originally posted by CelioHogane

How dare you not be the ultimate developer, go back to learning to do 3D models while practicing for voice acting, then for your writing classes and coding training!

If only days were 128h-long