I think what sells it for me is how overly space disco it is. I like disco music even though that in itself is a hot take. I took a history of rock and roll class in college once and my professor said we're skipping disco. I asked why and she said something along the lines of "I wish I could fail you for asking that" and just laughed. I'm totally down for some old school space funk type shit.
Professor sounds like a harsh vibe.
Do you already have a list of future champs in this skin line or you'll wait to see how it'll turn out????
We’ll wait and see how it goes. We’re already digging some of the suggestions folks have thrown out in these threads though. :)
This skinline looks like it has a lot of soul (lol) behind it, and I'm actually looking forward to the release. Did the development differ significantly from other skin development timelines? Are there going to be more of these completely distinct explorations like this in the future for finding new niches?
These skins are a product of the Thematic Development process and team that we called out in our Season Start video. Our goal is to keep making new thematics that we have high confidence will be hits with players, with a few thematics each year being “wildcards” or creative risks that we aren’t so sure about but have something about them we believe in internally.
I heard that Kayn is going to become the next 1000 day club president. 👀
I know it’s unlikely as he’s not super popular but I really love the idea of Kennen in a little disco space suit, his shurikens could be little disco balls, his ult could be like a big shining disco ball :D
Great skins btw, I’m super new to league, only started a few weeks ago and there’s so many awesome skins about, I’m super impressed with you guys :D
Thanks Drathyyy. With 1000+ skins in the portfolio we definitely have to try some stuff that’s really out there from time to time. :)
Welcome to League btw. Hope you enjoy the game. :)
You killed off my 1000 day club doc, what will I do now? Maybe I'll make yet another chart based around Morde again
We’re trying to figure out where to draw the line next when it comes to “days since last skin”. We’ll keep folks posted. :)
Hi Bellissimoh! I just want to say that despite the fact that I don't use any of these champions, I can really feel the passion you guys out into this skinline. It's out of this world! Great job! Can't wait for Crime city!!
Thanks Otiknayluj. Much appreciated. :)
I'm loving the theme. And It's probably the closest I'm gonna get for new demacia vice skins.
We got there in a roundabout way but we got there. :)
Have to come in to say that I'm absolutely glad you've gone out of your way to try something different and it really shows the bounds of creativity. I much prefer this to any other type of futuristic themes you guys generally rehash (which I feel have gotten boring). This also signifies that you haven't forgotten about the more light-hearted, jokey skin lines and the sound design is f**king brilliant. This is amazing, truly. I don't even play Samira but might buy it out of principle.
You hit the nail on the head as it relates to sound. Huge kudos go out to the audio team on these skins. True heroes.
I simple love it, so simple yet so fun, you nailed it.
Yeah we don’t want everything to be so super serious and edgy all the time. (Though many people like that sh*t to be fair)
Glad you’re liking the playful tone.
We dig it. Finally a good Rumble skin that isn’t legendary
As someone who plays Rumble mid on occasion, I can’t wait myself. ;)
Read moreIt's an absolutely hilarious thematic that you guys knocked out of the park. The colors, animations, sound effects -- everything on these skins captures the aesthetic wonderfully.
Part of me finds it a little odd that there was so much of a pet/animal focus in what could easily have been just "Retro Disco Future" and been amazing just on those merits (Samira and Lux are probably my favorites for that reason -- I think the fact that they don't play into the zany animal design that much actually strengthens them as far as the "retro disco" goes), but the rest are super endearing and extremely charming -- just perhaps not quite as thematically strong in my personal view.
I really hope this theme takes off, as this is one of the first themes in a while I'm really excited to see more of. It sort of hits some of the stuff I loved about Demacia Vice, in a weird way.
Jinx, Bard, Ivern (I really just want to see him dance), Xayah/Rakan (doub...
Thanks for the note Djinn. Internally we saw some people that loved the animal angle and some that loved the humans. We decided why not both? :)
Love your observations about color and execution. It’s really fulfilling for the development team to see players recognize the effort put in.
Love it! The thematic is so flexible too! Expect this to comeback after the next year line up. Hope we get more champions turned into robo suits with animals controlling theme.
You’re absolutely right that there’s a ton of flexibility in Space Groove. We’ll be watching the results and also surveying players afterwards to make sure we understand whether people liked it and why or why not.
Assuming it does well we’re super excited to extend this universe to a bunch of other champs. :)
We are super excited to have this thematic see the light of day. We wanted to try something really different here and were excited to see whether or not folks dig these as much as we did while making them.
Also RIP 1000 day club.
Looks real bad, but I thought the whole thing about these models are that they are not supposed to be looked at from this perspective
This is exactly right. That being said you can definitely see a clear difference between older champs like Wu here and newer champions like Samira.
The underlying foundation for some champions need updating, which we often see in VGUs.
But yeah, ultimately these models are made to be viewed from up high above the rift, not at dating distance. ;)
Not OP but I've been having a lot of success with Galeforce. The bonus dash and execute feels nice and he makes great use of the stats.
The go to I see Viegos build tends to be Goredrinker but I prefer the assassin playstyle over the bruiser version.
Yeah I agree with you here.
lmao awesome!
what is your go to Mythic? I feel he has a lot of different options
I do feel like he has a lot of different options. Kraken slayer is definitely a popular option, but I’ve also seen some odd builds where people go sunfire along with resolve/aftershock.
I’ll occasionally go stridebreaker or gale force if I need additional mobility.
After a few weeks now I've finally hit Mastery 5 on Viego and have to say he's incredibly fun and cerebral. I often think of myself as a jack of all champs master of none but with Viego's ability to temporarily take the form and abilities of his downed opponents I feel like my broad investment across all League champs can finally pay off.
Trying to dance around fights and finding the right opening, then assuming you get a kill trying to re-evaluate the team-fight puzzle and determine whether you should use that champions kit or your own is so incredibly dynamic. Still have a lot to learn, but so far an absolute joy to play.
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