IMO this skin line is very cool and this was awesome to see the behind-the-scenes look at how it became a thing.
Thank you! We were really excited to share the skins with everyone, so sharing their development story has also been really fun. :)
u/oniram177 and I geek out over behind-the-scenes stuff from our favorite IPs and stuff we love, so we want to share whatever we can for anyone who wants to learn more about VALORANT stuff we work on.
f**king please do it.
Making that skin would definitely defy expectations 😂
SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY
Yes
If anything this is a good proof for my other comment - when we decided to make these skins, Guardian was intended to be a “premiere” weapon alongside the Vandal and was a popular weapon in playtests so the skins team decided to make skins for it.
But now we’ve realized it’s not living up to that power level and have repurposed it at the 2500 price point as a somewhat more niche weapon. But it’s got two upgrading skins and the Phantom has none.
If we could magically conjure skins quickly... do y’all think we’d intentionally decide to sell two Guardian skins and no Phantom ones? Doesn’t seem like it’d make much sense to me given how popular those two weapons are comparatively nowadays. But, given the dev time we made the decisions we did and are catching up to current meta. Like I said before, this stuff just takes awhile to make!
He's right. At that time, we had also classified the Guardian in the sniper category, so it was in between the Operator and Marshal. Since then, we moved it back to the rifle category and you know the rest of the story.
Is it just one animator who is doing the animations for these skins? Or do you have a team working together
So you're not gonna believe this but yes, it's one guy who did all the animations. It's this incredible guy: https://www.artstation.com/xrayalpha/profile
Our team is actually very, very small, especially compared to other cosmetics teams.
Oh, do you have an idea of what it might be then? I could also see it sort of being Reaver Sheriff. Looks a little too chunky on the top to have been a classic to me
It's the Prime Classic!
i see u commenting alot recently thats sick
now goodnight im going to sleep early so i can get my permit :)
ALSO cant wait to buy that cute ass frenzy dragonnnn tomorrow
Driving permit? That's awesome, good luck!
Yay! I hope you like the Frenzy. He's a cutie.
I like these skins, but for $100 I would think they would have dealt with this...
Sorry! It works in the game. It's broken in Collections, though. We didn't catch this bug until it was too late to fix. :(
Hi! That's a bug in the Collections screen. It works in-game. We didn't catch the bug until the build had already been cut, so it was too late to fix. :(
It works in-game. It's just broken in the Collection view. :(
We found this bug too late to catch it in time for the build. :'(
Love the skins. Keep up the great work! Super excited to see what else they've got in development (phantom plzzz).
Thank you! :)
I want a Phantom too!
That last one looks a bit more like Aristocrat Sheriff to me
It wasn't made yet, so couldn't have been it. ;)
Vandal- dragon
Judge- chonky dragon
op- long dragon
Frenzy- smol dragon
omg. u/oniram177 you called the Judge "the chonky dragon" too???
I admit they definitely don't look as bad as the trailer made it seem. The grabbing of the ammo from the dragons is really cool. Idk if I'll get em though.
The operator sound with the dragon groaning actually lasts a decent amount of time after the shot -- might masks footsteps.
We duck the cosmetic audio so that if there's another sound you SHOULD hear (like footsteps), the cosmetic skin audio gets lowered to prioritize the footsteps audio. No pay to lose! :)
I like how you can visibly see the dragon "breathing" in these skins, really makes them feel alive all the time instead of alive only during reloading, good touch.
Thank you! Our animator is super talented and he added those idle anims!
I'm friends with a riot employee who formerly did support, even just working support he got thousands of RP (and the other day mentioned he got a ton of valorant points and bought skins with them) for free from work. Is this different between different people?
It depends on the game. We don't get any stipend for VALORANT.
I like the OP dragon gently sticks the clip in
All the other dragons angrily rip it from your hand and shove it in
He's wise and elderly, and thus more patient. That's why he gives a nice little puff of smoke from his snout to say "thank you." :)
Do Rioters not get skins free?
No, we spend our own money! :)
I'm a big fan of skins in League of Legends! Glad you guys also carry that determination in VALORANT.
Thank you! This is so nice of you to say. League has set an incredibly high bar for us. Their cosmetics team is incredibly talented!
Is it available once the patch's done or do we have to wait for a specific time?
I don't think we've stated the time yet, but the countdown timer should be accurate.
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