Rugged garen visual update

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Public Beta. Other Titles. Not Headhunter though and that was the first indicator. The next visual upgrade still is the most eloquent example: Garen. On the other hand, his skins, except for Steel Legion, turned into retouched versions of the classic incarnation. For former re-textures, like Sanguine and Desert Trooper, it was an upgrade but for those that were full re-models the adherence to the classic style has taken away part of their unique identity; Dreadknight and Rugged are good examples.

Therefore, while Classic Garen might as well be upgraded some skins can seem downgraded. The small modifications of the classic armour leave the skins feeling too similar as if produced serially.

It makes them less satisfying as a result of not communicating their message as clearly as they once did.

It also means that opportunities are missed to make small but relevant and desirable changes to skins that can considerable help in making them stand on their own. The classic human base is clearly familiar but the clothes have tried to set each skin concept apart. Road Warrior was notable for skewing high heels in favour of more practical boots which were more suitable for a wasteland.

The visual upgrade returned the high heels even though the sexy angle is clear enough without them. In general, while the skins may not be considered improved strictly speaking the refinement of the looks is appreciated and none have actually gotten worse. Maybe not all skins really improved but some definitely did and in all cases none lost any features.

Zombie Brand was never the best example of how to make distinct particles but the wavy flames and their gaseous feel gave the abilities a unique style.

It was nothing groundbreaking but it showed that some care went into making a legendary skin feel different in all aspects. Ghost Bride Morgana also suffered from a similar issue. Her particles were the base for the VFX update and so it no longer looks as special as it did; which made the skin lose a star. However, part of what set Ghost Bride apart was lost but not simply because its particles were used as a base. It could be that Headhunter Master Yi was the first example of a skin that lost particles after a visual update: Wuju Style no longer has flames and Alpha Strike looks flatter.

It affects normal RP skins just as it affects Zombie Brand, an expensive legacy and legendary skin. These skins, among others, have practically lost its special particles, a relevant feature, and that is unacceptable. Besides, the fact that for some time skins have been losing features in the name of visual updates makes for a bad trend and a poor irony. It also raises some eyebrows that just after special particles are removed from the most expensive Brand skin a new one comes offering exactly that.

In fact, no skin should. This trend is particularly undesirable to players but also to Riot because it makes skins less desirable in two ways.