Summary
Period: 19th to 22nd of August, 2014
Skins: Superb Villain Veigar, Arcade Hecarim and Forsaken Olaf
Champions: Aatrox, Kennen and Zilean
Discount: 50%
Overview
Villainy, a few bits and a dark visage come to this week’s sale. Things seem rather varied so let’s see what we have this time.
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Conclusion:
An aristocratic evil-doer is a classic theme and Superb Villan Veigar executes it rather well. The model is quite well done and the new particles for Event Horizon add a nice extra touch. It might not be an excellent skin but fans of the Master of Evil will find much to like.
In theory, Arcade Hecarim is a tribute to 8-bit games but in practice it’s a pastiche of 80’s styles. The different elements and colourful combinations make the skin look like an incoherent mishmash. This results in a skin that offers a lot, including new particles, sounds and animations, but that lacks cohesion.
Re-textures can be good but re-colours often fail to impress. As a re-colour, Forsaken Olaf is little more than a grim re-paint of Olaf. The hues are certainly distinct but on their own can only offer so much. If you find the colours attractive it could be a skin to consider but it won’t provide more than that.
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Conclusion:
When it comes to IP-farming avoidance Aatrox can find much use in his trusty, old wings; which make him the best choice. Kennen’s lightning-like speed can also comes in handy but, being landbound, the escape won’t be as effective. The last choice is take the reins of time itself with the help of Zilean; though he doesn’t ask for much IP to start with.
Moving on, Aatrox recently showed his care for order as he visited us in full Justicar regalia. Unfortunately, his wardrobe is quite brief and his Mecha self is still too recent to receive a discount. Therefore, there isn’t much in Aatrox’s foreseeable future worth reporting.
As being a ninja isn’t always the best paid job Kennen has tried other professions. On May he tried to sell clothes, like his Deadly, red suit at a discount. Additionally, on April he offered discounted M.D. visits and in March cheaper Karate classes. We have to look back to December to find his affordable Arctic Ops so that’s something worth keeping an eye open for.
A time traveller like Zilean has the advantage of having access to styles from all eras. This June he preferred his rustic Shurima Desert gear but there was something else before. Last year, on December, he was in a rather Groovy mood; with related paraphernalia. This makes its return a possibility for his future but for certain, only Zilean knows.
Source: League of Legends News: Champion and Skin Sale: 08.19 – 08.22