After Riot Video games launched the Complete Gameplay Replace idea into League of Legends by means of their rework of Aurelion Sol earlier this yr, followers are starting to guess who deserves one other move and will get a CGU subsequent, with quite a lot of choices tabled.
The thought sparked a Sept. 30 Reddit thread the place gamers nominated champions they assume are lengthy overdue for a CGU makeover—a change solely to their package whereas the champ’s visuals, lore, and aesthetics stay.
Though Asol was given the early seventh birthday reward of a rework on Feb. 7, 2023, among the different champions talked about within the thread are even older and nearly definitely deserve a contemporary take.
Ryze is a champion who has seen many reworks through the years, however one fan believes the modifications have achieved nothing to push him within the course of Riot’s “machine-gun mage” imaginative and prescient. Another user disagrees, citing they get pleasure from witnessing the champion in professional play.
That being stated, he’s solely had a 1.5 % decide charge inside skilled matches this previous cut up in response to pro stats site Game of Legends so a rework could also be within the playing cards for The Rune Mage.
Initially launched in 2009, Tryndamere is one other title mentioned by the community, believing his package ought to have been reworked years in the past with out a look after his visuals being modified. Riot has struggled to seek out the candy spot for The Barbarian King, with a Patch 13.17 buff to his vary followed by a swift nerf attributable to how overpowered the change proved.
Yuumi is a more recent addition to the League champion roster and has seen the community divided since her Might 14, 2019 launch. One player wronged by one too many magical cats described her as a “parasite that does nothing for 25 minutes after which hops on the strongest champ and AFKs” attributable to her distinctive capacity to latch different gamers on her group and turn out to be untouchable.
With League nearing its 14th birthday on Oct. 27, there isn’t any scarcity of champions within the queue to obtain some CGU or VGU love—and if Riot ever runs out of concepts, they’ll all the time flip to their passionate group for inspiration.
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