Key things
- The visuals on two of Viktor's skins have been updated following community feedback.
- Much of the Viktor-specific community wants Riot to drop the changes, the so-called “revert-lution”.
- Viktor's VGU is due to arrive on December 11th.
League of Legends champion Viktor is set to receive a visual and gameplay update (VGU) on December 11. The champion's updated visuals are intended to bring Viktor closer to how he appears in the Arcane animated series, but some aspects of his new visuals have attracted considerable criticism from players, especially Viktor mains.
Viktor has changed from a walking, stocky “general” type to a lithe figure that hovers above the ground. Although Viktor's visual effects are undoubtedly better, some of his character models are widely considered downgrades. Two skins that the community has found to be particularly disruptive are Deathsworn Viktor and Creator Viktor, which Riot has now further updated in response to criticism.
Viktor Mains is not happy
As Giaccone pointed out in a Reddit post about the changes, Riot has updated the two skins above in the Public Beta Environment (PBE) to be more in line with their original appearance. Deathsworn Viktor has regained his skull mask and other details on his body, while Viktor the Creator has been darkened with additional red details, effects that make him look more menacing.
If I had to guess, these changes won't be enough to satiate the community that has been clamoring for a “revert-lution,” a movement dedicated to preserving Viktor's original appearance. Many recent posts on the Viktor Mains subreddit have been devoted to criticizing the new visual changes, which seem to be a non-starter with Viktor Mains and only gimmicks.
It's interesting that Riot is calling this update a VGU as opposed to an ASU (Art and Sustainability Update) because the changes to Viktor's mechanics are minor. All of his abilities have been tweaked slightly, but the only notable change is that his ultimate (Gravity Storm) will now have a scaling mechanic.
If an enemy damaged by the storm dies (i.e. taken down), the radius of the storm is increased by 40 percent and its duration is permanently extended by three seconds. This effect can be stacked up to 6 times.
Viktor's VGU is scheduled to launch with Patch 14.24 on December 11th. As things stand, Riot isn't willing to fully reverse the upcoming visual changes.
