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The "changes" to sweetheart Rakan and Xayah are a joke.

So recently Riot has updated PBE with sweetheart Xayah and Rakan, which after being teased showed a vocal majority of dislike from the reddit community as shown here as well as PBE forum communities here and here.

After a few hours fan edits had emerged with suggestions on how to improve these skins.

Rakan edit by : redsinistra

Redsinistra Deviantart

Xayah edit by: /u/pikaxxu155

Xayah edit by: /u/PaulinaxD

So here are the new edits to hit PBE today:

Rakan edit 1/12/18

Xayah edit 1/12/18

These are the "Updates" That are shown in the 1/12/18 Riot Updates, shown in red circles


Tweet from Yekaterina Bourykina about why the model cannot be changed

While some aspects of these edits cannot be updated due to model reasons(which should not be an excuse as there is 1-2 months to fix it) these suggestions have been completely ignored with the recent update even in terms of simple texturing which is unacceptable. The argument "well 3D modeling and texturing isn't so simple of a fix" could arise, however as someone who does 3D modeling and texturing, I can confirm IT CAN BE FIXED.

These are changes from the edits above that can be done without changing the models and just changing textures, shown in red circles

THERE IS NO EXCUSE for such small changes being made on these skins when there is at LEAST 1 month until they should be released. Riot is not taking community criticism on these skins seriously, if they do not think these skins can be fixed by the "deadline" they set themselves, they should be canceled and released later on because these tiny adjustments are unacceptable.

EDIT: Rakan Skin Spotlight for Reference

Xayah Skin Spotlight for Reference

These spotlights do not have the most recent changes but are good bases for your opinions.

EDIT 2: Another Xayah Concept by Noble-Fantasy

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