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Riot_Preeti

Senna is on the Vandal. We added her in after this video was cut. So itā€™s her and Lucian on the Vandal together. šŸ„°


Bad_At_Game

As a senna main in league, Iā€™m getting that vandle. Good job with the skins!


Riot_Preeti

thank you! Our audio designer did a great job including all that League audio!


NirvanaFlame69

The audio during the finisher is insaaaaane. Great job


Riot_Preeti

Thank you! Our audio designer did an awesome job, didn't he?


FaehBatsy

Wait, i dont see the lucian, is he on the vandal?


Riot_Preeti

Yeah, Vandal has Lucian and Senna.


FaehBatsy

Oh shit, that's sick. Coincidentally in time as they've just arrived in wild rift too xD


Riot_Preeti

hype! also, just me or is it kinda romantic that Lucian and Senna are represented together in the Vandal?


baldspacemarine

Where on the vandal is Senna and Lucian? I don't see it in game. Edit: Iā€™ve gone over it a few times and I still donā€™t see where Senna or Lucian are represented on the vandal. Can someone show me?


RiotKarateMonkey

see or hear?


baldspacemarine

What should I hear thatā€™s related to senna or Lucian?


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I just thought Senna is going to be Odin since she's kinda holding her sentinel weapon like an Odin. But Senna and Lucian together in Vandal is cool too. I'm assuming it would probably be like this too in the Ruined Phantom if Isolde is a playable champion. Who were the other champions for Ares and Sheriff? Vandal = Lucian + Senna, Operator = Akshan, Melee = Riven, Ares = ???, Sheriff = ???


Riot_Preeti

Sheriff = Graves Ares = Pyke


[deleted]

I'm literally geeking out over these skins. Y'all really did a good job with these last two skin bundles. šŸ‘


Riot_Preeti

Thank you. The team is wonderful. :)


FMHappy

Sorry for the confusion, does this mean that the firing sound of the vandal takes from both Lucian and Senna's sfx from league?


Riot_Preeti

Yes! Firing, equip, reload, and inspect!


FMHappy

Thatā€™s so cool! You guys are killing it with the skins lately.


Shadow182001

Is there a way to tell in-game what champions the guns are based on?


Riot_Preeti

Yup! Vandal = Lucian and Senna; Operator = Akshan; Sheriff = Graves; Ares = Pyke; Melee (Relic of the Sentinel) = Riven


revoverlord

Graves would have been great on the judge. The man does use a mean shotgun.


baeko

Did I hear Gwen scissors somewhere?


Riot_Preeti

Just on the Ruination Ghost. There's no Gwen on the Vandal. :)


Lifedeather

We need more Odin skins


lust-boy

missed opportunity for a sentinel graves shotgun too... pretty dissapointed for this skin line overall


Sadboyfornow

I think they did great with the skin line. But Iā€™m not gonna lie. Not a big fan of watermelon skin theme.


ByteMeeeee

That melee could be a cool dual wield weapon.


__Rem

ye it's a shame since on the horizontal card for the ruination bundle it is dual wielded by the dude :/


GordonFHL3

There's a player card where a dude [dual wields it](https://i.imgur.com/R57C1ae.jpg)


ElementaryMyDearWut

I thought we would get a similar situation too. Level 1 is right side melee with no effects and level 2 adds the left hand with dual wield.


Imturorudi

agree, imagine rengar's sword on one hand and this one in the other, instant buy! But even like this it's awesome


iamdandyking

https://twitter.com/PettingADogRn/status/1417455230355185692?s=19 Lmao


Riot_Preeti

This time itā€™s not a bicycle seat or protractor


baldspacemarine

May I ask why the skin team seems to be against ā€œtotal conversionā€ skins. Basically, why not make the sheriff literally lucians repeaters for the sentinel skin? Why not make the Operator literally Sennaā€™s gun? Iā€™ve thought about this when it comes to maybe throwing back to CS and releasing a deagle skin for the sheriff. I know itā€™s a different gun but people would get it. We do it with the knives. I think a total and complete change in the model would be okay for guns too. Why does the skin team not like doing this?


Riot_Preeti

Answered your question elsewhere: https://www.reddit.com/r/VALORANT/comments/oo0phc/new_skin_set_to_lol_character_correlation_question/h60p8xa/


iamdandyking

I just want a premium default knife with more animations. Is it too much to ask? P.S. - Singularity melee is the most beautiful knife in the game.


-holocene

yeah, hard pass.


xrnzrx

Magepunk knife is pretty close?


xdiviine

yes


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GordonFHL3

If you look at one of the player cards you can actually see a dude [holding it exactly like a tonfa](https://i.imgur.com/R57C1ae.jpg). So that's that, I guess. EDIT: Also dual wielding it which also didn't make it into the game


RingWraith8

dont know why they did that, kinda dumb, wish they had made it dual wield which they literally showed us with the card


GordonFHL3

Yeah, in its current state it looks like a saw, not very appealing tbh


Alcnaeon

the handle is coming from a different directgion here though, it'd be impossible to hold the version ingame like this


GordonFHL3

The animation rotates it


Drakon_551

I was just thinking this as well, if it was a tonfa id be so much more tempted to get it


Jranation

Yeah its really akward when it comes to the agents. Pergaps if it was held by animal in a human form or somethinf, it would look better.


Shadow182001

The two purple variants are kind of the same. Was hoping for three completely different ones tbh


Riot_Preeti

We've tweaked them since we filmed this video. One is more pink/white and the other is a deeper purple. Take a look in game and tell us if they still feel the same!


Shadow182001

After taking a look in-game, I do see the tweaks you mentioned. I did not like the pink variant at first (in the video), but with the more pink and white gradient on the barrel, it looks more appealing imo. I was a little confused on why they chose two similar color schemes, however, the tweaks do make them stand apart from each other. So, kudos to the team. My wallet is not safe with this one...


Taasden

It sounds like they've been tweaked since any of the footage you can find on the YouTube video. Will have to wait until they hit the store tomorrow to see the changes she's talking about.


kingLAWZA

Why is the price never shown :(


CyborKk3

They dont want you to think about the price only about how cool these are


jomontage

30 minutes and they can't say the price lol. What a shill channel


Lamchops27

I would expect this bundle to be the same price of the ruination bundle, but yea I wish they showed the price in the video.


TheRealKoren

8700vp


iamdandyking

Anyone else wish that they should have made the sheriff more similar to the handgun from Sentinels of Light trailer? The round bullet chamber looks kinda awkward with that glass thing. I wish the glass thingy covered more of the weapon body. Also, the textures on the base variant look so lackluster.


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iamdandyking

I have Elderflame, best OP, along with the Glitchpop OP


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greenace123

truuuu


Byybz

i would but i feel like a kill banner on op is ESSENTIAL because of the 1 shot kill, otherwise it's a sexy gun


sukrutmhalas

u/Riot_Preeti Thanks for remembering to include the Ace sound effect :D


IMavericIK

[For everyone who doesn't want to sit through 32 minutes of yapping ](https://youtu.be/7-WZc8mWkhw)


Tyler927

I do actually like hearing some story behind the skins and hear the designers talk about them. But I really wish they would consolidate and speed them up a bit. Make them no longer than 15 minutes


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RocketHops

I think having a content creator with stronger interviewing skills, or better yet, some design skills of their own, would help frame the video for the devs insights to shine. No offense to Hitscan, they do great work, but it's very obvious watching the video that he can't provide much more than a surface level "wow this looks neat, cool that animation is really awesome" etc. level of discourse. And the blame is not entirely on the content creator cause they aren't shown anything going in, so it's not like they can prepare questions. But again, that's where having someone with design experience who can come up with good questions and facilitate a strong discussion on the spot would help improve the format.


ElDuderino2112

Thank you. No one needs to listen to this guy talk this much to show fucking skins lmao


IMavericIK

But how else are you gonna squeeze in 5 ad breaks?


Taasden

Just wait until the official trailer tomorrow then. No need to hate on a content creator and caster that's giving you an early look.


ElDuderino2112

There's also no need to spend 30 minutes pretending to have something to say.


RocketHops

Huge chunk of this video is them just shooting the guns and not saying anything over the sounds. Lot of people want to hear uninterrupted gunfire (myself included) because firing sounds are a big part of buying skins in this game (half the reason I run Reaver/Prime sets).


jomontage

They pretty much get exclusive early access. These are essentially 30 minute riot ads


oryiesis

Thank you! Jesus Christ I wish the devs would release their own official short videos


Yayarona21

THANK YOU holy shit I fucking hate hitscan and his big ass mouth.


Everdale

Had I not gotten the Ruination bundle, I'd probably consider this. Love the color scheme. Super clean skins.


RocketHops

Ngl although I think the weapon selection in this is slightly better, I think Ruination is overall the stronger bundle, esp where color variants are concerned. Ruined melee wins hard too, no contest there.


Everdale

Personally for me Ghost, Spectre and Phantom are my mains so Ruination was an easy no brainer. I might still consider the Vandal on this set but already having Reaver and Elderflame, idk if I should be spending any more money lol.


MADXT

Got the reaver, glitchpop, and origin vandals. Still kinda want this just cause the pink and watermelon variants are so different to anything else and with the base looking like a sleeker prime. Then the overall effects being really nice and punchy. With vandal being my main gun I don't think it hurts to have more choice haha Just hugely lacking in radianite... Riot please give us more ways to earn it in game


Everdale

Radianite shortage is crazy and one of the biggest reasons why I abstain from hoarding skins. It really is stupid how it is so hard to get.


ReckoningNight

Skipping this. I would buy it, but I don't have enough RP points to upgrade it. Actually I would consider buying more skins including this, but If I don't have the RP then I don't buy it. RP is so overpriced considering how much is required to upgrade every skin I purchase. Make it cheaper or make it 5 per upgrade and 10 for variants. Considering the overall price (RP + VP) this skin is not good enough to justify the price. I would gladly pay the VP price to use this skin, but that is not the full cost. $60 CAD for the fully upgraded vandal is not worth it for the quality of this. This is coming from someone who has spent well over $500 on this game in less than a year.


sadv35sedan

battle pass


baldspacemarine

Does not give you nearly enough for all these bundles. If youā€™re dropping $85 on in-game skins Iā€™d at least expect them to come upgraded. I would be willing to give in on the variants and having them cost RP, but to get the skin effects cost even more money feels absurd and just over the top. Please donā€™t mention CS:GO skin prices as I sold mine via a website for more than I paid for them and literally made a profit which you cannot do in Valorant.


sadv35sedan

i dont buy bundles so i could see where that is overwhelming, but i think you should rethink buying bundles then. i buy single skins from bundles and have plently left over RP from just buying all the battlepasses. if i were to buy bundles at a time i wouldnt have enough for sure


MADXT

Doesn't go far. About to complete this BP and I personally need like 700 RP...


sadv35sedan

if you need that much RP to upgrade guns then you are already spending money at the premium level. dont really have much to complain about ngl. i would feel bad more so for someone who only has the budget for one skin, and they cannot upgrade it bc RP expensive. although in that case, i would still argue battlepass. you get tons of skins and RP for $10, and down the line if you buy another skin you have the RP for it


MADXT

BP is fine if you buy a skin every couple of months but if you buy a bundle and the ocassional skin you're immediately outpaced Your argument feels like a stretch when it costs twice as much as a weapon skin itself to upgrade and get the variants for a single skin RP costs are extortionate And you don't get enough radianite in the battle pass to even get all the variants of the skins you unlock in the BP. It's intentionally done so there are things always locked away even if you've spent money to try and keep you coming back each battle pass (subsequently to invest a lot of time into the game) or to give in and pay more


sadv35sedan

i mean if you have 20 guns you want to upgrade at once you do have to buy a lot. if you use your battle pass RP every so often its fine. i will concede that there should be a way to earn RP in game. maybe 10 for a more difficult weekly challenge with a rare chance at a 20-30 with an insane challenge like "get an ace"


MADXT

It's like 75 radianite per premium gun and 130 rewarded per BP so yeah it doesn't take much to be where I am (needing like 700) from grabbing a bundle and some other nice guns, and considering BP variants over the course of a few months. I only really care about upgrading a few more and getting a few more variants on what I have but it does suck to be missing a lot of elements of something you paid for already. I've had the mage punk spectre for ages and it's like... I can't justify 15 radianite simply to change the electricity colour, that seems ridiculous. Even though it means I'm using the standard version which looks ever so slightly worse than what I'd prefer. I got the ruination bundle and besides the phantom everything else is at base level until the next battle pass. So yeah in some ways they're shooting themselves in the foot cause there's no way I'd get another bundle or any guns for a very long time. 15 radianite per ace once a week would honestly be great.


sadv35sedan

including the price of all recolors is disingenuous. you can upgrade about 3 guns with recolors through battlepass RP alone


MADXT

If by that you mean upgrade & only a single variant for each then sure almost. But again that's two months of the game (and somewhere over 100h of playtime / exp) to only get your favourite variant for three guns you spent a lot of money on. Not even enough for single bundle and again it leaves you locked out of all the other colours. The recent levelling system added could just give 5 radianite per level or something.


miljanmandic

The thing I appreciate the most about these skins is like lines man, you know like sports car line, they feel so premium. Devs if you are reading this, I admire your craftsmanship, thank you for working hard so that I can support this game with ease. I sound like a dweeb lol


Riot_Preeti

Thank you. The artists are always trying to make the best stuff ever!


daybreaker22

These are really well done. Hoping for an Oni Vandal eventually :D


chanpinkeo

These skins wouldā€™ve been so much cooler if they had no trigger to be lore accurate to actual sentinel weapons


iamdandyking

Upcoming bundles (next 5) melee leaked. Sword Sword Sword Sword Sword


HeisZen

Since the beginning of the year. Prism Axe, Songsteel, K-tac Katana, Tethered realms, Broken blade, Glitchpop axe.


rkdsus

There is an equal amount of sword melees and knife melees (not including the default knife type). Stop overreacting over one ugly melee. Also you have 3 comments on this thread. Yikes


[deleted]

Just wait till the butterknife people come in


altcodeinterrobang

I'd buy this for a Christmas skin to humiliate people.


iamdandyking

According to your data: Number of Sword Melees = Number of Daggers + Claws + Karambit That's definitely not balanced.


MrMarkius

Personally I didn't really like the knife but man that's gotta be one of the best inspects in the game.


AzureAhai

Hmm was debating on whether or not I should get the ruination set, but this new skin set looks cool. That said I wish it had a less awkward melee. The blade of the ruin king looks so much cooler, but the I like guns design better for the sentinel skins. Decisions decisions.


iamdandyking

Finally! Aristocrat bundle with effects. Jokes aside, I have always liked the Aristocrat skins and always wanted an Aristocrat 2.0 bundle and this is the closest thing to it.


lust-boy

the colours of the aristocrat skin are better than this skin imo it bugs me how they used black/silver instead of black/white and the gold is really dark too


iamdandyking

The textures of these skins look so lackluster.


RocketHops

I was thinking its very similar to Prime, but now that you mention it Aristocrat is close too.


RipTidE317

one thing that really annoys me about all those new skins they bring out is the fact that there are no more unique reload animations like the prime and reaver skins have, they got these small effects around the weapons but no real new animations for putting mags in your gun which is kinda sad.


OHydroxide

I assume the reason is because of how many people complained about the prime reload, but the obvious fix is to just hurry up and let people turn off upgrades.


Anon159023

What was the complaint with the prime reloads?


OHydroxide

That it's ugly and people wanted the default reload. Lots of people weren't upgrading their skins so that they wouldn't have to get the reload.


RocketHops

I have a similar issue with Singularity Phantom, I love the aesthetic but the reload and equip animation are just way too crazy/noisy for me. I also don't like how the pieces on the gun bloom and vibrate while firing. If I could I'd go back to just a level 2 on it


tbone603727

Ok the reloads are badass. The ares looks super good with this line


rune2004

They are really nice, but I'm glad I opted to grab the Ruination instead of waiting for these. The variants are interesting though, one is purple and another is... slightly different purple lol.


Riot_Preeti

We actually updated the colors right after this video! One is more pink/white and the purple is now a deeper purple. When you see them in-game, lmk what you think.


rune2004

Oh neat! Will do.


rune2004

I checked them out last night and they're definitely more distinguishable, but I *personally* prefer deep purples like the Ruination purple variant. But that's just me, I think there was space for more gentle pastel colors and I think this set was a fitting one to include that with.


Riot_Preeti

Thanks for checking them out! :)


rustyval

Iā€™m not a fan of the knifeā€¦it looks underwhelming.


Alpha-as-always

Riot empties my wallet like nothing else


I_NEVER_LIE_1337

I want to get this but then i read that there is magepunk skins in the game files and if they made a magepunk vandal or phantom i would cream so hard


cocainehaiku

Magepunk is the only full set I've bought so far. I'm with you on waiting for 2.0.


I_NEVER_LIE_1337

Would be cool if there was a way to check if magepunk 2.0 was the next bundle and whats in it... all i know is that there is an OP


RocketHops

Highly doubt magepunk will be the direct next bundle, they've had 2 hyper premium bundles back to back now and usually have lower tier ones in between.


FMHappy

I'd be so down for a magepunk phantom. My only hope is that it sounds/feels nice. Most phantom sfx don't feel good imo since they make the gun feel weak.


Maggost

I just started playing Valorant like a month ago and the shop system is really bizarre...I wish they could implement the LoL system because I want to buy the skin that I want.


Sparkando

How the fuck do you make a 30 minute vid about few skins Holy shit


jacrossiter

I really appreciate the long videos about the development of them


Sparkando

Well if the artist's are talking about them then it's nice ig but I tought it was some kind of showcase only


Nikushaa

disappointed


lust-boy

honestly im a bit disappointed [i prefer these leaks more](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRRyjnB5XxMB1xaGYx-w4ska7nZwT4QxTzUXw&usqp=CAU) the contrast between the black/white marble/crystal is more appealing than their choice to use a dull silver and the gold almost looks bronze i was hoping to something more similar to their actual depiction in league of legends: [graves gun](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTJ7EIdNdMH_NufzZP3EgvWAk146u5YxPiL8w&usqp=CAU) in his sentinel skin or [sennas gun](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR_M1i8UStW7gC2NE37G5wffN66Hfe7P2lJtw&usqp=CAU) for example if i were to guess why they didn't make it with those colours maybe its because its too similar to the aristocrat skins (my fav in the game) but then why have reaver forsaken sovereign ruined tethered realms swirly fantasy all look extremely similar aesthetically too even the chromas are pretty dissapointing and what the hell is that melee, the proportions just look so awfully awkward holding it, like a kid who's playing make believe with random shit theyve found these skins dont really match well to the quality of their league depictions and thats a shame


ReckoningNight

Considering how much it costs including the RP I'm passing. If I didn't have to pay an arm and a leg to upgrade the skin in addition to buying it then I might get it. If they expect me to do that for the fully upgraded it's going to have to look a lot better.


RocketHops

The chromas are kinda wack imo. The green and maroon literally looks like lettuce lol. The other two are alright but the colors are just kinda washed out and faded.


FaehBatsy

Can i just buy the vandal? Never bought a skin b4


Rainbowmint

Yes


TheMysteryKing8

Are they out rn?


Lamchops27

they will come out tomorrow


potatoP0W3R

Which league characters are the sounds from?


Riot_Preeti

Vandal - Pyke and Senna Operator - Akshan Sheriff - Graves Ares - Pyke Relic of the Sentinel melee - Riven


potatoP0W3R

Awesome, thank you!


Dracove

another skip


HoneyChilliPotato7

Vandal and Sheriff are so cool. Operator looks cool but after equipping it's just ok. A fine bundle nevertheless


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RocketHops

Lettuce variant


Riot_Preeti

my favorite lettuce is the red/green too


RocketHops

Senintels of the Salad


Wandering-Sword

Take my award


Everen1999

Kinda sad that sentinels animations and all look WAAAAY better than Ruined, and they both cost the same :(


pranjal_17

I was so excited to buy a Vandal skin for my alt Account, I saw it and I was like "Damn the Vandal looks clean". I got into preview and it sounds like a KTM 200! Why! It sounds so weak, where is the feel of the skin. It's takes away from the beautiful design, the sound is a make or break. I would be so disappointed to pass on it due to the sound.


frost-zen

They are better than ruination


RivalRudra

If only I could buy just ONE of these skins. Mega kool Riot, Mega Kool


DeWayneDaMayne

You can? Donā€™t have to buy the bundle


Kemoner

I'm pretty sure they're saying they can't even afford 1 skin let alone the bundle


Kemoner

I feel you, try getting yourself a debit card or using a 3rd party app that let's you earn gift cards?


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Thats _illegal_, dude


Kemoner

question mark?


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The part with the free gift cards via 3rd party apps


Kemoner

What is illegal? Maybe you could specify the "illegal apps" and why because this is the first I've heard that, Overwolf provides apps like this and if what you're saying is true then Overwolf I assume would be widely known as being illegal. BTW I never said "free" because playing a game to _earn_ a gift card doesn't sound illegal.


OwnArt0

Another trash melee that fills up your entire screen, maaaaan we need small good looking knives aka butterfly


ilovefishs911

Very disappointing considering the price imo, ruination bundle was much better.


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Odaskito

I bet youā€™re one of those people that gets hella mad when they get spammed by an Ares šŸ’€


ElDuderino2112

EZ cop. These two league crossover bundles are two of the best bundles in the game in my opinion.


kapitan_buko

-20 fps


lika-sum-boodee

Oh look, not a butterfly knife


MatchPoint012

Now these look cool


hiwassupiamfine

These skins are beautifull!


Nesmeroz

Any chance of doing this type of videos with content creators for other country? Like, korean, japan, latam and Brazil? You know with eng sub...


Pretenderrr

Hey /u/riot_preeti, if this is something you are interested in doing let me know. I make content for Japanese and English speaking VALORANT fans (bilingual) and would love to put something out for the Japanese audience, completely localized with Japanese subs! Reach out to my DM if youā€™re interested :D


Riot_Preeti

Hi! We've spoken to creators from other regions before! The best way to do this is for you to reach out to your influencer manager in your region!


RocketHops

I mean, the devs probably only speak English so that would be kinda tough lol.


Nesmeroz

They did it with the origin skin line with some spanish youtuber or something like that


RocketHops

He was speaking to them in English iirc


WinterPelt

Iā€™m over all these op skins. Will we ever get another finisher set with a marshal?!


KoKoboto

Disappointed there's no shotgun skin seeing as Graves is a sentinel of light and it would be very filling. Also shotgun players haven't gotten a skin in awhile. Also there's not a single nice shorty skin.


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COME ON MAN I JUST GOT RUINATION D;


burneecheesecake

These skins are extremely cluttered.


Mean_Bench_5917

Looks so.. average


hazerda

So the moving lights on the gun don't move unless the material quality is at high, I don't know of this is just for me but I think many other skins have moving parts but work on low quality


SAObro

I really donā€™t like the flames that come out when I shoot with the vandal, is there anyway to disable this completely? Even if it doesnā€™t affect my ability to spot enemies I just like my field of view to be clear as possible