Riot Games confirms that Kog’Maw is getting a VFX update in League of Legends.
Since last season, Riot has constantly been giving Visual Effects (VFX) updates to the champions whose spell effects are outdated and need some love. In Season 11, Riot has already released some great VFX updates for Hecarim and Rammus. Moreover, the most recent’s ARAM VFX also looked quite refreshing as well.
Now, League of Legends Visual Effects lead artist for skins, Riot Beardilocks, has confirmed that Kog’Maw is finally getting some VFX love, which will be available for testing in the PBE.
According to Riot Beardilocks, Kog’Maw’s new VFX will include an Updated Model Texture and an Updated Armor/MR shred icon.
“Improving gameplay clarity on missile widths, R edge indicator and W/P empowered state,” Riot Beardilocks on this VFX update.
Kog’Maw VFX Update
Kog’Maw is one of League of Legends’ oldest champions, and a lot of his skins are either 520RP or 975RP and have little to no visual effects at all. However, with this new VFX update, Riot has brought some changes to those skins’ W so that they can all now feel much more “empowered.”
Many of his skins are just 520 or 975, but since they all had custom recolors when he was in W, I went through and made them all feel much more empowered.
As a reminder, we don't add unique VFX to anything less than a 1350, unless it already had some. https://t.co/qQRElFEsPu
— Riot Beardilocks (@Beardilocks) April 8, 2021
Texture Changes:
Yeah updated character texture. Unfortunately, this was more of a serendipitous coincidence that a character artist had done this update, and we bundled it. We still don't have dedicated character artists on the VFX update initiative. pic.twitter.com/wneqwxJA9T
— Riot Beardilocks (@Beardilocks) April 8, 2021
Pug’Maw’s VFX:
Pug'Maw's vfx were all updated to match the new fidelity.
I also added some broken pieces of ball when his ult lands, as it was weird how the ball just disappeared before pic.twitter.com/ljZovjOWRe
— Riot Beardilocks (@Beardilocks) April 8, 2021
Lion Dance Kog’Maw Changes:
Since Lion Dance Kog'Maw WAS a 1350, I made sure he got a unique E effect. He now spits up a big ball of goopy fireworks that rolls at you pic.twitter.com/COyyzdA818
— Riot Beardilocks (@Beardilocks) April 8, 2021
Updated R Range indicator:
Most of his modern skins just got a tidy up, and the R range indicator subtly added, as they were in a pretty good spot pic.twitter.com/Zre3Ewjf92
— Riot Beardilocks (@Beardilocks) April 8, 2021
Kog’Maw VFX will be available for testing in the PBE soon. Riot Beardilocks confirmed that the VFX will be on the PBE for an extended period – at least 2 PBE cycles. This means Kog’Maw VFX might be released on the Summoner’s Rift on Patch 11.9, Wednesday, April 28, 2021.
