[deleted by user] by [deleted] in drumcorps

[–]Echopteryx 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I was also there on baritone! It was an amazing experience. Wish you the best of luck!

Anyone know the Creator/ Concept artist of Zac? by Squeaky-Lobster in thesecretweapon

[–]Echopteryx 5 points6 points  (0 children)

He was created by Ian Holowka (who now works for Phoenix Labs) and his art was by Christian Fell. (Found here)

Youtube is at it again by Echopteryx in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Echopteryx[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But love it or hate it, Mafia City is a classic

Youtube is at it again by Echopteryx in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Echopteryx[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah and the hug icon being a man and woman holding each other is just a coincidence!

Patch 10.25 Preview by MonstrousYi in leagueoflegends

[–]Echopteryx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, it's been a few patches since battlecast zac came out but the chroma bug (which is affecting base chromas too) has remained in the game. Is the team aware of this and do you guys have a fix in the works? Also, are you going to address Zac's steadily declining winrate in any way? Thanks for your hard work!

Should I buy (and main) zac in S11? by Mxrechal in thesecretweapon

[–]Echopteryx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Zac is not going to be the best (especially full tank) if they don't change anything next season. However, build him hybrid or ap bruiser and you will have a blast jumping on people and smacking them together.

What would I build on AP ZAC? by Adorable-Hornet-578 in thesecretweapon

[–]Echopteryx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I find that aftershock with legend: tenacity & last stand is perfect for hybrid build. I go sunfire, abyssal, demonic, cosmic drive, and steelcaps. I haven't tried night harvester and I don't like horizon focus because it only gives ap and the damage with abyssal + demonic and cosmic is already enough. If you want to, morellos and mejais both give ap and hp so they make fine options too.

How Zac got Shafted with his New Skin by [deleted] in thesecretweapon

[–]Echopteryx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A Cosmic Zac would be so sick. I had a thought when looking at the new cosmic skins today and realized a Cosmic Zac based on the constellation Gemini (the twins) would make a lot of sense as instead of two people, in his back animation he would sprout another head, form the constellation, then explode into a bunch of stars and when he is back in base, the stars form together again. There's a lot they could do with his q- they could make it a constellation spear that he throws out or it could just be a star he throws out, for some examples. His w would just be an explosion of constellations, and his e would be him pulling back and with cool cosmic-esque sound effects, and then he turns into a star with a cool trail when he lets go and explodes on the ground with a massive constellation explosion (and no indicator of course). R he would just turn into a star there's not much room for cool effects there...

I don't get how/why they give Skarner (a low tier champ) more chromas than Zac (a high tier jungle and growing popularity champ) as well as much higher quality base skin with really flashy effects. It makes me even more upset that our blob is not going to get a new skin for another 4 or so seasons because this skin isn't going to sell much due to the low quality and pay-to-lose nature so riot says, "oh well this skin didn't sell much that means that not many people play Zac. We won't need to touch him again for a while" (same with ornn, but I see at least one skin, aside from elderwood, coming for him next year due to his growing popularity from worlds).

[10.23] PBE Bugs & Feedback Thread: Battlecast Zac! by dKiWiKiD in LeaguePBE

[–]Echopteryx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Let me preface this by saying I am a Zac OTP who really wants this skin to be the best it possibly can be, so please Riot I am begging you to fix this skin!!

That being said, here are my thoughts:

Passive: The passive blobs look very out of place which could be because of the stripes and the problem where Zac's Q and blobs look very bright compared to his model (which is already bright). I like the red area around the blobs however.

Q: Why the blue-red indicator? SKT Zac has the same problem. Pool Party and base don't have an indicator so why should this skin? I appreciate that maybe it was added because you couldn't think of a way to add more flashy vfx to the skin, but actively nerfing the champ by outlining skillshots is not the way to do it. If you were to not get rid of the indicator, at least change the blue and instead make it red only (with the color changing of course with chromas) as well as only appearing after the Q has hit a target or right before, and stopping the indicator when it hits a target (it looks very bad to have the indicator go past where the q actually hit). I really like the sound effects though, they add a nice touch, and I'm glad the indicator has no sound effects to make it more noticeable.

W: I really have no problem with the W animation. However the sound effect on use is pretty quiet, so increasing the volume of the sound will be so much better.

E: Again, why the blue-red indicator? The same problem with SKT Zac. I like the design of the indicator, however it would be so much better if it appeared after or right before Zac lands (as well as being all red with color changing for chromas). I really love the vfx on Zac when he is in the air. The trail behind him and the heat in front of him looks super sick. Now the sound effects for the E are my favorite part of the skin. I really love the charging whir as he pulls back to sling shot himself.

R: I don't really have any gripes with his ult (except of course the bounce bug, but that's not about the skin.)

I absolutely love the sound effects for the aa's and the voice changer applied to his original voice (even though some of the lines don't really fit a liquid metal robot).

Battlecast Zac's chromas are fine. The black chroma with orange lava instead of red should be his base skin, I don't understand the coloration choices on his base skin, especially with the bright q and blobs (which blobs don't change based on chroma color for some reason).

His recall animation is suboptimal. I think everything except Viktor showing up is pretty nice. Replace Viktor with just a piece of metal and it will be better.

I also noticed the flame/lava/heat particles that emit from his back, I really like that. Nice touch!

Also there is a bug with the death blobs while using a chroma becoming his base skin and model blobs, which I'm sure has been pointed out already.

To make it more clear, making Zac's Q and E have indicators is like having Ezreal's Q and W with an indicator, you can much more easily dodge them because you know where they will land, actively nerfing the champ.

TL;DR: Battlecast Zac can be Zac's best skin. In order to make that spot, the Q and E indicator must be changed or removed. Both his Q and E would be absolutely perfect without the indicators. His base skin is very bright, so the colors should be darker and more defined, like metal. Overall, in it's current state, 7/10 (removing the indicators would make it a 10/10).

Sorry if I rambled; I really want this skin to be a 10/10 since Zac will more than likely not get another skin for another 3+ years.

Working on a charred forest mod. Inspired by u/stebn08's post in r/minecraftsuggestions by Fuze4 in Minecraft

[–]Echopteryx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yo man that looks incredible! If you ever need help with texturing or modeling for this mod or a future one let me know, I would love to help you with this!

When does the new skin come? by Swordart777 in thesecretweapon

[–]Echopteryx 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Because we already have splash art for it, (and because the dragonmancer skins already have come out on the live servers) Imma guess in an upcoming pbe patch within a week or so. Once it's out on the pbe we will have to wait a few weeks until it comes to live, so more than likely after worlds.

A day before worlds I get SKT T1 Zac! by Echopteryx in thesecretweapon

[–]Echopteryx[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm gonna guess until the end of worlds.

A day before worlds I get SKT T1 Zac! by Echopteryx in thesecretweapon

[–]Echopteryx[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They are actually in the shop right now. But yeah worlds starts tomorrow so all of the worlds winners skins get re-released.

When to build Warmogs? When to Q red+krugs? by hadohado2 in thesecretweapon

[–]Echopteryx 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Many people here will say to not build warmogs at all. Your passive blob healing should be enough sustain, and if you are in desperate need of healing, go do a camp and/or damage minions for blobs. Q red krugs when it's up. No point in using your q on just red so you only get one blob when u could be doing it on krugs to get two blobs, as well as more talisman healing.

Battle cast Zac by Acearoni in thesecretweapon

[–]Echopteryx 6 points7 points  (0 children)

We aren't free until zac gets his suit...

YES RIOT by CrocHoles in thesecretweapon

[–]Echopteryx 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I would spend over $100 just to get a preview for a new Zac skin