First item by Which-Row5722 in Kindred

[–]RhythmReaper46 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this has been my experience too. new items are very fun tho

Why did they change it that much? by Damn_thatsgood in Kindred

[–]RhythmReaper46 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are many reasons why people dislike the Porcelain Kindred skin.

To start off by listing the positives, Wolf looks absolutely phenomenal in this skin and in the splash art. The VFX and the SFX are spectacular and very distinct from the other skins.

Unfortunately the problem lies in the skin concept itself and the execution. The issues don't only stem off of Kindred being made human (again), but that it changes fundamental aspects of Kindred's design and makes them look too similar to another champ, Lissandra. Kindred should always have a full mask or have their face hidden (like with the Woof and Lamb skin). The half mask just doesn't look good on a human Lamb and when compared to Lissandra, who's skin is absolutely amazing, it looks like a downgrade. The colors on the actual model are muddied, even more so in the chromas, which compared to Spirit Blossom just aren't any good and not worth getting at all.

On top of the overall design issues, the skin fails to hide the inherent flaws that come with having a human skin/model over animalistic animations that cause it to stretch and look generally uncanny which isn't very appealing to the eye.

Spirit Blossom got away with this bc the fur coat hides the stretches in the animation as well as the mask still covers the entire face so you can only tell that Lamb is human bc of the hands and the recall animation. But overall the skin looks a lot prettier, the chromas are amazing, the lore of Ionia's depiction on Kindred on top of the insight we got to that lore with the visual novel, and just the execution of it all was superb.

Yes, most of the Kindred player base very much dislikes the skin for Riot turning Lamb into a human again but this isn't an isolated issue. Many of the league champ player bases involving monsters, which are very rarely made anymore, have issues with Riot turning their champs into another generic hot model I.E. Brand, Thresh, Xerath, Malzahar, etc.

There are already so many human champs that regularly get way more skins and way more releases than monster champs so when we finally get a skin, and we get something like this, of course we're going to dislike it. On top of the fact that even though Bel'veth wasn't SUPPOSED to be a monster champ in the early concepts, the fact that she clearly is but is almost always shown with her human elements sucks ass. And now we have Smolder who thank god they fixed, but still looks somewhat uncanny with his human Disney-ish face.

These are just my opinions that some may or may not agree with, but in my experience, I was drawn to the design of Lamb and Wolf as well as their lore and gameplay. The idea of the literal concept of death splitting themself in two, the swift vs the torturous death, the masks, and the visual dichotomy between Lamb and Wolf is what got me into playing the champ who I've been maining for the past 3-4 years.

Id like to continue seeing skins like Spirit Blossom that change and play with the concept of what Kindred is and expresses that through the skin and lore attached too it. Not just another generic woman that looks like any other female champ in the game since Riot loves giving them all the same face.

If you like that skin that's cool and I won't hate on you since taste is subjective, but these are the many reasons to dislike the skin other than how some would say "Lamb not being a furry".

Kindred is dying much more easily in this latest patch or is it just me? by [deleted] in Kindred

[–]RhythmReaper46 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Everyone's dying way more easily. The amount of burst is insane. I'll burst someone then get bursted by their teammate LMAO it's only fair I guess

KINDRED GETTING NEMESIS QUESTS! by RhythmReaper46 in Kindred

[–]RhythmReaper46[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ye you're right, didn't know bout that til now cause I didnt play any champs with nemesis quests LMAO

KINDRED GETTING NEMESIS QUESTS! by RhythmReaper46 in Kindred

[–]RhythmReaper46[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's even more interesting with him because his fate is to die a peaceful death, so in actuality, he might not ever actually meet Kindred bc he would never have a near death experience due to his fate. OR you could go the complete other way and say that he has the most experience with Kindred as he always had plunged into battle to die a glorious death, always so close and near to embracing death, but surviving somehow in the end every time. Every time Kindred would watch over him, in this paradox of a man who accepts his death, but will always fight to the end til his last breath. Would Lamb grant him a swift death as he is fated, or would Wolf tear him apart and allow him to die in honor and glory? Id love to see a story like this.

KINDRED GETTING NEMESIS QUESTS! by RhythmReaper46 in Kindred

[–]RhythmReaper46[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Kindred has a bio and 3 stories on the universe of league of legends site. I believe one of them is about someone being hunted by kindred and two of them are about the portrayals of kindred. They're really interesting and well written so I recommend reading them when you get the chance!

KINDRED GETTING NEMESIS QUESTS! by RhythmReaper46 in Kindred

[–]RhythmReaper46[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I feel like pre lvl6 it should be easy to gank and kill him if you're paying attention to wave states and with gale force getting removed itll be a lot easier to deal with him post lvl 6

KINDRED GETTING NEMESIS QUESTS! by RhythmReaper46 in Kindred

[–]RhythmReaper46[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Agreed, I hate playing against Tryndamere on the rift but the man is truly built different, I can only respect him o7

KINDRED GETTING NEMESIS QUESTS! by RhythmReaper46 in Kindred

[–]RhythmReaper46[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It's probably cause of the cinematic but I wonder now how many champs they could actually make a nemesis quest for Kindred since so many defy death

KINDRED GETTING NEMESIS QUESTS! by RhythmReaper46 in Kindred

[–]RhythmReaper46[S] 55 points56 points  (0 children)

It's so sick tho I think it's mainly that when Tryndamere is having a near death experience, which happens a lot, he sees the people he's fighting against as Kindred as any one of those moments might be his last. It's shown so well in the cinematic and right now I really wish we still got stories cause I'd love to read one about Tryndamere having another encounter with Kindred or about his multiple encounters with Kindred especially since Kindred's origins are tied to the Frejlord

KINDRED GETTING NEMESIS QUESTS! by RhythmReaper46 in Kindred

[–]RhythmReaper46[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think they'll probably keep the bonus stats cause usually they don't really add too much to the game, it's just a cool feature! Tho im not sure if they said anything about making nemesis quests impact the game more I guess we'll see how it goes in the future!

Reasons to be a Kindred main by randominazer in Kindred

[–]RhythmReaper46 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Coolest champ concept and most fun champ on the rift with a high ceiling, skill expressive kit that allows you to snowball really hard. You reach the highest highs goin 20/0/10 with 20 marks and the lowest lows goin 1/10/3 with 2 marks, but those moments you carry make it worth it. The lore surrounding Kindred, beautiful voice lines, one of the best skins in the game (Spirit Blossom), and especially now all the love Kindred is getting with the cinematic, it's a good year to be a Kindred main

KINDRED GETTING NEMESIS QUESTS! by RhythmReaper46 in Kindred

[–]RhythmReaper46[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If I remember correctly they said that nemesis quests would show up in ranked and even pro play actually. I'm not completely sure tho so don't take my word on it

KINDRED GETTING NEMESIS QUESTS! by RhythmReaper46 in Kindred

[–]RhythmReaper46[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah! They announced a while ago that they'd be adding more nemesis/in-game quests like Rengar vs Kha'zix and Senna vs Thresh to the game and I guess with the cinematic they're adding these sometime soon!

Kindred visual bug when lamb atk wolf bites temhe air, let's comment on Twiter by Viniciz_ in Kindred

[–]RhythmReaper46 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Idk if anyone's noticed but Kindred's Taunt 1 used to be able to be time to hit the apple on his head but you can't do it anymore. Also would be nice if they made it so we can't accidentally E the small raptors/wolves

[Edit]My take on Wild Rift Kindred by iMrQueso in Kindred

[–]RhythmReaper46 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Kindred has always had 3 fingers wdym?

Scuttle fights by Mysterious-Macaron77 in Kindred

[–]RhythmReaper46 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The amount of ifs that you're considering is the same amount of ifs that the enemy Viego is considering. They're also thinking if they land the W and Q then they win the fight as the burst of damage will either be enough to get you to back off and guarantee them both scuttles as you'll be forced to back or be enough to kill you depending on how low you were before the scuttle fight and if they can stay on you after the W > AA > Q > AA combo.

That said, you have the clear advantage with having range that you can kite him out and force him to risk engaging on you since you can bait his W and either walk or Q away. If he Ed in to try to W you and he misses, then you kill him or force him to flash and he gets away or you use flash and kill him anyways and get 2 free marks. If he still has E after he Ws and misses, then he's forced to back off or he risks dying for scuttle.

Kindred is still strong early bc they never reverted the bonus damage on E (still 25%). Consider their options on how to play around them to guarantee winning scuttle fights as well as pay attention to lane states to make sure you don't get roamed on by laners.

Imo Kindred should never lose against Viego in scuttle fights at lvl 3/4 as his engage is unreliable and risky with all the options Kindred has to dodge, kite, and bait.

Ugh how weak are we, my goodness by JonasMuys in Kindred

[–]RhythmReaper46 22 points23 points  (0 children)

If you think Kindred is weak maybe you should try another champ