Why doesn't Zed have a skin? ——Analysis of missing skins of popular heroes
Recently, the discussion in the "League of Legends" player community about "why Zed has not had a new skin for a long time" has soared, becoming one of the hot topics in the gaming circle in the past 10 days. This article will combine hot discussion content across the Internet and analyze the reasons behind this phenomenon through structured data.
1. Statistics of hot discussions on the entire network (last 10 days)
| platform | Amount of related topics | Proportion of core opinions |
|---|---|---|
| 12,800+ | 78% of players call for new skins | |
| Tieba | 5,200+ | 62% analyze business strategies |
| NGA Forum | 3,700+ | 45% related hero strength |
| Tik Tok | 9,300+ | 81% creative skin proposals |
2. Zed’s skin history data
| Skin name | Online time | interval period |
|---|---|---|
| Impact Blade | 2013 | Basic model |
| Champion's Hidden | 2016 | 3 years |
| God's evil | 2018 | 2 years |
| psychic agent | 2020 | 2 years |
It can be seen from the data that Zed has not released a new skin for more than 3 years since the Psychic Agent skin in 2020, breaking the update pattern of the past 2-3 years.
3. Five possible reasons raised by players
1.Business strategy adjustment: Riot Games has prioritized the production of skins for female heroes and auxiliary heroes in recent years. Zed, as an assassin with high operating difficulty, has a relatively limited audience.
2.The impact of worldview reconstruction: "League of Legends" is undergoing a large-scale world view update starting from 2023. The background stories of some heroes need to be modified, which may delay skin development.
3.balance concerns: Zed’s performance in the professional arena fluctuates greatly, and designers may be worried that the new skin will affect players’ perception of the hero’s strength.
4.creative bottleneck: Zed’s existing skins cover various styles such as future technology, fantasy, e-sports, etc., and the difficulty of developing new themes increases.
5.resource allocation transfer: The development of the mobile game "League of Legends Mobile" and MMO projects dispersed the resources of the original team.
4. Comparative analysis of similar heroes
| hero | recent skin | Interval days |
|---|---|---|
| Yasuo | 2023.7 | 182 days |
| Akali | 2023.4 | 273 days |
| men's knife | 2022.11 | 425 days |
| calamity | 2020.9 | 1,200+ days |
Data shows that among assassin heroes of the same type, Zed’s skin vacancy period is significantly longer, which further supports players’ doubts.
5. Official trends and player expectations
According to data monitoring, Riot Games designers recently mentioned in a reply on Reddit that "there will be a surprising assassin hero skin plan in 2024", but did not explicitly mention Zed. The #GiveZedASkin topic spontaneously organized by the player community has received more than 50,000 retweets on Twitter. Some of the highly praised creative ideas include:
-Theme of Classic of Mountains and Seas: Incarnate into the shadow demon in Eastern mythology
-Cyber Bodhisattva: Combination of mechanics and religious aesthetics
-reverse skin: Design the shadow clone as the main image
Currently, Zed still maintains an appearance rate of 52.3% in the Korean server (data source: OP.GG), proving that there is a clear gap between its continued high popularity and skin demand. This phenomenon has also triggered a deeper discussion on the game's skin release strategy - should we prioritize meeting the needs of popular heroes, or should we use skins to promote the activity of unpopular heroes?
This article will continue to pay attention to relevant developments and bring readers the latest news. When do you think Zed will get a new skin? Feel free to share your views in the comment area.
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