User blog comment:Asfidyll/Arko, the Sparkle of Winter/@comment-3391671-20171011032716

This time, I'll start with a comment about the lore. If this lore, and quotes, was made with the same level of intention as Sarabeth... then I recommend what I had already mentioend on Sarabeth's page.

Arko here is a bit disatisfying if we're trying to judge for identifiable, and unique personality. To say the least, Arko has the kind of personality and lines that I've seen many use almost copy-pasta style. Those could be removed to make way for character/personality that is much less cliche. The same can be said for the young prodigy with a mischieveous attitude, or the "innate magic capability out of the blue" (Freljord doesn't seem to have actual mages who control ice magic, at least thus far); that has been recycle and used without any retribution, and lacks any character depth or world building.

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Onto the kit though, I believe this kit too has a similar issue as Sarabeth. Compared to the Angel's need to lay out Crowns, Arko's kit is required to chain together so much, from his innate, to his E, then W, followed by Q and lastly R. I don't really have much to say as it make the kit rigid when most of the strength relies on this one line of combos to make the most of it. This also means that Arko applies three different "stacks" on the enemy, each different but lacking any real meaning beyond the combo-ability.

There are other points of criticism, one being related to the lore and how Arko is mischievous. I've never been fond of having another champ with a mischievous ability, seeing that we already have. Just being "mischievous" and nothing more hasn't shown any building of character, even if it may be a message of "I enjoy life my way." I have other specific points to argue, such as how Q and E work, but I find that Arko does not exactly introduce anything new in regards to the ice or snow theme. Surely, as I mentioned, Freljord hasn't had an actual mage among their ranks in regards to ice magic (there is, but I refer to a human mage), yet Arko does not demonstrate anything exemplar atm. If you could outline for me what were your intentions for Arko, I can only hope it betters my opinion of him.