So I was playing Nautilus in my last game, and I played well enough to earn an S, but after the game I got no chest. I checked my collection, and I'm pretty sure that was my first S with him this season because it doesn't say "chest acquired".
Timethief492 votesDo you have a chest available in general? There should be a chest symbol on your profile with the number of chests you have available.
Cloud2731 votesDo you have a chest available in general? There should be a chest symbol on your profile with the number of chests you have available.
I just checked, and it seems that I do not. But it seems stupid that the S I just earned was all for nothing...
Dorans Pants2 votessome form of tokens you can turn in as soon as a new chest is available would be nice. This way you don´t miss out on chests you have already earned. I get that they don´t want people to burn through their chests too quickly, but withholding rewards just because it wasn´t the right day of the week is equally stupid.
Stray Kat1 votesI mean, it isn't really stupid if you think about it. It's no different than the first win of the day bonus - A little something extra for playing well every so often. You don't get it EVERY time you play well, because winning/climbing is the main reward. Every so often though, there it is waiting to say "Good Job!"
Try living life as a 1-trick who truly doesn't enjoy other champions. I get S grades about 1 of every 3 games with Diana, yet I still only get 1 box for her all season. Friends like playing with me though, they all get their boxes from champs they don't play by letting me get the S. Lol. Up to like 27 keys saved up now.
Dorans Pants1 votesI would say that these two things are very different in terms of how big the rewards and how strict the conditions for obtaining said rewards are. First win of the day is something that is pretty much inevitable for most people while getting those chests is something many people have to grind for.
Not to mention that there is already a ludicrous amount of hoops you have to jump through before the timer comes even into play. Not only do you have to get the S in the first place, you are also limited to one chest per champion and, you also need to get keys separately to open chests while keeping an eye on your chest timer. If you have to schedule how you play to accommodate for how convoluted the reward-system in your game is to that degree, then the system is fucked and in dire need of streamlining.
ultimately, as a developer, you would want systems like this to be as convenient and accessible as possible for the player for "player engagement" and all that. I mean, how do you plan to get people hooked when everyone is completely disinterested in your monetization system because of how much busywork your freebies already are.
I believe Riot thought they could artificially raise the perceived value of these chests by making them so hard to get, but in the end, they just deluded the value of sold chests instead, because after going for all that trouble just to get a champ shard from my chest the last thing I am going to think is: "oh yeah that was fun! Let´s buy another one from the store."
I also don´t see how one-tricks being ignored justifies how unintuitive this system is. One thing is bad, the other is worse, we should solve both issues since I don´t think that one-tricks should get the short end of the stick like that either.
And I also don´t share the sentiment that systems like this are designed to be mostly ignored, quite the opposite. I think that they can be very helpful in keeping players invested if implemented correctly. A lot of people like their checklists and giving players something to do outside of the game isn´t a bad thing. But the problem arises when this something is tedious and in this case just unnecessary.
Who gains something when I don´t get a chest on a champ I rarely play because I got that S two hours too early? What of a difference would it have made if I just waited two hours and got the reward then? The only explanation I have is that it is meant to incentivize more grinding for the players who care about this stuff.
Cloud2731 votesI mean, it isn't really stupid if you think about it. It's no different than the first win of the day bonus - A little something extra for playing well every so often. You don't get it EVERY time you play well, because winning/climbing is the main reward. Every so often though, there it is waiting to say "Good Job!"
Try living life as a 1-trick who truly doesn't enjoy other champions. I get S grades about 1 of every 3 games with Diana, yet I still only get 1 box for her all season. Friends like playing with me though, they all get their boxes from champs they don't play by letting me get the S. Lol. Up to like 27 keys saved up now.
They don't have to reward us EVERY day, but some champions are REALLY hard to get an S with. It would be nice to know that if I play well I'm not completely screwed just because it's the wrong day of the week.
Stray Kat1 votesThe big problem there is that there's always another complaint. If they remove that restriction suddenly there will be people complaining about "I got a box with every champ and now I can't get anymore boxes the rest of the year WTF RIOT!". Couple that with the fact that it would remove some of the incentive to buy skins(The more often we get freebies the less often we need to buy them), and it's just not a profitable decision to make.
Having played for years, I'm super happy to get a box a week(If I actually play a champ other than Diana.. Which rarely happens) with a chance at a cool skin, in comparison to the nothing we used to get.
It could be better, it could be worse. It's a nice middle ground where it is. Once per week you get a nice little bonus for performing well. The rest of the time your reward is the win/Mastery Token/feeling that you really played well. -Shrug-
ANearMiss1 votesI've never gotten more than one chest per week.
Estayopid1 votesHow does it seem stupid? It's a system to prevent people from getting all their chests in one sitting which is unhealthy. This is good for your health whether you agree to it or not.