Player cards?

MCahalan·Feb 13, 2017·2 votes·1,003 views

Just like how I collect Football, baseball , and hockey cards. I think it would be cool to get player cards for every season, from every region (to make it so there is enough for boost packs, should not be region specific). Giving their stats on the back, just as a normal sport. Some of you, especially the ones who give the "esports is not a sport" typical speech might hate on this, but I think it would be cool and would definitely collect. Maybe sell them at the studio and on the riot merch store :)

4 Comments

Miror BFeb 13, 20171 votes

The problem of course being that it'd be impossible to have all the players in the lcs with the constant subs/switch-outs (noone expected broxah to join fnatic this early, or for gbm to start mid instead of jungle). If we're looking at virtual cards to add into the client itself, then that could work and could give the icons a better "niche" (imagine, if you collected 1 of each of the current starting origen roster the corresponding icon would glow in the loading screen).

MCahalanFeb 13, 20171 votes

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The problem of course being that it'd be impossible to have all the players in the lcs with the constant subs/switch-outs (noone expected broxah to join fnatic this early, or for gbm to start mid instead of jungle). If we're looking at virtual cards to add into the client itself, then that could work and could give the icons a better "niche" (imagine, if you collected 1 of each of the current starting origen roster the corresponding icon would glow in the loading screen).

I don't see that being an issue at all. The season's cards would be printed from the previous year, so they can print the players stats on the back. So since we are in 2017, Season 6 player cards and maybe even coach cards would be printed. Maybe high rarity ones can be WORLDS cards. to give someone a "chase pull" when buying packs. And boy I promise i'd buy their equivalent of a booster box if Worlds Faker was a high rarity card lol.

The back can have their KDA, barons, dragons, steals, etc. Generic LCS stats, most played champion that season etc from the respective split.