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What the rune is going on here?!

0ldskewl··4 votes·621 views

It is funny to have people whine about losing and these very same people DO NOT have runes on. The argument is waste of IP!?

It is not a waste of IP. You will spend under 1600 IP purchasing level 1 and 2 runes. This investment is in small increments during the leveling experience. Once you hit level 20 you start buying level 3 runes and already have a bunch of runes to fill in the gaps. Plus more importantly your equipping your champion to the best of its ability. IMO it is your responsibility to have your champing performing at its very BEST especially in PvP matches!

From level 1 to 9 it was lucky to find anyone else with runes. I played 1 game without a rune because of starting with 0 IP. My first rune mark was Magic Pen. +0.49 at level 1, it cost 5IP. From level 1 to level 9 spent a total of 45IP on (x3 Ability Power +0.66), (x3 Magic Resist +0.41) and (x3 Magic Pen +0.49). My Start game was superior than 85% of the players on the field by level 9. No that it helped, still learning but point is my champ started with the best of its ability.

So at level 10 you get to buy level 2 Runes. This brings up the point of why they even have level 1 Quintessences. Like seriously, remove the level 1 Quintessences from the game please. Most people are not even putting runes on, putting on level 1 Quintessences would be outrageously ignorant in my opinion.

So now when you hit level 10 replace the 9 runes and buy your first Quintessence, total cost will be 415 IP. BUT you will want to fill both pages at this point getting creative with runes. I ended up purchasing the 7 Rune Page Bundle. I'm currently at level 16 and I have 6 rune pages being used with three spares.

I'm reusing Magic Resist Glyphs switching up my Seals, Marks and Quintessences. By Level 19 I'll end up with 5 Quintessence, 6 Glyphs, 12 Seals and 12 Marks. Total cost will be 1550 IP total.

I will have spent 45 + 1550 IP on runes by Level 19. Now when I hit level 20 purchase first Level 3 Quintessences and have a bunch of Level 2 runes to fill in the gaps in case I do not have enough IP to replace them all.

The point here is have runes the entire time other than the very first game. Make sure you equipped your champion to the best of you ability and most of all if you are jungling at level 10 PUT ON RUNES!!!

14 Comments

Anraton3 votes

level 1 and 2 runes ARE waste of IP .. at least when you reach lvl 30

0ldskewl4 votes

You are entering a PvP match in an extremely completive game where I've found most people want a win. By not putting on runes you are entering the game handicap, voluntary ignorance.

Anraton3 votes

Maybe I never faced the problem you had as i leveled my account back in season one ... but i did without t1/2 runes.

IDreamOfJhinie2 votes

If you haven't reached level 30, then you won't be playing ranked. To be honest, even thought the game is competitive and all, normals aren't a big deal... I get what you are saying, runes are really important, but in my opinion it's more fun and efficient to invest the IP from 1-20 in champions and then save the IP from 20-30 for runes, because as Anraton said, tier 1 and 2 runes are a waste.

0ldskewl4 votes

So when you hit level 20 you're expected to have enough IP saved up to purchase an entire set of level 3 runes?

Khell DarkWolf1 votes

Correct.

But times have changed, I could probably imagine that the Amount of IP you get nowadays as a low level probably doesn't come in fast enough compared to summoner EXP as you level. :/

The new player experience needs to be revisited and reworked entirely

A Basic Island2 votes

you actually do if you don't buy champions

at least you did before the xp change

J E B A ł T E D1 votes

lmao. Having runes on is a handicap bruh, not the other way around. Are you on crack?

0ldskewl3 votes

na, drugs are for weak minds, what I'm trying to understand is how much IP you gain from a win. Like people are saying wait to buy Tier 3 runes and play naked till level 20. Well, what if you lost 60% of the time and if having runes would have been the difference between that early kill or when you died. I've played enough games to see that early kills can make a difference Mid.

So how many wins do you need to gain back your investment of 100IP on a Quintessence is what I'm trying to understand. So like if you played 10 games what would the difference in IP if you won all ten or lost all ten type deal.

0ldskewl3 votes

You will earn much more IP for winning games than losing them. So I'm not sure how many rune pages you people use at level 30 Ranked but I'm already at 6 pages at level 16. So for argument I'm going to say 4 rune pages to play in ranked to have maximum efficiency. (This is just a guess not calculated)

Tier 3 rune page == 14145IP (approximately) Tier 2 rune page == 1245IP (actual)

Tier 3 Quintessence of Armor == +4.26 @ 1025IP Tier 2 Quintessence of Armor == +3.32 @ 100IP Tier 1 Quintessence of Armor == +2.37 @ 15IP

Now look very closely at these numbers. When you hit level 30 you are going to need 14145IP to fill 1 page. Now some of the runes can be reused so that has to be keep in mind.

****KEY POINT *** (MORE WINS == MORE IP)

I've invested 1550IP into Tier 2 runes. Now hopefully I can keep up with the tier 3 runes as I level. When I hit level 20 I am going to need 3 tier 3 Quintessences. That totals 3075IP. I'm currently at 5300IP level 16. So hitting level 20 will take a huge chunk of my IP.

If investing 1500IP helps my team win more games and gains more IP this becomes a return on investment especially when the difference from a tier 3 Armor and tier 2 is only +0.94.

So if you are using Armor Quintessence when you should have an Ability Power Quintessence but don't because you do not have enough IP, slap yourself in the face. It only cost you 100IP to get the right tier 2 Quintessence or 15IP to get a tier 1. That could be the factor of wins or a loses.

One key mastery to video gaming is micro management! So back to my point, at level 10 if you are jungle and DO NOT have runes, you are hindering your team and potentially losing IP from ignorance. Same goes for the other lanes but it especially applies to jungle since clearing faster, safer and having more health is important for helping your team.

Really, it is a no brainer!!...... : )

A Basic Island2 votes

when you realize 1600 ip is 10 WINS

then you may see it as a waste like everyone else

0ldskewl3 votes

My first game I won 222IP at level 1. 222x10 = 2220. So ya, what do I need to realize again? Sure I may be totally wrong here but I can't see it being a waste, especially when More Wins = More IP. So if invest at the least 15IP to have the right Quintessence could be the difference between you at mid getting first kill and gaining the lead than snowballing. If this happens twice, you just made back your 15IP.

A Basic Island2 votes

yeah, with your first win of the day you fucking retard

try again maybe without calculating it in

0ldskewl3 votes

So you are telling me you gain the same amount of IP at level 1 as I would at level 30?

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