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I'm rehashing the mastery level argument

Gene Freakz·2/22/2017, 7:36:10 PM·5 votes·899 views

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At this point in the season, I have already received my chests for the champs I play the most. I don't really like playing normals and am content with my role selection/champ pool. The current system sucks for those who take the game seriously and want to play a limited number of champs in ranked. I've been playing some champs more this season than last (e.g. hec, nami, and leo), and at this point I can't receive any more chests from the champs I am strong with in ranked. The chests I did open this season were all skins and unless I play other champs I don't normally play in norms, I will not receive any chests until next season.

Champion mastery makes it seem as though skill should be the decider in earning an emote. But at this point, I would have to spend money, or play a completely different _ champion in order to receive a chest but luck decides whether or not that chest will have a champion shard. To be clear,** I cannot play any more Nami games to earn a higher mastery on Nami.**_ That's a little backwards, don't you think? Could we have champion chests reset each month? Could we use IP to purchase chests? Yes this is a vain concept, but vanity is the whole idea behind champion masteries. The current system does little to reflect whether one has _earned _ their mastery and is based more upon playing a larger pool of champion and spending money.

8 Comments

GiveMeUrMilk2/22/2017, 8:11:58 PM3 votes

Why don't you just buy champ shards with Ip then? You have more than enough in order to get a few mastery 6's.

1700 per champ shard. On average takes 2/3 shards for enough blue essence. Or you could get lucky and just get the shard for the champ you're going for mastery with and save time.

Chests won't ever be sold for Ip because Riot would then lose money, people would have no incentive to pay for RP when they can just get everything for free.

MaeDoSan2/22/2017, 7:39:16 PM1 votes

Riot would probably want you to play more champs than to give away skins every month for playing the same champions all the time

SzGamer2272/23/2017, 12:21:58 AM1 votes

I am only confident enough to play 3 or 4 champions in ranked, but I have earned 7 chests this season. I honestly can't see what the problem is.

You see, Normals is a game mode that us Casuals enjoy and it offers many benefits like learning a new champion or trying things you are not confident in a non-competitive environment. Ranked Elitism is a mindset that gates benefits from those that could otherwise use them. It's quite unfortunate.

Anyways, to address your Mastery problem outside the context of this Ranked Elitism, all you have to do is drop IP on Hextech Random Champion Shards, available in the Accessories tab of the updated client's Store for 1700 IP apiece.