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Ip Gain rate

UpsettiSpaghetti··2 votes·805 views

Hello, I just wanted to bring attention to a problem that i think league has had for quite some time now, and probably wont fix. However, it's worth a try so here we go.

I believe that the rate that we gain IP in league of legends is terrible. I have played this game for 4 years almost 5. (Joined beginning of season 2) and i still do NOT own all of the Champions, runes, or max rune pages. This is playing at least 1 or 2 games every single day.

I also feel as if it is discouraging to new players, I know when i first started i looked at that champion page and flipped out at how many champions there were. Now there is about 2x more with new champions being released.

Because of the amount of things needed to buy is at an outstanding amount i feel like we should either increase the amount per win, or delete the First win of the day and increase amount of IP Per win to accommodate for the large amount of items, another solution would be to DECREASE the PRICE of the champions to something a little cheaper. 6300 IP is a lot for a champion, especially when it could take weeks for those who do not play as often because of a job/school/Real life Responsibilities.

Lastly, I understand that you guys use this system in order to force people to buy RP to obtain a decent roster of champions, but i honestly feel like its too much. You make a ton of money with Esports, ONE OF THE MOST successful companies in gaming, with just one game might i add. But Seriously Fix it.

13 Comments

Dreadlocks3 votes

Well yeah they should.. but they won't for the reason you stated.. They're a business, a very successful one at that. They want to make money and a lot of it. They have such a high popularity that they can pretty much do things how ever they want without losing anything. They know they have a "its my way or the highway" way of doing things and they get away with it because they have the most popular game on the internet. I think the next biggest contender is Dota 2 and I dont think Riot is too worried about that competition.

UpsettiSpaghetti1 votes

Thats the part that im complaining about, riot needs to get passed its ego and listen to it community, eventually the community will get fed up and just quit, afterall this is just one of the many problems.

Dreadlocks3 votes

Riot doesn't need to though.. Until they actually have a competitor, they will continue to rake in the cash the way they want.

I don't agree with it, i'm just stating facts here :)

UpsettiSpaghetti2 votes

I know, i dont think anyone agrees with it. Lol, im just saying, i wish they would, it would make the game a LOT better imo.

Dreadlocks1 votes

The game could definitely be better. But the way Riot sees it is, "we are already the best so lets make a fukload of money"

UpsettiSpaghetti1 votes

Exactly.

Mrfishii2 votes

Been playing around the same amount as you and I don't have all the champions either or runes. It's pretty stupid, I know. They probably won't change champion prices though because like you said, money. What I can see happening is more IP bonus weekend like we've had in the past year (encourage more play and party play, good all around), and also I would love to see runes get hit hard. Runes are stupidly overpriced and the runes system is pretty dumb. Who wants to drop 6300 IP when you can buy a new champion? Lets not forget you have to fill up that 6300 IP page will a minimum of 4000 IP in runes, per page! Lets not forget, Riot only makes money off rune pages, so the pricing of runes is completly redundant, and RP purchases for rune pages are probably pretty low.

UpsettiSpaghetti2 votes

I agree with the runes as well, in my opinion a lot of things need to be reduced. Like i said, they dont really need champions, and rune pages for people to spend RP on, i have never spent RP on those, but i have spent a LOT of money on Skins, name changes, esports stuff, and more. I just dont feel like they need to have such high prices on things such as champions and runes since it is a main part of the gameplay

Jefftiffy2 votes

I think that Riot should bump up the IP per game to about 10% higher for losses and 20% higher on wins. It would help with the IP problems newer players face with runes and champs. (I own all champs and have 6 rune pages and enough runes to fill all 6 for different situations.

UpsettiSpaghetti1 votes

Agree'd, otherwise, just add on bonus Party IP Weekends every single weekend, that way it encourages people to play more, meet more friends (which in turn makes everyone more friendly).

siilentdeath2 votes

riots hustle is to get you to buy rp to buy champions and skins. then use your IP to buy runes. that is why riot wont lower costs of champions or runes. its there cash cow.

UpsettiSpaghetti1 votes

Exactly, but i believe they dont need the high Ip prices on Champion prices or rune prices because

  1. runes you cant even buy with Rp
  2. No one even spends RP on champions, at least none that i have met.

I just wish riot would listen to us sometimes and fix some of the issues.

Dreadlocks2 votes

The fact that champions even cost anything bothers me. I come from Dota 2 and I spent the first month or 2 in my happy place, playing 2-3 heros. I didnt learn every hero in the game until i personally played them and learned a great deal about that hero and its strengths and weaknesses. I'm sure I am not the only one who learns this way and so although many say that "dota 2 is a harder game" I've always had a hard time agreeing with this being 1 of my arguments.

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