Blue Essence being gained is painfully slow.

Akahdrin·Nov 21, 2017·36 votes·5,505 views

The amount of Blue Essence is far slower than it was before. Getting a champion capsule with 1 champion shard in it worth 90 BE isn't enough for a full level considering I was getting more than that for a single game previously. I have only had a single level where I think I had 500 BE from a champion capsule which is still pretty lousy considering how many games it took me to get that 500 BE.

Is this working as intended because my champion purchase rate with BE is even more horrid now.

18 Comments

QuephaNov 21, 20179 votes

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The amount of Blue Essence is far slower than it was before.

Wrong

Getting a champion capsule with 1 champion shard in it worth 90 BE

Impossible at any level except 10.

I have only had a single level where I think I had 500 BE from a champion capsule which is still pretty lousy considering how many games it took me to get that 500 BE.

Impossible at any level past 30

Is this working as intended because my champion purchase rate with BE is even more horrid now.

Either you have encountered a bug or you are confused and are actually getting more than you realize (the latter is far more likely)

JesusTakeTheKillNov 21, 20174 votes

You are not alone. I noticed the same thing and its feels like a slap in the face to the players who grind multiple games a day.

SukishooNov 21, 20174 votes

Getting a champion capsule with 1 champion shard in it worth 90 BE isn't enough for a full level considering I was getting more than that for a single game previously.

If that actually happened, which I doubt, then you should send a support ticket as they are supposed to be an 810 minimum.

ihturito2Mar 1, 20182 votes

i dont even get a shard, i just got 140 essence, nothing more

SukishooMar 1, 20181 votes

You're under level 30, that's normal there.

ihturito2Mar 1, 20181 votes

i am also a max lv with everychamp till october 2017, a lv 49 ( i think) with 1/3 of all champs and level 20. all 3 banned by riotf**s . and they will probably ban me too for this word

Parallel ParadóxNov 21, 20174 votes

Ive leveled up 4-5 times so far and I've obtained around 1.5k essence. Most of them are 90/250 blue essences IF im lucky. At this rate it will take me 3-4 weeks to get a new champ

Im level 34? 35? Been playing since season 2.

Seems slower to me.

1inuyasha64Dec 8, 20174 votes

100% definitely slower.

IkilleddoryNov 21, 20173 votes

I have only gained 2.5k Be in 2 levels from 36-38 i almost always get a MasterYi or Nunu or an Annie and if i get lucky a Camille or Thresh or something in that price range, i grind at night time and i wish i had the old IP system back, THEN I could actually buy some champs, now i can't its just not enough + considering i would like to take Sejuani to level 7 this has me thinking if i do that i would have to grind another 3 weeks before being up to 3.9k again and i already have all those champions, so make that 5 weeks to get in the be area for something i don't have ?

FALSE ADVERTISING RITO. Nothing about this is faster*[zombie-brand-facepalm]*

lilpokflufMar 1, 20183 votes

The system works for new players. If you have an account that was barely played before but was level 30 during the switch from IP to BE you get completely shafted unless you previously used that account a lot and had a lot of IP previously.

I can see why people are defending it because it's not affecting them but there are a lot of people that have been crippled into an immense grind to even purchase a single champion.

lilpokflufMar 1, 20181 votes

Man I just realized someone brought this thread back to life from 3 months ago... rip

xxD00MSHR00MxxAug 2, 20191 votes

Let me do that again lol... and I still hate BE compared to IP. In my 5 years experience, I think I gained IP a lot faster than I am gaining BE right now. Part of it has to do with the fact that you need to rely on luck to get the champion you want, because only if you average out the shard costs and actual costs you reach the rate at which you were buying champs previously with IP.

KuraokamiNov 21, 20172 votes

I honestly don't know what everyone's complaining about. High value shards are useful for unlocking champs / getting BE, mid tier and low tier are useful for mastery 6/7. In my 6-7ish levels, I got shards for aurelion sol, ivern, vlad, all of whom are 'high value'. Mid tier shards morgana, soraka, and kayle were ok for mastery 6, and ashe/garen/nunu are useless but who cares.

The secret is only unlock champs you have the shard for to save money, and save all shards of champs you play but don't have mastery 6/7 on. I'm unlocking champs way faster than I would have with IP... my only complaint is that there's no way to get OE now. I'd be down to buy like 150 OE for $1 or something...

GaryTheGekkoNov 26, 20172 votes

I made a new account and went from 1-26 (almost 27 as im typing this) in a week or so and I have 7 champions (ekko, brand, morgana, ashe, xin, fizz, garen) I'm pretty sure ashe, garen, brand came for free in the early levels as champions so that leaves Ekko: 6300 Morg: 1350 Fizz: 4800 xin: 1350 Total : 13800 BE / 26 levels = 530 BE per level.

I played 96 norm games to get level 26 so 96/26= 3.7 games/level (none of these calculations take account of the first win bonus)

What this means? At the very least, at lower levels BE rates are higher than they were before because you'd have to average (530 BE/level) / (3.7 games/level) = 143 BE/game which was the old First win of the day bonus amount.

I haven't had time to check higher level BE aquisition rates because im playing my new account, but as of now its slightly faster than the old system

*I realized 2 days after i posted this that I was on a 7 day exp boost. Since the BE is based on leveling thats basically a BE boost so all the numbers are higher than normal.

69stonedstud420xNov 21, 20171 votes

I think that blue essence comes too fast. I would like to see the amount received incrementally decreased by at least 20%. I don't want to unlock everything and then feel there's no more reward for playing. Especially because we don't get to spend our BE on runes anymore. If we unlock everything we will experience d2's endgame or rather , a lack thereof.

Parallel ParadóxNov 21, 20173 votes

Why would you not want to unlock everything lol? The fun in League shouldnt be to unlock everything, thats just progression and training until you get to 30. If you dont have most champs unlocked for ranked... You'd be putting yourself at a disadvantage right from the start. The fun in LoL is playing competitively lol....

This is why reward systems are dangerous. The only thing keeping you playing are petty rewards, so when they change this system again... How likely are you to keep playing?

Dying InstinctNov 22, 20171 votes

Riot is currently monitoring player reactions to the system and has gone out saying they will adjust if players are still unhappy after an extended period of time. They can't change something too radically based on feedback from the first week. Same thing with plants last year. Don't worry, Riot will keep working towards fixing the new system to be optimal for both Riot and the players!

Power CosmicDec 8, 20171 votes

I think the goal was they wanted less people smurfing. If you look at it from that perspective, then it will probably be a success. If you are going to smurf be prepared to pay for it; I guess.