First Strike Promotion is Perfect for Players Like Myself

9001··4 votes·1,941 views

Let me just say Riot, bravo on the Project Skins!

Not only do they look sick but IMO the splash arts are amazing as well. But my favorite thing about them is the First Strike Promotion and having the ability to distinguish myself by owning a limited loading screen border!

I'm one of those players that spends FAR too much money buying skins (I have no idea how much I've spent, nor do I wish to find out lest I quit League our of sheer shock). As one of these people, I absolutely LOVE rare skins, icons, wards, ect., and the First Strike loading borders are right up my alley!

So the point of this post (aside from expressing my need for rare swag) is to pitch an idea regarding past rare skins which are resurfacing from time to time for special sales. I know when Riot first re-released the Legacy skins a while back, they gave the original owners of said skins special loading screen borders to set them apart and reward them for buying the skins when they first were released. I would love to see something like this again for the Championship line of skins. I bought Championship Thresh when first released, as well as Championship Shyvanna. Sadly I wasn't a player when Championship Riven was released :(.

Let me say that I love when rare skins come back because it means if I was foolish enough to miss it the first time (or had not joined the League at the time) I can still partake in the joy of a semi-rare skin. But I feel like they lose a little of their rarity when they come back again and again and again. The First Strike approach I feel is a great way to give everyone what they want. The initial buyers get the sweet loading screen banner that will not come back when the skins are released again later, but the rest of the community will still be able to acquire these skins at a later date.

TL;DR- Special loading screens for rare skins are awesome and we should apply them to reoccurring rare skins such as Championship skins!

4 Comments

CreationFlaw1 votes

You do realize like 60% of players will have First strike.

packard831 votes

Eh, depends on how many players are willing to shell out the full price for the skin solely for the extra loading banner

CreationFlaw1 votes

A lot.

Critmaster Garen1 votes

400 ip is a little ridiculous for just a loading screen.

if youd also get to keep the recall/respawn animations and the minions, id consider it. but really just the loading screen for buying the same skin at a higher price?

the skins themselves are pretty cool, but why would i not just wait 2 weeks to buy the same skin for 950 rp instead of 1350 rp, when the best parts are removed either way? seems pretty lame.

keep the minions with 2 or 3 project skins on a team when one of them has the first strike version, and keep the recall/respawn animations for those skins and its a deal imo.

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