So, riot, assuming the average IP gain per match is 100

DropFill·Apr 15, 2015·3 votes·359 views

It takes 63 games to buy a champ of 6300 IP. If EVERY single game lasts 20min + 5 min of champ select and loading ( not EVEN couting ban phase ), it takes 26hours and 15 minutes NON-stop to buy A SINGLE CHAMPION. But to use a champ 100%, you don't need ONLY skill, you need a RUNEPAGE. 6300 of IP to buy it + 6300 to full it up ( average, this is actually pretty low for a rune page ). So riot, I need 186 straight wins ( if you lose, you don't win 100ip) to be able to play a single champion to his full potential

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Sailor MintApr 15, 20152 votes

The biggest question is, how many champions do you actually need?

You don't need to own 18 mid laners to be competitive. A handful champions per position is usually plenty. So the value of aquiring new champions goes down the more champions you own.

I'd say the magic number is between 20 and 30 champions. Less if you play champions that can be played in multiple positions and even less if you don't play certain positions/roles.

The issue isn't IP gains being too low, it's IP requirements being frontloaded. You're expected to own 20-30 champions and have proper rune pages by the time you start playing ranked. But after a while, you really don't care about IP and simply roll the dice (or play Champion Bingo) to pick your next purchase.

DropFillApr 15, 20151 votes

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The biggest question is, how many champions do you actually need?

You don't need to own 18 mid laners to be competitive. A handful champions per position is usually plenty. So the value of aquiring new champions goes down the more champions you own.

I'd say the magic number is between 20 and 30 champions. Less if you play champions that can be played in multiple positions and even less if you don't play certain positions/roles.

The issue isn't IP gains being too low, it's IP requirements being frontloaded. You're expected to own 20-30 champions and have proper rune pages by the time you start playing ranked. But after a while, you really don't care about IP and simply roll the dice (or play Champion Bingo) to pick your next purchase.

But to get a single champion I need too much.

powerbatsApr 15, 20151 votes

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But to get a single champion I need too much.

Noi, you need only what you need to buy what you want. You don't have to buy a champion, wants versus needs. I own every champion in the game yet I don't play them all either. By the time you're level 30 you should've earned around 284k ip on average which is more than enough to buy the champs you'd need along with full rune/mastery page setups. After 30 if you've done it right and not bothered with T1/2 runes you'll be floating in so much ip you don't don't what to do with it.

ErrastasApr 16, 20152 votes

Annie is cheap and hits like a truck

KrigjerApr 16, 20152 votes

I have something like four runepages that I can use for every champion I play. If I played Yasuo or Tryn, I'd make a crit page but I don't so I don't need one.

I'm not sure why I keep seeing it pop up about the prices of runes. Get additional rune pages, maybe even a custom page for every single champion if it makes you happy. But you don't NEED them, so stop adding the price of runes into the cost of the champion.

Guy Fox TeemoApr 15, 20151 votes

Average is 75-80 :) If you win that is if not its 55-60

powerbatsApr 15, 20151 votes

So imagine if they just gave stuff away for free then you'd want even more stuff for free. Riot is a company that makes both a great game but also has to pay it's employees, it's electric bill which is enormous, servers, wiring etc. If they basically gave everything away for free or so cheaply it's almost free no one would buy RP. There's lots of ways to earn extra ip, the bonus team rewards, 1st win of the day, grouping up with your friends to better your chances, ip boosts, sales, RP etc. You can also just wait to buy that champ when it's on sale which there's sales every week.