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Why not make Runes free?

badooga·1/6/2017, 10:10:56 PM·5 votes·1,080 views

Rune Pages and their RP costs can stay, but there is literally no reason that new players (or just players in general) should have to grind that much IP just to get to have the same playing field as everyone else. I mean, you can't even buy Runes with RP, so what's the point of all this grinding?

In terms of Runes being free, you wouldn't even have to go to the store in order to buy them; you'd just be able to choose what Runes you want. From that, Rune tiers would be straight up removed; only what we have now as Tier III runes would remain. This would also be a good starting point for whatever changes Riot wants to make for runes in the future.

Getting more champions, masteries and getting to ranked are enough of a motivation to climb to level 30. Just make Runes free and we're all good.

26 Comments

1wolfpack1/6/2017, 10:16:17 PM4 votes

why not make Runes free? cause riot is in the business of making money

Dynikus1/6/2017, 10:56:26 PM2 votes

By making Runes free, it would decrease their sales of champions with rp. Runes act as an ip sink. Some people will save their ip for Runes since there's no alternative way to buy them, then spend real money on buying champions.

MAKAVELIncarnate1/9/2017, 3:22:17 PM2 votes

Why not make Cheeseburger's free?

Octavia1/6/2017, 10:11:49 PM1 votes

"grind that much"

in other words, play for a week

by the time you are lvl 30 you easily have enough for the entire ap and ad rune page and also several expensive champs

so no.

edit: and to anyone else who says "QUINTS COST 2K UM WAT NO", since when did you need a scaling hp quint in your rune page?

Exactly, never.

vOmvbrawfU1/9/2017, 3:21:35 PM1 votes

Dude, getting to level 30 is already too easy. New players should not have that clear of a path to ranked games. All this would do is make it even more easier for smurfs/banned accounts.