Santa Draven is a 975 skin at best

DynamiteGazelle·11/21/2017, 11:35:19 PM·81 votes·10,702 views

I'm not seeing how this skin prices up to 1350. Riot's skin tier pricing guide describes 975 skins as:

"Features: new model, new texture, new splash image. Sometimes includes: new animations, visual effects, and sounds where appropriate for the skin's theme. Examples: Haunted Maokai, Jade Dragon Wukong."

How is Haunted Maokai is a 975 but this skin is 1350? The Jinx and Poppy skins have a lot more unique particle effects so I suppose you can justify their prices, but the Draven one is way more simple than they are. Santa Draven doesn't even have a homeguard animation while the other 2 do. So less overall particles and animations, and no new VO or voice processing, just some sparkly chime sounds. Not worth 1350 if you ask me.

45 Comments

Sukishoo11/21/2017, 11:43:07 PM27 votes

They are just really deep into these 1350s lately :/ It's like almost all we've had this year was 1350 and above. There were very few 975 or under.

Zone of Endless11/21/2017, 11:40:08 PM10 votes

Did we have a 975 skin recently released? It's been a while since i ever saw one.

NTrumpWeTrust11/22/2017, 7:24:47 PM5 votes

It's a bad skin anyway

Kloqdq11/22/2017, 5:58:31 PM5 votes

This is why I stopped buying skins. Too expensive for the price. I don't mind the odd 1350 but Riot, I am not your fucking wallet. Stop trying to take every penny I have because you are overpricing a lot of these skins. The difference between a 975 and 1350 is so paper thin that I can't even tell anymore. Please set the difference straight and make skins that are affordable. $10 for a item I don't even own is just not worth it. And I spent way to much on this game already anyways.

Salamencę11/22/2017, 4:27:32 AM4 votes

Honestly I absolutely LOVE the new Draven skin and it will be an instabuy for me. I can understand where you're coming from, but there isn't much to change with draven to begin with (vfx and whatnot). He has an autoattack enhancer, an attack speed steroid, and his q but thrown sideways knocking enemies aside. His ult with the skin looks great imo, but there really isn't much that can be "spiced up" with draven.

DunkinNoobs11/22/2017, 2:57:26 PM3 votes

Riot doesn't make 975 or 750 skins anymore. Nearly 90% of the skins released this year are 1350 RP or more. The average skin price for this year is around 1400 RP now. Welcome to the future.

0racle091211/22/2017, 2:35:25 PM3 votes

Should be Mall Santa Draven imo

Daunt11/22/2017, 6:00:00 PM3 votes

Honestly though, i'd rather have them update his VFX and make the skin better than lower the price. If you're already making a skin for a champion at least make it high quality. Especially since Draven doesn't have any 1350 RP skins.

Akali Prime11/22/2017, 10:23:06 PM2 votes

yes riot its ok to still make 975 skins, we still have to pay ten dollars to get it anyways.

TheHappyReaperz11/22/2017, 4:47:27 PM2 votes

1350 skins: Features: new model, new texture, new splash image, new animations, new visual effects, new sounds. Sometimes includes: processed voice overs. Examples: Blackthorn Morgana, Arcade Sona.

How does that not fit the new Santa Draven skin?

Succubús GF11/22/2017, 7:17:33 AM2 votes

There is already a santa braum tho :/ And santa draven doesn't even fit

nm101011/22/2017, 1:47:41 PM2 votes

~~They'll throw a small sound effect on it and call it 1350~~ I see you said they added a small sound effect already, that is what qualifies it for a 1350 to riot.

Usägi Tsukino12/8/2017, 10:28:15 PM1 votes

im still buying santa draven :^)

Acheron1611/24/2017, 1:13:32 AM1 votes

PROJECT: Jhin - new model, modified voice-over, different particles, different music during match start and ultimate, different recall -> 1350RP

Santa Draven- new model, different "particles" (different axes), different recall -> 1350RP?

Not buying it man

General Esdeath 11/22/2017, 11:17:47 AM1 votes

all about that money

The Yetii Rider11/22/2017, 7:22:29 PM1 votes

Incorrect Board. Come on now.

Fisher No Chains11/22/2017, 10:04:21 AM1 votes

Hey, do you think that Death Sword Zed and Kata were worth 1350 RP instead?

No, but you know, this growing trend of making 10€+ skins only is not a news. Look at every possible skin release this year (especially SKT and Harrowing skins) and tell me how they’re better than, for example, Ravenborn LB, a 975RP skin.

Sadly, Riot is going in the wrong direction with their business.

ªTeemo11/22/2017, 9:29:04 AM1 votes

trying to milk that $$$$$$$$$$$

UnbelYivable3/12/2018, 10:37:27 AM1 votes

the Santa Draven has a lot more particle effect changes than the other skins Draven