Level Up Reward Capsules

af1·Nov 13, 2017·5 votes·4,531 views

I've leveled up 3 times so far since the update. All 3 times i've opened my chest and been disappointed to find 5 champion shards that I already own. Thats 15 champion shards, that I already own. Many of my friends have also reported that they opened the same champion shard multiple times in the same reward capsule. Riot totally needs to change this in some way. I think duplicates in the same capsule should be impossible as well as implementing a guaranteed new champ shard value to at least 1, so that you'd get at least one champ that you don't already own.

16 Comments

af1Nov 14, 20173 votes

Everyone recommending dis-enchanting. No shit... However, it doesn't make up for anything as disenchanting 5 champions nets under 700 BE. At this rate I have to level 15+ times just to be able to purchase a single 6300 champ. The values are too low to feel like any progression is being made.

QuephaNov 14, 20171 votes

The minimum value of a level up capsule is now 810 BE. It used to be 720 BE so there's no way you got less than 700 BE from a level unless you were below level 30.

Hexs FortuneNov 28, 20172 votes

I've leveled up 15 times since runes reforged hit and have yet to get a champ shard that I do not own.

Plenty of Annie though

BarleyNov 13, 20171 votes

You can dis enchant the shards that you don’t want so that you can get a permanent champion from hextech or buy one from the shop. (I’ve opened 1 capsule because I was gone this weekend and got 3 champs I owned)

MysterQNov 13, 20171 votes

But... but... you HAVE TO DISENCHANT. So it is better to get some owned champs.

NoPaxtNov 13, 20171 votes

It's free stuff, you just like before, you will eventually earn enough to buy the champs.you want.

I like this model better, it emphasizes winning...

Christopher RPhNov 13, 20175 votes

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It's free stuff, you just like before, you will eventually earn enough to buy the champs.you want.

I like this model better, it emphasizes winning...

Never go full retard.

af1Nov 14, 20172 votes

Soooo, removing +IP when you win a game somehow emphasizes winning? nani?[zombie-brand-mindblown]

I Do Not RecallNov 13, 20171 votes

consider yourself lucky, ive leveled up to 36 and 3 times now ive gotten one champion shard for the cheapest tier of champions. So if after disenchanting about 300 blue essence after like 10 ish games... if this isn't fixed by end of preseason im not playing this game anymore, on top of the terrible direction this new rune system has taken the game...

QuephaNov 14, 20171 votes

If you only got one champion shard for a 450 tier champion from a level up then it was a bug. The minimum value of a level is 810 BE.

JaspersNov 14, 20171 votes

5 in each? I've only leveled up once (haven't played much) and got 1 shard.

QuephaNov 14, 20171 votes

Duplicates in the same capsule feel pretty stupid and I think Riot could stand to remove those. Especially considering you only get multiples in the case of low tier champions that are already easy to unlock so the primary benefit is to people looking for specific shards for mastery upgrades.

Guaranteeing champ shards for champions you don't own, though, would be ridiculously OP.

YekanNov 28, 20171 votes

I'm a very casual player, so I own only 12 champions and have about 9000 BE. I leveled up twice with this new system. 4 out of 6 shards were champions I already owned. If all 135 champions are available in level up capsules, I had a 9% chance to get a champion I already own, Instead I got 66%. Now with all the bad luck I might have, something looks broken here.

edit:

I now know that, excluding 4800 BE and above champions, only 59 champion shards can be found in level up capsules. And that's the problem, this is obviously how it should work. Still, my chance to get a champion I own is 20%, not 66%. But the system has to keep value low, so it keeps throwing at us the 13 champions that have 450 BE value.

Having only 2 rune pages I want to save up BE to eventually buy additional rune pages, so I'm looking forward to shards as a way to spend less BE for champions. Disenchanting is ok, but I was hoping that beginners had a chance to build up their roster.