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CHAMPION LEVELS 6&7 REQUIREMENTS ARE BAD!

TheMedMystery·5/19/2016, 7:15:20 AM·67 votes·2,475 views

Okay, I was kind of happy about the new levels because lets face it, reaching lv 5 with a champion didnt take long as long as you played that champion. I thought that these two new levels would be based off of the grading system and i was right. but the part that makes me mad is the fact that i have to hope that i get the champion shard from a crafting box like REALY?! why do i need a shard for a champion that i already own?! why can they have made to where you have to get a certian amount of s rank grades after a match? that way i feel like im doing really well with that champion? In my opinion i see this as another way to make people by boxes and hope that they get a shard that they want. ive opened a lot of boxes myself but i get mostly skins. and considering the amount of content league has will take a long time. I wish they would have made these levels about actually doing well, not based off of luck with the hextech boxes.

41 Comments

The Mighty Spank5/19/2016, 7:43:04 AM9 votes

Agreed, getting S, S- and S+ is already enough of a chore along with the obtaining of essence by itself without having to get some random box drop. If masteries are more oriented toward your dedication and skill then what's the point of making something gained with skill come down to luck that's limited per week..?

A prize gained with skill shouldn't be punctuated by luck. This is just a scam to push RP purchases and while I don't have a problem with the shop- I happen to find this particularly scummy.

DorkunedAuras5/19/2016, 12:25:20 PM6 votes

So, they're saying they're going to be releasing a thing in the shop that you can buy for IP and RP that'll give you a random champ shard. This makes it both an IP sink and a place to burn excess blue essence at the same time.

Ich Bin Lucian 5/19/2016, 7:38:08 AM6 votes

The Crafting was the worse idea Riot has ever created, like seriously why do I have to feel like i am forced to use Riot Points / Real Money to obtain something that I earned. It's bad enough that getting the S ranks are a hassle due to the toxic community and on top of that anyone with the lack of potential to carry games will never get Rank 6 or 7 due to how hard it is to get a S in a game. I personally get S ranks all the time and just got 2 S tokens for Ashe ... just to then find out i have to burn 500 blue essence / 1 perm card / or 1 shard card of that champ ... and lets face it, if you aren't blowing crap tons of RP on boxes, and only earn stuff, you won't have any keys to open boxes let alone get the resources needed to make you say YES i need Rank 6 or 7 on this hero ....and it's even worse if you play a large pool of heros ... a huge excitement turned into a shitty experience.

[slayer-jinx-unamused]

CoronaGulp5/19/2016, 3:24:26 PM2 votes

Wrong. Please read the patch notes before you jump to conclusions.

Silver Fluffenbu5/19/2016, 5:50:07 PM1 votes

I don't know if it's bad, but it is completely arbitrary.

Thoicc5/19/2016, 6:14:17 PM1 votes

I agree that they are bad but they are still fun to have. just achieve them a different way. maybe getting an S will help you move up the the next level. thanks riot

Occams Raiser5/19/2016, 9:14:44 PM1 votes

Its a business i suppose. They don't do shit out of the kindness of their heart you know. I hate it too. But everything they do is a ploy to make you buy into playing more.... never forget.

ModAcademy Kayn5/19/2016, 10:29:38 PM1 votes

People need to go reread the Champion Mastery patch notes again, and look at the very bottom of it.

TallyZrg5/19/2016, 10:48:07 PM1 votes

http://i.imgur.com/YeZOU.gif?noredirect

Your tears are delicious :)

Osiris2125/20/2016, 1:23:27 AM1 votes

Riot said that they would incorporate a way to buy the shard from the shop somehow of course if they actually do this is up in the air knowing riot but they did say that you could buy the champion shard

Only Play Darius5/20/2016, 2:16:39 AM1 votes

Funny, a few months ago I got downvoted when I said Hextech crafting would start ruining the game.

Are5/20/2016, 2:29:52 AM1 votes

You mainly get skins from chests? I'll trade you my RNG luck.

No need to worry OP. They're looking into selling champ tokens in the story that are 2100 IP that give you a random shard.

Krigjer5/20/2016, 10:45:22 AM1 votes

From a business standpoint, it was a genius thing to do to make you have to buy boxes. I know two friends already that have purchased boxes just to get more essence.

From a player loyalty point, it was an incredibly shitty thing to do. I personally got really lucky and had enough champions to disenchant for level 6 on my main, but level 7 will require me to buy boxes. ugh.

Mishli5/20/2016, 7:17:54 PM1 votes

you can break down any normal champion shard to get blue essence, then use that to get the mastery rank... i see no issue, at least it gives a purpose to getting champ shards in boxes

Athenes Lulu5/21/2016, 8:27:44 AM1 votes

I don't mind if you have to get S-/S to get a better mastery.

Blue essence? Yeah, that's shit, though if Riot is actually generous enough and let us buy shards with IP, then I'll give them a chance. Though unlikely to be released anytime soon, we all know how little they care about IP sinks.

What I'm not happy though, is the absence of the mastery points you need. It's as if... no one cares about how dedicated someone is with a champ, let alone 478k+ on Lulu :/

The Sword Saint5/19/2016, 2:43:46 PM1 votes

You're supposed to have a hard time getting high champion mastery and have the amount of high masteries you can get be limited. That way, seeing which champions you have max mastery rank on actually means something because its a lot of effort and hoops to hop through, forcing you over time to narrow your efforts down to just your real main(s).

CoronaGulp5/19/2016, 4:30:48 PM1 votes

Please read this. http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/gameplay-balance/TeA91Qqj-updated-mastery-levels-6-7

Minarde5/19/2016, 4:39:28 PM1 votes

Threadly reminder that Riot hasn't even announced a rough timeframe for enabling Champion Mastery in Treeline and ARAM. RGM modes somehow took priority over permanent game modes. Players can apparently show skill and dedication in temporary modes like Hexakill or URF, but not in ranked TT.