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Store Being Cheaper

lilnutduck·7/15/2015, 3:24:46 AM·3 votes·779 views

So I'm getting money from my dad and I want to spend it on League, as I will be starting a YouTube channel tomorrow. There are many champs and skins I want, but mainly champs. So the grand total of everything is 13,105RP. This is what I'm getting:

Rek’Sai – 975 Gnar- 975 Ahri- 880 Kog’Maw – 88O Lissandra – 975 Thresh – 975 Aatrox – 975 Draven - 975 Pool Party Rek’Sai – 1350 Gentleman Gnar – 975 Prehistoric Cho’Gath – 750 Battlecast Kog’Maw – 1350 PrimeTime Draven – 975 Popstar Ahri - 975

Now that's about $90. That's right. $90. You may think: You're getting a lot for what you're getting! Well think this. It would cost $10 to get Rek'Sai. Yup. $10. And it takes ages to get 6.3k IP. But this is what I don't understand, why is just ONE out of the 125+ champs in this game gonna cost me $10? For every champ that'd be over $200!

And the runes, 1k IP for a Quintessence? Heck, it can cost 1k IP for a seal! 6 of those and I could have got Rek'Sai!

I may not be making sense here, but I think the store needs to be cheaper. Yes, Riot puts the most effort more than any other company I've seen. They've made 3 freaking songs for a skin. But it's just too much. $10 for a champ? Maybe 5 would be more understandable. And for the runes, they don't even do much. A Tier 3 Quintessence should be 500IP at most.

If a Riot member is saying "But we're paying ~~The Greatest Renaissance Artists ~~ our art team money to make our artwork for skins, which is a lot!" Well if everything in the store was half the price it is now, millions of more players will think that even giving just $10 to League will be worth the money.

If you agree that the store should be cheaper, thumbs this post up! THE POINT OF THIS THREAD IS SAY THAT I THINK THE STORE SHOULD BE CHEAPER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INPUT, BUT I'LL SPEND MY MONEY ON WHAT I WANT. THANK YOU :)

WHY THIS BELONGS IN GAMEPLAY AND BALANCE: NO OTHER CATEGORY FITS THIS, AND IT ALSO EFFECTS GAMEPLAY AS PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO TO BUY MORE CHAMPS, MAKING THEM BETTER AT THE GAME, ETC. IF A RIOT MEMBER THINKS THIS DOESN'T BELONG HERE, PLEASE MOVE IT SOMEWHERE ELSE. THANK YOU.

5 Comments

Matezoide7/15/2015, 3:45:46 AM3 votes

Dont buy champions with RP, it is not worth it.

Get the RP, buy the champions with IP then buy the skins. You might even end up buying different skins as they release new stuff in the next month(s).

SwiftKitten887/15/2015, 3:27:00 AM2 votes

don't ever spend money to buy champs... buy the champ with IP, and if you like them AND are good at them.. then buy a skin for them with real money

IllllllIIIIlllll7/15/2015, 3:32:38 AM2 votes

A cheaper store would encourage more of the "pay to win" attitude though. Currently, earning IP through games pays MUCH less than minimum wage. We don't need that difference to be more.

magic pole7/15/2015, 4:03:34 AM1 votes

well it's their game m8 and company so they can charge whatever they want :/ at least this awesome game is free and you literally have to spend $0.00 (outside of internet / computer ) to play it. some people even make a living off it o.O

but your one point...i do wonder if skins and champions were cheaper, whether the increase in sales would offset the price reduction and increase their profits. seeing as they haven't lowered prices, I'm thinking they think not.