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Changes need to be made to hextech crafting.

Wimbledofy·4/1/2016, 2:26:48 AM·1 votes·403 views

As it is everyone seems to agree key fragments are too hard to get. One of the problems with the system is that it seems like they want us to buy keys, but there's also a bundle package that lets you buy a chest and a key, so why buy just a key? If you buy just keys, you end up being pretty inefficient with money, but if you buy the bundle you end up with too many chests.

One idea I have to change how it works is to make it so chests are no longer buyable but they are much more common. Instead of getting just a chest for when you get an S on champion for first time that season, you get both a chest and key. Chests will also be randomly dropped and key fragments will stay as rare or rarer. This makes it so you can actually buy keys without it being as much of a waste of rp since there won't be a key+chest bundle anymore. So basically: -Cannot buy chests -Chests are more common and will have a random drop chance -Acquire both key+chest for getting S first time on champ -key fragments are still rare, or maybe rarer than it is now -keys are somewhat more important to buy

Thoughts?

4 Comments

Vhan87654/1/2016, 2:33:28 AM1 votes

You realize how much money Riot is making off those bundles, right? I myself even have to admit to having spent money on that nonsense.

Crafting may be fixed but I don't think this is how it will happen. If anything, the only thing I see happening is that you will start getting chest fragments too instead of whole chests lol. Basically though, I don't see any changes happening to crafting outside of expansion for now. Until the system is actually implemented properly into the game, Riot probably won't work on it's function. It works for now and that is what is important; getting it running is priority it would seem.

darkeryar4/1/2016, 2:39:01 AM1 votes

What could also make a difrence if that keys will be more common. I dont really have a problem with the hextech crafting system because its something extra. Something you dont have to buy. and dont expect every 3 matches to get a key fragment. becuase people will spam smurf acounts and them sell them for more money.

ImTheRealGnar4/1/2016, 2:54:32 AM1 votes

Hextech crafting doesn't even need to be change. You're getting free stuff from Riot.

Critmaster Garen4/1/2016, 3:22:28 AM1 votes

as far as ive played over the course of the last week, ive collected key fragments in about 50% of my games. they dont seem all that rare.

as long as we get about 4 key fragments a week, we will eventually pile up keys without chests to open.

my guess is riot might give out extra chests for those keys at special occations. like as a bonus to certain sales, or events like large tournaments (like they gave out a code for the season 2 summoner icon).