Riot there is no need to Remove Rune Combiner or create something better instead

I don't have any T1 or T2 runes so this doesn't effect me but let me explain why it doesn't need to be removed and if it does it should be replaced by something better.

The main reason why it doesn't need to be removed has to do with new players. While it may be a trap for new players the fact is that once they hit level 30 then they will be locked into lower tier runes forever because the Rune Combiner would be removed. No player that just hit level 30 wants to have a collection of obsolete runes that they can't get rid of.

The solution is very simple:

1. disable the rune combiner for every account until they hit level 30 or they have acess to it at level 20 to allow the player to get rid of his tier 1 runes. Then when they hit level 30 they get the rune combiner so they can eliminate all their obsolete runes for tier 3 runes instead.

2. add a trade in option. what this means is say for instance is allow the player to trade in or refund his obsolete runes. Either refund him something like 25%-50% of the regular price of the rune once he hits the next tier threshold. So at levels 20 and 30 he would begin to have access to the trade in options so he can trade in his lower tier runes for tier 2 and tier 3 runes. so for instance a tier 1 rune which cost 5 IP can be traded into the store for say 1 IP while a tier 2 rune may be traded in for say 9 IP. Tier 3 may or may not be added to the trade in option though i think it's good to have as level 30 players may want to get rid of things like flat armor seals as they feel scaling armor seals are better so they can at least use the trade in option for tier 3 runes aswell. that's just a suggestion though

3. add an upgrade option. this is the same as the trade in option but it just upgrades the current rune for the same rune of higher tier. so for example a tier 1 AP glyph can be upgraded to tier 2 then finally tier 3. the store would automatically just bump up his rune and charge an upgrade fee depending on the cost of the current rune and the cost of the higher tier rune.

personally i think the trade in or upgrade options would be the better solutions because the rune combiner is basically "get rid of a good lower tier rune and end up with an unwanted higher tier rune" or luck of the draw type of thing. whereas the trade in or upgrade option allows the new player to remove his obsolete runes and he gets to pick what higher tier rune he wants in exchange. in other words one solution still has luck of the draw while the other two options are his decisions instead.

But if your going to remove the rune combiner for a better solution then you should remove it once the new solution is also ready to roll out. This way low level players can still use it if they like until the new solution comes out instead of "well now i have no way to get rid of all my tier 1 runes even though i am a level 21 player who has begun to use tier 2 runes". I'm sure that player would not be happy that he is stuck with tier 1 runes which he don't need anymore.

This is just my two cents on this subject.