I don't spend much money on league, but I enjoy exchanging mystery gifts for the lols, and I feel like buying Hextech's could be the same sort of thing but after seeing some of the loot, I was wondering whether or not it was worth it.
Take Redmercy's video for example. He opened $500 worth of chests and got jack shit xD
Red's video:
3 chests is a little less than 600 RP and earns you about 1 random permanent on average. Even less than that if you use essence to perm a semi-random shard from your choice of several random shards since it generally takes more than two disenchanted shards to afford it. Furthermore, your options for random permanents includes champions, which are less valuable than skins; ward skins, which are less valuable than champion skins; and if you choose to get your permanent from a reroll, it's possible you get a champion skin for a champion you don't even own yet.
Compare to a mystery skin. Less RP at just under 500 and will always get you a random skin you don't own and always get you a skin for a champion you do own.
I would say Hextech chests are a bad purchase all-around, even buying keys to use up excess chests (or vice versa if you grind A LOT of keys and ran out of chest drops) doesn't seem like a great deal. If you want a specific skin, buy it directly (you can even wait for it to go on sale if you're patient); if you want a random skin, buy a mystery skin; if you want a champion, just save the IP; if you want a champion faster, just buy it directly with RP (you can also wait for it to go on sale in this case).
It can be, if you have enough essence. You can get lucky and pull an 1820 skin, but you can also get a terrible icon.
I bought 3 chests and did pretty well, and they are relatively cheap. The things you don't like can be disenchanted. Only unlucky if you get champ shards... They aren't good.
Lol no.
Opened about 1000 RP wieth of chests, managed to unlock Gentlemen ChoGath and (because of the Draven's Legendary Axes event this weekend) got Cutpurse TF as a mystery skin... #worth
Its not. Not from the few I have bought anyways. Unlucky.
I got all champion shards... which is exactly what I didnt want.
i spent 40$ got 7 gems and hextech annie skin so i thik they are worth it. also they can give you legacy skins which you cant get anymore so also very worth it
It's not worth it if what you want is random content. If you happen to have a shard for a Legacy skin that you'd really like, then perhaps it'd be worth it to buy some more chests to accumulate the orange essence you'd need for the skin in question. It's also the only way to get Hextech Annie (and soon Soulstealer Vayne) in any reasonable amount of time.
Basically it comes down to how much money you're willing to spend for rewards that are worth much less but may not be available any other way.
This is an old post ik but if you buy $25 worth of chests it's usually worth it. I got crazy lucky yesterday and got Zombie Brand, Meowokai, Shadowfire Kindred and DJ Sona... so ye pretty worth.
It's honestly a matter of random chance.
First chest I purchased ended up containing Dragon Trainer Tristana (which I instantly purchased).
If you are looking at Youtubers opening chests, HuzzyGames has two videos out in which he opens 40 chests total. IIRC, he managed to get both DJ Sona and Spirit Guard Udyr, among many other skins.
So, basically: Do you feel lucky, punk?
i got hextec in my second chest.
i don't have, use nor like so...
