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The IP/BE merger explained via bullet points

Leonerdo·9/2/2017, 6:30:21 PM·1 votes·299 views

Original Riot article here. It's a little vague and confusing at times, so that's why I'm trying to clear this up. Of course, this is all my interpretation; I could have some details wrong, especially the numbers (aside from "6.5" which was in the article). Enjoy:

  • 1 Blue Essence (BE) is currently worth a lot more than 1 IP. BE will have to change so that they are worth the same amount.
  • First, everyone's current BE balance will be increased to 6.5x its current amount.
  • You can currently spend BE on upgrading shards and on champion mastery level 6 & 7. These things will probably become 6.5x as expensive, to match the increase in BE balances and the decrease in the value of BE.
  • Likewise, the sources of BE will increase by a similar amount. The main source is the disenchanting of shards. This increase is going to be split between:
  • Slightly more shards given out overall (because of leveling rewards) (maybe 25% more?)
  • More BE per disenchanted shard (stated towards the end of Riot's article)
    • Shards will probably disenchant for roughly 5x (I made up these numbers, don't quote me) their current amount of BE.
    • But that BE will worth less by a factor of 6.5 (see above)
    • Overall, that means shards will give 5/6.5 (or 77%) as much value when disenchanted. This is what Riot said/meant early in the article, but they did not explain it adequately.
  • So in all: more shards, more BE per shard, less BE value per shard, and roughly the same value gained overall from shards. i.e. you will still earn champions from shards at a similar (or greater) rate than before, but the numbers in the middle of the process are very different.
  • You will no longer be able to reroll 3 champion shards into a random champ.
  • There will be other, new things to spend BE on, on top of all the old things you could spend BE or IP on.
  • The Riot Pls video showed an image of the store with [1 Mystery Champion] for sale for 3950 BE, but that's probably only for the temporary sale after runes are refunded.

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