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OK, what are these SSG skin prices...

Tormentula·7/20/2018, 10:32:12 PM·90 votes·20,906 views

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Riot you better tell me my client is bugged and its not discounting owned champions (I own all), because if you think I'm dumping 100 dollars for the 15000 RP you're out of your fucking mind..

I normally never pass on limited content like icons and border but no, wallet is closed if this is the final price. I won't even individually buy to show support and make this look ok for the future on your charts...

I bought the whole bundles for the SKTs 2015 and 2016, but god damn this.. this is a fucking joke. I can't support that its just asinine.

67 Comments

OniZetsu6667/20/2018, 10:37:44 PM53 votes

That is outrageous..."micro" transactions my ass.

aNewMoonIsRising7/20/2018, 10:53:47 PM19 votes

I don't even care about the border I just want the SSG Xayah icon. I don't think an icon/border should cost 890rp. for that price id might as well spend a little bit more on an epic skin.

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https://i.imgur.com/DQ0Mx2k.jpg

Riot you better tell me my client is bugged and its not discounting owned champions (I own all), because if you think I'm dumping 100 dollars for the 15000 RP you're out of your fucking mind..

I normally never pass on limited content like icons and border but no, wallet is closed if this is the final price. I won't even individually buy to show support and make this look ok for the future on your charts...

I bought the whole bundles for the SKTs 2015 and 2016, but god damn this.. this is a fucking joke. I can't support that its just asinine.

Sohleks7/20/2018, 10:45:11 PM18 votes

I wanted the Gnar skin with the signature but if what I saw is really the price I'm just gonna pass until it's on sale (if I still give a damn by then)

Tencent is greedy. They'll wring riot dry until dead. Hope mark merril is happy.

Edit: oh but wait, since these are esport skins = no sale since they will be vaulted.

Busty Demoness7/20/2018, 11:14:15 PM11 votes

Remember, they hid icons behind "you must buy them as part of this 5000 RP hextech loot bundle" in the VS event last week.

This doesn't surprise me in the slightest since that's still a nearly 6k price tag after discounting 6 champions of 975 RP each.

ééééééééééó7/20/2018, 10:41:08 PM7 votes

haven't checked it myself but can't you buy them separately? if the only way of getting them is in the bundle then that's a really greedy and scummy move by riot

Quality Content7/20/2018, 11:04:34 PM7 votes

A percentage of the proceeds on these skins are being shared with the players and organization. They should have done a better job mentioning this on the store page instead of just on their website.

PaffWasTaken7/21/2018, 2:56:51 AM6 votes

Back at Riot HQ...

Riot employee: "Ok guys, the number of players have been going downhill since some months and in about two years we lost more than a quarter of our community. We don't have the same income as of S4-5,but we want more, what do we do?"

Riot Intern: "well, if we lost a quarter of our players, how about making new skins a whole quarter more expensive?"

Every Riot employees: "You are promoted"

Fisherman Fizz7/20/2018, 10:59:08 PM6 votes

It looks like it's just bugged and not discounting the price from owning all the champs in the bundle.

Resolution7/21/2018, 3:42:21 AM6 votes

The entire store is ramping up prices hidden behind events :/ - your seeing icons being locked behind $70 packages, time exclusive chromas locked behind packages. Oh on top up that there throwing in chromas wards at the exact same price as the original ward...

You think paying an additional $8 for a border on an already $10 skin is bad as it is...

Summonah123697/20/2018, 11:52:27 PM3 votes

In my country we have to pay 20$ for a burger.

destroyer227197/21/2018, 12:17:42 AM3 votes

That's not even the sad part, no one gives 2 shit about the skins, they give about that fucking upset.

Modl Ryden l7/21/2018, 12:22:27 AM3 votes

If you watch the video on how Riot developed the skins based on the players decisions, you'll see that the Players of SSG say that, "they're in it for the skins, not the money." Yet here's Riot, wetting their beaks with Limited Time Only signature splash arts (which are basically borders) and icons.

Like seriously, this Limited Edition crap is starting to get on my nerves and I'm really afraid of what's going to happen on the next set of eSports skins.

Limited Edition, 1850 RP skins + 350 for Border + 450 custom Emotes (of player signatures) + 250 exclusive icon. Like what?

TheAngryMoth7/21/2018, 12:51:14 AM3 votes

Riots pricing system and changes to BE in general have been entirely fucked, LET US SPEND BE ON SKINS GOD DAMN IT!

I Love Thresh7/21/2018, 10:22:25 AM3 votes

It really showed at the Star Guardian Season 2 bundle that Riot was going down that path (over $60 for 5 skins) but this really blew their previous records out of the water. Happy I stopped spending on League so much before it got to this point.

Vhan87657/21/2018, 3:31:42 PM3 votes

As someone who normally does wind up getting limited time content (because I have a problem), even I didn't look twice as these skins borders/icons. Riot is getting absolutely ridiculous with their massive price increases on everything now'a days and it gonna start completely turning off even the people who are will to spending money.

Remember when borders were as easy to get as simply buying a skin within the first week or two that it was released to live?

Doctor Fillgood7/22/2018, 6:57:29 PM2 votes

As an indie company, they need to test the waters to see how much money they can make on the skins they sell. They have a balance team to pay, and they also have to really work hard to make sure they can keep their name out there. New companies just have to test the water sometimes. It's not like they've been doing this for years or anything.

Last Gunfighter7/21/2018, 1:49:10 AM2 votes

I think it's safe to say we all agree that bundle pricing has gone way beyond the acceptable range. This year's Lunar event was probably the last reasonably priced event

Autrah Fang7/21/2018, 4:56:18 AM2 votes

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I normally never pass on limited content like icons and border but no, wallet is closed if this is the final price. I won't even individually buy to show support and make this look ok for the future on your charts...

I can't support that its just asinine.

Yea... I wanted to buy Dark Star Cho'gath because it's a good skin, and it would've supported charity... But the fact that the only way to get its border was to pay more than a legendary skin for a 1350 skin just completely turned me off from the idea altogether. :/ For reference, I had 1884 RP on my account and I still couldn't get the skin with the border. The price for the bundle was something like 2200 RP. The skin and the border were all I wanted.

Didn't even buy it separately just to show my disgust. I'm not supporting that bs, even if it would've been for charity.

Edit: Just logged into League to check the store. The Dark Star bundle is still up, and it's 2500 for the bundle. So I was off by quite a bit. Also, I wanted the SSG Rakan skin, and the price for its bundle with border is 2240. Riot pls... Are the borders alone worth the price of a whole new skin or something?

YuGiHo7/21/2018, 8:26:19 AM2 votes

yall should have spoke up more when they first pulled this shit with the 2nd gen star guardian skins.

MadSeer7/21/2018, 1:28:15 PM2 votes

People like to complain. The profit from this stuff is split, it doesn't just go down Riot's pockets which explains why the price tag could be higher. It's also still not as overpriced as stuff you'd find in an arena after a match of X sports event, and this is essentially sports merchandise. You buy this stuff if you're a fan of the team or if you're obsessed with in-game cosmetics.

Sukishoo7/21/2018, 2:55:16 PM2 votes

250 x 6 = 1500 for icons 640 x 6 = 3840 for "borders" aka signatures 1350 x 6 = 8100 for skins.

13440 so yeah that's correct. The fact a signature is costing near 700rp is nuts

Arcade Lulu7/20/2018, 11:50:46 PM1 votes

Do you own the champions? Because if not, they're added to the price

Pika Fox7/21/2018, 3:45:20 PM1 votes

In all fairness a large portion of the price are the boarders, which probably more heavily goes toward the teams themselves. The skins themselves are priced fairly, the boarders are moreso like making a team donation and buying a t-shirt.

ZenithEevee7/21/2018, 3:59:27 PM1 votes

They're Signed editions, You can get non signed ones for 1350 each...

Auroramancer7/21/2018, 4:34:30 PM1 votes

Yo..

https://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/page/samsung-galaxy-worlds-skins

Akali is SO HOT7/20/2018, 11:27:23 PM1 votes

Does that mean buying each individual skin is less expensive than the bundle?