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Hextech Crafting: Key fragments are almost LESS common than Chests.

Apostle of Light·3/22/2016, 8:18:00 PM·2 votes·1,581 views

The extremely low key fragment "drop rate" is a bit of an issue. What's the point of earning 3 chests if we get a key fragment in 1 out of every 5-6 wins? And we need NINE of them to open the chests? I recently had 2 chests and 0 key fragments. Is this an issue for anyone else?

I think having a higher "drop" rate for key fragments would solve this. That way, it would feel like more of a reward to receive chests (because you can actually open them relatively soon after), AND it would make Hextech Crafting more exciting for everyone because it'd be more usable. It would be a much more successful system if the rewards thereof were more common.

Increasing the maximum amount of chests available would make the overall system more healthy too. Hextech Crafting has the potential to bring a lot more excitement to League but I don't think it's achieving that purpose yet. I don't mean to complain because -- after all -- it's free stuff. But I think Hextech Crafting is worth improving because it has the potential make League of Legends significantly more fun and rewarding.

7 Comments

Fovere6/2/2016, 4:35:52 PM2 votes

I agree.

You can't ever get a surplus of keys. If you are constantly grinding games you can probably get just enough keys to open all earned chests. Probably.

However, any backsliding in game frequency hits you with a loss of keys and a permanent chest excess. Just sitting in your inventory. Waiting for you to buy some keys to open them.

kamil9906/2/2016, 12:58:02 PM1 votes

Currently I've 5 chests to open and another set of 4 chests is coming in. I've been playing i don't know about 50 or more games where majority of them were wins and all I received was 2 key fragments. Ridiculous

Kledy McKledFace3/22/2016, 8:24:39 PM1 votes

I think its on purpose. You get chests and you want to open them : omg only 125 RP let em waste 10 more dollars to open them...

It's a conspiracy!!

jinxedchef6/2/2016, 5:18:15 PM1 votes

Key fragments have a lower drop rate after each time you get one, however this is reset each month. So once a month you will get a few and then it gets to be unlikely. IIRC the reset is coming up soon, so you will start to get a few more. The reason Riot has said it is this way is that they didn't want people who play more get everything and people who don't play as much feel like they get nothing.

ComatosePhoenix6/2/2016, 5:21:26 PM1 votes

All you need to do to get keys is win. Getting s ranks for champs is a mixture of luck, skill, and a mixture of unknown factors. Once youve earned a chest on every character you like you will start feeling the chest grind.

Leylin Fárlier8/14/2016, 7:38:10 PM1 votes

Im having the same problem.I have filled my chest limit and am stuck with 2 key fragments forever.[zombie-nunu-bummed] #feelsbadman

Dies to Wolves6/2/2016, 5:05:19 PM1 votes

I actively avoid getting chests (by playing the same champions). I still get more chests from the occasional ARAM than I can get keys from playing (and I play pretty much strictly in groups, except for the occasional ARAM which I usually go solo or with 1 / 2 friends. The ratio of chests and key is completely screwed up, I can't ever get lower than 3 chests.