Can there be an 10-20% discount for buying the free weekly champs?

Nebuul·May 29, 2014·17 votes·980 views

I love the weekly free champ rotation. Last week, for instance, I discovered that I really enjoy Viktor, so I spent 6300 ip and bought him.

Then it occurred to me that I might spend more on champs if there was an incentive to buy them when trying them out. Right now, it seems like the free rotation is just that -- hey use some champs for free this week, then see what ones you will be using next week, etc. If, though, there was a noticeable discount (both IP and RP) for going ahead and pulling the trigger on buying a champ during its free/eval week, it would make the free weeks more valuable and interesting.

I am not talking about a half-off sale or anything, just a bonus that says, "we are encouraging you to expand your catalog -- try these out and buy them for a little less if you like'em!"

Just my thoughts.

15 Comments

DorkdavMay 30, 20147 votes

The main problem is that new champions go into the free rotation a few weeks after they are released. Most people would just wait a few weeks to get the champion at a discount then buying them straight out.

Now you could exclude new champions from this program and I think it would work.

NebuulMay 30, 20144 votes

I think a good solution then would be for them to just have a rule that stated, "The latest champion to be released is excluded from the sale."

Problem solved!

bzhen0915May 29, 20142 votes

Ok is that movie coming out soon?

As on topic, yes I think this would definitely increase champion sales and provide more of an incentive

NebuulMay 29, 20142 votes

How to Train Your Dragon 2 comes out June 13th -- 2 weeks from tomorrow! At the risk of derailing my own thread, that movie is going to be amazing.

Sir ArmaMalumMay 30, 20141 votes

Well it's your thread so I guess it's not that bad. But yeah, can't wait. That, Maleficent, Godzilla just last week. Man this is a good movie summer.

hugsabugsMay 30, 20141 votes

None of those movies are good. Not really, hoping next summer will be better so my dates will be better.

Sir ArmaMalumMay 30, 20141 votes

Ah see, date movies are an entirely different issue. May I suggest something like "Million Dollar Arm", or if you scrounge on Netflix something like "How to Save a Life" or "Gravity"? High suspense emotional or feel-good movies usually do me good for a date movie, at least in my experience. Of course there was that one time with "Unborn".....ah good times.

hugsabugsMay 30, 20141 votes

Although, maybe just watching some bad movie and then apologizing would be ok.

Angry MonsterMay 30, 20141 votes

they are not going to IP sales on weekly. OR ever.

Could they do a small sale on RP for those champs.... I guess since most people do not spend RP on them. Though u would have to put up real numbers to show that people would do this.

ChaosThiefMay 30, 20141 votes

Aren't you a ray of sunshine?

RysterMay 30, 20141 votes

Reducing the IP price would not really increase their sales, but I think it would still be a nice gift.

Maybe 5% off IP prices, and 20% off RP prices... idk economics wasn't my strongest subject, but I like the concept. Numbers would need to be calculated more than just "10% sounds good".

But yea, good idea.

TaarkiMay 31, 20141 votes

Well I don't get why some champs are 450 and some are 6300... That's to big of a gap. Why cant riot just make each champ say 3000 IP then it wouldn't take 2 weeks for me to unlock a champ that I want to play

ZacceaMay 31, 20141 votes

Remove RP from the sale, and I agree. Riot already does Champion and Skin RP sales every week. I don't think they'd get rid of that system. Of course, if they decided to switch the Champion RP sale to this idea and somehow keep the weekly skin sale that would be cool.

NebuulJun 9, 20141 votes

Another week, another chance for a cool discount!

This week, it would be so awesome to buy someone from:

Ashe Corki Evelynn JarvanIV Karma Leblanc Lissandra Riven Taric Warwick