Add 1 Refund Credit Each Year

ScarletKitty00·1/10/2015, 5:36:04 PM·561 votes·33,482 views

I've heard the idea of making them reset each year, but Riot won't go for that. If such a thing were to be implemented, profits would likely go down. If we were patient, we could recycle the RP for newer and preferred products. However, I think if you have under three refund tokens left, each year you should receive one, three being the max. I for one have always hated the idea of having three acquirable points for one life time.

P.S - I've looked at the opposition towards my fabulous idea, and I understand their point. People should be more careful about what they buy, and if you make a mistake, 3 strikes is about all you should get. I myself do a fair amount of research before purchasing something, but I still stand where I stand. 1 refund credit per year isn't asking for much, we can't abuse it, and nothing should be forever.

Update 2-15: My post isn't getting anymore love, can all vote more yes's? :-)

159 Comments

YambrinZ1/10/2015, 7:17:26 PM102 votes

Or, every X amount of money spent = refund credit. that way the people that actually make this game free to play get something while the freeloaders dont.

Sirin Gioro1/11/2015, 3:03:36 AM36 votes

Yes Because when I was a newbie, I didn't know how to use the refund token and this happened...

buys Master Yi plays Master Yi for one game, 0/11/1 "OMG THIS CHAMPION SUCKS GIVE ME BACK MY 450 IP" Refunds Yi "LLOL WTF I HAVE EXTRA 450 IP!" Buys Yi again plays Master Yi again "I hate this champion so much." Refunds again

-> Then understands that you only get 3 refund tokens per account and you only have one left. RIP

Byrnes1/10/2015, 6:12:31 PM13 votes

+1. I kind of get their reasoning, but it's not like we can take out money back and spend it elsewhere - we will literally be buying more League merch. I guess the long term idea is if we had lots of returns we would just keep switching out skins and never spend money on the game again, but meh. Give us at least one baes!

HadesHellfire1/11/2015, 2:22:46 AM12 votes

WHO VOTED NO?!

AMYS GRAVE1/11/2015, 5:18:04 PM8 votes

sounds like a reasonable idea. alternatively they could allow refund for everything where you only get back half the price.

HadesHellfire1/10/2015, 9:20:02 PM7 votes

honestly i've been hoping for a long time that they would replenish refund credits each year, but i think giving one each year is very reasonable

Gym Leader Yaki2/16/2015, 2:32:41 PM4 votes

I really do like this idea. If you refund RP content you'll simply get the RP content back. So Riot would not be loosing profit. Furthermore, this would allow players that made a bad purchasing decision to spend their RP elsewhere. I know I personally would like to get refunded a certain skin and buy 2 more with the price of it.

This one refund per year also makes sense because it benefits players that have been playing the game for a long time. The longer you've played the game, the more skins or RP content you could of bought.

I REALLY do hope Riot implements this, I would love them all the more!

Blue Moon Wolf1/10/2015, 11:31:52 PM4 votes

didn't even read the explanation, just read the tile and "Should this be applied?", then instantly hit yes XD

Shonjl11/18/2015, 5:17:15 AM4 votes

To be fair, its stupid on Riot's side to be against refunds. They aren't giving you your money back....They would just give you your RP back. As far as they are concerned, they have your money already, you just get to choose what you spend your RP on again.

Literally the only reason I see them being against it is simply due to the work it would take them to actually make it happen vs being lazy and leave it as it is.

Gunpoint1/11/2015, 3:37:25 AM4 votes

Refunds are also sort of a noob trap as it is right now, you get 3 in the beginning with no real explanation, so I bought skins going by their splash while I was new to League of Legends, and the skins looked nothing like them in game, and so I used all my 3 refund credits from stuff like that while I was a noob.

SecretAgentHulk1/11/2015, 4:12:23 PM3 votes

Yes, but with the caveat that refund credits only work on things purchased in the past year. If you've had it for over a year, it belongs to you, bub.

Jazzyforcefield1/10/2015, 7:26:29 PM3 votes

As much as we want it, rito is gonna say no

asktiks1/10/2015, 10:31:44 PM3 votes

I understand riots position on this , and though I would like refund credits to refresh yearly, I think a more reasonable thing to ask of riot would be:

get one refund ticket everytime you make a purchase, up to three stored at any time

that way , people cant exactly abuse it, and you get one refund if you don't like the champ you bought you can then exchange it once for another one but you wont get another if you buy again with the refunded ip/rp

there could be ways to tag the refunded credit as such to let the system know to not give you a refund ticket for purchase with THAT refunded currency ...dunno just shooting ideas here

AbyssionKnight1/11/2015, 3:31:31 AM3 votes

I personally don't like the thought of making Riot lose millions of dollars a year, even if it is due to refunds.

I've been playing since S1 and spend a lot of money on this game, and haven't even used a single refund. It's just a matter of being careful with your money, seeing previews of the skin on youtube to get a feel for its look, and not buying a skin just for the hype around the skin (like a lot of people did with PFE).

I think them limiting your refunds not only makes Riot more profitable, but also helps teach the gamers who are playing the game a bit of restraint, which is important in the real world. Impulse buying is never a good idea.

the ma person1/11/2015, 7:10:19 AM3 votes

When I was level 10 I used all my refund credits. I refunded Master Yi, Nidalee, and Annie. Least they could've done was told me it's not refundable and what it is tbh. So trash.

Bubble Butt Lulu1/11/2015, 7:55:36 AM3 votes

Awesome

LeagueoƒLegends1/11/2015, 8:04:33 AM3 votes

agreed

afmghost1/29/2015, 11:26:56 PM3 votes

Here's something I was irritated by due to not having refunds. This is a true story, but shortened because it's not a fun one.

I bought Khazix while he was a huge powerhouse, and had a reputation of being a deadly jungler. A few days after the purchase, he became the nerfed fruit fly he is today. I felt like I was robbed of all the IP, because the champion I bought changed for the worse. Rengar

j j1/11/2015, 6:59:20 AM2 votes

I don't like the refund idea mostly because I've never used it myself and it wasn't available when I played until later. I'm probably biased in that respect, but I also believe you shouldn't unlock something if you didn't plan to keep it. Because you didn't like the skin or champion like you thought you would is not an excuse to me at least. I understand buyers remorse IRL but on a game I don't know...

I guess there would be little to no harm and it'd make players who were loyal get a few perks since there is very little as is. We're still waiting for those 'perks' for loyal players that were promised in 2009.2010 but whatever! Lol...

MeleeNuke1/11/2015, 7:12:42 PM2 votes

Rito pls

Wildings1/11/2015, 8:40:29 PM2 votes

Pls

Anarqia1/12/2015, 1:20:48 AM2 votes

yes plz, someone form riot at least answer.

LeafCaffe1/12/2015, 1:55:43 AM2 votes

This seems like a really good idea from my point of view.

Weazyritzstrket1/12/2015, 2:35:27 AM2 votes

yes

jonlatino1/12/2015, 8:35:55 AM2 votes

sounds fair any who the money will stay in the game

EvilDavid08261/12/2015, 2:38:04 PM2 votes

I mean of course this is a great thing.... But i don't think Riot will approve this....

Civil Dawn1/12/2015, 9:08:26 PM2 votes

The reason this needs to be implemented is because Riot is constantly making new skins for champions we already have skins for. This means You have to choose to either A) just stick with your old skin even though the new one is 10 times better or B) Get the new skin, but now the old one is completely useless and basically almost a waste of RP.

Examples:

  • I have Muse Sona and Arcade Sona and for some reason Riot is taking it upon themselves to make a legendary Sona skin...
  • I have Deep Sea (or whatever it's called) Thresh and now they come out with Bloodmoon
  • I have both Justicar and Atlantean Syndra because the Atlantean one is so beautiful it's hard not to get it

Obviously this is not Riot's fault. They don't force you to buy anything. But I do think it would be incredibly notable and grand of Riot to give us at least one refund per year, simply for the purposes of cleaning out old skins. Since it's over years, that means you're rewarding loyal players who have purchased skins (or champs) in the past. AKA you're giving back to the loyal players that made you filthy rich. I don't see any negatives in that, or why anyone would be against that.

Firasource1/12/2015, 9:32:29 PM2 votes

I really like this idea, considering I used mine within a month not knowing I would not be receiving more ever again. I have been a member of Leagues for under a year now and have made mistakes when buying skins (because I didn't even think to look them up) and champions that were too hard. Then I found the magical refund button and was able to give back the champs I couldn't play and skins that I did not have a liking for. Little did I know those were my only ones.

In short: There should be a notification/alert telling people "Hey! These are all you get!" I ,and other newer members, would have loved to have known that :c

iMaB3AST1/18/2015, 4:26:15 PM2 votes

What i want is just one refund once u hit lvl 30, by then u know how valuable it is.

KidKaiser1/25/2015, 10:29:39 PM2 votes

they did that refund credit stuff at the same time they did 2 for 1 rune page deal.

used all my credits to get that deal. saved myself practically 19k ip. hue/ imo. best use of refunds.

Jabberwöcky12/13/2015, 11:29:21 AM2 votes

This would cost Riot money, they wouldnt go for that.

+1 though, as i have easily dropped $1500 on this game to support riot, i own all champions, all rune pages, all tier 1 2 3 runes, and over 350+ skins easily. maybe even 450+.

ULTRAF0RCE1/10/2015, 11:20:10 PM2 votes

I would love that just because of the factthat I wasted a refund credit once on master yi

Mord And Nasus9/3/2015, 9:29:30 PM2 votes

i agree that we need atleast one more refund because riot won't lose money either way because we r just refund champs not RP! so refunds should be atleast 1 or 2 a year.Talon

Dravenation1/11/2015, 5:12:13 AM2 votes

Absolutely, great idea. Probably will never happen however.

What Is Smite1/10/2015, 10:33:31 PM1 votes

Uh has anyone abused their LoL American Express Card that gives 1k Rp for signing up? A College buddy of mine found a way to get the 10k RP from the direct deposit without having a job or paycheck to be deposited into it. I did what he told me and got a bunch of stuff with that 10k RP and then I used the money I had in that card to buy more RP cuz I went on an RP spree (SO MANY THINGS I WANTED XD).

ALSO LET ME ADD THAT WHAT I DID WAS LEGAL BY BANK RULES AND REGULATIONS SO RIOT DO NOT TAKE MY STUFF