One free mystery skin for Christmas

Varez·Nov 22, 2014·271 votes·17,925 views

So who else thinks Riot should give us a free mystery skin for Christmas as a gift? It would be an awesome League Christmas!

128 Comments

mike the pikeNov 22, 201445 votes

I remember back when league wasn't as popular, if you joined the summoners code you got 450rp, if it was your birthday 450rp, if it was Christmas 450rp. Twas a fun time. Guess league got a lil cheap since it started gaining popularity and money... happens to all of them

kanachoNov 23, 201412 votes

I don't think 1 free mystery skin would break the bank by any means... The sheer number of skins in the game means that giving someone 1 free skin would still leave a plethora of skins for them to purchase. Even if Riot gave 1 free mystery skin to everybody, it would be highly unlikely that it would lose them any money. I mean, some of these skins people might never even purchase... So basically you aren't hurting your profits by doing this, and not only that, but it can also be seen as a gesture of good intent to their players. I think it would do them much more good than any harm.

TaarkiNov 23, 201413 votes

Who knows, maybe people who never get skins will realize how cool they are and start buying some skins.

rollingbonesNov 24, 20142 votes

I would love for LOL to gift me a skin I have only paid there mortgages with the amount of RP
I have gotten in the past and there are to many people that saw they don't care for skins its mostly they are being cheap or rely don't have the cash either way it would be cool that LOL
showed the players that they no matter what there reasons are for them not getting or getting skins and like TAARKI said maybe the will see how cool a team of skins are and maybe change the way they look at the game and buy a few skins for them self and maybe gift to others.

xSyndicateNov 23, 201412 votes

yea i been playing since s1 and i got those gifts, i still remember Ashe mid XD.

Antonidas1Nov 23, 20146 votes

Those were the good old days, where there wasn't a messed up meta and everyone always had a good time, but the times have changed sadly...

xSyndicateNov 23, 20145 votes

back when the league community was good and everybody enjoyed the game

JunkοNov 23, 20143 votes

Back when the banning system actually did something aside from restricting chat or putting your queue in slow mode.

Rew711Nov 23, 20142 votes

I'm jealous. Amumu

zZedNov 23, 20142 votes

Yup I joined in season 2, and I remember when Varus came out it was Ashe vs Varus mid almost every game. Also playing Master Yi was basically the tutorial, every new player I played with would main him for the first couple days to easily learn the ropes.

sketchybobNov 23, 20142 votes

they would have to give away way to much if they did that now

kanachoNov 23, 20145 votes

I don't think so.

Yulen XoshxiusDec 25, 20141 votes

I wonder if it is also the fact that if they did that back then they wouldn't lose as much as they would now... But then you see how cash hungry they are you don't wonder that as much. XD

FebruAhriNov 22, 201425 votes

knowing rito, they'd probably just rerelease legacy skins and call it a day

CataclysmCrashNov 23, 20144 votes

knowing rito, they'd probably just rerelease legacy skins and call it a day

Knowing Rito, they'll re-release the skins but only make them on sale for select days only just for the slim chance of fucking someone over.

PhoenixOfHeavenNov 24, 20141 votes

Id be fine with this just cause I want Frozen Shen :D

The Bored FrogNov 24, 20146 votes

So admitedly when I saw this my mind jumped disney with shen having flowing blonde locks and ice magic

RyvakuNov 22, 201417 votes

I would like some refund tokens instead. <3

Tentacle LoveNov 22, 20149 votes

Terrible news everyone. Rito gives everyone a free mystery skin.

Great News everyone! The mystery skin is a brand new one! Winter Bikini Mundo!

OleandervineNov 22, 20149 votes

Terrible news everyone. Rito gives everyone a free mystery skin.

Great News everyone! The mystery skin is a brand new one! Winter Bikini Mundo!

You say that as if it was a bad thing. I'd totally take skanky looking male skins any day of the week. I want eye candy! It's not fair that straight guys (and lesbians) get all the love with the mega boobage and bare mid drifts!

DNFVixenNov 25, 20142 votes

Terrible news everyone. Rito gives everyone a free mystery skin.

Great News everyone! The mystery skin is a brand new one! Winter Bikini Mundo!

You say that as if it was a bad thing. I'd totally take skanky looking male skins any day of the week. I want eye candy! It's not fair that straight guys (and lesbians) get all the love with the mega boobage and bare mid drifts!

But I love the boobage of the female chars. >w< We need more!

MiracleSpireNov 22, 20145 votes

Terrible news everyone. Rito gives everyone a free mystery skin.

Great News everyone! The mystery skin is a brand new one! Winter Bikini Mundo!

BUT WE NEED RUN AWAY BRIDE MUNDO!

Yulen XoshxiusDec 25, 20141 votes

Mundo needs a version of everyone's skins, and everyone needs a mundo skin.

Deep Terror NamiNov 22, 20149 votes

People would cry too hard when they got a shitty skin. They could give refund tokens or just do the normal holiday skin sale and take less flak for it.

League of PotatoNov 23, 20146 votes

A free skin is never a shitty skin. The majority of the community would appreciate it. And for people saying that there'd be too much, they could only send to peoples accounts that have been active for the past 6 months or so, so they wouldn't be giving them to abandoned accounts.

Yulen XoshxiusDec 25, 20141 votes

Plus if people whinned about getting a free skin that they did not like the community would jump them for that.

MrBuffingtonNov 23, 20148 votes

They should give out lumps of coal to players with restrictions.

SukishooNov 22, 20146 votes

Yeah they won't give anything for free like that... they only do IP Boosts.

Rock RockburghNov 22, 201410 votes

An IP boost is GREAT for people who haven't been around forever, though.

Yulen XoshxiusDec 25, 20141 votes

I would appreciate even just that. XD

Sinner BotNov 22, 20145 votes

i agree we really should after how much money ppl spend giving back once a year would be nice from riot give me Vancouver Amumu

Warrior of IoniaNov 22, 20145 votes

I would be happy if the christmas gift was addressing some of the bugs in the game and making an option to put the buffs and stuff back to being over the ability bar, and buffing masteries for jungle...

CaeziumNov 22, 20145 votes

This would be interesting for sure, but it'd theoretically lose $5 per mystery gift given. (approximately)

I'm sure it'd be a good start considering how much server trouble there has been. It'd help with their reputation.

Okay they should definitely do it.

JunkοNov 22, 20144 votes

Well they did say the IP boost was the first of many ways to reward positive behavior...

LastSeraphNov 23, 20143 votes

The entitlement in this thread is real. Sure I'd be thrilled if we got free stuff during Christmas or some such but come on, the games already free to play. Some of ya'll are really ungreatful. o.o

KokirochiNov 23, 20146 votes

Compare it to the alternative (Dota 2), where you get the entire hero pool for free, from the start, get item drops so you can get skins for free, and get amazing events in halloween and christmas every year, where they give out incredible items and stuff for free while giving you new and fun game modes, all by never charging you one cent, and it makes sense people feel like riot should do similar stuff.

Its not like the company with the highest price pool ever recorded in videogame history, paid in part by the willfull purchase of in game items, doesnt know how to make money. The difference is that Valve knows how to make money by creating happy players, while riot makes money by placing artificial barriers for the full enjoyment of the game (making you purchase heros/runes/mastery pages/skins) that can only be removed by grinding or by paying up.

ZahzNov 23, 20142 votes

Nah im happy with the special events like snowdown and harrowing. Be thankful for what they already do rather then what more they could. So many games out there have zero support or fan interaction.

Sonny1998Nov 23, 20142 votes

I think a skin is a fair for Christmas!

ShakySurgeonNov 23, 20142 votes

Some refund tokens or a free skin for a champion you own. Or even some RP would be awesome. I fully support this.

U4fyn2vZzWNov 23, 20142 votes

Riot give a free mystery skin?

Riot giving anything for free?

Riot?????

LOL.

MarthianNov 23, 201413 votes

They gave you a good free2play game.

SylvanasWrunnerMar 19, 20161 votes

Wow.. savage.... O.o

DarthPancakeNov 23, 20142 votes

I support this,it would be very nice. Also,back in my day DUO top was still a thing...Man I miss my Orianna and Nautilus Duo combos.

CorvetteMikeNov 23, 20142 votes

So who else thinks Riot should give us a free mystery skin for Christmas as a gift? It would be an awesome League Christmas!

I think this is an amazing idea that Riot must do to reward us awesome gamers

BJGetzLiveNov 24, 20142 votes

that happens to every big company... they get like Zed and want to waste as little money to gain as much money :( , if only they were more like Draven

mzxdNov 24, 20142 votes

That's a pretty cool idea, last time it was skins and icons that we had to buy but maybe this year a little gift xD, mby not directly free but easy to get, like play 5 games with a friend or something

Untapped PowerNov 24, 20142 votes

So who else thinks Riot should give us a free mystery skin for Christmas as a gift? It would be an awesome League Christmas!

However I think this is a great idea another you could do instead of gifting, is give us our refunds back. Last time I checked the game doesn't tell you how important they are or what they do exactly. So by level 10 i had burned all 3 on cheap 1350 champs. (I forget which ones) When you figure how valuable they are you're like, poop I need those stupid refunds that I used way back at level 10. So as an alternative Christmas Gift, could you give us our refunds back? It would be a true Christmas Miracle.

BoompenguinsNov 25, 20142 votes

This is really cool, and I totally agree. Also, many games do this so I think League of Legends should too! Who agrees?

PhatedNov 23, 20141 votes

Here's an idea...get these things called "friends" and they might give you some skins for Christmas instead of asking for handouts from a company who's ultimately here to make money. Riot already does a lot more for their players and the League community than many companies.

KokirochiNov 24, 20146 votes

Valve would like a word with you about doing things for the community.