@Riot - Lifetime Rewards UnRelated to RP
I agree with Riot not wanting to do RP rewards, but it got me to thinking as to why I was kinda looking forward to it. I realized I liked the idea of getting something back for my dedication and hours into the game and to show that I enjoy the game as a whole (not necesarily perfect ascension, or arcade or team builder positions). I also believe there totally are non-RP related metrics for that. Here, I'm gonna list a few ideas non RP related and then maybe do some other brainstorming for other possible rewards. Since Riot has apparently had a lengthy interior discussion on the matter, it is very likely any or all of these have been considered.
- Age of account/ time as active account with evolving icon (I would like a 4th Anniversary Icon this year to show that I have been here a while).
- Lifetime Wins (bots + Normal + ranked + All Other Modes)
- Lifetime Normal Wins
- Lifetime Ranked Wins (not sure I like this idea since ranked has rewards for wins all its own).
- Lifetime Honor Rewards/average yearly reports filed against player
- Given as a special icon/banner/load trim, whatever
- Silver Icon for being in best 25%
- Gold for best 10%
- Plat for 5%
- Diamond for 1%
- Owning all champs
- Owning a Set of champs: * Owning all Piltover Champs gives you Piltover Icon. Repeat for Zaun. Yordles. Marksmen. Ninjas & Pirates both (resulting in two icons once all the corresponding champs are unlocked). Shurima. Whatever. I like region/faction basing it a lot, but any mix/match to create a diverse set of ownership objectives to give an additional feeling of progression other than levels (those last 10 were OP if I remember right) would be nice. * Owning the Original 40 Champs Gives you a special icon.
If you wanted another way to allow a player to celebrate that they have been playing a long time, I propose that you add support for Login screens, and players can select any login screen ever used during the lifetime of their account. Weren't around for 2010 Snowdown? Don't get that login option. Remember S2 Worlds? Guess what, you get that one! When a new login goes live, have it reset, but still allow us to change it back. Have the client remember who logged in last and add a drop down box referring to the lifetime of that account with a scroll to select it on the login screen.
What about using that match history tracking in the game to track pentas. Or at least quads. I propose that if you get a penta on a champ, you get an icon of that champ. While the [Anime kawaii desu champ icons](http:// http://forums.eune.leagueoflegends.com/board/attachment.php?attachmentid=48107&d=1317636007) of the Chinese server are the first to come to mind, Pentas are serious business and deserve the portrait of the champ. Its not really something you could easily farm, but it would allow for a skillfully earned icon. Unfortunately, I see scenarios playing out where players either suicide for the 5th kill to give the icon or go extraordinarily far out of their way to make sure they don't die to deny it, both of which could have negative effects on those individual games.
If you really wanted to do RP rewards tho, the idea I could get behind would be something you cannot flaunt and goes completely unseen by anyone else. If its a name trim only seen in your client or small HUD flourishes, then maybe. But if you ask me, what it should be is every so many dollars (say like $50) of RP, you get a free mystery gift credit that you cannot spend on yourself (though players will try to fight the system and credit trade). Nothing else would really work. I'm not inviting discussion for RP rewards, only Non-RP rewards.
