Kindred, only 7800ip

Simple Moon·10/14/2015, 6:25:13 PM·2 votes·656 views

I know that it's a brand new champion and that the hype is real with Kindred.. But 7800 on release day? It really is just a ridiculous amount. Especially when it will drop to 6300 shortly. I'm just wondering why @Riot prices new champions so high instead of releasing them at 6300?

9 Comments

Veraska10/14/2015, 6:29:22 PM5 votes

To try and curb the hype, so that the store doesn't crash on release day or something, also to try and curb every game being a race to see who can select her fastest

Another conspiracy is riot likes money and tries to discourage ip purchases on release day

Baunjo10/14/2015, 6:32:19 PM2 votes

To make money.

SenpaiAzir10/14/2015, 6:53:01 PM2 votes

It's called business. A high IP price tag can discourage players to play and grind for some IP, which will take a long time. 7800 will be reduced to 6300 next week, but some people just can't wait.

Lighten10/14/2015, 6:27:43 PM1 votes

The higher the prices, the more likely someone who doesn't have the time for IP will buy with cash. If you want to test a new champ when everyone else does, you have to pay in some way or another. Or just wait a week or two. :)

insaiyanbacca10/14/2015, 7:09:50 PM1 votes

its the same release price as any other champ deal with it.

Boulderox10/14/2015, 7:46:49 PM1 votes

it's an incentive to buy with rp, because 7800 lp is a LOT of farming. Having said that it is easier to get rp, and on top of that it is cheaper to purchase the bundle of skin + champ, so it is a stacking incentive.