Riot Selling Accounts

PresidentBarak·Jun 11, 2015·5 votes·1,104 views

Nobody likes smurfs (well, they do). Mostly they just want another shot at provisional or want to try something different in ranked. We know Riot cannot stop this, so why not just sell level 30 accounts with all 450IP and 1350IP champs included?

The idea is:

We know they will grind through normal ruining the new player experience if this doesn't exist
This wouldn't be exactly "encouraging" smurfing since it would cost $50 (minimum)
Takes a problem that cannot be fixed and turns it into a revenue stream for Rito
If we give these players level 30 and enough champions they will just play ranked and leave the new players alone

Thoughts?

11 Comments

BreizharJun 11, 20153 votes

It's a good idea. That is unlikely to solve the issue completely since some will still want to do it themselves (lack of money, pleasure to crush real beginner if you can find one, etc...)

After the risk would be that a beginner buy it to go straight to lvl 30 and jump in ranked ... and that's gonna bring some fun to his teammates (but that's gonna be rare... hopefully )

KãtãrinãJun 11, 20151 votes

50 bucks? id rather get a free account and level it up. Most sites people "buy" level 30s from it costs roughly 19 dollars, but obviously they are easy to tell if it got botted to boost since it will be level 30 0 or so normal wins.The price tag you have put is absurd. Maybe spend some IP and it be linked to your main account (IP/RP) and punishment wise. You'd also stop people being toxic via smurfs because it would be "connected" but the reward for connecting it or something.

PresidentBarakJun 11, 20151 votes

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50 bucks? id rather get a free account and level it up. Most sites people "buy" level 30s from it costs roughly 19 dollars, but obviously they are easy to tell if it got botted to boost since it will be level 30 0 or so normal wins.The price tag you have put is absurd. Maybe spend some IP and it be linked to your main account (IP/RP) and punishment wise. You'd also stop people being toxic via smurfs because it would be "connected" but the reward for connecting it or something.

Not a bad idea at all. But also keep in mind paying $19 you do have a good chance of getting your account banned. Also, my way you get far more value with all 450 and 1350 champs for free. Also, it is endorsed by Rito.

I don't think $50 is crazy.

KãtãrinãJun 11, 20151 votes

$50 is crazy simply because for the low low price of like 30 bucks you get a warranty on your purchase. Ex. they will continue to give you FREE level 30 accounts if you show proof of previous account being banned. And this again is still cheaper then your $50. But i guess maybe if you get all those champions it may be worth but you need a LOT of IP to buy runes and such still. My current smurf is me leveling it last season so i haven't purchased one before nor do i plan to so. (unless riot sells it then maybe?)

MacDthreeJun 11, 20151 votes

the price tag was including the champions I'd say...considering buying each of the 33 champs the OP suggested we get for "free" would amount to $105 if you purchased the RP (not saying anybody spends real money on that many champs. but strictly speaking value)

Noctius28Jun 11, 20151 votes

Why pay for something when you can get it for free?

What is stopping new players from buying this and ruining ranked games for proper trained players?

Add the price in RP for all those champs plus possibly the exp booster that would have been needed for level 30 so fast and you get way more than 50 bucks

Most smurfs play to be "the best" against noobs, not to do ranked

Again what stops people who never played from getting this a ruining ranked games for people who actually know how to play the game?

PresidentBarakJun 11, 20151 votes

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Why pay for something when you can get it for free? Again what stops people who never played from getting this a ruining ranked games for people who actually know how to play the game?

Is spending 50+ hours leveling up an account "free"? Most people would rather buy a ready account.
Whats to stop them? Why on earth would a new player WANT to jump into a game clearly above their skill level? And why would a new player pay for it when they could play a version more fitting their skill for FREE? I don't even understand your thought process here...

Noctius28Jun 11, 20151 votes

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Is spending 50+ hours leveling up an account "free"? Most people would rather buy a ready account.

Whats to stop them? Why on earth would a new player WANT to jump into a game clearly above their skill level? And why would a new player pay for it when they could play a version more fitting their skill for FREE? I don't even understand your thought process here...

When you started playing did you really make the right calls? did you not buy champs just because you could without knowing if you would even like them? did you not buy 450 ip champs with rp? I know I did, cuz noobs mess up, so yes I do believe new players might and would buy the account and screw up everyones game, they don't know it's above their level, they see a bunch of unlocked champs, they see all game modes unlocked, they see all spells available they don't even THINK the people they will face will be alot stronger

The reason you start at level 1 with almost no spells or rune slots or mastery points is to teach the player bit by bit so they don't ruin it for the more experienced players, you start with no champs so you can focus on learning one before buying more

The system works for the most part, your "Solution" would cause more problems then it would fix, smurfs ruin the game for noobs? yeah kinda, would noobs ruin the game for pros? Also yes

You would turn one annoying problem into 2 mildly annoying problems

FarRockBFJun 11, 20151 votes

I like it but agree:

It should be $25
It should be linked to your main account

ResponsibleDadJun 11, 20151 votes

Why is everyone so caught up on the price? I think $50 is too high but it is an excellent idea.

MacDthreeJun 11, 20151 votes

*** -About the price** : Riot would have to determine. You have to figure how much money they make of off smurf accounts. How many "smurfs" do you see that buy all of their mains and face roll early on. So on a strictly business stand point, it would be completely up to Riot to ensure they aren't making it "cheaper" to just buy a loaded account.

*** -As far as the "any low level could buy one and ruin higher level games" **: Perhaps make it to where it has to be linked to your main account. Put a button in the store to "purchase smurf" that unlocks once you've played to lvl 30. That way people who aren't already 30 on another account can't just buy one for whatever.

*** - Options?** : I like the idea you gave for "unlocking all the 450-1350 champs" but I feel like that includes a lot of champs not everybody plays. And typically, if you're smurfing, you just want your mains.
I think just selling a plain Jane smurf account, with no champs unlocked would be an easy way to make it a little cheaper. You're either good enough to deal with the free rotation, or plan on buying your main anyway - but this last one is just an opinion. Not to mention, the 450-1350 IP champs...that's a really long list of things RIot would just be giving away for free...33 to be exact

Amumu Annie Ashe Garen Kayle MasterYi Nunu Poppy Ryze Sivir Soraka Warwick Janna Malphite Jax Alistar DrMundo Evelynn Fiddlesticks Chogath Nasus Sion Singed Morgana Teemo Tristana Tryndamere TwistedFate Udyr Veigar Taric XinZhao Zilean

When you figure the price of all of them together in RP is 15,405... you can buy 15,000 RP for $100 but you'd still have to spend $5 to get that last 405 (the 650 option)

Riot isn't and CAN'T give away a full account, plus $105.00 to each player.

**Encouragement? **: I think it'd do a fine job of keeping some of the "I just want to try ranked again" players out of the low levels. I have a smurf account myself, that I made just to level with a friend who just started playing so we could queue together - and the amount of cocky A holes that are duo / triple queuing together just to roll up to 30 is atrocious, and don't teach the new players anything about the game, balance, or the community. It looks bad.