Why won't you make the new icons cost 1500 IP each? What is the hurt? People want to get rid of excess IP. These icons do nothing more than show a jungle camp. Its better than the pre-given icons but is just as good as a icon you earn in a event and definitely not as good as icons that give something as an added extra (like the new LCS icons that give in-game emotes or the poro icons that gave the poros new looks). I'm just saying (and asking).
Its exactly like when they came out Chroma packs and stated that they would start off charging RP for them but might change it down the road. Well No, once they started selling them for RP they will never offer them for IP because the people who purchased them would complain. At this point I don't even think they will be offered to players that achieve a certain mastery with a champion because it would be somewhat meaningless if another person can just buy the chroma pack.
I guess I might sound upset by this and the truth is I am actually not. The icons and cromas are not worth the price in my opinion so I am not going to be spending money on them. But I would have loved it if they had been available for IP so I could use some of mine that is collecting dust.
Because their business model is give the game for free and sell cosmetics to people who are willing to support them.
Having too much IP is an insignificant issue.
I wouldn't mind everything having an IP cost. Just add 00 to the end of each number. Skin costs 975RP ok then 97500 IP, Sales do NOT reduce the IP cost. I also believe Runes should be free and changeable in lobby. So then you're not using ip on them. I mean honestly this would equate to about one skin every 2 months if you're a grinder a year if not? This is a bit of exaggeration, take it how you want to.
It is so they can make money, I understand getting rid of excess IP. If you already own every champ why not get every runepage and rune? that will help a Ton more going into game and your win rates.
Riot gives out free icons all the time, but that isn't the point at this second. Think about this in fast food terms, if i let you eat a nugget free while your working right. 1 nugget isn't anything but after 1 year the 1 nugget every day can build up to ~$1000 in sales missing. now imagine that on a scale where 1 person from 50 stores is doing it. Riot is a business and they have to make money. the more money they make the more you can receive back. Riot didn't make a game just so they don't make money. The more we give as a community the more they can give back. in season 2 champions were every like 4 months. now i see one every 1-2 months, skins are coming out more, as they grow we get more in return.
i think they should make icons give banners like ultimate champ icons since unless we got spare cash its 5 bucks for 2 icons
I can tell you exactly why, in exactly three characters: F, 2 and P.
When you have an F2P game, your income comes from nickel and diming people into infinity. You don't get money from people playing and enjoying your game, and you don't really care how long they play so long as they throw money at you. League is an F2P game, and as such, they don't make money anywhere but from the cash shop. Whenever something pretty comes out, they'll make you pay through the nose for it (you can grind for champs, but if they didn't let you do that, the game would be P2W), or make it so unbearable to grind for that you'll just HAVE to spend money to get it.
There's a reason I typically avoid F2P games like the plague. >.> It's a horrible business practice, and it's all a great big scam.
So, these new icons, they spent money to make them and all that. They won't just give them away for free, no, they're going to make you pay for it. Now, if this were a P2P game, you'd get them for free, but not in an F2P game, sadly.
