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PSA: Riot (potentially) becoming much more strict with 3rd party programs

Hotarµ·7/5/2019, 4:55:10 PM·17 votes·14,515 views
r/leagueoflegends - PSA: If you are using programs like LolSkin that allows you to use custom skins/in-game skins, you're most likely going to get permanently banned soon if you don't stop using it

Hey everyone, just wanted to share this Reddit post I saw on r/leagueoflegends.

Now, I'm not Turkish and I'm not sure how accurate this Reddit user's translation is,** so take everything here with a grain of salt.**

A surprising number of people still think that you can't get punished for 3rd party programs such as Lolskin, but this isn't the case as 3rd party programs have always been a gray area for Riot. So while you may not receive an instant permaban, currently there is always some risk when using these programs.

Moving on, Turkish Rioter Xecthar recently discussed 3rd party programs and announced that they plan on permanently banning any players who continue to use them. Obviously if this is true and Riot does become more strict with these programs on the Turkish servers it could spread to the larger ones like EU and NA.

##tl;dr: If you use 3rd party programs and/or custom skins, be warned that continued use could result in a permanent suspension.

64 Comments

R107 Games7/5/2019, 4:57:05 PM2 votes

Why is is hard for Riot to state you can't use custom skins in their own ToS? Here comes the banning of innocent people

Pika Fox7/5/2019, 5:06:20 PM1 votes

They would have major difficulty issuing perma bans for this, given one could claim they allowed it in the past and did not adequately notify them about a change in policy going forward.

You cant just randomly revoke access to something someone pays for.

GreenKnight7/5/2019, 6:59:17 PM1 votes

Well, shit. We already loat wooxy, and now this?

Shame. I wonder why Riot changed their procedures over the years. I know that custom skins were never really supported, but they have not been treated that harshly.

I would want to know a reason behind condemning custom changes that do not benefit you, other than some visuals that only you can see.

Is it about the money? Or maybe it's a case of security and protection from cheats or scripts that are being disguised as custom stuff?