We recently celebrated Ocean Week 2017 in Oceania and have released the Koi Nami Icon and last year’s Ocean Week Nautilus Icon, which all regions can reel in for 250 RP each from 2/27/2017 at 11:00 PT until 3/17/2017 at 23:59 PT.
Trashkuun18 votesWhy not IP? I can't afford RP... And I am a Nami main. [zombie-nunu-bummed]
Watermelon Mochi3 votesSame. I just spent the last of my RP on her urf skin. feelsbadman
StickMasterKai1 votesRiot wouldn't gain any profit if they start adding an alternative version of paying with IP.
ModJikker18 votesI remember when all icons were either earned some way or IP costs
Since when are ingame icons worth ~$2.00?
HachiR0ku16 votesholy molly, can RIOT at least put the proceeds to heal the bay or ocean related cause?? JEESUS, the company looks like a money hungry machine making icons and using "environment event" to make it sound appealing..[slayer-jinx-unamused]
Edgar Allan Pwn2 voteslogged in just to upvote this comment. i dunno if it's just since the purchase of Riot by a foreign firm, but it seems like lower quality goods are sold more often... the profit motive is transparent and the overall value of the art is often lesser. Don't get me wrong, Riot is still producing some great art and some great product, but it seems like the last year or two has featured more items of questionable value offered for sale...
TyrekGoldenspear12 votesThey finally released the Nami Icon! Deep Terror Nami! The perfect icon for you is here!
Chris the Frank10 votesJust want to confirm, this is going to be RP only, right?
BrawlicSnake37 votesYes :'(
Chris the Frank2 votesUh, thank you, but I meant confirmation from someone who's responsible for these things. I read the post. Unless you have more specific knowledge?
Herano50 votesIDK if it gets more specific then "which all regions can reel in for 250 RP each"
Monster Autopsy3 votesIKR
Packun Flower10 votesI just want to point out that the proceeds from buying these icons are not even going towards anything except filling Riot's pockets, because you know they are so strapped for cash they couldn't even afford to put the icons for IP.
If your going to sell Icon's make them IP. For 250 RP I could buy a fuckin Chroma. why would I pay more for a little picture that does absolutely nothing.
And if you are going to use the ocean week as an excuse to sell them for RP at least put the proceeds towards actually helping the fuckin cause.
Holy shit I am really not impressed with this. [slayer-jinx-unamused]
Tropuni2 voteshows riot getting our money not good? they are providing us with the game. i agree a game with a large player base has the potential for nice charities through a simple product, however riot wants the money for whatever they desire. as far as we know riot has made some bad financial investments and needs every penny they can get so that we can continue having new things. besides theres people wasting money and opportunity all over the world, nothings gonna change its just gonna get worse. i think the argument though is the product. if you dont like the product dont buy it. when i get an icon im in the hopes that it will be my last icon. i also see it as an investment to the value of my account. i think icons are expressive, for a low cost. theres not really more an icon can do except maybe something in game, which would be awesome and im not against. that would take a good amount of work to add though. they may need to update old icons and add custom options. also keep things clear in game and thematically unique considering the long run. riot appeals to the hardcore fans aswell as the people who see it as simply entertainment. an argument can be made for the other side of the cost. 2 dollars is small for someone with money. but it might be a luxury others dont have, sure. if you dont have that you probably dont have a computer. sorry children with no income. beg your parents for the icon you really need. also this comment isnt focused at you but at every comment on here about people not liking riot and their creative works or their desire to sell products. and how many people are actually gonna do something for pollution and destruction. few because its extremely hard to. side note- ip is useless for me
The whole point here Tropuni is that they are milking from every aspect now. From Keys, to Chests, to Icons and Chroma's. Back to package deals for Icons, Champs, Skins. The list goes on. A lot of people see this just like your standard Mobile Gaming platform cash grab. If you are to Naive to be willing to understand this then there really is no point in making a point like this is there? We all have two dollars. Derpa, Derp.
Miyako Tenma2 votesOn the other hand, you have to also understand that this game is free to begin with. Now don't get me wrong, I get that people are frustrated that a lot of in game features are only available to those who spend money, and that Riot does have A LOT of things for sale that don't especially need to be there. But at the end of the day, the goal is to make money. It doesn't have to be YOUR money either, and they prove it by continuing to keep LoL a free game. Who cares how much money other people try to spend? Or how much money the company wants to make? If it had made no money or too few products to appeal to every type of player, we wouldn't have a game that keeps growing along side it's player base. These "Cash Grabs" more or less keep the game alive at this point. Its not as if they can keep it up and running for free. There are MAJOR costs in simply keeping the servers on and properly maintained... 24/7. Let them advertise some sea related shit for Ocean Week, its not harming anyone at all. Its like asking Walmart if any of the proceeds from its Christmas sale went to helping local families buy presents. It just doesn't make sense to be mad about it.
Tropuni1 votesThank you!
Cyfiver1 votesYou do realize servers aren't the brunt of the cost at all right? Servers are usually around 150-200k a year USD for something of this scale. Yet two to three programmers will cost more than this coming fresh into the scene out of schooling. So that point is irrelevant! I work for a Seattle company that does hosting of servers through contract and you would be surprised how cheap it is compared to ten years ago when technology like virtualization wasn't really here. (Virtualization and a proper 4x8 server can host up to 115 or more game instances at once!)
My point I was trying to convey is that by switching to the mobile app look, with all the micro's it will turn off some people just as it will increase youth getting into the game. I personally hate to see chests, keys and other garbage like that and so do others. The game will continue and as we are seeing now start to decline over time like every other game has and will. I will re-iterate that hosting servers be it in house or through a contracted 3rd party will still not be anywhere as expensive as coders and art designers. As for the Wal-Mart comment it sounds like you have a job in that respective field. Sucks to be you good sir.
Miyako Tenma1 votesSo if what you're telling me is correct, the costs of paying the people who do OTHER things at riot are even more than the 150-200k/year they spend on server hosting per server, not even including maintenance and staff wages of those who work on servers which were bundled in my comment (sad to see you didn't notice that one Mr. Intellectual). You only prove my point. it takes A LOT of money to sustain Riot Games as a company. Why would you make a point about the company needing even MORE money when you're trying to discredit my points? However, as far as your points and personal opinions, that's the best part of them. They are yours and not everybody's. Riot conducts public surveys, asks for feedback, and let us all know what they're doing, long before they do it. Remember Patchwork Annie and Blitz? They got scrapped due to community feedback on their quality. If boxes and ocean week weren't repealed, its because they didn't get enough resistance. If the community as a whole didn't want these things, they would have told Riot.
I am glad to have learned from you the costs of running large scale servers in our country, and also happy to see that people are willing to speak up about the things they don't like. I respect you for that regardless of whether I agree with your views. But please don't act like ur some big shot who knows it all and degrade others who's opinions differ from yours. That's the only problem I see here at all really. That and the fact that you completely pulled your Walmart jab out of thin air. I don't mind people talking shit from the safety of the internet, but please, be smarter about it Mr IT man. I know you're better than that with ur job in Seattle and all :)
Cyfiver1 votesI'm literally basing this off of our LA Data Center for cost for Blizzard and it's a simple ball park figure which is very standard in today's industry and in no ways finite, it is literally used as an example in this context to convey a point. Here's the thing, who are you to tell me where and what I do for work? My opinion as per above is just that my personal opinion.
I work in both our White Rock Office for day-to-day operations, in Vancouver, BC when I need to do any physical server work including Cisco router configuration in Canada which are both in British Columbia. Then I either drive to Seattle, Washington to 6th and work at that data center or fly all the way out to Los Angeles, California to do more maintenance which again requires a valid set of certifications before you can even touch any device.
So lets take your little banter and sarcasm down a notch there chuckles. It's quite moot and the conversation coming out of you, well it isn't constructive in literally any way at all. If someone wants to discuss this necrotic post which is also now moot. Have at it. As for Miyako, keep telling the world how it really is, clearly you are spot on and well educated.
SupportNo50827 voteswhy are we still paying for icons? We cant have freaking icons for ip? Cmon Riot, i know you re a business after all but pls Ip is so fucking useless
R U Still Hungry7 votesSo sad, not IP.[zombie-brand-facepalm]
SailorOdessa6 votesI WANT IT! !! where is it? @_______________@
RiotNusliful22 votesIt goes on sale in 30 minutes! :)
despepastranador20 votesall right ... that's really nice of you guys.. but when will you release the icons of vi hitting caitlyn's fist, or the sru (the little cool but beautifull) green DUCK...or the little dead frog icon...i've been waiting for those cool icons for so many years...
http://leagueoflegends.wikia.com/wiki/File:ProfileIcon1219.png
RiotNusliful2 votesHi despepastranador,
it took me a while to gather all the icons and get them ready, but I wanted to let you know that they are now available in the shop. You can find out more information here: http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/store/sales/rare-icons-available-limited-time
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despepastranador1 votesOhh thanks for the response, I already bought all the icons, man i waited so much for such icons, principally the green duck, the dead frog and Vi's fist hitting caitlyn's fist ... Now I have another dream come true... Thanks for the response, I'm impressed. :=)
Lee Cinderella4 votesI doubt this will get to you by now but do the proceeds or part go to anything that helps preserve the ocean by chance?
SuppsNeedFarmToo6 votes
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Fisherman Fízz5 votesAwesome! Just one thing, will the Fizz icon ever come back to being on sale again?
Sukishoo3 votesIt, like these icons, was limited release so I don't think they will have it up again.
Tidecalling3 votesI'm not so sure. I got the Fizz icon from a Mystery Icon chest, these might be like that later.
Miilk5 votesbut they're rp.. . . ..
Naru No Baka5 votesNami mains, UNITE! 
OppaiDono4 voteswhen can we get something awesome with IP cuz man i have 100k and nothing to buy with it >.> still waiting on the chroma stuff that you said after a few months would go on sale for IP
Sukishoo2 votesIP... you mean like the recent Anivia icon that came out with her skin? :P
Dat Ninja Man2 votesSpend those on runes [slayer-pantheon-thumbs]
OppaiDono2 votesi have all the runes even the mundain ones [zombie-brand-facepalm]
Cling Cling3 votesTY RIOT I was soo scared that I would be unable to get Nami's icon. As a Nami main I had almost given up!
Wambo2 votesWhat about the fizz one from last ocean week? Wasn't just OCE that got it? PLS BRING IT BAACK!!
Fisherman Fízz3 votesThey had it on sale too after the event ended, I got mine from that sale.
Coolcookiecat2 votesAw sweet, a new icon!
250RP each!
Jumps off a cliff
Rhenoware2 votes
tfw RP only
Sentoki REI2 votesRP only,LOL
safersky2 votesWe recently celebrated Ocean Week 2017 in Oceania and want you to pay!
