Riot, since you've introduced random champion shards, it no longer makes sense to allow them to be dropped from Hextech boxes.
At 1700 apiece, champion shards can be a random new champion. If you get a champion you want to unlock within them, you disenchant the other two to gain the champion you want.
Champion Shards in Hextech boxes now feel like a giant middle finger since you can get them for 1700 IP apiece (roughly 20 Normal SR games).
Oleandervine3 votesChampion shards do not feel out of place at all. If you want to reroll 3 shards into a random champ, I'd rather have not spent any IP at all than to have spent in a range of 1700-5100 and ended up with a champ like Mundo or Twisted Fate, who by default is less than the value of 1 shard, let alone 3.
Busty Demoness3 votesThen you come across people who have most (or all) of the champs, who will often have no use for shards outside of cheaper champs they don't have or mastery icons.
Mind telling me why they should not feel shafted over it?
I'm also going to add that IP is effectively free as well, as long as you put in the time to earn it.