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Riot listen: We DO love the chroma packs. We HATE how you're selling them.

Desiderium·4/30/2015, 8:36:05 PM·15 votes·822 views

We've always wanted chroma packs. But you guys jumped the gun way too early. I think if you had held back for a little while and ideated on a way for us to earn chromas without RP (or AT LEAST get them individually) then I can assure you that you wouldn't be getting any negative feedback. Seriously.

We've all wanted chromas. But inconveniencing your consumers by putting chromas in packs, easily forcing us to pay more RP than we may intend, is just unfair. MAYBE someone can say it's a way to get rid of excess RP - but doesn't the new Skin Boost feature of Aram provide that for us? I can just see no viable justification for the way you're marketing chroma packs.

Again: WE LOVE CHROMAS. We love that they don't interrupt "real" skin development for our favorite champions. We love the designs. We HATE that you're trying to force extra money out of us in the scummiest way possible, especially when you are aware of your competitors and their ways of giving free recolors to their playerbases.

You have released chromas now and will not refund those who have been uninformed. This might be a moot topic, because you most likely don't care about what we have to say about this since you guys seem to be extremely set on making this your latest unfair cash grab. If it really matters to you, though...in our opinion as a community, the pack system needs to go, (individual chromas can stay) IP needs to be considered (RP costs can stay, maybe 260 per chroma?) , and unlock through Mastery needs to be considered.

I know it has been said that other ways of receiving/earning the content would be explored, but now that these have been officially released for RP...it's like I said. I doubt you're going to refund the uninformed, or the "ooh my favorite champ got something" people that never check S@20. Not that it's a bad thing to never "keep up" but when you take advantage of people like that...it's pretty bad. Unless you're going to be releasing the chromas (I'm withholding on saying "packs" in case you wisen up to selling them individually) in different ways in the future, I don't see how this situation can improve at this point. You jumped the gun when you didn't think about other ways to achieve this minor content and you jumped the gun when you made it available for purchase. It's not that we don't love it, because we do...the main, most glaring issue right now, is the Pack system.

There's nothing wrong with making money. But there's a huge problem with making people spend more than they want for a single product they want.

16 Comments

Abyssphere5/9/2015, 11:15:41 PM3 votes

For me they're just too expensive for a small difference. I find it somewhat baffling that to get one of what are now four versions of Pool Party Leona, I have to pay the actual skin's price, plus the price of the chroma pack. It basically adds on 590 RP to the price of a skin.

I'll like chromas if they get attached to champion mastery but for now I couldn't really have much less interest. So expensive for so little, especially when it's for skins, in which case you're paying money to customise something you paid money to get in the first place.

TeemoJenkins4/30/2015, 8:38:32 PM3 votes

Riot Listen: not everyone agrees with this guy, I'm buying when I get home from work.

Daen4/30/2015, 9:06:17 PM2 votes

I'm not normally one to get up in arms about this stuff, but I will never be buying chromas unless Riot allows individual purchase. I'm actually pretty disappointed in Riot for not allowing players to purchase them separately.

I am fine with the fact they cost RP, but I don't feel that Riot has the best interests of the community in mind here. Bundling is not particularly friendly to the consumer, and in some cases it's outright manipulative.

Vbunnie5/10/2015, 12:14:22 AM2 votes

nice rant too bad you have no logical explanation for it nor do you have a valid argument for getting chromas a different way. Also I feel chromas should be open to all champions at some point not just individual champions/skins. Now unlocking through rp is a good idea and individual chromas would be nice the packs should also be available. Champion mastery attatchment is a nice idea. IP concept it a terrible one nobody likes to give away free content because that would mean you get no money. Riot needs to make money some way.

Desiderium5/6/2015, 12:42:54 AM1 votes

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Desiderium5/6/2015, 5:22:22 AM1 votes

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Desiderium5/9/2015, 10:38:57 PM1 votes

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Seriphym5/10/2015, 12:23:07 AM1 votes

I love the way you are selling them.

So I am NOT part of the OPs's "we".

Also I WOULD complain if I was unable to purchase them as they are novelty only and not a game changing item. (me complaining about his suggested change makes his no complaints a moot point)

That is what the shop is for isn't it?

Jamaree4/30/2015, 8:57:42 PM1 votes

Why did you repost this?

goldensilver094/30/2015, 9:11:03 PM1 votes

JOIN THE FIGHT FOR NO CHROMAS https://www.change.org/p/league-of-legends-players-don-t-pay-for-chroma-packs?just_created=true

Desiderium5/5/2015, 10:17:37 AM1 votes

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