really appreciate the new hextech kogmaw but i really dont want to buy/earn gambling boxes for it

NodirjonSattarov·Nov 27, 2017·7 votes·827 views

lets get something right: loot boxes are gambling boxes. whether you pay for them or earn them within the period that they're earnable you're still gambling for what you get. this doesn't pertain to just the lootboxes though, its the other "event" items. as a kog'maw main/one trick/enthusiast i, naturally, only play kog'maw. so my only way to get boxes, therefore purple crystals, is to play champions i'm not good with and do well OR buy chests in hopes of getting the crystals. it's actually funny how Youtube content creators title the skin "New 300$ skin" or "500$ Kog'Maw" skin instead of something like "legendary skin you have to grind for". it's evident that it is something you have to gamble to get and has nothing to do with playing the game

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WOOOOOOOOHOOOOOONov 27, 20177 votes

They’re a grind sink if you wanna grind for them, I don’t think the loot box exlusitiviety is big enough to be any sort of problem

Hexs FortuneNov 27, 20171 votes

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They’re a grind sink if you wanna grind for them, I don’t think the loot box exlusitiviety is big enough to be any sort of problem

Especially considering the skins are mostly 975 tier.

Chembaron YamadaNov 27, 20172 votes

I already stated it in another thread: you are already able to get these skins without paying a single cent. You just have to be willing to invest time in it.

I got 4 gemstones this season without buying a single chest, just from the free champion chests. Yes, it took the whole season for 4 gemstones, but this means it is still possible.

Honestly, I don't understand this gambling stuff... what's next? People claiming that Kinder eggs are gambling?

Hexs FortuneNov 27, 20171 votes

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I already stated it in another thread: you are already able to get these skins without paying a single cent. You just have to be willing to invest time in it.

I got 4 gemstones this season without buying a single chest, just from the free champion chests. Yes, it took the whole season for 4 gemstones, but this means it is still possible.

Honestly, I don't understand this gambling stuff... what's next? People claiming that Kinder eggs are gambling?

You are an exception to the rule.

I've only earned 9 total gems since hextech became a thing and just about every gemstone I have has been out of paid events

I've gotten 1 gemstone out of a free champion chest in the last two years. My good fortune is that they have yet to make a hextech skin for a champ I care about..

You need to look up whats going on with gambling lootboxes in the video gaming industry? Google has you covered.

Beyond LegendsNov 27, 20171 votes

:p I mean trading card pack has exisited for how long? I mean the whole loot box issue has existed way before they came into videogames and I haven't see anyone complain about it until EA crew the pouch.

The SoulforgedNov 28, 20172 votes

You can at least trade cards though.

ToppienNov 27, 20171 votes

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I already stated it in another thread: you are already able to get these skins without paying a single cent. You just have to be willing to invest time in it.

I got 4 gemstones this season without buying a single chest, just from the free champion chests. Yes, it took the whole season for 4 gemstones, but this means it is still possible.

Honestly, I don't understand this gambling stuff... what's next? People claiming that Kinder eggs are gambling?

they are! ban them!! they ruined my childhood ;A;

Dying InstinctNov 29, 20171 votes

Or be insanely lucky. All hextech-exclusive skins can drop as both shards and reroll permanents, at least they used to. Dude on reddit got Soulstealer Vayne after rerolling some C-tier skin shards.

RebonackNov 29, 20172 votes

Fun fact: Several US States and a number of countries in the EU are strongly considering classifying Loot Boxes as gambling (aimed at minors no less!) If anything comes of that, expect purchasable loot boxes to vanish forever. Would probably radically change how we acquire them, too.