[2022] It's ridiculous to complain about a optional purchase in a free game

Thanks OP - I very much appreciate this sentiment but also understand that players who love skins get frustrated about having to pay more for them.

You're right though that those purchases pay for everything else Riot does, not just the cost of making the skin, which is why we sometimes have to raise prices to effectively cover our costs. And the other great thing about selling skins (as opposed to power or progression) is that when your opponent buys one, you actually benefit (by getting to enjoy it) rather than suffer (by having to compete against it).

So we feel pretty good about our business model which helps us get through the negative feedback that comes on days like this.