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Tight budgets can be very tough, create tension, and make it hard to do all the things you want to do. They also force organizations to have clear priorities and going through the process of narrowing down to what’s critical is important. That last bit is always a valuable muscle to build and will always be useful.

Long way of saying. I feel you, it’s tough, but hopefully you take something out of it in the long run. :)

OK you got me

While I’m sure people look at the decisions we make in terms of skins and believe we exclusively look at short term results, the real story is that it’s also about long term trust.

Will a Ivern skin be hugely impactful to Riot’s bottom line? No, probably not. Do we think that there are players and fans of that champion that we want to maintain a long term relationship with and continue to build trust with? Yes absolutely.

Not every company will make these decisions the same way. Many places I’ve worked think only about financial results for the next quarter and nothing else. That’s why I love working here at Riot, because there’s a broader view that’s always focused on building something long term with players.

No. The sets missions will require you to play 1 game that set.

It’s true. We’re close to no one being in the club anymore. Still more work to do. :)

We're fixing this for our next set in 11.2. The missions won't show up unless you play a game of TFT.

/quickly leaves before all the grumpy LoL players yell more

Thank you! <3

You captured the spirit of ARAM very well! Don't worry about it going away, ARAM has a dedicated playerbase that loves it - as do I!

This is so good! Well done!

FWIW this is a decent example of what I think was done well.

1. Auras are incredibly strong. Almost always, their power level is vastly underappreciated.
2. Good players correctly identify that auras must then be bought despite those items not being satisfying.
3. Queue Meteos Runic Bulwark memes.

Current Locket does two things well, IMO:

1. You know you're specifically going the aura build. It has an obvious opportunity cost (no other Mythics like Shurelya's or Moonstone or a Bami's upgrade) that makes you consider it more closely than "I'll just buy this first and then continue my build."
2. The aura is not the most significant part of the item. You're mostly getting the Locket active and the aura is just a small piece. Compare to the 10 Amor / 25 MR of Runic Bulwark (no active, just the aura). Even a full build version of Locket is only 13/13. Realistically supports aren't getting past 1-2 Legendaries anyway for 7 or 9 armor...