K9
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I am still levelling up, but as I have gone up in level I have noticed more people using skins. I see skins as something people tend to buy once they have settled on a hero they really like playing.
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Mosesandstick
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Back during the Japan tsunami they had a special sale for an Akali skin, which raised around $200,000. That's a benchmark for what a skin brings in under the current pricing scheme.
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Amaron
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Back during the Japan tsunami they had a special sale for an Akali skin, which raised around $200,000. That's a benchmark for what a skin brings in under the current pricing scheme.
You just said it was on sale so isn't that a benchmark for what a skin would bring in under a cheaper pricing scheme?
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Mosesandstick
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It was at the time of the tsunami, so there are other conflating factors. I think it just gives an indication of how much money Riot can earn of skins. I'm not trying to comment about volume vs. price.
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Amaron
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It was at the time of the tsunami, so there are other conflating factors. I think it just gives an indication of how much money Riot can earn of skins. I'm not trying to comment about volume vs. price.
Ahh my bad I was misreading then.
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Rokal
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I usually see 1-2 people per game using skins. Like others mentioned, I think the further you get into levels/wins, the more you'll see.
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schild
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I am surprised when I see less than 5 people using skins in any game I join.
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Ashamanchill
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I dunno, in my elo (bargain basement low), like half the time I am the only one with a skin.
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Thrawn
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Having more skins on your team increases your chances of winning the game. People only buy skins for champions they are amazing with.
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Ashamanchill
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Having more skins on your team increases your chances of winning the game. People only buy skins for champions they are amazing with. Hahaha, I remember the innocent days when I actually though that. "Well, my team insta-locked Teemo, Ashe, Twisted Fate, and Tristana, but at least they all have skins right?"
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Slayerik
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Insta-lock Teemos are the best.
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Vaiti
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Or an insta-lock Yi with smite who answers no when you ask if he plans to jungle. I sure love those. But at least his awesome assassin kill makes up for the 2-22 score at the end.
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Der Helm
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Just now noticed the fourth Pentakill Skin has been released. Karthus = vocals. I am bit bit suprised I have not stumbled across a pentakill premade. Yet. I myself own Pentakill Morde.
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Vaiti
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I have Pentakill Sona.
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Mosesandstick
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The next PC Gamer (US) will have a code for a skin+hero for Caitlyn.
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Bann
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I realized yesterday that I ended up recovering my LoL account that I beta tested with, instead of the one I had played up to lvl 15 or so awhile back. I realized this when I decided to try Rammus, who I never remembered buying, and noticing that i had the koopa troopa skin. Now I feel like I need to learn him because of it.
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Vaiti
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You should also have UFO Corki. I wish my main account was my beta account. I forgot about it at some point.
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Chimpy
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The next PC Gamer (US) will have a code for a skin+hero for Caitlyn.
Ooo. How much does PC Gamer cost? Heh.
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Bann
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woah, cool. just to be clear, I'll still get the skin once I unlock Corki?
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Rokal
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If you were around when they gave out the UFO skin, you should already have Corki unlocked. Receiving the skin also unlocked the champion. If you can't access Corki right now, you probably didn't meat whatever criteria they had for 'active players' when they gave out the UFO skin.
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Mosesandstick
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My LoL account is an unplayed beta one - no Corki but Rammus is there.
FYI, all special codes can be used twice, once for EU and once for US.
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Amaron
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The next PC Gamer (US) will have a code for a skin+hero for Caitlyn.
Oh crap I thought you'd only get the skin. If it's both that's worth it. I think buying an issue off the rack is like 7~9 bucks.
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Vaiti
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I'm in the EU, someone send me a spare code if they get one
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Chimpy
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The next PC Gamer (US) will have a code for a skin+hero for Caitlyn.
Oh crap I thought you'd only get the skin. If it's both that's worth it. I think buying an issue off the rack is like 7~9 bucks. Any time you get a code for a skin, they give you the champ with it. (I think because their adobe air garbage client cannot check to see that you have a champ before irretrievably using the code, so to be safe they have to give you the champ too).
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Amaron
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Slayerik
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I'm in the EU, someone send me a spare code if they get one I hooked it up :)
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Amaron
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I'm in the EU, someone send me a spare code if they get one I hooked it up :) Is the magazine already out?
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Vaiti
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Nah, he hooked me up with a Pax Jax code He also gave a Riot Singed code, but that one didn't work. Guess it was a US exclusive code like the Cait one is apparently. Took Pax Jax for a spin in a ranked game last night and went 21/1. Felt very Thanks Slayerik!
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Der Helm
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Got a few IP points that burn a hole in my virtual pocket, should I buy Orianna ? I (sadly) mostly play solo queue.
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Vaiti
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She does wonderful things, and at 4800 is more than worth it.
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Der Helm
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For some reason I actually have less IP then I thought I had. Need to grind some IP after I come home from work. I wanted to use my Brolaf skin more often anyway.
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statisticalfool
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I know that Orianna is kind of micro intensive, which is generally not my forte, but am I going to be a liability until I get used to her? Or just not super awesome?
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Rokal
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I know that Orianna is kind of micro intensive, which is generally not my forte, but am I going to be a liability until I get used to her? Or just not super awesome?
She's still pretty effective without magic fingers. She's going to be getting nerfed soon because, when she's played perfectly, she's too powerful. When she's played average? She's still pretty good.
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Amaron
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So apparently limited places have the Caitlyn magazine now but it's not wrapped nor is the code obscured in any way. So any schmuck could come in and snap a photo of the codes with his phone. Or more likely some employee could do it.
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Mosesandstick
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Chances are it's not a unique code then. I'll see if I can find anything that suggest it's not safe to buy one.
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