Riot Games leans into the sharp fan criticism and brings the hextech chests back to League of Legends.
Riot Games had recently converted the Moba durable burner League of Legends more noticeable and provided plenty of frustration in the community. The stone of the kick-off was, above all, the fact that the years of fully represented and popular HexTech chests were completely removed from the reward paths, about which players have always been able to earn skin splinters for various heroes in the past.
The community was by no means satisfied with the explanations of this step and criticized Riot Games for the procedure – and now the developer is reacting. In a new DEV update you confirm that you will bring back the HexTech chests in act 2 of the current season from the beginning of March.
In the future, ten such hextech chests can then be earned by playing: eight of them over the Battle Pass and two more via the Honor system. “We underestimated how much that meant and realized how much the removal many players frustrated,” said Lead Gameplay Producer Paul “Pabro” Bellezza.
So now there is a comeback of the hextech chests in its usual form. Important: The eight chests via Battle Pass can already be Vedienen via the free -playable path.
Riot Games had to be criticized for other purposes due to the redesign of monetization into League of Legends. The revised Battle Pass system and the expensive exalted skins in high-priced bundles also got their fat from the players.
In addition to the comeback of the HexTech chests, further changes were announced. Among other things, the blue essences required for unlocking champions are permanently reduced by 50 percent.
