League of Legends Hextech Chests and free skins are “not sustainable,” Riot says

Every time I open the comments section of any post from League of Legends' official X account, it's swamped with screenshots of Hextech Chests - gone but very much not forgotten. As backlash over their removal continues to rage, amplified by Riot's decision to add Mythic Variants to its new Genshin Impact-style banner system, things seem to be going from bad to worse. Players have complained that the Noxus-inspired map is too dark and skin quality appears to have dropped across the board, all while microtransactions continue to ramp up. Riot has addressed all of these issues and more in its first developer diary of the year, but I suspect it'll leave players with more questions than answers. Continue reading League of Legends Hextech Chests and free skins are “not sustainable,” Riot says MORE FROM PCGAMESN: League of Legends ranks explained, League of Legends Mythic shop rotation, LoL tier list

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League of Legends Hextech Chests and free skins are “not sustainable,” Riot says
League of Legends Hextech Chests and free skins are “not sustainable,” Riot says

Every time I open the comments section of any post from League of Legends' official X account, it's swamped with screenshots of Hextech Chests - gone but very much not forgotten. As backlash over their removal continues to rage, amplified by Riot's decision to add Mythic Variants to its new Genshin Impact-style banner system, things seem to be going from bad to worse. Players have complained that the Noxus-inspired map is too dark and skin quality appears to have dropped across the board, all while microtransactions continue to ramp up. Riot has addressed all of these issues and more in its first developer diary of the year, but I suspect it'll leave players with more questions than answers.

MORE FROM PCGAMESN: League of Legends ranks explained, League of Legends Mythic shop rotation, LoL tier list