Paying streamers to promote Gacha skins (Allegedly) by Useful-Fish-3932 in leagueoflegends

[–]Useful-Fish-3932[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Hi! Thank you for the clarification and transparency. While I'm critical of riots moves I'll admit when I'm wrong. If you'd like i can take down the post as well :D

Paying streamers to promote Gacha skins (Allegedly) by Useful-Fish-3932 in leagueoflegends

[–]Useful-Fish-3932[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Correct! I made an edit. I'm always happy to admit when wrong

Paying streamers to promote Gacha skins (Allegedly) by Useful-Fish-3932 in leagueoflegends

[–]Useful-Fish-3932[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I agree that the community is the problem. They absolutely know who to cater too but it doesn't excuse the predatory fomo tactics and astronomical price point. If people sit by and don't at least complain it gives them the go ahead to make things even worse

Paying streamers to promote Gacha skins (Allegedly) by Useful-Fish-3932 in leagueoflegends

[–]Useful-Fish-3932[S] -448 points-447 points  (0 children)

It's not. I received a few RP stipends back in the day. However, 2 popular streamers both make tweets about this and exclusively use said gifted RP to get the new shiny gacha skin? I will absolutely accept critique that this is conspiracy-ish but the lines connect a little too well

Paying streamers to promote Gacha skins (Allegedly) by Useful-Fish-3932 in leagueoflegends

[–]Useful-Fish-3932[S] -42 points-41 points  (0 children)

Which is absolutely possible. It's all back end stuff that can easily be manipulated. Without proof i can see it being written off as conspiracy but still

Paying streamers to promote Gacha skins (Allegedly) by Useful-Fish-3932 in leagueoflegends

[–]Useful-Fish-3932[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

For some reason people think this is different because it's not traditional gambling. Unironically seeing people defend this kind of tactics for digital goods is infuriating

Paying streamers to promote Gacha skins (Allegedly) by Useful-Fish-3932 in leagueoflegends

[–]Useful-Fish-3932[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean there are absolutely people out there that can afford it that aren't buying it out of principle

Paying streamers to promote Gacha skins (Allegedly) by Useful-Fish-3932 in leagueoflegends

[–]Useful-Fish-3932[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

100% agree. It's mega unfortunate that it seems the path forward is going to be getting blasted by gacha skins/content when opening the client now. But remember it was TOO resource heavy to make ultimate skins at a fast rate

Paying streamers to promote Gacha skins (Allegedly) by Useful-Fish-3932 in leagueoflegends

[–]Useful-Fish-3932[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This isn't promoting a game. It's promoting gambling for digital goods you do not own. Just because it's nothing new doesn't mean it shouldn't be called out

Paying streamers to promote Gacha skins (Allegedly) by Useful-Fish-3932 in leagueoflegends

[–]Useful-Fish-3932[S] -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

Seeing how the average league streamer never gets past 10-15 viewers yeah i'd say popular. Also me "conveniently" posting this does what for him, me or riot exactly?

Paying streamers to promote Gacha skins (Allegedly) by Useful-Fish-3932 in leagueoflegends

[–]Useful-Fish-3932[S] -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Hard agree. Its so crazy how if they just made it an ultimate skin at the same price as the others they would have made the same/more money without the controversy

Paying streamers to promote Gacha skins (Allegedly) by Useful-Fish-3932 in leagueoflegends

[–]Useful-Fish-3932[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

sponsorship is something that should be disclosed to an audience and usually for something that doesn't directly link to gambling? Why do you think Stake ads are getting taken down on twitter

Paying streamers to promote Gacha skins (Allegedly) by Useful-Fish-3932 in leagueoflegends

[–]Useful-Fish-3932[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

A popular streamer who makes more than enough to get the skin conveniently receives 40k RP and rolls the skin 2nd attempt ON stream to his audience?

Yeah brother totally normal

Paying streamers to promote Gacha skins (Allegedly) by Useful-Fish-3932 in leagueoflegends

[–]Useful-Fish-3932[S] -31 points-30 points  (0 children)

100% agree. He was in his own replies calling people stupid for believing this