New Mythic Jhin Skin is a Gacha Drop

League of Legends fans are outraged at Riot for announcing a Mythic Chroma as a skin that's hidden behind a $200 gacha drop wall

Riot has had a rough start to 2023, with the new League of Legends season's announcement and updates disappointing the community.

After the season 2023 cinematic failure and the LCS walkout scandal, the League community thought the game could be saved after Naafiri and the Arena game mode were announced. Sadly, Samira's Ultimate skin (which does not have any traits of an Ultimate, only Legendary traits) caused a lot of backlash.

Now, Riot has announced a gacha system for the upcoming cosmic event Battle Pass, which includes a mythic skin that you can only get by spending around $200.

While "whale" players will be happy to boost their collection with this skin, the average player won't be pleased at all.

A gacha system is one that encourages players to buy in-game loot boxes that include random gifts so that the game's owner can heavily monetize their free-to-play games.

Gacha games have never existed in League of Legends or any Riot titles. Although there have been gacha mechanics in the gameplay of TFT and, more recently, in its loot boxes, the majority of players were relieved that this kind of system was never included in League of Legends itself.

Of course, League of Legends players know that cosmetics won't boost your elo or make you play better, but they've always been a big part of the game.

On Reddit, players were debating which part was worse: the skin being almost unobtainable unless you spend a fortune or the fact that it's simply a mythic chroma that doesn't require you to have the original skin.

Dark Cosmic Erasure Jhin reflects the problem with exclusive content

On August 15, 2023, Riot announced the most recent set of skins, which will make their debut in LoL Patch 13.17. Sion, Nautilus, BelVeth, and Nunu will all be included in the cosmic skin set.

Riot also showed us a preview of Dark Cosmic Erasure Jhin, which everyone thought would be the next Mythic Chrome, available for 40 Mythic Essence; however, the new cosmetic will be released as a standalone skin.

The problem with Dark Cosmic Erasure Jhin isn't that it's merely a limited-edition version of the popular skin, Dark Cosmic Jhin. Even if Jhin has a variety of lovely skins, we'll be thrilled to watch them boost his wardrobe, especially if they keep to the flawless vision of the Dark Star universe.

Its commercialization is the problem. In the upcoming patch, Riot will add Dark Cosmic Erasure Jhin as the first ever loot-exclusive skin that is only available through Cosmic Capsules that are distributed as part of the Cosmic event. One of them costs 750 RP, has a 1% chance to drop Jhin's new mythic version, and when the player opens their 30th cosmic capsule, they are assured to get the skin.

We even have a monetary value for 30 capsules in League of Legends thanks to content producer "I Keep It Taco": $200!

The Players are not happy with Riot Games

On Twitter and Reddit, the player base is rallying against Riot, with some even urging people to boycott the capsules.

The Prestige skins are where the biggest problem with exclusive material begins. If you recall the first Prestige K/DA Kai'Sa's release, it's likely that you also recall the disproportionate grind players had to do in order to get the skin. Token drop rates were too low, and you had to pay extra for the tokens you were missing if you didn't commit your life to League of Legends or played for a very excessive amount of time to complete the pass.

After this was patched by adjusting the drop rates, a new debate arose over prestige points. Prestige Blood Moon Aatrox, the first Prestige skin obtained in look packages, would cost you roughly $100 USD.

The community now feels like they are being played with, so we expect Riot to address the situation. Although skins are optional in League of Legends and the game is free to play, it seems unfair to hide them behind such an expensive gacha wall.

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