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Riot is reversing its unpopular League of Legends changes


In response to a widespread player backlash, Hextech Chests will return, and champions' costs will be cut in half.

For a master class in the corporate art of selling opposing messages with equal gusto, watch Riot Games' last two League Of Legends dev update videos back-to-back. Less than three weeks ago, studio head Andrei van Roon and executive producer Paul Bellezza put on their best Ward Cleaver faces to matter-of-factly explain why unpopular changes to the game were necessary for Riot's long-term financial sustainability: In addition, Riot is delaying the widely panned Sahn Uzal Mordekaiser Exalted skin "to take more time to make sure it better delivers on its core fantasy."

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