League of Legends is one of the most popular games in the world, and it has been that way for quite some time now. As such, the team at Riot Games needs to do certain things in order to maintain their fanbase and keep the money flowing. Recently, they announced a new type of skin for characters called “Prestige Edition”. But as people looked upon it, they were confused, and weren’t sure of what to make of it. So, Riot Games made an explanation post on their blog.
What are Prestige Edition skins?
Prestige Edition skins are meant to be collector’s items – rare and hard to get editions of a skin. Our goal is to make them instantly recognizable as a special edition for you to show off to your team and opponents.
Why are you making these?
With Prestige Editions we’re striving to capture the “cool, rare” skin feeling, but without withholding the base skin. Some of us have had the experience of playing a game and seeing the elusive Young Ryze skin in the loading screen. This is one of the rarest skins in the game. It doesn’t have the most features or effects, but everyone knows it’s a rare skin. It’s cool if you have the skin, but if you’re a fan of Ryze that wasn’t able to pre-order the retail collector’s edition, then you’re out of luck. Prestige Editions won’t be this unobtainable, but they are going to be hard to get. This allows players that value rarity/exclusivity an avenue to show off their collection while still giving people who love the thematic the ability to engage with the normal content.
How do I get it?
K/DA Kai’Sa Prestige Edition will be available for 2500 Worlds Tokens in the Event Shop.
Check out the full post for more about World Tokens and how this will change League of Legends.
