In the past two days, I have been talking to my friends about the issue of skin price increases and price reductions, so I also wanted to do some popular science in this regard. It can be regarded as an archaeological exercise. The operations of skin price increases and price reductions were mainly concentrated between 2013 and 2015. Since 2016, it has been rare to see skin price reductions, but there have been price increases. The main reason is that some skins have increased in price after Akali's rework. Annie's skin also increased in price. Frost and Flame used to be 6900 points, but later The price has increased to 9,900 points now.
The earliest skin price reduction was in 2013, and there were two skin price reductions in 2013. The price after the price reduction is the skin price we see in the mall now. The reason for the price reduction is also Hemei Server. Related to the price reduction activities of the US server, a large number of skins in the US server also had price adjustments in 2013, and the Chinese server basically referred to the price adjustment list of the US server at that time. The price reduction of some skins was very large, such as Shyvana, Bone Claw, It was originally 6,900 coupons, and then it became 2,000 coupons now, a decrease of 4,900 coupons.
In 2014, there were also skin price reductions. Some of the more famous skins include Battlefield Mech Urgot, Full Metal Frenzy Rammus, Full Metal Frenzy Jace, Blighted Earth Xerath, Dark Valkyrie Diana, etc. The price of skins has been reduced this year, and the price reduction is very large. For example, the price of Full Metal Frenzy Ramos has been reduced from the initial 9900 points to the current 3900 points, and the price of Xerath, the Blighted Soil, has been reduced from 9900 points to 9900 points. The price has been reduced to 4,500 coupons now, and Battlefield Mech Urgot, whom we have been talking about before, all say that this skin is very cost-effective. In fact, the original price of this skin was 5,900 coupons, and it became The current 2300 points coupon.
There was also a wave of large-scale price reductions in 2015. This price reduction was also the closest to us. We haven’t seen such large-scale price reductions since then. In the price reductions in 2015, products like Demon Baron Ryze , Dark Crystal Phoenix Anivia, Ghost Dancer Akali, and Soul Reaper Draven all reduced their prices at this time, and during this year, the prices of the six skins before the Katarina Snow Festival were all adjusted. .
The hero with the most skin price adjustments is Akali. From 2013 to 2015, you can see that Akali’s skin was included in the price reduction list. However, after Akali’s redesign in 2018, the skin price was adjusted again. Wave adjustments, this time there are not only price cuts, but also price increases. After Akali was reworked in 2018, the prices of Naraku's Flame and Football Baby skins were increased.
There is a detail that I don’t know if you have noticed. During the price adjustment of the trainee nurse Akali skin in 2013, the initial price was reduced from 7900 coupons to 4500 coupons, and then the price was increased to 4900 coupons midway. After Akali was reworked in 2018, the price of the trainee nurse was once again reduced from 4900 points to 4500 points.
Some friends also asked a question, why did the previous T3 skins all cost 6900 coupons, but now the T3 skins all cost 7900 coupons? When did the price increase start?
This matter dates back to 2017. Starting in 2017, some newly launched T3 skins began to change from the previous 6900 point coupons to 7900 point coupons. If you still have an impression, you can go back and check out the new ones released in 2017. Skins, the companion skins that year were still 6900 points (such as Xia Luo, Zoe, Ornn, etc.), and then the companion skins gradually became 7900 points, such as Yuumi, Qiyana, etc., also starting from 2017 Since the beginning of the year, the new T3 level skins have changed from the previous 6900 points to 7900 points, such as the Jade Sword series (Juggernaut batch), Galaxy Magic Machine God series (Annie batch), video game series ( Both the Fire Man batch) and the Star Guardians (Syndra's batch) can see it.