As we know, the Hall of Legends collection recently made its official debut in the in-game shop of League of Legends, allowing players to shop for it. Previously, the pricing of this collection sparked significant controversy within the League of Legends community worldwide due to its exorbitant cost. In Vietnam alone, players wishing to own the complete collection must spend around 5 million VND – a staggering amount, especially considering that many gamers are teenagers or students without stable jobs to afford such prices. In fact, many have suggested banning Ahri and LeBlanc in every match, arguing that Riot is going against the very spirit of saving and reasonable spending that Faker embodies.
Moreover, according to various reports, many T1 members have changed their in-game avatars to images associated with Faker’s HoL collection, except for the “main” and Gumayusi. According to Zeus, the team members were gifted this collection for free. Meanwhile, many other renowned figures in the League of Legends scene have also acquired this skin line, and in some regions like LCK, buyers can even apply discount codes.
However, in a recent share, Wolf – the legend of SKT T1 – mentioned that he asked Faker about using his HoL skin. According to Wolf, Faker has no intention of using this skin at all (whether it was gifted or purchased).
This is entirely reasonable given Faker’s personality. Throughout his career, Faker has only used skins about 6 times, and some of those were during showmatches or when his teammates teased him. Even the skins he earned at the World Championships were not bought immediately upon release; he waited for sales. It can be said that Faker is one of the rare players in any game who almost always uses the default skin.
If this is true, it will be a “cold splash of water” on Riot. The purpose of this publisher is to honor Faker and profit from it. But if the very person being honored is not interested in using the skin made for him, then it will likely be difficult for Riot to compel regular players to “reach into their pockets,” especially when the prices are so high.