Riot announces new exalted skins tier days after more layoffs, but you can't get it the usual way—instead, you'll have to roll the dice
Riot announced a new Exalted Skins tier for League of Legends just days after the publisher laid even more people off in order to ensure «we have the right expertise so that League continues to be great for another 15 years and beyond.»
«Exalted is a new skin tier that fits into what we define as a 'luxury good' last December,» a developer says in a blog post. «Over this past year, we've continued to refine what luxury goods are and where they exist in our catalog. Exalted skins are for players who want hyper-inclusive skins.»
At the end of last year, Riot announced that it would be restructuring its business model. Despite saying that «League is about playing better, not spending money» in that blog post, the publisher also announced a higher tier of skins that would be classified as «luxury goods.» These come in the form of Mythic Variants like Dark Cosmic Erasure Jhin and Breakout True Damage Ekko, which are typically $200/ £154.
So, the newest skin that Riot has released to celebrate the upcoming Arcane season 2 will fall under the above category. Arcane Fractured Jinx has " two distinct models across three different forms and VFX that highlight her story." Plus, there's a unique voice-over for each form, and you can switch between each version at any time in-game by using a slot-machine mechanic controlled by Jinx's Ctrl+5, and if you hit big (which is guaranteed), you change forms.
«These forms will also be reflected across three HUD overlays for Jinx's passive, which reflect some of her experiences from Season One and some from Season Two,» the blog post says. «We really wish we could show you more right now, but, again, spoilers.»
But the thing is that you can't get the new Jinx skin by buying outright—instead, you need to use the Sanctum. «When we were designing how you would acquire exalted skins, we considered making them a set price,» Riot says. «However, we decided to pursue another way that would allow players who may not want to commit to a
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