Starting September 18, Riot Games is set to adjust prices for virtual currencies like RP and VP across several regions. The company has announced that these changes will impact all five of their live games, with some regions experiencing price increases and others seeing decreases. To ease the transition, Riot is offering bonus virtual currency on client purchases before the price hikes take effect. For example, in VALORANT, the 2050 VP bundle will offer an additional 100 VP as a bonus during this period, starting from September 4th at 9:00 AM PST for most regions.
Riot seeks economic fairness across all regions
Riot explains that the adjustments are necessary due to shifts in exchange rates and local economic conditions. The goal is to balance prices more consistently across regions, reducing the opportunity for third-party exploitation where currency is purchased at lower prices in one region and resold at a profit in another. Although these changes may be unwelcome, Riot emphasizes that they are crucial for maintaining a fair playing field for all players.
The specific percentages shared by Riot Games are the following:
League of Legends PC & Teamfight Tactics
- Americas
- Brazil: +20%
- Canada: No change
- Chile: -6%
- LATAM regions with prices in USD: -11%
- Mexico: -9%
- Peru: -12%
- USA: No change
- Unlisted regions: No change
- Asia-Pacific & OCE
- Australia: +5%
- Hong Kong: +13%
- India: -4%
- Japan: +7%
- Korea: +14%
- Malaysia: +23%
- New Zealand: +7%
- Philippines: +40%
- Taiwan: +33%
- Thailand: +7%
- Vietnam: +41%
- Unlisted regions: No change
- Europe & MENA
- CIS regions with prices in EUR: +13%
- Czech Republic: -9%
- Hungary: +7%
- Poland: -4%
- Romania: +8%
- Turkey: +24%
- Ukraine: +73%
- Unlisted regions: No change
Legends of Runeterra
- Americas
- Brazil: +14%
- Canada: No change
- Chile: +7%
- Colombia: -16%
- Mexico: -8%
- LATAM regions with prices in USD: +12%
- USA: No change
- Unlisted regions: No change
- Asia-Pacific & OCE
- India: +4%
- Japan: +20%
- Korea: +19%
- Malaysia: +16%
- Philippines: +7%
- Vietnam: -4%
- Unlisted regions: No change
- Europe & MENA
- Czech Republic: -9%
- Norway (PC prices): +12%
- Poland (PC prices): -6%
- Romania (PC prices): +5%
- Saudi Arabia: -5%
- Turkey: +63%
- Ukraine: +64%
- United Kingdom: -9%
- Unlisted regions: No change
VALORANT
- Americas
- Brazil: +14%
- Canada: No change
- Chile: +22%
- Colombia: +6%
- LATAM regions with prices in USD: Some regions will see a decrease of -15% while others an increase of 12% to standardize prices across LATAM.
- USA: No change
- Unlisted regions: No change
- Asia-Pacific & OCE
- India: -6%
- Japan: +20%
- Korea: +14%
- Malaysia: +16%
- Philippines: +7%
- Unlisted regions: No change
- Europe & MENA
- Czech Republic: -9%
- Hungary: +11%
- Norway: +12%
- Poland: -6%
- Romania: +5%
- Turkey: +15%
- Ukraine: +66%
- Unlisted regions: No change
League of Legends: Wild Rift
- Americas
- Brazil: +16%
- Canada: No change
- Colombia: -12%
- Mexico: -8%
- USA: No change
- Unlisted regions: No change
- Asia-Pacific & OCE
- Australia: -6%
- Indonesia: -6%
- Japan: +12%
- Korea: +6%
- Malaysia: +5%
- New Zealand: -6%
- Vietnam: -8%
- Unlisted regions: No change
- Europe & MENA
- Czech Republic: -7%
- Hungary: +8%
- Turkey: +24%
- Ukraine: +76%
- Unlisted regions: No change
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