3150 champion – Fearless Gamer

The sneak peek for the new 3150 champion has arrived. Karma, the Enlightened One will be joining the League next Tuesday if things go according Riot’s usual schedule.

I want to first commend Riot for not only giving us a model viewer for the sneak peek, but for making her black and putting some clothes on her. It’s just a simple mermaid dress but I already like her design better than any of the recent female champions. Let’s hope we don’t get a burlesque/boobie tassel skin for her on patch day.

Here’s the official blurb on Karma:

If you’re a fan of Ionian champions, or just a fan of fans in general, you’re really going to take to this next champion. It is my pleasure to introduce, Karma, the Enlightened One, to the League of Legends. Along with a pair of particularly deadly looking fans, Karma brings an elegant look and a particularly level headed disposition to the League of Legends. Keep an open mind. After all… we can all use a little enlightenment.

All of the standard questions remain unanswered. Ranged or melee? Caster or DPS (I’m almost positive she’s not a tank)? Mana, energy, fury, or no resource system? Check back this weekend. I’m sure we’ll have details by then.

One of the most visited topics on the official LoL forums is the relationship between champion IP pricing and Riot’s apparently insatiable moneygrabbing. It’s not a discussion I’ve ever been able to understand. People are complaining that a completely free game occasionally encourages you to spend a couple bucks to support development…errrrr….what? I actually made a post to that effect in one particularly long thread and got downvoted and flamed so fast you’d think I recommended making burgers out of babies.

But I digress. The real point here is that Riot is responding to community demand by promising that the next champion to release will release for a price lower than the 6300 IP the majority of new champions cost.

Here’s Moneypenny on the forums:

We are aware that we have had a number of higher IP priced champions of late. However, Renekton was an amazing Champion, and we’re confident that he will be worth your IP or RP. We plan to release the next champion at a lower IP price in order to be able to offer a variety of prices for you all. We hope you enjoy Renekton and we look forward to bringing you a lower IP priced champion in the next patch.
~Moneypenny
Update:
Summoners, our next champion is going to be very exciting and fun to play, but we want to ensure we have a mix of IP prices and so we have decided that she will be released at 3150 IP.

So there you have it – the next champion will cost 3150 and it’s a girl, no less.

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