The League of Legends Hextech Chest drama is perhaps the most explosive backlash I’ve seen from the game’s community in the past five years. It’s outdone the much-maligned Sentinels of Light ...

Not only did Riot replace prestige points, but gemstones, with which players had been able to craft skins through the Hextech Crafting tool, were also cut from the LoL client. When the change from ...

Hextech Chests return via battle pass & honor system, emphasizing engagement over skill. Riot acknowledges player frustration, makes rare move to address criticism. Riot makes adjustments beyond ...

Riot said in a January update that League's reward systems had "become needlessly complex, with an excessive number of currencies, unnecessary steps to craft ... the return of Hextech Chests ...

Players are demanding that Riot Games restore the ability to earn free Hextech Chests. League of Legends (LoL) players still aren’t happy with the changes implemented to the game in Season 2025, and ...

League of Legends (LoL) developer Riot Games has finally budged in its more than a month-long feud with the playerbase over their controversial and much-maligned decision to remove Hextech Chests from ...