Riot Games is rolling back changes it had planned to make to Riot IDs following a revolt from its own community.
Riot had originally intended to migrate all accounts to Riot ID and then restrict the number of times players could amend their IDs, as well as charge them $10 for the privilege of changing their online identifier.
Now, however, Riot says that in response to community feedback, it has “made some big updates to the plan” and while it is still “moving forward with Riot IDs” – and Summoner names in League of Legends will be retired as planned from 20th November – it is no longer restricting players to one name change every 365 days. It will continue to permit players to amend their names for free once every 90 days.
“We want there to be something that makes you think twice about changing your name,” Riot explained. “Historically, for Summoner Names, Blue Essence or RP did this. For Riot IDs, it was time. Under our new plan, we think we found the right balance with time alone. If it turns out this approach isn’t hitting the right goals, we’re keeping the door open to modifications in the future, including adding paid or earned options for faster Rioter ID changes.