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Presenting Refer-a-Friend 2.0!

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iGotSurvivalism ?? Recruiter
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04-26-2012

Could I get some reassurance on this: the only problems with 2.0 are when you try to switch over from 1.0 correct or no??

I have already switched over and I had 0 friends referred, if I want to start referring people do I need to worry that it won't work properly??

 
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Owlstar ?? Senior Member
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04-26-2012

Doesn't this encourage smurfing, though?

 
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RiotRara RiotRara's Avatar ?? eSports Web Content Specialist
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04-26-2012

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Originally Posted by Will Black View Post
Great i've lost all my ip-4 win boost!! THANKS RIOT!!!
We'll be adding it to your account. Don't worry.

 
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Nian ?? Senior Member
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04-26-2012

got 20 refs but shows up as 7

 
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Ezreal Master ?? Senior Member
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04-26-2012

Can we switch back because the new system is 100x worse

 
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Sadiking ?? Senior Member
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04-26-2012

so i lost my 20 referrals, mine just shows 2 referrals, such a good job riot -___-

 
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Ezreal Master ?? Senior Member
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04-26-2012

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Doesn't this encourage smurfing, though?
no it discourages it actually. not many people wanna spend the whole day playing with noobs trying to get level 10.. it already takes long to begin with

 
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Catmurderer ?? Senior Member
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04-26-2012

Why did you get rid of 4-Win boosts?

The new system gives a substantially lower reward. I don't get it.

 
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diegoSven ?? Senior Member
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04-26-2012

I redeemed some ip boosts i had but they are not appearing on my client. Will this be fixed too?

Also, I know you don't have an ETA, but.. just a rough approximation.. one day? one week? more?

Thanks

 
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Blocksbox ?? Senior Member
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04-26-2012

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Originally Posted by RiotRara View Post
We've done extensive research and analyses on these rewards while putting together Refer-A-Friend 2.0.

In a survey we sent out to players, many noted that the highest level rewards were non-aspirational since they were far out of reach and only YouTube celebs or people who own large community sites could reach them.

Through our analyses we determined that only an extremely small number of players actually reached these rewards, so we wanted to revamp the program to cater to the vast majority of players as opposed to the few. We want to reward you for the friends you do have, which is why we included more rewards in the earlier tiers off Refer-A-Friend 2.0 while still offering substantial high-level rewards.

I hope that gives a little insight.
Thank you for your reply. It does offer insight into the decision, but does that mean these awards are officially off the table? I always found them interesting in a fantasy sort of way. Anyone can buy RP, but getting an in-game object named after you / designing a champion with Riot / getting all past and future content is completely unique. If only a handful of people reach the mark anyway, surely leaving them in wouldn't cause any harm?

I agree that they were impractical in the sense that I would never even hope to achieve 10,000 referrals, but they were always fascinating in a dreamy "that would be awesome" sort of way. Would it be possible to leave them as unofficial rewards in the sense that if someone did hit 5,000 / 10,000 referrals you would consider them?