Wild Rift players furious over “ridiculous” Wild Core price change
Riot GamesThe developers of Wild Rift increased the price of Wild Cores, the primary currency to purchase skins in game. This change was met with frustration from the community.
For those unfamiliar with Wild Rift’s economy, Wild Cores are a currency purchasable with real money. They’re primarily used for cosmetic purchases, such as skins and battle passes, and have little to no effect on gameplay.
On October 28, Riot Games revealed Wild Core price changes. They announced the inflation on their developer’s blog, where it states the prices are occurring on November 17. This occurs well after Wild Rift patch 3.3b.
Wild Core price increase
As a whole, Wild Cores are becoming substantially more expensive. Riot actually performed a similar increase in pricing for their RP, the currency used in League of Legends.
For the PC version, they hitched the prices to better match the widespread inflation. A similar instance for Wild Cores may be occurring for Wild Rift.
Before these changes are implemented in Wild Rift, Riot stated in their developer’s blog that players will be able to earn “double bonus Wild Cores on all purchases from November 1 to November 17.”
Keep the wording in mind. Riot stated “double bonus Wild Cores,” not double the amount of Wild Cores. In essence, it’s not going to be a 100% increase in Wild Cores, but rather a double of a small bonus.
| OLD PRICE (USD) | OLD TOTAL WILD CORES | NEW PRICE (USD) | NEW TOTAL WILD CORES |
| 4.99 | 475 | 4.99 | 425 |
| 9.99 | 1000 | 10.99 | 1000 |
| 19.99 | 2050 | 19.99 | 1850 |
| 34.99 | 3650 | 34.99 | 3275 |
| 49.99 | 5350 | 49.99 | 4800 |
| 99.99 | 11000 | 99.99 | 10000 |
Reddit users discussed the Wild Core inflation in the /rwildrift subreddit.
“Does Riot think that every region is filled with whales? Ffs,” haeen commented.
“Already thought prices were steep but this is getting ridiculous. Guess I’m not buying anymore and will just spend the money elsewhere,” another user stated, frustrated by how expensive the Wild Cores are getting.