Riot Games shares a video with League of Legends players explaining why it removed Hextech chests and outlining some of the ...

After a rocky start to 2025, Riot has released a new League of Legends dev diary, discussing the removal of Hextech Chests ...

LoL’s devs have come clean about why free Hextech Chests were removed, and players were infuriated by their explanation.

The League of Legends community is currently in turmoil as Riot Games has made significant changes by removing free Hextech Chests.

Key Fragments in League of Legends are parts of a single Hextech Key that is necessary to unlock a Hextech Chest. Three fragments make up a whole, and you can earn up to 12 Key Fragments in four ...

Player dissatisfaction seems to be at an all-time high in the League of Legends community, driven primarily by Riot Games’ decision to remove Hextech Chests and other rewards from the game. In a ...

The Feb. 7 League of Legends dev update did not go over very well with players. In it, Riot doubled down on its reasoning to remove Hextech chests as a free-to-earn loot reward. According to Riot, the ...

League of Legends (LoL) players still aren’t happy with the ... removed and were placed in the store for purchase with real money. The changes to Hextech Chests and keys were detailed on Riot’s ...

We also learn more about the second half of season one ...

Coming into 2025, Riot has completely shaken up League of Legends‘ reward and crafting systems. Gone are Hextech Chests and keys, replaced instead by a seasonal battle pass system that aims to ...

Removing free Hextech Chests upset players ... community over the removal of key features. Riot Games’ recent decisions regarding the future of League of Legends have sparked significant ...

LoL developer Riot Games overhauled the traditional rewards system and crafting structures, replacing Hextech Chests and keys with a seasonal battle pass system that attempts to eliminate randomness ...