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I hope Riot took real lessons from how Radiance has performed. Putting what should have been some of the set’s strongest chase cards (KDA Firestarter OVNs) into a collection box that contained no packs was undoubtedly a mistake. They printed the chase cards separately and just let the set die. I think Riot has also made a huge mistake by releasing so many collector boxes, which is dividing people’s money, and attention in too many different ways. People are choosing whether they want to open the new set or get a collection box for KDA, T1, or Worlds. This is making people not even participate in the main product or actually dive deeper into the game. I think it’s great that Riot has many different avenues for different types of collectors and players to funnel into Riftbound, but they don’t need to reinvent the wheel, Pokémon already has it solved. Put the cards people will want the most in the set. Release affordable collection boxes that have packs and promos as ancillary products. Let the current main sets be the main product, and try to get as many people as you can to engage with that product. I’ve seen Radiance go under MSRP, and I’ve even seen some stores selling it below distributor pricing. I don’t think it’s the end of the world, but it definitely really hurt a lot of small local game stores that have been supporting Riftbound. Especially the good stores that were selling previous products at MSRP as Riot wanted. They had even less of a cushion for the product to underperform this badly. I still believe Riftbound will recover from this, but I hope Riot doesn’t keep making the same mistake repeatedly, because it will make their path to success much harder. #riftbound #tcg #leagueoflegends