India, July 20 -- Riot Games just hit the undo button on one of the spiciest takes around League of Legends Classic before it even hits live servers. The devs are now making restored Classic Skins free and setting them as the default look wherever an old school champion model exists. This is a big W for players. These were not just fancy cosmetics you flex in lane. They were straight up recreations of the base models from the 2009 to 2013 era. Charging for them felt less like honoring the past and more like asking players to buy back their own nostalgia.

When League of Legends Classic showed up on the Public Beta Environment, Riot planned to lock Classic Skins behind tokens and direct purchases. Players spotted prices around 500 Riot Poi...