What is considered a matchmade game in LoL?
So recently (or maybe not recently, I just started playing again) Riot implemented a "Hextech crafting system". I'm still really confused how it works, but I managed to obtain another box besides the one that they gave me as intro-freebee. Now I think I need a key, but i don't know how to earn one. The article i posted in that link above says:
Earn keys as rewards for winning any matchmade games or by purchasing them at the store for 125 RP. Keys unlock chests through Hextech Crafting.
But I don't know what a "matchmade" game is officially. This Q&A says:
anything that uses the matchmaking system, so custom games are out, and that's it
but that doesn't help because I still don't know what the matchmaking system is. Aren't all games made by matching? if so, why didn't i receive keys for winning a normal-draft game? And I have RP but whats the point of spending it on this if i can just win it somehow?
Best Answer
A match-made game is any game that is not a custom match, so Co-op (bot) and PvP (normal and ranked).
Also, I think that League re-uses this terminology in two different contexts; the first being for the crafting system and the second being for missions. But, I don't think they mean the same thing in both contexts.
In terms of the crafting context, match-made means "any game that is not a custom game or a bot game" which Dragonrage said, since I don't think I have received a key/key shard from a Co-op (bot) game, but if I'm wrong there, please comment and I'll correct.
In terms of the missions context, match-made means "any game that's not a custom game" since I have had Co-op (bot) games count towards missions which have used this terminology.
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