So if you already have 975 BE in loot, we'll convert it into 6300 BE when preseason hits.' prev next 'When preseason hits, we'll scale it up proportionally (multiplying it by about 6.5 times) when calculating your new BE account balance. 'So, what about the blue essence currently in your inventory?' the announcement asks. Likewise, champion mastery upgrades that previously cost Blue Essence will continue to do so, so all of players' non-RP purchases will all come from Blue Essence. Come November, IP will be merged with Blue Essence and will go by the name of the latter, the new in-game currency that's used to buy things in the store.Ĭhampions and other items in the store that cost IP currently will be kept at the same price, but their costs will simply be converted to a Blue Essence value instead to reflect the change in currency.

In order to understand many of the other changes, it's important to first know that IP will be a thing of the past soon. IP is Merging With Blue Essence (Photo: Riot Games)