User blog comment:Lykrast/Runes: why I hate them/@comment-3974211-20140331013933

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Also, runes cannot be bought with RP because Riot doesn't want pay-to-win. Technically being able to buy a pubstomper at level-1 sort of counts as pay-to-win, that's more an issue with balance than the system itself.