I don't believe we've lied about IP Icons. We originally intended to provide icons with an IP price to help commemorate certain experiences and events. We wanted all players to be able to access these icons whether they spend or not, and I believe we're still operating with that idea. But what actually happened was that as we were making these icons, usually we just said "Why even charge IP? Might as well just give them away completely." This idea has completely overshadowed the IP icons because free feels like it's a lot better for you guys [but tell me if I'm wrong :) ]. The last icon we sold for 1500 IP was the Shadow Isles Crest in October/November of 2014, but here's a quick list of icons you haven't had to buy for RP since then, and how you got them (for free):
- Harrowed Puppet Icon - Give a gift of any kind to a friend during Harrowing [okay, not totally free]
- Mark of the Betrayer Icon - Win 3 games in Hexakill: Twisted Treeline
- SRU Stag Icon - Awarded for winning a game on SRU Blue side
- SRU Owl Icon - Awarded for winning a game on SRU Red side
- Up to 3 of 27 End of Season 2014 Reward icons based on placement in the 3 ranked queues
- Glorious Evolution Icon - Gift your friend a Battlecast Skin when Skarner and Kog launched [also not totally free]
- King Poro - Poro King game mode achievement
- Flying Poro - Poro King game mode achievement
- Lunar New Year Chinese Knot - Give a Lunar Revel Mystery Box/Chest to a friend [again, not totally free]
- Nemesis Draft Ziggs - Play a game of Nemesis Draft
- The Thinking Manatee Icon - Play a game of URF 2015
- The 99,999 RP Icon- Sorry, this one was 2000 IP :/
- 2015 MSI Icon - 1 IP
- Pool Party Zac Icon - Win one premade game or send one gift during Team Up and Pool Pary
- 3 of 6 Bilgewater icons
- Worlds 2015 icon - 1 IP
- Scrying Poro Prophet Icon - Fill out a Worlds Pick 'em bracket
- Hungry Poro Prophet Icon - Get 34 points in Worlds Pick 'em bracket
Point is, yes, we haven't offered a ton of 1500 IP icons, but we've provided a lot of icons for you to commemorate your experiences without spending money which is always what we were after. With your feedback, we'll keep evaluating to see if we've missed the mark but I hope you've gotten the chance to get some of these 20+ icons without spending a penny.