If you are wondering what a PBE account is for in League of Legends or if you simply want to learn more about it, then this article is for you. We will explore how you obtain one and what you can use it for.
For those that are unaware PBE stands for “Public Beta Environment”. It’s a place where Riot implements upcoming features for testing before shipping it to live servers. A LoL PBE account is used to access this environment.
PBE account is mainly used for testing out features of the game before they hit the live server. However some of these features never go through. If you are a good Samaritan you can use the opportunity to play on PBE to report bugs and share your general thoughts on the proposed changes to the game. A prominent contributor to this is Vandril.
Another common use for a PBE account is checking out new champions or reworked ones before anyone else does. This can be useful if you want to stay ahead of the meta and not be surprised when the champion drops on the summoner's rift officially.
And last but not least you can use your PBE account to check out skins you are thinking of buying on your main account. You get missions for free RP to do so.
You can create a PBE account of your own by going to pbe sign up page. You will need to meet the following requirements on the account to sign up:
If you meet all of the requirements, signing up process is fairly easy, just follow these steps:
After you’ve done all of the above you are set and are an owner of a PBE account. You can access PBE at any point in time.
Just like on the live server you get BE for playing the game, by getting champion shards upon level up, and completing missions. There isn’t much use for it on PBE as all of the champions are free to play. However if you want to test out skins you will need to get champions. Luckily most of the champions cost 1 BE.
The big difference between PBE and live server is that you can get RP for free, by completing a repeating mission.
It’s a hefty amount that should allow you to test out content that you want on your main account. It is a daily mission so you can accumulate a lot of RP.
No, you cannot obtain skins that are unobtainable, like pax twisted fate. You can only get whatever is currently available in the in-game shop.
If you can’t log in to your PBE account, there are a couple of potential reasons as to why.
The main reason will usually be that PBE is currently down for maintenance. If you open the client and after logging in it closes, this is most likely the case. PBE is down for maintenance almost every day so do not be too alarmed.
Another reason could be that your honor level has dropped below 3 and you no longer have access to PBE. If this is the case, you will get a message informing you of that.
Lastly, if you have a very old PBE account that you created before Riot implemented linking an email to an account, your PBE account is no longer valid and you have to create a new one. There is no way to recover it.
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You can recover your PBE account the same way as you can recover a normal account by submitting a ticket to riot or using their account recovery service. We recommend you check out our account recovery guide for a detailed walkthrough.
Yes, just like on the live servers your behavior is monitored. It is also important to note since your PBE account is linked to your main account, if one account gets banned for inappropriate behavior the other one is banned as well.
PBE servers are hosted in North America. If you are playing on PBE anywhere other than NA, your ping will see an increase in numbers.
No. Just like with your main, sharing of accounts is against Riot’s terms of service and may result in a ban of both of your accounts.
You can do so by going to official Riot’s PBE subreddit and submitting a post. The submission doesn’t necessarily have to be in English. Just make sure you follow the rules provided there.
