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Beloved League of Legends dev quits social media after “death threats” (www.pcgamesn.com)
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[–] asymmetric 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

For a few years in the beginning of the 2010s, it felt like a game that every single gamer person I knew online and offline played. I met a lot of people and became friends with people on the other side of the country as well as coworkers. Somewhere in the middle of that decade, maybe earlier, Riot really lost the magic and it just felt less like a fun game and more of an aggravating e-sport.

I always liked Phreak's broadcasting personality, though it has been years since I followed LoL. I hope he's doing well.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I played a bit early on and I used to enjoy popping into a game every once in a while, but it started to feel like I had to relearn the entire game every time, so I eventually stopped. I know the updates are aimed at people who play regularly, but they make it really hard for returning players.

[–] howrar 2 points 2 years ago

Same here. The game needs such a big time investment and there just isn't time for that anymore these days. They did do a pretty good job with the item and skill order recommendations, so at least ARAM is still kind of accessible.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago

"Beloved" and "League of Legends" in the same sentence???

This sucks, of course.

[–] ILikeBoobies 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I don’t pay attention to it but I was told it’s because he never abandons a stance even when presented with evidence that disproves it

[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I don't think that matters, tbh. Being stubborn doesn't warrant receiving death threats.

[–] ILikeBoobies 5 points 2 years ago

More of a context thing than a justification

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Are the claims of receiving death threats verified with evidence?

Nowadays that's the easiest Get Out of Jail Free card to manufacture. Just claim you're receiving death threats and you're suddenly the victim, regardless of if it actually happened or not.

[–] phx 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

A few who have falsely claimed that actually ended up getting charged with false reports IIRC

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

I sure hope so. False claims like that damage the credibility of people who it actually happens to.

[–] Auli 3 points 2 years ago

Not hard to believe the gaming community is toxic.

[–] Sigmatics 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If you've ever done their "tribunal" system you'll know that there's enough people in their community that would

[–] bionicjoey 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Didn't they get rid of Tribunal at some point?

[–] Sigmatics 1 points 2 years ago

Yeah I think it was killed fairly quickly in like 2014. Was just using it for illustration. If you regularly played the game you'll have had the same experience

[–] [email protected] -3 points 2 years ago

This is why there should be strict age limits for games.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Bro got a taste of the League community...

Man you just need to stand above such shit and troll back.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

He's been dealing with them for years. Probably just finally got worn down enough to say "fuck it, not worth the stress"