Faker wants Riot to fix two problems that could undermine the value of LoL esports

Faker is a true veteran in League of Legendshas been playing the game for more than 10 years, but recently he has identified two specific issues that he believes need to be addressed to maintain professionalism in esports.

On June 25, T1 released a video in which various players responded and talked about certain topics. In one of them, Faker mentioned that online DDoSing (attacks aimed at disconnecting players from their current games) and personal attacks are still problems and something Riot Games needs to address as soon as possible.

“Online streams and personal attacks still exist, and it is crucial that these concerns are addressed,” Faker said. “If the problem is not resolved, it could gradually undermine the value of esports.” He did not elaborate, but his comments seem to suggest that if this continues, professionals will have no opportunity to test and practice their skills outside of official competitions. And when that happens, the level of competition will drop.

It is not surprising that Faker has experienced such online and personal attacks. DDoSing has been league The esports scene started in 2011. Some people launch cyberattacks on professional players probably for their own entertainment, others probably have some kind of grudge against them. If you watch the streams of Faker or other T1 players that regularly take place on Twitch, you will see that they are the target of DDoD attacks.

In South Korea, where Faker is from and has competed his entire career, esports is more popular than in Europe or North America. Given this, while there are undeniably many more esports fans in the region, there are also a larger number of haters.

The video made its way to Reddit the next day, where fans pointed out how sad it was that the problem persisted. “The fact that T1 and Faker still can’t play soloQ without DDOS attacks is so crazy to me,” reads the top comment. At the same time, many claimed that with current tools, it is nearly impossible to stop online attacks.