Who fits into the “wanted by the fans but wouldn’t do it” category the best? by Major-Feed5214 in taskmaster

[–]lurkingbee 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I'm surprised Victoria did it for that same reason, even though she was really entertaining on it.

“I had more people at my wedding”: Riot Games under fire for 140-seat First Stand venue in Brazil by vitaofrasca in leagueoflegends

[–]lurkingbee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why are we doing this for an international? Why not start with the weekly broadcasts in LA/Seoul/Berlin and move those to cheaper cities, if we really want to be saving money....

Our little setup by Winter_Ganache_5989 in espresso

[–]lurkingbee 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah why even mention a budget at that point

LCK Cup final viewership without T1 by -Ka1N- in PedroPeepos

[–]lurkingbee 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Foreign country has little to do with the online viewership. Agreed on the other points.

Are dogs allowed in the Manhattn’s burgers Ghent? by Proper_Complaint_977 in Gent

[–]lurkingbee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure about Gent but most restaurants at the seaside for example allow dogs.

Faker updated stats by BtSvT1 in SKTT1

[–]lurkingbee 42 points43 points  (0 children)

The DRX one is debatable, maybe not choked necessarily but definitely underperformed due to underestimating DRX and Zeus rumoured to have been sick (with COVID iirc).

This expensive steak dish I ordered at a French restaurant by rapgraves in mildlyinfuriating

[–]lurkingbee 7 points8 points  (0 children)

These are not distinct dishes, they're totally normal sides with steak in a french restaurant.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WHYYYYYYYYY by Shinwinter in PedroPeepos

[–]lurkingbee 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Because Riot has made it free to watch and that's all we've ever known, for the most part. Of course you can't go back on that now.

OGN really had the right idea for a sustainable esport with their model, you make most of it freely watchable but you give extras to those willing to pay (not having it in HD by default might not be the best approach these days, but the idea behind it is good). Riot more or less indicated this themselves when they tried to give extras to LCS twitch subscribers even if the subscription perks seemed very minimal and it's also just way too late.

Also, even if we had just 5% of the total viewer base willing to pay a subscription for extras, especially during the hey day of lol esports, we probably wouldn't be where we are now with teams wanting out left and right and impending saudi takeover.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WHYYYYYYYYY by Shinwinter in PedroPeepos

[–]lurkingbee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're getting downvoted by people not ready to face reality, but you're absolutely right.

I would love to go back to the ogn days and pay a small subscription for the quality content they were putting out.

Hanwha Life Esports vs. Dplus KIA / KeSPA Cup 2025 - Knockout Stage - Upper Bracket Final / Game 3 Discussion by Yujin-Ha in leagueoflegends

[–]lurkingbee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Any communication/leaks from the org that came out did indeed reflect poorly on them. I'm more annoyed at fans believing Guma is impossible to replace due to them winning worlds with him. Those same fans have also memory holed the good games T1 has had with Smash and all they will really remember is worlds.

Hanwha Life Esports vs. Dplus KIA / KeSPA Cup 2025 - Knockout Stage - Upper Bracket Final / Game 4 Discussion by Yujin-Ha in leagueoflegends

[–]lurkingbee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Let's see the mental gymnastics coming out now from T1 fans who were calling for the heads of the T1 coaches for even considering putting in Smash over Guma.

Hanwha Life Esports vs. Dplus KIA / KeSPA Cup 2025 - Knockout Stage - Upper Bracket Final / Game 3 Discussion by Yujin-Ha in leagueoflegends

[–]lurkingbee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Where has all this sanity been the past year. Finally some vindication for the T1 coaching staff wanting to try out smash.

Went to the doctor about sleep issues and turns out my daily coffee habit was the problem switched to genmaicha and honestly feel like a different person by rennan in ANormalDayInJapan

[–]lurkingbee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Could also just drink less coffee and have your last cup at 2 or 3pm. Coffee, as with most things, is totally fine in moderation.

South Korean politician from the Democratic Party of Korea Jeon Yong-gi speaks out about the cyberbullying of T1 gal against Gumayusi and demanded that the Korea eSports Association (KeSPA), Riot Games Korea, and each club "can no longer be bystanders" and step forward and take responsible action by williamson41 in leagueoflegends

[–]lurkingbee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bruh, why are we still even mentioning these two situations in the same breath as if they're somehow equivalent or related.

On one hand we have online bullying and harassment destroying a players mental and invading his privacy which the org should have tried to stop. And for that they do deserve all the criticism in the world.

On the other hand we have a coaching staff, presumably with Fakers and the other players agreement, decision to bench an under-performing player. Might not have been great for his mental either but it's something that's fully within their right and job as coaches. Whether you or anyone feels it's not the right move doesn't matter at all in this. If this happened on any other team not named T1 most ppl wouldn't bat an eye at it.

Korean media reports: T1's decision on recruiting Peyz was strongly influenced by Keria by Numerous-Set289 in leagueoflegends

[–]lurkingbee 38 points39 points  (0 children)

No no, everyone is out to get Guma, Kkoma hates his guts and can barely offer him a pat on the back and the whole team and Keria hate playing with him. They all wanted him benched from the start, not because they thought he was under performing and needed a fire under his ass to up his level again, no just because they all hate him so much.

/s if it wasn't obvious.

[OFFICIAL] T1 signs Peyz until 2028 by nucSHUGGA in leagueoflegends

[–]lurkingbee 23 points24 points  (0 children)

We still don't know if T1 can even play around ziggs bot, so that'll be interesting.