Riot Games faced a barrage of criticism from gamers, especially those invested in professional tournaments, due to the controversial changes in patch 12.6. The update would be applied during the LCS playoffs and extend to MSI 2022. Altering the Main Nexus's health could potentially impact the final outcomes of professional matches.
Realizing the exaggerated nature of their April Fools' joke, Riot Games swiftly released a patch to revert the Main Nexus health back to its original value. According to Riot Games, this was an unusual bug that resulted in the Main Nexus having lower health than intended. The League of Legends community wonders how long the cycle of updates introducing new issues will continue, prompting Riot to fix them only after widespread complaints.