Buzz
Recently, BRO's player Morgan also voiced sympathy for Faker concerning the issue of gaming disruption.
During the past week, alongside the intense matches of various League of Legends tournaments worldwide, the community couldn't help but buzz about another incident: Faker being disrupted while livestreaming rank climbing. The culprit was Qingtiang, a player competing for Top Esports in the LPL - a league considered a major rival of the LCK.
The incident sparked heated debates from both the LCK, LPL, and the global League of Legends community. Even experts and professional players had opinions about the matter. Most of them agreed that the quality of solo queue in Korea is declining. Partly due to the meta, partly as Canyon - DWG KIA's superstar jungler affirmed: 'Previously, Korean rank players would focus on macro, hence the kill count was low. Nowadays, it's not the same anymore.'.
And recently, it's Morgan's turn - BRO's top laner - to speak out about the issue. As a player who has competed in both the LPL and LCK, Morgan surely understands Chinese players and the rank climbing habits of the Chinese League of Legends community. 'He' stated: 'I empathize a lot with Faker regarding the current state of Korean solo queue. Not every match, but sometimes it's really bad. It's hard to draw conclusions, but what Faker said completely resonates with my experience in solo queue, so I understand his disappointment.'.
Morgan also asserted that LPL players prefer playing on Korean servers due to higher quality. These players are willing to accept high ping. Morgan also mentioned that he has never played on the super server in China himself, but he believes that Chinese players have certain tricks when playing games that make this server unsuitable for practice.
Naturally, Morgan's statement immediately garnered immense attention from the international League of Legends community. There's a lighthearted opinion suggesting that when both the 'Demon King' and the 'Master' have spoken up, Riot really needs to address the current issues plaguing Korean rank climbing.
However, there is one common consensus among all players: the quality of Korean rank is no longer what it used to be. At this juncture, perhaps Riot needs to seriously reconsider its management, especially whether the penalties for violations (griefing, toxicity, etc.) have truly been the most effective.
