League of Legends is losing its battle

inFamous Zion·Jun 11, 2016·5 votes·1,222 views

Overwatch closing in on League of Legends for most played game in Korean PC Bangs

League of Legends is losing its battle against newcomers such as Overwatch. In Koreas Pc Bang Ranking, LoL has dropped to bellow 30% shares, which is the lowest since Feb 2013. Overwatch has closed the gap to 6% and its looking to take the first spot. Many are stopping to play League of Legends, due to massive changes to a gameplay, to coming of dynamic q and autofill. Is this the beginning of the end?

30 Comments

Lost RJun 11, 20169 votes

1: "Korean PC bangs are not representative of the world population." Korea (namely South Korea) has a relatively tiny population, but I believe some of the highest per-capita of PC gamers compared to everywhere else. It's still not indicative of the grand scheme of things.

2: Just because League is no longer the first (which they still are) doesn't mean it's a death sentence.

3: Much like the enemy getting first blood or a new champion coming out and being declared overpowered immediately, you, like so many other people on the forums, aren't waiting for the dust to settle. People flocked to Overwatch because it's new at the moment and just like League EVERYONE LIKES TO TRY THE NEW SHIT. Even after the bleed back occurs and people decide which they like more (which by the way, you CAN play more than one game), that's still not the death sentence of League people want.

4: This just means League's overwhelming popularity streak has fallen below 30% (in just South Korea, mind you!), much like someone finally killing that fucking 20/0 Zed.

5: I'm starting to think that the League community is secretly a suicide cult at this point, given how eager and giddy everyone gets talking about League's inevitable death and hoping it'll happen next week, along with the general soul-crushing defeatism that lurks in the average mind.

FeloJun 11, 20162 votes

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1: "Korean PC bangs are not representative of the world population." Korea (namely South Korea) has a relatively tiny population, but I believe some of the highest per-capita of PC gamers compared to everywhere else. It's still not indicative of the grand scheme of things.

2: Just because League is no longer the first (which they still are) doesn't mean it's a death sentence.

3: Much like the enemy getting first blood or a new champion coming out and being declared overpowered immediately, you, like so many other people on the forums, aren't waiting for the dust to settle. People flocked to Overwatch because it's new at the moment and just like League EVERYONE LIKES TO TRY THE NEW SHIT. Even after the bleed back occurs and people decide which they like more (which by the way, you CAN play more than one game), that's still not the death sentence of League people want.

4: This just means League's overwhelming popularity streak has fallen below 30% (in just South Korea, mind you!), much like someone finally killing that fucking 20/0 Zed.

5: I'm starting to think that the League community is secretly a suicide cult at this point, given how eager and giddy everyone gets talking about League's inevitable death and hoping it'll happen next week, along with the general soul-crushing defeatism that lurks in the average mind.

I agree with everything said here, but also they are completely different games, one is MOBA, the other is an FPS, most people don't only play League most play League and other games, I really don't see Overwatch having a huge impact on League, because the people that still like League will still come back and play when the want to play MOBA, and likewise they will play Overwatch when they want to play an FPS...My point is you are allowed, and I encourage most people to play more than one game.

Lost RJun 11, 20162 votes

God knows I play much more than one game; my Steam account alone has over 100 games on it. Granted I don't play them all equally; some are not worth playing more than once, and yeah, sometimes I just want to shoot something in the face (bafflingly, I don't have a military shooter like Call of Duty. I should rectify that).

But yeah, people aren't counting the fact that you can play more than one game, either. And no, I don't play Overwatch. My computer probably wouldn't handle it, and a new computer is higher up on the list of priorities.

inFamous ZionJun 18, 20161 votes

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1: "Korean PC bangs are not representative of the world population." Korea (namely South Korea) has a relatively tiny population, but I believe some of the highest per-capita of PC gamers compared to everywhere else. It's still not indicative of the grand scheme of things.

2: Just because League is no longer the first (which they still are) doesn't mean it's a death sentence.

3: Much like the enemy getting first blood or a new champion coming out and being declared overpowered immediately, you, like so many other people on the forums, aren't waiting for the dust to settle. People flocked to Overwatch because it's new at the moment and just like League EVERYONE LIKES TO TRY THE NEW SHIT. Even after the bleed back occurs and people decide which they like more (which by the way, you CAN play more than one game), that's still not the death sentence of League people want.

4: This just means League's overwhelming popularity streak has fallen below 30% (in just South Korea, mind you!), much like someone finally killing that fucking 20/0 Zed.

5: I'm starting to think that the League community is secretly a suicide cult at this point, given how eager and giddy everyone gets talking about League's inevitable death and hoping it'll happen next week, along with the general soul-crushing defeatism that lurks in the average mind.

Alright, for the sake of argument, why did Riot stop filling us in with statistics about their popularity? They stopped in 2013 by the way. And yes, i know what you will say "they aren't obliged to" and no they aren't. But it sends a message to the community. If they were posting statistics on how good everything is going and how popular the game is in the world and all of the sudden they stop, what does that say? It says, things are not going great, or just bad. Even if they know this isn't true, they need to provide some info for the community just so people don't feel like game is losing it. Moreover, Korea is famous for gaming and everything there related to gaming is related to us (more-less).

I feel like the way you were expressing here, like you are hating my guts even though this isn't my statistics. For some reason, you behave like you are arguing with me. This post isn't to glorify Overwatch, this is just for a concern and your argument #4 has absolutely no meaning. If it was like that nobody would concern themselves with posting on boards.

D3m37r1Jul 13, 20161 votes

I agree. Why do threads like this even exist?

inFamous ZionJul 14, 20161 votes

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I agree. Why do threads like this even exist?

It was something posted by esports member on reddit, so i posted it here thinking some people might wanna know. If you aren't that person, avoid this post

Excitidly InsaneJun 11, 20166 votes

I have the distinct impression the same thing was said when:

Strife
SMITE
Heroes of the Storm
Every other MOBA that got global marketing since Season 1;

has been dubbed a League of Legends killer.

Yet here we are.

Crowe StalkerJun 18, 20161 votes

You could also say this of WoW and...

Star Wars: The Old Republic
Rift
Tera
Elder Scrolls Online
WildStar
Pretty much any other game during Warlords of Draenor.

Yet World of Warcraft is still strong and kicking.

EmbertineJun 11, 20165 votes

You posted this in the wrong sub-board mate.

Try GD, Gameplay or Misc.

VesarixxJun 11, 20163 votes

Or maybe even the overwatch forums

inFamous ZionJun 18, 20161 votes

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Or maybe even the overwatch forums

This is in concern to lol, not overwatch.

inFamous ZionJul 14, 20161 votes

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Or maybe even the overwatch forums

This post isn't about glorifying overwatch. Its a League issue, i don't care about overwatch. If you even took 5 minutes to read first what is meant, before bashing your keyboard, you'd know

VesarixxJul 14, 20161 votes

You've now responded to the same comment twice, but the reason this might be better suited to the overwatch forums is that many people on these forums I'm sure are tired of these repetitive "league is dying" sort of threads, whereas the folks over on the overwatch forums might be quite happy to see some statistics about how well their game is doing when compared to one of the biggest games in the world currently.

DingleNutsMcGeeJun 11, 20163 votes

Well since Riot wont listen to its community/fanbase, yea it could very well be. I've thought for about the past year that League is starting to go down-hill in popularity b\c of Riot's bad choices and decision making. Now with the pro scene and popular streamers refusing to play dynamic Q, its only compounded on itself. Riot thinks they know best and will never admit fault. We've seen this time and time again with popular games....the games developers get an inflated ego and refuse to listen to the fanbase about what they want/don't want. The community has been insanely vocal about Riots bad decisions lately, and yet they continue to ignore us. It'll only go on for so long until ppl get sick of it and leave. Sadly, the game we all loved so much is starting to become something we dont love nearly as much anymore....99% thx to Riot.

inFamous ZionJun 18, 20161 votes

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Well since Riot wont listen to its community/fanbase, yea it could very well be. I've thought for about the past year that League is starting to go down-hill in popularity b\c of Riot's bad choices and decision making. Now with the pro scene and popular streamers refusing to play dynamic Q, its only compounded on itself. Riot thinks they know best and will never admit fault. We've seen this time and time again with popular games....the games developers get an inflated ego and refuse to listen to the fanbase about what they want/don't want. The community has been insanely vocal about Riots bad decisions lately, and yet they continue to ignore us. It'll only go on for so long until ppl get sick of it and leave. Sadly, the game we all loved so much is starting to become something we dont love nearly as much anymore....99% thx to Riot.

Thank you for sensing it. I sensed it too but when i say it, people start raging on me for stating that and they deny everything.

DenevielJun 11, 20162 votes

Game are too different ... you should compare Overwatch with TF and lol with Heroes of the Storm. BTW blizz is blizz .... there is a reason if WOW ( old, overabused and boring ) it's still going

inFamous ZionJun 18, 20161 votes

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Game are too different ... you should compare Overwatch with TF and lol with Heroes of the Storm. BTW blizz is blizz .... there is a reason if WOW ( old, overabused and boring ) it's still going

This isn't my comparison, read the article.

Angry MonsterJun 18, 20161 votes

which you apparently agree with?

inFamous ZionJul 13, 20161 votes

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which you apparently agree with?

Don't care about both of games, i play what everyone else is playing.

Angry MonsterJul 13, 20162 votes

i play what everyone else is playing.

ah. so you are a follower that does what others think he should do. Makes prefect sense. Let me know when you decide to be a person instead of a mindless robot.

inFamous ZionJul 14, 20161 votes

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ah. so you are a follower that does what others think he should do. Makes prefect sense. Let me know when you decide to be a person instead of a mindless robot.

No idea what's your problem mate, take a chill pill. I'm certainly not gonna play alone, while my friends play something else.

Demon King MaouJun 11, 20161 votes

Or is it... Only the beginning?

I7A6X2v2Jun 11, 20161 votes

And you want us to play overwatch with you?

inFamous ZionJun 18, 20161 votes

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And you want us to play overwatch with you?

And did you even read the article or just blindly comment?

AírJun 11, 20161 votes

WoW made a mistake with Cataclysm. Did they completely disappear? No, they still hold a steady 12 million subscribers. Sure, it is about 1/7 of League's community, but they still are going strong.

Crowe StalkerJun 18, 20161 votes

Let's be real: They made mistakes with every expansion since Wrath of the Lich King. Hopefully Blizzard will actually take the Legion seriously and deliver an expansion worth remembering fondly.

Kuzja1Jun 11, 20161 votes

No war is won without any losses

inFamous ZionJun 18, 20161 votes

This post wasn't to glorify overwatch or any other game. This is just for the sake of concern. Moreover, statistics were from Riot/eSports employee from twitter and from reddit. Now, this doesn't mean its the end of LoL of course, but sure is worrying if your game is on top for so long, to drop so fast now. Over a past few months it didn't drop couple of %, it dropped over 15-20 %. Korea is known for gaming and everything there related to games, does affect every other region. Don't deny you don't feel like game is losing its magic.

IsedelicaJun 18, 20161 votes

lol don't even own the game and don't care too buy it

DankstinJun 18, 20161 votes

Good for them. It's not a MOBA. It doesn't play similar to a MOBA, and it's not a competitor to the MOBA scene. They are two entirely different games that cater to two entirely different game genres. I personally do not like FPS like CSGO, Halo or anything like that, so I will literally NEVER gain an interest in Overwatch, no matter how much Tumblr posts ships and comics about it. They can't reach me because they aren't trying to grasp at me, and I am not the only one they will never grasp at.