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Why it takes so long to launch server in Japan?

satsujinsha·5/30/2015, 1:41:37 AM·12 votes·27,564 views

Some examples, as for how much time it took to launch new LoL's server: (somehow, if any date is wrong, please correct me)

Brazil - Riot Games Sao Paulo announced: 13.04.2012 server launch: 13.09.2012 = 5 months

Oceania - Riot Games Sydney announced: 27.02.2013 server launch: 28.06.2013 = 4 months

Russia - Riot Games Moscow announced: 29.11.2012 server launch: 17.04.2013 = 4 months+

Turkey - Riot Games Istanbul announced: 15.02.2012 server launch: 27.09.2012 = 7 months+

Japan - Riot Games Tokyo announced: 28.04.2014 = 1 year, 1 month - still no server launch

btw anyone know when Riot Games Seoul was first time announced?

It was even possible to launch 2 new servers at once in quite short time - brazilian and turkish server in September 2012. Oceania and Russia server just after 4 months work?

In the time you were launching these new servers, there were no pro teams or league. Japan has own league with pro teams (season 2 already), and is one of the Wild Card region - the only one without a server.

Why it takes 13 months already for japanese server? Could you guys, share with us, difficulties you've met in Japan - compared to other regions? Or is it that japanese girls make you lazy? D:

Servers with release date - here

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34 Comments

SnowStor6/30/2015, 10:03:57 PM5 votes

Bump. It's absolutely embarrassing how long this is taking.

Nyuee9/20/2015, 12:29:11 AM3 votes

Yesterday at the Tokyo Game Show I was standing by the League of Legends tournoi and they posted this on the screen,

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-orhZRQFLCaI/Vf384elSzfI/AAAAAAAAA-I/e8hVnsyLT5E/s1600/IMG_0922.JPG

And they all went wild! So I ask what it was and they sad the JP server was online now and the tournoi that they where playing was on that server!

But when i came home.... there was still no server :(

Murkenstein9/15/2015, 12:32:57 PM3 votes

Still awaiting the JP server. Riot come on! I'm living in Japan and hoped that it will be released mid this year. It's September and still nothing! I would be gutted if it's out next year... Please let your JP fans know when it's due out at least!

Owntrolf5/30/2015, 2:09:57 AM2 votes

Riot probably doesnt want to compete with Square Enix's LoVA whose open beta is coming on June 4th

Darcade3335/30/2015, 2:19:08 AM2 votes

japan will be flooded with players if they did open one there...

Farm and Charm8/27/2015, 4:20:39 PM2 votes

So. . . play league from Japan on the NA server because i live there

and let me tell you this server relocation really screwed us up before it was 120 - 140 ping but now it is like 180 ping the only other region with a good ping is Korea with 50 ping but we cant create an account over there because of the need of a KSSN

Privaron9/18/2015, 12:34:45 PM2 votes

Not a Japanese, but live in Japan. And since NA server was moved to Chicago, our ping skyrocketed 8(

I moved to Korean server (have an account there due to going to South often), but it's not a lifesaver, ping is still not that good. RIOT PLZ 8(

Murkenstein10/19/2015, 7:32:44 AM2 votes

This came out today guys. They're actually working on it!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYYBCjzGcKI

tintinmax18/25/2015, 3:48:10 PM1 votes

Japan will never launch a server because no one in japan plays PC games. People play games at the arcade or on smartphones in Japan. Even if it launches it will fail because of low player base.

lander12411/29/2015, 10:55:11 AM1 votes

Bump Still no sever...

PSI Magnet7/25/2015, 11:49:15 AM1 votes

Tencent, the company that owns Riot is a Chinese company. Chinese hate Japanese.

cambokill10/9/2015, 5:35:46 AM1 votes

Been asking for servers since I first discovered LOL, back in 2010. It's been a 5 year wait, so far :'(. But, yeah, the move to Chicago has made it appalling. Just hurry the f#$% up already. Bump this, if you get a chance... http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/miscellaneous/yGr67TXT-chicago-serversyouve-screwed-japan-players-over

lander12411/29/2015, 10:55:16 AM1 votes

Bump Still no sever...

Nightmist Dark8/27/2015, 12:33:50 PM1 votes

http://img3.mmo.mmo4arab.com/lol/2014/09/24/league_of_legends_japan_server_620.jpg

lander12411/15/2015, 12:15:33 PM1 votes

Bump. Lived in EU had fun. Now living in Japan not having fun. I wonder what the skill difference will be? A lot of new players.

Japan - Riot Games Tokyo announced: 28.04.2014 = 1 year, 6 month - still no server launch

Doc Robot9/2/2015, 11:57:02 PM1 votes

How can you be a Japanese gamer and not at least have a passing familiarity with Lords of Vermillion? Hell, we know about it over here in the States.