Hey Riot, I appreciate your help for japanese pro players...

satsujinsha··14 votes·1,157 views

... giving them korean accounts, so that they can play with lower ping. I know that esport is priority to you... but could you, please, help a little "normal/casual" players in Japan too, and finally let us know what is going on with Riot Games Tokyo? There isn't any official news since you announced it over one year ago. Can you tell us approximate time, you're planning to launch long-awaited japanese server? Or just answer to this post

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a call beyond1 votes

jp too busy with pazudora and kancolle no time for real games like lol

ValuedCustomer1 votes

Let's count the number of things that need to be done (at the very least):

  • Contacting ISPs in Japan
  • Translating all in-game and website text
  • Hiring support staff in Japan
  • Recording and editing all character lines and voice-overs
  • Setting up data centres in Japan

They've really got the work cut out for them. This certainly doesn't look like a one-year job.

satsujinsha7 votes

Are you serious?

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

NewMk1 votes

do ya speaka my language?

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