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Love and League: A documentary

Riot··5 votes·27,250 views

What's it like playing League with your significant other?

We wanted to know more about how League of Legends figured into players' love lives, so we interviewed four everyday couples to see how their games change when their League duo queue partner is also their IRL duo queue partner.

From bounty hunters who are partners in tracking down the bad guys on and off the rift, to a couple teaming up to secure the 2000th win, these pairs show how League can be the glue that keeps crazy love together.

So check it out here or in the YouTube player embedded above, and if you have your own stories about Love and League, share 'em in the comments!

128 Comments

RiotRiot Silog112 votes

#MuffinBoy

JhinxMonsoon33 votes

We told everyone that was going to be a thing. He is now laying in bed screaming "WHY IS EVERYONE CALLING ME MUFFIN"

Silverwolfe04417 votes

#MuffinBoy is exploding!!!

Sonagram6 votes

muffin boy teemo? Leave deadly muffins all around? oh my..

I Gank You Spank24 votes

If I had a significant other that played league, I would die happy

MittytheKitty4 votes

Can I take life insurance out on you and we can date?

I Gank You Spank2 votes

Are you a girl xD?

Pÿrö8 votes

If you have a good life insurence plan, ill be a girl

Silverwolfe04413 votes

If you guys want to watch Tiler and I stream on Twitch its Silverwolfe044 or TilerJay. Or add us on League, we play everyday.

JhinxMonsoon6 votes

He is so cute trying to make friends Ahri

JhinxMonsoon4 votes

Or add us in Game : ThatKidTiler and Silverwolfe044

Snake Beefalo13 votes

Glad they kept the part where we talked about poop...

RiotRiot Neon13 votes

how could we cut it???

The Alpha Gay12 votes

AS THE ALPHA GAY, I KNIGHT THEE SIR MUFFIN BOY

Nathrynn10 votes

I joined League to play with my significant other, then he quit right after. It's okay though, League is always here for me and I love it more anyway now :)

JhinxMonsoon10 votes

I hope you all are happy, My manager at work is now referring to Shane and I as Muffin.

Daarka9 votes

OMGWTFBBQKEKEKEK & myself are dating, and have been together for over 2 years. One of the first things we got into together was League. He had been playing for a while before he introduced me to it, and I was AWFUL. About a year later I could safely say I knew how to play the game on a basic level! I started as and will always be a support main <3

As romantically adorable as it would have been for him to be my ADC and me to support him and have us be an unstoppable synergistic bot lane force of death--alas, it was not meant to be, for he is a top lane main. Not to fear, though, he's one of those amazing players who can kick ass in basically any role, so occasionally I get to hang out with him bot ;)

I owe all of my progress in league to him. He's insanely knowledgable, and I trust his opinion in basically everything above anyone else. He just knows what he's talking about XD He dedicates himself to learning things that are important to him to do well, and it's incredibly admirable and has made him a force to be reckoned with. And yeah, I'm biased on the matter since, you know, we're basically banging. BUT he's absolutely a kick ass player.

The most fun is when he plays Shen, one of his favorites, and I play Soraka, and our ults can work together to double the safety net under our teammates. No one is allowed to die! Shen Soraka

Zekeybooboo8 votes

I would pay good money if someone created a League dating site. Just saying.

I am the Lambert7 votes

I don't have a significant other item 3070

Major Monado7 votes

Even better when your ex S.O. plays league, and you're way better :')

JhinxMonsoon7 votes

I LOVE MY MUFFIN <3

Silverwolfe0445 votes

hahah love you too

Hollyce6 votes

I also love you both.

Max Bear6 votes

At first I was like aw yeah Riot featuring a gay couple!! Woo!!! But then I saw the trackpad usage and I was outie summoner 4

Caomha5 votes

I play with my boyfriend but it isn't cute. We hate each other's play styles and League has been the start of many arguments. We cannot play in the same lane and I hate being jungle if he's in game. Ranked together is completely out of the question. We're about to hit our 5 1/2 year together and League is the top game we argue in. item 3070

Vekkna5 votes

Haha! Same here. Husband and I have been together 8 years, and our in-game judgment is totally opposite. He'll engage when I think it's bad. He'll push a lane when I think we should get a dragon. He'll chase when I think it's not safe. He'll buy a power-spike item when I think he needs defense and the team needs better vision. He's happy going 10/10/10 while I'm happier going 1/1/10. He'll split push when I think we should be grouping. He'll get mad at a KS when I didn't think/know the kill was secure.

We do fine in co-op raiding MMOs and ARPGs, but in anything pvp just have zero synergy.

Serina6155 votes

My husband (Chastise) and I have been playing League together since Season 1. He was playing for a few months before me, but I eventually joined in too when he reminded me that video games were more important than school (such dedicated students we were, yeah!). We've both grown as players and people in that time. It's been a fun adventure learning the game together and keeping up with all of the changes as the seasons have rolled by.

He definitely plays more than I do these days, but I'm always excited when he asks "Hey, do you want to play a few games of LoL with me?" Of course the game that follows is often an ARAM, because of how late he works these days, but I don't mind. Playing with poros out on the Howling Abyss is one of our favorite pass times together! Plus, if one of us rolls Braum, we get mustache-d poros! And there is nothing bad about that.

I'm still very grateful that Chastise convinced me to play LoL. I definitely still need more practice, but I can count on him to help me out (even if I disagree with his advice from time to time ;) ) - on the Rift or IRL. Whether he's my support, my ADC, or my Poppy top, I always enjoy playing with my Chastise. ♥

justinricardo254 votes

this absolutely made my day so much better and the art were they don't mention that the couple getting their 2000th win is gay just maddest all better for me

Virgin Ray4 votes

How are these people playing LoL without a mouse? That dude with a 24 win streak won without a mouse. He is LCS material.

JhinxMonsoon10 votes

I wish he would get drafted, Then i'd upgrade from boyfriend to "dating a celebrity"

Keonyn4 votes

The original working title of this documentary was "An Explanation of Americas High Divorce Rate".

xXorihimeXx3 votes

Nice video, my husband and I play League together and we are a great team! It's so great sharing a love for gaming with your significant other :D Gnar <3 Diana

PackOfCrayons3 votes

"Run, baby, run" (maaan she said it way so cuuuute)

MoeMoney213 votes

"You never come enough"

DocReverb3 votes

Meanwhile, alone in solo q with ragers item 3070 Amumu item 3070

ZT Xperimentor3 votes

Raise your hand if you tried looking for love in league

Solidair33 votes

That was a cute documentary! Good work, Riot.

NexAura3 votes

I actually was lucky enough to meet my significant other on League, and have had a healthy, happy League filled relationship for the last year.

Kill Bot 11013 votes

I just wanted to say that I thought all the couples were adorable!

DntGoBaconMyHart3 votes

I play with my husband every day. But there are quite a few more f bombs dropped lol. It's all for love... until he steals my penta.

That One Female3 votes

This video literally hit it right on the head. My husband and I play all the time together and though we may fight and argue, I wouldn't want to play without him. And League has definitely helped with when he's hundreds of miles away or when he's sitting right next to me. It's our thing that we both enjoy doing.

VVry2 votes

It was a challenge to get my spouse into League; he'd never liked laning/turret games, and his laptop was bad at the time. This was season 1. Sometime in Season 2, he finally caved after I told him cool lore tidbit over cool lore tidbit, and promised I'd play some other games with him.

Thousands of games later, he's still playing, still enjoying, has more IP then he will ever need and has played more games then I (we're tied for elo still). We schooled in separate parts of the state, so League was how we stayed connected. It was like a little date, every day. Whether it was grinding bonus IP, or trying to get to that next ranked tier before midnight, we've had a lot of glorious times on this game.

Can't say it's been all sunshine and rainbows, but that's how you grow and learn. I can become really sad after a few losses in a row, and whereas I will play till I win, he'll quit quickly if he thinks he's on tilt. Furthermore, we can rarely lane in the same lane and put our communication to good use; my cs needs work, and he loathes adcs as a rule (no tank masteries, no teleports). I rarely do anything other then support and jungle, myself.

I bring up the bad because we all experience bad points in our relationships, and like a good team fight and a strong game, communication is vital. We always sat and talked about why a game didn't succeed, or why a victory was so intense? We spoke about what we were feeling when we were on a winning streak, as well as how we felt about those terrible five-game-lose-streaks. We spoke, and stayed close, and worked on instead of focusing on how we both were limited in a few roles, how we could work well together despite not being in the same lane.

I think our relationship is over all better for League, as it actually made us confront our teamwork and laning phase issues in real life, as well as in the game. We go into teamfights together, and there's nothing quite like that support, that confidence of knowing how the other person will respond.

I adore him to bits, even if his puns are as bad as Phreak's. I'm glad I got him into this game, and that it's given us such joy over the years.

Serina6152 votes

My husband also makes puns as bad as Phreak's. All. The. Time. Makes watching champion release videos interesting when all I can think is, "I hope he doesn't try and use that one on me later..." XD

VVry2 votes

It's the worst, without a doubt. It usually ends with thrown punches and objects while he skitters away, laughing. Phreak, as sweet of a person as he is, may end up killing us inadvertently through over-eager copycats.

Serina6152 votes

My husband was doing this loooong before we played League or knew who Phreak was. The puns have gotten more intense since we did, though...

VVry2 votes

I could handle it pre-Phreak, it's true. Now...how do we survive the onslaught? It's like if Veigar was -actually- evil.

Serina6152 votes

I know, right?? Love him to bits, but that husband of mine... I shudder to think what might happen if he and Phreak should ever get the chance to talk someday. I think the world might end if two people who love puns that much were allowed to just go for it for even a short period of time. :o

VVry2 votes

Or maybe that's the key. A kind of therapy, if you will. Expose Phreak to enough puns that he tires of them and fans harassing him with them. Phreak uses fewer puns, then as a result of him not triggering fans (like our spouses), our spouses use less puns. That, or they wear themselves out on Phreak's endurance to his own words.

Valkymie2 votes

Also I think it's really cool that the couples they showed are actually different. It's not the same cookie-cutter couple four times. There's a gay couple, a couple where one is hard of hearing, some use trackpads (whyyy), one where the girl taught the guy how to play, etc. I just think that's really cool. There are soooo many different kinds of people who play League. And despite the fact that there are a LOT of problems with League's community, there are aspects of it that bring all these different people together :>

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