A player of the popular MOBA League of Legends (LoL) tried to silence a viewer with his salary. For this, there is now an official slap on the wrist.
The South Korean pro Jun-sik “Bang” Bae plays for the top team SK Telecom T1. There also plays the legendary “Faker,” who specializes in the mid position.
Take a cue from Faker
Bang is the starting AD Carry of SK Telecom T1. AD Carries include LoL champions like Ezreal, Ashe, or Varus. Bang is 21 years old.
Like many of the top players, Bang streams on the platform Twitch. In a LoL stream in February 2017, a comment came in saying: “Hey, Faker just received a donation of one million Korean Won. Work harder.” That’s about €750.
You should work harder!
Bang was so annoyed by the comment that he kicked the person who wrote it from the stream and then said: “My salary would be higher than what a hundred of your kind can put together. You should take your own advice. You should work harder.”
Although Bang apologized for this comment in July, he stated that it was part of a larger context. He had previously asked the Twitch chat not to provoke him. He is not a patient person, but straightforward. However, if he hurt people, he is sorry and in the future wants to try to be more mature.
The LoL committee of South Korea has nonetheless initiated proceedings against him.
Due to the proceedings, Bang and his team SK Telecom T1 have now been “warned.” The warning itself is not too serious, but if they receive another, they will lose points in the Korean ranking.
The community views this warning critically. Many feel that Bang has done nothing wrong.
Perhaps there was also some jealousy involved – especially with such a young pro. After all, everyone at SK Telecom T1 is a bit in Faker’s shadow. After all, he is God:
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