League of Legends is a mainstay on Twitch and is currently very popular due to the Worlds 2021. However, apart from the tournaments, more and more streamers are stopping showing their matches live on Twitch. The biggest LoL streamer Tyler1 sees the problem in LoL itself, but especially in the community.
What exactly does Tyler1 say? In a livestream, Tyler1 was asked by his chat why more and more streamers are stopping showing their LoL matches. He explains that it is currently not easy at all to stream LoL:
No, I just think that it is just awful to stream the game. It’s miserable. So people stop streaming it. You know that the game is currently dog shit, and it’s true, it’s really terrible.
It is in one of the worst states it has ever been in. And streaming it at all?
Tyler1 further explains that only players who are “crazy” like him can stream LoL. And that’s not only because of LoL itself, but above all because of the community and the viewers on Twitch.
They would comment unsolicited in the chat and criticize the streamer and give them advice, which is also referred to as “Backseat Gaming.”
It’s just that the community is spoiled. All those kids in your matches, all the opposing kids you play against. And many of them cannot stand it when you engage in backseat gaming.
Then they stream League, make a mistake, and the chat is immediately: “Yeah! Nice Q bro! Minus-CS!” although the streamer is 200 billion times better than they will ever be in their wildest dreams.
You can listen to his statements again in this compilation on YouTube:
Many streamers are still there, but the problems are real
Are so many streamers really quitting? Due to the Worlds and the upcoming Pre-Season 12, there is currently a small hype around LoL on Twitch, as can be seen on the analysis site Sullygnome. Some streamers have even returned to the MOBA, including Sneaky from Cloud9, who had previously invested a lot of time in New World and Path of Exile.
Of the top 25 LoL streamers in the last 365 days, only 6 have not shown LoL in the last 14 days, including the Korean streamer handongsuk, who is focused on Lost Ark, and Sardoche, who increasingly shows Rocket League and Dark Souls.
Additionally, Ninja, the streamer with the most followers on Twitch, has stopped playing LoL. He showed over 70 hours of LoL in the last 365 days, but has not been active in the game in the last 30 days.
Does Tyler1 have a point? Tyler1’s fundamental statements should not be underestimated.
- With Season 12, there are not as many significant changes as there have been in previous years. So, the gameplay problems won’t change quickly.
- The community is generally a problem that Riot Games has also recognized. There have already been adjustments regarding AFK players and the All-Chat is supposed to be disabled, at least initially on a trial basis. However, this will do little to change the flamers in the Twitch chat that Tyler1 criticizes.
The YouTube video with the compilation has been viewed over 120,000 times and has been positively rated with 2,700 thumbs up to 26 thumbs down. In the comments, many players are gathering who see the situation similarly to Tyler1.
They complain about the LoL community and understand how difficult it is to stream these matches. There is also criticism that Riot Games only responds to the problems with “2 new dragons in Season 12.”
In general, the LoL community is considered toxic, something that MeinMMO author Philipp Hansen has experienced firsthand:
I played LoL for the first time – They are really as mean as everyone says
