Reddit has been blocked due to the scandal surrounding the 2022 World Championships.
Yesterday marked the start of the biggest tournament in League of Legends, the 2022 World Championships. They usually arouse a lot of excitement, and where there is excitement, there is also controversy. These were not lacking already at the start.
Players from Europe began to make fun of America and, as a result of the great war, practically everyone lost access to Reddit. How did this happen?
EU vs NA
For many years, players of the largest MOBA game in the world have been arguing about being the best region in the game after Korea. Worlds may be the best solution to the conflict here, since that’s where the server representatives take part. If, of course, one takes into account the team’s headquarters and not the fact that a lot of Europeans and Koreans play in America.
This time the second match in the tournament was between the two regions. The old continent was represented by Fnatic, and NA by Evil Geniusess. Although EG tried to defend, the skill advantage of the orange players was huge. For this reason, the game ended before the 30th minute and without Baron.
On the largest community forum, which is watched by 6 million people, there was an uproar. A spate of “EU > NA” comments poured in, and although they were quickly deleted, moderators could not keep up with the activity. It’s worth mentioning here that such a comparison of regions has been forbidden in the regulations for two years. Eventually, the whole thing was blocked for a short period of time and only approved users could contribute.
For the moment, everything has returned to normal, but the incident itself was remembered and went viral on social media. Perhaps, if it hadn’t been for this step, the whole thing would have passed unnoticed. On the other hand, as far as European fans are concerned, they can rejoice. Both MAD Lions and Fnatic won their first two games and have a great chance to qualify for the group stage.