Faker Faces “Unexpected Challenge” Due to a “Difficult Situation”
In the history of League of Legends (LoL), if you search for a name that has consistently appeared in many historical milestones as well as breaking and re-establishing new records, Faker will be the first name to come to mind. However, Faker’s current milestones are also facing difficulties that he has to overcome. The only thing that is causing “The Uncrowned King” to face challenges is the player Xiaohu.
Specifically, just recently, Xiaohu achieved a milestone of 6000 games played in his professional career. This is a very impressive number for a Mid Lane player. Of course, Faker has surpassed this milestone for a long time. However, the challenge arose when fans discovered that the official LoL page of Riot did not mention any article to congratulate Xiaohu on this milestone.
It should be noted that players who have previously achieved milestones lower than Xiaohu, or even LPL superstars, have also been congratulated by Riot. For example, Faker was acknowledged when he just reached 5000 games played or Chovy with 1000 games played in LCK were both featured in separate articles by Riot. In the LPL, Meiko has also received a post congratulating him when he reached 7000 games played in his career.
Additionally, beneath this post by the fans, there are several opinions subtly criticizing the situation as Faker is considered “Riot’s child,” so he will always receive attention. Furthermore, content regarding Faker will also be ensured to always maintain a high interaction rate – a phenomenon that not many players can achieve.
Is Riot “Favoring” Faker?
With the contributions he has made to esports and to LoL as well as Riot, the publisher’s focus on content for Faker seems to be understandable. However, with the posts as described, it does not take much time. And every player also strives to be honored for their achievements that they have made.
Xiaohu is a legendary figure in the LPL. Therefore, Riot’s “overlook” of him also causes a normal but still significant surprise.
