The new LPL format reform has triggered widespread debate!

In recent years, LPL’s weak results in international tournaments have led to a gradual drop in the league’s match popularity. As a result, the LPL organizers have been persistently revising and innovating the rules to improve the audience’s experience. For example, this year’s globally promoted "Global BP Mode" was first proposed and implemented by the LPL, adding more excitement and entertainment to LOL events. Many fans look forward to seeing star players showcase their signature champions in critical matches.

Besides the Global BP Mode being widely loved by viewers, the LPL officials introduced further changes to the competition format this year. Notably, the most criticized issue regarding BP side selection was corrected. Regular viewers know that the blue side has a terrain advantage and the priority to pick champions during the BP phase, resulting in a significantly higher win rate compared to the red side. To address this, the LPL separated the rights to choose the map from the rights to pick champions first during BP this year.

In the new season, teams must choose either the right to select the map side or the priority to pick champions first in BP. If a team opts for the blue side map, their opponent gains the first pick in BP. However, many fans believe this reform is unsuccessful because they think having the first pick in BP is more advantageous than map selection. They argue that while this rule might balance map win rates, it could create imbalances in BP pick win rates. (Do you think this reform can solve the BP side win rate imbalance?)

Many LPL fans are also curious whether this new BP side selection rule will be adopted globally. When the LPL first introduced the Global BP, many viewers mocked it as "self-entertainment," since it was only implemented within the LPL region initially. Now, the situation with the new side selection rule is similar—if it remains exclusive to the LPL region, it won’t benefit LPL’s future development, especially since MSI and Worlds will continue using the previous BP selection rules.

LOL can last for 100 years.

As a popular game, although LOL’s popularity has declined in recent years, many dedicated players still enjoy playing it. Recently, many LOL players were frustrated when the official LOL servers went down worldwide because the company forgot to renew the SSL certificate (which ensures secure website login for players). This outage lasted an entire day due to Riot staff being on Christmas holiday.

After Riot staff returned from holiday, they successfully renewed the SSL certificate. Some veteran players revealed this was the second time Riot made this mistake; back in 2016, they also forgot to renew the SSL certificate, causing a full day of downtime. Many fans criticized Riot as an "amateur operation." However, after reopening, it was found that Riot renewed the SSL certificate for 100 years at once to prevent future lapses. (Many players wonder if Riot will compensate LOL users for this bizarre incident.)