Foreword:

League of Legends, once a "national phenomenon," has a huge number of dedicated players and viewers. Because of this vast player base, the LOL circle frequently generates funny incidents and memes that go viral, like the past "YYDS" and "My dad got MVP" from Xiao Ming's Aatrox. Recently, another bizarre cross-industry event emerged in the streamer community: the LOL streamer Liubai was taken to court for calling a viewer a "noob" in chat, and both parties actually reviewed "whether the top lane Varus should push the lane at level one" in court.

The incident began when Liubai, a streamer known for his Camille skills, picked top lane Varus to lane against a top lane Trundle during a ranked game. He intended to use Varus's range advantage to harass the enemy Trundle. However, the enemy jungler Spider ganked top at level two, killing Liubai's Varus. After that, Varus was repeatedly targeted by Trundle and Spider. Because Varus died so easily at level one, a viewer in the chat commented that "Varus shouldn't have pushed the wave at level one."

Liubai saw this comment and called the viewer a "noob" who didn't understand the game. This angered the viewer, and the two argued back and forth in the stream for about ten minutes. Initially, Liubai didn't take it seriously, thinking it was just a typical "stream moment." But unexpectedly, the viewer filed a lawsuit across provinces, demanding 15,000 yuan in psychological compensation and a pinned apology on Liubai's homepage for 60 days.

Not wanting to be a "sucker," the streamer traveled hundreds of kilometers from Jiangxi to Henan to appear in court. According to Liubai's own video, he had applied for a jurisdictional objection, but when mailing the key documents, he chose the wrong courier company, resulting in the documents being rejected. His application for an online hearing also received no response. Afraid that a default judgment would lead to a loss, he was forced to attend the physical court in Henan. Before the formal hearing, the judge attempted a settlement, but both parties refused to compromise. The most hilarious part of the whole story was about to unfold.

In court, the viewer presented many screenshots as evidence, claiming that Liubai had "cyberbullied" him through posts, and that many netizens in the comments had mocked him. Therefore, he wanted Liubai to pay compensation and apologize. However, what made many bystanders laugh was that Liubai had never revealed the viewer's name or ID, and no fans of Liubai had privately harassed the viewer. All the evidence the viewer provided was based on his own "imagination."

Because the viewer's evidence was insufficient, the court could only review the one piece of evidence that was admissible: "Liubai's live stream game replay." This led to a situation incomprehensible to outsiders: the two parties actually "reviewed whether the top lane Varus should push the wave at level one" in court. According to Liubai, during the free questioning session, he asked the plaintiff a soul-searching question: "How can a top lane ADC with no escape survive against Trundle and Spider after crossing the river?"

Conclusion

The most absurd part of this incident is that everything said in court was recorded by the clerk and the judge. Although the judge hoped both parties could reach a settlement, both refused. Therefore, the verdict will only be announced in about half a month. Who do you think is right? Do you think the top lane Varus should push the wave at level one against Trundle? What can Varus do to survive against a level two Trundle and level two Spider?