Due to multiple DDoS attacks during the 2024 League of Legends LCK Spring Split, Riot have decided to only show pre-recorded matches for the foreseeable future.
The League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) has had to deal with some technical difficulties throughout the last few days. After having one game consistently interrupted, another moved to offline with teams competing on another day and a third match also getting moved, Riot has taken drastic measures.
Professional play has to be fair for it to count as competition, but with consistent pauses and interruptions, the professional integrity of the LCK has been put into question. That's why Riot had to make a tough decision for fans and viewers.
League of Legends: LCK To Show Pre-Recorded Matches Going Forward
Multiple games in the LCK have been interrupted this week due to DDoS attacks. A DDoS attack is a harmful effort to interrupt the usual flow of internet traffic by overloading a targeted server, service, or network with an overwhelming volume of data.
According to journalist Ashley Kang from Korizon Esports, these DDoS attacks have been an issue for players on the Korean solo queue servers for months already, but nothing has been done to stop them. The issue even got so bad that pro players and streamers were thrown out of their games.
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Now these attacks have reached the LCK and while Riot has implemented measures to combat these malicious attacks, they have been unable to stop it from happening, which is why the tough decision has been made to take games offline and only show pre-recorded video of the games.
This means that fans that had purchased tickets for LoL Park between February 29 and March 1, 2024, will be reimbursed since the games will have to take place without a live audience. This is not a long-term solution, though, as the LCK will continue to try and find ways to stop the attacks from impacting professional live play.