Riot neckbeard issues Cease and Desist for League of Legends fan project

[laggyteabag]

A League of Legends fan project called Chronoshift, which was intended to be an unofficial recreation of the game from earlier in its lifespan - similar to World of Warcraft: Classic - has been forced to shut down.

Now, this isn't particularly noteworthy, because fan projects based on existing IPs - particularly those that reuse official assets and code - get shut down all of the time.

What really makes this one unique, is how Riot initially approached the developers.

Spoiler: Chat log

This has attracted some rather deserved criticism, and, well - memes

Following this conversation, Riot did issue a formal cease and desist letter via their lawyers. Saying "Our stance on projects such as Chronoshift is also explicitly called out in section 3 of our legal guidelines. We understand the Chronoshift team is disappointed, but they shouldn’t be surprised by our request.".

They also verified that the Discord chat with zed was legitimate, and that they were "disappointed with the tenor of the conversation", and "we'll be addressing this internally".

Oh Riot.

Spoiler: Sources

Developer Reddit Post

Article

 

[Chimpzy]

Why is it that every time I hear about Riot, they come off a bunch of manchild assholes? I mean, beside the obvious possibility that they are manchild assholes.

 

[BrawlMan]

Seriously, fuck Riot Games! They're sexist, wannabe alpha male, man-children that sexually harass women and think they did nothing wrong. This is the least worse thing they have done. Not to offend the fans, but I never saw the appeal much to LoL, other than all of the fan art of the waifus.

 

[CriticalGaming]

Moba games are so toxic even the developers are toxic. No surprise here.

 

[happyninja42]

I love the line that is so clearly not a threat "I'm on the security team. I find people and things."

Plus, his handle is zed. And all I ever think when I see that name, is the Zed from Pulp Fiction. Who was a predatory cop, who ran a rape dungeon with a gimp, and murdered people, until he was murdered by one of his victims.

So....probably not the best persona to adopt for the guy you use to contact the public. But given how confrontational he is, I guess it's at least an accurate persona.

 

[The Rogue Wolf]

All that's missing is the phrase "Do you know who I am?!"

 

[Johnny Novgorod]

Man what is it about League of Legends.

 

[Gordon_4]

I love the line that is so clearly not a threat "I'm on the security team. I find people and things."

Plus, his handle is zed. And all I ever think when I see that name, is the Zed from Pulp Fiction. Who was a predatory cop, who ran a rape dungeon with a gimp, and murdered people, until he was murdered by one of his victims.

So....probably not the best persona to adopt for the guy you use to contact the public. But given how confrontational he is, I guess it's at least an accurate persona.

“Zed’s dead baby, Zed’s dead”

 

[laggyteabag]

All that's missing is the phrase "Do you know who I am?!"

I've heard on the grapevine that he also has a "very particular set of skills"

 

[Elvis Starburst]

Man what is it about League of Legends.

I dunno, but it's really tough to watch. I've had several people trying to convince me "It's not so bad any more" and I firmly disbelieve them. LoL is a pure, toxic cesspit from the top down. I don't feel it's done much good for the industry, and not because of the game itself... but because of what it and Riot Games have done to the people involved around it