Yes, Riot should have had magical features that should have been implemented a while back. But they're a relatively small company with sectioned off teams, you can't seriously expect Riot to have the same ability as Valve to implement these kinds of changes onto old ass code, all while constantly producing content.

This is a case of blaming the victims, not the criminal.

Woony

Germany6657 Posts

October 07 2012 01:37 GMT

#10906

On October 07 2012 10:33 Kavas wrote:
Correct me if I'm wrong but Blizzard's excuse for no LAN is to prevent their game from being pirated (or something). What excuse does Riot have considering the game is supposed to be FREE?

why would you need LAN for an online only game?

Sufficiency

Canada23833 Posts

October 07 2012 01:37 GMT

#10907

On October 07 2012 10:35 Craton wrote:
I think Riot's no LAN mode is that they just never thought they'd need it and might not even know how to implement it, although it doesn't strike me as that hard the way things are set up.

I think it's pretty easy. Just make a "mini-server" that can handle like 1-2 simultaneous games, carry it to the actual game, connect, boom.

LaNague

Germany9118 Posts

October 07 2012 01:37 GMT

#10908

i dont think it makes ANY difference if you use tcpip for internet or tcpip for lan, just the device is another one.

Chexx

Korea (South)11232 Posts

October 07 2012 01:37 GMT

#10909

On October 07 2012 10:36 ImHuko wrote:
Link for Korean stream?

http://www.tooniland.com/ongame/ognLive.tl?type=LOL internet explorer but it is down too

Craton

United States17282 Posts

October 07 2012 01:38 GMT

#10910

On October 07 2012 10:36 TheKefka wrote:
Ok,serious question now,is there a possibility that the event is being ddosed?
I didn't think so because the actual streaming platforms went down lol,but these games crash at oddly suspicious times

I don't think it's that. It IS possible (technically you can try to DDoS just about anything), but it strikes me as unlikely given the other information we've heard about this.

Sufficiency

Canada23833 Posts

October 07 2012 01:38 GMT

#10911

On October 07 2012 10:33 TR wrote:

Show nested quote +

Yeah I think casters said something like that but not really sure if that's true. Trance didn't agree with them lol.

Who is this guy and why should we believe what he "estimated"?

Slow Motion

United States6960 Posts

October 07 2012 01:38 GMT

#10912

LAN is still years ahead of our time. BW was truly great . . .

CeriseCherries

6170 Posts

October 07 2012 01:38 GMT

#10913

so when i just got home and checked results i was like
"DAMMIT, goddamn turtling CLGeu"

and then i was like, wow its been 4 hours since i left, can they really play that long of game

Iblis

904 Posts

October 07 2012 01:38 GMT

#10914

Ok, I'm out it's 3 in the morning, been looking for this series since 10pm or something, I can't take this anymore.

This is such a shame and embarassment for everyone involved. They can't delay the matches, because it's an international final event, players, managers got ticket planes they can't change. They probably need to leave the venue at some point in the next few days and lots of money is on the line. They lost a TON of viewers especially from europe.

Such a failure weeks after the Dota2 TI2 going without issue is just sad.

Thank god atleast the FR stream plays some of the best jap ad I have ever seen : http://www.twitch.tv/ogamingtv

Craton

United States17282 Posts

October 07 2012 01:38 GMT

#10915

On October 07 2012 10:37 Chexx wrote:

Show nested quote +

http://www.tooniland.com/ongame/ognLive.tl?type=LOL internet explorer but it is down too

Of course it's down. They're relaying the stream through the venue, so if venue has no Internet neither does Kimchi. I don't think they'd try to satellite it in to the motherland then stream it back out. Just makes more sense to stream it out from where you are.

wei2coolman

United States60033 Posts

October 07 2012 01:38 GMT

#10916

I bet you guys would blame the rape victim for wearing too little clothes.
Seriously, if anyone is regretting no LAN feature or no save feature, it's Riot.

Shinobi1982

1605 Posts

October 07 2012 01:38 GMT

#10917

Slasher usually jumps in a lot with twitter updates. He's being quite for a while, must be thinking "This train-wreck... when it's all over and casualties are counted I'll report on the damage".