After disastrous ‘Overwatch 2’ and ‘Counter-Strike 2’ releases, do we really want a ‘League of Legends 2?’
Recently, we've been getting reports that Riot Games is working on a new version of League of Legends , supposedly called League Next , i.e., League of Legends 2 . It's a massive overhaul of the game, but now that others have done it (and poorly), is that really the best path to take? League of Legends has been around since 2009. By all accounts, it's an old game, despite Riot's best efforts to maintain it and bring it up to snuff with current technology. However, they've generally made it worse. I've played League since 2012 and dropped it in early 2024 for good. I was there to see all the “advancements” and upgrades to the game, the good and the bad, and witnessed, in real time, how the game regressed technologically, primarily due to its archaic and unsustainable engine. I also remember the first graphical upgrade (and apparently the last) Riot Gave to League of Legends back in 2014, which everyone welcomed with open arms. So much has changed in the g...