Riot Japan apologize for inappropriate promotional

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hyperbanjo

https://twitter.com/valesports_jp/status/1669901879122477059

This explanation is for VLR users who do not understand Japanese.

・Riot japan and DRX obtained permission from a Japanese game center to perform a promotional photo shoot.
・However, Riot and the team took a composition of a player sitting on top of a game case in an amusement center and uploaded it to Twitter.
・The facility probably does not even give permission for the method,
This amusement is still in operation today, and their behavior, not to mention their lack of common sense, has caused criticism throughout the country.
photo became known to people who had never heard of Valorant and sparked criticism.
(Also, the fact that this game case is one of only two in the world that are very retro and only two exist in the world also accelerated the criticism.)
・Riot Japan apologized profusely on Twitter, saying that it was executed at the direction of the film crew and that neither DRX nor the players were responsible, and that it was all Riot's fault.

It was unfortunate that such news should happen just before an important match.

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who genuinely cares, nothing happened to it…

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JiangLi

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people in Japan probably do care abt this
nd as OP mentions its one of only two in the world so people got good reasons to be sentimental

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i mean they didn’t know, they took the picture, didn’t damage a single thing. Riot could probably buy that arcade 1467755x over and still not make a dent. Realistically there’s nothing to be mad over.

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ok but do they really need to Apologize on twitter because of it tho? like is it really that bad?

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JiangLi

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its one of the 2 in the world which couldve been damaged and its quite common sense i think not to sit over a arcade Machine.

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hanafuuji

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OHHHH so this is why, ok I get it now if that's the case then yeah they fucked up bad lmao

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hanafuuji

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so let me get this straight...
the entire country is in outrage because when DRX is holding a photoshoot, Rb is sitting in a arcade machine that was not allowed to be sitted on by the owner of the place? and now Val JP is apologizing because of it?

AINTNOWAY BRUH JAPAN IS DIFF FR

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it's a cultural thing, westerners will never understand. One of the JP players had to apologize for shooting bodies in VAL

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Art1st

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can’t expect non native japanese people to know the rules to not sit on that… i mean is it not the arcades fault for not disclosing… LOL

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DIEM

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I guess, but apologizing for small things in Japan is a common thing.

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yeah i just feel like it’s common sense to maybe realize your arcade should have told riot what not to touch in it…

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hanafuuji

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no I get that it's a cultural thing, but it just seems a weird thing to be outraged about

but apparently the arcade was like very rare and stuff, it's understandable IMO

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L otakus(arcade weebs), they were flaming Rb and DRX staffs without right cause(yes L rito too)

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💀 wtf

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are people so bored with their lifes nowadays that this is a thing?

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it's the weebs lmao, they've got no lives genuinely

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The case that Rb is sitting on is a rhythm game.
Since you are stepping button part, It's like sitting on keyboard or mouse in PC analogy, well, it may be uncomfortable for some people.
but Even with Riot's explanation, it is odd that Rb and DRX would be directed to criticism for this.

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Only in japan lmao

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I wish I had "problems" like this lol

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Arcade otakus kkkkk

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Derpp

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오락실 오타쿠 < valorant users

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People here are so lonely that they make such big deal out of every controversies. Sure maybe that’s not allowed but is this something you really have to be mad about? I’m reading comments saying “Never come back to Japan” It’s obvious these people are just sad about their life and have nothing else to do. Everytime I read Japanese drama on twitter it’s always like this. Shouldn’t have read the comments to this XD fucking losers. But there are also comments defending RB so maybe it’s just a twitter problem guys (Like always)