eSports effect

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Ryandr

How much effect do you think eSports has on how popular the game is or will be? For example I actually think league as a game wouldn't be affected at all if faker retires. It's already too big as a game alone. I feel same for all other eSports too. eSports scene might get effected by players retiring or team disbanding but eSports has minimal effect on game popularity.
This might be a hot take.

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CallMeVortex

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nothing. majority of the player base doesnt even know its exists.

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Denjisideals

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Oh league will be affected if Faker leaves for sure
Man is the pulling force of like a big portion of T1 fans and seasonal fans who watch worlds just to see how he performs
Once he leaves, that part will leave too
Like Faker is an anomaly, a situation where him and League are synonymous, no one brings clicks like that guy which is not healthy for an eco system but it is what it is

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Ryandr

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I mean the game not eSports. Global peak viewership of league was 6.9 million which isn't even 10% of league registered accounts at least according to google which might be wrong. League eSports will be effected but I don't think the players numbers for the game is decreasing at all.

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Denjisideals

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No I meant eSports
But as for the game, it's a DOGSHIT game. So unfriendly for new players, no wonder the player base is falling like flies

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HershieBoi

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yea alot of esports viewers dont play the game much either