Riot Games slammed the rework hammer on yet another League of Legends<\/em> esports team emote, replacing an LEC-branded design with a fish to censor the hook-cutting toxicity.<\/p>
The League <\/em>community received custom-animated emotes from major esports teams, but some seemed to have slipped past the developer\u2019s radar. According to the changes showcased by Skin Spotlights<\/a>, the team BDS emote previously showed a Pengu holding a fishing stick with the infamous hook ping. Riot removed the hook\/bait ping<\/a> in Sept. 2023 due to its \u201cunacceptable” use in matches. Now, after Riot\u2019s rework, the emote\u2019s hook symbol has been censored with a fish.<\/p>
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There was an uproar in the community about the sudden change, and the BDS social media manager said<\/a> it’s an \u201cincompetence in esports chapter 436.” They criticized Riot\u2019s way of dealing with the situation, since the developer \u201cvalidated an emote\u201d only to make a U-turn and change it shortly after.<\/p>
While the move certainly showcases Riot\u2019s vision for curbing toxicity<\/a>, Redditors are having none of it. Many fans on Reddit are questioning the sudden change, especially given Riot\u2019s vetting process approved the emote<\/a>, and it was also a part of the initial announcement<\/a>. Other players think toxicity has reached its peak<\/a> in League, <\/em>since we can’t even have a hook emote without players using it to send derogatory messages.\u00a0<\/p>
