After the goodbye of the official PlayStation forums, it is the turn of the popular Riot Games video game.
Bad times for Internet forums. A few weeks after the closing of the official PlayStation forums, it is the turn of the League of Legends. It has been announced by Riot Games itself through a statement. “As of March 9, 2020, we will close the League of Legends forums. We know that many of you use them on a regular basis, so we have not made the decision lightly, ”they explain. “However, when analyzing how many of you employed them, it became clear to us that the popularity of the platform has decreased significantly. Both players and Rioters have migrated to other discussion communities such as Reddit or Discord ”, so the forums have been“ depopulated ”.
The company has had kind words for the moderators: “We want to give a huge greeting to our volunteer moderators. Over time we have seen how the voluntary moderation program stood out for all those passionate enough to help players in their local regions. They have put a lot of work into offering community events such as cosplay or fanarts contests, ”they continue. "To the volunteers who have spent the past decades moderating and helping the forum community, we cannot thank them anymore."
The American company has decided to keep the forums open for a few days, so that everyone who wants to rescue some content can do so after the date of March 9, although they will not last long. A week later (March 16), the forums will be shut down forever and access will not be possible again.
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PlayStation closed them after 20 years online
On February 27, 2020 the PlayStation forums said goodbye forever, two decades after they were put into operation. The closure, definitive and irreversible, means only that the communication channels have changed. From now on, the company will channel all its communications through PlayStation Blog and social networks. The immediacy of the new tools has worn down the forums, increasingly empty.
League of Legends is available exclusively for PCs, although that will change soon, as Riot Games prepares versions for consoles and mobiles. In addition, he has announced a new tactical shooter, Valorant, which FreeGameTips has already been able to test.
