Riot Games Faces Criticism for Handing off VALORANT Subreddit to League of Legends Mod Team
Riot Games has received criticism after it was discovered that the subreddit for its new game, VALORANT, was given to the mod team of the League of Legends subreddit.
Alexander Hugo, Fnatic’s League team manager, brought attention to this issue on social media, leading to other popular League personalities expressing their discontent with Riot’s decision.
The League subreddit has faced criticism in the past for its handling of content, with some members pointing out a bias in the featured content. Notably, esports journalist Richard Lewis was banned from the subreddit, resulting in a ban on any of his content regardless of whether he posted it.
Chris Tom, VALORANT’s global communications lead, explained that the League mods were chosen as a starting group for the community-driven forum. Their role is to find and train new VALORANT community mods in the future.
This decision raised concerns among the League and VALORANT community, as they fear the mods will eventually select others who share the same biases.
As a result, many people are looking for alternative subreddits like /r/CompetitiveValorant and /r/ValorantCompetitive as unbiased platforms for community discussion, instead of relying solely on r/VALORANT.
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