How did the League of Legends succeed?

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By 2020, it has been about 11 years since the League of Legends was launched. For a long period of ten years, the League of Legends has maintained its position as king without giving up the first place. There were many similar genres of games along the League of Legends, but there were no games as interesting as the League of Legends.

But here you'll be questioned. There are so many games in the world. But why is League of Legends loved by people without giving up the first place? Even at the time of the release of League of Legends, games in the MOBA (AOS) genre were out-of-mainstream and the MMORPG era. Many people may be curious about how this game made the genre MOBA the mainstream and was loved for more than 10 years. In this post, let's find out why League of Legends was loved by people and succeeded.

MOBA

Before explaining the League of Legends, let's first learn about the genre of the game called MOBA.

MOBA is short for multiplayer online battle Arena, also known as AOS (Aeon of strife). The emergence of this game genre began with StarCraft's youth map, "Aeon of Life".

There is the biggest feature of these games.

1.     The player can control only one unit.

2.     Maps have three linear attack paths, with bases at both ends.

3.     A computer unit that helps a unit controlled by the player but cannot control will march on the attack path.

4.     Protect the core facilities of our base, and if it is destroyed, it will lose the game.

The current framework for MOBA games has been completed in the youth map called AOS. Considering that the game was produced around 2002, the maker of the map is a genius ahead of its time. Reflecting these characteristics, AOS games such as Dota 2, League of Legends, and Heroes of the Storm will be played as a hero and attacked and destroyed by destroying the core buildings of the enemy.

The name of the game genre changed from AOS to MOBA because Riot Games decided to name the genre, so other games followed it. League of Legends has become such an influential game that it even decides the genre name of the game. Now that I beat the original.

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Games you can enjoy without charge

Now, let's take a look at how the League of Legends was successful. As I continue to explain, there are many success factors in the League of Legends. Let's find out the most obvious success factor among them all. League of Legends can play games without having to charge.

Most games can grow characters more easily by investing cash, and there is a difference between billing and non-chargeable users. No matter how hard you try, there are many games with a structure that cannot beat those who invested a lot of money, but League of Legends does not strengthen its character no matter how much cash you invest. All champions can be purchased with money from playing the game and various characters can be played every week through rotation.

At least, the content that makes users invest is character skin, which only changes the appearance of the character, which does not affect the ability level. Because it only improves appearance and effectiveness, you can play games without any charge if you don't want to decorate your character. A system that allows users to invest in games themselves without coercion is excellent. That doesn't mean you can get skin lotion only by charging. If you're lucky with the spoils system, you can get an expensive skin lotion for free. Thanks to such a good billing policy, League of Legends is making a lot of sales.

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Easy Manual

It was one of the biggest cheers from users when the League of Legends first came out. Of course, each champion has a different level of difficulty in manipulation. However, among games of the same genre, League of Legends is quite easy. If you have a few keys and a mouse that presses the skill, you can play the game and you don't need to multi-task because you can only manipulate one character.

Even Dota 2, a game of the same genre, has very few new users due to its fairly difficult operation. However, 10 years after the game was released, League of Legends is still gaining popularity, with many new users coming in.

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The fun to see is also excellent.

Perhaps the most advanced E-sports competition now is the League of Legends. If you have a little understanding of the game, you can watch it interestingly throughout the game. In fact, even though I enjoyed Starcraft, I did not watch Starcraft because it was not fun.

But in the case of League of Legends, I watched the game shortly after I saw it and it was exciting and thrilling. Some of you may have started the game after watching the E-sports game even though you haven't even played the game. I want to say that the fun of watching the World held every year is also a great game because many people are interested in it.

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a well-organized story and worldview

There are countless champions in the League of Legends. The number of champions released so far is about 153, with all champions having their own individuality. It is quite attractive to see champions with many concepts, including monsters, creators, emperors, and cute yodels, being manipulated through summoners and fighting each other. Even if you don't play the League of Legends, you can say that you've put a lot of effort into character design so that you know some of the champion's names.

The worldview is quite organized, and there are some champions of opposing countries who are at odds with each other, and there are also champions who are brothers or sisters to each other. We're also releasing a great series of skins through the parallel world, but the only game that has a worldview of skins is the League of Legends, right? Other games don't focus on expanding worldviews or storytelling. That's why League of Legends has become more and more loved by people.

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A system that matches similar opponents

It is the best system for League of Legends. Since both teams match as close to 50% as possible, they will be matched with opponents who have similar skills to themselves and play games. This is very important. Especially for those who start a new game, if they don't play with people who are similar to them, they'll lose by an overwhelming gap in their skills.

If this happens, you will lose interest and not play the game before you can enjoy it properly. If you enjoy the game with your opponent as much as you can, you will be able to enjoy your current skills as much as possible. Isn't the system that prevents new users from leaving and allows them to adapt to the game a success factor in the League of Legends?

to finish

The League of Legends is a game that is loved by so many people. But there is no game in the world that succeeds for no reason. We collected as much information as possible and analyzed how the League of Legends succeeded. I hope all the information I analyzed is correct.

The League of Legends is like a 바카라사이트. It entertains people and makes them laugh and cry. I've been playing this game for almost 8 years, and I hope you update me so that I can enjoy it more. Thank you for reading my long article. I hope you have a good day.