Yes indeed, League of Legends is indeed serious business. Usually, a game maker telling one of its players "Stop being a jerkass to other players, or we'll ban you" isn't such a big deal, but since it's League of Legends, where the players can make a ton of money in the eSports arena, it is indeed interesting.
The story, as reported on Rock, Paper, Shotgun boils down to the fact that one of its players did the Internet equivalent of what Tonya Harding did to Nancy Kerrigan. Well, without the lead pipe, and the screaming of "WHHHHHYYYYYY?"
Apparently during a ranked match, he publicly posted a command looking for another opposing player's IP, one of his teammates messaged him "HIT IT", and suddenly, his opponent was disconnected. The strong circumstantial evidence is that this player DDoS'd his opponent, forcing a disconnect (which led to the opposing team being disadvantaged, even after he reconnected).
Also, apparently this person has "has been given an official warning about his terrible behavior" and his harassment rating is currently the worst of all league players. Sounds like a charming "Gentleman".
Now, trashtalking is definitely a part of any sport, Esport or otherwise. But this guy sounds like a real winner. Of course, this is no surprise, as it confirms the old theory: Normal Person + Anonymity + Audience = Total.. well, you know.
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