After many days of anticipation, finally Faker – the senior, captain, and one of the most reserved players on social media from T1, has returned to livestream after a highly successful World Championship. Naturally, many viewers were eager to see Faker again and hear him share about his experiences at the World Championship alongside T1. More importantly, all four young members of T1 had been streaming in recent days, making Faker’s appearance even more anticipated.
However, during Faker’s stream, an unexpected incident occurred. Specifically, while Faker was streaming smoothly, his connection dropped, and he had to exit the game. Shortly after, Faker received a notification of a 14-day account ban for exiting the game prematurely from Riot. Needless to say, this situation made viewers in Faker’s chat burst into laughter.
Notably, right after realizing they had banned Faker’s account, Riot quickly lifted the ban. Perhaps this is one of the fastest unban cases for a player punished for leaving a game in League of Legends history. However, Faker’s subsequent actions only made many people admire him more. The mid laner of T1 not only refrained from criticizing Riot but also publicly apologized to the publisher: “I apologize and I won’t exit the game again.”
It can be said that Faker demonstrated professionalism and a beautiful character even though he was the “victim” and Riot’s hasty handling was the “culprit”. Yet this only made Faker’s fans prouder to have idolized the right person. According to some disclosed information, the one who reported Faker’s sudden game exit was a Brazilian streamer. This person saw Faker exit the game and reported it to Riot, and the publisher’s system simply punished Faker.
Throughout his career, even in his daily habits, Faker has demonstrated absolute professionalism. Indeed, Faker’s influence extends beyond League of Legends expertise; he also serves as a role model for many in their daily lives, especially among gamers.