Is the League of Legends Community Misunderstanding Riot’s Hall of Legends?
After Faker joined the Hall of Legends in 2024, recently, it was Uzi’s turn to be featured in Riot’s skin lineup honoring players who have made remarkable contributions, helping League of Legends achieve its current status. However, as many League of Legends viewers have noted: except for Faker, anyone who joins the HoL afterward will leave room for controversy, and recently, it has been related to MadLife. But in reality, much of the controversy seems to stem from viewers not fully understanding the rules when voting for players to be included in the Hall of Legends.
Accordingly, on Riot’s dedicated page as well as on LoLPedia (a closed-source page that cannot be edited by anyone), the first criterion mentioned is the title. Similar to other fields, anyone who wants to be recognized as talented, a legend, must have titles. Uzi himself is controversial, but it cannot be denied that the superstar born in 1997 has numerous titles with Royal Club/Royal Never Give Up. In terms of titles, while not convincingly so without a World Championship, at least Uzi meets this condition.
Not to mention, Uzi’s influence in the LPL is immeasurable. While he may not have as many titles as Meiko, clearly, compared to a Support player, an AD Carry, especially during the period when the gameplay focused resources on AD Carries, remains a guiding principle, Uzi stands out significantly.
Considering MadLife, no one denies that whenever a gamer plays champions with skill shots, they will “claim” or want to be called “hooking like MadLife.” But in reality, from the very first criterion, the former star of Azubu Frost does not meet the requirements. He has no international or high-caliber titles. When he won the OGN, the tournament was not yet fully developed with a still basic format and the number of participating teams was not well-invested or had a quality competitive structure.
The HoL Will Always Spark Controversy Among the League of Legends Community, Just How Much
However, even if MadLife does not join the HoL, anyone will generate opposition. But for Riot, it seems that as long as a player is deemed commercially viable for skin production, and the criteria are met at a score of 7 or higher, it is acceptable, as they have applied this formula for Uzi’s skin launch, which is still regarded as a revenue success.