In recent years, DRX’s 2022 World Championship victory is seen as a miraculous journey that is hard to replicate. This has inspired the professional League of Legends scene significantly. BeryL is one of those who inspire with his precise and decisive team calls during matches. Additionally, BeryL has made a strong impression with his passion for gacha games while still performing exceptionally well.
Perhaps for this reason, many players have followed BeryL’s lead and chosen gacha games, especially Genshin Impact, for entertainment. In fact, Sohu recently released an astonishing statistic regarding this game in the LPL region. Specifically, Sohu shared that over 90% of players and streamers in the LPL choose Genshin Impact as a secondary game to “grind” alongside their main focus of practicing League of Legends.
Alongside BeryL’s inspiration, the nature of Genshin Impact is also an important factor attracting players. Essentially, Hoyoverse’s game does not require players to compete against others. Players can enjoy completing quests, exploring the world, and engaging with the storyline without any pressure.
Even for long-time players, they only need 20-30 minutes each day to complete the daily content in Genshin Impact. This is a very small amount of time that does not affect their training and competition schedules. It can be said that Genshin Impact meets all the requirements for entertainment and convenience for players in the LPL.
Remember, BeryL once requested Riot Games to design championship skins based on characters from gacha games like Princess Connect or Honkai Impact 3rd. Therefore, it would not be surprising if future championship skins are based on Genshin Impact characters if an LPL team wins the World Championship.