Zeus’s Welcome at HLE Turns into a “Laughing Stock”
As of now, the transfer drama surrounding Zeus and T1 has perhaps “cooled down”. Many fans of the 2024 World Championship winner are likely to never forget this deal. But even when T1 fans are no longer too concerned about Zeus, it’s Hanwha Life Esports’s turn to make their player a topic of discussion on social networks with a welcome that “went underground”.
Specifically, HLE made a special welcome video for the 2024 World Championship winner joining the team. However, in the flag that Zeus held, the list of members still included Doran’s name while Zeus’s was absent. Meanwhile, Doran has joined T1 and is an “unintentionally” involved character in the recent T1 – Zeus transfer drama.
According to some information from LCK viewers, HLE’s media team handled the removal of “Doran” from the flag in the official clip. However, no one knows why this extremely sensitive detail still appeared in the behind-the-scenes video that HLE released shortly after. And once the community managed to take screenshots, any changes became pointless.
The Community Roasts Both Zeus and HLE
According to many opinions, even for behind-the-scenes clips, HLE should have handled this thoroughly. Not only concerning Zeus but also T1 and Doran deserve at least a minimum level of respect. Such oversight shows that HLE is not very thorough in their review process.
However, HLE is fortunate that the clip revealing the detail related to Doran was just behind the scenes. Therefore, HLE can simply choose to “ignore” the community’s reactions or just delete it to resolve the issue. This also serves as a lesson for this team’s media staff, especially in sensitive deals that can drag on into a long-term drama like the T1 – Zeus – HLE situation just experienced.