Chexx Profile Joined May 2011 Korea (South) 5348 Posts Last Edited: 2013-10-07 16:31:26 October 07 2013 16:19 GMT #1



오진호 (name) Riotgames Asia Representive said "Japanese and Indonesian markets are key markets in Asia and they will focus on these. In case of Japan the director decided that it was time for a japan to get a dedicated service"



Rest of the article is about the popularity of LoL in Korea (45% PC Bang) and China (3 million connections), Staples center and that they are currently in preparation for the Japanese Service



http://m.news.naver.com/read.nhn?oid=029&aid=0002185149&sid1=105&backUrl=%2Fmain.nhn%3Fmode%3DLSD%26sid1%3D105



Reddit link Riot will offer service for the japanese market in the first half of 2014.오진호 (name) Riotgames Asia Representive said "Japanese and Indonesian markets are key markets in Asia and they will focus on these. In case of Japan the director decided that it was time for a japan to get a dedicated service"Rest of the article is about the popularity of LoL in Korea (45% PC Bang) and China (3 million connections), Staples center and that they are currently in preparation for the Japanese Service Administrator Follow me @TL_Chexx

ExoFun Profile Joined August 2010 Netherlands 957 Posts October 07 2013 18:41 GMT #2 Thats great news for the japs!

Kuja900 Profile Joined October 2007 United States 411 Posts Last Edited: 2013-10-07 21:44:59 October 07 2013 21:44 GMT #4 On October 08 2013 05:04 plasmidghost wrote:

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On October 08 2013 03:41 ExoFun wrote:

Thats great news for the japs!

I wouldn't use that word. It's kinda racist I wouldn't use that word. It's kinda racist



How so? How so? OMG you nasty gurl

zodde Profile Joined October 2010 Sweden 791 Posts October 07 2013 21:49 GMT #5 On October 08 2013 05:04 plasmidghost wrote:

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On October 08 2013 03:41 ExoFun wrote:

Thats great news for the japs!

I wouldn't use that word. It's kinda racist I wouldn't use that word. It's kinda racist



Is it? :O Had no idea Is it? :O Had no idea

plasmidghost Profile Joined April 2011 United States 972 Posts October 07 2013 21:58 GMT #6 On October 08 2013 06:44 Kuja900 wrote:

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On October 08 2013 05:04 plasmidghost wrote:

On October 08 2013 03:41 ExoFun wrote:

Thats great news for the japs!

I wouldn't use that word. It's kinda racist I wouldn't use that word. It's kinda racist



How so? How so?

On October 08 2013 06:49 zodde wrote:

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On October 08 2013 05:04 plasmidghost wrote:

On October 08 2013 03:41 ExoFun wrote:

Thats great news for the japs!

I wouldn't use that word. It's kinda racist I wouldn't use that word. It's kinda racist



Is it? :O Had no idea Is it? :O Had no idea

It was a derogatory term most Americans used against the Japanese in WWII. My grandfather, who served in the Pacific during WWII, used it until the day he died, which is how I found out. It was a derogatory term most Americans used against the Japanese in WWII. My grandfather, who served in the Pacific during WWII, used it until the day he died, which is how I found out. if found... please return

ZERG_RUSSIAN Profile Joined November 2008 3777 Posts October 07 2013 22:13 GMT #7 Yeah, it has a particularly bad history with Japanese who grew up in America during the time of WWII. Generations ago my family was put into an internment camp in America just because they were Japanese. Now it's all fine and well because the two countries are happily allied but it's still a very sensitive term. Kinda like how you don't call people "negroes" because of American history, you should strive not to call people "Japs". It doesn't really bother me all that much if people don't know, but it can be used as a derogatory term and it does kinda make you want to punch people if they knowingly use it that way. I'm on GOLD CHAIN

ZERG_RUSSIAN Profile Joined November 2008 3777 Posts October 07 2013 22:14 GMT #8 In other news, I'm STOKED to see a Japanese server coming up! Japanese players are going to be serious contenders in S4. I know a lot of challenger/diamonds that are playing on like 140+ ping who would dominate if they were given decent latency. I'm on GOLD CHAIN

ProV1 Profile Joined September 2010 United States 212 Posts October 08 2013 00:29 GMT #9 Computer games going to be big in Japan over fighting games?



But I doubt Japanese players would be "serious" contenders for worlds for at least 2 more years. The infrastructure just isn't there yet.

Tatari Profile Joined January 2011 United States 117 Posts October 08 2013 03:08 GMT #10 I doubt LoL will get big enough for a strong competitive scene in Japan. Their PC games are geared toward more casual gaming like visual novels or RPGs.



Otherwise I'm looking forward to more fan art on Pixiv... ;D A fed jungler is no longer a jungler, but a terrorist.

Chexx Profile Joined May 2011 Korea (South) 5348 Posts October 08 2013 03:14 GMT #11 People always highly overestimate the competitive site of korean gaming.

Most Koreans are hardcore casual. I think that LoL has quite a good chance in Japan if they did their homework. Japan is a highly specific country with a unique culture. Administrator Follow me @TL_Chexx

nyxnyxnyx Profile Joined April 2010 Indonesia 1314 Posts October 08 2013 03:33 GMT #12 Indonesian servers are already a thing! They just had a pre-launch tournament and servers are coming up this month. cool beans

Sermokala Profile Joined November 2010 United States 1508 Posts October 08 2013 03:41 GMT #13 Fun fact Indonesia is the fourth largest country in the world and a founding member of opec. A wise man will say that he knows nothing. We're gona party like its 2752

plasmidghost Profile Joined April 2011 United States 972 Posts October 08 2013 05:02 GMT #14 On October 08 2013 12:41 Sermokala wrote:

Fun fact Indonesia is the fourth largest country in the world and a founding member of opec.

That was fun.

In other news, since I know next-to-nothing about competitive gaming in Japan, I hope League succeeds there! Should be cool to see That was fun.In other news, since I know next-to-nothing about competitive gaming in Japan, I hope League succeeds there! Should be cool to see if found... please return

Capped Profile Joined June 2011 United Kingdom 1368 Posts Last Edited: 2013-10-08 06:05:30 October 08 2013 06:04 GMT #18 Lol, we have the first 5 posts of the thread about how "jap" is derogatory (Which is entirely based on context and culture really)



Just to discriminate against them full on with porn fetishes, because all the japanese LoL players going to love some tentacle porn right??



Sometimes you guys are weird. Useless wet fish.

UmberBane Profile Joined March 2013 Germany 2412 Posts October 08 2013 06:37 GMT #19 On October 08 2013 06:58 plasmidghost wrote:

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On October 08 2013 06:44 Kuja900 wrote:

On October 08 2013 05:04 plasmidghost wrote:

On October 08 2013 03:41 ExoFun wrote:

Thats great news for the japs!

I wouldn't use that word. It's kinda racist I wouldn't use that word. It's kinda racist



How so? How so?

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On October 08 2013 06:49 zodde wrote:

On October 08 2013 05:04 plasmidghost wrote:

On October 08 2013 03:41 ExoFun wrote:

Thats great news for the japs!

I wouldn't use that word. It's kinda racist I wouldn't use that word. It's kinda racist



Is it? :O Had no idea Is it? :O Had no idea

It was a derogatory term most Americans used against the Japanese in WWII. My grandfather, who served in the Pacific during WWII, used it until the day he died, which is how I found out. It was a derogatory term most Americans used against the Japanese in WWII. My grandfather, who served in the Pacific during WWII, used it until the day he died, which is how I found out.



Lmao I actually found out back when WoW was released. A lot of people used to say "jap" as a form of "yep" in German and it was for some reason always being censored. Lmao I actually found out back when WoW was released. A lot of people used to say "jap" as a form of "yep" in German and it was for some reason always being censored.

Tobberoth Profile Joined August 2010 Sweden 92 Posts Last Edited: 2013-10-08 06:56:03 October 08 2013 06:55 GMT #20 On October 08 2013 12:41 Sermokala wrote:

Fun fact Indonesia is the fourth largest country in the world and a founding member of opec.

By what definition? From what I can gather, it's the biggest country in the world placed wholly on islands, but it's not even top 10 otherwise. By what definition? From what I can gather, it's the biggest country in the world placed wholly on islands, but it's not even top 10 otherwise.

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