Frost Profile Joined April 2010 Korea (South) 267 Posts Last Edited: 2013-07-30 09:55:16 July 30 2013 09:53 GMT #1



We write in response to the recent controversy of a certain amateur team’s possible participation in elo boosting accounts.



First, the suspicion that Riot Games granted permission and tolerated the amateur team’s elo boosting is completely false. We at Riot Games do not allow elo boosting no matter what the circumstance may be.



In order to prevent elo boosting that has negatively affected many players’ experience, those who requested for elo boosting and those who provided the service are already subject to Riot Games’ strict measures and will be punished accordingly. Also, we have been requesting individuals who were providing the elo boosting services to stop their activities.



In this process, we have requested the mentioned elo boosting website in the controversy to stop its activity and have received a notice from the owner that the website will be shut down.



Apart from his involvement with elo boosting, the owner of the website revealed to us his desire to create an amateur team and ensured us that he will not have players elo boost and will not recruit players known to elo boost.



In response, we clearly told the owner of the website that his past involvement with elo boosting can become a problem in managing his team in the future.



Even with our warning, the mentioned owner went on to create an amateur team (translator’s note: this team is Monster Gaming) and we feel regret that the players in the amateur team are suspected of elo boosting.



We assure you that the mentioned amateur team does not have any influence over Riot Games and that the suspicion of Riot Games allowing the team to elo boost is completely false. Elo boosting is a problem that can not only lead to criminal charges, but also is something that diminishes fair play in the game. In order to foster a healthy environment for gaming, it is our clear policy to put in all our efforts to prevent elo boosting and there will be no compromises or exceptions.



If the recent controversy of the amateur team’s elo boosting is confirmed to be true, the involved players and everyone else who participated will be punished accordingly.

(1st time offender will receive 30-day suspension, 2nd time offenders will receive permanent suspension and bans from every e-sports tournaments.)

However, in order to minimize the concerns of you summoners, Riot Games will carefully review the degree of the elo boosting participation and the possibility of an external coercion before deciding the punishments for the individuals involved.

From now on, any players or individuals involved in elo boosting will not be allowed to participate in any tournaments hosted by Riot Games. Also, we will cooperate with KeSPA, NiceGameTV, and OnGameNet to strengthen our policy.



We promise once again that we will continue to foster a healthy gaming environment and continue to put in our efforts in developing the e-sports scene for League of Legends.





Source: Hello Summoners,We write in response to the recent controversy of a certain amateur team’s possible participation in elo boosting accounts.First, the suspicion that Riot Games granted permission and tolerated the amateur team’s elo boosting is completely false. We at Riot Games do not allow elo boosting no matter what the circumstance may be.In order to prevent elo boosting that has negatively affected many players’ experience, those who requested for elo boosting and those who provided the service are already subject to Riot Games’ strict measures and will be punished accordingly. Also, we have been requesting individuals who were providing the elo boosting services to stop their activities.In this process, we have requested the mentioned elo boosting website in the controversy to stop its activity and have received a notice from the owner that the website will be shut down.Apart from his involvement with elo boosting, the owner of the website revealed to us his desire to create an amateur team and ensured us that he will not have players elo boost and will not recruit players known to elo boost.In response, we clearly told the owner of the website that his past involvement with elo boosting can become a problem in managing his team in the future.Even with our warning, the mentioned owner went on to create an amateur team () and we feel regret that the players in the amateur team are suspected of elo boosting.We assure you that the mentioned amateur team does not have any influence over Riot Games and that the suspicion of Riot Games allowing the team to elo boost is completely false. Elo boosting is a problem that can not only lead to criminal charges, but also is something that diminishes fair play in the game. In order to foster a healthy environment for gaming, it is our clear policy to put in all our efforts to prevent elo boosting and there will be no compromises or exceptions.If the recent controversy of the amateur team’s elo boosting is confirmed to be true, the involved players and everyone else who participated will be punished accordingly.(1st time offender will receive 30-day suspension, 2nd time offenders will receive permanent suspension and bans from every e-sports tournaments.)However, in order to minimize the concerns of you summoners, Riot Games will carefully review the degree of the elo boosting participation and the possibility of an external coercion before deciding the punishments for the individuals involved.From now on, any players or individuals involved in elo boosting will not be allowed to participate in any tournaments hosted by Riot Games. Also, we will cooperate with KeSPA, NiceGameTV, and OnGameNet to strengthen our policy.We promise once again that we will continue to foster a healthy gaming environment and continue to put in our efforts in developing the e-sports scene for League of Legends.Source: http://kr.leagueoflegends.com/News/notice_view.php?idx=193006&vnum=1276&page=1&keyfield=&keyword=

vvSiegvv Profile Joined March 2010 United States 104 Posts July 30 2013 10:01 GMT #3 Glad to see them reacting to this and not just brushing it under the rug. Also glad that they seem to be looking at the possibility of external coercion before they punish the players involved, as it seems like many of the players may have just been young kids who wanted to go pro and got in over their heads before they knew it.

Frost Profile Joined April 2010 Korea (South) 267 Posts Last Edited: 2013-07-30 10:06:35 July 30 2013 10:05 GMT #5 On July 30 2013 19:03 FSKi wrote:

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If the recent controversy of the amateur team’s elo boosting is confirmed to be true, the involved players and everyone else who participated will be punished accordingly.

(1st time offender will receive 30-day suspension, 2nd time offenders will receive permanent suspension and bans from every e-sports tournaments.)



From what I understand they're going to be punishing the amateur players who were brought in and forced to elo boost. I get what they're trying to do by setting a precedent and saying that elo boosting is bad, but the players were pretty much forced into doing it. From what I understand they're going to be punishing the amateur players who were brought in and forced to elo boost. I get what they're trying to do by setting a precedent and saying that elo boosting is bad, but the players were pretty much forced into doing it.



Here you go,

Here you go, However, in order to minimize the concerns of you summoners, Riot Games will carefully review the degree of the elo boosting participation and the possibility of an external coercion before deciding the punishments for the individuals involved.

ShloobeR Profile Joined April 2008 Korea (South) 176 Posts July 30 2013 10:14 GMT #6 On July 30 2013 19:03 FSKi wrote:

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If the recent controversy of the amateur team’s elo boosting is confirmed to be true, the involved players and everyone else who participated will be punished accordingly.

(1st time offender will receive 30-day suspension, 2nd time offenders will receive permanent suspension and bans from every e-sports tournaments.)



From what I understand they're going to be punishing the amateur players who were brought in and forced to elo boost. I get what they're trying to do by setting a precedent and saying that elo boosting is bad, but the players were pretty much forced into doing it. From what I understand they're going to be punishing the amateur players who were brought in and forced to elo boost. I get what they're trying to do by setting a precedent and saying that elo boosting is bad, but the players were pretty much forced into doing it.



The very next paragraph explains this... Theexplains this... : o )

Frost Profile Joined April 2010 Korea (South) 267 Posts July 30 2013 10:23 GMT #8 On July 30 2013 19:18 FSKi wrote:

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On July 30 2013 19:14 ShloobeR wrote:

On July 30 2013 19:03 FSKi wrote:

If the recent controversy of the amateur team’s elo boosting is confirmed to be true, the involved players and everyone else who participated will be punished accordingly.

(1st time offender will receive 30-day suspension, 2nd time offenders will receive permanent suspension and bans from every e-sports tournaments.)



From what I understand they're going to be punishing the amateur players who were brought in and forced to elo boost. I get what they're trying to do by setting a precedent and saying that elo boosting is bad, but the players were pretty much forced into doing it. From what I understand they're going to be punishing the amateur players who were brought in and forced to elo boost. I get what they're trying to do by setting a precedent and saying that elo boosting is bad, but the players were pretty much forced into doing it.



The very next paragraph explains this... Theexplains this...



Yes, but from how I read it, they're still going to be giving the 30-day suspensions because they want to set a precedent that elo boosting is bad and you shouldn't do it. At least that's obviously the general tone of their post. I'd be very surprised if the players involved got absolutely no punishment, even if it is only a week or 2 week ban. Yes, but from how I read it, they're still going to be giving the 30-day suspensions because they want to set a precedent that elo boosting is bad and you shouldn't do it. At least that's obviously the general tone of their post. I'd be very surprised if the players involved got absolutely no punishment, even if it is only a week or 2 week ban.



We can only wait and watch what Riot will do. We can only wait and watch what Riot will do.

Redox Profile Joined October 2010 Germany 12134 Posts July 30 2013 11:00 GMT #11 On July 30 2013 19:34 Chexx wrote:

The owner of Monster Gaming made around 19k a month. But according to his own statement only 2k was left over after bills.



I call this bullshit.





Well that they have diverted a lot of money for themselves is pretty much a given. That was the whole point of this. It was a mafia style business. Well that they have diverted a lot of money for themselves is pretty much a given. That was the whole point of this. It was a mafia style business. Off-season = best season

Chexx Profile Joined May 2011 Korea (South) 5348 Posts July 30 2013 11:03 GMT #12 On July 30 2013 20:00 Redox wrote:

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On July 30 2013 19:34 Chexx wrote:

The owner of Monster Gaming made around 19k a month. But according to his own statement only 2k was left over after bills.



I call this bullshit.





Well that they have diverted a lot of money for themselves is pretty much a given. That was the whole point of this. It was a mafia style business. Well that they have diverted a lot of money for themselves is pretty much a given. That was the whole point of this. It was a mafia style business.

Thats what he said that he only made 2000 a month for himself Thats what he said that he only made 2000 a month for himself Administrator Follow me @TL_Chexx

UmberBane Profile Joined March 2013 Germany 2412 Posts Last Edited: 2013-07-30 11:26:29 July 30 2013 11:25 GMT #13 I really hope they will succesfully work together with OGN, KeSPA, NLB etc. in this matter. I'm somewhat optimistic because it seems that Riot's relationship and coordination with these organizations is relatively good...



Can anyone, who is more involved with the whole KR scene, give a brief summary of how the cooperation of Riot and the big Korean organizations is being perceived? To me it seems pretty good judging purely off tournament cooperation (Allstars, Worlds etc.) but there could obviously be a whole other layer to it.

UmberBane Profile Joined March 2013 Germany 2412 Posts July 30 2013 11:28 GMT #15 On July 30 2013 20:26 FSKi wrote:

I hope Riot doesn't impose Draconian penalties in the case of elo-boosting. If there is a demand for a good or service, legislature isn't going to magically remove that demand(ex: USA War on drugs). The problem in tackling the elo boost problem is that they have to approach it from the angle of "Why do players feel the need to use elo boosting services, and how do we change the incentives of the players not to use elo-boosting services?" In effect, they would have to totally change their ranking and league system to effectively remove the demand for elo-boosting. Punishing the elo-boosters will not change anything.



Are there any statistics of NA/EU eloboosting development since some notable players have been punished for it? It would be really interesting to see if it helped for those regions. Are there any statistics of NA/EU eloboosting development since some notable players have been punished for it? It would be really interesting to see if it helped for those regions.

nojitosunrise Profile Joined August 2011 United States 3013 Posts July 30 2013 20:44 GMT #16 On July 30 2013 20:28 UmberBane wrote:

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On July 30 2013 20:26 FSKi wrote:

I hope Riot doesn't impose Draconian penalties in the case of elo-boosting. If there is a demand for a good or service, legislature isn't going to magically remove that demand(ex: USA War on drugs). The problem in tackling the elo boost problem is that they have to approach it from the angle of "Why do players feel the need to use elo boosting services, and how do we change the incentives of the players not to use elo-boosting services?" In effect, they would have to totally change their ranking and league system to effectively remove the demand for elo-boosting. Punishing the elo-boosters will not change anything.



Are there any statistics of NA/EU eloboosting development since some notable players have been punished for it? It would be really interesting to see if it helped for those regions. Are there any statistics of NA/EU eloboosting development since some notable players have been punished for it? It would be really interesting to see if it helped for those regions.



EU elo boosting is quite profitable. However, once Riot announces their season ending rewards....it becomes REALLY profitable. EU elo boosting is quite profitable. However, once Riot announces their season ending rewards....it becomes REALLY profitable.