despite the salt everybody at Riot would actually love for donkey to come back. every video he posts gets shared around the office
and f*ck that riot lyte quote—everybody knows dankey would get top tier influencer treatment if he came back to league lol
despite the salt everybody at Riot would actually love for donkey to come back
I'm sure you guys would love a very popular youtuber to advertise league again
yeah obviously but also dænkey is hilarious and makes good sh*t
honestly I’d just like to talk to him 1:1
Riot games made 1.4 billion in revenue last year, you really think dunkey would make a noticable impact on their profit? Or could it just be that riot employees enjoy watching one of their favorite content creators play the game they've worked so hard on.
riot employees enjoy watching one of their favorite content creators play the game they've worked so hard on
This. Seeing people play your game is—for me at least—one of the most powerful and rewarding experiences you can have as someone who works in games. It’s even better if you like the person playing it. We got to have this experience a lot with TFT over the last week and it’s been incredible. Really, genuinely uplifting.
and f**k that riot lyte quote
Never in my life did I ever expect another Rioter to publicly say something like this. All I can say is
Specifically dinkey was referencing that Lyte quote to imply that we shouldn’t whitelist streamers for the PBE queue. I disagree with the quote in this context and with denky’s sentiment.
Riot’s thinking about how to support content creators has evolved a lot in recent years, and we believe there’s basic stuff (like LPP and other forms of support) that we should do for streamers. It’s just good business, frankly. And we should’ve been doing that stuff sooner.
Not talking about bans at all here—that’s not the context dönkey was referring to either.
Edit: For those downvoting, did you actually read my post? I'm literally just saying I'm surprised that a Riot employee is willing to be this honest about such delicate situation. It really isn't something you see often, and it is refreshing.
First off, I love that you've called him d*nkey in every form except Dunkey. Absolutely quality shitposting.
Second, I'll be honest with you, while I understand the idea of
Riot’s thinking about how to support content creators has evolved a lot in recent years, and we believe there’s basic stuff (like LPP and other forms of support) that we should do for streamers.
it is not really something you expect to be said in public. At the end of the day, when average user #257861 see "we are going to treat streamers better than you" is just such a punch in the gut. And it is a very interesting thing honestly. Let's be honest, streaming is definitely still looked down on and not seen as a legitimate career. So with that said, the average user being told a streamer > them feels insulting.
I could go into that talk for ages, but you get where I'm going. The point is that I'm surprised you are essentially admitting it. It is refreshing to have one of those "dirty little secrets of the business" exposed and talked about. Yeah, it is good business to support content creators.
I guess I'm just saying, thanks for being honest.
My hope is that most people are mature enough to realize that what I’m saying is actually nuanced. There’s a lot of daylight between “we should do more to support content creators in a smart way” and “content creators > everyone else.” I bet dœnkey understands that too.
Of course some people are going to refuse to see the nuance, but I don’t think that should keep us from talking honestly about our policies.
A question that I'm wondering if you can answer, personally or professionally:
We see that streamers can be pretty toxic, and that, from time to time, Riot will crack down on them. In the cases of Dunkey and Nightblue3, how do you feel about them pretty openly calling Riot a shit company?
in my opinion you just can’t take that sh*t personally.
I'm a massive dunko fan and even having him crush us here makes me happy. I don't miss a video he makes.
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