Ugh, I hope this video doesn't have any cameos.

"Lore matters." I was so moved, my body physically shook for half a second, thank you Necrit

"Narrative was and is seen as disposable" *Release Seraphine* : Community riot because of bad lore (amongs other things) *Sentinel of Light Event* : Community riot because of bad lore *Release Arcane* : Get praised by the community and even people that don't play League because of good lore

The best part of this video was learning I’m not the only one who thought, “Wow, League has such an interesting universe! It’s just a real shame it’s attached to League”

The ruination event was a failure. But as Yoda himself said once: "Failure, the best teacher is."

24:44 "I literally play Runeterra just for the lore, I don't even like card game." Can't agree more.

I feel like everyone that wants to try League after watching Arcane needs to watch this video.

For Arcane season 2, I'm just hoping to see the GLORIOUS EVOLUTION of Victor. And hopefully a future season will focus on the Serpent Isles, Bilgewater and the cult of Nagakayborous and the like

i remember league of legends

EKKO HAS THE BEST FUCKIN STORIES. GETTING HIS WRITER FIRED FILLS ME WITH SADNESS

9:24 To be fair, Sylas’s lore is hella good and really changed the perspective of Demacia

Arcane is really like the love letter from Riot telling us "Lore matter, and i still love you guys" just hoping that love letter is not just some kinda of prank or sweet talk

Been a long time since we've had one of these eh? It's been in the works the day the Thresh video came out, lot's of re-writes and re-do's so I hope I truly made the best video I could and you guys enjoy :D I truely think League isn't just a MOBA anymore

24:21 wow this is definitely my favourite part of the video

Literally, the only reason why I still play league of legends after 7 years is because of Jhin. his music, his theme, his stories. his CHARACTER.

We all know the narrative died when they decided that every single character should be alive at the same time and cross path so often that it looks like Runeterra is as big Texas. It would be so much more interesting to learn on how a champion died and became part of a legend through another champion's lore that lives a hundred. years in the future.

Saw Necrit discuss this a while back, love to see your take on it.

This video at the end made me as emotional as it was back in 2019 with Riot anniversary stream

The end really got me all emotional. I love league, the universe. But the disregard of the characters in favor of the "original" product is maddening. I don't play this stupid game because of the game itself, I play it for the characters, the stories, the interaction with friends. Even now days me and my pals barely play league anymore, but we still gather together to talk about Arcane, about LoR, to play TFT. The company has a creative gold mine in it's hands, they can be te pioneers on entertainment for the next decade or so if they could just accept that putting all the focus on the game instead of nurturing the beautiful world they have managed to arrange and the creative minds that have gifted it to us is the wrong move.

The editing is hilarious, charming, and incredibly competent. How do you not have more subscribers?

Once I was watching Cryo and he said something along the lines of "we don't play league because we like it, we play because our favorite characters aren't anywhere else" and yeah, that's it

*Meme of Leonardo DiCaprio pointing at TV screen*

That montage of content creators expressing their love suddenly touched me, and I dont even know why but it made me so happy that I could cry

This was an amazing video, consise and brought up really good points. And I appreciate all the additional KZfaqrs that spoke out as well, especially the smaller content creators! Really well done, I hope Riot hears us out!

nickyboi (nicky from boi) this video had me nodding like a pigeon, everything was put SO well. EXCELLENT video as always only gripe 7:15 if they made asol into an anime girl i would play her in a heartbeat

While watching this I suddenly thought, what if we got a league anthology series that animated some of the best stories from league's past. Like, an episode about mordekaiser's backstory and lore, an episode on one of singed's great stories. All disconnected, just a show that breathes new life into those amazing stories from the past, that'd really help with more people learning the lore in preparation for the mmo and any other future games set on runeterra

that ending gave me goosebumps, youre one of the best """"league"""" content creators out there rn

Man you may upload once every once in while, but holy s***t you deliver. Couldn't agree more, this is so well put. It gave me gooseboomps in the last part, watching so many of my favorite content creators chime in and confirm that LoL is something so special now, that has transcended from its moba roots.

I want to express how thankful I am to content creators like you and Skyen and Dinka and Necrit, etc. etc. that have showed me there's a lot love about the universe of League other than the game itself. That outside the game there are positive (though fairly critical) communities. I've hated the idea of being associated with the game due to the toxic players, the Riot controversies, generally anything other than the people who actually care about the game and the world it has evolved with, that including people in the community and the developers. I am so so SO happy about Arcane being a thing. I've got so many more reasons to love Vi now, and SOMEHOW I'm now invested in Caitlyn as a character to the point where I want to play adc more, just to play her (I'm a diehard tank toplaner, btw (my love for Mundo and Illaoi is deep)). If you by any chance are reading this: This is a very good video. Your efforts paid off. Thank you for the work you put into your content, it is seriously inspiring. P.S. I've recently tried out LoR because of you and wanting to hear and read more about the characters, even though I haven't been invested in the lore of the game too much. So yeah... You're LoR propaganda during streams is working.

This video isn't just rant. But also an educational one for future game devs. It shows us the importance of world building and character development in video games! Keep making these Nicky

I'm still playing league thanks to channels like Necrit's, who really dive deep into the lore, the universe.

What an amazing video you made dude! Congrats! That last part with the orchestral version of the main theme of Arcane literally made me cry. What an amazing world Riot has created, and how much it means for so many people is astounding.

I played League for nearly a decade. Every ranked game, since S2, I would start with this: "Hello everyone, I hope your day is going well. Let's work together and stay positive to achieve victory. ^_^" Sometimes, it worked. Most of the time, it didn't seem to stop toxicity. I played League for the first time in a year, coming off Arcane. I chose an Aram game, for something light and fun. One of my teammates started flaming another for struggling. I said why get mad over an ARAM game. It didn't work to stop it. I don't think I can handle League's toxicity. But Arcane, and this video, made me realize how much more potential there is for this universe. Thank you for the great video.

My GOD, every time I watch one of your videos they always surprise me. I am so grateful to have found your channel and with this quality content I truly think that you’re the best content creator out here PERIOD. Hell, I’ve watched all of you’re old videos too. Thank you so much Nicky for this channel as it truly sparks joy every time I see one of your videos.

I want to thank you for the quality of this video, that you use humor to make all the negative point you make easily watchable yet still give good recommendations for Riot to grow, and like someone said 'Lore matter'.

This is one of the best videos I've ever seen explaining this. Well done and I'm so glad to see how much you've grown as a channel too!

I actually think Arcane has given me more hope for the MOBA than I've had in a long time. Part of me thinks Riot has accepted that League Of Legends is a dying beast and they're just trying to get what last bits they can out of it before it goes, and I'm hoping things like Arcane, Project L, etc will actually reinvigorate League of Legends enough for Riot to care about making the correct decisions for the health of the game.

The Graves Point Is 200% Accurate. Made me Listen to His Voice Lines on Repeat in the Car. I Got the Skin and Played Him Everyday for a Month. Heck the Rest of the Season. And I dont Usually Buy Skins cuz Im Like "Well. Theres a Chance I Could Get it for Free from the Lootboxes!"

bruh I never expected to cry watching this. That ending was well-done. The background music is so fitting.

Damn, kudos to you Nicky, this video is truly great and inspiring, as the previous was. You summarized what the League community believe in, and that's gratifying. Also, talking about ASol summons me, and there's Ori's OST (dashing & bashing) in there, so I feel blessed, tysm.

Just wanna point out That Peter Rosas kinda got cornered to that & tryied to think of *something* to say other than the obvious. Bet he wished he can use Ekko's rewind ability.

i literally cried at the end the thought of my favourite champs still existing throught the stories andwith their fans long after the game will die amazes me

great video, the wallnut bowling theme and ASU candidates was pog

i love it when league content creators collab!!! you guys should include each other more in the videos if its possible. so good!!

After what happened this year, and experiencing every single thing Riot released on League, since 2012. I strongly believe Riot Games is capable of doing 20/10 things, but they are also capable of doing absolutely horrendous, hideous, boring and senseless stuff. There’s no middle ground. Their music and animation teams are S tier, their other games are good (for the most part), Arcane is the best series I’ve seen, literally godlike shit. But the excessive skins, lack of updates on champions, gamemodes and decision making, in general… dear lord they need to get their shit together

Great vid Nicky, I can see the heart and soul you poured into this one. I really hope that Riot sees this and that they become more likely to improve some of their choices going forward.

Sentinel Irelia's weapons are a big plot hole that keeps bothering me; I wish that they made it so the sentinels could forge weapons to help fight the mist, and just made Irelia some sleek, hollow blade augments that she could temporarily attach in order to make the weapons _she's telepathically attuned to_ also work against the wraiths

That was heartmelting, i have felt so much in this video more than i could write, LOL is so a big part of my life, i nearly brought me to tears. I can comprehend to so many character which help me through a lot of bad times. I wanted to thank you NickyBoi for that Video. I hope even riot sees this video and hopefully learn from it.

As a Zac main, I saw the writing on the wall sooner then most when it comes to Riots writing. Remember when Riot needlessly updated Zacs lore so that his loving parents DIED so that they could make Zac a brooding vigilante. This may be a stretch, but I think one of the reasons this decision was made was to make Seraphine stand out as the only champion from Zaun to not be a broken mess. Zac used to be a bright spot in Zauns overall depressing atmosphere, just a good boy who wants to help people. Now he's just another broken thing from Zaun that needs Seraphine to help fix them.

league lore is amazing, but so frustrating at times. i'm pretty sure that the SoL event in the client was canon, and then suddenly wasn't. even arcane is loosely canon. they also said that the SoL comics was canon. it's like they just say something's canon until they receive backlash. the only person i think that actually suited the SoL event was Vayne. her entire character is based around fighting magic, and she's been doing it for years at this point. miss fortune, on the other hand, was completely gutted lore-wise. they ignored her characteristics, and slapped her as a ruined bc her skins sell well. i think that they should've done twisted fate, as it would justify graves' motivations to join the SoLs instead of "viego is stealing and it's gonna make me poor."

This video legitimately made me cry. It also helped me remember why I started to play league in the first place, and its helped me realize, that i don't have to play a "strong character", just play the character you like :)

I literally just had this thought right this moment. I feel blessed to be here with this revaluation next to a video to bless it with.

Nick I am so proud of you. That was such a delight and such a well produced video! Thanks for taking your time, and also it was wonderful to hear something from yakko again! Keep up the wonderful work!

As much as I agree with pretty much everything, especially in the business aspect, I personally love League of Legends the video game. I think they should dial down on champ releases and make sure the infrastructure of it is solid and easier to maintain for years to come, because the state of old champions is getting worse over time and the newer the game, the technology and the tools, the clearer it gets. If you can't outmatch the pace of new releases with maintenance, you shouldn't do them. Love Arcane. I think it's the best show I've ever seen bar none. I'll continue to support Riot because it's pretty much the greatest gaming companies I could ever imagine, but as time goes on, the bad things become worse, and if no remedied, it will suffer the consequences (which it already does). I'm the type of League player that would actually invite new players to play. The problem is that Riot is not communicating well enough to remedy the most vocal problems (even if they don't actually matter) and make the community more inline with their line of thinking. There is a huge divide and I saddens me. Side note: Legends of Runterra single player is awesome. Arcane made me cry for the first time in 5 years. Ruined King looks cool. Season 12 of LoL looks to be really fking fun. And holy sht! Hextech Mayhem is so fking fun!! Thank you Riot and really good video Nicky :D

The video was amazing. Like a love song to the universe of league and how it brought so many people into it. And seeing all these creators that I have (literally) grown watching them play, discuss, enjoy and love this game is such a beautiful end note. And yes LORE MATTERS!

19:39 as an italian,i didnt exept to see ilmasseo on a foregin video,but here he is

I swear your videos just exhude quality and care and effort. After having so many people leave the league community it makes me really happy to see more well thought out content

i fell in love with zoe and neeko cuz i loved their responses to character, i loved how using zoes ult she would stick her tonged out, its the same with rakan. i knew nothing about how he played i just watched some videos and found him hilarious. so to see games not valuing the character to what makes them unique and just as a form or eye candy or to make money makes me sad..

The Necrit Cameo smacked me in the face, amazing work!

I love this Video. It perfectly encapsulates everything i'm currently feeling arounf the world of Runeterra. Please for the love of God, give me more Lore stuff. I spend days and nights back when I still played League just reading Lore and looking at the Champions. Piecing puzzles together and speculating about upcoming things. It was the most fun time. I don't think the moba dying is a bad thing, bc it opens up so many oppurtunities for future Games in an incredible World with deep and likeable Characters. There is a Reason I still follow this Game so close even tho I haven't touched it in like 5 years. This World, this Universe that Riot build is the best Story I have ever read and I can't wait to see how it progresses.

Love the build up for the Necrit cameo just for him to say 2 words, 2 very powerful words granted

Anyone with an online presence and know about League knows the lore guy’s name. Riot acknowledges this. And they say lore is disposable.

4:47 I like what you did with the background music so much that I couldn't even concentrate on what you were saying

I have to say-im so excited. I found your channel back when you released the video about Seraphine and i absolutely loved it, but i hadnt kept up w it and am just now coming back w this video and i now have all these new bangers to watch Loving the content

Nicky, that last section with all the content creators gave me chills.This was a masterpiece.

I feel sorry for Peter. You can't just say "Disney and Fox's shenanigans screwed us over, so we had to make due with these guys" because that's a fast way to lose your job, but the functions statement was so poor.

15:26 This hurt my soul. Old Morde was my favourite champ in every regard. He was janky and silly looking buy he was so unique and incredibly fun to play. After his reward he's literally just ap Darius and League has never been as fun for me since.

Love how much you emphasized zilean during that little bit

After years, I found the perfect formula to play lol: only aram, low volume and podcast in the background. exeptionaly relaxing

that ending was glorious. I truly hope riot (and also rioters) see this and that hopefully then, changes happen for more and better lore events, thank you for this video nicky.

You actually got me emotional at the end with all them youtubers

ending section was amazing thank you

IM SO READY FOR THIS!!!!

I just started to play the game again after watching Arcane and now I’m excited to see more about this universe’s future

Broooo the line up of youtubers at the end gave me CHILLS

This video is part of League of Legends now, extremely well put together, I'm glad your channel exists!

This video made my day! 😃 Really great and entertaining editing, love it! One can see that you put much effort and many funny references in the video. Have laughed a lot about the jokes and references. Btw. I share your opinion on the lore and games. I myself don't play anymore but love the lore and the story.

I’m so thankful that right now there’s so many other ways to enjoy League of Legends without having to actually play League of Legends. Legends of Runeterra, Ruined King, Hextech Mayhem, Arcane, even TFT and Wild Rifts, and so many other future projects allows me and many others to still play in the world we fell in love with and have the option to distance ourselves from League of Legends.

I love how the reaction mashup at 2:32 shown like two actually hyped people

love your videos, please continue.

The song played in the end is "Enemy Epic Version" by Smauel Kim on my repeat playlist. He's a really talented guy

Cant wait for Arcane S2. I’m new to the Runeterra world and the characters are really well written and engaging.

Man. Those couples minutes at the end were the best.

I can't believe you don't have 500k sub (minimum), your video editing is SO good and funny. You make awesome video dude keep up !

This video is phenomenally put together, Im so glad so many people are talking about league in a positive and constructive manner.

I thought I would always identify Necrit from his horned-top hat, but now his pajamas are even more of an icon.

Absolutely amazing work my guy! Love this video.

glad to see bricky in your recommended tab

This is gonna be sick

That last compilation drive me emotional in a way i never imagine (ಥ_ಥ) #lorematter

Ngl, the end of the viedo, the title drop made me get goosebumps. Sick fucking video!

I like how Netcrit just popped at the las bit dropping the bomb ha yes

I wish the ruination event was half as epic and grand as that collaboration at the end

Riot should makes skins that cane from greek mythology, I’d love to see that

Hey, your editing is so on point!

i actually need more nicky's content about fighting games

I've set my reminder, can't wait to see this masterpiece. 😎

Whenever me and my friends are playing League we literally just discuss lore about the characters and how we'd write for our fave characters. Lore is the most important

Woah dude. I didnt know you but what an awesome vid, instant sub. Keep it up!

I remember league of legends. I remember. 12 years of sleepless nights on comms with randoms trying a new bronze bravery build, going 1% crit chance or full gold generation runes, trying new champ releases, falling in love with the lore and the constant updates and the new friends I made. Runeterra has so far to go and league has done an amazing job of that.