Players on League of Legends’ South Korean servers have been dealing with relentless DDoS attacks for months. With one of the most prominent League teams in the world, T1, now affected and unable to practice and stream, Riot has made it their top priority to address these attacks.

Over the past year, the South Korean League’s servers have been unstable, with many streamers and pro league players falling victim to DDoS attacks. After T1 pleaded with Riot to “uphold their responsibilities” and take action, Riot head Andre “Riot Meddler” van Roon revealed in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on June 9 that the team understands how frustrating the situation has become and that his team is “investigating what is causing these latest issues.” The developers have been working closely with T1 since early 2024 to find ways to mitigate DDoS attacks.

Because DDoS attacks are a malicious way to overwhelm servers, Riot cannot share too much information about what the team has discovered through investigating these attacks or the plans and steps the developers will implement to mitigate and stop these attacks. This is because it would only provoke further attempts and allow the attackers to continue wreaking havoc on the servers. Meddler's post is simply a response meant to reassure fans and inform players on the South Korean servers that Riot is aware of the DDoS attacks and is working to resolve the issue with T1.

But therein lies the problem for many players. They understand that T1 has been suffering from DDoS attacks for months and that the team needs a safe space to practice and stream in order to fulfill their contractual obligations. Yet fans are left wondering why the devs are only talking to T1 and what is being done for everyone on the KR server, because as fans have pointed out, “KR players have been complaining about DDoS attacks for months” and that these DDoS attacks “can easily spread to teammates in the same game” as the pros. A broader approach needs to be taken to address the core problem.