In basketball, when you made a shot. You will say "Kobe". In League of legends, when you dodge a skill shot. You will say "Faker" and that is dope af👊🏻👊🏻
Not Faker needs Hall of Legends to prove anything; But instead, the Hall of Legends needs Faker to prove this is the Hall of Fame. That's why he "Faker" was the first inductee to this Hall of Legend. "Who else but him?" Personal opinion.
I can understand why someone says faker should not be picked first, because no matter what he will be in. But who are qualified before him? WHO? Anyone gives me an answer?😂
I dont understand why this is even an argument. Also I think its better to have an inductee only once every three years instead of every year to give the Hall of Legends title more value and prestige.
The Chinese LOL esports fans put it best: Faker does not need the Hall of Legends, the Hall of Legends needs Faker to establish credibility. I don't think LOL's Hall of Legends would create this much positive buzz if the inductee was anyone other than Faker. Fans wouldn't care too much and might even look down on the HOL because it just won't be credible in their perception until Faker is in it. Putting Faker in first is the best move for Riot as it establishes the HOL as a veritable HOL.
I'm a fps player, and I think Faker is the GOAT from all e-sports. Titles, ability, longevity in top level. I never see that in any other title, and is very rare in real sports too. He is that special. He deserves this, no doubt. This is the correct treatment he deserves from Riot
I don’t even watch League eSports that much, but I can tell you that Faker is someone any professional player in any eSport should know, good for him being the first inductee
Retirement in esports is tricky. They can announce retirement today, and play again next split. So waiting for retirement is pointless. They might join Hall of Fame today after retirement then announce that they are returning to be pro next day. No way any community will accept anyone become the first inductee aside from Faker.
@@JohnSmith-hv6ks not really,you get slower reaction while grow,too many people drop after few years,talking about performing at high lvl not just playing
It's similar for some other sports, especially baseball. Some players can't find a contract in pro in their twilight years, so they play in independent league or whatnot. So the qualification is the number of years since last playing professionally. Tho in League's case, if we wait for few years after Faker's retirement, who knows if League will be as big.
Honestly, Riot can induct like a class of 2/3/4 players from next year, making faker the only inductee this year. That makes alot more sense than having one inductee a year.
i think the main difference between normal hall of fames and league of legends is that a skin comes along with it. if you add so much per year, its going to become not a "rare" skin in a couple years. Plus i think it's going to be extremely expensive and people who like collecting will complain that it's a money grab. I think they made the right choice of doing 1 per year
@@AsianHazza09 but have riot announced that theyre giving a skin to each inductee??? and idk how much riot wants the skins to be rare compared to just celebrating the legacy of each inductee they introduce. But i like the take of giving Faker all of this since ...imo...no comes close to his legacy and then introduce 2-4 next time .
Most sports usually have two or three players in the discussion for the GOAT, Jordan Vs LeBron, Messi vs Ronaldo, etc. In League, there is no discussion for the GOAT. It is Faker.
Only because there's lots of fanboys out there who pull for their guy. There should have never been a debate between Ronaldo and Messi, it's honestly not close. Messi scored more goals and at his peak was probably also the best playmaker in the world. Ronaldo was seriously never on his level.
@@Mije101-bz8ph It was just an example but then you also have Pele and Maradona. There are lists of players that could be in the discussion depending on what you value. With Faker, you can't even put anyone else in the discussion.
@@Mije101-bz8ph Messi Fanboy. Ronaldo is older and still kicking. Fcking tilting me allways this shittalk on Ronaldo. More hard work, better complete player. gtfo
@@Mije101-bz8ph The problem was up until Messi's Copa/WC win there was a real debate. More CL's/3 CL in a row, a major international trophy nearly as many Ballon D'Ors. The problem now is that both are so popular there will always be a debate regardless even if there is no merit to it.
Let's be real. The moment they announced the Hall of Legends, the first person who comes to mind is Faker. Even if he is not retired yet, I think it doesn't feel right if he is not the first one to be inducted.
Faker being first is honestly in the best interest of every other player added to the Hall of Fame, if you didn't put him first, every year you would have people questioning the decision process, every year you would hear "why not faker?", there would be memes, there would be angry (twitter) arguments, and the whole time it wouldn't be about the person who was inducted. Also, I don't think anyone in good faith can argue someone has had more impact on the esport, hes in pretty much every cinematic for a reason, and his jersey sales numbers back that up too.
Disagreeing with Faker being the first inductee into a Hall of Fame that practically had his name etched into the walls upon the announcement of the Hall of Legends is an absurd suggestion to me. Like He's the goat Nobody disagrees Edit: "His career isn't over yet" is a bad argument for a few reasons. 1 - Let's be real with ourselves, nobody will likely ever contest his position or title as the goat. 2 - League is SUPER young compared to American Hall of Fame sports like Baseball or Basketball. A lot of the most legendary players in this game have yet to retire. Like who has, Bengi? Doublelift? Amazing players and great shouts, but this is FAKER we're talking about. Like come on, y'all.
I don't play league, I don't watch league, I literally know nothing about league. The only character I know is lux. But even I know who Faker is and that he's the goat. He's that good.
@@joker345172 He's the Messi or Tom Brady of League. You may have never watched a single second of the sport, but the name alone lets you associate them with the sport. Faker is the GOAT
@@oscar21781 There has been no Ronaldo fan objecting to this comment in the 5 minutes since it was posted. I am the legally appointed stand in. You are wrong, until you agree with me you will never be right. All your life from now until you die you will continue to be wrong. Your only hope of ever being right is to listen exactly to what I say and repeat everything I say word for word. I am not a Ronaldo fan nor a Messi fan. I am just legally required to post this.
The thing about Faker is that his achievements are quite literally in a league of its own. The new Numbers video from LCK Global shows it. There isn’t anyone else in the world that even deserve to be inducted into the HoL alongside him. He absolutely has to be the first inductee. I think it’s perfectly fine to have multiple inductees next year onwards, but Faker truly does deserve to be the first and only inductee to open the doors to the Hall of Legends. “My era will never end.”
Put into this simple : faker has been at the very beginning of league of legend , popularized it , and he just recently won his 4 rd title which is a decade after his first. He is definition of living legend
Even he lost MSI this Year. His Legacy he gave playing League Of Legends in Many Years will never ever Beat by Any Players or Teams.. *10 LCK Trophy* *2 MSI Trophy* *4 Worlds Trophy* *All Star 2014 Champion* *NLB Summer 2014 Champion* *IEM Katowice 2016 Champion* *Rift Rivals 2019 Champion (LCK Teams)* *Gold Medalist Asian Games 2023 (Team Korea)* *HATE HIM OR LOVE HIM...* *FAKER IS THE GOAT* 🐐
It’s a bit telling when those against this decision only compelling arguments include “he’s still an active player”. Obviously from this point they can and should try to focus on retired players and maybe go to 3 per year or something. But the first had to be Faker.
Generally speaking when you open a hall of fame for a sport, you start with retired legends. And its usually a larger class than most years (like 5-10 people) so you can kind of “catch-up” to the more recent retirees. Faker is the GOAT, but he shouldnt be first because he’s still actively improving his resume. I would argue xPeke, Yellowstar, DiamondProx, and Madlife if you want to start at the Worlds Era, idk about much prior to that. Then if you want to go by how Basketball does it, every MVP and basically every Finals MVP gets in kind of by default (so youd get Marin, Mata, and eventually Canyon and Faker).
@@nerve5003again though this would spark a debate regarding why the goat isnt on the top spot if theyre only releasing one player a year. Someone will definitely say that the first one should have been the best. Remember league has a very short history per se comparing to other sports with several decades of history + e-sports has a shorter lifespan than typical sports so theres a risk that they wont even be able to release faker as an inductee if the game dies. Tbf if they released a group of inductees instead all of this wont even be a problem lol except for running out of inductees soon, again, because of the short historu of league
@@denebu they used legends cause the game is called league of legends, its not more than that don't make it out to be a separate thing from a hall of fame
Many people argue that the closest player to Faker is Uzi. There is a very good chance he will be #2. And yet, Uzi has 1 international trophy, to Faker's 6. League is not League without Faker, it's as simple as that.
Not putting faker in first would be stupid, he's literally the main character of league. The only person who came close was bengi, who won all of his titles with faker( no disrespect i love bengi) but everyone else, it would be an insult. Madlife, marin, god forbid uzi, they were good but their impact is so easy to forget/never know but anyone whos aware esports exists knows fakers name.
when youre a once in generational talent i think its fine for him to be first, it's like what kelly slater is to surfing, they have a statue of him in Miami to celebrate his career, he's not retired yet and has 9 world titles to his name, truly a once in generational talent. for people to say he should be retired before this is just one of those weird takes people say because they want to be edgy without truly thinking about what it means to be a person/player like that.
It makes sense for Faker to be inducted first and be the only one at the first time but for the next inductees it should be done in a small group anywhere from 3-5 players and an event made for them. Picking out one player other than Faker is just too hard and there are so many to choose from.
it's true, Faker shouldn't be the first in the Hall of Legends first. It should be called Hall of Faker. So far he is the GOAT of LoL with noone else close to him.
Holy bringing up the old M5 crew and Fnatic was a nostalgia trip. I don't keep up with League too much these days but feels like Faker's still in a class of his own. An undeniable 'must have' in the Hall of Legends. I think future additions will be a bit more nuanced especially if they stick to just one person a year.
youre too young if thats all you remember.. HOL should be for commemorating ppl who made impacts on the game. TSM exists cuz of Reginald. CLG cuz of hotshotGG Nyjacky from curse Scarra from Dig Xpeke and Ocelotte created Origin and G2. Misaya was best TF player in the world in S2/S3 Namei and Weixiao were actually named Best ADCs going into worlds even when UZI was there in the same tournament. (but since they had short careers im not so sure they will be up there) Madlife and Insec for having moves named after them. Marin wolf and Bang cuz why? they won worlds? then u might as well put TPA roster up there right.. but they didnt do much other than win worlds. look where Bang ended up.. he basically retired and went for the paycheck in NA and then sucked.
@@CAPTAINCHAOS_It wouldn’t surprise me if their criteria wasn’t based on skill alone, but legacy in the game. Tyler1 is by no metric a pro player, but as an ambassador for the sport and an entertainer, he most certainly deserves a spot ranking above all other players in his own regard
@@jejxkxk If there is ever a streamer hall of legends, he should be getting in Former toxic player who reformed is a good baseline to showing you are rewarded for being not toxic
If anyone has an issue with it being faker its a jealousy thing and thats whatever bore off. Faker is the objectively obvious #1 pick weather your a fan or not even people who dont like league know who he is and that causes a big shadow theres no one who can really hold that conversation all things considered. If we were to start a conversation over the #2 pick there will be 4 or 5 names who could be there for many reasons so naturally that could be the class of 25/26/27 etc This way everyone gets celebrated for what theyve done without the weight of being the first.
For those as per the video complaining and questioning Riots decision to make Faker the first inductee let me just say this, I have never played LoL nor do I know anything about the scene, I am quite literally an outsider, but even I have heard of Faker and his accomplishments. I think it speaks A LOT about where he stands within that game and that community. He is quite literally a living legend within the larger esport community and his contributions go beyond the LoL scene.
From first each big region after Faker? KR: Madlife. Single handedly made support cool and impactful. CN: Uzi. Uncrowned King until his historic almost Golden Road. EU: Xpeke. The first World Champ and was an EU powerhouse. NA: Doublelift. NA's homegrown GOAT with 8 regional wins in 5 years.
Doublelift never made it to the top. Faker has made it to the top several times. So no DL doesn't belong in the hall of fame for NA. If you want Hall of fame for NA, obviously it's tyler1
Since its tencent, i think uzi is going second... Faker is first, even tencent would admit that, but im pretty sure they would glaze their region before NA or EU, so Uzi is gonna be the second one in.
i think XPeke need to be put into the Hall of Legends as well. When someone backdoors, they scream XPEKE! He IS technically a World champion, from EU no less, and he certainly played long enough, not to speak of his personality and banter leaving a big mark on the entire scene in Europe. XPeke definitely deserves it imo
@@comebackfailed6350 xpeke is a world champion (people who belittle the merit because season 1 worlds was a lan and without korean teams are stupid, fnatic still had to compete with the best teams in the world at that time and they came out victorious) he won eu lcs 3 times, won mvp at iem, made many memorable plays (xpeke backdoor obviously, zed vs talon, orianna shockwave in origen) which are far more notable achivements than insec one play. besides lee kick named after him he hasnt won anything. i dont think that making one famous play is enough to be introduced to this hall. maybe if the year was 2015, but in 2024 there were and are many players better than insec, with better plays and more achivements
@@Xabeutt ok? he's still a legend. ask anyone who was the toplaner for FPX that won worlds and 90% of people cant say, now ask someone what an insec is.
I get the point of only inducting Faker first cause it feels like other inductees are being ranked against him, the thing is that historically NOBODY ranks next to him, if the Basketball HOF started after Jordan's time, they would have 100% made sure that Jordan was the first inductee in a similar way to what Riot is doing for Faker, I do think it'd be cool several other legendary players to be added in classes like most HOFs do, but I just don't think League as a game is still relatively young to be doing it that way, so idk, if they add a class of 5 players a year in like 3-4 years the names getting nominated would start to be kinda sketch in comparison to the ones that were already inducted
They are already ranked against him. Faker is the best of the best of all time. and all other gets compared to the best. thats maybe the only way to find out how good someone is. How good is player 2 compared to the best of all time? We always did it. we did it 2013-2023. why should we ever stop this? It would be more tragic if they don't honor the GOAT of any Sports, worldwide known in and outside gaming (like Kobe) as the first one. btw: there were some way better player then Jordan in the NBA. The basketball-goat debate is around ~10 players: Jordan, Shaq, LBJ, Curry, Magic Johnson, Bird, (maybe Kobe) and some more. In League it is only one. Maybe forever
Can't wait for TheBauffs to enter the hall for his role in redefining how riot has to program towers, takedowns, the way the minions work, TP, Sion's passive...
The game's been out for 15 years? Then there should've been 15 inductions, and then 1 for each year after that. That just makes sense, I'd also understand if they 15 next year because then that'd just solidify that Faker's on and league of his own.
My picks for hall of fame would be 1. Faker 2. Deft 3.Uzi 4.Doublelift 5.xPeke 6.HotShotGG 7.Bengi 8.Insec 9.Bjergsen 10.Reginald I choose some players who night not be the best there is but they pioneered competitive league like Peke, HotShot and Regi
I think without a doubt it is Uzi next, not only because he is bloody Uzi, but because I can't see them putting two T1 players after each other, and he truely helped drive the popularity if league in China
idk. Uzi never won any title except lpl. Bengi was named "the Jungle" and "gods right hand" . He was the best Jungler besides Diamondproxy. And for some time maybe the 2nd best player in the world. I would even rate Smeb (one of the best toplaner ever), InSec or even Mata (he changed 2014 the support playstyle) over Uzi. Uzi's legacy was always to lose against Faker, he was good, but he had never a chance to be on top. He didn't changed playstyles on his role, has no signiture moves or was the best in something besides playing Vayne. A great talent, but not the #2 or #3 on the HoF list. But we talk about Tencent. or should i say china. so maybe they will try to bring someone from china into it asap lol
Honestly, the most iconic player in League after Faker would be Insec. His name is immortalized forever as a move. "He tried to Insec him!" it mentioned more than often. He made his name with a move that never been thought by anyone before, and it becomes the signature move of Lee Sin, the bare minimum of player to be allowed to say they're Lee Sin main.
People saying Faker shouldn't be the first inductee don't realise that it doesn't matter what Riot thinks, even if they have a rule that HoF players need to be retired, because if Faker isn't the first inductee for an award for the most legendary players in League, that award loses a lot of its legitimacy. Even if they don't want to, they *have* to.
The score esports should definitely create their own hall of fame for all of esports and run it like the mlb hall of fame with you get set number of years after your retire (or maybe turn 30) to be on the ballet and then accredited esports journalists are able to vote on who they think should get in and they’ll need 75% of journalists to believe that should be in. Would be cool I think
While I see the arguments for waiting until Faker retires, I also think there is no one else to be the first pick in the Hall of Legends. Faker isn't just one of the best players of all time, he himself is a legend. Even before I started playing League of Legends many years ago, I knew about faker. I knew nothing about the game, nothing about the esport, but this one name was a reference that I understood
I think the next inductee shouldn't be any less of a question. Bengi. The jungle himself the person that dominated league with faker in 2013,2015,2016 having the closest accolades with faker. If he is not inducted next i might curse at riot for this one. Bengi himself is the personification of faker for these years considering they were the unbeatable mid/jungle duo.
Faker for LoL is like Ronaldo and Messi for football, insanely long longevity in the sport, with mass titles and influence that knows no bounds, in other words bro has that dog in em
to all those confused bout the limit of 1 per year. there arent enough hof calibur players to induct at a rate of more than 1 per year. by year 10 thres gona be no legends left to induct. also, the prestige of the one per year is immensely higher than an inductee class of 4 ppl.
I know a lot of people dont know about him but Seiya from LLA was our local faker he was at some point the player with the most titles in league with like 13 or something like that (all regional of course) but he is such an inspiration for a lot of players in latin america!
I feel like someone life faker deserves a different type of reward, like faker is someone who represents the best player of a decade. The defining player for the past 10 years has been Faker so personally I do think that there should be 2 types of MVP slots, 1 that is given once every 10 year to the most prolific player of said 10 years and something that is yearly where there can be multiple inductions if riot/community sees fit.
Faker 100% needed to be the first because he is just completely special in contrast to all other players. He needs to be put on a padestal. Now that Faker got in first and alone, due to his special status, you can start inducting batches.
Faker is a living legend. But most sports wait until the player is retired before they induct players into their Hall of Fame. I think that's the only legitimate argument against Faker being inducted first. He's not done yet.
why not: Diamondproxy, Mata, Bengi, InSec, xPeke or Smeb? this is a real question. they define the game all in there on way or were the best on there role too
If you have to pick one legendary player from each 4 major region (LCK, LPL, LEC, LCS) for the next set of inductees. Bengi for LCK, Uzi for LPL, Caps for LEC, and Doublelift for LCS. And please let Kkoma be one of HOL inductee next batch, he deserve it the most.
there could be another faker but riot doesn't nurture the future pro players like they used too, its all changed now. so even if someone did have the talent the odds are they wont reach their potential in solo queue or make it out of the academy for a lengthy period of time. congratulations to faker though, he definitely deserves it
@@keinen.0824 I mean skill wise yes definitely, depending on the region. legacy, maybe not. there's a lot of people with talent that go unnoticed in league. a lot never make it out of academy. the problem is they aren't taken care of the way people where in na like 8 years ago.
Faker being the first is just right, his fame within the game is unprecedented. And that last bit about a League of "Legends" is interesting lmao. I imagine decades from now, that lobby will be full of middle aged men just having fun with their fellow legends.
It’s not a Hall of Fame, it’s a Hall of Legends. And no player is more legendary in LoL or in any title than The Unkillable Demon King. I don’t even play LoL (i play fps games) and I’ve heard of him. I don’t even know how I got to this video.
@Mist.3 a legend by definition is something that happened in the past. If he's still playing he shouldn't be considered a legend yet either. People love to misuse words though.
Having a LoL HoF before Faker retires seems premature and inducting Faker before he retires is certainly premature. It comes across as a rush to set up a HoF. If they wanted to set it up now then induct a class of legends that aren't active pros like xPeke, InSec, SwordArt and Huni. If they want Faker to be the first then wait.
to be honest its really hard to actually say who else should be up there with Faker - he´s just an amazing player who in my opinion stands above everyone (not in terms of skill) - his name is pretty much synonymous with the game and esport to the point that even some players who have never touched LoL actually know who he is, there is no way that anyone should be introduced before him - maybe alongside him - sure, but other than that I think there even arent 20 players in history of league who actually deserve to be put in the same group as him - there are a lot of players who are very skilled or had an impact on the game or the community, but I dont think theres anyone who just did it all together - on the other hand I am not really versed in league of legends pros so I might be mistaken - to be honest I dont even know who could get in the hall of fame from western regions - I personally dont see a world where maybe Bjergsen for NA or Caps/Rekkless for EU but its really hard to say, I dont really think Doublelift should be there as in my opinion he got to stand out bcs of his trashtalking personality - which in general I am not really a fan of --> in all honesty I think if they want to have 20 players in that Hall of Legends - most of them will be from LPL and LCK just for fun here´s my list of players that I would in some way consider potential candidates (feel free to comment your list) - disclaimer its not in specific order- Faker (obviously), UZI, Ambition, Showmaker, Chovy, Deft, Peanut, Rekkles, Caps, Bjergsen, Keria (potentially), Bengi, Gorilla, Shy, Doinb, Koma (i know hes a coach but I think he could actually make it in there) - its not 20 but I really cant think of anyone else - the reasoning why I put Rekless and Bjergsen there is bcs I think that they had pretty big impact even outside of their region, Caps as well but he was also much more domestically and internationaly successful and hes pretty consistent as well - with him G2 is for several years the best team in EU (except for the two back to back splits that MAD won)
Chovy might be a replacement of Faker for the future but for 7 years for first MSI. I think he or anyone else of LoL pro-gamer can not achieve as Faker did in 10 years. But actually, I think the name “Faker” would be the most perfect name issued the point
In basketball you got Kobe, in football you got Messi and Ronaldo, in american football you got Tom Brady, no wonder they'd pick Faker for first pick for hall of legends, he's the GOAT!
Faker 100% should have been first, so there's no mistake made here. No one has been more influential for the sport than him. Faker IS League of Legends.
personally i think players like Xpeke , cyanide , ambition ... the ones that arent playing league anymore should've been inducted into the hall of legends.
@@5with426 a Star Craft Brood War player. He plays Terran, the hardest race to play in that game, and had a 70% winrate in every matchup. He played Random in a tournament, and got Top 4. He broke multiple tournament ranking records, and for a while he was the top ranked player world wide for two of the three races. Flash was truly something special. Not that Faker isn't truly special in his own right, but even amongst the GOATs of every game Flash is a standout.
I totally understand the argument that the player should retire first but there'd be a massive riot (pun intended) if Faker wasn't the first. I just hope his wrist injury doesn't force him to retire.
Whoever says he shouldn't be picked for HoF started League after his reign in 2018. They never/didn't see the greatness that was 2015 and 2016 T1 and the almost triple time 2017 T1 winners.
xpeke's Kassadin, Uzi's Vayne, Bengi's Vi, Diamondprox's Shyvanna,Doublelift's Caitlyn,Bjergsen's Zilean. caps im not sure what champion that "entitles" him. if we talk about all region we can also includes ananachik, yutapon, levi, maybe maple(?), Robo, Armut. eh... idk no one else catch my brain.
next person is gonna be ryu, I mean he appears in faker montages and documentaries just as often as the goat himself, that in itself is a god damn achievement
League eSports is still young. There's not much history for them to have a list of S-class retired players. Lol epsorts is 13/14 years now and Faker is playing his 11th year. If you think any player that played 2 years earlier should be put ahead of him would be a dumb take. Bro is an Icon in his country, recognize by the world of esports, has so much achievement and still playing and one of the best in his role right now.
they gotta just add carlos, the old g2 manager in there and give us a g2 pyke skin just for how big he was as a figure in the eulcs and lec and due to the 2019 g2 pyke i keep coping about
I hope they start with just Faker, but after that, I think it would make sense to release hall of famers for each region. Downside is that it will really wash away the impact of entering the hall of fame, but if we do just one each year, it will just be Korea-China bound year after year.
@Dermi_Sky i think one of the qualifications was 5 cumulative years in competetive LoL. Diamondprox might have that but i dont recall xpeke playjng that long
obvious ones: xPeke (catchphrase and absolute EU mid legend(faker respected at a time)), Khan(Pro-League meta breaker and Top Icon), Keria (Best Support World(argued player world) and Icon), Caps(current face of EU) Contenders: Elk(Icon and model for adcs), Doublelift/Bjergsen(Long faces for NA LCS). Keep in mind this is off my head, but if I had to dig for your pro player of choice in the first place, they cant possibly be on hall of fame.
One thing you have to respect about Faker is that even though he's been considered the best to ever do it since basically the beginning and despite all of his accolades and achievements his ego has never became over inflated. He's always remained humble and genuine
In basketball, when you made a shot. You will say "Kobe". In League of legends, when you dodge a skill shot. You will say "Faker" and that is dope af👊🏻👊🏻
exactly, when you make an insane play everybody will ALWAYS say "IM FAKER!"
no, u just call it sidestep
@@shattered2137Nah people say faker i do so does my friends so does the memes
except kobe not even top 3 player of all time
And when you early cancel Malzahar ult you will say "PEDRO!"
There's a reason why you say someone is Faker when doing an amazing outplay
Not Faker needs Hall of Legends to prove anything; But instead, the Hall of Legends needs Faker to prove this is the Hall of Fame. That's why he "Faker" was the first inductee to this Hall of Legend.
"Who else but him?"
Personal opinion.
So true, and this is really the (high) standard they should pass holy shit
lol. so true. well said bro.
I can understand why someone says faker should not be picked first, because no matter what he will be in.
But who are qualified before him?
WHO?
Anyone gives me an answer?😂
I dont understand why this is even an argument. Also I think its better to have an inductee only once every three years instead of every year to give the Hall of Legends title more value and prestige.
Couldn't agree more
there's no question why faker is the first legend. I won't even question riot if they decided to create a champion base from him
For real... I'd love a champion "Unkillable Demon King". That shit would be sweeeeet.
Has to be a midlane champ!!
i think they wouldn't do that. cause that would be OP. imagine champion base on Faker and its passive like ultra instinct 😂 dodging all skillshot 😂
@@gabriellepedragosa9155his ss was global taunt cc haha.
Yeah, his name is Azir. Pretty fun champ.
The Chinese LOL esports fans put it best:
Faker does not need the Hall of Legends, the Hall of Legends needs Faker to establish credibility.
I don't think LOL's Hall of Legends would create this much positive buzz if the inductee was anyone other than Faker. Fans wouldn't care too much and might even look down on the HOL because it just won't be credible in their perception until Faker is in it. Putting Faker in first is the best move for Riot as it establishes the HOL as a veritable HOL.
I'm a fps player, and I think Faker is the GOAT from all e-sports. Titles, ability, longevity in top level. I never see that in any other title, and is very rare in real sports too. He is that special. He deserves this, no doubt. This is the correct treatment he deserves from Riot
flash
Flash
delusional if you honestly think flash
@@essschesss6471 XDXDXD ye bro faker nr1!! Greatest human being to have ever lived after jesus christ
Playing an easier and simplified version of DOTA doesn't quite make him the GOAT of all e-sports.
I don’t even watch League eSports that much, but I can tell you that Faker is someone any professional player in any eSport should know, good for him being the first inductee
Even questioning whether Faker should be the first legend is such a dumb question.
Finally someone said it.
Retirement in esports is tricky. They can announce retirement today, and play again next split. So waiting for retirement is pointless. They might join Hall of Fame today after retirement then announce that they are returning to be pro next day.
No way any community will accept anyone become the first inductee aside from Faker.
unlike actual sports, u can play electronic game forever
@@JohnSmith-hv6ks More like in ANY sport, physical or mental, you can't play on a professional high-level forever.***
@@JohnSmith-hv6ks not really,you get slower reaction while grow,too many people drop after few years,talking about performing at high lvl not just playing
It's similar for some other sports, especially baseball. Some players can't find a contract in pro in their twilight years, so they play in independent league or whatnot. So the qualification is the number of years since last playing professionally.
Tho in League's case, if we wait for few years after Faker's retirement, who knows if League will be as big.
This is silly. Just look at the NFL. You have to be retired for 5 years straight in order to be in consideration. It’s an easy fix.
Honestly, Riot can induct like a class of 2/3/4 players from next year, making faker the only inductee this year. That makes alot more sense than having one inductee a year.
i think the main difference between normal hall of fames and league of legends is that a skin comes along with it. if you add so much per year, its going to become not a "rare" skin in a couple years. Plus i think it's going to be extremely expensive and people who like collecting will complain that it's a money grab. I think they made the right choice of doing 1 per year
@@AsianHazza09then they can just release 1 or 2 after worlds then another after MSI
It'd be tough to choose who is second though 😂
@@AsianHazza09they should just be only making Faker a skin imo and then the rest gets a trophy
@@AsianHazza09 but have riot announced that theyre giving a skin to each inductee??? and idk how much riot wants the skins to be rare compared to just celebrating the legacy of each inductee they introduce. But i like the take of giving Faker all of this since ...imo...no comes close to his legacy and then introduce 2-4 next time .
One player per major region for the next few years. There are so many possible contenders for a League HOF
Most sports usually have two or three players in the discussion for the GOAT, Jordan Vs LeBron, Messi vs Ronaldo, etc. In League, there is no discussion for the GOAT. It is Faker.
Only because there's lots of fanboys out there who pull for their guy. There should have never been a debate between Ronaldo and Messi, it's honestly not close. Messi scored more goals and at his peak was probably also the best playmaker in the world. Ronaldo was seriously never on his level.
@@Mije101-bz8ph It was just an example but then you also have Pele and Maradona. There are lists of players that could be in the discussion depending on what you value. With Faker, you can't even put anyone else in the discussion.
@@Mije101-bz8ph Messi Fanboy. Ronaldo is older and still kicking. Fcking tilting me allways this shittalk on Ronaldo. More hard work, better complete player. gtfo
@@Mije101-bz8ph The problem was up until Messi's Copa/WC win there was a real debate. More CL's/3 CL in a row, a major international trophy nearly as many Ballon D'Ors. The problem now is that both are so popular there will always be a debate regardless even if there is no merit to it.
@@Mije101-bz8phmore goals than Ronaldo in CL?.......bruh come on😅
Let's be real. The moment they announced the Hall of Legends, the first person who comes to mind is Faker. Even if he is not retired yet, I think it doesn't feel right if he is not the first one to be inducted.
Faker being first is honestly in the best interest of every other player added to the Hall of Fame, if you didn't put him first, every year you would have people questioning the decision process, every year you would hear "why not faker?", there would be memes, there would be angry (twitter) arguments, and the whole time it wouldn't be about the person who was inducted. Also, I don't think anyone in good faith can argue someone has had more impact on the esport, hes in pretty much every cinematic for a reason, and his jersey sales numbers back that up too.
It would be travesty for Faker to not take No.1 Fall of Fame for No.1 player
Fall?
Hall*
bro insulting and celebrating faker in one comment
Disagreeing with Faker being the first inductee into a Hall of Fame that practically had his name etched into the walls upon the announcement of the Hall of Legends is an absurd suggestion to me.
Like
He's the goat
Nobody disagrees
Edit: "His career isn't over yet" is a bad argument for a few reasons.
1 - Let's be real with ourselves, nobody will likely ever contest his position or title as the goat.
2 - League is SUPER young compared to American Hall of Fame sports like Baseball or Basketball. A lot of the most legendary players in this game have yet to retire. Like who has, Bengi? Doublelift? Amazing players and great shouts, but this is FAKER we're talking about. Like come on, y'all.
I don't play league, I don't watch league, I literally know nothing about league. The only character I know is lux.
But even I know who Faker is and that he's the goat. He's that good.
You should be retired before going in to a hall of fame to be honest
@@joker345172 He's the Messi or Tom Brady of League. You may have never watched a single second of the sport, but the name alone lets you associate them with the sport. Faker is the GOAT
@@oscar21781 There has been no Ronaldo fan objecting to this comment in the 5 minutes since it was posted. I am the legally appointed stand in.
You are wrong, until you agree with me you will never be right. All your life from now until you die you will continue to be wrong. Your only hope of ever being right is to listen exactly to what I say and repeat everything I say word for word.
I am not a Ronaldo fan nor a Messi fan. I am just legally required to post this.
@@Razmusw I agree but it just wouldn't be right for him not to be first
The thing about Faker is that his achievements are quite literally in a league of its own. The new Numbers video from LCK Global shows it. There isn’t anyone else in the world that even deserve to be inducted into the HoL alongside him. He absolutely has to be the first inductee. I think it’s perfectly fine to have multiple inductees next year onwards, but Faker truly does deserve to be the first and only inductee to open the doors to the Hall of Legends.
“My era will never end.”
Put into this simple : faker has been at the very beginning of league of legend , popularized it , and he just recently won his 4 rd title which is a decade after his first. He is definition of living legend
No goat debate. We all know who goes first. No selection needed. He impacted the game also our lives. So no debate
Even he lost MSI this Year. His Legacy he gave playing League Of Legends in Many Years will never ever Beat by Any Players or Teams..
*10 LCK Trophy*
*2 MSI Trophy*
*4 Worlds Trophy*
*All Star 2014 Champion*
*NLB Summer 2014 Champion*
*IEM Katowice 2016 Champion*
*Rift Rivals 2019 Champion (LCK Teams)*
*Gold Medalist Asian Games 2023 (Team Korea)*
*HATE HIM OR LOVE HIM...*
*FAKER IS THE GOAT* 🐐
Nobody hates him, cmon is facking impossible, go ahead try, more that you know of him, more appreciation you have for him
it's funny that everyone gives t1 the IEM 2016 but no one wanted to give credit to TSM winning at IEM Katowice
Funny thing is that if we halve the number of trophies that Faker have won, he's still be the #2 greatest
@@bva6921whos the 2nd after faker im just asking
@@hy0na0121 2nd? theres alot of people ngl its kinda interchangeable, but im thinking like perhaps showmaker or something
It’s a bit telling when those against this decision only compelling arguments include “he’s still an active player”. Obviously from this point they can and should try to focus on retired players and maybe go to 3 per year or something. But the first had to be Faker.
Generally speaking when you open a hall of fame for a sport, you start with retired legends. And its usually a larger class than most years (like 5-10 people) so you can kind of “catch-up” to the more recent retirees. Faker is the GOAT, but he shouldnt be first because he’s still actively improving his resume. I would argue xPeke, Yellowstar, DiamondProx, and Madlife if you want to start at the Worlds Era, idk about much prior to that. Then if you want to go by how Basketball does it, every MVP and basically every Finals MVP gets in kind of by default (so youd get Marin, Mata, and eventually Canyon and Faker).
@@nerve5003again though this would spark a debate regarding why the goat isnt on the top spot if theyre only releasing one player a year. Someone will definitely say that the first one should have been the best.
Remember league has a very short history per se comparing to other sports with several decades of history + e-sports has a shorter lifespan than typical sports so theres a risk that they wont even be able to release faker as an inductee if the game dies.
Tbf if they released a group of inductees instead all of this wont even be a problem lol except for running out of inductees soon, again, because of the short historu of league
@@nerve5003 but this is a hall of legends, not a hall of fame
they didn't use hall of fame for a reason
@@denebu they used legends cause the game is called league of legends, its not more than that don't make it out to be a separate thing from a hall of fame
Many people argue that the closest player to Faker is Uzi. There is a very good chance he will be #2. And yet, Uzi has 1 international trophy, to Faker's 6. League is not League without Faker, it's as simple as that.
Not putting faker in first would be stupid, he's literally the main character of league. The only person who came close was bengi, who won all of his titles with faker( no disrespect i love bengi) but everyone else, it would be an insult. Madlife, marin, god forbid uzi, they were good but their impact is so easy to forget/never know but anyone whos aware esports exists knows fakers name.
when youre a once in generational talent i think its fine for him to be first, it's like what kelly slater is to surfing, they have a statue of him in Miami to celebrate his career, he's not retired yet and has 9 world titles to his name, truly a once in generational talent. for people to say he should be retired before this is just one of those weird takes people say because they want to be edgy without truly thinking about what it means to be a person/player like that.
It makes sense for Faker to be inducted first and be the only one at the first time but for the next inductees it should be done in a small group anywhere from 3-5 players and an event made for them. Picking out one player other than Faker is just too hard and there are so many to choose from.
it's true, Faker shouldn't be the first in the Hall of Legends first. It should be called Hall of Faker. So far he is the GOAT of LoL with noone else close to him.
Holy bringing up the old M5 crew and Fnatic was a nostalgia trip.
I don't keep up with League too much these days but feels like Faker's still in a class of his own. An undeniable 'must have' in the Hall of Legends. I think future additions will be a bit more nuanced especially if they stick to just one person a year.
maybe the ones that can follow are:
Bengi
Uzi
Deft
Marin, Wolf, Bang
the 2014 SSW roster
the 2016 ROX roster
Good picks, in my mind are also : Insec and Madlife.
Yes
don't ever forget about xPeke either
+madlife and insec
youre too young if thats all you remember.. HOL should be for commemorating ppl who made impacts on the game.
TSM exists cuz of Reginald.
CLG cuz of hotshotGG
Nyjacky from curse
Scarra from Dig
Xpeke and Ocelotte created Origin and G2.
Misaya was best TF player in the world in S2/S3
Namei and Weixiao were actually named Best ADCs going into worlds even when UZI was there in the same tournament.
(but since they had short careers im not so sure they will be up there)
Madlife and Insec for having moves named after them.
Marin wolf and Bang cuz why? they won worlds?
then u might as well put TPA roster up there right.. but they didnt do much other than win worlds.
look where Bang ended up.. he basically retired and went for the paycheck in NA and then sucked.
the real question is when is Tyler1 getting in
When he becomes a pro for 5 straight years. That’s their baseline it seems.
@@CAPTAINCHAOS_ oh right i forgot about that part
@@CAPTAINCHAOS_ I think it'd be really funny if he got nominated anyway just for being himself.
@@CAPTAINCHAOS_It wouldn’t surprise me if their criteria wasn’t based on skill alone, but legacy in the game. Tyler1 is by no metric a pro player, but as an ambassador for the sport and an entertainer, he most certainly deserves a spot ranking above all other players in his own regard
@@jejxkxk If there is ever a streamer hall of legends, he should be getting in
Former toxic player who reformed is a good baseline to showing you are rewarded for being not toxic
If anyone has an issue with it being faker its a jealousy thing and thats whatever bore off. Faker is the objectively obvious #1 pick weather your a fan or not even people who dont like league know who he is and that causes a big shadow theres no one who can really hold that conversation all things considered.
If we were to start a conversation over the #2 pick there will be 4 or 5 names who could be there for many reasons so naturally that could be the class of 25/26/27 etc
This way everyone gets celebrated for what theyve done without the weight of being the first.
Made an Insane outplay and was like.. " Faker what was that!!!"
For those as per the video complaining and questioning Riots decision to make Faker the first inductee let me just say this, I have never played LoL nor do I know anything about the scene, I am quite literally an outsider, but even I have heard of Faker and his accomplishments. I think it speaks A LOT about where he stands within that game and that community. He is quite literally a living legend within the larger esport community and his contributions go beyond the LoL scene.
I see Riot starting with the GOAT, and then having the GOAT welcome each new member to the HoL
From first each big region after Faker?
KR: Madlife. Single handedly made support cool and impactful.
CN: Uzi. Uncrowned King until his historic almost Golden Road.
EU: Xpeke. The first World Champ and was an EU powerhouse.
NA: Doublelift. NA's homegrown GOAT with 8 regional wins in 5 years.
I would think Caps or maybe even Jankos deserve it first from EU, but that might be recency bias.
Jankos for being the first blood king
Doublelift never made it to the top. Faker has made it to the top several times. So no DL doesn't belong in the hall of fame for NA. If you want Hall of fame for NA, obviously it's tyler1
all these players retired so many years ago and Faker is still competing
Since its tencent, i think uzi is going second... Faker is first, even tencent would admit that, but im pretty sure they would glaze their region before NA or EU, so Uzi is gonna be the second one in.
I'm glad that you brought up Diamondprox. The true Godfather of jungling that changed League's trajectory.
This HoF will be like 90% Korean players. Only people I can think of from the West would be like DL, Bjerg, Caps, Maybe someone like Xpeke?
DiamondProx?
Rekkles?
Afromoo
Dyrus?
Of course it's Reginald 😂
i think XPeke need to be put into the Hall of Legends as well. When someone backdoors, they scream XPEKE! He IS technically a World champion, from EU no less, and he certainly played long enough, not to speak of his personality and banter leaving a big mark on the entire scene in Europe. XPeke definitely deserves it imo
insec should also be in the hall of legends with this same reason
@@comebackfailed6350 and madlife
@@comebackfailed6350 xpeke is a world champion (people who belittle the merit because season 1 worlds was a lan and without korean teams are stupid, fnatic still had to compete with the best teams in the world at that time and they came out victorious) he won eu lcs 3 times, won mvp at iem, made many memorable plays (xpeke backdoor obviously, zed vs talon, orianna shockwave in origen) which are far more notable achivements than insec one play. besides lee kick named after him he hasnt won anything. i dont think that making one famous play is enough to be introduced to this hall. maybe if the year was 2015, but in 2024 there were and are many players better than insec, with better plays and more achivements
@@Xabeutt ok? he's still a legend. ask anyone who was the toplaner for FPX that won worlds and 90% of people cant say, now ask someone what an insec is.
Expeke is the og goat that made me play lol.. so he does deserve it.. then i stayed because of faker ❤❤🎉🎉
and faker is still active he is crazy
Imagine where league of legends would be if Faker had never touched the game.
I get the point of only inducting Faker first cause it feels like other inductees are being ranked against him, the thing is that historically NOBODY ranks next to him, if the Basketball HOF started after Jordan's time, they would have 100% made sure that Jordan was the first inductee in a similar way to what Riot is doing for Faker, I do think it'd be cool several other legendary players to be added in classes like most HOFs do, but I just don't think League as a game is still relatively young to be doing it that way, so idk, if they add a class of 5 players a year in like 3-4 years the names getting nominated would start to be kinda sketch in comparison to the ones that were already inducted
They are already ranked against him. Faker is the best of the best of all time. and all other gets compared to the best. thats maybe the only way to find out how good someone is. How good is player 2 compared to the best of all time? We always did it. we did it 2013-2023. why should we ever stop this?
It would be more tragic if they don't honor the GOAT of any Sports, worldwide known in and outside gaming (like Kobe) as the first one.
btw: there were some way better player then Jordan in the NBA. The basketball-goat debate is around ~10 players: Jordan, Shaq, LBJ, Curry, Magic Johnson, Bird, (maybe Kobe) and some more.
In League it is only one. Maybe forever
Can't wait for TheBauffs to enter the hall for his role in redefining how riot has to program towers, takedowns, the way the minions work, TP, Sion's passive...
I like how League is the only game where we will only argue over who is the second best at this point
Ryu: Without me, he is nothing 😂😑
don't ask what Ryu did at H2K
The game's been out for 15 years? Then there should've been 15 inductions, and then 1 for each year after that.
That just makes sense, I'd also understand if they 15 next year because then that'd just solidify that Faker's on and league of his own.
My picks for hall of fame would be
1. Faker
2. Deft
3.Uzi
4.Doublelift
5.xPeke
6.HotShotGG
7.Bengi
8.Insec
9.Bjergsen
10.Reginald
I choose some players who night not be the best there is but they pioneered competitive league like Peke, HotShot and Regi
I think without a doubt it is Uzi next, not only because he is bloody Uzi, but because I can't see them putting two T1 players after each other, and he truely helped drive the popularity if league in China
idk. Uzi never won any title except lpl. Bengi was named "the Jungle" and "gods right hand" . He was the best Jungler besides Diamondproxy. And for some time maybe the 2nd best player in the world.
I would even rate Smeb (one of the best toplaner ever), InSec or even Mata (he changed 2014 the support playstyle) over Uzi.
Uzi's legacy was always to lose against Faker, he was good, but he had never a chance to be on top. He didn't changed playstyles on his role, has no signiture moves or was the best in something besides playing Vayne. A great talent, but not the #2 or #3 on the HoF list.
But we talk about Tencent. or should i say china. so maybe they will try to bring someone from china into it asap lol
Honestly, the most iconic player in League after Faker would be Insec. His name is immortalized forever as a move. "He tried to Insec him!" it mentioned more than often. He made his name with a move that never been thought by anyone before, and it becomes the signature move of Lee Sin, the bare minimum of player to be allowed to say they're Lee Sin main.
Next one should by Tyler1. He's not pro but the impact he's giving to the game is huge.
People saying Faker shouldn't be the first inductee don't realise that it doesn't matter what Riot thinks, even if they have a rule that HoF players need to be retired, because if Faker isn't the first inductee for an award for the most legendary players in League, that award loses a lot of its legitimacy. Even if they don't want to, they *have* to.
The score esports should definitely create their own hall of fame for all of esports and run it like the mlb hall of fame with you get set number of years after your retire (or maybe turn 30) to be on the ballet and then accredited esports journalists are able to vote on who they think should get in and they’ll need 75% of journalists to believe that should be in. Would be cool I think
I used to not watch LoL at all but I heard of Faker
It’s such a shame that Tyler1 can’t even be considered for the hall since he’s been so impactful on the game over the years
Don't even watch or play LoL but first thing I think of when someone says LoL it's Faker
While I see the arguments for waiting until Faker retires, I also think there is no one else to be the first pick in the Hall of Legends. Faker isn't just one of the best players of all time, he himself is a legend. Even before I started playing League of Legends many years ago, I knew about faker. I knew nothing about the game, nothing about the esport, but this one name was a reference that I understood
I think the next inductee shouldn't be any less of a question. Bengi. The jungle himself the person that dominated league with faker in 2013,2015,2016 having the closest accolades with faker. If he is not inducted next i might curse at riot for this one. Bengi himself is the personification of faker for these years considering they were the unbeatable mid/jungle duo.
faker 1st, bengi 2nd and uzi 3rd. bengi is the only one (faker aside) that has 3x world champ. uzi should be 3rd. xpeke 4th
Never played league but i know who faker is makes it all the more reason for him to be a hall of famer.
Faker for LoL is like Ronaldo and Messi for football, insanely long longevity in the sport, with mass titles and influence that knows no bounds, in other words bro has that dog in em
I think InSec, MadLife, Bjergsen, Uzi will be in hall of fame for sure. Then maybe Caps, Ruler, xPeke, Dyrus maybe
bro if someone else end up on the hall of fame before Faker, imagine how mad the whole community will be 😅
to all those confused bout the limit of 1 per year. there arent enough hof calibur players to induct at a rate of more than 1 per year. by year 10 thres gona be no legends left to induct. also, the prestige of the one per year is immensely higher than an inductee class of 4 ppl.
That guy doesn't know anything about LoL if he doesn't think Faker should be first.
I know a lot of people dont know about him but Seiya from LLA was our local faker he was at some point the player with the most titles in league with like 13 or something like that (all regional of course) but he is such an inspiration for a lot of players in latin america!
So the beast titan is doing YT vids now
I feel like someone life faker deserves a different type of reward, like faker is someone who represents the best player of a decade. The defining player for the past 10 years has been Faker so personally I do think that there should be 2 types of MVP slots, 1 that is given once every 10 year to the most prolific player of said 10 years and something that is yearly where there can be multiple inductions if riot/community sees fit.
Faker 100% needed to be the first because he is just completely special in contrast to all other players. He needs to be put on a padestal. Now that Faker got in first and alone, due to his special status, you can start inducting batches.
Faker is a living legend. But most sports wait until the player is retired before they induct players into their Hall of Fame. I think that's the only legitimate argument against Faker being inducted first. He's not done yet.
My picks in no particular order
Doublelift
Chovy
Caps
Bjergsen
Peanut
Impact
Rekless
Uzi
Deft
why not: Diamondproxy, Mata, Bengi, InSec, xPeke or Smeb?
this is a real question. they define the game all in there on way or were the best on there role too
If you have to pick one legendary player from each 4 major region (LCK, LPL, LEC, LCS) for the next set of inductees. Bengi for LCK, Uzi for LPL, Caps for LEC, and Doublelift for LCS. And please let Kkoma be one of HOL inductee next batch, he deserve it the most.
there could be another faker but riot doesn't nurture the future pro players like they used too, its all changed now. so even if someone did have the talent the odds are they wont reach their potential in solo queue or make it out of the academy for a lengthy period of time. congratulations to faker though, he definitely deserves it
No there can't be another faker 😂😂😂😂
@@keinen.0824 I mean skill wise yes definitely, depending on the region. legacy, maybe not. there's a lot of people with talent that go unnoticed in league. a lot never make it out of academy. the problem is they aren't taken care of the way people where in na like 8 years ago.
I don’t play league nor do I associate anything with league but I thought Faker is like messi of LoL so why is people saying he’s not undisputed
Faker being the first is just right, his fame within the game is unprecedented. And that last bit about a League of "Legends" is interesting lmao. I imagine decades from now, that lobby will be full of middle aged men just having fun with their fellow legends.
Usually a hall of fame is after you retire. Faker is still playing...
It’s not a Hall of Fame, it’s a Hall of Legends. And no player is more legendary in LoL or in any title than The Unkillable Demon King. I don’t even play LoL (i play fps games) and I’ve heard of him. I don’t even know how I got to this video.
@Mist.3 a legend by definition is something that happened in the past. If he's still playing he shouldn't be considered a legend yet either. People love to misuse words though.
Having a LoL HoF before Faker retires seems premature and inducting Faker before he retires is certainly premature. It comes across as a rush to set up a HoF. If they wanted to set it up now then induct a class of legends that aren't active pros like xPeke, InSec, SwordArt and Huni. If they want Faker to be the first then wait.
to be honest its really hard to actually say who else should be up there with Faker - he´s just an amazing player who in my opinion stands above everyone (not in terms of skill) - his name is pretty much synonymous with the game and esport to the point that even some players who have never touched LoL actually know who he is, there is no way that anyone should be introduced before him - maybe alongside him - sure, but other than that I think there even arent 20 players in history of league who actually deserve to be put in the same group as him - there are a lot of players who are very skilled or had an impact on the game or the community, but I dont think theres anyone who just did it all together - on the other hand I am not really versed in league of legends pros so I might be mistaken - to be honest I dont even know who could get in the hall of fame from western regions - I personally dont see a world where maybe Bjergsen for NA or Caps/Rekkless for EU but its really hard to say, I dont really think Doublelift should be there as in my opinion he got to stand out bcs of his trashtalking personality - which in general I am not really a fan of --> in all honesty I think if they want to have 20 players in that Hall of Legends - most of them will be from LPL and LCK
just for fun here´s my list of players that I would in some way consider potential candidates (feel free to comment your list) - disclaimer its not in specific order- Faker (obviously), UZI, Ambition, Showmaker, Chovy, Deft, Peanut, Rekkles, Caps, Bjergsen, Keria (potentially), Bengi, Gorilla, Shy, Doinb, Koma (i know hes a coach but I think he could actually make it in there) - its not 20 but I really cant think of anyone else - the reasoning why I put Rekless and Bjergsen there is bcs I think that they had pretty big impact even outside of their region, Caps as well but he was also much more domestically and internationaly successful and hes pretty consistent as well - with him G2 is for several years the best team in EU (except for the two back to back splits that MAD won)
Chovy might be a replacement of Faker for the future but for 7 years for first MSI. I think he or anyone else of LoL pro-gamer can not achieve as Faker did in 10 years. But actually, I think the name “Faker” would be the most perfect name issued the point
And on top of that THEY WILL BE HAVING A FILM?
WTF LET'S GO
In basketball you got Kobe, in football you got Messi and Ronaldo, in american football you got Tom Brady, no wonder they'd pick Faker for first pick for hall of legends, he's the GOAT!
Faker 100% should have been first, so there's no mistake made here.
No one has been more influential for the sport than him.
Faker IS League of Legends.
personally i think players like Xpeke , cyanide , ambition ... the ones that arent playing league anymore should've been inducted into the hall of legends.
Insec, Uzi, the shy, impact, and maybe caps should be hall of famers some day... nobody from NA should be hall of famers though.
He’s literally the Michael Jordon of League, if not all of all of E sports! He kinda has to be first
With respect, if there's one for all of esports it'd be Flash. He was truly one above all in that regard.
@@cousinpatsey2471 who's flash? never heard of him
@@5with426 a Star Craft Brood War player. He plays Terran, the hardest race to play in that game, and had a 70% winrate in every matchup. He played Random in a tournament, and got Top 4. He broke multiple tournament ranking records, and for a while he was the top ranked player world wide for two of the three races.
Flash was truly something special. Not that Faker isn't truly special in his own right, but even amongst the GOATs of every game Flash is a standout.
@@cousinpatsey2471 Flash had only one problem. Nobody cared outside of Asian about SC. he was never able to get fame.
I totally understand the argument that the player should retire first but there'd be a massive riot (pun intended) if Faker wasn't the first. I just hope his wrist injury doesn't force him to retire.
IN the hall of fame? No sir, he is THE hall of fame
You can quote me on it, Tyler 1 will be in there one day
"Every year we start flaming each others [...] it's gonna be fun"
Spoken like a true lol player.
Whoever says he shouldn't be picked for HoF started League after his reign in 2018.
They never/didn't see the greatness that was 2015 and 2016 T1 and the almost triple time 2017 T1 winners.
xpeke's Kassadin, Uzi's Vayne, Bengi's Vi, Diamondprox's Shyvanna,Doublelift's Caitlyn,Bjergsen's Zilean.
caps im not sure what champion that "entitles" him. if we talk about all region we can also includes ananachik, yutapon, levi, maybe maple(?), Robo, Armut. eh... idk no one else catch my brain.
should probably induct regional heroes too like mentioned, it’d be great to include smaller regions like VCS could induct Sofm or Levi, and so on
I'm not sure if he's eligeble but from th OGs Diamondprox should get in, Dude redefined Jungle, of course assisted by his M5 teammates
Lmao not starting with Faker is crazy idea that RIOT should never start thinking
imagine it was Bengi in the 2nd
next person is gonna be ryu, I mean he appears in faker montages and documentaries just as often as the goat himself, that in itself is a god damn achievement
the living legend, only Faker remains of his generation that still competing on top level.
League eSports is still young. There's not much history for them to have a list of S-class retired players. Lol epsorts is 13/14 years now and Faker is playing his 11th year. If you think any player that played 2 years earlier should be put ahead of him would be a dumb take. Bro is an Icon in his country, recognize by the world of esports, has so much achievement and still playing and one of the best in his role right now.
best esportler of all time hands down there is no competition
they gotta just add carlos, the old g2 manager in there and give us a g2 pyke skin just for how big he was as a figure in the eulcs and lec and due to the 2019 g2 pyke i keep coping about
I hope they start with just Faker, but after that, I think it would make sense to release hall of famers for each region. Downside is that it will really wash away the impact of entering the hall of fame, but if we do just one each year, it will just be Korea-China bound year after year.
why? Diamondproxy and xPeke are both EU too and legendary in LoL
@Dermi_Sky i think one of the qualifications was 5 cumulative years in competetive LoL. Diamondprox might have that but i dont recall xpeke playjng that long
Put Tyler one or Trick2g as the second inductee. And watch the whole world mald.
obvious ones: xPeke (catchphrase and absolute EU mid legend(faker respected at a time)), Khan(Pro-League meta breaker and Top Icon), Keria (Best Support World(argued player world) and Icon), Caps(current face of EU)
Contenders: Elk(Icon and model for adcs), Doublelift/Bjergsen(Long faces for NA LCS).
Keep in mind this is off my head, but if I had to dig for your pro player of choice in the first place, they cant possibly be on hall of fame.
One thing you have to respect about Faker is that even though he's been considered the best to ever do it since basically the beginning and despite all of his accolades and achievements his ego has never became over inflated. He's always remained humble and genuine