Is the franchise a cancer on League of Legends' decline? A journalist's article provides an in-depth analysis, and viewers can relate to the sentiments expressed.

There's a consensus among League of Legends viewers that the older the matches get, the more boring they become, lacking any highlights or interesting moments, resulting in a poor viewing experience. This phenomenon is no longer limited to the LPL region. The reason is that the management style is very similar to that of an old-fashioned television station. It's the same show, but with different players. Even if the teams are swapped, the people on stage are always the same few familiar faces. No matter how much they try to regroup or rebuild, it always ends in failure.

None of the competitions are free to watch; I can't stand them all.

Other regions, lagging behind and dominated by a single leader, eventually revert to their original state. Even before the season begins, they feel fatigued, their inner voice saying, "Yes, T1 is strong, Faker is a reigning champion, congratulations, you're guaranteed to win." Since the results are predictable, it signifies a lack of competitiveness. Whether it's the LCS or LEC, many leagues are inherently flawed, lackluster, and destined for extinction.

This is no joke. Not only are the viewership ratings low, but the number of players in the game is also constantly decreasing, indicating that there is a cancer in the entire system that is causing it to lose players. Discussion forums speculate that the new rules of the event system, namely the so-called franchise, may be the culprit. It doesn't sound complicated. The league system is indeed poisoning its development.

Reason for decline #1: Lack of time and novelty

A journalist named dekkar published an article on the Sheep Esports platform that resonated with the public, earning widespread praise. The article expressed the public's thoughts and trends, analyzed the reasons for the decline of League of Legends esports, and mentioned that the current audience is aging. The passionate young people of yesteryear have entered the workforce and have neither the time nor the energy to follow every league. They prefer to skip smaller leagues and watch the important matches instead.

This leads to a chain reaction, raising a second question: regarding the novelty of esports, viewers remain stuck in the old versions. As time goes on, not only casual viewers but even long-time favorites prepare to retire. Similarly, imagine it as a television station where your favorite artists leave one by one, and the next episodes are taken over by unknown, underdeveloped actors. Would you be interested? The lack of successors and the retirement of veterans seem like a sign that it's time to say goodbye to games, focus on real life, or cultivate new interests.

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