Riot Games and Garena announced today (9) that from 2023 Riot Games will directly manage “League of Legends” and “League of War Chess” in Southeast Asia and will begin transferring original Garena account data from November 18th. Riot’s servers for League of Legends and League of Legends will be operational from January 2023.
In addition to Riot Games’ direct sales in Southeast Asia, Riot will also sell the distribution rights of “League of Legends” and “Alliance War Chess” in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau and Vietnam to Taiwan Big Brother and VNGGames respectively.
Account transfer: the next step
The account transfer that players are interested in will open the account linking process on November 18, 2022. Players will still be able to play League of Legends via Garena until early January 2023 after completing the linking process. account in November.
At the same time, starting in January, the Garena server will stop working. Riot’s servers will open at the same time and players will be able to access League of Legends via Riot’s multi-game client. Once players confirm the transfer process and first log in via Riot’s multi-game client in January, their previous match records will carry over intact. The exact date of the relaunch will be announced at a later date.
For this reason, the officer encourages players to transfer their accounts as soon as possible, and players who complete the transfer early can also receive rich in-game rewards as a welcome gift. will be transferred, full account transfer instructions and FAQs can be found hereAccount transfer site。
In the future, Riot will also establish a new one“League of Legends”And“Alliance War Chess”Community platform, players are welcome to follow.
Other questions players want to ask, such as “After the account transfer, what will happen to my account level and purchase record?”, “Can unused Garena Shell Coins be redeemed for Alliance Coins?” Players will be answered by Q / R. For detailed questions and answers, please refer toOfficial announcement。
The official also finally announced that the partnership between Garena and Riot will officially end on December 31, 2022. Once the distribution business of the two companies has been transferred, players can enjoy a range of welcome activities, rewards and regional distribution services provided by Riot.
Some of the activities are currentlyAccount transfer siteOpen to the public, including free access to all heroes, treasure coins, and a welcome quest that gives away multiple rewards. In addition, the “Pluo DIY Machine” will also open on 11/18. Players who like the cute Pluo remember not to miss it on 11/18!
The future includes player localization, charging model and customer service, and finally local promotion activities and the “League of Legends” e-sports event to be held in succession. In the long run, players can enjoy more complete content from the Riot system, with exciting game play and joint activities.
League of Legends first launched in Southeast Asia in 2010, when Riot sold the game’s publishing rights to Garena, a leader in the development and distribution of online games. Garena grew up with League of Legends and League of Legends, celebrating the game’s 10th anniversary in 2019.
Also starting in 2019, Riot Games subsequently launched new directly managed games and exclusive e-sports events, including “Special Heroes” and “Special Heroes” Championship Tour (VCT), “League of Legends: Battle Canyon” and ” Special Heroes “”. “Fighting Canyon” e-sport, and at the same time expanded its audiovisual field, released mini albums of virtual groups “K / DA” and “Kill Wushe” under the Riot Games Music brand and has launched the high-quality “Arcane” animation.
Alex Kraynov, Managing Director, Asia Pacific, Riot Games, said, “We are grateful for Garena’s close collaboration with us over the past decade or so in assisting with editorial matters. With the efforts of Garena, League of Legends and League of Legends have made their way to Southeast Asia. A sizable community of players has settled in various places. Without their help and input, the game would not have been as successful.
Over the years, Riot has also expanded its presence in Southeast Asia, building local teams and deepening its partnership network. We believe this is the best time to take over the League of Legends and League of Legends distribution business in Southeast Asia in response to the company’s plan to expand its operations in the Asia-Pacific region.
As we move further towards our goal of being the most player-centric gaming company in the world, we look forward to offering players the most engaging and meaningful experiences both inside and outside the game. Therefore, we are looking forward to Riot’s integrated game system in the future so that our players can enjoy better services and work together to write more exciting game chapters. “
Kevin Huang, Garena’s regional game producer for League of Legends, also said, “We are very grateful to Riot and the League of Legends and League of Legends communities for their help and support and, with their help, both of them. games can be released in Southeast Asia. Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau have achieved such outstanding results. Over the past decade it has been an honor for us to partner with Riot to create the most ideal gaming experience for players. Here I offer also my sincere wishes for the future development of the game. “
