Hi guys, is this game LAN or tournaments in LOL are still played online just like the others? What do I mean by LAN is with the audience.
I can't find info about it.
I think they will push through with the LAN events in a 'bubble-system' like the one that is adapted by the NBA to keep the whole league safe. Though I have doubts and concerns on that particular system since if one of them catches some outside virus, everyone inside has a high possibility of catching it too, and it's a contagion within a confined space. Idk how Riot would address the cons of this but it seems that there's no stopping the Worlds despite the scare of COVID-19.
Unlike NBA, I think it's more expensive to maintain a bubble for esports like LOL. In a way that they also have to provide fitness for the players inside the bubble to maintain their health and safety.
But if that's what they will come up with, it's going to be the same audience as the NBA, audience will still go online. I don't find it that much difference with online tournament if their LAN is going to be like that.