Costreaming fallout overshadows final day of LEC Week 4

LEC Week 4 wrapped up this past Monday with two 2-0 wins for G2 Esports and Karmine Corp, but the victories were almost certainly overshadowed by the dramatic reactions to the recent costreaming debates that have swept through competitive League of Legends.

Hot on the heels of FlyQuest’s controversial video this past weekend, Monday saw Marc Robert "Caedrel" Lamont end his stream early seemingly out of disillusion with both the paused gameplay and fans reaction to costreaming. Caedrel was arguably cast as the face of costreaming by FQ in their video, and with backlash hitting him and longtime League of Legends on-screen talent Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere.

Costreaming’s controversial moment continues to affect League of Legends

As previously reported, costreaming has hit the forefront of the League of Legends consciousness as North American organization FlyQuest, who compete in LCS, released a video critiquing the practice.

In the wake of this video, numerous personalities, including Sjokz, came out in defense of Caedrel and other costreamers, the primary focus of the FlyQuest video. In response, some in the community responded with ire to Sjokz attacking her and other supporters of costreaming.

Later that day Caedrel , costreaming the G2 versus Shifters (formerly TeamBDS), abruptly ended the stream and directed viewers towards the main stream. While Caedrel didn’t give any direct reason, his chat was reportedly engaged in a heavy debate about costreaming.

To make matters worse, the on-display ‘action’ from the LEC was current an in-game pause for technical issues.

For costreaming’s detractors, Caedrel’s abrupt stream ending during a period of downtime in the league proves their point. Faced with a not immediately engaging moment from the broadcast, the benefit to costreamers is negligible. Meanwhile, Caedrel’s supporters point out just how

Overall, the past few days have shown just how contentious the costreaming debate has gotten. Battlelines are being drawn, at least between fans of either costreamers and their detractors. It feels as if in the near future, Riot Games may be forced to adjust their costreaming practices in line with other companies.