The Riot Games game development team has started working on preparing Viego, the Ruined King, the last summoner member, who was included in the League of Legends champion roster in the past months, for the professional arena. Many players are curiously curious about how Viego will be used in the professional arena and its strategies, but Viego is not yet suitable for professional play, such that the character has not been in the LoL LEC organization for 3 weeks, and if it continues like this, it seems that he will not take part in the 8th week of the tournament.
Riot Games representative Maximilian Peter Schmidt said earlier this month that Riot Games will reassess the LEC appearance of King Ruined Viego after bug fixes in patch 11.4 . But apparently the champ still gives some problems to the developers. The jungle's intricate kit allows killed enemies to have their bodies, creating a unique interaction with all other champions in the game. However, this does introduce a few bugs that could potentially negatively impact competitive integrity.
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#LEC Update:
— Maximilian Peter Schmidt (@RiotMAXtheX) February 7, 2021
Viego will remain disabled for the upcoming #LEC Week.
We will re-evaluate his appearance in competitive play for Patch 11.4 once additional bug fixes are in ( @LEC Week 6). pic.twitter.com/bOwbHI8JEJ
Our guess is that it won't take long and the developers will bring professional level balancing to Viego , making it a place among the LCS, LPL, LCK, LEC and other popular organizations.
#LEC Update - although they should really be called Viego updates by now:
— Maximilian Peter Schmidt (@RiotMAXtheX) March 11, 2021
Viego will stay disabled on Patch 11.5 ( @LEC Week 8), but there is still the possibility he will debut in our Playoffs on Patch 11.6.
This also means there is still a chance we will see him at MSI.
Additionally, chief champion designer August Browning explained that the Ruined King has a higher win rate than in the jungle, which could potentially cause a flex issue in pro play.
