The High-Tech Super-Server That Saved Pro League of Legends

Learn more about how @Cisco is powering the future of esports at https://bit.ly/3EqZRxd What if we told you that Worlds, MSI, all of Riot Games’ world-class, industry-defining events, were all run out of, what is essentially, a nebulously named, technologically miraculous briefcase. Why? Because they had to be. You see, for a long time, Riot esports’ remotely run events were . . . kind of a disaster. So were those of most esports, mind you, but Riot had it especially bad because of just how global they were. Riot’s tournaments weren’t just elite; they were everywhere. And, because of that, they’ve also faced their fair share of . . . failures. So, in an effort to rectify these issues once and for all, Riot decided to revolutionize how their events were orchestrated in the first place. What’s really cool is how they did it. Here's the whole story. Written & Hosted by: Dimitri Pascaluta (@DPascaluta) Edited & Hosted by: Colten Gowan (@TheOnlyZoltan) Produced by: Keith Capstick (@KeithCapstick) & Niall McCrossan (@niallmccrossan) Thumbnail by: Bennett Grainger All footage courtesy: https://pastebin.com/ZvBgRdrB Music used under license from Associated Production Music LLC (”APM”). Follow us on Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/thescoreesports Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/thescoreesports Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theScoreesports Follow us on TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/@thescoreesports Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/theScoreesports