Wild Rift is still losing to Mobile Legends in the Southeast Asian Moba mobile game market
League of Legends: Wild Rift is one of the most talked about mobile moba games right now. Indeed, this game is believed to be able to undermine the success of Moonton’s Moba game in the Southeast Asian market. It has been several months since this game was released, however, and there are no signs of any players switching to LOL: Wild Rift. So what’s the reason LOL: Wild Rift lost to Mobile Legends?
As we all know, most mobile moba players still choose Mobile Legends. If it was crowded at the beginning of its release, the game LOL: Wild Rift will once again experience a similar fate as AOV. However, these two games could not conquer the Mobile Legends market: Bang – Bang in the Southeast Asia region.
What are the reasons LOL: Wild Rift is still losing to Mobile Legends? We’re going to help highlight some of the ways this game can’t shine, both in Indonesia and in other Southeast Asian countries.
Long last release time
Had opened a phase in which players could play this game early with the Early Access function. This is what makes this game so eagerly awaited that it will soon be released on the Playstore and Appstore. However, it took too long for the developers to lose curiosity about this game.
Because of this, this game may still not be able to compete with MLBB. Though we have to admit that Moonton have put various efforts to keep their players on. Take an example when Moonton hosted a 1 diamond skin event on the day LOL: Wild Rift was released. With the presence of various events that are quite tempting, players will think twice about moving into the realm of LOL: Wild Rift.
Lack of support for content creators
Riot Games has taken a bold move to promote its game among the Moba mobile game community in Southeast Asia. Because they used Jess No Limit as their brand ambassador. As we all know, this Youtuber who used to wear the Evos Esports jersey is a seasoned MLBB player.
This promotional move took people a little by surprise, did Jess No Limit switch to LOL: Wild Rift ?. But all of this can be seen from the Youtuber’s post, which is still in line with the content on Mobile Legends. Not only Jess No Limit, several other gaming Youtubers such as Bkent, Oura Gaming, Jonathan Liandi have shown no signs of a change of direction.
Too complicated game play
It is no longer a secret that gamers in general enjoy playing moba games which have simple and easy to understand gameplay. This does not apply to LOL: Wild Rift, although redesigned for mobile devices, the gameplay of this game is far from easy to understand.
If the players in Mobile Legends rely only on combat, war, and war, then LOL: Wild Rift will have you developing multiple combat strategies. That point really sets this Moonton game apart from LOL: Wild Rift. Players are reluctant to think too much in a game, they just want to have fun while playing.
Not yet in the Team Esports texts
Who does not know the Mobile Legends Professional League (MPL). The highest event of the professional scene in Mobile Legends managed to be the trigger for the popularity of this game. With various prestigious competitions both in the country and in other Southeast Asian countries, the players remain loyal to the MLBB.
Unlike Mobile Legends, which has MPL, LOL: Wild Rift hasn’t had a tournament that was really hype until it was scrutinized by esports teams in Southeast Asia. A quick look back, at the beginning of its appearance in Southeast Asia, Mobil Legends managed to get people’s attention through its MSC tournament. Maybe LOL: Wild Rift should mimic this one.
To compare with Mobile Legends: Bang Bang is too early
We can’t deny that LOL: Wild Rift is still in its infancy in its quest for success in mobile moba games. If you look back, before Mobile Legends was so successful, they had to lose to games like Clash Royale, Clash of Clans, and some of the trending games of the time.
Up to this point it took Mobile Legends a few years to be successful, including LOL: Wild Rift has to be able to accept various criticisms and inputs in order to be better in the future. Maybe LOL: Wild Rift can replace Mobile Legends for the next 5 years? Who knows.
So that’s just a little analysis from us GameZero of why LOL: Wild Rift Mobile Legends: Bang Bang still couldn’t beat. But even this is only our personal opinion, if you don’t think so, it is not a problem. Because everyone has their own opinion.
