Riot’s 40 Streamers LoL Tourney took place on May 11, giving viewers a chance to earn Twitch Drops by watching the event. The broadcast featured LoL creators from around the world, with rewards tied to watch time.
Viewers who watched for 30 mins could earn the “Look Inward” emote, while those who watched for 2 hours could claim the Inkshadow Master Yi skin.
The Jynxzi Situation
The free Master Yi skin drop came from an unusual chain of events. Jynxzi playing on a boosted account, the account getting suspended, and Riot eventually giving him a new account for a more realistic ranked experience. What started as community backlash turned into a major creator event with Twitch Drops!
Here’s how the controversy turned into a free LoL skin drop.
Jynxzi, with help from Tyler1, became the center of LoL discussion after trying the game for the first time. However, Jynxzi started playing the game directly in Gold-ranked lobbies, which sparked a lot of backlash from the LoL community.
The situation drew even more attention when the official LoL account joined and backed Jynxzi’s antics.
The account, allegedly leveled by Jynxzi’s brother, showed a clear shift in gameplay and win rate once Jynxzi started using it. The issue was not that Jynxzi was new to League, everyone struggles at first. The problem was that other players were losing ranked games for the sake of content.
Riot Responded to the Account Buying Backlash
Drew Levin, who works in product and strategy at Riot, addressed the situation directly on X, writing that “buying accounts still illegal FYI.” The post drew expected replies from the community, and Levin continued responding in the thread.
Riot eventually gave Jynxzi a level 30 Iron 4 account so he could play in more realistic lobbies. That appears to have closed the loop for now, though the whole situation likely could’ve been avoided if an account had been aranged before the streams began…