In case you don’t know, Riot Games has been participating in IDAHOTB ie, International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (May 17) for the past five years. They have show support even on their known games including the world-famous PC game, League of Legends, and Valorant. Recently, Riot Games has also announced that they will be continuing their support for the LGTBQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Trans, Bisexual, Queer and/or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, Plus the rest!) community in the fresh and the rising-in-popularity MOBA mobile game from Riot Games, League of Legends: Wild Rift. Here in this article we will discuss about the new Pride event 2021 that is going to take place in Wild Rift soon.
League of Legends: Wild Rift Pride Event 2021
The in-game event is scheduled to go live on May 24, featuring many different ways to rep your support for Pride including icons, in-game emotes, and a time-limited homeguard trail. Moreover, the event has 2 missions to show your support and receive rewards as well! They have also announced that the event will go through May and June.
Here are the two missions of the event along with the completion rewards.
| Mission Name | Mission Requirements | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| We Win Together | Play 1 game | 7 Rainbow Poro Icons and 1 homeguard trail |
| United We Play | Play 10 games with either a Pride icon or the homeguard trail equipped | Pride 2021 Emote |
Celebrating the Pride with Wild Rift
That’s all for the in-game event so far! Make sure to show your support to the LGTBQIA+ community in the game and have fun on the rift! As Riot Games has stated themselves, “Being the most player-focused game company in the world means more to us than just creating great games. It also means fostering an inclusive environment that lets us represent a globally diverse player base. They further added,
Celebrating player identities is crucial to building a diverse and inclusive game experience, and we strive to approach representation with care, respect, and authenticity whether it’s in-game or represented in our lore. We’ve been working over the past few years to ensure every player can see themselves in our characters and games. There’s a lot more we want to do to create a meaningful representation of LGBTQIA+ folks in our games, and we’re just getting started. Our commitment is to better equip our developers with education and best practices so every player can see themselves in our characters and games.
Riot Games
Outside their games, you can also check their esports leagues LCS, LEC, CBLOL, and LLA (and more) to celebrate Pride. Additionally, they will be releasing Pride-themed merch on merch.riotgames.com available from June 1st to July 31th with 100% of net proceeds going to the It Gets Better Project.
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