Riot Games typically doesn’t let League of Legends’ lore directly affect its gameplay, for obvious reasons. Which is why it’s so odd to see them kill off popular pirate hero Gangplank, not least because he had only just had his skills and costume updated.
As you can imagine, fans who had splashed out cash on their hero just to see him deaded by rival buccaneer Miss Fortune were none too happy, but Riot has responded asking them to remain patient and see what happens in the next few days.
Champion death is unprecedented in League of Legends,” says the developer, ”and we do not take it lightly. We encourage all Gangplank fans to remain calm for a few days until we can fully assess the situation. At this time, we are not addressing refund requests for him or his skins but please know that over the next several days we’ll do our best to make things right for everyone.”
Obviously they have some kind of plan for a resurrection - you don’t just bump off a popular hero that fans have spent money on and simply shrug your shoulders - but killing Gangplank off in the ongoing Bilgewater event, which stars many of the game’s nautical heroes, is still a unprecedented move on Riot’s part.
Could he be LeChuck-ed, perhaps?
