Riot issues competitive ruling to NACL player Duoking1

James “Duoking1” Stephenson, beforehand assist for Group E Turner in NACL, has been issued a provisional suspension to July 31, 2025.

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Duoking1 violated 4 guidelines of the NACL Rule Set

The timeline of occasions resulting in this ruling started through the NACL 2023 Summer season Qualifier. Duoking1 exhibited disruptive conduct by repeatedly utilizing extremely offensive language in-game. Moreover, he was additionally reported to make use of offensive language on social media by nameless complaints, together with a public Discord server housing over 700 members on which Duoking1 repeatedly posted extremely offensive and vulgar language, usually directed at sure people.

In accordance with Riot Video games’ Rule Set, and specifically the NACL one, gamers have strict laws on conduct each in-game and out-of-game, prohibiting offensive and discriminatory language, in addition to actions detrimental to Riot Video games. Moreover, it additionally forbids gamers from disclosing confidential communications throughout investigations.

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Duoking1, nevertheless, publicly shared data concerning his investigation on his Twitch stream, revealing delicate particulars and alluring viewers to uncover the identification of the nameless complainant. He additionally referred to Riot Video games workers and the compiled proof with derogatory language and in contrast the enforcement of the NACL Rule Set to fascism, additional violating different factors of the rule set:

• Part 11.c.i: Profanity and Hate Speech. A Group Member could not use language that’s obscene, foul, vulgar, insulting, threatening, abusive, libelous, slanderous, defamatory, or in any other case offensive or objectionable; or promote or incite hatred or discriminatory conduct.
• Part 11.c.iii: Conduct in LoL. All Members of the Full Group Roster are topic to conduct checks and opinions for his or her conduct whereas enjoying LoL, together with earlier than being permitted to take part in Tournaments. Group Members are anticipated to behave appropriately in-game and to keep away from using derogatory, racist, and offensive language in addition to griefing and deliberately feeding.
• Part 11.c.vii: Statements Relating to Event Operators, LCS, Riot Video games, and League of Legends. Group Members could not give, make, situation, authorize, or endorse any assertion or motion having, or designed to have, an impact prejudicial or detrimental to the perfect curiosity of the Event Operator, LCS, Riot Video games or its associates, or League of Legends, as decided within the sole and absolute discretion of Riot Video games.
• Part 11.e.v: Investigation Conduct and Confidentiality. If a Event Official contacts a Group Member to debate an investigation, the Group Member is obligated to inform the reality. If a Group Member withholds data or misleads a Event Official creating an obstruction of the investigation then the Group and/or Group Member is topic to punishment. The Group and/or Group Member could not disclose any data supplied by any celebration through the course of the investigation.

Contemplating the preliminary violations and the irritating components, Riot got here to the conclusion to impose a two-year ban on his participation in Riot-sanctioned competitions, lasting till July 31, 2025. Duoking1 was warned that any additional violations of Riot Video games laws could lead to extra extreme penalties, together with a everlasting ban from Riot-sanctioned competitions.

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