There has been a consistent worry throughout the Korean LoL scene about when a player will have to do their mandatory military service, or conscription, and how that will impact their gaming career. Many thought that the Asian Games would provide an exemption if the players received a gold medal, but that was proven to not be the case for esports athletes. There is still hope for our legacy players within the LCK. On November 1st, the New York Times reveled that “the failure to offer alternative forms of civilian service to conscientious objectors was unconstitutional, and gave the government until the end of next year to introduce the option of performing alternative services, like working in prisons or fire stations”.
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