The League of Legends Championship Series made its return on Friday with the debut of Friday Night League, and Twitter made it clear that they are not fans of the new broadcast direction.

Criticism of the LCS broadcast is nothing new. Compared to its European counterpart, the League of Legends European Championship, the LCS broadcast lacks in creativity and identity. While the LEC broadcast team has been pumping out amazing content on their Youtube channel, the LCS team has been quiet, except the news of fan favorite Olivee May leaving the broadcast.

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The segment that set Twitter ablaze though was a post-game segment following the Evil Geniuses vs. 100 Thieves match. The segment featured SushiDragon, a popular content creator.

The segment was typical SushiDragon, with over the top green screen effects, but many were critical of its place in the LCS broadcast. Many players, coaches, content creators and personalities around the scene took to Twitter to voice their concerns for the direction of the broadcast.

screenshot via twitch.tv/lcs

Olivee May's post game interview segments were popular among LCS fans, and many criticized the sudden change after her departure.

Olivee even chimed in on the action herself.

Perhaps the best response of the night belonged to Team SoloMid bot laner Yiliang "Doublelift" Peng whose Tweet was simple yet accurate and effective.

Despite the segment getting blasted, many acknowledged that SushiDragon wasn't actually the problem. People like MonteCristo, Locodoco, and Olivee herself all praised him as a content creator, but recognized that the LCS can't just plop SushiDragon content into the middle of a professional broadcast.

From an outsider's perspective, the LCS broadcast looks to be in trouble. The team in the past has been criticized for not taking enough creative risks. Now, all the attempts the broadcast is taking are seeming to fail. Last split's new show Monday Night League failed to even get close to the viewership of the traditional weekend matches. The unique and funny content put out by the LEC makes the LCS look worse by comparison.

It's one thing when the general public on Twitter criticizes the broadcast, but it's something else when the league's own players, coaches, and journalists slam it. If the LCS wants to stand with the big boys, then they better find an identity quick.

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