Maitake Says He Apologized to Ariken, Then Reviews In-Game Calls in League of Legends Stream

INDEPENDENT — Maitake, an independent streamer on Twitch, opened a League of Legends stream on Tuesday, a national holiday in Japan, by saying he had spoken with Ariken after the previous day’s match and apologized properly. He added that the early game of that match had even turned up in a dream, and that a plan to go out for a meal usually comes up in a LINE group chat after each LTK regular stage.

Much of the session was spent reviewing team play. One long exchange centered on whether the team should have given up a dragon, the third of the game, after taking a kill in the top lane and spotting the enemy jungler. Voices on the stream disagreed over who should have made the call and whether the dragon had been discussed beforehand, and they pulled up the footage to find the moment. A later stretch picked over a fight near the Baron pit, with an argument about whether an ultimate had landed and what a spectator bug was showing, and about whether using a certain ability would have let the team win the fight.

“After yesterday’s match ended, I talked with Ariken and apologized properly.” — Maitake, opening the stream

Other stretches were lighter. The stream’s talk drifted to a trip to Australia and its oversized insects, and at one point a video of people laughing in different ways played to a flood of chat reactions about its dated, 4:3 look.

Near the end, the conversation turned to the champion Karthus, whose ability was described as applying a heavy slow and cutting magic resistance, and to how to counter his ultimate. Maitake thanked those who had played with him and watched, and said he would pick out the key moments and send the archive to someone for feedback.