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Why are Chinese developers still being excluded from the global ecosystem? #1151

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@changmen1

Currently, the Riot Games API supports almost every major region (NA, EUW, KR, SEA, etc.), but leaves the largest player base in the world in a "black hole."

Developer Inequality: Why should we have to resort to reverse-engineering LCU or using unstable scrapers just to get basic match history, while developers in other regions enjoy a well-documented global API?

Broken Ecosystem: Since Riot is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tencent, the lack of data integration between the two is technically absurd. It creates a massive barrier for developers trying to build cross-platform tools (Electron, React Native) that aim to serve the global community.

The "Tencent" Excuse: We are tired of hearing "Tencent handles the data." As the parent company, there should be a unified data standard.

Request:
We don't need special treatment; we just want Developer Equality. Please provide a clear roadmap or a relay bridge between the Riot API and Tencent data. Stop making us feel like "second-class" developers in the League of Legends ecosystem.

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