A Chinese Player Has Reached Level 1,000 in League of Legends

A player on one of the Chinese servers has managed to pass account level 1,000, becoming the first player to hit the milestone since the levelling redesign implemented late last year. The player, whose name loosely translates to BigBigBigWatermelon, plays on the Shadowflow server, one of the smaller servers accessible to Chinese players.

It was late last year that Riot Games revealed they would be removing the level cap of 30, and introduce a system similar to one that Blizzard Games uses for its popular titles Overwatch and Heroes of the Storm, which allows players to constantly level up and receive rewards for doing so. This new system was introduced as part of the pre-season redesign targeting player retention and enjoyment.

Previously, the first player to hit level 100 did so after playing on the smaller and less popular 3v3 map Twisted Treeline, using XP boosts to enhance the rewards offered. Due to the closed off nature of the Chinese servers, it’s unclear whether another player might have actually reach level 100 first, as it was only due to the video of the account being posted to Reddit that we’re even aware that the 1,000 milestone had been reached. Right now, the player closest to 1,000 that we can see is Toucan Celeste, a player on the EUW server currently sitting at level 911.

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