Foreword: The S16 season has officially begun. I believe most players have been paying attention to the recent matches. The competitions in each major region have been very intense. The break period in recent days has sparked a lot of discussion among netizens, especially regarding the highly-watched Xuan Shen. In his recent livestream, he publicly criticized Viper again. This move completely dissatisfied the fans, and they even reported it to the official agency. If nothing unexpected happens, this time the agency is likely to sue Xuan Shen, because this is not the first time he has insulted Viper. Moreover, the previous public apology from IG team did not make him restrain himself; he is still mocking Theshy.

Report: Viper's company sues Xuan Shen

I believe most players are quite familiar with Xuan Shen. As an esports streamer in the LPL region, his live stream entertainment value is not much. In the early days when he streamed ranked games, he did have some fans, but his career peak came when he started commentating official matches. He thrived on the secondary commentary channel, attracting over 100,000 viewers for almost every stream. Some time ago, his criticism of Theshy trended on hot searches and even led to a lawsuit by the IG team. After IG won the case, Xuan Shen was forced to issue a public apology. It was thought that this series of actions would make him restrain himself, but instead he became even more aggressive.

In his recent livestream, Xuan Shen publicly said: "Dao Xian Dao xx, I'll release an announcement in a few days. There's no choice, Koreans are coming. For Xiaolu's match, I might post an announcement for you guys, just a heads up. Maybe in a few days, there might be an announcement. No choice, for Xiaolu's match. Xiaolu, every time I post an announcement it's to watch you play, Xiaoluzi. Koreans are coming, no choice. Then can you choose not to let me stream Xiaolu's match? Right? Then I'll post an announcement: Xiaolu was directly taken down by TT, directly taken down by TT?"

This is Xuan Shen's original response during his livestream. While being sued by Viper's agency, he still didn't forget to mock Theshy. Does such a person really deserve to stream?

Some netizens looked through his records and found that his targeting of Viper has been more than once or twice. Since the start of this season, he has been making pointed comments about Viper, with very harsh criticism, not hesitating at all. Of course, there were also times of praise, but they were relatively few. Viper's agency's action is commendable. After all, the current BLG team is the best-performing team in the LPL region. If even such a top team can be openly criticized and mocked behind their backs, then where are the players' rights? I don't know what the officials are thinking—why would they give Xuan Shen the authority to commentate on the secondary channel?

Last time, after IG won the lawsuit, many people were very dissatisfied with the official handling. After all, should such a problematic streamer really be given the authority to commentate on the secondary channel? It's true that when he commentates matches, he can bring a lot of traffic to the league, but it's the kind generated by using derogatory nicknames to stir up conflict between fans. Does the official also recognize that "black and red is still red"? I hope that this time the officials can be more decisive, because Xuan Shen doesn't seem to have learned any lesson from the previous apology. Although the nickname "Xiaoluzi" doesn't have any negative meaning, it's obvious that he is very unyielding.

Goodbye's opinion

The playoffs are about to begin. If such secondary commentary is still allowed, I don't know what kind of controversies and negative emotions will be stirred up. If you've watched Xuan Shen's commentary, you can understand why his livestreams always have such high popularity. Provoking opposition among fans is a behavior that is neither too big nor too small. If he just streamed quietly and honestly, probably few people would pay attention to him. But this time he has hit a hard spot. It depends on how Viper's agency handles it.

What do you, dear viewers, think about this matter?