Riot Games working with Comcast, AT&T, and other ISPs to build a dedicated League of Legends network

North American League of Legends players should see improvements in their online experience by March this year as developer Riot Games works with the big Internet service providers to improve network connections.

Many U.S. gamers report latency in their experience with the hugely popular multiplayer online battle arena game (MOBA), especially those on the East Coast. Riot Games is now working with ISPs like Verizon to tackle that problem, cutting the distance that data for the game travels and making for smoother gameplay. It’s similar to the way that Netflix works with AT&T, Verizon, and Comcast to provide a reliable streaming service to its viewers. Netflix pays the big ISPs to ensure strong interconnectivity and there’s no reason to assume Riot Games won’t do the same.