What The League of Legends Southeast Asia Server Merge Means For Players

Big news for MOBA fans all across Southeast Asia; League of Legends is going through a streamlining of sorts.

The League of Legends servers all across the following Southeast Asia servers will be merging together as one; this includes Thailand, Philippines, and Malaysia/Singapore/Indonesia. This means players in these regions will be experiencing a larger player pool, faster matchmaking, and smoother gameplay.

Improved Matchmaking Experience

With a larger pool of players, matchmaking will be faster and more accurate. Whether you’re queuing for ranked or are a new player looking for a balanced battle, you can expect to be paired with teammates and opponents that match your skill level with closer precision.

Smooth, Low-Latency Gameplay

Say goodbye to major lag spikes and connection issues. By centralizing our server infrastructure, we’re bringing you smoother gameplay across all locations involved. It’s time to play like the pro you are without the frustration of connection hiccups.

The merger will happen on 9 January 2025, and will take place alongside the Patch 15.1 update.

Most account information, including champions, skins, and RP, will be transferred to the new unified server. However, some features like Clash match history and club affiliations will not be transferred. Here’s a full list of what will not be ported over:

Things That Will Not Be Transferred

• Victory Points
• Forum Badges
• Clash Match History on Thailand/Philippines server
• Clash Club Affiliation on Thailand/Philippines server

This may be good news to some, but not to others due to how used people are to the old ways especially for Thailand and Philippines players who may be taking a bit of a loss with the transfer. Also, LoL has been around since 2013 and has gone through different distributors like Garena. It’s only a matter of time until a cost-efficient merger will happen due to dwindling player bases per country, and it just so happens it’ll be on the biggest MOBA on the planet next to Dota 2.

Here’s an FAQ to sort you out:

When will the servers merge and how long will it take?

January 9, 2025 with patch 15.1. You can expect the same downtime expected for patch releases, which is approximately four hours from start to finish. Should downtime be extended unexpectedly, we will be sure to inform you on our social channels.

What must I do to prepare?

You will just have to update our League game client when patch 15.1 goes live! Please note that as with normal patch releases, RP purchases will be temporarily disabled during the patch downtime window.

I play on multiple servers. What should I do if I have a preferred account to carry on to the merged server?

All accounts will transfer to the merged server, so each account you have will make it across the line. After that, you can choose which one you’d like to log into and play with, but you should still be able to access all your accounts on the merged server based upon login.

Can I take this opportunity to transfer to other servers besides this merged server?

Account Transfers remain available as usual, but free transfers are not being offered for the time of this server merge.

Will items or RP be priced differently in the merged server compared to the individual Thailand, Philippines, and Singapore/Malaysia/Indonesia server?

You will still be able to pay for RP in the same local currency that you used in your previous server.

Will there be other server mergers in the future?

At this present time, we are focused on this SEA server merge. We will be sure to share updates if there are any other changes in the future.

How will the server merge affect my latency?

If you’re playing in Thailand or in the Philippines, you may experience a ping increase of 20ms or so, but this will have little to no impact on your overall gameplay experience. You can expect a similar ping rate to that of VALORANT in those locations.

Will the game and client still be localized in my local language after the server merge?

There will be no changes to your game and client language options.

Will Player Support change after this server merge?

Player Support remains the same for Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore/Malaysia/Indonesia. Response languages remain tied to the Region of Residence information on your account, so you should not experience any differences to your Player Support experience.

Does this server merge impact Lal Esports in Thailand, Philippines, Singapore/Malaysia/Indonesia?

Earlier this month, we announced updates to the League of Legends Championship Pacific (LCP), including information about the promotion and relegation (P&R) system of the tournaments. The P&R tournament acts as a gateway into the LCP, a top tier regional competition that is set to be the only route for teams within each respective region to qualify for global events such as MSI and Worlds.

On a related note, League of Legends spin-off animated series Arcane has wrapped up its two-season run on Netflix. It’s awesome; you should go check it out.