League of Legends' popular Iron Solari League had some controversy going on in the last hours due to some player restrictions applied to possible gender combinations in teams. After some natural complaints, league organizers have quickly responded with the following statement, both apologising and removing the weird rule set:
"Our initial ruling on LGBT player restrictions within the Iron Solari League has created a lot of good discussion and debate over the past 24 hours. After discussing the ruling with our partners and re-examining our approach, we have decided to remove these restrictions completely. This means that any player who self-identifies as female will be allowed to participate. We sincerely apologize for any offense we caused to the LGBT and gaming communities.
Our original intent when we put together this tournament was to promote diversity in the competitive gaming community. Hence, we are grateful to our players who have consistently provided their feedback to help us learn and improve as we strive to develop an inclusive gaming environment for all. We'll also be keeping our promise of having an open dialogue with all parties as we plan this and future events."
However, despite apologies and correction, some players still see offense on the way things happened if they wanted to "promote diversity", specially on the "discussing with our partners" part and the feedback needed from players to realize and fix the mistake, as noted on the comments below the official statement.
In other LoL bad news, game was recently attacked once again, with user accounts and their IP/RP points compromised.