When League of Legends will not even let you log in, it is not just a 'bad patch day', it is your evening plans disappearing in real time. That is what thousands of players ran into on 4 January, as the client froze on the logo, stalled on loading screens, or failed outright at login.
Ranked queues, casual matches, and Teamfight Tactics sessions were interrupted, and the usual quick fixes did little because the problem appeared to be on Riot's side. Riot Games has since confirmed it is aware of the login failures and said a fix is in progress.
