Chapter 139 Flash Wolf’s late stage shit!
The team members went into their lounge to get ready.
They must first report their peripheral models to the organizer, who will purchase them uniformly; each time they change the equipment on stage, they must hand it over to the staff for inspection before installing it on stage.
In addition to makeup, host warm-up and other stages, by the time both teams officially took the stage, nearly two hours had passed.
"Mingkai, in the game against Flash Wolves, just like what I analyzed for you before, avoid multiple attacks in the early stage." Before taking the stage, nofe was still explaining the things to pay attention to during the game.
Unlike the usual situation where the factory director would get slapped if he didn't do anything in the first ten minutes, this time Nofe specifically told him to do less.
This is not a show effect, but the player Casa's sense of smell in the jungle is really as sharp as if he was cheating!
In the group stage matches, he can always easily see the position of the opponent's jungler and the upcoming gank action without any vision, so that he can counter-crouch in time to win the small team battle!
Because of Casa's extremely high counter-crouching success rate, he was directly nicknamed "Brother Radar" by netizens, which proved that it was unwise for him to attack all the time in the early stage.
"I'm not asking you to work hard." Nofe was worried that the factory director had misunderstood, so he explained to him: "You can try ganks with a high success rate, but those that look very powerful at first glance will explode once you reverse crouch. Gank, try not to do it, understand? ”
The factory director nodded calmly: "Don't worry, I'll take it easy."
nofe nodded with satisfaction. In fact, the factory director has been in the LPL jungle for many years. In addition to the "finding father method" that has been ridiculed by the audience, his own strength is also remarkable, especially good at controlling the map, counter-crouching and ganking around the field of view. .
To a certain extent, even if the factory director's anti-crouch awareness is not as good as that of Kasa at his peak, it is not much worse; the factory director only needs to think a little more before ganking to avoid most situations. Danger occurs.
"The same goes for you guys online. Don't make dangerous moves. If you can press hard, give me small pressure. If you can press small, give me peace of mind!" Nofe turned to the others and said, "Fight with Flash Wolf." There is no need to rush the game, even if you are evenly matched until twenty minutes, when the transition period comes, you can easily and quickly seize the advantage with your own operation ability!"
If they were facing SKT, nofe wouldn't dare to say, "If you can put a lot of pressure on me, you can put a little pressure on me." As we all know, if the balance with SKT develops for 20 to 30 minutes, it can basically be judged as negative because of their lane switching operations. His ability to cooperate in late-stage team battles is unique in the world!
It can be said that in the LCK Spring Split, the KT team with the "Three Elites of the LPL" can easily crush all other teams. In the playoffs, it is 3:0 against anyone, as evidenced by the record; but SKT is also 3:0 against KT: 0!
Double level of strength!
Many people commented after the LCK playoffs: If two teams can be selected from each division of this MSI, then the LCK will win the championship!
This is a powerful manifestation of SKT's terror operations and team-fighting abilities!
But compared to the Flash Wolves, EDG is just another existence that can crush them in terms of operation and teamfighting abilities - if the Flash Wolves and EDG are still evenly matched after playing for more than 20 minutes, then their winning rate in this game will definitely not be the same. How high is it?
Some people say that how can a team run if it is not good at running it but learns to be good at it? If teamwork coordination is not good, then go hone the teamwork and train the tacit understanding between the players?
But in fact, operational ability is not only a reflection of the strength of the players, but also a reflection of the ability of the coaching staff and even the entire team's support staff!
The five players on the field alone cannot analyze so many operational details. More often, it depends on the back-end personnel to analyze, integrate, and then teach the players.
Not to mention team play, some players are naturally good at team play, and some are good at lane play; some team members have similar styles and can easily develop a high level of tacit understanding, while some team members have conflicting styles and it is difficult to achieve that no matter how much training is done. Teamfights are in lockstep.
This is also the first important factor that many players who want to achieve results will consider during the transfer period: does the team I choose suit my style and whether it can develop a tacit understanding of teamwork with me.
"Then if the other side wants to kill someone forcefully, I can't refuse it, right?" Jack paused and retorted.
"If you can kill me, I will definitely kill you, but if you are seduced and sent away by the boss, it will be over if you see if Abu can hold you in his mouth when you get back!" the factory director turned around and threatened.
Jack's neck trembled when he thought of the angry appearance of Abu reported online, and he suddenly didn't dare to say anything.
"Let's go on stage!"
After waiting for more than ten minutes, the prompt for the contestants to take the stage finally came from the front.
The five EDG players, together with head coach Nofe, lined up in a neat row and walked through the aisle in the middle of the arena, standing under the spotlight of the main stage!
In an instant, the surrounding stands burst into cheers and applause. More than 10,000 spectators at the scene gave the warmest welcome ceremony to EDG, which had won the group stage!
"Fuck, this feels so good!" Jack shouted in a low voice from the backlight: "Can we beat SKT? I can't even imagine that scene!"
"If you beat SKT at home in another division, maybe people will shout your name instead of SKT." The director turned his head and said: "Don't underestimate the number of SKT fans, you will see it tomorrow. ”
Li Mufan stood aside in silence, feeling equally shocked by such a scene.
The last time he participated in the World Championship was S5. The scale of the event and the venues at that time were far inferior to what they are now, and IG did not have many fans abroad. When he played, there were some enthusiastic spectators cheering. Maybe those people I don’t even know which team IG is.
But it's different now. These people are really shouting for EDG because they won all the games and defeated SKT twice in the group stage!
"Go, go, go! Defeat Flash Wolf and get off work early!"
Finally, after the host finished introducing the two teams, the promotional video produced by Riot Games began to play on the big screen, and everyone could finally go to their player seats and touch up their computer equipment.
The promotional video mainly focuses on the beautiful scenery of Brazil, which is somewhat intended to promote Brazil's tourism industry. This is presumably why Riot Games can borrow public venues like the Olympic Stadium.
At this time, the domestic live broadcast platform has been transferred to the commentary booth.
"Welcome to the live broadcast of the semi-finals of the 2017 Mid-Season Invitational! Hello everyone, my name is Zeyuan!"
"Hello everyone, I remember!"
The two commentators, who are popular among the audience, were dressed in formal attire and stood upright in front of the camera.
"After four days of waiting, MSI finally started the war again!" Guan Zeyuan said with great momentum: "The two sides fighting today are the EDG team from our LPL and the Flash Wolves team from the LMS division!"
"For the viewers in our division, these two teams are very familiar. I won't introduce them much. Next, let's take a look at the comparison of the group stage data of the two teams!"
I remember adding an explanation on the side: "Originally I wanted to show you the data from the two spring games, but then I thought about it. The two teams had different opponents in the spring game, so the data reference is of little significance. It is not as intuitive as the group stage data!"< br>
"That's right! This data was generated by our LPL ourselves and cannot be seen live in other divisions!" Guan Zeyuan joked with a smile: "Most of the data was completed by a former Flash Wolf data analyst."< br>
The barrage was filled with laughter and 666. I remember being told that I was very embarrassed, as it looked like I had betrayed my old club.
"Our EDG 10-0 group stage record, all the statistics are quite luxurious!"
In the lower right corner of each data, the ranking of the data among the six teams in the MSI group stage is also marked. On it, you can see EDG's one-tower rate, average time per game, field of view control rate, average number of barons per game, and first line. Baron ranks first in all win rates, but ranks second in first blood rate and fifteen-minute economic lead.
On the other side, the Flash Wolves' data is quite spread out, with several data rankings hovering around 4th and 5th. The winning rate of the first baron is at the bottom and ranks sixth!
"After reading this data comparison, I think everyone should be very confident about today's game!" Guan Zeyuan analyzed: "Especially for the Flash Wolves, the bottom first baron winning rate, mainly because they have a huge early advantage in two games. , after taking the Baron buff, he failed to end the game and was overturned by his opponent.”
"Reflected on the team as a whole, the Flash Wolves often have difficulty making correct decisions in the middle and late stages of the game. Their ability to end the game is very weak!" Remember to continue.
"But EDG has a complete record of victory, so the series of data on Baron's winning rate are undoubtedly 100%. It is worth noting that the first blood rate and fifteen-minute economic lead are ranked first by the SKT team." Guan Ze Yuan slowed down his speech so that the audience could follow his train of thought;
"This shows that SKT's offensive rhythm on MSI is faster and more fierce, but EDG's advantage is that they are stable enough. Even if they are at a disadvantage in the early stage, they can rely on their ability to find opportunities to regain control of the game in the mid-term."
"So even if EDG didn't play well in the early stage, don't be nervous. Their abilities in the middle and late stages of this season have improved a lot compared to before, and they are very good at winning games with their own understanding of the game! It is no longer the familiar impression in our memory: As long as the LPL team doesn’t have an advantage in the early stage, they will lose completely!”
The two commentators analyzed both teams, and soon the scene was fully prepared, and the screen jumped to the BP stage without warning!
This is also the reason why the LPL broadcast here and the live broadcast there are not in the same system. Fortunately, Guan Zeyuan responded quickly and quickly brought the topic to BP.
"EDG took the lead in banning Casa's Lee Sin and Spider, while Flash Wolves on the red side have already banned Kennen and the Male Spear!"
A short period of time has passed for BP, but it is innocuous. Guan Zeyuan began to analyze the next trend of BP.
"EDG should be eyeing Casa, the wolf king of Flash Wolves!" Guan Ze Yuanlang said: "Aiming at Casa's best rhythm jungler, should Jiugong consider banning him next? ?
Or if EDG doesn't plan to grab the mid lane hero, they can ban Enchantress first! Heroes like Enchantress, who are very capable of cooperating with the jungle, are also a tactic that Flash Wolves are good at using! ”
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw that EDG banned top laner Shen in the third ban position!
I remember suddenly: "EDG is not going to let Flash Wolves play too easily!"
Shen is a hero who is very good at taking advantage of the situation. In advantageous games, he can use his ultimate move Mercy to save Soulfall after the top six, and quickly help his teammates snowball in the middle of the game!
If you can leave a TP loop, you can even prevent your opponent from exchanging any resources on the side!
In a disadvantaged situation, Shen seems to be much less effective. Most of his ultimate moves are used to protect his teammates.
Combined with the fact that Flash Wolves are very good at gaining an advantage in the early game, it makes perfect sense to accidentally ban to prevent the opponent from continuing their rhythm.
The Flash Wolf on the other side is in trouble. Now that Jace, Qinggangying, and Enchantress are all outside, it's really hard to choose which one to ban.
Among these three heroes, Flash Wolf can only choose one Enchantress. Neither Jace nor Qinggang Shadow can use it. This also eliminates the possibility of Flash Wolf Steak wanting to play all three heroes and then exchange one for two. thought.
Moreover, Steak now has another point to consider, that is, what should he do if the enemy robs the enchantress!
The remaining Jace and Qinggangying would have a hard time taking action themselves, and even EDG could choose one of them at will to form a top-mid combination.
This was almost an unsolvable problem. Steak racked his brains and couldn't come up with a solution. He could only do the next best thing and ban Jace, who EDG could use to swing up and down!
"The player hero pool is too restrictive for the coach's BP performance!" Guan Zeyuan smiled: "The red team wants to ban the male spearman and Kennen, and it has already occupied the two ban positions of Flash Wolves. Later, we still have to think about several unique skills of EDG. Hero; you have to give Steak seven or eight ban positions so that he can do BP better!"
Seeing the Lightning Wolf banning Jess, EDG grabbed the Enchantress without saying a word!
Qinggangying was left outside.
Not to mention that the strength of Qinggang Shadow in this version is not T0, and it is only a goalkeeper at the T1 level; even if the Flash Wolf bites the bullet and uses stealth instead of ban, Li Mufan has already prepared a countermeasure on the road.
"Flash Wolves first locked down the bottom lane combination of Ice and Braum! The Freljord duo stole the show at this MSI!"
"Then EDG must also pick Varus first, otherwise they will be targeted in the second round." Guan Zeyuan said solemnly: "If you take Qinggang Shadow in the third hand, there is no problem. Han Bing is a hero who has no displacement. This Brother Fan has a huge stage, and can be used both as a solo leader and in team battles!”
Flash Wolves' third move was to choose Cask for Ka'Sa, a hero that is still playable in the current version of the rhythm jungler, and EDG has not banned him.
From another perspective, the wine barrel team battle can also slightly protect the own AD Ice that has not been displaced. The ultimate move [Explosive Wine Barrel] can also break the Qinggang Shadow's ultimate move [Hexian Ultimatum]. This wave of steaks Kill two birds with one stone.
The first round of BP was over, and Steak looked at his lineup complacently.
Even though EDG got two heroes, Enchantress + Qinggangying, which they are very good at, their first three hands can also deal with it quite well. Han Bing's E [Eagle Strikes the Sky] can also further radiate into the jungle to help Kasa. Complete the preliminary layout!
But as soon as the second round started, nofe started to show his fangs!
In the mid lane position, Fox and Syndra have been banned successively. They are the only two heroes in the MSI version that can compete with Enchantress in the mid and jungle. Looking further down, there are only Galio with his own magic shield and good laning ability. Lulu can barely fight against the Enchantress!
However, once Galio and Lulu come out, the entire Flash Wolves team's output will fall entirely on Han Bing.
Can she? Han Bing doesn’t have that ability, you know!
Although the ice in the advantageous round is not very good, if you want to win the team battle on your own, you must not win the team battle unless the five opponents are all wooden stakes!
Cold sweat broke out from Steak's back, and he suddenly discovered that splitting moves sometimes is not easy to use in BP, because the opponent can completely block all your available 'splitting moves' first!
Further down the priority list, we can only consider the second-line mid laners of the MSI version such as Ryze and Rockbird. Their shortcoming is that in the process of linking up the middle and jungle, because of their own weakness, they can easily become a breakthrough point for their opponents!
Enchantress, Fox, Galio, and Lulu are all heroes with excellent self-protection abilities.
"In the second round, Flash Wolves took down Karma on the auxiliary side and Rek'Sai in the jungle, but they still didn't reveal a hero in their fourth-hand hero selection!"
In the end, Steak followed EDG's mid lane selection against G2 and won the Ice Lady.
Compared with the optional heroes listed above, the advantage of Ice Girl is that her linkage effect with the jungler is very good, and she also has the ability to walk alone in the jungle. The only thing she needs to worry about is the output problem in the later stage.
In the late game, Ice Girl and Han Bing are both functional output positions, and it is difficult for them to shoulder the responsibility of being a big core!
But Steak was thinking from another perspective that he couldn't tell his teammates directly.
Flash Wolf was a mess in the late stage! Even if you get the late-stage hero, can you still compete with EDG in the late-stage?
It’s better to bet all on the early and mid-term!
Of course, he had to bury this in his heart and think about it for himself, and let the team members know that he would have to be sent wreaths by Flash Wolf fans in a truck overnight!
"EDG's last two hands are Olaf and the auxiliary Titan!" Guan Zeyuan said with a loud voice: "Olav is the most suitable jungle hero to cut the ice protected by the Braum security door! His ultimate move can ignore the ice With Braum’s full control, EDG is a great choice!”
"Titan lock plus three cutting heroes in the middle and jungle!" I remember counting on my fingers: "The Enchantress, Qinggang Shadow, Olaf! I don't know how Betty is going to survive!"
"If Ice Girl's ultimate move can be given to teammates, I think Maple will give it to their own AD without hesitation!"
In the last move, in order to make up for the team's output a little bit, Steak chose Crocodile for the top laner Mimi Dan after a comprehensive choice.
It has strong combat power in the early and mid-term, can also supplement output, and is theoretically even a counter role against Qinggang Shadow. This crocodile is undoubtedly the best choice at this time.
However, when Mimi Egg took out the crocodile, everyone in EDG burst into laughter.
"We're also taking crocodiles! The key point is that this is not the first time Brother Fan has played Qinggang Shadow against crocodiles. He has never lost a match before!"
"With their lineup, just click it after thirty minutes!"
Li Mufan also couldn't help laughing. He originally thought that if there wasn't a vampire or a captain on the top lane, a core top laner to supplement the team battle output in the later stages, at least it would be a Rambo.
I didn’t expect the steak to be served with crocodile!
Now the strength of the lineup in the early and mid-term is indeed online, but the question is, why does EDG have to compete with the same number of people as you in the early and mid-term?
Nofe's original plan was to test the game first, and use big moves at the beginning. This is what he would do against a strong team. Naturally, it would be best to gain points steadily against a team that is not as strong as him.
I didn't expect Flash Wolf to be so afraid of the lane, with all the powerful heroes out, for fear of the lane collapsing.
Gains and losses, gains and losses.
"The lineup of Flash Wolves was absolutely dominant in the first half of the game, but to be honest, there was no late stage at all!" Guan Zeyuan appropriately commented: "I think EDG can even avoid the battle! With their current operational level, it is completely This can be achieved by passing the ball to Qinggang Ying at the single-hand end, and EDG can kill the Flash Wolf operation and single-hander!”
"For Flash Wolves, we need to work hard to gain as much of a lead as possible in the early and mid-term, rely on the lineup advantage to fight small-scale team battles, and roll the snowball until it is big enough!" I remember it was for Flash Wolves. Thinking about the way to win: "After Baron Nash is born, and get the Baron buff, maybe Flash Wolves will have a chance to end the game!"
"Okay, no more words!" Guan Zeyuan watched as the coaches from both sides went to the middle of the stage to shake hands, and the on-site director also turned the camera to the entire audience.
Countless colored lights shined on both sides of the stage, complementing the team flags of the two teams. The scene burst into cheers after bursts. The local Brazilian audience sang national chants, giving the most enthusiastic welcome to the upcoming game. ceremony!
The lineups of the two teams were symmetrically distributed up and down on the big screen in the middle of the stage. Guan Zeyuan glanced at the lineup and said loudly: "The first game of the semi-finals begins immediately!"
Blue side EDG: top laner Qinggangying, jungler Olaf, mid laner Enchantress, bottom laner Varus, and auxiliary Titan.
Flash Wolves on the red side: top laner MMD Crocodile, jungler Casa Barrel, mid laner Maple Ice Girl, bottom lane Betty Ice, and auxiliary Snake Braum.
Amidst the deafening cheers, Summoner's Rift descends! (End of chapter)