Chapter 288 Chapter 288: Unexpected layout!
On the match day, Gu Xing was sitting on the bus still reading the EDG information distributed by Redmi.
Guodian is their old enemy.
It can be said that no one knows EDG better than Gu Xing!
The opponent is a very traditional double C team, with a pure discard on the top lane, and two tools, the jungler and the support, responsible for starting the team and protecting it.
Lacking diverse tactics, EDG's way of winning games is very single. It has not changed for many years and is still the most familiar Guodian flavor.
How many people have been replaced in one term? Changing the soup does not change the medicine!
Gu Xing had defeated them more than once and was familiar with Guodian's style of play.
But he did not let his guard down.
Because last night, EDG changed the starting lineup.
Top laner Koro1 takes Mouse's place.
You know, in the six-to-four match between EDG and QG the day before yesterday, Mouse performed well and helped the team sweep their opponents!
Even with such outstanding performance, the team still chose to move him to the bench to watch the water cooler.
what does that mean?
Definitely come prepared, and use your trump card to amplify your moves!
Gu Xing will naturally not take it lightly.
There is no resurrection armor mechanism now.
Although VG has won 16 consecutive games and is firmly at the top of the group, they do not have any special privileges except for the priority right to choose a side in today's semi-finals.
If they lose any BO5 game, VG will end their spring split just like the second team that failed a few days ago!
Before his teammates got on the bus, Gu Xing simply read the patch content again, trying not to miss any details.
He was previously tricked by Xiangguo using the catch-up mechanism based on his experience a year ago, and now he has some PTSD symptoms.
Afraid of jumping into the hole dug by Ming Kai again.
As a fan of the factory director, Gu Xing is very aware of how cunning and cunning Gui Jiao Qi is. No one in the LPL league can match him. He is a typical conscious player!
After all, with Mingkai's hand speed, it is unrealistic to do any fancy operations, and he can only rely on his brain to make up for it.
From a certain point of view, it is indeed possible that the factory director might launch a big move to disgust Gu Xing.
“The main thing in the jungle is the double weakening of the male gun and the poodle...”
Gu Xing had already seen the patch at the VG training department version seminar a few days ago, and now he was just reviewing it again.
Riot designers have always been tinkering, slicing off any outrageous heroes that couldn't be solved, and then making adjustments when things got tough.
It is impossible for heroes who are more popular on the field to escape the fate of being weakened.
The pure manly passive of the male gun no longer provides magic resistance. This is like cutting the main artery with a knife.
Originally, Graves was able to run rampant in the jungle because the strength of E [Quick Draw] was too exaggerated!
After Leopard Girl was cut down and unable to play, the male gunner was not afraid of any hero invading in the jungle.
The pure man effect of level 1 E with full stacks is 40 points of double resistance, making him almost invincible in single combat!
As for Rengar, his Q [Cruelty] damage was cut, and he changed from a fierce poodle to a silly and cute version of Tigger.
Xie Tunan has collected samples from the five major leagues and qualifying matches and provided detailed data reference.
Version 7.7 has been implemented for some time, and the data team has enough samples to make analysis and judgment.
Poodle is currently a hero that is still usable, but not particularly strong, and has become a T2 choice for jungle roles.
The situation of male guns is even worse.
Because the game environment has changed.
"Qinggangying was cut down, and top laner Murloc Man and Wine Barrel became popular." Gu Xing quickly flipped through the information and sorted out the relevant logic. "The jungle spiders are getting stronger and stronger, and their spell damage in the game is increasing. Male Guns are no longer applicable..."
Camille has been nerfed since joining the Alliance, never buffed.
It was enough to prove how outrageous Qinggang Ying's strength was at that time.
The point of using the knife this time is W and R - the outer edge of Tactical Sweep in the former no longer provides recovery when hitting wild monsters and minions, and the duration of Hex Ultimatum in the latter is reduced.
After continuous operations, Qinggang Ying is now tending to enter the sewer, no longer as impressive as before with a BP rate of 100%.
Then came the top laner Murlocs and wine barrels.
Murloc has been modified before, and the mark duration of W [Sea Stone Trident] is increased by two seconds.
Its short-handed nature is not popular in the middle. At most, it can be played in the era when cards were flying all over the sky, so Ximen Ye said that such a unique skill can be used very hard.
But on the top lane where the average Tyrannosaurus rex has short hands, the disadvantage of the little murloc is no longer highlighted!
After the Sea Stone Trident is strengthened, its ability to consume and exchange blood has increased several levels compared to before!
A certain genius took the lead in developing the Murloc top laner. The equipment plan uses three-phase/ice fist+sunfire and other frank equipment. The gameplay is similar to last year's meaty Ekko.
The disadvantage is that it has little control and fault tolerance. The advantage is that it is more flexible and poses a greater threat to the back row.
Because the fishman doesn't need to flash, and can bring a igniter to disgust the back row, the function of the shit stick is not reduced at all.
The top laner Wine Barrel is a new choice that emerged in the first two versions. The battery life improvement of the passive [Happy Hour] doubles his ability to rely on lanes, making him very suitable for the front row of the top laner.
After many top laners were cut, the tepid Beerman quietly climbed into the first echelon of the top lane.
The same goes for spiders in the jungle.
Characters such as poodles and male guns have all been weakened, so the strength of spiders who have not been stabbed will naturally increase.
The rise of multiple spell-damaged characters has intensified the decline of male guns in disguise!
After the pure man no longer provides magic resistance, if Graves wants to stand firm until the end of the team battle, he must make the Great Demon-Drinking Knife in advance, and the conditions are quite harsh.
As a result, no one cares about male guns now.
Spiders, blind monks and other characters are the overlords of the wild area.
"It's a bit like the S6 World Championship," Gu Xing recalled the experience of the 7.7 version of the training match. It felt quite similar to last year's global finals. "The difference is that there is no Leopard Girl and Olaf."
Olaf disappeared from the jungle due to the reduced refresh frequency of wild monsters. He was so strong last year, mostly due to the jungle that resets every 100 seconds. The faster he refreshes, the more opportunities he has to do more.
In addition, it is not the damage overflow + pull version last year, and the jungler needs to lead the rhythm in the early stage or have the ability to start a group in the mid-to-late stage.
Olaf didn't fit the bill.
In addition, the troll jungler used by Gu Xing when he faced RNG previously also contributed to the situation to a certain extent.
This thing can be said to be Olaf's absolute counter. As long as the troll is still there, it will be difficult for him to play.
"What are you thinking about, Lao Gu? You're so confused." Jack asked vaguely as he got into the car with his bag on his back.
Gu Xing looked up and saw that Yu Wenbo had a meat bun in his mouth, which looked more like a dog.
"Study and study the version," Gu Xing shook the bound collection of materials in his hand, "so that we won't be caught off guard by EDG again when we come on stage later."
Smeb agrees.
"We should really study it further," he nodded in agreement. "Sometimes the regular season championship is not a good thing, and it may not necessarily adapt to a good version."
Song Jinghao has a say in this.
During his two years with the Tigers, he participated in a total of four leagues and won the regular season championship in three of them.
However, he only succeeded in winning the cup once.
Netizens often say that the Tigers are the devils in the regular season and weak in the playoffs. It is not without reason.
Of course, Smeb couldn't blame himself for the problem.
He thinks it is the fault of the competition system.
The first regular season match in LCK is to play in the finals. The advantage is that you can sit back and watch the fight between tigers and tigers.
The disadvantage is that there is no chance to catch the version.
Seminars, training matches, and reviews of other teams' games are not as good as a real game on the stage.
Practice is the only criterion for testing truth.
Without playing in the game, it is impossible to get a real version of the experience just by guessing and imagining it.
Song Jinghao felt that it was because the Tigers always took first place in the regular season and did not have the chance to figure out the version. They just played in the finals, which is why they often lost to SKT.
"The LPL is okay. We can play one more semi-final round, so the intensity is not too high," he said, calming down a little. "Let's be cautious. The chance of winning is still quite high."
Hongmi, who was the last one to get on the bus, thought so too.
"Let's choose a decent lineup to play today and get a feel for the version trend." Homme has already made plans.
The bus started slowly and headed towards the Main Square in the city center.
"Zouyou..." Jack stretched out and groaned a few times, "It just so happens that my brother hasn't woken up, so let's start with a small giveaway!"
Xiao Duan laughed next to him, "Choose Lucian for Yu Wenbo, he will die suddenly if he has an E-face!"
"By the way, where is the Spring Festival this year?" Brother Long asked curiously.
The second team is now entering the offseason, and he plans to return to his hometown in Changsha after watching his old teammates play.
"Nanjing," Gu Xing remembers his girlfriend saying before the internship ended, "it seems to be the Olympic Sports Center?"
For things like the venue for the finals, it is always necessary to reserve the venue in advance, design the stage lighting, and contact the fire department at the laying site.
Before the end of the winter vacation, Shen Guanshan and Gu Pan's last task was to follow up on the layout of the broadcast room at the final venue.
"Then we must travel with public funds this spring!" Jin Wenhe couldn't wait.
Ding Jun, the boss who has disappeared for a long time, also followed the car to Supermarket Plaza to watch the game today.
He has always been willing to spend heavily for the team's performance. After VG won the championship, his willingness to spend money became even stronger, vowing to build the club into the first team in the LPL.
Originally, Ding Jun paid more attention to the Dota2 division, but his results could only be regarded as the first echelon, not the top.
As the saying goes, if the east is not bright, the west is bright. Since the League of Legends division can produce results, Ding Jun must take advantage of it.
"As long as you win the championship, I'll invite you to spend a week in Nanjing!" He promised with a wave of his hand.
There were cheers in the bus instantly.
Arriving at Zhengda Plaza, Gu Xing felt the tense atmosphere of the playoffs as soon as he stepped into the venue.
The auditorium was empty, and only four of the 12 team flags originally hung on the dome were left.
VG, EDG, RNG and WE.
Seemed extremely lonely.
The lighting effects that have not yet been fully turned on are also darker and more solemn, and this year's playoff promotional video is still playing on the big screen.
While waiting in line to sign in and go through the security check, Gu Xing finished watching the promotional video.
Shiquan claimed to have organized professionals to participate in the filming this year.
But the effect has not improved much.
That is to select the leading stars of each playoff team and their respective representative heroes, and put them together to make a video.
Gu Xingneng could see the Yonghunting twins behind his makeup photo. The slim and graceful figure of the sheep spirit was very agile, but it made the wolf spirit extremely ferocious.
"By the way, when will our champion skin be launched?" Brother Long was looking forward to it.
He has no other pursuits now.
After retiring, he just wanted to see his own skin and the hefty skin bonus.
"Vinsen said that he will be out after the Spring Split." Gu Xing's heart was filled with excitement when he thought of the champion skin. "I wonder what Qian Jue will look like..."
Just as he was thinking about it, Mr. Hou, who had been staring at the screen, let out a rare exclamation.
"Wow, what a handsome Galio!"
Gu Xing looked around.
The big screen at the scene switched to the introduction video of the new version of Galio's rework.
As the designer of Riot Headquarters said after winning the championship last year.
They completed the Gargoyle Galio rework at the end of the spring split.
It should now be called the Colossus of Justice.
Compared to the ugly gargoyle before, the current Demacian Patronus made of forbidden magic stone looks particularly majestic.
In terms of skill sets, it also gets rid of the previous shortcomings of being clunky and over-reliant on flash.
R is no longer a group taunt, but a large-scale support skill.
Just like the title of 'Colossus of Justice' after Galio's redesign, it looks very safe.
However, no team has yet developed specific tactics related to the new version of Galio.
Coming to the playoffs, everyone is pursuing stability.
Almost no team will try to use an unstable lineup in the playoffs.
It is estimated that Galio will not have much playing space in the near future.
"Damn it, Lord Marquis, isn't he making a lot of money?" Xiao Duan reacted belatedly, "Galio has just been reworked and a champion skin has been released, sales will definitely increase!"
"It still depends on how it is used in ranked matches," said Li Zhixun, who was still adjusting his expectations even though he was excited. "Once the gameplay is not interesting, it is estimated that not many copies will be sold."
The four members of the winning team are all looking forward to the upcoming championship skins.
The discussion lasted for a long time, and the topic was stopped only after signing in and getting the work ID and entering the room.
There are also human figures of today's semi-finalists placed in the passage, arranged in the order of their respective matches.
The staff took a marker and asked Gu Xing and others to sign it as a souvenir.
After finishing preparations such as makeup and debugging machines, the VG members had to take a short break before getting ready to go on stage.
The host Ren Dong was full of emotions and his tone was impassioned.
"First of all, let's welcome ViciGaming!" he said in a long voice, waving his arms to the side vigorously.
The lights in the dome flickered.
The staff was very attentive and deliberately changed the light color to silver-white to match the VG team logo.
Bathed in the warm light, Gu Xing strode onto the stage.
Only an hour has passed since the last time I entered the venue, and now the venue is already packed.
Countless VG supporters waved the support items they received from the club to cheer for the team.
It was not until Ren Dong introduced the EDG players to enter that the deafening noise stopped.
The black and red light hit the side where EDG's player seats were, making them look like villains.
There was a black light above Ming Kai's head, and his unique pair of dead fish eyes were lifeless, as if he was about to enter the 'blackened' mode.
The guy next to him had the same expressionless expression.
After having a falling out with EDG management over a salary increase, Koro1 was put on ice.
If it hadn't been for an incident at Mouse's family during last year's World Championship, Guanrou probably wouldn't have had a chance to play.
After covering it up for a year, he also figured it out.
The result of being hidden will affect your own worth.
In order to find a good job after leaving EDG, Kaorou also has to do his best.
The team let him play, so they were naturally prepared.
The whole EDG team is very nervous.
The relationship between the ten players and the coaching staff is good, but they all know that in the semi-finals that are about to begin, one team is destined to miss the Spring Finals and MSI.
Therefore, his attitude is extremely upright, and he does not type anything even when he is sitting in his seat.
There was silence in the custom room, except for the prompts when the director OB and the backstage referee entered.
The commentary booth was much more lively.
The doll seemed to have drunk fake wine, and he was extremely excited at the beginning of today.
"The first match of the semi-finals is VG vs. EDG, the focus of the dialogue..." He started shouting after reading the sponsor's announcement, "It's a repeat of last year's summer finals, except that both teams have changed. Few members! ”
"It turns out that EDG's reconstruction work is going quite smoothly," remember to be much calmer, "Iboy can currently shoulder the responsibility and has become the leader of the new generation ADC. He reached the semi-finals in his first season and his overall performance is worthy of praise. It’s remarkable!”
"But his opponent Jackey played even better today," I remember being very optimistic about Jack. "In the first full season after Imp left, JackeyLove won the valuable honor of being the regular season damage king!"
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The director took advantage of the situation to give specific data.
Jack ranked first with an average output of 711 points. He was so young that his face was so tender that he could squeeze water out of his mouth, and he gestured with his fingers upward to hold a gun.
The second-ranked shooter’s damage was less than 700 points.
It seems that there is a gap in the lead!
There were endless exclamations from the audience.
For a young player, this report card is definitely worthy of praise.
Even though he often suffered sudden deaths, his discipline was not yet full.
But he is a newcomer after all, and VG fans did not expect that Jack could switch to Saiyan form in just one season.
It's pretty good now.
"It's worth mentioning that there seems to be a strange top laner among Yishui's shooters," Waibengbu said, "Smeb ranks 10th!"
VG has no shortage of damage.
Song Jinghao's output ability is extremely terrifying. Even if he often uses a single hero, he will always cripple his opponent before advancing, and it is not a problem to gain some damage.
In fact, there is another very conspicuous presence in the damage data.
Rookie.
Song Yijin continued the familiar journey of becoming a dean in the second half, dragging the team forward with difficulty.
In the version of the LPL where the mid-support swing is prevalent, Song Yijin does not dare to play Karma Lulu, and conscientiously chooses two goals and one to gain a laning advantage.
In the end, the average damage was 680, ranking third among all positions and first among mid-level units.
Anyone who comes here has to compliment the dean on how powerful he is.
It’s just that IG fell on the road from six to four and was happily sent away by RNG.
"The following is a comparison of the two junglers..." I remember reading the information in advance, but when I saw the specific data again, I still hissed, "Brother Xing, this is too exaggerated!"
Average damage per point, average economic lead per game, team injury ratio, battle damage ratio, first blood rate, and raid success rate all rank first in the same position!
As soon as the specific data came out, the event live broadcast room was filled with excitement, and barrages filled the screen all the time!
[Guigui, what is a hexagonal jungle? 】
[Hey, I’m a Buddha, is this the intensity of FMVP?]
[I can only say that his dominance is too strong. Brother Xing is simply a god in the carnivore jungle version! 】
[VG won a total of 32 games, and Brother Xing won 14 MVPs? A bit outrageous, right? 】
[Compared with last year’s summer split, it’s still a bit worse. Smeb was not around at that time. As long as he wins the game, the MVP belongs to Brother Xing]
Ming Kai on the other side was much shabby.
As a herbivorous jungler, his superficial statistics are indeed not very impressive.
The only KDA that could be achieved was stolen by Gu Xing!
The director took the opportunity to select the best lineup for the spring regular season.
At this time, the regular season MVP and first, second and third teams have not yet been set, and only one player from each position is selected for the best team.
The makeup photos of the five team members appeared on the big screen, immediately causing a commotion in the venue!
Top laner Smeb, jungler Virtue, mid laner Xiye, bottom laner Mystic, and assistant Caveman.
As the top team in Group A with 16 consecutive victories, VG is understandable in selecting three players.
WE is the top team in Group B. The double Cs performed well, and their tactical status in the team is obviously higher than that of VG. It doesn't matter if they join the best lineup.
It's just that this kind of lineup selection will eventually become a paradise for skewers.
There are already people in the barrage complaining about Uzi.
[Uzi can’t be selected even if he ranks first in last hits? There is no gold in rubbish selection! 】
[Uzi led the opponent economically in the first 15 minutes, and the team’s record is not bad, why not choose Brother Wuji]
[Why not choose the best lineup based on Solo competition? Brother-in-law, can you beat Uzi in a duel? 】
[Don’t mess with Qiuqiu! 】
【The string is so imbecile, I almost want to laugh】
Fortunately, Uzi’s current traffic is not very high, and the overall public opinion environment is more negative than fans.
The LPL has not won the league championship in four years since its establishment, which is really a flaw.
At least in front of the two junglers in this game, the popularity is not enough.
When the sonorous and powerful metallic crisp sound surrounds the venue, the rhythm of the barrage is easily wiped out!
"VG has the priority to choose the side and gets the blue side. They come up and push the barrel down first!"
Wawa's voice was high-pitched, "This is currently the most versatile character on the top lane, taking the place of the previously weakened Big Tree!"
VG still doesn’t know what the purpose of the game is.
But Redmi knows that it can’t let EDG go on the road and stay there.
It is impossible to release a barrel with too strong battery life and clearing efficiency.
Nofe is extremely familiar with VG's mid-to-upper level. He has been with them for two years and knows their hero pool well.
He did not hesitate and blocked Kalma as planned before the game.
The old god of red rice is here. Since he plans to play the first game with the most stable lineup, BP naturally requires stability and bans the younger brother's Enchantress in the second hand.
"EDG blocked Lulu..." I remember the reaction was very quick, "They are very targeted and specifically focus on characters with the ability to swing in the middle and assist to ban!"
This is equivalent to blocking the hero pool of VG's secondary assistant at the same time.
This ensures that Kuro cannot choose a strong lane role, and also reduces the pressure on the bottom lane in disguise.
Hongmi looked approvingly.
Just as he thought before the game, Nofe will not waste a lot of ban space on Gu Xing.
That doesn't make any sense.
It is the smartest choice to suppress the middle support and use the line advantage to protect EDG's jungle area!
Hongmi wanted to understand the opponent's BP thinking and made a small temporary adjustment.
"Ban Shen, let's try not to let the opponent's top laner get into trouble during the laning phase."
As one of the few top laners with strong support capabilities, Shen will follow the jungler and put terrifying pressure on the enemy sideline once he is acquired by the side with lane rights.
Nofe is not surprised.
This year he has had many appointments with VG, and he is also an old acquaintance with Hongmi.
The opponent's ability has long been widely recognized in coaching circles.
Although BP is Redmi's weak point, it occasionally does scientific research and is quite trustworthy most of the time.
"Finally ban the grasshopper, we won't give any swing position to the opponent!" Nofe made up his mind.
Hongmi thought for a moment and unconsciously rubbed the black notebook with her fingers.
"Let's grab Bronn first."
His voice was calm.
Bloom is an important component of the ruble combination, and grabbing it first can deter the opponent.
If EDG doesn't take Lu Xian in the first and second hands, VG is likely to form a powerful bottom lane combination!
Remember to rave about it.
"Nowadays, all the support options outside have been banned by EDG. There are not many strong supports left. If you play Braum first, you don't have to worry about weak lanes!"
Braun is most afraid of the kind of long-handed consumption monster.
However, EDG has banned three mid- and auxiliary swing positions in a row, which has almost destroyed the ecological environment of the bottom lane.
Redmi's bright card showed Bron first, and EDG had no way to do anything.
Wawa also added, "Even if EDG captures Lucian, they don't have a strong enough support to partner with them. Besides, without Lucian, VG can still choose Ice to form a Freljord combination!"
Last summer, the bottom lane duo of Ice + Braum was all the rage, with almost full speed, stickiness, and functionality.
Now with the slight weakening of Varus, Han Bing has successfully climbed to the top of the ADC popularity list with the help of Dongfeng, who is passionate about war. Choosing to play with Braum is definitely a match made in heaven.
Nofe chose to grab the ice, and then got the top lane fishman.
Both characters are the most powerful heroes in the current version, and Nofe has gained enough benefits in exchange.
"VG got Lucian in the second and third picks, and then paired it with the Spider Queen for the jungler!" Watana's eyes lit up, "Brother Xing grabs the spider, and there are not many roles left for the factory director..."
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Now the only one who can compete with spiders in the jungle is the blind monk.
But Mingkai's Blind Monk has something to say.
Wawa saw VG's plan, which was to make sure that the factory director would not play Li Qing, and deliberately selected the spider first!
Ming Kai rubbed his palms and pursed his lips without saying a word.
"EDG chose Syndra as the last pick in the first round for Scout to ensure that the mid lane right can be stably controlled!"
In the second round of BP, Nofe focused on Kuro.
Dragon King and Ryze, two characters who have been severely cut but still have the possibility of playing, are not left to their old subordinates.
When Li Ruixing saw this scene, he couldn't help but smile helplessly.
"Ouch, what are you doing..." He can speak common Chinese fluently now, and his accent is not obvious, "Are you going to play or not? Are you going to play or not? Jiang Zi is targeting me?"
Without saying a word, Hongmi disabled Meiko's Tahm Kench and Thresh.
As a result, EDG's fourth pick directly got an unexpected role.
"Female gun?" I remember exclaiming, "I haven't seen her for a while!"
After Zyra was reduced in strength by the designer, the female gun as a counter naturally had no chance to play.
Today, Meiko decided to use it in the semifinals!
The guide will provide the latest patch content in a timely manner.
"The female gun has received a wave of minor enhancements in version 7.6. The damage of Q [kill two birds with one stone] has been increased, and the backswing of E [gunfire] has been corrected...proper enhancements!" The doll was beaming, "It seems that EDG is planning to take out some. Something new!”
Hongmi saw the opponent's first four-hand lineup and turned to look at Smeb.
"How about Jinghao choosing Rambo?"
Smeb hesitated for a moment, "No problem, but I'll be here to help relieve the pressure. It's not easy to fight the minnows."
Rambo is afraid that the half-meat hero will force his face. After he completes a set of skills, he will enter a skill vacuum period, and he will have to be slaughtered by others!
Seeing that Gu Xing agreed, Hongmi asked Jack to help lock in the role.
There is only one mid laner left, and Kuro has already banned five characters, so there is really nothing left to use.
After pondering for a long time, he gave his own advice.
"I can hold it steady."
Hongmi felt quite guilty.
Due to BP priority issues, the mid laner can only be sacrificed.
Rockbird suffered the biggest nerf before last year's World Championship, and its extra damage to minions was cut off with a single blow.
Although there were two subsequent reinforcements, the intensity was still not as good as before.
You can choose, but the effect of roaming during the laning period will not be very good.
"EDG's jungle counter position is left, let's see what role the director will choose..." I remember still guessing, "I think it's okay to take out the poodle for fun, and try to sneak attack the military training Rambo."
As soon as he finished speaking, EDG's fifth hero selection box lit up!
"Blind monk?!"
I enjoyed eating melon today.
7400 words. I had a meal with my family. The update is a little late.
(End of chapter)