Chapter 94: Disciplinary flaws! [Substitute 7K]
Chapter 94: Disciplinary flaws! [Substitute 7K]
"Welcome to the live broadcast of the 2022 LPL Summer Playoffs!" Guan Zeyuan's voice came out from between the curtains: "Next up is the first BO5 of the double-elimination system, with EDG facing BLG!"
Although it has not been unblocked yet, the standards have been raised to the playoffs, and the commentary team is now a trio.
Her partner Rita added: "This will also be EDG's first appearance in this playoffs, it's worth looking forward to!"
Another partner, Wang Duoduo, talked about the interesting stories of the two teams: "During the regular season award selection not long ago, EDG's YE player won the first-team mid laner, regular season MVP and best rookie awards, becoming the first player in the history of LPL to win the regular season MVP in his first season!"
"At the same time, today is also the day when Scout players face their old team again!"
Guan Zeyuan spoke for BLG, creating an atmosphere of evenly matched opponents: "But BLG is in hot form right now. In the first three rounds of the playoffs, they defeated three strong opponents and advanced all the way to the semifinals."
"As for EDG, we haven't seen YE's performance in the BO5 yet, so it's still unknown who will win!"
The director's camera was directed to the cameras in both teams' contestant seats, and members of both teams appeared at the bottom of the screen.
The five-member EDG team looked quite natural, talking and laughing.
But the BLG side looked serious, and each of them looked like they were going to the battlefield.
Although things seemed to be going smoothly in the first half of the playoffs, in everyone's eyes, this was actually the most basic effect of this lineup.
The team was rebuilt in the spring season, strengthened in the summer season, and signed players for the third time in the middle of the summer season. The money spent was at least in the top three in the league.
You can't consider reaching the semi-finals in the playoffs as a success!
The draw in the upper half is already considered a good one. Among the three teams they faced before, only RNG was the most competitive. However, they seem to be unable to adapt to the playoff version and are in extremely poor condition.
What’s more important is that the three teams that BLG had played against before were relatively less mid-lane-centric teams.
No one knows whether BLG can continue to display its own style of play under EDG's powerful offensive.
The director gave a comparison of the two teams' previous regular season data.
The blue and white team logo of BLG and the black and gray team logo of EDG are clearly distinguished.
"BLG's average game duration is 31 minutes, which ranks in the median game duration, and is consistent with their current situation after the introduction of new players," Guan Zeyuan boasted, "and I need to emphasize that in the latest playoff version, this average duration has been extended by at least 3-5 minutes!"
"But looking at EDG's average duration, it was less than 24 minutes! This is absolutely an outrageous number!"
Wang Duoduo adjusted his headset and said, "The director in the backstage broadcast told us something very interesting. EDG's average game time is the shortest in the entire top five leagues!"
"There is no doubt that they are the best team in the world at using the power-attack system. But because of this, we are even more curious about whether EDG will make some changes in the latest playoff version. This will be a severe test for them!"
If we really talk about the playoffs, there was actually only one update, version 12.14.
But it was this version that directly led to a major change in the entire game ecosystem, and it could even be said that it completely changed the rhythm of the game!
The systemic change is to weaken all "lane items".
The first are {Red Potion}, {Reusable Potion} and {Corruption Potion}, the only three recovery medicines in the game, all of which have had their recovery amounts reduced by 20%!
As a result, a series of defensive laning runes including {Biscuit Delivery}, {Bone Plating}, {Resurrection Wind}, and {Time Warp Tonic} were all weakened!
At the same time, offensive runes such as {Sudden Impact} and {Scorch} have been strengthened!
The purpose of this change is self-evident, and the designer also said frankly: "Since the durability update, the team has seen a significant drop in the number of kills in the early stages of the game, especially in the professional arena, so we want to make the laning phase of the game more bloody."
This change has the greatest impact on the top unit.
Because the mid laner can hide behind the tower and roam around to provide support, the bottom lane is a duo that can take care of each other. Only the top lane is a long-term isolated island, where laning is relatively emphasized.
Combined with another important change: [Little Dragon].
For all dragons, the health points will be increased by 2 points before the 1000nd dragon, and by 2 points after the 2000nd dragon, and the health point growth per minute will increase by 1.5 times!
This means that no matter which side has the advantage or disadvantage, it will take much longer than before to fight the dragon!
The current research strategy of the teams in each major region is to postpone the fight against the dragon, and only consider taking action after about 7 minutes when the jungler reaches level .
Coupled with a series of hero changes, the current rhythm pattern has shifted from fighting in the lower half of the zone 8 minutes ago to fighting in the upper half of the zone.
Obviously, in the same seven or eight minutes, the value of the first little dragon is far from comparable to that of the first canyon.
This directly leads to the fact that the more competitive teams in the upper half have the initiative in attack!
On the contrary, it is difficult for teams with excellent laning strength in the lower half to quickly achieve results.
This is actually the reason why BLG was able to make it all the way through the playoffs and why they decisively chose Doggo, who did not need to be taken care of too much in the early stages.
The commentary desk’s pre-match preview is over.
With a series of powerful and crisp sounds, the bp panel appeared on the big screen on site!
"BP has begun!"
"Since EDG is ranked high in the regular season, they have the priority to choose the side in this BO5. First, I will choose the blue side and ban Gwen right away!"
Gwen adjusted all of her skill values in the last version.
To put it roughly, it has changed from a {laning version of Angel} to a {late-game version of Crocodile}!
The terrifying late-game ability of the Q skill's 100% true damage conversion has been weakened, and in return, various early-game values have been adjusted.
From a late-game core who is not weak in laning phase → to a hero who is not weak in the late game and can start to exert strength in the early and mid-game, which is very suitable for the current version of the environment.
Although Saint Spear can also play Gwen, it is obvious that his proficiency is not as good as Bin, who is almost a must-ban pick, so there is no need to release him.
"BLG banned Skateboards to relieve pressure on the bottom lane, and EDG banned Renata to prevent the red team from getting a combo."
"But it seems that EDG is not prepared to play the bottom lane rhythm in the early stage of this game?" Guan Zeyuan interpreted the ban and selection intentions of both sides.
"Galio was banned in the last ban, and BLG sent Akali to the ban position!"
Both parties prefer to disable————
EDG: Gwen, Renata, Galio
BLG: Skateboard Shoes, LeBron James, Akali
"The first one EDG grabbed was Zeli! That depends on whether BLG wants to break up the combination. Although Zeli has some numerical adjustments, she is still one of the top three AD heroes in the current version!" Wang Duoduo speculated on the intention.
Guan Zeyuan agreed: "Especially in small-scale team battles, Zeli's level 6 ultimate should be the most obvious combat power improvement among all ADCs, right?"
"But BLG did not choose to grab the support, but directly took the popular Monkey King and Lulu!" Rita said while looking at the picture.
Before her rework, Annie has always been synonymous with a panacea. After her rework, she can be a no-brainer choice as she provides both late-stage protection and functionality.
The Monkey King’s renewed popularity is due to the changes made to the little dragon.
Now, for the first wave of large resource groups, we can basically wait until the jungle reaches level 6. Monkey King’s level 6 is definitely a qualitative change for the hero.
As for EDG's grabbing of Zeli, they actually wanted to see if the other side would grab the cat.
Because of the cat’s heroic characteristics, he is destined to be a hero who “cannot roam”.
BLG's tactical system in the playoffs stage is not complicated. It is to select a stable development combination in the bottom lane, let the auxiliary Liu Qingsong choose a hard auxiliary and wait for an opportunity to roam, and use their own advantageous lane to attack the upper half.
BLG obviously still wants to stick to its own ideas in this game.
"EDG took down Xin Zhao and Sylas! The mid laner confidently went out first. This is also a very strong mid-jungle combination!"
"But we've already taken Zelie, so why not grab the cat? We'll definitely be banned in the second round!"
"YE's Silas did appear in the regular season, but not many times."
Everyone in BLG was also very confused.
As the commentary desk said, Silas and Ye Bo had played very little in the regular season before, and their proficiency was very average.
Moreover, this hero will have great limitations when it is first released. If it is used in the first three floors, the opponent is not stupid, and the subsequent choices will definitely try not to choose heroes with powerful ultimate skills.
However, this restriction is actually two-way.
For example, at this moment, Kennen and Gnarlvan in the top lane, Ahri and Ice Maiden in the middle lane, and all the hard supports will be restricted.
"Don't worry about them, we will just pick normally and ban Maou and Lulu in the second round." Head coach Char Siu acted decisively and implemented his team's successful tactics.
"Is there anything you want to grab first in the middle? If not, take the auxiliary first."
"It's okay, I have a lot of heroes." Chen Zebin shook his head confidently.
Socut hesitated.
BLG's BP idea for this game was actually to give Ye Bo heroes like Taliyah and Yongen, who were not strong in early melee combat, in order to enhance their competitiveness in the upper half.
Unexpectedly, Silas appeared directly on the first three floors!
The red team finally took down Titan on the third floor and entered the second round of bans.
EDG: Crocodile, Gnar
BLG: Lulu, Cat
Both sides banned the remaining combinations according to the formula.
Guan Zeyuan looked at the empty position and speculated: "Because the mid laner has already been released, BLG's fourth floor should also release a mid laner. EDG didn't target Zoe in the second round of BP!"
"This matchup between Junior's Champion Skin and EDG is interesting!"
Wang Duoduo thought and commented: "Zoe's hero attributes also meet the combat power requirements of the upper half. If she cooperates with Monkey King, she will definitely win the 2v2 match. Both sides are heroes with strong fighting ability!"
Rita added some common sense: "Besides, Zoe's ultimate is not afraid of being stolen. Sylas is very weak if he steals this ultimate!"
The two male commentators said: "Indeed, indeed!"
EDG did not seem to be affected by the opponent's choice and completed the selection immediately at the moment of the floor exchange.
A Yodle and a figure that looked like a Yodle were locked in seconds.
In Huya UZI's live broadcast room, Uzi, who was wearing pink headphones and commentating, saw this choice and his eyes widened.
"Kenangamumu!"
"Wow, no wonder I was wondering why EDG didn't rush to pick Cat in the early game. It turns out that this game was not about fighting in the bottom lane at all. They wanted to fight in a team fight!"
"EDG's teamfight lineup is scary! BLG definitely didn't expect this BP. I feel like the decision to bring out Sylas first to suppress your top and mid units also has this meaning. This BP feels like it was blown up again!"
Uzi used his own understanding of the game to explain to the audience, and seemed to inadvertently emphasize the word "again".
He casually caught a glimpse of the colorful comments flooding the screen.
"Brothers, why are there still people asking who the anchor supports? The anchor must be supporting BLG!"
“It’s just that it’s really hard to choose the top laner for BLG right now.”
After Mumu received a minor rework at the end of last year, in which the bandage of his Q skill was changed to a mechanism that could store 2 layers, Mumu's support began to appear in casual games.
In the summer season of 22nd year, Mumu support has become one of the mainstream choices, with excellent large AOE control ability and team-opening ability, which is no less than any hard support.
But few people would pair Zeli with Mumu.
Because these two heroes are extremely dependent on their ultimates, if the opponent chooses a stronger laning combination in the bottom lane, they will have almost no ability to fight back in the laning blood exchange.
But in this game, BLG was obviously not prepared to attack the bottom lane, and it was clear that Titan and Annie were going to roam around each other.
In this way, the problem of the combination's weak laning naturally does not exist. As Uzi said, Chen Zebin looked through the top lane character pool with fluttering eyebrows, but he felt that he could not find a suitable choice.
"No, it feels like we can't win this team battle no matter what we choose."
Cha Siu knows his favorite player whom he has followed for three years very well, and he knows exactly what heroes are left in the opponent's hero pool in this final BP situation.
Weapon, Fiora, Shen, and Gangplank.
It seems like there are actually quite a few of them, but the first three are all heroes of the same type, and the Captain will lose some of his combat effectiveness in the early half of the zone.
"There's no teamfight in this game. You can decide what you want to play. Choose a lane that can fight small-scale fights and solo lanes."
"There is no problem with the competitiveness of our half of the zone. We played normally in the early stage."
Char Siu made a simple tactical arrangement.
Chen Zebin shrugged. He was very confident in his laning against Saint Spear and felt that he could choose all four.
On the contrary, he was extremely wary of the Sylas on the opposite side, and that's why he didn't grab Kennen so early.
In the end, he chose a hero who was relatively easy to fight against Kennen, was not afraid of Zhao Xin's gank, and whose ultimate was the most useless against Sylas.
The lineups of both sides are confirmed.
《Blue side: EDG丨丨Red side: BLG》
[Top: Furious Heart vs. Wushuang Sword Princess]
[Jungle: Debon General vs Monkey King]
[Mid: Liberator vs Twilight Protoss]
[Shooter: Zaun Fireworks vs. Goddess of War]
[Assistance: Mummy of Death vs. Deep Sea Titan]
"Come on, brothers, cheer for BLG!" Uzi waved and called in the live broadcast room to prove his position.
Although the outside world doesn't know that he has actually terminated his contract with BLG, he has just left after all. If he immediately changes his attitude towards his old club, he will definitely be criticized again.
When two parties break up peacefully, most of the time they will give each other some face, which is actually normal.
It is rare to find someone in the world who can make the team not even want to send a "See you gain" message when breaking up!
However, after all, when I was in the team, I was beaten badly by EDG. If I left, I would win.
Uzi looked at the screen a little nervously.
The official live broadcast room is still analyzing the matchup, especially the middle lane where disputes are most likely to break out.
"Scout is using Ignite and Aery to push the lane to the maximum, very fierce! The Zoe chosen later is used to fight against your Sylas in the lane!" Guan Zeyuan was very excited, thinking that he had caught the person who had been hyped up today.
"What YE brought seems to be the most normal choice, and he didn't bring Ignite."
Wang Duoduo analyzed rationally: "Sylas should be at a disadvantage against Zoe. Zoe's E skill can almost guarantee that he will hit the backhand while being eaten by Sylas' E. It seems that it is difficult to lose in the exchange of blood. It is reasonable to bring a TP to stabilize the early stage."
Purely speaking in 1v1 laning, the odds between Sylas and Zoe are at least :.
This is inevitable, otherwise Scout would not be selected later.
The main purpose of Sylas in this game is to suppress the strategic significance of the lineup selection. Naturally, there is no need to fight hard in a disadvantageous laning situation. Sylas has his own advantages.
It is obvious from the BP alone that EDG has done in-depth research on BLG.
"Hey, EDG looks like they want to get bin!" Uzi sat up in shock.
Both teams had only one control support in this game, and it looked like they couldn't fight a level one team fight, so BLG just stood in a normal long snake formation.
But you can see it from a God's perspective.
After going out, the five-member EDG team all walked towards the upper half.
When Ye Bo reviewed the game against BLG, he focused on the coordination between the team's top laner and jungler, which is also what they seem to be best at.
He discovered that Bin had a "bad habit" when he was on the red side at level one.
Due to map differences, the red team's top lane actually has a defensive advantage at level 1, just like the blue team's bottom lane.
The normal position of the red team's top laner at level one is usually to squat in the triangle grass and wait quietly for the soldiers to arrive.
But Bin in 22 is different.
As long as he is not at a disadvantage in the match and is a hero who can show off, he will often pretend to be cool and walk out of the bush, or go to the river or deep into the jungle, seeking to gain more advantages in positioning.
This is determined by his playing style. If he can gain a little more advantage, he will not be willing to lose a point.
In this game, Fiora is carrying the QQ flow of {Grasp of the Undying} + {Sorcerer}, so she will most likely want to take the opportunity to use Q to stack a stack of {Mana Flow Belt}.
Sword Lady walked into the triangle grass and, as expected, did not stop, but went straight into the river.
Kennen ran into Saint Spear head-on, walking towards him from the river below.
When Kennen threw out a Q from a long distance and it was twisted away, he admitted defeat and immediately pulled back, not fighting with the opponent in the grass.
Fiora didn't chase after it. She just pressed S and stood at the mouth of the river to confront it, completely controlling the vision of the river mouth.
It looks quite imposing!
"Oh no, Bin! Stop showing off!" Uzi seemed anxious and wanted to remind him through the screen.
But Sword Girl was still unaware of the coming danger.
Because at this moment, the other three people who had sneaked past the line of soldiers had already circled to the second bush on the top lane.
Seeing the location of the Sword Lady, the three continued to circle around to the three bushes, and then moved down from above along the wall.
When Chen Zebin saw the three people walking out from behind, his eyebrows twitched rapidly.
"What are these people doing!?"
He instantly activated his Q skill [Breaking Air].
The only control that could keep the opponent from being killed was Mumu's Q, but with his reaction, it was obviously impossible to hit him at this distance.
Even though the opponent was approaching from the wall, he was still far away and posed no threat at all.
But at this moment.
A powerful chain filled with magic suddenly flew out from the triangular grass at the back!
The attack came without any vision and came from behind, leaving no time to react at all!
Fiora was knocked away for 0.75 seconds.
Amumu's Q skill has a range of 1100 yards. In fact, he has already reached that distance, but Meiko still decisively uses his flash!
If you don't use this flash, it is possible that Fiora can use Q flash to create distance the moment she breaks free from control.
The sticky bandage flew out at a close distance, binding the whole body of the Sword Girl and stunning her for 1 second. At the same time, a glacial speed bump was shot out from the ground!
Wait until the Sword Lady is out of control and slash through the air towards the defense tower above.
But with my feet on the speed bump created by the glacier amplification, I couldn't gain any distance at all!
Zhao Xin charged forward fearlessly, Amumu and Sylas continued to stay close to him, and Kennen and Zeli also followed up with basic attacks.
Chen Zebin, who understood what was happening, gnawed his upper and lower jaws, his face dark, knowing that Amumu still had a section of Q in his hand waiting for him to flash, and being controlled like this was no longer possible!
In the end, I had no choice but to give up the struggle and not use my flash to avoid being hit by a series of attacks.
"Nice!" Ye Bo shouted encouragingly.
"You guys eat, you guys eat, we won't fight in the bottom lane." Meiko shouted back quickly.
Since Fiora had no intention of using Flash, the EDG players had even started to divide the spoils.
Since Amumu used his flash like this, he was no longer prepared to attack the bottom lane. Anyway, it would be difficult for the opponent to gank if they chose Twisted Fate.
What's more, the main battlefield of this game is obviously in the upper half.
In the end, Kennen fired a dart with the team logo on it and cut off Fiora's head!
"It's over!" Guan Zeyuan cried out in grief: "The kill was also conceded. Although Sword Lady didn't use many skills, it was still a big loss!"
"Isn't it actually unnecessary for Bin to leave this wave?" Wang Duoduo hesitated to speak.
"It was a little careless." Rita thought for a moment and then said, "But it seems like EDG didn't just stumble upon this by accident. They should have done some research on this, right?"
Wang Duoduo agreed and affirmed: "This is definitely a result of research on player Bin. When Sylas went out, his movement was obviously aimed at blocking vision!"
"Sylas used his E skill to hurry up and step into the dragon pit first, waited for Fiora to come out, then used E to climb the wall and attack steadily from behind. There was no risk at all."
"This time, EDG surrounded Fiora from three directions, and the moment Fiora stepped out of the bush, she had already stepped into the trap!"
"But in fact, as long as Fiora stays quietly in the triangle grass, she should be untouchable."
The outspoken Wang Duoduo finally expressed his own judgment, thinking that Bin was just having a seizure.
[Too babyish! He only knows how to play dirty tricks! Insidious glacier amplification! ]
[The case has been solved. Brother Bin is a dog-protecting person. He wants to prove that it’s not AD’s fault that he can’t beat them! ]
[It’s true, Mr. Bin had a dream, he made me cry]
[Quickly hook the eight and forget it, it's just a discipline disorder! You have to pretend, you have to pretend, you feel uncomfortable if you don't pretend, do you look down on me, Saint Spear Brother, what kind of champion are you! ]
[All wrong, don't you see what skin Saint Spear is using? This time Song Bin saw his own skin, and suddenly Hong Wen was in a dream and went back to two years ago~]
[Suddenly I realized that the two people in the middle of this game seemed to be playing each other's body! ]
Uzi in the second live broadcast room was actually explaining for Bin: "To be honest, it's not a big problem. If Kennen gets the kill and Fiora doesn't use her skills, the laning phase won't change much. Bin's laning strength is beyond reproach!"
"With EDG's bottom lane making such sacrifices, BLG's bottom lane still has a chance to make a move, provided that nothing unexpected happens to the other lanes."
"In the middle lane, Scott should have the advantage. Um, that should be the case, right?"
Uzi's tone didn't seem very firm.
However, the "other ways" he mentioned had already been automatically translated by the barrage.
And at this time.
A voice was heard in EDG's internal voice chat.
"Plan goes through!"
Sorry, I had a writer's block today and was later promoted to 7200.
I should be able to finish this scene if I work hard tomorrow.
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Thanks for the support brothers
(End of this chapter)