Chapter 221-Version Targeting, Expanded IG
"3-0 SKT, I'm going to shut down the game server!!"

"3-0 to SKT, it's not too much to book a championship, right?"

“Hahaha, are Flash Wolves and CLG ready?”

"Is the competition for runner-up going to take place tomorrow?"

"LPL is really getting stronger and stronger!!"

Weibo, Tieba, and forums are all full of praise for IG and Yuan Shen.

4- LCK team, for the first time, in S, OMG beat Najin White Shield!!
There are still many OB anchors broadcasting that game day and night, and the popularity every night is about 40,000 to 50,000!
It is enough to show how exciting it is to beat South Korea 3-0!
This time, SKT was defeated 3-0, which kept SKT in the top four!
SKT, not even the runner-up!!

This is the first time that SKT has been blocked from the finals since participating in a world-class event! !

S3 World Championship, SKT champion.

In the S5 mid-season tournament, SKT was runner-up.

In the S5 World Championship, SKT was the runner-up.

This is the first time!!

Such a record is enough to make LPL audiences crazy again! !
Of course, amid this carnival, there are also other voices.

"To be honest, SKT's top and jungle have just been reorganized and have not been able to get used to each other. We can see from their losing streak in the group stage that their condition is not very good. The team has obvious flaws and problems. Everyone should not underestimate the LCK teams! For example, the LCK regular season champion ROX!!"

"Yes, it can be seen that SKT still has strength. Other LPL teams may not be able to win."

These are some rational LPL fans, but unfortunately, they did not listen to his advice. Instead, many people labeled them as Korean fans and thought he was being sarcastic about LPL's victory.

The storm of SKT's 3-0 victory is getting more and more intense. It is not only LPL that is blowing the whistle, but also fans all over the world, including some LCK fans!
The world's number one region!!
If they win the finals, it will mean two consecutive MSI championships, one World Championship and one All-Star Championship. Since 2015, LPL has won all world-class championships!
This trend of public opinion is even more intense than when we won the MSI championship last year, and even more intense than when we won the S-League championship! !
It’s not that this year’s MSI is more valuable than the S game, but it’s the result of years of accumulation.

After defeating SKT, everyone thought the championship was already in their pocket.

Once IG wins the MSI championship, it can declare a phased victory this year!

……

After defeating SKT 3-0, IG had another party.

Whether it was FW or CLG, they didn't take it seriously.

However, it is still relatively restrained.

IG’s victory last year was an improvement on the version. It can be said that IG had the right time, place and people.

If last year's version wasn't for the heavy-armored warrior, where top lane was king, the process and results would probably be completely different, and no one could say who would win.

But this time is different, this time, it is a complete victory for the team!

Yuan Shen's understanding of the game that goes beyond different versions and his familiarity with every player not only allow him to become stronger himself, but also enable him to lead the entire team to become stronger!
Yuan Shen made many suggestions on powerful heroes in various versions, tactical systems, and some heroes’ details and combos.

Leading the team to shake hands, Yuan Shen met Faker again. This time, although his expression was dejected, he did not cry. Instead, he stood up and stretched out his hand to him with a smile.

"next time……"

Yuan Shen saw a gleam of determination in Faker's eyes.

Yuan Shen nodded, "I'll wait for you."

"must!"

Faker said in the simple Chinese he learned.

Yuan Shen also knew that since Faker regarded gaming as his life, he would not give up on pursuing the championship.

In this year's World Championship, the top and jungle have completed their running-in, and SKT, whose fire of revenge is getting stronger, should become stronger and make a comeback...

With competitors like this chasing us from behind, we really can't relax for even a moment.

When it came to Bang's position, this boy, who had lost dozens of pounds compared to last year, started crying loudly.

When he saw Yuan Shen coming over, he quickly wiped away his tears, stood up with red eyes, shook hands with Yuan Shen, showing a stubborn expression.

He didn't say anything harsh, but the increasingly fierce fire of revenge in his eyes conveyed what he wanted to say.

Hold your words, wait for me...

Rookie had a strange expression on his face. He carefully observed the reactions of the SKT players and discovered something surprising.

It seems like these people are looking at Yuan Shen with a strange look in their eyes...

Lifelong enemy? ?

The next day, Flash Wolves faced CLG.

In terms of pre-match predictions, many people are optimistic about Flash Wolves. After all, this team has upset IG and SKT in the group stage, and its upper limit of strength is very high.

The predicted score given by the commentators of each major competition area is three to one.

After a day of fierce fighting, the result was disappointing to them.

The score is right, but the direction is wrong...

CLG defeated Flash Wolves 3-1.

In the first game, Wolf King Karsa made another strong effort. The invincible rhythm of Flash Wolves in the first twenty minutes directly defeated CLG. Flash Wolves ended the first game with great ease. CLG had almost no ability to fight back, which made many people feel that Flash Wolves were pretty good. The next game should be three to zero.

The audience always thinks that the winning team is much stronger than the losing team.

However, in today's professional competitions, there are more and more upsets where the weak defeat the strong.

Riot designers have put in a lot of effort in this.

As the event operator and game official, Riot naturally does not want to see a monopoly. It would be best if the championship is rotated, and there should be suspense in every year's competition. It shouldn't always be a battle between China and South Korea, or LCK dominating the game.

To this end, Riot designers have made many changes to narrow the gap between strong teams and weak teams.

Limiting the number of real and fake eyes you can carry weakens vision tactics and LCK-style operations. Balancing and weakening hero attributes can also make heroes that used to fight one against five no longer glorious, and weaken the impact of players' personal strength on the game.

Several enhancements to the defensive tower attributes have made it increasingly difficult to cross the tower, which is something strong teams are good at.

These changes also blurred the boundaries between strong and weak teams, making the game more suspenseful.

After CLG's crushing defeat in the first game, many people thought that Flash Wolves would enter the finals.

But in the eyes of the CLG players, it was just that they did not handle the details well in the early stage and did not fully understand the playing habits of Flash Wolves, which allowed the opposing jungler to take off.

The course of the game, starting from the second game, was completely beyond everyone's expectations.

In the next three consecutive games, Flash Wolves were crushed by CLG.

CLG showed a rare operational ability among North American teams, perfectly limiting Karsa's offensive rhythm. Flash Wolves were caught in the vital point and were defeated without any chance to fight back.

In the post-match interview, when asked about their views on the upcoming final against IG, the CLG players humbly stated that IG is a strong team and their chances of winning are low, but they will not give up and will do their best, taking the game seriously as a challenger.

The MSI schedule is very short, far less long and formal than the S game.

There are only three days of rest between the semi-finals and the finals.

The day before the finals, Riot announced the changes to the new version.

6.9 version.

The first change is the removal of the Enchantment·Devourer jungle knife, and its replacement by the very useless Enchantment·Blood Blade jungle knife.

At the same time, the Sheepstick was reworked, becoming more expensive and stronger.

At the same time, for heroes who have a jungle knife, the money they get from killing lane minions is reduced by half.

"The changes to this jungle knife..."

Everyone in IG couldn't help but turn their eyes to Yuan Shen.

The reason why Riot updated the new version has been found, it’s him!
"Blame me..."

Yuan Shen spread his hands.

SKT was defeated 3-0, which caused too much shock.

Riot naturally doesn't want LPL or even IG to dominate the market alone.

It can be predicted that IG will suffer targeted weakening tailored for it by Riot in the future!
Only when a hundred flowers bloom can the vitality of the League of Legends be extended.

However, Yuan Shen also expected Riot to weaken the jungler.

But no matter how much it is weakened, the version for the MSI Mid-Season Invitational is fixed.

In the finals, they can still use the jungle core style of play.

No matter how anxious Fist is, there is nothing he can do.

This is not a bug and can be fixed urgently.

Speaking of which, the jungle core play spread all over the world in just one night after he used it once.

In the past two days, more than 60% of the RANK games on major servers have been played with jungle core lineups.

The winning rate of the team using the jungle core reached an astonishing 68%! !
This winning rate is too high!!

From the strongest champion to the heroic Bronze V, the average win rate is 68%.

This means that in high-end games, the side that uses the jungle core strategy has at least an 80% win rate, which is too unbalanced.

This ultimate move is enough to add a jungle core system to the tactical reserves of all teams.

This system is so easy to learn that as long as you understand the playing methods, you can get started immediately in a casual game. There is no difficulty at all.

……

The IG team arrived at the competition venue very early, did custom training in the backstage lounge, and did some warm-up exercises.

Yuan Shen sat on a chair, meticulously practicing finishing blows and combos in the custom game. Xiao Ming sat in the back holding potato chips, eating while saying, "There are so many people here today. I need to think about what to say in the interview after I win today..."

Yuan Shen rolled his eyes and said unhappily, "Do you still need to think about what skin to choose for this year's champion?"

"Forehead……"

Ming was stunned for a moment, then suddenly his eyes lit up.

"Come to think of it, MSI is also an official event, so why not give out an MSI-exclusive skin? But last year's champion skin will be released after this MSI, right?"

Ming has some longing.

"..."

Yuan Shen curled his lips and said, "I don't have your skin, so what's the point of looking forward to it?"

After beating SKT, the team's atmosphere became a bit lax, or even inflated.

For example, yesterday, although high-intensity training is not recommended before the game, necessary training to maintain the feel of the game is still necessary. Generally, daily training will be maintained for about five hours, neither too long nor too short.

However, yesterday, except for Yuan Shen and TheShy, everyone else was slacking off.

It is common to cut off one or two hours out of five to watch girl groups dancing, catch up on anime, or sleep in.

However, this is understandable.

The people here are not too old.

This inflated mentality still has a significant impact on everyone.

Although Yuan Shen didn't think they would lose the final, this kind of casual atmosphere was still undesirable.

(End of this chapter)