Chapter 255-Artistic lineup, Xiaofa Minotaur

"If I remember correctly, it is indeed possible to dodge, but the operation is too difficult. It occasionally happens in random games, but it's basically just a blind cat catching a dead mouse. No one can be 100% successful." PDD thought for a while and explained.

"It was an accident." Guan Zeyuan nodded.

"Then I understand." He smiled and showed a relieved expression.

Smile originally thought so too, and felt that after TheShy was hit by Q, he subconsciously pressed the flash, preparing to create distance and let Taliyah's W interrupt Lee Sin's second Q.

But on the big screen, a replay of the previous five-on-two tower dive was playing.

Lee Sin was indeed lifted up by Taliyah after he landed.

He saw it too.

Because Taliyah was not far enough away, this mistake of being lifted up only after the second stage of Q was completed occurred.

In other words, Kled did use flash to dodge Lee Sin's second Q.

"TheShy's reaction this time was really fast, it felt like Yuan Shen's last year."

As soon as PDD said this, the comments in the live broadcast room instantly became boiling.

"PDD, this is too embarrassing."

"Yeah, although TheShy's performance was very strong this time, he is still far behind Yuan Shen."

For many people, acknowledging the excellence of others is a very difficult thing, which is far more unacceptable than their own failure.

When faced with outstanding individuals, what many people often do is to downplay their good side based on their own knowledge and then magnify their bad side.

This psychological state has a special name in psychology, called the Dunning-Kruger effect.

Of course, the reason why I disagree with PDD’s point of view is not only because of the Dunning-Kruger effect, but also because the reaction ability required by this matter is indeed a bit too incredible and beyond the common sense of many people.

In the barrage, many fans of TheShy also stood up to support PDD's opinion, thinking that this was not luck, but the result of TheShy's confident operation.

Yuan Shen has shown so many amazing performances in the past, why can’t TheShy have one more?

Arguments always tend to amplify and intensify emotions.

Following some comments from the opposing side, which mocked their brainless fans in a sarcastic manner, the rhythm of the comments in the live broadcast room instantly turned into a war of words between the two sides.

Contest?

With the deaths of WE's mid and jungle as well as the bottom lane duo, the game has lost its suspense.

Less than ten minutes into the game, the kill ratio was 8:0 and the team economic gap was nearly 5000.

How can WE make a comeback?
Moreover, this disadvantage is gradually expanding.

After this 0-for-4 exchange, WE's bottom lane collapsed.

The 600 gold economy from the first blood tower would probably be taken by the ADC alone in other teams.

However, in the IG team, if conditions permit, they will give it to any core C position in the top, mid and jungle.

Right now, Rock Bird is nearby, so it obviously meets the requirements.

Taliyah took down the first blood tower alone.

This kind of imperial treatment makes the junglers of many teams salivate and they wish they could take his place.

Players who have played against Yuan Shen and were defeated admitted that he deserved such treatment.

But professional players who have not played against Yuan Shen think that his success is mainly due to luck. If I were in that environment, I might be better than him.

This is also a kind of Dunning-Kruger effect, which can be simply called "I can do it too".

As IG's overwhelming attack continued, the rhythm of the barrage gradually subsided.

In fact, to prove whether dodging the second-stage Q damage was a coincidence, there is a simple way, which is to let TheShy do it again.

But unfortunately, in this game, the naturally fat Kled has become an unstoppable demon king, and there is no need to flash to avoid the second stage of Q.

First blood tower, little dragon, big dragon, crystal.

After 23 minutes of game time, IG naturally won the first game.

"The game ended in just 23 minutes. IG won the first game quite easily..."

Guan Zeyuan concluded: "WE's disadvantage in the early stage was too great, and the gap in combat power was too great. Even if they caught a few opportunities to counterattack in the mid-term, they could not beat IG at all.

"Ah."

Xiaoxiao nodded and said seriously: "How should I put it? In the latest version, it is too difficult to make a comeback."

"Eh? Now that you mentioned that, I just realized..."

PDD raised his eyebrows and said uncertainly: "In recent games, there are indeed very few comebacks."

"Isn't it an illusion?" Guan Zeyuan said: "In many of the playoffs, IM Team dragged the game to the late stage, and then relied on the advantages of the lineup and team battles to complete the comeback, didn't they?"

"Well……"

PDD pondered for a while and felt that what Guan Zeyuan said seemed to make sense, so he stopped dwelling on this issue.

He is a host, not a team coach, so it is not his turn to worry about the so-called version issues.

PDD immediately forgot about the matter.

At the same time, everyone except Yuan Shen from IG who returned to the lounge showed a relieved expression.

because……

“It was a good fight.”

Fu Manduo clapped and laughed: "We won this game smoothly, which proves that our understanding of the version is correct.

The version of LPL playoffs is 6.17.

A few days ago, Riot announced that the version for the World Championship is 6.18.

There are no actual changes between version 6.17 and version 6.18. The biggest change to League of Legends in 2016 was the change to AP mages in version 6.9.

The world championship version has not changed much.

This is good news for the LPL region.

Due to the immaturity of the coaching system, many LPL teams seem to be somewhat slow in their ability to respond.

Before the S5 World Finals, the LPL team played a mid and bottom-centric style of play for a year, and played Maokai, Gnar, and Centaur in the top lane for a year.

However, when it came to the world championship version, the tactical core changed drastically, and suddenly became a heavy-armored warrior version with the top lane as the core.

Fortunately, Yuan Shen showed his terrifying dominance in the top lane in the playoffs, which allowed the LGD and EDG teams to change their tactical styles in time and allowed LGD to achieve better results than before.

In previous years, Riot always liked to make sudden changes in the style of the World Championship version, but this year it seems to have learned its lesson.

Have you really learned your lesson?

No, that's not the case.

The S5 version was very deformed, and even in S14 it was criticized by many people.

But in fact, the S6 version is no less deformed than the S5.

It’s just that the deformity is not very obvious.

If Yuan Shen knew what Guan Zeyuan said on the commentary stage, he would have definitely said, "There are fewer comebacks? That's right, this is not an illusion."

Historically, the reason why LCK was able to dominate the League of Legends game for a long time was not because of any nonsense reasons such as the so-called high gaming talent of Korean players.

In terms of the population base of players, which one of North America, Europe, and China is not far behind the tiny country of South Korea?
When it comes to outstanding e-sports talents, regions with a larger population base will undoubtedly have more talents.

It’s a pity that in terms of training effort, the LCK region is undoubtedly the best in the world.

North American professional players often go out to have sex, play other games during training time, and only need to play one BO1 game a week. Many players’ training time does not exceed 60 hours a month. This is not so exaggerated in the LPL region.

But there are good and bad players, and in the top leagues, there are also many lazy people who don't strive to make progress.

Many talented players in the LCK region are actually pseudo-geniuses created by huge amounts of training. They are like products produced on an assembly line and have a short shelf life.

Once they go to a certain competition area to retire, the amount of training decreases and the speed at which their strength declines is so fast that many of the financial sponsors who introduced Korean players are confused.

It is one thing for LCK players to train hard, but the existence of their coaching team is of paramount importance.

The teams that have won the championship over the years all prove one thing.

Adapting to and understanding the version is the most important, or even the only important reason for winning the championship.

The mature and complete coaching team in the LCK region enables them to always grasp the direction of the version the fastest.

The changes in the S6 World Championship version have already occurred subtly.

However, few professional teams are able to realize this.

Nowadays, apart from the teams in the LCK region that have top coaching staffs, probably only IG has grasped the direction of the version.

It’s not that IG’s coaching staff has caught up with the level of LCK’s coaching staff, it’s purely because——

"Yuan Shen, if you hadn't reminded me, I wouldn't have noticed this change in the World Championship version. How did you find out?"

Fumanduo said in amazement, and the other members of IG also looked curious.

"First of all, I want to make one thing clear." Yuan Shen raised his hand, made a swearing gesture, and said: "I, Yuan Shen, really don't have the precognition cheat."

Historically, LPL only realized the direction of the world championship version when the S6 World Championship reached the quarterfinals.

It is obvious how distorted the S5 World Championship version is, and anyone can see how dominant the heavy-armored warriors are in the game.

The side with the stronger top laner will win the game.

This is very similar to the version of the Censer Monster in the S7 World Championship, where the strength of heroes in a certain position has been extremely amplified by the version.

The S6 World Championship is different. In this version, all five positions have the ability to carry, and no one position has absolute dominance.

The deformity of this version does not lie in a certain position, but in the way the whole game is played!
In a nutshell, this is an extremely extreme early version.

Ultimate talent, first blood tower, elemental dragon...

This is a brand new factor that only appeared in S6. On the surface, each factor is an independent new way of playing, but in fact, these factors combined have brought about earth-shaking changes to the game ecosystem.

The ultimate talent enhances the early damage of all heroes and increases the probability of head burst.

The first blood tower encourages all teams to focus on the bottom lane in the early stages.

The elemental dragon is only for the strong. Only those who win in the bottom lane can move the dragon. With the dragon's attribute bonus in hand, the team has an advantage in the later stage.

All of this points the finger at the word "early stage".

It is no exaggeration to say that in the S6 World Championship version, whoever wins the "early stage" will win the world.

In the previous life, after the LPL team lost in S6, there was wailing in the country, dark clouds and darkness.

For two consecutive years, the best result was only the quarterfinals. These two darkest years made all those involved in the LPL teams reflect deeply and start looking for the reasons for their failure.

On the domestic NGA forum, a team's data analyst shared data about the S6 World Championship. Every piece of data emphasized how extreme the early version of S6 was.

Yuan Shen remembered some of the most intuitive data.

The first data is that the team that gets the first blood can basically take down the first blood tower.

After taking the first blood tower, the entire team's winning rate instantly increased by 42.5%.

This data may not sound like much when it sounds alone.

But if you compare it with previous years, you can immediately understand how unscientific this is.

In S4, the team that gets the first tower increases its winning rate by 20%.

In S5, taking down the first tower only increases it by 5%.

The second data is that the red team takes the first crystal with a 100% winning rate.

Although the loss of a crystal has a great impact on any version of the game, S6 has never been seen before and will never be seen again in the future to completely secure the victory.

The third data: How big an advantage is it that is basically impossible to turn the tables?

With a lead of 10 yuan in 600 minutes, the winning rate is as high as 2500%. If the economic lead is , the opponent can give up resistance.

It can be seen intuitively from these data that in the S6 World Championship version, first blood and first blood tower are too important, forming an extreme snowball effect.

The advantage of the first blood in the early stage - the advantage of the first blood tower and the little dragon - the advantage of the elemental dragon buff - the advantage of the big dragon - the advantage of the crystal - the end of the game.

The S6 World Championship is a game where victory or defeat is decided in the first ten minutes. Forcing the game to be delayed until the late stages is equivalent to blindly pursuing a chance of less than 10%.

Therefore, this is a game that can be won by walking a tightrope in the early stage. For a map control strategy jungler like Mingkai, it is a disaster.

This is also the reason why EDG and IM, two teams with similar styles, have struggled in the world competition in history.

Unlike the other two, RNG, which was good at fighting in the early stages, lost to SKT 1-3 because of the sudden decline in the status of Mata, the brain of the team, and thus bid farewell to the World Championship. That Windtalker Zyra...

Forget it, I can’t wash it anymore, damn it, he is just acting.

Due to considerations of personal feelings, this kind of thing cannot be discussed openly.

The best evidence that Mata is acting is that in S6, Mata brought huge changes and progress to RNG and proved his tactical value. However, in the second year, no LPL team was willing to accept him.

Is this reasonable?
Yuan Shen estimated that it was Mata's actions, coupled with the market demand of some fans, that strengthened RNG's determination to switch to an all-Chinese team in S7.

In S7, the number of Korean players introduced by the LPL region has dropped significantly. Even if they want to recruit players, they will choose young players who have not yet become famous and train them themselves, or use long-term contracts and interest bundling to ensure that there will be no second Mata...

No more gossip.

From this incident, it can be seen that LPL is still too backward in terms of data analysts and coaching staff.

After the first blood tower mechanism appeared in version 6.15, it was Yuan Shen who told Fumanduo to ask IG's data analysts to collect relevant data from recent games. Only then did the coaching staff discover that this version had such an extreme trend and they were shocked.

After understanding the version trend, Fumanduo was very fortunate.

What to be thankful for?
Fortunately, they changed their playing style. The team was extremely aggressive in the early stages, in line with the mainstream trend of the version.

The extent of this coincidence made Fu Manduo suspect that Yuan Shen was a prophet.

Yuan Shen was really confused at the time, and felt a little amused and helpless. He repeatedly assured that he really could not predict the future, and only then did he dispel Fu Manduo's wild ideas.

This discovery strengthened the IG team's resolve to refine the new system, cleared away the hesitation and uneasiness in everyone's hearts, and allowed them to devote themselves to it wholeheartedly.

Because this is the most suitable way of playing for this version.

During the ten-minute halftime break, IG established their confidence in the new system with a complete victory in the first game. Everyone was ready to go, waiting for the next game.

WE was also reflecting on the mistakes they made in the previous game.

Choose a strong mid and jungle, then fight around the bottom lane, stir up trouble, get the first blood Tata... This is the mainstream idea in the current version, and it was also WE's playing style in the last game.

"We have the right idea."

Homme comforted his teammates and said: "The mid-jungle combination of Leblanc and Yu Monk is already strong enough, but I didn't expect that G actually hid a combination of Pantheon and Taliyah. This routine caused our mid-jungle to lose the initiative."

"You guys are not wrong. We are not weaker than the opponent. It was my BP mistake."

Homme patted Xiye and Condi on the shoulders. He was optimistic about the potential and future of this new generation of domestic mid and jungle players, and he knew how important self-confidence was for professional players.

An excellent coach does more than just do BP and order takeout. Cultivating the players’ abilities and confidence is also of utmost importance.

After losing the first game in the BO5, the pressure was not that great to begin with, and with Homme’s comfort, the five WE players were all cheered up and immediately faced the second game.

The red and blue sides swapped, WE is on the blue side, IG is on the red side.

When IG fans saw this choice of sides, they immediately felt relieved.

Despite the recent ups and downs, IG's red team has maintained its undefeated record, which has always been a source of pride for many IG fans and something they often brag about...

Just like Uzi’s fans praise him for his online dominance every day.

The blue side WE team banned Taliyah, Ryze and Jhin.

Homme's vision is unquestionable. He immediately saw that the core of the climbing combination lies in Yuan Shen's Taliyah, and Pantheon is just a tool man to provide stable hard control.

Replacing Taliyah with a hero that also has hard control can also have the same effect.

So, Homme directly killed Yuan Shen's Taliyah.

In this way, Ming's Minotaur was released, but WE had already made a plan and was ready to grab the Minotaur in order to replace the ban.

The banned players on the red team IG are Tam, Morgana, and Olaf.

"Banned Tam and Morgana again?"

Homme frowned. It was obvious that IG was going to use a hard control combination to attack their bottom lane again.

What will the mid-jungle combination be?

Homme thought as he asked the players to grab the Minotaur.

The first and second players of IG on the red side took down the jungler and support combination of Thresh and Elise, but the core of the lineup was not revealed.

Homme thought for a while and decided to hide a mid and jungler to see what hero the opponent would use first.

The Ashe in the AD position and the big tree in the upper unit are locked directly.

"Anipo, Ashe, and Maokai, WE's first three moves are impeccable, and they highlight their stability," said Guan Zeyuan.

"IG should leave the counter position on the fifth floor to TheShy and pick two Cs in the third and fourth rounds." As soon as Wei Xiao finished speaking, he found that IG had already locked the heroes, so he continued: "Jack's Lucian and... the evil little mage??? Another non-mainstream mid laner of Rookie?"

"In the previous version, the Little Mage received an enhancement, the QWER skill. As long as it hits the enemy hero, regardless of whether it kills or not, it will increase the magic power." PDD said: "However, this hero is still unpopular and too weak in the early stage. If Xiye takes a strong mid laner, the Little Mage will not be able to play at all!"

As expected, in WE’s last two moves, they took down the powerful mid-jungle combination of Syndra and Lee Sin.

Syndra versus the Little Mage...

In this matchup, even if the player controlling Syndra is much weaker, he can still suppress the opponent.

Not to mention, there is a mid laner like Xiye who has strong laning ability.

Guan Zeyuan commented bluntly: "I think that even if Rookie wanted to pick the Little Mage, he should have saved it for the last pick. IG's BP was too stupid... Wait, in the last pick, TheShy got a Crocodile? This hero has no carry ability in the mid-to-late game. What is IG thinking?"

IG’s five heroes have all been selected: Crocodile, Elise, LeBron, Lucian, and Thresh. The hero divisions are clear at a glance.

No matter how you look at it, this BP is not as good as WE's.

Crocodile + Spider was the ace top and jungle combination in last year's S5, but in today's version, they fight around the bottom lane.

This inevitably gives people a feeling of living in a dream.

"IG's BP in this game is really substandard. It's not even on the same level as the climbing combination in the previous game. I think..." Guan Zeyuan talked freely, trying his best to prove his presence.

But the next moment, he was speechless as if someone had strangled him by the neck.

Just above the big screen, IG's lineup had undergone an unprecedented change in the division. The audience burst into shouts of surprise, and the barrage in the live broadcast room was full of question marks. The commentators of all the major competition areas were all stunned and confused.

"WTF??" In the English-language commentary booth, Maomao, who has always been regarded as a Chinese-speaking fan, directly cursed.

It's not that they're making too much of a fuss, but...

IG's division is the first of its kind in the league's history.

I saw that the crocodile, who was supposed to be in the top lane, was moved to the middle lane.

This is nothing, Rookie has used the mid-lane crocodile strategy before.

However, the little mage did not switch to the top lane...

Instead, it was transferred to Jack's hands.

Lucian ran into TheShy's hands.

The lineups of both sides are finalized.

“IG Red Side:
Top laner TheShy: Holy Lance Ranger - Lucian

Jungle Yuanshen: Spider Queen-Elise

Mid laner Rookie: Desert Butcher - Renekton

Bottom lane JackeyLove: Evil Little Mage - Veigar
Support Ming: Soul Chain Warden - Thresh
WE Blue Side:
Top 957: Twisted Treant - Maokai
Jungler Condi: Lee Sin
Mid laner Xiye: Dark Sovereign - Syndra

Bottom lane Mystic: Ice Archer - Ashe
Support Ben: Minotaur Chieftain - Alistar. "

"Xiu'er, is that you?"

"Is IG getting carried away after winning this game? What kind of crazy lineup is this?

“Cover up your ID, I thought this was a match between the top five champions.

"Turtle, IG's decision can't be called a swing pick, it's an art!"

"A little mage and a Thresh in the bottom lane, what the hell is this!!"

(End of this chapter)