League of Legends: Reborn in Season 3, Tuning the Entire League

Chapter 293: This has always been the difficulty level in the top-tier matches of the Chinese server, okay?

What will the new version of the S4 look like after being messed up by NXG?
Firstly, the respawn times of minions and jungle monsters are synchronized, which greatly limits the top laner's strategy of starting by farming a set of jungle monsters before going to lane, except in lane-swapping games and with some special heroes.

Next came the nerf to Ignite damage and the buff to turrets gaining attack damage, while the cooldown of Teleport was shortened. The head-on confrontation style of top laners still exists, but the changes also gave some farm-oriented heroes a chance to shine.

While mid-lane assassins haven't been nerfed in a sweeping fashion like before, the reduction in their ability to instantly kill squishy targets has provided more opportunities for mages like Ziggs and Xerath, who excel at sustaining in lane and dealing damage.

Then came the double increase in jungle monster experience and gold, the implementation of the new support item, and junglers and supports were able to shed their role as mere "tools" from the previous two seasons and usher in their own spring.

Well, as for AD players? They can only silently hug themselves and become the only "disadvantaged" party in this version.

At first glance, the nerfs to Ignite and Assassins seem to have increased the survivability of AD carries in team fights. However, the overall increase in Summoner's economy has actually given jungle and support roles, who could previously be taken down with three shots in team fights, the ability to threaten AD carries.

However, overall, with Riot Games listening to feedback, the current version can indeed be described as a diverse and relatively balanced one!
With nearly a hundred heroes in the League, and disregarding the appeal of their appearance and gameplay to players, an 80% hero pick rate is already a very close level.

After all, you can't compare Urgot's pick rate with that of a champion like Yasuo.

Using the client software, Jiang Ming gave the players a simple analysis of the current meta for each role.

"Yes, I want to emphasize that players who didn't have a great experience in the jungle and support roles in the last two seasons can really have a blast this season."

"For players who want to climb the ranks in duo queue, I recommend pairing up top jungle, mid jungle, or jungle support. If all else fails, dual carries will also work... Um, I don't really recommend duo queue bot. If you're going to duo queue bot, I suggest playing normal games."

[Haha, thanks to NXG, I've managed to reach Platinum 1 rank with my amazing Kha'Zix!]

[I'm currently a Diamond 4 support in Black Rose, and just as Ming said, the queue of junglers wanting to duo queue with me every day is incredibly long. (By the way, I'm a real man.)]

[Pfft, that hits home, Lao Ming. Your comment against duo queuing in the bot lane has shattered the hopes of countless AD carry players like me.]

[That's right. Duo queueing in the bottom lane is inherently difficult to win. The enemy mid, top, and jungle all like to gank bot. In the early game, the duo's economy and level are lower than the solo laner's. Basically, if your teammates aren't performing well, it's easy for them to be picked off one by one.]

Isn't it because NXG was constantly ganking 4v2 that JM discouraged bot lane duo queue? (Just kidding)

[By the way, Brother Ming, could you tell us what makes NXG so strong? I'm a low-ranked player and don't really understand the matches, but I know that NXG dominates every game.]

Suddenly, a casual comment from an ordinary player in the live stream caught the attention of many viewers.

[Yes, yes, I want to hear JM's analysis of his own team!]

[That probably won't work; after all, it's a team secret.]

[The guy who asked the question earlier is probably the owner of some diving club, right? (laughs)]

"What's wrong with saying this?" Jiang Ming's casual remark caused the live stream chat to erupt in excitement.

【! ! ! 】

Wait a minute, wait a minute!

[Attention everyone! Take your notebooks! Copy the homework!]

[Which LPL professional teams are here? Come and listen up!]

【@WE@EDG@XM@IG】

A knowing smile flickered across Jiang Ming's lips as he slowly shook his head. What is the source of a team's dominance? Could it be that the extensive research and in-depth analysis of SKT (now T1) by various regions over the past decade has failed to extract any valuable core elements?
The answer is obviously no. Not to mention the fundamental issues behind T1's strength, the heads of various major regions have practically studied the exact color of Faker's underwear every day.

Regarding the systematic qualities that top teams should possess; from teamwork and tactical execution to resource control, as well as the direction for individual players to improve in terms of technical skills, hero pool depth, on-the-spot decision-making, and even psychological resilience, these standardized and systematic cognitive frameworks have been repeatedly demonstrated and reached a high degree of consensus not only in the LPL region, but also in Europe, America, and even some Southeast Asian regions.

The reason why NXG team showed such dominance last season was that the overall competitive environment was still in the early stages of professionalization, and there was a significant gap in the overall strength between teams.

The relatively mature set of professional standards that he pioneered and implemented for NXG was naturally invaluable in the face of generally low-level competition, creating a disruptive advantage.

However, with the maturation of the professional league ecosystem, the continuous influx of capital has driven teams to accelerate their professionalization and standardization. Benchmarking the operating models, training methods, and even tactical systems of top teams has become an inevitable path for the industry's development.

Through systematic learning and imitation, it is not difficult for those who want to catch up to master these "standard answers".

Whether he speaks or not is just a matter of time. When you're already on the third, fourth, or even fifth step, the key to maintaining the healthy development of the entire industry is to give your competitors a hand and help them quickly move to the second step.

The true limit of a team's potential lies in the depth and intensity of its execution.

The construction of a professional system is essentially the cornerstone for ensuring a basic level of competition and a stable minimum standard.

The ultimate ceiling that a team can reach depends on its more core competitiveness:
The strategic vision and operational efficiency of a top club's management, the coaching team's professional competence in tactical development, version analysis, player training, and on-field strategy, and most importantly—the ultimate realization of individual player talent and the sustainability of top-level competitive performance.

"So, that's the series of training plans I developed for NXG last year, along with some specific reinforcement measures."

Jiang Ming appeared to be addressing the audience in front of the screen, but he was actually explaining to teams from the LPL and even some other regions. "Next month, our NXG's new base will be fully renovated and ventilated, and it will be officially put into use. At that time, I will invite everyone to experience it firsthand."

"Hmm... how about calling it NXG Esports Experience Camp!"

[I'm seriously asking, can I really experience the joy of being a professional gamer?]

"I'm going, I'm going to sign up!"

[Brother Ming, could you please lower your fees? I'm a college student and my living expenses are a bit tight.]

"Haha, it's free, absolutely no charge."

Seeing the barrage of "crying poor" emojis, Jiang Ming smiled and snapped his fingers, saying, "Since it's called an experience camp, charging a fee isn't appropriate. I can't guarantee anything else, but food and lodging are absolutely included."

"The specific plan will be announced on our club's official WeChat account. Of course, priority will be given to those fans who have been following and supporting NXG. Consider it a belated New Year's gift to everyone."

In front of the back-end monitoring screen, the heads of Huya's operations team watched the live stream's popularity soar in real time, each flashing a bright smile.

The huge live-streaming contract they signed at the beginning of the year now seems to be a sure-fire, profitable deal.

If the performance-based agreement only requires paying a minimum guarantee, they won't suffer any losses. But which live streaming platform that continues to grow would complain about its streamers exceeding their popularity targets? Compared to further seizing the live streaming market and ultimately achieving an IPO, that expenditure of ten million is just a small amount of money.

"I really don't know what magic JM has. She just sits there chatting, and the audience answers a few questions, and she can create a show on her own," the super moderator who had been watching the live stream remarked.

The person in charge joked, "Stop being sour. They built their foundation on a massive amount of instructional videos accumulated over 12 years, and now they're running the world's number one LOL team, NXG. They don't need to rack their brains to keep viewers entertained like other streamers do." "Look at those special accounts in the backend. It's not just ordinary viewers; even club owners of the same level are listening."

In just two years, this young man in the live broadcast room has grown from a small-time streamer to what he is today. Xu Tao is even thinking that if they want to keep him next year, they should add another person to the list of shareholders.

……

SharkTV!

In front of the camera, a man with a hairstyle resembling an unfinished ape evolutionary form was gesturing wildly at the screen, occasionally letting out a few primal monkey-like screams.

"Hehehe—!"

"Hahaha! We won! What do you guys say? I'm just asking you, isn't retired war god Wu Wukai's mid lane tough?!"

In the LOL live stream room called "Retired God of War", Wu Wukai, who had just carried the whole game and won in the Challenger 1000 rank, immediately entered his familiar "bragging" mode, so excited that he was almost doing a backflip on the spot.

"Let's get some subscriptions and gifts, guys."

"Tonight! Just tonight! We have to break into the top ten in the national server and show the brothers!" He patted his chest, full of heroic spirit.

However, when the screen was filled with comments encouraging "Brother Kai, go for number one!" "Brother Kai, get to number one in the national server!", the previously enthusiastic Wu Wukai instantly deflated, his eyes began to wander, and he tactically took a sip of water.

"Number one in the national server? Cough cough!" He cleared his throat, instinctively mimicking a familiar exaggerated tone, slammed his hand on the table, and his voice suddenly rose:

"Stop talking about being number one in the national server all the time. That's not something a human can do. I've been in this rank for years and I know how tough it is. Don't talk nonsense with your eyes open. Brothers, it's already very difficult to get into the top ten in high-level ranked games!"

"It's not that the streamer isn't working hard! It's been like this for so many years, even in the top 1000 ranked games! Sometimes I even doubt whether I'm not working hard enough! Turns out the ranked environment has changed!"

He clutched his chest, feigning deep sorrow:

"Let's not even mention JM, that monster hanging in the sky. After NXG won the S3 championship, wow! Prodigies from all over the world flocked to the Chinese server like dumplings being dropped into a pot! Now, playing a 1000-point Challenger game, the intensity, wow, it's more exciting than when I played in the TGA Winter Finals! Is that even humanly possible? That's Ragnarok, brothers!"

"Making it into the top ten is already the ceiling for streamers! Any higher? That would require more money... oh no, that would mean replacing the streamer!"

[Let's play Yasuo! Kai, play a game of Yasuo and teach the brothers how to play Yasuo.]

[Hehe, my roommate's last wish before he died was to see Kai play a game of Yasuo, roaring like a dragon in the Challenger 1000 elo!]

"Ahem, well, it's not that the streamer doesn't want to show you Yasuo, it's just that we're in a crucial period for climbing the ranks right now, and we can't just use some of our ultimate abilities and trump cards recklessly, okay?"

"Keep it. A powerful new hero like Yasuo should only be used in a do-or-die situation."

As a naturally born live-streaming holy body, Wu Wukai could easily spout off such fabricated words.

The key is that the audience falls for his act; even though they know he's making things up, the live chat still flooded with gifts.

During the interaction with the audience, the long-awaited ranked matches were finally reopened.

Sonorous!

"Hey ho, we're in, guys! Watch me show you a Naruto Zed combo this round!"

Wu Wukai glanced at the IDs that appeared in the public chat without making a sound.

"long has joined the room!" "MOON has joined the room!"

"DouYuTV san has joined the room!" "Bigpomelo has joined the room."

"Wow, this is an amazing game, guys."

NXG's Black Team has Long in the top lane, White Team has Moon in the support role, and then OMG has their AD carry and jungler.

"Haha, sorry about this round, the streamer is telling everyone that the points have already been taken."

The viewers in the live stream were also full of admiration:
[What kind of incredible luck is this guy, managing to gather all these people in one game?]

[OMG's bot lane and jungle are fine, the key is Black and White's top and support. I watched WeiXiao's stream the other day, and that player named Long is like an iron wall, the kind who can take on five opponents in team fights without dying.]

[White team's support Moon's performance was also excellent, especially with Thresh. Ukkai, hurry up and steal Thresh for them!]

In this game, Wu Wukai was on the first floor of the blue team.

As a mid-laner, he is indeed not suited to picking a single champion.

After typing in the public chat to ask if the other person needed help stealing Thresh and was politely declined, he ended up swapping with Xiaosan on the fifth floor.

After banning several strong meta champions like Ziggs, Syndra, and Aatrox, the first pick was Caitlyn.

The purple team instantly picked Lucian and Lee Sin on the first and second floors.

This new AD, launched at the end of last year, is also showing a tendency to dominate various professional tournaments, thanks to JM's explanation of the new hero.

"EAA, QAA, WAA" has almost become a signature phrase for Lucian players.

However, just as the blue team picked Vi and Blitzcrank as their jungle and support duo on the second and third floors, Chou Kai, who was secretly planning to pick Yasuo to boost his stream's popularity, saw that the purple team's third floor almost instantly locked in Yasuo.

Death is like the wind, always by my side!

"Damn, I instantly picked Ysuo in the King of Glory 1000 rank. Brothers, watch me crush the enemy mid laner this game!"

Wu Wukai was instantly excited. Although he couldn't make a comeback by using Yasuo to create some fun, beating a Challenger Yasuo and using it as negative material would be great.

However, the overly congested Chou Kai seemed to have forgotten one thing.

In high-elo ranked matches in League of Legends, the skill levels of the players matched on both sides are usually quite similar.

If the blue team has five top players who are either former or current professionals, then the purple team must have the same.

How could a mid laner who can instantly pick Yasuo in a high-elo game (thousand-point rank) be the kind of noob who practices champions in ranked matches?
(End of this chapter)