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

Chapter 88 Change is a good thing!
"You think posting about WE's problems is enough to vent your anger?" Ban Yuzhe, having finished washing up, leaned closer and asked curiously.

Lin Fei snorted, "I'm not targeting WE. I actually quite like WeiXiao. I'm targeting those obsessed fans. The version has been changed so much that the dominance of ADCs has obviously declined, yet they still think WeiXiao is invincible. Top laner Strawberry is going to give up first blood and this game is already in the bag."

"JM talked about it when he reached the top of the Chinese server during his live stream. The NXG team he created afterward is a living example of that."

"This is ridiculous. If the club gets blown away by these crazy fans, do you think WE will lose so badly that they won't even recognize their own mothers?"

"They like to brag about getting first blood and being invincible in the bot lane, right? But when professional leagues and casual games are all about mid, top, and jungle in the early game, let's see how they can still make such a fuss."

Seeing the post generate countless replies with each refresh, and the number of reposts constantly increasing, Lin Fei wore a satisfied expression.

"Alright, all done. Time to play games."

"Five blacks, five blacks, brothers, anyone want to come?"

Standing up from the table, Lin Fei called out to the other people on the dormitory beds.

Because their dormitory happened to be the last boys' dormitory in the class, there was an empty bed, so five people lived there.

"Let's not play anymore, we have an early class tomorrow." The curly-haired boy by the door poked his head out of the bed. "If your dads play together, it'll be late into the night, and we'll be late again tomorrow."

"I've been late five times this month..."

"Really not going to play? We'll take turns using each other's accounts to help us rank up in the middle of the night."

pat!pat!
Before he could finish speaking, his roommate, who had just fallen asleep on the next bed, jumped off the bed and exclaimed, "Holy crap, wait for me to turn on my computer, I'll log in right away!"

"Come on, it's not like I've been late before this semester."

Lin Fei then invited, "If not, I'll set an alarm tomorrow and be the first one to wake you up, okay? The class monitor is right next door, and they're still playing."

"We still don't have enough of five, we're one short!"

"Damn, where's the old monkey?"

"It seems the old monkey went to the clinic for an IV drip because he had a fever."

"Damn it, why is the clinic giving me an IV drip? I'll call them and tell them to buy some so I can give it to them."

crunch.

Just as Lin Fei was saying this, the dormitory room door was suddenly opened.

A small, thin boy with a flushed face pushed open the door and entered, carrying a glass bottle filled with liquid and an IV set in a plastic bag.

The boy glanced at the League of Legends client open on his roommate's desk, and grinned wickedly, "I knew you guys would keep playing. How could a five-man premade be complete without me?"

"Come on, Lao Lin. Your mother is a nurse. You should have learned how to do it since you were little. Give me the injection."

"OK, no problem."

One dared to speak, and the other dared to act; they immediately grabbed the disinfectant and started using it.

"Wow, that's pretty good. Much better than the old man at the clinic who gives injections."

"Hey, don't move! We haven't wrapped the tape around you yet, or you'll puncture your veins."

"Tsk, it's not easy to put this IV bottle away, we need to think of a way."

"How about I let you hold my legs together? I'll just play games on the bed, you just need to tie them up securely," suggested the curly-haired young man sleeping on the old monkey's bed.

Lin Fei assessed the distance, "OK!!"

"Then what are we waiting for? Log in, log in, let's go to Summoner's Rift!"

"..."

"Holy crap, the jungler is ganking top! I can't hold on much longer."

"Don't send too many, my goddess tears haven't been fully collected yet."

"Lin Guapi, you should just focus on last-hitting minions, okay? Ming said the ADC's early game task is to farm, so let's set the pace."

"Old Zhang, if you really want to play Juggernaut, bring Teleport next time. That way, even if we're at a disadvantage in the late game, you can still try to backdoor towers."

"Protect Banban! Protect Banban!"

"It's okay, it's okay, I'll heal him, I can help him recover his health."

Ban Yuzhe was engrossed in the game. After killing the last enemy hero and winning the team fight, he subconsciously glanced to his side and then cursed, "Damn it, healer, what kind of healing are you? Are you healing through an IV drip?"

"Lin Fei, you're using needles to make this."

"No, what does this have to do with me? I didn't know that Old Monkey could swing his hand so high while playing a healer."

……

NXG Base!

Inside the office on the third floor.

"The first gust of wind has finally started to blow!"

Looking at the discussions on my phone about the results of the first day of the LPL main tournament and the changing status of ADCs on the LOL forum.

Jiang Ming smiled with satisfaction.

He has been following online discussions about NXG's tactics and how IG defeated WE by relying on their top, mid, and jungle players.

Or perhaps this is the result he wanted: players of this era possessed a great advantage that later generations have lost.
Everyone wants to climb the ranks!
Clinging to someone's coattails, becoming someone's "father" in the game, or even an AD carry building a Warmog's Armor to block skills for the best-farmed player are just basic skills.

To climb the ranks, players will spend time watching and studying the live streams and tutorial videos of high-ranking players, as well as professional league matches.

In the original LPL, the reason why the bot lane AD is so valued is largely due to WE's Smile and UZI, who was intentionally promoted by Tengjing after S3 and S4.

Because the star players in the region are mostly AD carries, a large number of ordinary players have inevitably been affected.

Just like how the LPL region never lacks jungle kings, which is somewhat of a joke, it's thanks to the well-developed boosting ecosystem.

The scarcity of excellent top laners and supports is due to two main factors: the regional environment and the relatively low salary rankings for these positions in professional play. The impact of professional play on the overall development of the region is absolutely undeniable.

Now, Jiang Ming and his NXG are actively breaking the traditional impression that AD is invincible. As long as they keep winning, it is conceivable that when NXG stands at the forefront, other teams that are competitors will first follow suit, and then the trend of professional competition will spread to the region, forming a virtuous cycle. Regardless of the degree of effect, it will at least improve the abnormal atmosphere of the region that favored AD in the previous life.

Of course, he wasn't saying that all AD players should be condemned. NXG's decision to have AD players be the first player they interviewed on stage was based on this idea.

A mindset can't be corrected overnight. In League of Legends, each of the five positions has its own role, and different positions can step up for the team at different times. That's what makes a healthy game. It's not appropriate for someone else to say this. Letting Xu Jing, who is an AD carry, say it will make more players think about it.

Look, NXG's AD carry is so good. People are saying that you have to rely on your mid and jungle teammates in the early game. You can't just blindly protect the bottom lane!
"But that's not enough. We need solid results to create a powerful force for the transformation of the competition zone."

After their first match against Royal Club, NXG got off to a good start. However, as long as they don't face WE head-on and get a result, the online sentiment won't change too quickly. Jiang Ming, who witnessed the terrifying fighting power of the Red Dynasty's fans during Season 2, is very clear about this.

In the following days, after finishing his work, Jiang Ming also increased the time and frequency of his participation in team training.

There's a saying that goes, "One shouldn't be too much like Ning Wang." Although his brain reaction and thinking ability have undergone a qualitative leap due to his rebirth, his physical fitness is still within the range of a normal person. If he neglects his training, it's not impossible that he might be defeated by someone in Season 3.

With Jiang Ming's addition, the training effectiveness of the other players has also improved slightly, as they are able to consistently gain an advantage in the mid lane.

……

December 23th,
On Saturday, the second week of the LPL regular season continues, with OMG facing Royal Club, PE playing against LM, and NXG vs WOA Dawnwing.

The second week of matches did not lose any attention due to the absence of WE and IG, the two powerhouses of the Chinese region. On the contrary, it attracted more attention because of the presence of PE and NXG.

NXG needs no introduction. Its owner, Jiang Ming, who is also the team's mid-laner, firmly holds the top spot in the Chinese server's ranked rankings. He is also the most popular streamer on YY, possessing an incredible amount of online traffic. Since its inception, NXG has been a constant presence on trending topics online. Furthermore, after the LPL opening match and the post-match interviews aired, the internet has coined the inexplicable term that NXG is the most professional-looking team in the LOL esports scene.

It's quite simple that PE gained attention. Their recent victory over IG provoked Wang Gongzi, the "Disciplinary Committee of the Entertainment Industry," to post an angry message on Weibo. It's not just people within the industry; many outside of it are also paying close attention to them.

In the first match, OMG faced Royal Club. Due to the heated discussions on esports forums about the S3 version and the flaws of WE's mindless bot lane protection strategy, many people subconsciously thought that OMG, which focuses on the top, mid, and jungle, should easily defeat Royal Club, which also revolves around the bot lane AD carry.

The result of the match was quite surprising. While the royal family did not easily crush the opponent, they did not encounter much resistance either.

In 32 minutes, Royal Club seemingly countered OMG's strategy by utterly destroying their main base.

However, this does not mean that the online discussions about the S3 version are fabricated. On the contrary, after this match, the number of players following the NXG team's official Weibo account or Jiang Ming personally has increased once again.

The reason is simple: in this match, Royal Club, as the runner-up of TGA, consciously reduced the frequency of their jungler ganking the bot lane. Although the cost was that UZI was ganked several times in the early game due to his reckless pushing, since OMG also focused on the top, mid, and jungle leading the pace and fighting, Royal Club's bot lane did not suffer a lane collapse as a result. On the contrary, Royal Club maintained the pressure on OMG's bot lane, which was protected by their jungler, from beginning to end thanks to their superior individual skill.

OMG invested resources in the bottom lane but did not achieve the desired results; while Royal Club, which shifted its focus slightly to the top, mid and jungle, showed no mercy to their opponents in the top and mid lanes.

With Spider-Man's protection, Shenchao got his signature Crocodile and pushed all the way, successfully tower diving OMG's top laner gogoing twice in seven minutes with the help of the jungler.

Mid laner Waiter was no longer as helpless as he was in last week's match against NXG. He solo-laned and killed Wutai, and in the mid-game, he led the top and jungle brothers to frequently gank the bottom lane.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Royal Family has simply copied NXG's approach.

Throughout the match, Royal Club was filled with laughter and joy, except for a certain chubby guy who kept complaining about how difficult it was to play online and begging his teammates to gank more.

The second match between PE and LM shocked all the LPL players watching the game.

Replace the cable!

Yes, when facing LM, who imitated NXG's pick of Jayce in the top lane and Kha'Zix in the mid lane, PE cleverly switched their top laner to the bottom lane, and then had Caitlyn and Janna help the jungler start in the top half of the map, and then switched to the top lane to suppress Jayce.

While the durability of Piltover is still unknown compared to many melee champions in the League, his range is undoubtedly among the best in the top lane.

But that was limited to one-on-one battles in the top lane. When faced with two equally stunningly beautiful girls, Caitlyn and Janna, Piltover's rich and handsome guy felt his body go weak.

The inexperienced top laner was relentlessly poked by Caitlyn, who was shielded by Janna, and eventually returned to his tower with half health. Once back under the tower, the straightforward guy didn't know what to do next. He didn't want to go back to base because he was reluctant to give up the creep wave that was about to reach the tower, but he also felt that he would lose creep wave if he switched lanes. So he just stood there dumbly under the tower, trying to wait for the creeps to reach the tower.

The soldier finally arrived, but at the same time, he also encountered PE's jungler, Volibear.

Two-level duo lane, three-level jungler, one-level Jayce!

Oh, that's a sad story.

Jayce was tower-dived and killed, but the attacking team only lost a Volibear jungler's passive.

Within the PE team.

"Haha, that feels so good. So this is what it feels like to tower dive and watch the other side be helpless and at a loss."

"Hurry, hurry, Jayce is probably going to switch to the bottom lane. Let's push this wave and head to the bottom lane too," Xika commanded via voice chat. "Once we get to the bottom lane, Ziv, find an opportunity to secure the dragon."

"Tsk tsk tsk, Sika, you learn things so fast! You've mastered the NXG team's playstyle so quickly."

"Change, change, change! Today I'm going to help Jess players quit their internet addiction."

Aruka laughed wildly in the team voice chat, as if he wanted to vent all the anger he suffered against NXG in the qualifiers.

"Have you fully grasped it?"

Hearing his teammates' compliments, Sika subconsciously shook his head. "This is nothing. I've only scratched the surface. The pushing and gathering of minions, the timing of lane exchanges, and the vision to scout the opponent's position—all of these things require a long period of training."

It's only because the LM guys on the other side are a bunch of straightforward guys, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to target them so easily.

When Jayce, the top laner for LM, finally made his way to the bottom lane, ready to showcase his skills in a disadvantageous laning phase, a heart-wrenching wail suddenly erupted from the purple team's bench...

The poor child saw the policewoman and the Wind Woman again in his field of vision.

This time, he switched to the bottom lane, only to be met with a super-double combo of PE's mid, jungle, and bottom lane.

A Jayce targeted by a lane swap is doomed to fail.

With both their economy and level lagging behind in the mid-game, a single Kha'Zix was simply not enough to carry the pre-team poke role. After just 22 minutes, the five Alliance players, unable to withstand the torment, chose to surrender.

In the second week of the LPL, no one expected that the match between a team that copied NXG's lineup and a team that imitated NXG's playstyle would end in such a dramatic way.

The third match of the day was between NXG and WOA: Dawnwing.

The number of viewers in the LPL live broadcast room has reached a new high.

Meanwhile, when the team uniforms printed with Youchen Snacks and YY Live appeared on the live broadcast screen, many merchants who had been following LPL or NXG could no longer sit still.

"We can't wait any longer, let's contact the NXG club!"

(End of this chapter)