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Chapter 200 - Going against the will of heaven, the road to double crown

The first blood tower mechanism in version 6.15 was a heavy blow to Flash Wolves' system.

Riot designers are like "gods" to the game League of Legends. They can adjust the mechanisms in Summoner's Rift at will.

Going against the 'God' of Summoner's Rift?
To put it in a popular phrase recently,
“Winning two consecutive championships is already against the will of heaven, so it’s only natural that they died suddenly in the middle of the journey.

As for the three-peat?
Taking the subway to rub hands with the girl next door, and even thinking of a name for the child?
Let’s take a shower first.

In the novels about cultivating immortals and fantasy, many protagonists will go against the will of heaven when they disagree with something, as if God owes them millions.

Yuan Shen also wanted to defy the will of Heaven, and this 'Heaven' really owed him at least several million US dollars, perhaps even tens of millions...

He hasn't been paid for this year's champion skin yet, but now they're just crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, and are continuously weakening him. It's simply too much.

Version 6.15 is just the first blow to Yuanshen and Flash Wolves.

In the following versions 6.16 and 6.17, Riot swung the knife several times in succession.

Yasuo's attack speed growth per level has been reduced, and his basic attack speed has been increased. The additional penetration effect of R only works on critical hits, which has been greatly reduced.

剑姬Q蓝耗提高，【被动:决斗之舞】的移速加成，从20/30/40/50%降低到15/20/25/30%。

Ryze's mana consumption increases, the cooldown time of his ultimate skill increases, and his early combat power and roaming ability are greatly weakened.

While the previous heroes weren't particularly targeted, as many other players were playing them in professional competitions, the next one solidified the Riot designers' targeting of Yuanshen.

The enhanced healing effect of Vampire's Q has been reduced. The cooldown of E has been increased, but the cost has been reduced. The base health has been reduced from 550 to 525, and the overall strength of the hero has been directly reduced.

Regarding this, the designer said: "We position Vladimir as a hero who is strong in the mid-to-late game when he has three or four items, but will be relatively weak in the late game. But it is clear that he has been too strong in recent versions of the game. We will weaken the late-game power of Vladimir and let him return to his original position."

On major gaming media and platforms, netizens sat down to watch the show and expressed their opinions.

"I'm glad to see that the Sima hero Vampire has finally been nerfed. He was too difficult to defeat in the late game.

"I understand you're saying Vampire is strong in pub games. With random, random attacks, it's easy to drag it out for 30 or 40 minutes, dragging it out until Vampire's gear is ready. But being strong in competitive matches... isn't that funny? Isn't Yuanshen the only one playing?"

"Yeah, Vladimir relies too much on development and slows down the game pace. It doesn't fit in with the current game version that focuses on the early and mid-game. Riot's excuse is terrible."

"Manually tag Yuanshen, come out and take the blame!"

"Oh my god, the old thief with fists has lost all conscience. I will live and die with Yuan Shen.

Yuan Shen took a look at the ups and downs in the outside world in his spare time and felt helpless.

In his impression, these weakening changes did exist... but the timing was a bit wrong, it happened much earlier than expected.

For example, the weakening of Fiora should have appeared in July next year.

This must be the butterfly effect caused by his entry into the professional arena.

There is no other way. Unless Yuan Shen never becomes famous or wins the championship, otherwise, there will be a person like him added to the original "history".

This has caused huge changes to the entire CPL region and Flash Wolves. How could the order of the changes in the version be the same as the original history?
How could a fist that had always been aimed at the world champion not notice him?
Faced with this situation, Yuan Shen chose to turn a deaf ear to what was happening outside and focus on reading the books of sages.

Apart from occasionally going out shopping and taking walks with An Xihan during holidays, he spent the rest of his time training and working hard to adapt the new system with his teammates.

But it turns out that this "heaven" is not so easy to defy.

In the following summer regular season, Flash Wolves' performance was up and down.

Two to zero, a complete victory over IG.

2 to 1, narrowly defeated VG.

2 to 1, narrowly defeated LGD.

2-0, a complete victory over NB.

This record shocked and confused countless audience fans.

The question of whether Flash Wolf is strong or not is not the question, it is a very special kind of... weird!
Why do you say that?
Because NB (formerly QG) and IG are at the top of the summer season points, while LGD and VG are in the middle and lower reaches of the league, belonging to two different levels.

Flash Wolves were able to completely defeat the first two teams, their pace so devastating that many viewers initially thought they were bots. However, they struggled to varying degrees against the second two teams, falling into a disadvantage early on. They relied on Yuanshen to secure late-game teamfights and recover the situation several times.

It's very confusing.

Be it the commentators or the major media, none of them have a clear idea of ​​the Flash Wolves' current condition.

Quantum mechanics? Schrödinger's team?
But everyone has indeed felt the changes that have taken place in the Flash Wolves team. The Flash Wolves' current style of play is extremely aggressive in the early and mid-term, and once the rhythm is right, they are unstoppable.

On the contrary, because of their focus on offense, Flash Wolves' error rate is much higher. There are many examples of them occasionally diving too aggressively to the tower, making coordination errors, and directly giving away the rhythm of the early and mid-game.

This is also the reason why weak teams can score points against Flash Wolves. If they cannot grasp the advantages given by the opponent, then they should stop playing professionally and go home to raise pigs.

Despite stumbling along the way and practicing while playing, Flash Wolves still managed to maintain a winning streak in major matches and an undefeated record on the red team, which is enough to show how strong their foundation and hard power are.

But their regular season winning streak was eventually ended.

In the penultimate week of the regular season, Flash Wolves lost to RNG 1-2.

……

Historically, EDG won the championship in this year's summer season with a perfect record.

But to be honest, the CPL this year was a mess in history, with real noobs fighting each other. The intensity was not as good as that of the European and American regions. Winning the championship with a perfect record was not worth bragging about at all. Instead, it was a sad symbol of the decline of the region.

There is vitality only when there is competition.

A single dominant company is far inferior to a hundred flowers blooming.

Just like after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the end of the Cold War, and the end of the arms race, the speed of technological progress has been declining.

IM did create a miracle of a "triple jump", but doesn't this also indirectly illustrate the decline of the veteran CPL teams, that even a dark horse team that imitated EDG's system could not stop them?
But now the time and space are different.

Yuanshen's sudden emergence, winning the MSI held in China, and the merger of regions have all led to an increase in the overall strength of the region.

Especially RNG, they were not targeted by Riot and their improvement was the most significant.

RNG also lost a few games in the first half of the season, but after Uzi and MIxg got into better shape, they have maintained a winning streak.

RNG, who defeated Flash Wolves in B03 in the regular season, was temporarily regarded as the favorite to win the championship.

The CPL Summer Regular Season has come to an end.

The points ranking is as follows.

Flash Wolves only lost one big game and ranked first.

RNG followed closely behind in second place.

Following them are IG, WE, NB, AHQ, IM, and Snake.

The above eight teams entered the playoffs.

Flash Wolves and RNG are in the two halves of the semi-finals, respectively, waiting for challengers to come up from below.

It’s no wonder that each of these eight teams seems to have the possibility of winning the championship.
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A real battle of heroes.

Next door, LCK also had some surprising news: the CPL playoffs were held relatively late.

At this point, the LCK playoffs have already been more than halfway through.

SKT, which was also considered a favorite to win the championship, lost to Deft's KT team with a score of 2:3 in the semi-finals.

The final will be between KT and ROX.Tiger for the LCK championship.

The situation suddenly became incomprehensible to everyone.

Some professionals in the e-sports circle predict that this year's summer season champion and S season champion will be difficult to predict, and the competition will definitely be fierce and exciting.

The playoffs have begun.

The Flash Wolves also stopped their seventeen hours of devilish training that day.

This kind of devilish training is undoubtedly overdrawing the body's potential and will affect the longevity of one's career.

Even Yuan Shen felt some soreness in his wrists from practicing.

But there is no way...If you want to achieve the highest honor in a field, sweat is essential.

Moreover, Yuan Shen is undoubtedly lucky.

I don’t know how many people have put in many times more hard work and sweat, but still lack that little bit of talent. In any case, it’s still that little bit lacking.

But what he lacks the most and what is most enviable is talent.

However, everything is excessive. The competition is approaching, and continuing with the devilish training will only affect the players' mentality and physical condition.

Taking advantage of the vacation given by the club, Yuan Shen took Wei Shen to watch the playoff battle.

This is a top-six playoff series.

WEvsIG.

The winner will advance to the CPL semi-finals and face Flash Wolves.

After five hours of fierce battle, IG finally lost to WE with a score of 2:3.

"As expected." Yuan Shen shrugged. This result was not beyond his expectations.

Riot's weakening of the top laner's carry ability has had the greatest impact on all CPL teams, with the Flash Wolves, centered around Yuanshen, as the core.

Second is IG.

Theshy and MaRin's individual abilities have been severely weakened by the meta. Theshy is still too young, and he's showing signs of being extremely uncomfortable with the current meta. He chose a blue-collar top laner, but his playstyle is incredibly aggressive, willing to die if he dares to be caught. Many fans call him "the world's easiest to catch top laner."

Although MaRin performed well in the previous game, the gap in the bottom lane was too big.

In this version where things revolve around the bottom lane, IG's shortcomings in the bottom lane have been infinitely magnified.

Due to the version, with one less carry point and one more collapse point, 1G returned to the situation where 'Rookie' alone supported the entire team and lifted the entire team into the playoffs, solidifying his title of 'Chicken God' and 'Director of the IG Orphanage'.

The opponent of Flash Wolves in the semi-finals has also been officially confirmed.

It was the former universe team, WE.

August 15th, sunny.

For many people, today is Saturday, a weekend away, a rare opportunity for leisure.

But for LOL players who are focused on the game, there is a semi-final match today that cannot be missed.

Flash Wolves vs. WE.

"Welcome to the 2016 CPL Summer Tournament semi-finals. I am commentator Ze Yuan.

"Everyone, I'm the commentator, remember."

"Hello everyone, I am Smile.

Smiling, dressed in a suit and tie, stood in the commentary booth looking a little stiff.

"Is this your Majesty's first time as a guest?"

Ze Yuan, in charge of the situation, took the initiative to ease the atmosphere and calm Wei Xiao. After asking this question and receiving a nod of "yes" from Wei Xiao, Ze Yuan continued, "As a former professional player, what are your thoughts on this match?"

"It depends on how you perform." Smiling said:
"Flash Wolves' recent strength and form are so hard to grasp, not just for me. Many active players can't even begin to understand them. WE's form has been getting better and better, especially their ADC, who's now in a completely different position than at the beginning of the season."

Mystic, a Korean player, also joined CPL during last year's "Korean player boom".

However, unlike star players like Pwan and Deft who became famous before coming to CPL, Mystic was unknown in the LCK domestic league.

When he first joined WE, his performance and strength could only be considered a second-rate ADC player in the league. With WE's training and resource allocation, he gradually grew up.

This spring, Mystic gradually became one of the top ADC players in the CPL, gaining recognition from many viewers and commentators.

In the summer, his performance and strength reached a new level.

What is missing is only the accumulation of honor.

In addition to the growth of Dajiu Zi, WE's domestic top, mid and jungle players have also performed well recently. Top laner 957 is the stable backbone of the team, known as "Leg Brother". He is the son of the jungle dragon and his unique skill of grabbing dragons is well-known in CPL. Mid laner Xiye and RNG's Xiaohu are regarded as the twin stars of domestic mid laners.

The strength of the entire WE team has been significantly improved throughout the entire year of S6.

This is inseparable from the guidance of coach Homme who joined WE this year.

In the early days of domestic e-sports, the team coach was just a takeaway orderer who knew nothing about League of Legends.

But the LCK's dominance refuted all of this. Their mature coaching system gave the team a methodical and coherent style of play, like an army. Teams without a coaching staff, on the other hand, were like unorganized, rootless teams with no foundation at all.

Homme is really good at coaching.

His achievements in history are as follows:
2013OGN春季赛冠军上单，2014年三星S4冠军教练、2015年LGD的CPL夏季赛冠军教练、2016年带领保级队VG打入世界赛的预选赛、2017年WE战队的LPL春季赛冠军世界赛四强、2018年带领JDG跻身LPL前三，19年的春天更是让JDG差点上演黑八奇迹。

2020 Spring Championship, 2022 Summer Championship, 2023 Spring and Summer Championship...

Without him, LGD's expansion in the World Championship exploded.

Without him, the players' performance in WE plummeted.

With him, JDG is heading from a relegation team to the LPL champion.

It can be seen from the control variable method that champion coaches are really good.

A similar example is IG’s champion coach Kim Jeong-soo during the S8 period.

"In other words, my king, are you more optimistic about WE?" I remembered asking with a smile.

"No, no, no." Smiling, he shook his head and said:
"I'm still more optimistic about Flash Wolves."

"Oh? Why?" Guan Zeyuan asked with interest.

"Because they have won many championships, it would not be surprising to win another one."

(End of this chapter)