LOL: Can’t I play other games professionally?

Chapter 162: Public Opinion Storm, Looking Down on SKT? EDG Official Weibo Down
"Come on, EDG, isn't this too..."

When Guan Zeyuan saw the semi-final matchup schedule, he was shocked and couldn't help but post a Weibo to express his concern. He didn't quite understand EDG's choice, as they were too confident.

In his opinion, BO1 and BO5 are always two different games. Even if they win both games in the group stage, it will never be a good thing to meet SKT early.

The reason for competing for the first place in the group is to select weak teams to ensure a safe entry into the finals. Choosing to go head-to-head with strong teams in the semi-finals is undoubtedly an extremely counterproductive behavior.

Guan Zeyuan really couldn't understand.

"Is EDG really going to pick SKT in the semifinals?"

In the RNG base, Mala Xiangguo was completely wet.

He has never had such a good impression of EDG. He is so brave. My friends, who can understand this kind of extreme self-confidence and dominance?

The spicy hotpot is amazing.

They also faced SKT in the semifinals last year, but there was nothing they could do about it. It was not the team's active choice, but because the rule at the time was that the first place in the group could only play against the fourth place in the group.

But who knew that SKT would be fourth?

This caused the group to suffer a huge loss.

After being avenged in the last round, he realized the possible outcome of the semi-finals.

Perhaps Riot felt guilty, so they changed the rules this year, stipulating that the first place in the group can choose any opponent to avoid the RNG tragedy from happening again.

But this year's group leader still faced SKT...

It's a bit messy.

"I feel like I'm going to faint in the toilet crying." Mid Tiger laughed.

Without the China-Korea match, the viewing experience of the final would drop by a lot, and the popularity would also drop accordingly.

After all, the final must be EDG vs. SKT to be suspenseful, because they are the two strongest teams.

Like last year when SKT faced CLG, they won 3:0 in a quick pass without any suspense. How much heat could there be when the strength gap was so visible to the naked eye?

I didn't expect that after finally emerging as a dark horse this year, EDG broke the LCK's dominance, but ended up facing off in the semifinals...

"It's obvious that this was Lin Ruo's suggestion. The stable EDG would never make such a choice."

Xiao Ming was a little worried.

Sometimes being overconfident is not a good thing.

"Others dare to choose it. I don't know what you are worried about. Are you not sure that EDG dares to choose it?" Mala Xiangguo felt that this was not only arrogance, but it was obvious that EDG was confident that it could defeat SKT again.

Xiao Ming remained silent, but he was still worried.

The same is true for many LPL netizens.

As soon as the schedule was released, it exploded to the top of Weibo's hot searches.

Some LPL viewers couldn't understand it at all, some supported it, and some even directly criticized it.

There were many different opinions in the forum early in the morning.

[EDG is going to go all out, they're going to go head-to-head with SKT after qualifying as the group's top seed?]

[Outrageous, this is how priority is used, right?]

【If you want to create a good show, it’s really the best. 】

I was so happy originally, thinking I was sure to make it to the finals, but this happened suddenly. I'm really grateful.

I don't understand. Wouldn't it be better to let SKT and G2 play against each other first and wait for G2 to force something out of them?

It's kind of funny. What can a scumbag like G2 do to SKT? They're just trying to give SKT confidence, right?

I think EDG did nothing wrong. They're going to meet sooner or later anyway, so it doesn't matter when.

[Just for this dominance, I give EDG a thumbs up. Have you ever seen us in the LPL dare to take the initiative to challenge SKT? ]

[No problem, just feel comfortable before the game.]

"I'm feeling pretty good right now. Are you SKT so awesome? Why can I only pick G2 and Flash Wolves for my group?"

[They're bragging about their win! That's absolute confidence. Good news! EDG is definitely ready.]

[I'm afraid I'll be arrogant, and then I'll get slapped in the face, which will be interesting.]

[Someone above is still praising EDG, which is really outrageous. They are clearly disrespectful and think SKT is a very good team.]

[Just wait for a slap in the face. Picking SKT first is awesome.]

[I just look down on SKT. What's there to say? I'm a fun-loving person. If I win, I'm awesome. If I lose, I lose both my character and my skills.]

[It's awesome to pick your own opponents and ruin your character. ]

"Isn't that so? When has SKT ever looked down on other teams like this?"

[It's like this, EDG wants to annoy SKT, so let's see who annoys whom.]

Most of those who do not understand and support are fans who sincerely hope that LPL can win the championship. As for those who criticize, they are naturally the many existing SKT championship fans in China.

There is no doubt that this is a humiliation for SKT, and no one would disagree.

If there is, it must be Peanut.

"Although choosing us is unreasonable, after reading his reply, it seems there's nothing wrong with it."

After returning to the hotel, Peanut shared the chat history with his teammates. It was indeed Lin Ruo who decided to take the initiative to play against SKT.

But the reason is well-founded.

"Hey, Peanut, don't misunderstand me. We never look down on any team. Choosing to play against you early has always been a well-considered decision.

It is precisely because you are our biggest rival on the road to winning the championship that we plan to fight you in advance. As for why, it is actually very simple.

We defeated you twice in the group stage, which means that your current condition is not very good, or it is definitely not as good as our EDG. The adjustment time for the semi-finals is only three days, which is not longer than the five-day interval in the finals.

As the saying goes, the longer the night, the more dreams you have. We naturally have to fight you in advance while you are not in good shape. What if we wait until the finals for more than a week to adjust, and your shape takes off?

Everyone knows SKT is a team with no upper limit, and we know it even more, aren't you right, Comrade Peanut? After reading the chat log, the SKT members dared not speak out, not knowing how to vent their anger.

What a reasonable statement.

Indeed, their current state is not at its best, and three days of adjustment time is not long, but if they eventually face EDG in the finals, the team will have more than eight days to adjust. At the same time, they can also practice in the semi-finals, play against weak teams to familiarize themselves with BO5, find their form, and improve their version selection.

In this way, the suspense of the final will indeed be much greater.

"It seems we misunderstood EDG. It turns out they really are being realistic."

Faker adjusted his glasses and said it with deep agreement, feeling somewhat guilty.

I just said a few angry words.

EDG's judgment was correct and they did not intend to give them any breathing space.

"They've thought it through very carefully. We only have three days, so we have to adjust in time and find a way to cope."

Wang Leehom's worries grew stronger.

Now EDG is doing everything right, and the time left for the team is gradually shrinking.

Although he also believes that BO1 and BO5 are two different types of competitions, being defeated by EDG twice in a short period of time is very telling.

It is obviously presumptuous to use such an excuse to cover up the situation.

"Let's train." Huni silently turned on the computer. He decided to practice Jayce 50 times in one night.

...

In the EDG training room.

Xiaotie, with a buzzing head, opened Weibo and found that his home was about to be lost.

"Boss Bu, things are not going well. It seems that because you actively chose SKT, our official Weibo account has been flooded with messages from many domestic SKT fans."

"Aren't we first in the group? What's wrong? We can't choose our team freely, right?"

Upon hearing this, A Guang was speechless.

"Just because SKT is strong and the other two teams are weak, according to the traditional principle of the strong bullying the weak, we can't choose SKT. Otherwise, it would be contemptuous, intentional humiliation, and arrogance, right?"

Xiao Tie nodded. "That's pretty much how it's all said. So why don't we explain it's because of tactical reasons?"

Lin Ruo said naturally: "What's there to explain? The pigs will attack. Is our army's attack power weaker than theirs? You're kidding."

Abu glared at Lin Ruo and decisively refused: "There's nothing to explain. Strength speaks for itself. What we should do is to prepare well for the semi-finals."

It is indeed too sensitive to actively choose SKT.

When Abu heard Lin Ruo bring it up in the afternoon, he almost couldn't put away the knife.

But after some communication, he suddenly understood.

No problem.

We can't give SKT too many opportunities to adjust, so it's not a problem to get the upper hand.

Their goal is not just to make it to the finals with certainty. In order to win the championship, this approach is completely worthwhile.

Lin Ruo made a serious suggestion.

Of course, this did not affect Abu's serious suspicion that Lin Ruo was just being overconfident and had made up an excuse to convince them in order to play against SKT in advance.

But this excuse is so reasonable.

This made him really afraid that SKT would challenge G2 in the semi-finals and stage a comeback in the finals.

The matter came to an end and the team returned to training.

Ai Loli followed the situation on Weibo the whole time.

It was discovered that the Korean miscellaneous troops' combat effectiveness was quite high, and there was a high probability that they were mixed with a large number of hostile imperial miscellaneous troops.

Otherwise, how could the attack power be so terrifying?

"Brother Lin, why don't you post on Weibo to attract some attention? You enjoy being criticized anyway."

Lin Ruo, who was rocking on the gaming chair, was surprised and felt that Ai Loli was going to rebel.

So he sneered and said disdainfully, "Why don't you check my Weibo homepage? It should be no later than the EDG official account that was destroyed."

When Ai Loli saw that it was true, her eyes lit up and her admiration for him increased a little more.

It turns out that Brother Lin has been attracting firepower for the team from the beginning to the end. His greatness is truly self-evident.

Lin Ruo, who couldn't hear what Ai Loli was thinking, was browsing the black and white forum in Taiwan at this time.

He suddenly realized that compared to the so-called messy rhythm, he seemed to have made a more important contribution.

How does that phrase go? Promoting...

EDG chose SKT, so we have a chance to advance to the finals.

EDG's behavior is quite ridiculous, but I like it.

I apologize for criticizing EDG in the past.

[Haha, I've become a fan of EDG. I feel like they're trying to give FW a leg up.]

[It's also possible that he wants to bully us in the finals.]

【You should be happy that you made it to the finals and were beaten. 】

"Both semi-final matches were very interesting for us, which was really exciting."

[Indeed, if the original schedule had been followed, with two unpredictable matches where both teams would have been crushing the weaker teams, I would have probably not watched either one.]

[Okay, I'll just watch the semifinals. I won't watch the finals.]

[I'd be happy to see FW make it to the finals even if they were speedrun every time.]

(End of this chapter)