LOL: Can’t I play other games professionally?

Chapter 330 Dota 2, Initiation!
Since Miller had already spoken, Lin Ruo felt she should reply politely, so she quickly typed in the comments section to claim a spot at the front of the page.

[They only won one game against RNG, what a mess! It was just luck. An A+ team is still an A+ team; they still need to keep working hard.]

Many netizens who were passing by were ready to draw their knives when they saw this, but when they saw the ID, it was clear that it belonged to one of their own.

Damn it, Lin Gou is at it again with his abstract stuff.

[It's really a mess. EDG has defeated RNG six times since they left, what's so surprising? It's just like eating and drinking.]

[I don't care, EDG is an A+ team, and Lin Gou is an A+ player.]

[Yes, yes, yes, teams and players like EDG and LinGou, even at an A+ level, can only bully championship contenders like RNG.]

[Team A+ does not deserve to be a world champion. I hereby announce the stripping of EDG's championship title.]

[Ahem, actually, what should be the next part of the story is the A+ legend, how an A+ team defeated a bunch of S and S+ teams to win the championship.]

"Stop laughing, go up and do the interview." Coach Ming Kai, dressed in a suit, reminded him at the backstage entrance. As the MVP who won both games, who else would they interview but Lin Ruo? Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, a staff member came up to inform him of the interview arrangements.

Lin Ruoxin accepted the arrangement, handed over the equipment, and then went to the edge of the stage to wait.

In the dead of winter, the host Yu Shuang, dressed in a cheongsam, walked quickly by. After greeting Lin Ruo, the two took turns stepping onto the center of the stage.

Amidst the sustained cheers of the audience, the camera focused on the stage, and the battle-hardened Yu Shuang, maintaining a professional smile, addressed the live broadcast audience: "Hello everyone, welcome to today's post-match interview segment. I am your host, Yu Shuang."

"This time we have invited EDG's jungler Lin Ruo. Please say hello to everyone."

Lin Ruo, who is never shy, took the microphone and said, "Hello everyone, I am Lin Ruo, the rookie jungler of EDG. I am very happy to be interviewed."

[I can't take it anymore, I can't help but laugh whenever I see Lin Gou, and the thought of him showing off makes me laugh even harder.]

[Damn it, Lin is just pretending to be young, isn't he?]

[Are you sure you're a new jungler? There's something wrong with what you're saying.]

[No problem, and besides, my Lin Shen is only eighteen years old, he's naturally very young, why would he need to pretend?]

[If you hadn't told me, I would have thought Lin Gou was already a seasoned veteran.]

Amidst the clamor of comments on the screen, host Yu Shuang asked with a smile, "As a newcomer to the jungle position making his professional debut, how does Lin Ruo feel?"

"I don't really feel anything. If you really want to know how I feel, you should ask the player I'm playing against."

In the RNG break room, mlxg, who was tidying up his peripherals, suddenly froze.

feel?

He was almost driven crazy and still complained, but in the last two games, they were messing with him like they were cosplaying as inventors.

The thought of the Shyvana who could outrun him and deal more damage made mlxg's face darken. He picked up his phone and dialed: "Quickly turn on the computer in my training room, log in and pick Shyvana to jungle. I'll be back in ten minutes."

How should talent be matched?

mlxg was stunned. He didn't know either, but it didn't matter. He would ask that guy on stage when he came down.

At this moment, the official live stream chat was filled with comments tagging mlxg.

[@mlxgzzz, I'm asking you.]

Since you've already experienced it, please write a 1000-word reflection, thank you. I know you can't possibly express it in just a few words.

The interview continues.

Yu Shuang, who knew very well Lin Ruo's true colors and personality, smiled and continued to ask, "We all know that Lin Ruo brought out two very novel heroes in this match. You must have done a lot of ranked practice and preparation in private, right?"

In Yu Shuang's opinion, Lin Ruo's reason for not playing ranked games is simple: having played the AD position for so many years, he has probably mastered it by now, which is why he has stopped playing ranked games since joining the LPL league.

But she didn't believe that she hadn't practiced a lot before making two unexpected hero choices so soon after switching to the jungle position.

Yu Shuang's answer was clear: even geniuses need to put in a certain amount of effort.

She asked this question specifically to tell all the viewers that contestant Lin Ruo is actually a very hardworking person.

Lin Ruo rejected Yu Shuang's idea, saying frankly, "As for jungling, I only have Nidalee as my signature champion. For the others, I just familiarize myself with the skills in custom games. There's no need to practice them deliberately."

There was an uproar at the scene.

Admittedly, LPL viewers all know that Lin Ruo is a genius, but they would never have imagined that he could be so talented that he doesn't even need proficiency to pick up a champion...

I don't know if what he said is true or false.

However, considering that Lin Ruo streams live all day long and even participates in other types of competitions, it seems that he really doesn't have time for ranked matches.

Yu Shuang's face darkened. She felt that Lin Ruo was showing off, but she couldn't find a reason, so she could only reluctantly say, "It seems that Lin Ruo really is... very talented."

"Of course," Lin Ruo replied into the microphone. Wasn't this something everyone already knew? There was really no need to emphasize it again and again.

Yu Shuang: ...

After the last insignificant question, the interview came to an end. Feeling relieved, Lin Ruo returned to the lounge only to hear Abu shouting at the door that he would pay for tonight's expenses.

"What happened? Did you win the lottery?" Lin Ruo asked in disbelief.

Mingkai, who was standing to the side with his hands on his hips, smiled and said, "You've finally gotten your revenge, haven't you?"

Because of the transfer window roster issues, Abramovich has been bombarded by fans every day, especially after the Demacia Cup when the controversy reached its peak.

There are countless comments saying things like "Abu ruined EDG" or "Abu ruined the championship lineup."

After a period of decline, in their first match of the Spring Split today, this new lineup, which was not favored by the audience and most fans, easily defeated the championship favorite RNG.

This confirms that the players EDG bought during the transfer period were not problematic, and Lin Ruo's transition to jungle was also not a problem.

Abu has been completely exonerated.

After all, who else can do so much with so little money during the transfer window? Buying an LDL top laner costs almost nothing, not to mention promoting youth academy iboys – it's practically zero cost.

Abramovich can already picture his fans showering him with praise, but he knows who the biggest contributor to all of this is.

"Lin Ruo, you can order the food."

"Do we still need to order? Just bring us all the dishes from the Cantonese restaurant on Lingshi Road." Lin Ruo chose the easiest and most effective method.

At 8 PM, after a satisfying meal, Lin Ruo returned to the club and immediately started her live stream. She had barely opened Zhanqi (a Chinese esports platform) when she saw the LCK (League of Legends) match live stream information.

"SKTVS Jinair's match?" Lin Ruo clicked on it after thinking about something. The match had already reached 60 minutes and was still in a stalemate.

Isn't this the most terrifying bladder game in history? I never expected that even with the timeline changed and Nofe having transferred to be a coach, it would still happen again, as expected.

Well, it seems Nofe's move to SKT will most likely just be a decorative piece.

[The commentator actually watched the game today? That's incredible.]

[They used to absolutely refuse to watch the games, afraid it would interfere with their gaming, and they even told us to bring our own computers to watch the live stream and the games at the same time.]

They must be missing our great championship coach, Nofe.

To be honest, whether Nofe leaves or not, EDG's draft picks seem to remain just as good.

While chatting in the live stream, Leziren glanced at the match and noticed something was wrong. Wait, why hasn't the match ended after 70 minutes? Now they finally understood why Lin Ruo was so insistent on watching the match—it was a once-in-a-century event, how could he not watch?

SKT held the advantage from start to finish, but they just couldn't take down Jinair's base. What's even more terrifying is that Jinair not only withstood the firepower, but also completed an amazing comeback in the 94th minute.

The match lasted a total of 94 minutes, and the highest single-player CS (creep score) of 1500 became a record and became the focus of much discussion about the match.

After the match, Faker was completely numb, but Nofe in the SKT rest room was even more numb, feeling as if time had passed at an eternity.

[Terrifying, 94 minutes is equivalent to EDG playing two best-of-three series.]

[I feel like I should be throwing up after going through both sides like this. After all this torture, are you sure I can still enjoy playing League of Legends? It's not like I'll feel nauseous just looking at it.]

As long as my hand is still there, that's good.

[I'm seriously considering quitting this game. What tower defense game can last 94 minutes? Is that even possible for a human?]

Looking at the crazy comments in the live chat, Lin Ruo couldn't help but think of Dota. It's a similar tower defense game, and it's not uncommon for a match to last five to sixty minutes on average. He even remembered that the longest match in history lasted more than three hours.

Driven by sheer curiosity, Lin Ruo used her mouse to open Steam, search for Dota 2, and selected to download the game, then followed the prompts to install it.

After completing this, log in quickly, then add Dota 2 to the store page, bind your account, and begin the lengthy game update process.

[Hey Lin, what are you up to? Want to play Dota 2? Watch out, the moderators might warn you, or Tengjing might ban your account.]

[If he can last ten minutes, he wins. No, I should give him a warning after ten seconds.]

[Holy crap, finally a new game! To be honest, I'm tired of watching him dominate in PUBG.]

I'm also a Dota player, but I think League of Legends players can't play this game.

Lin Ruo was certainly aware of this. During Season 4, Riot Games had issued a ban in the North American region on League of Legends professional players streaming games such as Dota, StarCraft, and World of Warcraft.

The specific reasons are unknown, but it seems that Fujii, as a major shareholder, has also extended this regulation to China. PDD was banned several times while streaming Dota on Douyu.

However, Lin Ruo is not worried at all at the moment.

It's normal that Douyu is under Fujii's umbrella, but Zhanqi isn't. Besides, he didn't sign any streaming contracts or restrictions with the club that prevented him from playing Dota.

It should be fine.

Despite being watched by viewers in the live stream, Lin Ruo still opened Dota 2.

The game interface, with its monotonous colors and predominantly black pigmentation, felt somewhat unfamiliar to him.

Compared to PUBG and Overwatch, which Lin Ruo had actually played in his previous life, Dota 2 was an exception among exceptions.

He knew about Dota's reputation, but had never really delved into the game.

The reason is simple: in his opinion, the game's graphics are inferior to those of low-quality online games, and Dota's learning curve is indeed much steeper than that of League of Legends, a game of the same genre.

All of this prompted the impatient Lin Ruo to deliberately avoid paying attention to Dota 2, but now it's time to take a look.

The game interface features various official updates, friend updates, and a chat box. You can invite others to team up in the bottom left corner, and start the game in the bottom right corner.

The top row contains all the service mechanisms, including heroes, shops, and spectating.

Lin Ruo first clicked into the hero interface to take a look. To play the game well, you naturally need to be familiar with the heroes. All the heroes have corresponding trial modes.

Most importantly, all heroes in Dota 2 are free to use; the only thing that costs money is hero cosmetics, similar to the skin system in League of Legends.

"What should we play, guys? I'm a complete newbie," Lin Ruo said, selecting a few heroes to try out.

Abaddon is so handsome.

[The Night Demon King.]

Playing Karl only gives you ten active skills plus a few combinations.

Lin Ruo, who was scanning the comments, felt it was ridiculous. What kind of hero could have ten skills... Could anyone actually press them all?

After much deliberation, Lin Ruo chose a red hero named Dragon Knight. Although the hero's appearance was rather haphazard, the name was undeniably cool.

The trial mode looks pretty much the same as League of Legends; you use the mouse to click on the ground and then click on the characters.

The hero's level, experience bar, health, and mana are all quite obvious.

After all, it's a game that was referenced by the League of Legends, so there are still many similarities between the two.

Before starting the game, Lin Ruo reviewed the various operation hotkeys that needed to be memorized. She was initially full of confidence, but now she felt a chill run down her spine. There were just too many to remember.

It was definitely the right choice for him not to have played Dota 2 before.

too difficult.

The good news is that the main skill keys are also designed to be based on commonly used League keys such as QWER.

However, Lin Ruo remembered that the skill keys in Dota 1 were not set up like this. Instead, the keys were assigned according to the first letter of the English name of the skill.

In other words, different hero skills will have various different key bindings.

If Dota 2 were like this, Lin Ruo would most likely quit the game at lightning speed and wouldn't even bother to look at it.

Even so, he doesn't think the developers have considered the feelings of new players, because there are still many troublesome aspects to the game.

God knows how I managed to stick with Dota back then; it was all pure passion.

If I were playing this, and I was in a bad mood and couldn't understand the game mode, I'd probably smash my computer.

Those who are good at Dota are truly ruthless.

The live chat was full of complaints. Many people who were initially interested in having fun saw Lin Ruo playing Dota 2 wanted to download and try it out, but the densely packed keyboard layout quickly changed their minds.

If you didn't know better, you'd think it was a game for aliens; you wouldn't understand it at all.

After going to the restroom, Lin Ruo tried to learn from the game's built-in tutorial.

In summary, based on the defense…

That's a bit ridiculous; he didn't even really understand this beginner's tutorial.

Lin Ruo thought it was his problem until the comments section answered his question.

Don't bother looking at it; it's completely useless.

I'll laugh at anyone who tries to learn Dota 2 by watching beginner tutorials for the rest of their life.

I really want to ask who the genius designer was who created this beginner's tutorial. I watched it and went into the game, and it was like I had no brains at all.

In short, watching it was a side effect. I probably would have played better if I hadn't watched it; I almost thought it was designed by the game's rivals.

Lin Ruo sighed and chose to start the game.

Forget it, it's all nonsense. Actually, he'll probably get the hang of it once he starts playing.

(End of this chapter)