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Chapter 342 Is it wrong to become a Dota genius who appears out of nowhere?

Who broadcasts live on New Year's Eve? Only Lin Ruo is an unprecedented streamer.

The first thing he said when he logged in and started streaming was: "Brothers, type 'Dedication' in the chat."

People who enjoy entertainment see that everyone is live streaming on New Year's Eve, and if they don't do something dedicated, they'll be criticized for being unreasonable.

Scout, who got up early, was also surprised to see Lin Ruo sitting in front of the computer. "What's wrong? Don't you Chinese people celebrate the New Year like us in West Pakistan?"
The club was decorated with couplets inside and out, but Lin Ruo's place seemed oblivious to the New Year celebrations.

When you ask him what he's doing, he says he's still trying to improve his score.

Mingkai and Tianye have both gone home for the Chinese New Year. Apart from the management, the only other people staying at the club are the two Korean players from Shanghai and Zhong who don't celebrate the New Year.

Koreans don't celebrate the Lunar New Year, and Lin Ruo didn't know what it meant for the West to be talking about the Lunar New Year; it probably implied a serious illness.

[The streamer is still broadcasting during the Spring Festival, which really touched me. I won't watch the Spring Festival Gala tonight, I'll just watch the streamer play games.]

[If you don't want to watch the Spring Festival Gala, just say so. Why make excuses?]

Seeing how dedicated the streamer is, I've finally decided to give away the fan light stick I've been holding back for a year.

[Damn, you're really patient! You can hold back for a whole year for a few dollars' worth of fan light sticks.]

"Well, there's nothing we can do. It's their first time sending a light stick, so they're bound to be careful. What if they get rejected by a jerk?"

Lin Ruo couldn't help but feel that these comments were too abstract, but he also had something to say.

"What does it have to do with me if you don't watch the Spring Festival Gala? It's not like I don't watch it at night."

It's like he has to do live streams every night, which makes New Year's Eve feel like a workday. It's terrifying to even think about.

The viewers in the live chat instantly felt betrayed; they had indeed overestimated Lin Ruo's character.

Lin Ruo started the live stream simply because she wanted to make her longtime online fans happy, and maybe she could make a big profit from the gift giveaways.

Unexpectedly, my dear netizens are still so stingy and unwilling to spend a penny.

I've lost all interest in this game. I guess they'll save up money during the Lunar New Year to squander at the mahjong table.

No worries, after a hard morning's effort, Lin Ruo's game level has finally reached level 13, which means he can finally embark on a real ranked journey.

Instead of continuing to stage childish scenes of aliens fighting Earthlings in matchmaking games.

Without further ado, let's start a game and try to finish the placement matches today.

After reaching the required proficiency level for ranked play, Lin Ruo needs to play ten placement matches to determine her account's first actual rank.

In Dota 2, there are very obvious hidden rules that determine how many points you can score and what rank you get. Winning or losing is not the only basis for determining your rank.

First, there's the so-called KDA, which is kills + assists divided by deaths. The higher the KDA value in each game, the greater its impact on the score, but it doesn't play a decisive role in the score.

The real key words are VH, Normal, and High. VH means high-quality game, N means ordinary game, and H means mid-range game.

The higher the quality of the VH (Very High) games played, the higher the hidden MMR (Matchmaking Rating) will be, and the final rank will naturally be higher than most others.

The quality assessment isn't solely based on performance in the first ten placement matches; the hundreds of matches played prior to that are also a factor. This represents the initial score, and the system will roughly recommend a player to a relevant skill level based on their matchmaking performance. Then, through ten unsurprising placement matches, the system determines whether the player meets the requirements.

Aside from losing one match on the first day of her first game, Lin Ruo hasn't lost a single match since, which shows how high the system's actual rank is.

Therefore, he can be certain that after playing ten games, his score will not be fixed at one to two thousand, let alone a low score of a few hundred.

In Dota, most players' placement match scores tend to be in the 0 to 900 MMR range, also known as the Vanguard rank, which is the lowest rank where players struggle to maintain their MMR.

This also signifies that the player's skill level is at the beginner stage, and they are still familiarizing themselves with the basic game mechanics and all the hero skills.

If you can reach the 900 to 1700 point range, you've entered the Guardian rank, where you've begun to have a stable skill level and tactical application.

In addition, there are also the Central Army (around 1750–2650 points) and the Commander-in-Chief (2650–3300 points).
Lin Ruo's goal is to reach the Legendary rank, which is between 3300 and 4200 points, and this is the highest rank that can be seen at the end of the Dota 2 placement matches.

There's basically no chance of getting any higher.

In conclusion, reaching the Legendary rank undoubtedly signifies that a player has become a complete master in terms of skill level, demonstrating proficiency in game techniques and strategies, and the ability to lead their team to victory.

Lin Ruo, who reached level 13 in the morning, played five placement matches in the afternoon, all of which were high-quality games that were clearly dominated by the opponent.

Moreover, the heroes used are mostly Shadow Fiend, which is the easiest hero to farm KDA with.

At the start, just fire cannons at the enemy to establish lane dominance, then roam to acquire runes and control the pace of the entire game; there will generally be no unexpected events.

If there were any unexpected events, it would only mean he got crushed online, but that's impossible.

After finishing the fifth game, Lin Ruo obediently logged off after saying goodbye to the viewers in the live chat. The New Year still needs to be celebrated, and it's definitely not something she can do on the computer.

The club is already preparing for the New Year's Eve dinner, and they'll also be filming some New Year's videos to express their heartfelt blessings to the fans.

Well, that's it.

Extorting some red envelopes from Abu Dhabi during the New Year's Eve dinner would undoubtedly make it a very successful year.

By the way, I've set myself a small goal in gaming: to become the number one player in the Chinese Dota 2 server. I've also achieved titles in League of Legends, Overwatch, and PUBG, so becoming number one in Dota shouldn't be a problem, right?

Anyway, it's like stamp collecting; it's a very interesting thing.

Despite saying she wouldn't stream, Lin Ruo couldn't resist secretly playing two more placement matches on her computer after finishing her New Year's Eve dinner, achieving a perfect record of 7 wins and 0 losses.

The magic of 7 is everywhere; let's keep this number for the next three matches tomorrow.

Because his account had been monitored by marketing accounts for some time, the results of his placement matches were quickly spread to Tieba and Dota Tieba, causing quite a bit of discussion on both sides.

People in the league have nothing to criticize about Lin Ruo. All they can do is blindly praise him from beginning to end. Lin Ruo is so talented. As the world champion of their league, who else would they pamper if not him? Just blindly praise him.

The atmosphere is quite different in the Dota section on the other side.

Who is Lin Ruo...?

Is a world champion from League of Legends about to make a name for himself in the world of Dota? This is quite a shock.

(End of this chapter)