LOL: Can’t I play other games professionally?

Chapter 413 Having more people is amazing

While the outside world is discussing it, what is actually more practical is that Temple Run 2 has seen an explosive increase in daily traffic, with countless long-dormant accounts logging back in.

This has even led to a surge in new account registrations, all thanks to Lin Ruo's efforts over the past few days.

Even after he ended his stream, the discussion about Temple Run 2 continued for a long time, and a special chat topic was even created on Weibo.

After arriving in Paris and checking into the hotel, it was already around 23 p.m., so Lin Ruo naturally had no chance to continue the live stream.

After a quick wash and tidying up, they went to bed early, as tomorrow would be filled with non-stop training matches in preparation for the semifinals.

However, the opponents in the training matches are causing Abu, who is in charge, some trouble.

Firstly, KZ is naturally not an opponent to continue playing against, so the scrim partners should be chosen between FNC and FW.

However, perhaps fearing that the scrims would break their spirits, both FNC and FW expressed their refusal, as they both wanted to scrim with KZ, who still had the strength to fight.

Quite inexplicably, EDG was isolated simply because they were too strong.

Actually, Lin Ruo was alright. At times like this, he would only say to Abu, "It doesn't matter whether we play a training match or not. Since that's the case, let's just skip it." Then he would get a glare from Abu in return.

Ultimately, the team still played in practice matches.

However, the arrangement was made with G2, who were already on vacation, under the pretext of helping them regain their fighting spirit so that they could avenge their loss to FNC in the Summer Split and reclaim their status as the league's champions.

When G2's management heard that they could learn something from EDG in scrims, they naturally agreed.

Since being eliminated in the round of 16 at last year's World Championship, G2 has undergone a significant restructuring, but their performance in this year's Spring Split has been disappointing.

If adjustments aren't made soon, it might be difficult for them to even qualify for the World Championship in the Summer Split.

This led G2's management to believe that playing scrims with EDG would definitely be helpful.

It turned out that there was some help involved, and that help was to make them see the gap clearly, to let the entire G2 team know how much they were lacking, and to inspire a sense of shame so that they could go back and seriously improve their ranking and prepare for the next match.

Well, this is just EDG's perspective. As for G2, whose players and coaches suffered ten consecutive losses in scrims, it's hard to say whether they think the same way.

Anyway, after the two days of scrimmages, G2's management stopped paying attention to Abu.

...

Time quickly came to May 18th, and the first semi-final of the MSI, held in stages, kicked off. The two sides facing off were FNC and FW, at 18:00 Beijing time, and the venue was the famous Zenith Arena in Paris.

As the world's first building with a freely opening and closing roof, the Zenith Stadium can accommodate well over 50,000 spectators.

Because FNC was playing at home, the arena was not completely full, but there were at least 40,000 spectators filling most of the space.

Sitting in front of her computer, broadcasting live, Lin Ruo looked at the camera and felt the atmosphere of a large-scale event, finally something that wasn't a small-scale group stage tournament.

"Our match? Our match is at the same time tomorrow. Dude, you're just a casual viewer, aren't you? You don't even look at the match schedule."

"Practice matches? They were all played this afternoon, not tonight."

"Do you have confidence? No, I need your material support to build confidence."

While chatting with viewers on her phone, Lin Ruo watched the semi-final match out of boredom.

Before this, he had already played four StarCraft 2 ranked matches and was just one step away from reaching the Diamond rank.

There's no need to play the later matches; it's better to analyze the opponents through the semifinals.

As for the winner of the semifinals, to be honest, Lin Ruo really couldn't predict who would win or lose. After all, the two teams had played against each other in his previous life, with FNC and FW being eliminated by RNG and KZ respectively in the semifinals.

Now that they've met, it's hard to conclude who will be eliminated.

However, after watching the first match, Lin Ruo already had a clear idea of ​​the outcome.

In the first game, FNC crushed Flash Wolves with a huge advantage and won the first point!
It has to be said that FNC put a lot of effort into their draft this time, and the flexible Irelia picks really gave Flash Wolves a headache.

Caps is a skilled Irelia player, and Biwpo, who plays top lane, is also a decent Irelia player.

FW's initial level 1 team fight strategy initially succeeded against FNC, recreating Lin Ruo's scenario and helping Scorpion get a three-buff start. However, FNC seemed to have figured out the lack of staying power in Flash Wolves' early team fight strategy and opened up new avenues with individual skill.

That was Cpas's Irelia solo kill in the laning phase, putting FW's maple Taliyah under pressure.

It was this lane kill around level 7 that allowed FNC to push down the outer mid tower and take the Infernal Dragon, thus continuously snowballing their advantage.

Although both sides entered a stalemate and a period of development, FW eventually got lost first.

FNC ambushed at Baron Nashor repeatedly, and Jax twice flanked and caught enemies, finding opportunities to win team fights and secure Baron Nashor. With the Baron buff, FNC won the first game in 33 minutes.

The European audience at the scene was instantly thrown into a frenzy of excitement.

The viewers in the live stream all said that FNC was in the bag, but Lin Ruo came to a different conclusion after watching the game: FW should be in the bag.

why.

Because FW played rather casually in the first game, in other words, they were testing FNC's draft picks and their current form.

The reason why matches often result in a comeback from a 1-0 deficit to win 3-1 is that the opponent has figured out all your strategies in just one game.

So much so that in the last three games, they made corresponding countermeasures, making it impossible for you to fight back.

This is the concept of giving up the first game. FNC showed off their trump card in the first game. If they can't come up with similar novel options later, they will easily be attacked by FW who have already tested the weaknesses in the regular game.

Therefore, in the second game, FW's smooth and fluid gameplay allowed them to gain a huge early advantage with just a late-game lineup, thus defeating FNC and winning back a point in one fell swoop!
FNC's three-pronged attack was completely figured out. FW knew that as long as they could limit Caps in the mid lane, the situation wasn't as bad as they thought.

There are many ways to limit the "Cap King" (a champion in the game), such as picking a champion like Malzahar who can sustain in lane and constantly push the lane, not giving him any chance to roam.

In the third game, FNC made frequent mistakes due to their standard European-style aggressive laning, which allowed FW to take the match point with their steady and methodical play!

From then on, FW led FNC 2-1, and in Lin Ruo's eyes, the outcome was no longer in doubt.

The tone of the live stream shifted immediately, with viewers who had been shouting that FW was utterly terrible in the first game now questioning FNC. This was a classic case of digging a trap first, then luring these viewers in to get slaughtered.

In the end, after a four-hour battle, FW defeated FNC 3-1 and advanced to the finals.

The European audience at the stadium was dejected, but the North American audience on Twitter stood up, including many G2 fans.

It's worth noting that last year G2 defeated FW to advance to the finals, while this year FNC not only failed to reach the finals but also lost to FW.

Without comparison, there is no difference. Ah P stood up again. How could he miss out on his witty remarks and cheeky face at such a crucial moment?

"If the European teams that made it to the MSI finals are domestic powerhouses, then what about the European teams that were eliminated in the semifinals?"

This rhetorical question alone is enough to take the other side's attitude to outer space.

Besides, the happiest people must undoubtedly be the viewers in Taiwan Province. FW has once again broken through in the world championships and become one of the first teams to enter the finals, which makes them unable to hold back their tears.

Now, winning or losing really doesn't matter to them. The argument that losing is no loss and winning is a huge gain quickly became the hottest topic on the Taiwan forum.

...

Lin Ruo, who hadn't watched the fourth game after the third, started playing Temple Run 2 early on. Although he set a record, there was still a lot to be explored in the game.

For example, maps.

Temple Run 2 features eight maps, including Sky Dome, Moonlit Dome, Scorching Desert, the Great Wall, and more…

The Sky Dome, the initial map, was the first map Lin Ruo encountered. The entire background was transplanted into the air, where one could run on cliffs and precipices, and there were dangerous streams from time to time, and one could inadvertently enter a coal mine.

Lin Ruo has been using the Sky Dome map for the past few days, including when he set records.

He's tired of playing this game now and wants to switch maps. Because he set records so quickly, Lin Ruoguang hasn't even finished the most basic beginner stage from level zero to nine.

Of all these maps, the one Lin Ruo most wanted to experience was undoubtedly the snow-covered, frozen Shadow map.

The Frozen Shadow version features a variety of ice and snow-related elements and creative gameplay, such as snowy landscapes, monster obstacles for fear, new mounts and skating props, to provide players with more thrilling escape experiences.

The game scenes are also quite novel, with wild forests transformed into icy rivers, snow-capped mountains and ice peaks, snow-covered temples, and new obstacles added to the roads.

Moreover, this snowy landscape is not just a visual effect; the ground friction and gravity effects are all calculated and simulated according to real ice and snow, and the rivers in the scene are all turned into ice tracks, which the protagonist can only pass by sliding.

This was quite attractive to Lin Ruo, who had lived in the south all her life and had hardly ever seen snow.

After starting the game, you land in a snowy scene. Apart from a narrow track in the middle, the surrounding area is full of trees and snow-covered mountains.

The most significant characteristic of this type of terrain is that it can affect the smoothness of handling, especially when turning.

Because it's all white, it naturally creates a visually numbing effect.

It's quite obvious that the scene is much larger than the sky dome, and there are many gaps in the track. These gaps are all dead ends, and jumping over them will definitely result in death, which is a deceptive tactic of creating dead ends.

Lin Ruozhen, who hadn't paid much attention, suffered a major loss in the first two thousand meters or so because she ran the wrong gap, which meant she was out of the game.

This brought great comfort to the viewers in the live stream. It turned out that Lin Ruo, like them, also made some basic mistakes.

They thought Lin Ruo wouldn't make any mistakes in the game at all.

That's great. It means Lin Ruo is still human, so there's no need to dissect him.

Having familiarized himself with the scene, Lin Ruo quickly started the second round. With his experience, he completely avoided the problem of the gap and ran smoothly for 20,000 meters.

However, he also encountered some new problems along the way.

That's the bone skateboard section. This section is quite difficult. The mount is replaced by a skateboard. Once you get on the skateboard, your jumping ability will be limited. You'll jump low and short distances, and you'll land quickly.

It's certainly enough for a single low obstacle, but this scene often features consecutive obstacles that require jumping to get through, so you need to master the starting point.

You can only get close enough to cross two obstacles, or you can jump again immediately after landing.

Lin Ruo chose to drive directly, accumulating acceleration skills beforehand so that he could simply sprint invincible when he reached this section of the road.

Tell me, isn't this simple and convenient?

Of course, this method can't be used forever. You still need to learn the necessary skills, which is to jump at the right time, also known as the extreme jump.

This was not a problem for Lin Ruo either. Just before hitting an obstacle, he quickly jumped and perfectly timed his jump to clear multiple obstacles.

Lin Ruo ran the repeated sections of the course with ease, and soon broke the 100,000-meter mark again. Then she stopped to go to the toilet in one go.

I returned and it was over in just a few seconds. Because my hands weren't clean and were still damp, the screen slipped when I swiped, and I made a mistake and ended up disappearing into the snow.

100,000 meters? Anyway, Lin Ruo wasn't in the mood to start another game and rush through another 100,000 meters. The time spent was equivalent to a ranked game in League of Legends.

The live stream ended quickly tonight. Lin Ruo did her best to ensure that viewers could go to bed early and get up early instead of staying up late.

As for the idea that he wanted to slack off and retire early, that's simply impossible.

However, most viewers in the live stream thought so, and Lin Ruo had her reasons: "There's a semi-final tomorrow, so I definitely need to rest early."

We can't afford to lose to South Korea, no matter who we lose to; their achievement is undoubtedly top-notch.

Since the match was still scheduled for 14 PM, it was essential to get plenty of rest and energy. This time, Lin Ruo didn't bother Abu with a friendly greeting.

On May 19th, the highly anticipated MSI semifinal match between EDG and KZ took place at the Zenith Arena in Paris.

The venue was even more packed than yesterday for the finals, with every seat filled, making it even more popular than FNC's home game.

This is partly because EDG is more attractive than FNC, including Lin Ruo's image among European fans, and partly because Chinese teams around the world never lack support from their own fans.

The sheer number of people was fully demonstrated at this moment.

(End of this chapter)