My buddy is actually a Cao Cao type top laner?

Chapter 365 What era are we living in? Such traditional thinking!

soon.

The match between V5 and C9 has officially begun.

Initially, C9 planned to seriously choose a lineup and face off against V5.

What if I win?
Even the Vietnamese region can beat TES.

It seems reasonable for them to beat V5 in the North American region, right?
then.

In the first game, despite a huge score difference, V5, who chose a late-game composition, successfully pushed them down. In fact, in this first game, V5 even had an early-game advantage.

Then they disagreed.

The second round continued, but it was still a one-sided affair.

This completely baffled C9's coach.

On the contrary, viewers watching the game from a god-like perspective noticed the problems with the C9 team.

Just like the LPL and LCK in the past, they could gain an early lead in kills and win team fights, but they would fall behind as the game went on and eventually be wiped out in one fell swoop.

Two reasons.

On the one hand, as mentioned earlier, training in North America is similar to going to work. Training time is short, management is not strict, and the atmosphere is very relaxed. In an increasingly professional league, it is difficult to win a BO5, and it is more like an escort team.

On the other hand, it is because it is in a period of painful transformation.

The blind imitation of G2 by European and American teams since 19 has directly led to their current decline.

G2's individual skill and unique lane-switching tactics, designed to counter the 131 formation, are unlearnable. Other European and American teams have tried to imitate them haphazardly, resulting in chaotic and undisciplined play now.

Come to think of it.

At their peak, G2 could completely outmaneuver LCK, the team known for its superior macro-management.

Such a brilliant record.

It's normal for others to eagerly learn from it.

It's safe to say there's only one Perkz; the North American region can't find another commander as intelligent as him right now.

"did you see?"

"C9 is a very obvious team."

"It's like someone who wants to learn from a good student, but lacks the talent. As a result, the more they study, the less their salary increases. The key is that once you reach a certain level of education, the higher the level, the less desirable you become. This has led to a situation where people with low education but more experience can achieve great things."

"It's cruel, but that's reality."

Nofe knows that opposing team all too well. Although he has never been to the LCS, many players in the LCK who are not very good choose to retire there, which is enough to show what the situation is like there now.

Weiwei and the others looked at each other in bewilderment.

They never expected that even though they were already leading 2-0, they would be dragged across the field by the coach and used as a role model for education when they returned to the locker room.

Can be biased.
It actually makes a lot of sense?
The third one.

The business plan (BP) negotiations between the two sides ended quickly.

V5: Top lane Jax, Jungle Wukong, Mid lane Ahri, Bot lane Jinx + Alistar
C9: Top lane Sion, Jungle Lee Sin, Mid lane LeBlanc, Bot lane Ezreal + Pyke
In version 13.8, Zephyr has been slightly nerfed. Currently, the common bot lane AD picks at MSI are Lucian, Aphelios, and Jinx, with Jinx having the highest pick rate.

To counter this strong bottom lane.

EZ's minor buff was magnified infinitely in the eyes of various clubs.

C9's coach has a good idea. I'm pretty sure I can't beat you in both lanes, so I'll give up on the bottom lane and go for an unconventional strategy with Ezreal and Water Ghost. I'll play a tempo-based style with you.

As soon as Parker came out.

It's basically assumed that he's going to give up on the bot lane AD carry this game.

Anyway, EZ can manage on his own. It can only be said that no matter what server it is, EZ is a champion that comes with a "misfortune" buff.

Although it is not weak.

"The same strategy applies to this round."

“We slowed down the pace of the game and played against them. C9’s advantage is that they have the same characteristics as teams from the LCE and LCS regions, which is that they can easily get into a rhythm. Their disadvantage is the same as when playing against BLG. As long as we slow down the pace, they will make a lot of mistakes that they shouldn’t make.”

"So, take it slow."

Before leaving the stage, Nofe was still giving instructions to the contestants in the contestant seat.

Actually, you don't need to do that.

With C9's capabilities, the current V5 can easily handle it.

The problem is, he didn't know that!
The S13 MSI tournament was compressed due to the Asian Games schedule, and it also happened to coincide with the tournament format reform to a double-elimination format.

This leads to.

Even if you are the number one seed and win all the way, you still have to play four best-of-five series. From the start of the group stage to the end of MSI, there is less than half a month in total.

This little bit of time.

There's not enough time for LCK and LPL regions to study each other, let alone spare some time to study other regions. They don't have the time, you understand?

If not.

V5 wouldn't have chosen such a conservative lineup.

It's obvious they don't want to study you anymore. They're just going to rely on their tactical reserves and player coordination to pick a late-game lineup and crush you. What are you going to do about it?

off screen.

GENG's coaching analysts are fed up.

They originally hoped to learn something from watching V5's matches, but V5's performance in this round was extremely ordinary.

Correct.

Just ordinary.

If you can dominate online, then dominate. If you can't, drag it out. As the game drags on, the opponent will make more and more mistakes, and then you'll win.

What the hell is the difference between this and them studying themselves?
“Jaehyuk, it must be Jaehyuk who taught them this, otherwise how could V5 not expose any flaws?” Delight said through gritted teeth.

I don't know.

The moment he called out "Jaehyuk hyung," his partner Peyz's lips twitched slightly.

He really wanted to say it.

Ruler is a thing of the past. You've been separated from him for so long, yet you still respect him so much and keep an eye on his games. So where do you place him as the current AD carry?

A strange feeling of being cheated on washed over me.

But he suppressed his emotions and said:

"Actually, it's not just Ruler. Have you noticed that Mebius has been eerily quiet this round? He hasn't even stopped doing research."

"what?"

Peanut tilted its head curiously.

As far as he knows.

The current meta favors the bot lane. In the top lane, not only LPL's Mebius, but even their LCK counterparts like Zeus and their own top laner Doran are almost constantly rotating between Sion, Malphite, and Quesant. This is the current meta.
Is there any need for scientific research once we're on the road?
soon.

On the screen, the two sides started moving immediately after the game finished loading.

C9's objective in this round was extremely clear.

I'm giving up on the top lane, but I want to attack the bottom lane. And at level one, I'm playing Ezreal and Pyke, with a hook, so I want to try to invade your V5 jungle and force you to trade jungle camps with me in the early game.

This is the usual tactic.

They had already used the Draven duo once in the first game when they picked it in the bot lane.

Clearly, they want to repeat their old tricks.

"Again?"

"Don't they know that a Saint Seiya warrior won't fall twice in the same place?"

C9's actions.

Naturally, this couldn't be hidden from V5.

the reason is simple.

Having learned from her previous mistake, Weiwei placed a ward right outside the F6 wall at the start of the game, but very close to the wall.

If someone on C9 has a scanner at the start of the game, then their normal invasion route might not be able to scan that ward.

But this eye of his.

However, it can clearly see whether there is any intrusion from the other side.

Information warfare!
No matter what kind of game it is, information is of paramount importance. For example, the Japanese yen is currently very cheap, so some people want to travel to Japan, especially otaku who want to buy some Japanese souvenirs. But what if no one tells you this?

You will know about the world of [doujinshi].

Is "Erotic" a regular product, while "Henti" is a really hardcore one?

No.

you do not know.

Therefore, you will miss out on many wonderful things.

As mentioned earlier.

In version 13.8, the scanning ability was nerfed and its cooldown was increased, which means the strategy of using the scanning ability at the start of the game and then returning to base to switch to a trinket or ward is no longer viable.

This one.

C9 also saw no one starting with a scanner; almost everyone opted for a trinket ward.

Seeing that their attempt to infiltrate was thwarted by the seemingly non-scanning approach of the other side, they began to suspect that V5 might be present in the surrounding area.

The point is.

Despite having Pyke's hook, strictly speaking, the EZ + Pyke combination wasn't as powerful as Draven.

V5 has vision and isn't afraid of Pyke's hook.

Mikyx tried twice but couldn't hook anyone.

Hesitated again and again.

Ultimately, they chose to give up on exchanging jungle areas with V5 and switch to a normal start.

"It's been broken already."

"C9 is like this, taking many things for granted."

The first-level strategy failed.

For C9, the next few minutes were undoubtedly disastrous.

Because their two lanes are simply no match for the opponent, V5 obviously knows this too. They are just good at their two lanes and they don't care about sportsmanship. They rely on their star players to crush the opponent in lane.

What can you do?
You're saying I'm shameless?
Nofe also has something to say.

Brother~
What era are we living in? People's thinking is still so traditional. You know, these days, there are many grappling and fighting techniques in the military that involve hitting someone in the groin.

The point is not whether or not one has any shame.

The key point is whether it is effective.

at the same time.

Hit the road.

Seeing the opponent's weapon being available, Fudge, who had already been taught a harsh lesson by reality twice, also tried to raise the white flag in this match.

There's nothing else to it, I was truly defeated.

The LCS's competitive environment was so poor that C9 easily dominated the region, ranking in the top three in almost every lane.

LPL viewers who experienced the era of Uzi and TheShy know this.

If your region doesn't have a leading figure with exceptional individual skill in a single lane, then it's very difficult for your professional players in that lane to experience an explosive surge of talent.

When Uzi was at his peak, LPL was known as the cradle of genius AD carries; during the two years that TheShy won the championship, many new top laners emerged in LPL.

Having a goal provides motivation.

Competition drives progress.

A top laner who keeps improving meets a top laner who is stagnant.

Let alone Luo Ji.

If you bring in any of 369, Bin, Breath, or Ale, they'd probably be able to completely dominate the other team.

"Bro, I'm letting you gank again in the top lane this game."

Before the minion waves even met.

Weiwei's voice had already reached us beforehand.

Unfortunately, the current meta favors the bot lane. He really wants to help the top lane, but obviously helping the bot lane has a greater impact on the game. The fact that top laners are all playing tanks at MSI already speaks volumes.

This means that the top laner is now basically just a lackey for the AD carry.

There are all sorts of tanky utility dogs, anti-tank godlike utility dogs, heavy armor semi-tank utility dogs, assassination AD utility dogs, and the like.

Luo Ji understood this very well.

So he nodded in agreement.

"It's okay, you can always trust the road."

"Huh? Bro, are you going to have C?"

"Do not."

Luo Ji shook his head seriously, and then said:
"I've already released the extract and am planning to start mixing."

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(End of this chapter)