My buddy is actually a Cao Cao type top laner?

Chapter 428 When things reach an impasse, they must change; change leads to progress; progress leads to longevity.

After the first round ended.

What followed was LNG's second, long and drawn-out, sudden and violent demise.

The tortoise formation can indeed drag out the game, but they overlooked one point: if the tortoise formation loses a round, it will have a huge impact on morale.

And because their tortoise-like winning strategy requires star players to burn themselves out, Scout even felt his hands shaking as he manipulated the mouse after the two games.

The pressure is too great.

In the second round, he still chose to let himself burn.

Whether he wins or loses the game is irrelevant; his goal is to target V5, or more precisely, to showcase himself to Mebius and demonstrate to him that he is among the top mid laners in the league.

But the other LNG teammates didn't know that their mid laner was being "interviewed".

Watching him burn so brightly.

Seeing how intense the fire was, it still didn't help the team win the game.

Many LNG viewers and Scout's "Mom-Learning" fans immediately teared up, saying things like "He really is... I'm going to cry my eyes out."

Then, during the post-match blame-sharing session, the blame was entirely placed on Tarzan within the team.

Tarzan: ?
"We finally got it."

The moment the game was won.

V5 here.

The contestants also subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief. Winning the game wasn't difficult; what was difficult was the helplessness and frustration after the game time was extended.

S13.

A typical game ends around 30 minutes, and a team that can pull ahead to around 27 minutes is already considered a top-tier fast-paced team.

LNG is possible.

However, this somehow stretched the average duration of the game to over 37 minutes.

"Their style of play, though somewhat disgusting, is actually quite effective."

Who can guarantee they won't make a single mistake in a whole game?
If the opponent manages to seize one or two opportunities in the later stages of the game, it's entirely possible that they can simply stay put and eventually win.

Original world.

LNG's playoff performance was also quite good, thanks to this very style of play.

Post-match interview.

Naturally, we should let Weiwei, the key player today, take the stage.

Karsa watched with great interest from behind the screen. On the surface, he and Weiwei were competitors, but in reality, their competition was healthy. For Karsa, who had already won the S-series championship, he didn't even have much desire to play.

It's a bit like IG back in the day.

Duke pointed at TheShy and said to the others, "This is my little brother. You can only get me involved if you beat him."

Then Duke gradually stopped appearing.

But you really shouldn't underestimate him.

As soon as he steps onto the field, he can easily win the game. Right now, his relationship with Weiwei is pretty much like that.

"Is it alright for him to do it all by himself?"

"It's okay. All the commentators and hosts in the league have a good relationship with us."

Luo Ji said nonchalantly.

There's a saying that goes: When boys are young, they love playing with electronic toys, and girls love playing with dolls; but when they grow up, the roles reverse.

He happens to have both electric toys and dolls.

After acquiring the LNG.

The remaining matches are just about gaining experience and waiting for the playoffs.

Instead of directly bringing on substitutes, Luo Ji gave the top laners from the youth training program a chance to shine. Strictly speaking, Luo Ji really admires the esports players who can seriously persevere in the youth training program.

Many people are unclear about what a youth training base is.

To put it simply...

This thing first makes you train intensely, then makes you feel like you've improved a lot and are very strong, and then it finds a master to fight against you.

In shooting games, you'll basically be killed the moment you peek out. In MOBA games, they might even match you with teammates whose skill levels are unequal to yours.

Then no matter how they fought, they couldn't win.

Then he randomly killed his teammates to defend the base.

Then I lost my temper, and the game started to become boring.

In particular, League of Legends has gradually become formulaic, much like Go has evolved from a game against humans to a game against AI.

To win.

You can only study formulaic routines, but in order to stand out, you can't help but be assimilated. This feeling is actually quite desperate.

just
The opportunity he unintentionally gave up almost made the top laners in the youth training camp kneel before him.

Despite only a handful of matches.

Even though it's just about leveling up baby pets.

But that's also a chance to show your face!
In Hengdian, many extras work hard for a hundred yuan a day, just to get a chance to appear on screen, while this guy gives them several matches at once.

They were so moved they cried.

In early November.

China's first e-sports stock! The "son of the gambling king" successfully rang the bell on Nasdaq. In the photos, you can clearly see that Luo Ji is standing next to him. The original NIP had no achievements and still managed to go public.

This life.

The explosive NIP results naturally elicited different reactions.

After discussing with Luo Ji.

The club's focus has also shifted to games such as League of Legends, Honor of Kings, Counter-Strike 2, Valorant, and Street Fighter.

As for other games like Rainbow Six Siege and CrossFire from the original world, it was proposed to abandon them.

No need.

The scale is too small, the prize money is too low, and there aren't many spectators.

That's too much trouble.

Unlike League of Legends, which has a large player base, and Honor of Kings, which has the highest prize money, Valorant was the hottest game in 23 and 24. Street Fighter, at least, knew who to recruit. "You've really made it big, Lao Meng, you've even rung the Nasdaq bell."

On the mobile phone.

Lao Qiang's tone was full of envy.

This is what it's like to be a brother: you're afraid your brother is suffering, and you're also afraid your brother is driving a Land Rover. But you're living too well, aren't you?
"It's just a stage of life that everyone has to go through; there's no need to make a fuss about it."

This time, Luo Ji unusually refrained from discouraging Lao Qiang.

Because he pretended to be innocent.

"By the way, how long are you going to be gone this time? Are you able to get back before the playoffs?"

"At present, it seems that there are no problems at all."

Luo Ji had originally thought that if the bell-ringing ceremony and the playoffs were close together, it might mean he wouldn't have enough time for playoff training.

As a result, the official playoff schedule was announced a few days ago, and it doesn't start until July 20th?
It's okay if it's spicy~
After Luo Ji returned from abroad.

The playoff version has also been officially scheduled for release as 13.13.

It makes sense, as the playoffs have been like this almost every year for the past few years. Top lane becomes the carry point, while bottom lane is dominated by lane-farming heroes. Carry AD carries have been consistently nerfed in Worlds, so the mid lane meta will likely shift to heroes who prioritize lane control and use lane priority to manage the game.

Simply put, it's a six-month run of strong core players and a six-month run of strong laners.

It's been going on and on for several years now.

The designers were at a loss.

Normally, given how strong V5 is, I should have nerfed the champion pool of your V5 players. But instead, the top lane has a huge champion pool, and the bottom lane has a huge champion pool. If both sides are nerfed at the same time, then the designers themselves will lose their jobs.

no way.

They'll just have to keep copying next year's homework.

"So, what preparations do we need for the playoffs?"

"No, we'll just practice. No matter what, skill is the foundation for us to win the game."

When Nofe asked him questions, Luo Ji acted as if he was just giving up.

Version 13.13 is extremely favorable to them; as long as they move towards the top half of the bracket, V5 has a natural lead.

"What about the jungler role in the playoffs?"

"It depends on who's on the hottest. If they win, they continue; if they lose too much, they switch to someone else. It's that simple."

With the playoffs fast approaching.

The playoff rankings are gradually becoming clearer. V5, BLG, JDG, and LNG are in the top four, followed by TES, OMG, and WBG. The rest are all players who made it into the playoffs through "preparedness" and will most likely be eliminated in the first round.

And they are at the top of the standings.

All you need to do is watch the fights between other teams and learn about the game's progression from their matches.

After hearing Luo Ji's words, Nofe looked at him with a strange expression.

Although he's right.

If we're talking about the top half of the map, there isn't a single top laner in the LPL who can break through his individual defenses, unless the opposing team starts calling for reinforcements or tries to find opportunities in their weak points.

Thinking.

He glanced at the team's midfielder.

FOFO, Weiwei: "?"

however.

The V5 players, who were initially thinking that with the playoffs approaching, should give the team more opportunities to play ranked games, woke up to find that...

Their training content,
Aside from the regular training matches, the most frequent games were "Overcooked 2" and "Chain Together".

"No, coach, the playoffs are almost here, are you really going to let us play like this?"

"Just have fun, subordinates shouldn't kiss their superiors."

Faced with Weiwei's doubts, Nofe simply chose to refute them without offering any explanation.

The times have changed.

Both he and Luo Ji could clearly see it.

The versions and the understanding of the teams in the competition have changed in recent years.

Dragons, tower plates, Rift, lane hoarding, pushing lanes, and other situations all have corresponding solutions to reduce losses, so team synergy and practice are even more important, which cannot be achieved through ranked training.

Or to put it bluntly...

For professional players, ranked games are mainly for maintaining their skill level and occasionally practicing new heroes.

others.

It had almost no effect whatsoever.

Every team has its own way of winning games. Nofe likes to call this team style. Their style of play throughout the year has been to win by relying on the two side lanes, but they can't keep relying on this to win at the World Championship.

Just like GENG.

GENG's tactics are the same as LNG's: to stay in lane and drag the game out if they can't gain an advantage in the laning phase.

To put it nicely, LCK likes to capitalize on opponents' mistakes; to put it bluntly, LCK can only wait for opponents to make mistakes.

But even though they were invincible in the league with this style of play, they still couldn't win with this tactic in the World Championship.

It's all because of a tactic.

It will eventually be cracked by its competitors, and if you can't come up with a change, you're going to lose.

fortunately.

Nofe and Luo Ji have already come up with a way to change things.

This idea was even decided as early as the Spring Split before MSI, but now, to utilize that system, a higher level of team execution and synergy is still needed.

In order to maintain secrecy.

They didn't even practice with teams from within the region when they were learning new things.

Instead, they contacted teams from other regions through the reserve coach [Nuclear Duck] to act as opponents, thus creating an external environment.

It seemed to happen overnight.

While all the playoff teams are engaged in an arms race, V5, who were leading the LPL, suddenly fell silent.

It seemed as if they had disappeared, which left many LPL viewers puzzled.

Sneaking into the village, but no shooting allowed?
V5 This is
What great invention are they working on now?
(End of this chapter)