My buddy is actually a Cao Cao type top laner?

Chapter 442 People always have to step out of their comfort zone
"After this game, JDG should be on their guard."

After the first round.

V5 was visibly generating excitement among everyone.

There are two different feelings when you keep your ultimate move hidden versus when you actually use it. It's like how there are two different things when you unleash them versus when you force yourself to hold them back.

The former will make you feel uncomfortable, but the latter will make you feel good.

"We can't underestimate the other side. After all, they're our old rivals this year. I reckon they're hiding some kind of red-to-blue secret weapon."

of course
Despite saying that, Nofe was actually a little skeptical.

Redmi is the kind of coach who is slow to understand the version, but once he does, he can bring about a qualitative change to the team. And here comes the key point: version 13.13 is a version that the LPL region has played for a relatively long time. Why is that?

Because designers need to take a vacation.

Therefore, version 13.13 was maintained for a particularly long time because of his vacation, and then several versions were updated at once after he returned from his break.

It's just that working abroad is different from working in China. When they have holidays, they really have holidays, while in China, working six days a week and having one day off is now the norm (sad).

result.

They were right about Redmi.

With a thorough understanding of the current version, Redmi does provide a significant boost to the team members. However, even with such a large boost, it is ultimately insufficient compared to the blue side's 79% win rate, which is already favored by the current version.

to be honest.

It's very difficult for the red team to break through the blue team unless they come up with something strange and unusual.

Therefore, the score was 0:2
JDG somehow managed to push themselves to the brink of elimination once again.

【pity. 】

This is our blue team in League of Legends, so smug and slick.

[Do you really think you can beat V5 on the blue side without using some unconventional tactics? JDG is great, but they're just too predictable.]

[Redmi: I'd like to do something a little more outrageous, but do you think the other side has left any for me?]

JDG Lounge.

The players who had returned to the game silently stared at the scoreboard on the screen. The score of 0:2 made it difficult for them to maintain their usual composure, and their expressions became solemn.

The blue team's V5.

The pressure on them was too great.

The advantage of just two side lanes was enough to overwhelm them, and the first game's "Pass the Drum" that flashed by like a shooting star made them nervous for the entire game.

It makes you both afraid it won't come and afraid it will do something reckless.

Amidst the frustration and anxiety, the second match quietly came to an end.

But is this the picture they wanted to see?
No.

No.

As the second player to sacrifice himself, 369 acted like an incompetent husband, watching his teammates fall one by one in team fights. Instead of becoming a king who descended from the sky to take over the remaining tasks, he did not.

The imagined angry and ferocious expression did not appear.

Just like Jiang Nan never managed to write a satisfactory Lu Mingfei, but only showed everyone that pathetic kid who couldn't stand up to his potential.

unexpected.

During the second break, Redmi didn't make any move, and the whole room was eerily quiet.

From his face.

There was neither excitement nor lamentation, only an indescribable sense of immersion and tranquility.

"Don't you need to do anything?"

"That's not necessary."

Hongmi shook her head and said to the teaching assistant beside her:

"They've been reflecting on the lessons learned from losing for almost a year now. Some of them haven't won a crucial game against V5 since last year. This is both pressure and motivation."

"If you can get through it, the future will be bright; if you can't, at least make peace with yourself as soon as possible."

"I respect their choice."

"But it is clear that they have also realized what they are really lacking in actual combat."

Under Redmi's control.

This JDG team is already considered to be among the top five teams in the league in terms of effort.

But not enough.

Not enough.

Professional gamers are a group of internet addicts who have a hard time controlling their desires. To put it simply, many people of this age can't even stick to quitting sex or losing weight, let alone put themselves through inhumane semi-military training for the sake of performance.

JDG can't be that ruthless.

However, in their encounters with V5, they more or less felt that V5 might have actually succeeded.

because.

Since the Spring Split, every time they faced V5, they could feel V5's evolution. This was not the result of talent, but the blossoming of hard work.

Losing the game is not a big deal.

JDG's ticket to the World Championship is already secured; the key question is whether they can achieve enlightenment in Longchang.

And V5.

It was clearly the best whetstone in his eyes.

the other side.

Luo Ji, who was also taking a break, was secretly breathing in some fresh air outside with Casa, while Nofe was still brainwashing his teammates inside the room.

The key was to brainwash the jungler and support. He had heard it so many times that he couldn't stand it anymore, so he simply sneaked out.

At the window.

The wind was blowing fiercely, and Luo Ji, leaning against this spot, had his hair blown completely backward.

"Does it look like I can leave work early today?"

"Ah, if only we could continue with red and blue, but it always feels so tiring."

talking.

He rested his chin on his hand, looking at Casa beside him and said:
"I feel like I'm working myself to the bone to get you guys off work early, while you can just sit in the break room and play on your phone and get paid for nothing. This kind of differential treatment is a bit too much."

"Nonsense, do you think my eyes don't get tired from using my phone?"

"?"

"Hajika, you bastard."

Casa has been with Luo Ji for a long time, so he knows that this guy is a cunning and brooding person. The score is already 2:0 and he is still complaining about being tired. What's the difference between you and those top students in school who complain that they failed the test again?
So he directly retorted.

"After all this talk, do you really think we can't win today's match?" Luo Ji looked at him with considerable surprise upon hearing this.

"Of course we can win."

The two exchanged a quick glance and soon understood what the other was looking at.

Casa: That's enough, you pretentious bitch.

Luo Ji: You're such an insensitive guy, no wonder you're still single.

The 15-minute break flew by.

When both teams reappeared on stage, it was clear to the naked eye that JDG's players were exuding an indescribable aura.

It's just like.
It felt a bit like someone who was ready to die.

They were just playing a professional match.

"Those guys have a really strong presence."

"When you're at a disadvantage and on the brink of elimination, even a little encouragement can ignite the last vestiges of fighting spirit in the players, but fighting spirit alone can't really have a significant impact on the battlefield."

Nofe has seen a lot in his life.

Looking at the scene on the other side.

A little brain can tell right away that "there must be someone from Qin talking behind the scenes."

If we convert it to game graphics...

You can even clearly see in the status bar: [Boost Morale]: Grants all friendly units +5+5 and allows them to take one extra action during the turn.

The third one.

JDG has given up on the idea of ​​maintaining their advantage on the blue side.

A round of ban:

JDG: LeBlanc, Maokai, Quesanti
V5: Kai'Sa, Ivern, Vi
Nofe deliberately let Xayah out, and JDG did the same.

In situations where a single match can determine the winner, even coaches must respect the individual skills of their players.

It's true that Xia is Ruler Emperor's signature move, but Xiao Yan is not without his own signature moves as well. In this match, both sides tacitly yielded and trusted each other.

then.

A round of PICK:

JDG: Rui'er, Tsar, Zeli

V5: Xayah, Sejuani, Tristana

can only say.

JDG's choice of their two carries as their first pick tells the whole world what JDG's strategy is: if they can't win, they'll just go for the backline and mindlessly drag the game into the late game for a final push. It's the same principle as playing a game where you only engage the last team in a search-and-fight-and-retreat game.

Although it may seem cowardly, this is undoubtedly the most profitable strategy.

The second round of bans is quite clear.

Luo, weapons, crocodile, and Brûlé were all sent away.

The second round is here.

Nofe even had a little scheme in mind.

If the enemy doesn't get the turtle, then the normal ban slots in the second round should be Braum and Nautilus. This way, we can let Jax be available. With Renekton and Quesant banned, if you pick Nautilus, I'll pick Jax, and if you pick Jax, I'll pick Nautilus.

No matter what.

Redmi didn't fall for it at all and banned the weapon directly.

V5 naturally locked in Titan as their fourth pick, while JDG gave Rumble and Leona as their last two picks.

While making up for the lack of combat strength in the early and mid-game, it also preserves the team's ability to initiate team fights, since it can't rely on Rui'er alone to initiate.

That would make us too easy targets.

So far:

JDG: Top lane Rumble, Jungle Riven, Mid lane Azir, Bot lane Zarya + Leona
"It really is Rambo."

"This must be the hero that JDG secretly let 369 practice."

How should I put it about Rambo?

369 has indeed been mastered, but only half of it.

Viewers who frequently watch his matches know that his Rumble often makes you feel he's very strong when he lands his ultimate correctly in crucial team fights, but he also makes you feel like he's invisible when he misses his ultimate in less crucial team fights.

It's all about gods and ghosts.

But in the eyes of true master players, his Rambo is subpar. In the eyes of those with ulterior motives, he is one of the people who has been publicly criticized the most by various master players, professional players, and former professional players in the past two years.

It's within the comfort zone (mixed) where you can still make a sound.

But once it came out...

This makes it easy for various problems to be exposed.

Would Redmi not understand this scene?

No, he can understand it.

However, from a coach's perspective, you can't just stay in your comfort zone because it's a safe haven. Whenever you're strategizing, you want your team to have as many functional units as possible, which is why JDG's matches often show this.

369's performance against weaker teams has been consistently strong.

Playing a damage-dealing character against weaker teams seems to be a viable strategy.

But when they encounter strong teams.

He gets crushed playing damage dealers, then can't withstand attacks when playing tanks, and eventually he just starts spinning like a top. Undoubtedly, he's already showing a tiny bit of that tendency.

"It's a pity, JDG is likely to be swept 0-3 by the opponent today."

Second station.

The moment JDG's roster was finalized, Chu Jun, the Ekko streamer, gave a definitive conclusion.

"Do not laugh."

"Brothers, the streamers understand. You only know that we have traffic from the 'National No. 1' competition, but you don't know that the 'National No. 1' competition allowed most of the top players to come into contact with V5 players and learn a lot from them."

"Among them, Mebius is the most exaggerated."

"And in his toolbox, there just happens to be a key card that can counter top lane Rumble."

talking.

He began to spread his arms high.

As if by telepathy, at the same moment he spread his arms, the last pick for V5 on the screen was a hero that no one had expected to appear.

V5 was the last choice.

Top lane Galio - Locked in!
(End of this chapter)