LOL: What does "mid-lane hybrid expert" mean?

"You won a Demacia Cup final against RNG with Orianna. You had a total of 5 highlight plays in this game, and your rating was the highest in the team. Reward: 40 points"

"You won a Demacia Cup main match against RNG using Nightmare. You had two highlight plays in this game and ranked 3rd in the team in terms of rating. Reward: 80 points"

"Wow, so many?"

Inside the EDG backstage lounge.

Li Yi, who was leaning back in his chair and checking the settlement page, had prepared himself for a wasted afternoon, but the system's reward far exceeded his expectations.

But upon closer examination, it makes sense.

Although the Demacia Cup is not a top-tier tournament, it has reached the finals, and the opponent is one of the top teams in China, RNG.

But what surprised Li Yi even more was...

The progress bar for the ability "to admit mistakes and correct them" has increased significantly, with nearly 80% of the space filled!

Li Yi originally thought that reviewing the game would increase the progress, but now it seems that it is more than that.

I carefully reviewed yesterday's debriefing.

In ranked games, his Orianna made two obvious mistakes: first, without movement speed items, he recklessly pushed too far into the lane and was caught twice by the enemy jungler; second, when his damage output was insufficient in the early to mid-game, he proactively called for the jungler to engage in small-scale team fights, but the lack of damage caused a break in his rhythm.

The mistakes in the training matches were quite repetitive, mostly due to miscoordination with Mingkai's Nightmare Orianna.

But in the first match of today's final.

Li Yi consciously avoided every pitfall he had encountered before: from directing Nightmare to actively avoid jungle collisions in the early game, to utilizing the advantage of double movement speed equipment to shorten the time he spent surfacing on the sidelines to clear waves.

Not to mention his two extremely precise dribbling runs into the field.

"So, it's not just that reviewing and discovering mistakes increases progress, but correcting those mistakes also increases it?"

"And it seems the system gives more rewards for 'being able to correct mistakes' than for 'acknowledging mistakes'?"

Right.

After all, correcting mistakes is much harder than admitting them.

Many LPL players and coaches only realize their mistakes in the interview after a crushing defeat, and then forget everything they said yesterday as soon as the sun rises.

The main theme is "dare to admit mistakes, but resolutely refuse to change them".

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Even worse, some fans would be crying and begging for forgiveness one day, only to later claim their innocence is clear in online chat. (This has been documented in every World Championship held annually.)

"Li Yi, you don't seem to be under much pressure laning against Xiaohu, right?"

Coach Nofe's broken Chinese came from behind, and Li Yi quickly turned around to see that the coach had already finished explaining the precautions to the other people.

"There's no pressure... really."

What Li Yi said was true.

Easyhoon and Rookie both pulled through, so Xiaohu, who now has no aggressive desire in lane, can really be considered the bonus level.

Not to mention that he practices against Faker every day in simulation training, and has more or less picked up some of his strict father's aura, which may have had a bloodline suppression effect on his filial son Xiaohu.

Nofe nodded and didn't ask any more questions: "It's good that there's no pressure. We're currently leading 2-0, so the opponent's draft will be under a lot of pressure."

"Also, Mouse, you need to reduce your mistakes. The enemy jungler Mlxg is really good at catching your bad laning habits." Nofe turned around and gave another reminder to the top laner he was most worried about in the last two games.

Based on Coach Nofe's usual style, given Mouse's performance in the second game where he caused a huge mess in the top lane, he should probably bench him to give him a break.

But as Nofe said.

After Li Yi joined the team, he subtly influenced many people, including himself.

Therefore, after IG managed to win a game by bringing on Aodi the day before yesterday, Coach Nofe considered the issue of making substitutions.

The final conclusion was reached.

As long as we are leading, we will never change our formation during the game.

"My problem in the last game was that I gave too many opportunities in lane," Mouse sincerely admitted.

Although he is an extremely optimistic player, he actually has a very strong sense of self-esteem.

In the previous game, Letme broke through his lane like that. Although his teammates and coaches didn't say anything harsh, he knew in his heart that if the mid and jungle hadn't caught the opponent's major mistake, this game would have been a quick win for the top lane.

"Every game, pick a weak hero for Guang Ge. Next game, give Guang Ge Camille and crush him with the hero that Letme is best at."

Just before going on stage, Meiko, a veteran member of the team, talked as she walked towards the door, trying to liven up the atmosphere.

Mouse wasn't going to spoil the fun: "Then let's beat up Letme!"

"If you're under pressure, remember to call mid lane more often. You, Yi Shen, said before that it would make you feel very comfortable..." Meiko continued with the tired joke.

"I'm being honest about that," Mouse suddenly said seriously. "Yi-ge really plays like a team. If I had been in that situation last game, I definitely wouldn't have been able to resist getting that solo kill."

"Then let me ask you, is it more comfortable playing with Scout, or with Yi Shen?"

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Seoul, South Korea.

Inside an apartment building in the city center.

Scout, who had just finished two ranked games, rubbed his eyes, picked up his phone and scrolled aimlessly for a few seconds, wondering if he should go to a nightclub later.

This is what a vacation should be like!

I can sleep until I naturally wake up, play a couple of ranked games to keep my skills sharp, and then go to a nightclub for a couple of drinks in the evening.

If given a choice, who would want to stay in EDG's so-called military-style esports prison, with their schedules dictated by a stopwatch?

This brings us to the story of his departure from LCK.

In SKT's youth academy, as long as Faker is still playing, Scout will always be the crown prince. It was out of desperation that Scout chose to develop in the LPL.

But every off-season, he would try to contact LCK teams to express his desire to return to Korea to play.

This summer, he also signed a highly experienced agent in the LCK and took on several local GG photo shoots, which caused him to miss the Demacia Cup schedule.

As for the new mid-laner who replaced him in the Demacia Cup...

He only glanced at a few scattered fragments of messages on social media before casually swiping past them.

My impression of him is that he has a very unusual hero pool and is a mid-laner who mainly roams and protects his teammates.

Scout certainly knows that this strategy makes sense in the current version. In an ecosystem where early-game damage in the mid lane has been repeatedly nerfed and AD carries are all focused on Ardent Censer, mid laners who can initiate and stay close to the side lanes do have room to survive.

But that doesn't mean he'd be interested.

In his understanding, the mid-laner's primary responsibility is to carry the damage output and use carry-style plays to break through the opponent's defenses.

This style of play, which involves passing the ball to teammates, relies too heavily on their form and judgment. At best, it can only win against a few weaker teams in the Demacia Cup.

Moreover.

After the Spring Split ended, Scout realized that he was the only one who could carry this EDG team. Neither the two top laners nor Iboy, who only appeared in scrims, met his standard of being able to carry.

"Beep! Beep..."

The ringing phone suddenly interrupted Scout's thoughts. He answered it, and his agent's anxious voice came from the other end: "Now, immediately turn on the Demacia Cup finals live stream and see how your substitute mid laner is playing."

Scout just found it kind of funny.

Do you really think that LeeE can pose any threat to his starting position?

Even if he manages to sneak into the finals by playing against two weak teams, his opponent in the finals, RNG, will definitely expose this kind of slacker. After all, he himself is a defeated opponent of this RNG team, and he is very clear about the strength of this team... Hmm?

Scout glanced at the score to make sure he hadn't read it backwards.

EDG leads 2-0!