League: Educating LPL is my duty.

Back at the hotel, Li Chen originally planned to start a live stream to make some money, but the Shark platform told him to wait until he returned to China to start the live stream, as they wanted to promote it and let the public opinion ferment.

Having taken the money, Li Chen didn't refuse, after all, the Summer Tournament was about to start, and they were going back tomorrow.

EDG's victory celebration banquet wouldn't be held until they returned to China, so that night Li Chen pulled Clearlove and Scout together and invited Faker out for a meal.

Perhaps feeling a bit awkward being alone, Faker specifically brought Bang along as well.

Although SKT suffered a crushing defeat in today's match, MSI is not the World Championship after all, and Lee Chen, with his outgoing personality, managed to get everyone's microphones on.

Scout, as the only translator present, was exhausted.

At the end, Li Chen even helped Faker download the overseas version of WeChat. There was no other reason than to arrange for Faker to duo queue with him in the future.

Of course, Li Chen didn't forget to ask Faker to buy him Coke on the way back. Although Coke in Brazil is a bit different from that in China, Li Chen likes to drink it as long as it's not Pepsi.

The next day, the weather was clear, and the EDG team boarded a plane back home.

EDG's owner, Zhu, was very generous, booking business class tickets for the entire team. After all, EDG had made a fortune from the MSI Mid-Season Invitational.

However, this is just the beginning. The real spectacle will come at the World Championship, which is the honor recognized by all Summoners. MSI is still far less prestigious than the World Championship.

But as the saying goes, fame brings trouble. Even before EDG's official announcement, negative comments about them trying to ride on the coattails of the hype had already started appearing on Chinese social media.

For example, an unknown blogger posted an article: "The version bonus has disappeared, and new gods will rise after the Summer Split!"

The post begins with a screenshot of an incense burner.

First of all, congratulations to EDG for winning the MSI Mid-Season Invitational. I am very happy. Although the MSI is not as prestigious as the World Championship, it is still an international tournament.

However, the first thing we need to pay attention to is that each team has its own suitable version.

For example, EDG achieved a series of results in the past Spring Split and MSI Mid-Season Invitational by understanding the version and having their top laner better suited to the version.

But when the version's advantages disappear, or even when they fall into the version's biggest trap, what will become of EDG?

The Incense Burner, a support item, had its unique properties discovered by bloggers a long time ago, but it hadn't been well utilized. However, in the second game of the MSI finals, EDG demonstrated its power.

This is an item specifically designed for AD carries. Any AD carry who relies on auto-attacks will have an extra item with it, or even more.

Therefore, I dare to assert that in the upcoming Summer Split, as long as Ardent Censer is not nerfed, it will definitely be the AD meta.

Whichever team has a strong AD carry will definitely reap the biggest benefits from this version.

However, as we all know, EDG's bot lane has always been a weakness of the team. Although Zet's recent performance has been commendable, he is still not up to the standards of a true top-tier AD carry.

I believe that teams with strong AD carries will quickly replace EDG's dominance in the Summer Split and embark on the true path to becoming champions.

This is just my personal opinion, an unbiased and rational evaluation, and I hope everyone will support it.

[666, what a rational evaluation! What an unbiased assessment! Blogger, are you motherless?]

[This is hilarious! All they talk about is the version's advantages, but why aren't other teams taking advantage of it? Don't they want to?]

[Yes, yes, yes, the top lane meta has been dominated by carries, and other teams don't have any top laners.]

[Is the blogger wrong? Didn't you guys watch the match to see how strong Kalista is with Ardent Censer?]

[This is how some people's fans are; their true colors will be revealed during the Summer Split.]

[With the dividends gone, they've retired from the game—I won't say who it is!]

[At first glance, it's a royalist propaganda machine; the whiff of a paid shill is overwhelming.]

[I'd only heard the honors would be stripped, but I didn't expect it to happen so quickly. They won in the early morning, and it's already over by evening?]

As the war of words intensified, this chaotic battle also began to spread to surrounding areas, taking advantage of the buzz surrounding EDG's championship victory.

Some people, who seem to have appeared out of nowhere, are taking advantage of the confusion to adjust the concept, constantly emphasizing the power of the incense burner and the special features of the upcoming version.

Even the official League of Legends team noticed this farce, especially the insights about the Ardent Censer, which were given special attention by the designers.

After all, they were watching and observing the MSI matches, and the Kalista and Ardent Censer setup in the second game of the finals was truly terrifying.

So, in Riot's meeting room, a discussion about the next patch began.

"The Ardent Censer is indeed stronger than expected. We tested the same lineup, and the difference between having Ardent Censer and not having it was too big. I suggest nerfing it."

"That's right, this item has seriously affected the game balance. If it is allowed to continue, League of Legends may become an AD carry league, or an Ardent Censer league."

Some designers felt that the incense burner was too powerful and should be weakened, while others disagreed.

"So far, only EDG has achieved outstanding results with the Ardent Censer in the game. We still lack more data to support this, and AD carries definitely need to be buffed."

"That's right. We can't judge that there's a problem with the version just because of one game. Besides, EDG only won one game because of Ardent Censer. The other two games were all due to the individual performance of god_C."

Everyone started talking, and soon a debate began in the meeting room, somewhat resembling an argument.

The bald man sitting in the leader's seat listened to the opinions twice, then tapped the table and said, "OK, OK, that's enough. I understand your ideas. The incense burner doesn't need to be adjusted for now, but we need to prepare a strategy to weaken or counter it."

EDG's strong performance in defeating SKT at MSI, their bloody play and dominance in their lanes, is exactly the kind of meta we want to see. I'm fed up with those boring macro-management games; viewers crave skillful execution and intense battles.

Upon hearing this, the group of henchmen immediately shut up.

This is not only because the other party is the boss, but also because fighting and bloodshed are what they want.

From the S6 update that prevented lane swapping to the later nerfs to tank meta champions, this concept was being implemented.

Let the game get back to normal, let the fighting begin, let the actions happen, and then add some strategic planning.

Instead of that damned strategy—strategy—strategy—the final team fight ends the game.