Starting with Zaozi Ge, a dream lineup

Chapter 165 History Changed, Spring Decree 8.7
April 28th, the day of the Spring Finals.

Many people were not surprised that RNG and IG would meet in the finals, and some had even predicted this result before the match.

Anyone who regularly watches matches can clearly see the difference in strength between RNG and IG in S8 and other teams.

Looking at the LPL's past performance, these two teams are even more terrifying than the dark forces of OMG and the invincible EDG of yesteryear.

After the Spring Split regular season and the experience of defeating Rw in the semifinals, the current IG players are in better form than before the semifinals.

A battle between two titans!

S8 was destined to be an era of decline for the three major teams, and also an era of the rise of the two LPL stars!

Rather than RNG winning the championship, IG would rather see RNG, the S7 champion team, win the championship while RNG is on a 19-game winning streak in the regular season.

No one understands the true significance of this championship better than they do!
Opinions on RNG are also divided.

No matter how strong RNG or Royal Never Give Up were, they never won a playoff championship in the LPL. Uzi's lack of a title is a common topic of conversation among his critics.

Now that things have come to this point, even though RNG is incredibly strong, many fans are worried that RNG will falter and their playoff dreams will be shattered.

Do it all at once, second time tired, third time exhausted.

To walk the path of invincibility, one must have an invincible heart, and one must not fall in the first championship tournament of S8!

Uzi's dedication to the LPL championship is no less than his dedication to the World Championship!
Although EDG, the domestic powerhouse, has underperformed in the World Championship every year, their five league championships are a well-known achievement in the LPL.

Unfortunately, Edg will miss the MSI Invitational this year, and the fans' anticipated trash talk segment with Clearlove has come to an end.

If they can win this Spring Split championship, they can not only prove that they are the number one team in the region, but also get something even more important - an MSI ticket.

In the course of history, Riot Games even created the Intercontinental Cup in an attempt to save League of Legends from its decline, but it was unfortunately discontinued in 20.

Therefore, when it comes to the most prestigious tournaments in League of Legends, besides the World Championship (S-Series), it has to be the MSI.

Unlike the Intercontinental Cup or the World Championship, each region can send three teams to participate.

Only one team can participate in each region for MSI, and that team must win the Spring Split championship to qualify.

In other words, whoever wins the Spring Finals a week later will have the right to prove themselves on the world stage!

This was also one of the most watched tournaments by League of Legends players worldwide in the first half of the year.

It represents the strength of the top teams in the region and also provides Riot designers with ideas for version changes in the second half of the year.

Given such an alarming level of attention.

When the official images of IG and RNG's pre-match PK were released, the entire internet exploded with discussion, and even many ARAM players who weren't interested in the game started looking forward to it.

"To be honest, does anyone really think IG can beat RNG?"

"No way? No way? Does anyone really think Letme won't be outmaneuvered by TheShy?"

"No way, no way, you can't believe your poodle and bug only came out passively from your house, can you?"

"Has TheShy forgotten about being solo-killed by Letme last time?"

"IG is invincible, crush the trash Royal Club, Royal Club get out!"

"A Korean supergroup wants to compete against an all-Chinese team? Get lost!"

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IG has gained a lot of fans thanks to their 15-game winning streak in the Spring Split.

They became the team with the most fans in the LPL after RNG.

Although these fans are mostly hardcore fans and not very loyal, with the addition of mindless haters, they are able to compete with RNG's fans.

The fans on both sides are locked in a fierce battle, and the same is true on various online forums and message boards. RNG has a 70% approval rating, but 30% are optimistic about IG.

TheShy has become the solo kill king in the Spring Split, dominating the LPL with his Fiora and Jayce. Many people are optimistic about IG because of TheShy.

"This time, perhaps due to excessive investment, in order to retain the championship, we played version 8.7 for the Spring Finals."

After finishing the meeting at Tencent's headquarters, Chris rushed back to the base and explained the new version to everyone.

"Previously, our LPL's version was always a version behind other regions. This time, perhaps because everyone's strength has increased, Riot Games directly accelerated the version progression. In the semifinals, everyone was on version 8.6, but in the Spring Finals, it was 8.7. This kind of version update has both advantages and disadvantages for us."

"The advantage is that the MSI version is 8.8, while we'll be playing in the Spring Finals on 8.7. That means we won't be lagging behind the LCK and LMS by two versions. Plus, we can practice with IG on version 8.7 and see what changes have been made in the new version."

"As for the downsides..."

Chris gave a wry smile and said helplessly.

"You guys know about the bugged champions in patch 8.7, right? If this thing were released to TheShy, we might not be the ones going to MSI!"

Hearing Chris's words, Letme smiled helplessly, indicating that there was nothing he could do.

Players familiar with top lane might know that in patch 8.7, a champion who had been nerfed countless times by the designers was reworked and returned.

She is none other than the former Blade Dancer, Irelia, who was officially renamed Blade Dancer in the 8.7 patch.

Everyone can see how strong this champion is. Compared to Kai'Sa's dominance in the bot lane, Irelia's dominance in the solo lane is undoubtedly more obvious.

Letme has practiced this champion, but if you just watch TheShy's gameplay, you can see the obvious difference in their talent.

The state of a competitor is too mysterious. Unlike traditional competitive sports, esports has a particularly high chance of upsets.

Even the invincible SKT team from the LCK could lose to a team from an internet cafe.

However, getting familiar with a new hero's abilities is much more intuitive. TheShy's Irelia was able to dominate in Korean Challenger games on the third day after its release.

While other professional players were still struggling under pressure, videos of him dominating the game were already circulating all over the internet.

This time, without a hand injury, TheShy's talent came even more rapidly.

"However, overall, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. If we don't let Irelia go, they won't dare to let Kai'Sa go."

Chris smiled.

"There's still a week left, everyone do your best, just follow your usual training routine, don't put too much pressure on yourselves."

"OK, OK"

Compared to the pressure before the S-series tournament, after the championship baptism, RNG's five players are undoubtedly in much better shape than before. However, they have a full week to prepare for the competition.

However, after deducting the filming time of the official Spring Finals promotional video and trash talk, it was only available for a few days for everyone to practice in the new version.

The Spring Finals are on version 8.7, and the Korean server has already been updated to version 8.8 of MSI.

This version?

Li Luo, who had just woken up, was woken up by Xiao Ming's loud shouting and started reading the version update message.

No wonder Xiaoming is like this; patch 8.7 is also the point where Kai'Sa ends her strongest version.

In patch 8.8, Kai'Sa will receive a comprehensive nerf, transforming her from an early-game powerhouse into a mid-game carry.

Even though Li Luo had some recollection of the changes, he couldn't remember them clearly.

However, after reading this special announcement, some details from my memory were triggered.

(End of this chapter)