Occupation? I won’t even hit a dog!

"understood!"

Caps thought he knew Ye Tian's style very well: "If I fight with them for Tristana, Tristana might be banned. As long as Tristana is banned, we will move to the middle and upper lanes, allowing you to switch to the middle lane to set the pace."

In terms of rhythm ability, even if he meets this year's Faker, Caps is confident that he can gain the upper hand.

Faker's ability to cut five pieces in one second and understand the overall situation is truly unique among mid laners, and other players can hardly match him.

But understanding the overall situation does not mean being able to support it.

No matter how clear your calculations are, if you want to put them into action, you still have to see if your fists are strong enough.

Meeting Ye Tian is a different story.

Ordinary audiences can only see the intuitive information that Ye Tian performed at the level of a substitute player in the world game and that the hexagram data exceeded the border several times, but they cannot judge how strong Ye Tian is.

Only a master like Caps has the ability to accurately measure Ye Tian's strength - other professional players can only play 60-80 points using heroes with which they are not very proficient, and can only strive to reach the set upper limit using the heroes they are best at, but Ye Tian can reach the upper limit with just a single move.

To put it in simple and straightforward terms.

Other professional players need to try their best to reach the ceiling occasionally.

Ye Tian has been standing on the ceiling.

The gap cannot be measured in miles.

This is the main reason why the G2 players are willing to train according to Ye Tian’s requirements.

If Ye Tian did not have the ability to convince the people, even if the G2 boss spoke, it would not have much effect.

If someone else asked to switch lanes, Caps would just feel disdainful.

When Ye Tian proposed to change lanes, Caps would happily give the middle lane to Ye Tian, ​​and then lie down in the top lane, waiting to be the C of the game.

"It's not that Tristana is banned, so we can swing again."

"Just shake it if you can grab the cannon for me."

Ye Tian corrected: "I didn't plan to take out Tristana so early, but since Faker used it first, there's no need for me to hide it."

In the major mainstream regions such as LPL, LCK, EU, NA, LMS, and VCS (Vietnam), there has been no mid-lane Tristana throughout the summer, and only two wildcard teams have played in the qualifying rounds. There is not enough reference value, so Ye Tian feels that Tristana may not be converted to the mid-lane position so early.

Entering the main competition, Faker took out the mid-lane Tristana in the opening game against FNC, which is bound to set off a trend.

That being the case.

Ye Tian can then let go and let these players see the strength of the mid-lane Tristana.

"Can you use a cannon well?"

Ah P was a little skeptical: "I've never seen you use it in a competition... I haven't seen you use it in a competition, let alone in a Rank."

"Don't worry, my proficiency in Tristana is no less than that of other heroes." Ye Tian said confidently.

Never used a cannon?
Do I need to tell you about the system?

Although he has been busy with live streaming and selling goods in 18, he did not get a better combat power title than before. Winning the championship in Incheon was just a icing on the cake of [Double Crown]. However, he still has [Khan], which increases the proficiency of cavalry and archery heroes.

Other players’ hero proficiency is gained through hard work. If they don’t practice for a period of time, they will become rusty and superficial.

Ye Tian relied on the system to improve himself, step by step, and was extremely solid.

Comparing the two, the difference is obvious.

The initial attack range of the cannon is 525, and the maximum level is 661. Each upgrade can increase the attack range by 8 yards.

In this version with coating, the laning phase can basically not be ended before the coating disappears in fourteen minutes. For a single laner, it can reach level 10-11 during the laning phase.

From level 6-7, which is when the ultimate skill is just activated and the opponent has the ability to kill, Tristana's attack distance increases by 42-48 yards. It may not seem like much, but for professional players who practice every operation into an instinctive action, such a distance difference has already touched the dividing line that may lead to misjudgment.

More importantly, the mid-lane Tristana has no weak period against most heroes.

——When you can't win, just push the line, use W [Rocket Jump] that can offset the control to protect yourself. When you can win, just ride on the opponent's face and shit on him!

The only flaw is that Tristana is an AD hero with continuous output, and her mid-term AOE and burst are not as good as those of traditional mages. However, this flaw is insignificant compared to her advantages, and it can be made up by creating a certain economic gap.

We chatted briefly for a while.

The opening match of S9 has already entered the rhythm of the SKT team.

At the beginning of the game, FNC and SKT both received three layers of plating and obtained 480 gold coins.

It seemed like they were doing well, but the team was down to 0-4 in terms of kills, and they lost an earth dragon that increased damage to buildings and ancient monsters by 16%. Fifteen minutes later, they lost another Rift Herald, and the team's outer defense tower in the middle lane was knocked down.

FNC's middle lane outer tower fell.

The big devil Faker and the new jungler Clid covered the entire lower half of the zone with vision and roaming range.

Even though FNC showed unprecedented resilience, holding on to the kill ratio in the next two team fights, and catching up from 3K behind in economy to almost equal, however, FNC only had an unstable Captain to rely on in the late game. SKT not only had Kayle, but also Tristana after the crit equipment was adjusted, and their team battle ability was firmly superior to FNC.

After the overall formation, SKT slowly drained FNC's blood around Baron Nashor, increasing the combat power advantage to a level that FNC could not resist, and ended the game with two waves of advancement.

Neither European commentators nor viewers were disappointed with the result.

The European and American regions have always been dubbed as "the losers", and have had little resistance against the strong teams from LCK and LPL. Apart from the invitational tournament in S1, they only won the world-class championship in this year's MSI.

As the second seed in Europe, FNC was able to fight to this point with the first seed in LCK led by three-time champion Faker. It can be described as an honorable defeat.

The second game was considered the least suspenseful one.

The two participating teams are LPL's second seed RNG and North American CG who made it out of the qualifying round.

There were no surprises in the process and the results.

RNG used a lineup of top lane Crocodile, jungle Lee Sin, mid lane Kayle, bottom lane Xayah + Robot, and easily destroyed CG's team battle system of top lane Gnar, jungle Nightmare, mid lane Syndra, bottom lane Lucian + Luo. Ming Shiyin showed off his magical hook in the LPL region with various empty Qs on the Steamed Rice Robot.

In the third game, IG defeated AHQ without any danger, giving Taipei Red Pegasus their first defeat.

In the fourth game, S3 champion top laner Impact was still in good shape. He took out the Darkin Aatrox and perfectly suppressed the young Nuguri from laning to team fights, helping North American TL take down the big turtle.

The fifth game surprised everyone.

FPX, the No. 1 seed of LPL, who treated other teams as robots, actually lost to JT!

Yes. JT's predecessor was the S2 champion assassin star. In terms of background, it is indeed much stronger than the little Phoenix FPX.

But how many years ago was that?
In the years when Wolf King Karsa was still around, both the Assassin Star TPA and the renamed JT were beaten badly by Flash Wolves FW, and Flash Wolves FW could only send out surprise troops to fight against South Korea in the World Championship. Except for one time that they reached the quarterfinals, they did not even get out of the group stage in the remaining three times.

In a horizontal comparison, Flash Wolves FW at its peak was only equivalent to a mid-to-lower-level LPL team, while JT, which was beaten badly by Flash Wolves FW, was equivalent to an LDL team.

Who could accept that FPX, who won the LPL championship with an absolute advantage, lost to a team at the LDL level? !
[What is the coach doing? What is the monkey doing? What is Lai Wanxiang doing? ]

[I am sick of watching this]

[EDG has never been so weak in any big competition. FPX is simply ridiculous. They can even lose to a provincial team.]

[That's it? You still want to pay Brother Tian 35 million? Where do you get the courage?]

[Just like last year's FNC, pretending to be cool, thinking that Tian Ge has nowhere else to go except their team, but in fact it is just a second-rate team]

[I thought FPX went to Group B to bully the weak teams. None of the Taiwanese JT, Vietnamese GAM, and European Snake SPY can beat them. The result is that the weak teams fight each other and none of them can necessarily qualify.]

[It would be funny if they were eliminated in the group stage like LGD in S5]

Not only did the audience complain in the barrage and forums, they also went to the FPX official Weibo, causing the FPX club to issue an apology statement just after entering the World Championship, begging everyone to believe it again in the most humble tone.

of course.

This is on the surface.

Behind the scenes, not only the top management of the FPX club, but even Tencent were in an uproar.

"I said that we shouldn't praise Ye Tian. Isn't it like raising a tiger to cause trouble?"

The middle-aged girl, who is less than 1.6 meters tall and weighs more than 180 kilograms, regained her long-lost momentum: "It is most appropriate to put resources on UZI. UZI is tied to RNG and can't go anywhere. There is no possibility of leaving the LPL region. What about Ye Tian? The contract with EDG did not restrict him from going to other regions from the beginning."

"I thought he didn't think of it at the time, but now it seems that Ye Tian must have used LPL to gain fame and then went to Europe and the United States to make money." Someone immediately agreed.

"Don't mix personal emotions when discussing work." The gray-haired middle-aged man interrupted: "Ye Tian helped the LPL region win two championships. If it weren't for Ye Tian, ​​S8 might have won to the end, but S7 definitely couldn't keep the first championship at the Bird's Nest. How can you say that you are taking advantage of the LPL region? Can you find another player who can be 'taken advantage of' like this?"

"Yes, Ye Tian is our LPL hero."

"So what if he was a hero? That's all in the past. Look at those who follow the FPX official blog, almost all of them are Ye Tian's fans. It doesn't matter if he left the LPL, but it's definitely not okay to run an LPL team!"

"That wasn't Ye Tian's fault, it was just the behavior of a fan."

"Do you understand that idols have to pay for fans' actions? Besides, even if FPX paid a little less, wouldn't the promotion we provided be more than the difference? How can Ye Tian help the EU division?"

"It's as if Europe, America and Riot Games won't promote Ye Tian. Moreover, with Ye Tian's strength, publicity is just icing on the cake. Even if we don't promote it, players still know how strong Ye Tian is."

"That's not right. He's a player from the LPL. How can he not have any idea of ​​the region?"

"..."

The staff engaged in a series of arguments.

"OK OK."

"Just to remind you, Ye Tian is not only the LPL champion, but also the Asian Games gold medalist. He is listed there."

Jin Yibo knocked on the table lightly: "So our most extreme approach is to withdraw the promotion of Ye Tian. We must not label him as an LPL traitor or use some unfounded things to attack him - League of Legends may become an official event in the next Asian Games, and the medals at that time will be included in the rankings. No one can take the blame for making Ye Tian unwilling to play."

"There are still two and a half years left. Can he maintain this condition for that long?" the middle-aged girl whispered.

Jin Yibo glanced at him, cleared his throat, and brought the topic back on track: "There is one fact we must recognize. Even if Ye Tian goes to other regions to take orders, his importance to our LPL region is higher than that of the FPX team. We must lift him to the sky - at least until his strength declines."

Teng actually set the tone.

Having lost the first battle, FPX can only silently endure the storm and hope that a heavyweight team will overturn next and attract some firepower.

pity.

There were no similar situations in the next few games.

In the last game on October 10, SPY defeated Vietnam GAM and defended the honor of the old division.

On October 10, RNG suppressed SKT with a four-protect-one system. Although they were reversed by Faker's stealing, it was not as embarrassing as FPX. Players generally believed that RNG had the strength to defeat SKT.

FNC easily defeated North American CG and got off to a good start in S9.

IG defeated the North American TL, completing the victory of the third seed over the first seed.

AHQ used its team battle system and lost to DWG's laning + operations, which was also within everyone's expectations.

"Ladies and gentlemen, hello to all the audience friends who have come to the scene!"

"The duel you've been looking forward to the most in the past two days is about to begin!"

Vedius, a well-known European commentator with blond hair and a well-tailored suit, said: "G2 has been the strongest team in Europe since S2, and has invited the legendary player Tian to join. They are one of the most competitive teams in this World Championship. The second seed of the LCK region, GRF, which they will face, is also no pushover. No one is qualified to underestimate the team from the four-time champion region."

"This is a peak battle. The winner has a high probability of getting the qualification to advance to the next round as the first in Group A." Drakos continued, "We have obtained the starting lineups of the two teams. G2 did not play tricks and gave their all in the first game. Their starting five is top laner Tian, ​​jungler Jankos, mid laner Caps, and bottom laner Able + Mikyx!"

"GRF's starting lineup is top laner Sword, jungler Tarzan, mid laner Chovy, bottom laner Viper + Lehends!"

Ye Tian appears.

The most eye-catching position must be the top lane.

GRF top laner Sword is not very good at offensive heroes, but he is very stable. In the LCK region, he can hold his own against the old generation offensive top laner Khan and the new generation powerhouse Nuguri. In the early days of GRF's rise, Sword also used Urgot to carry for a while, and therefore he is regarded as a first-tier top laner.

but.

The 'first tier' here refers to the LCK region.

The top team in a region may not necessarily be the top team in the world. In a more competitive environment, the players may perform beyond their level, or they may be left behind.

There is also a question mark as to Ye Tian’s current strength.

In the S7 season, Ye Tian was unfathomable in everyone's eyes. His terrifying 0% win rate + % MVP rate + death rate made all his opponents feel despair.

In the S8 season, although Ye Tian, ​​who had been targeted and weakened by Riot Games for a year, was still in the lead, he showed his limits in the battle with IG.

In the S9 season, Ye Tian was always being targeted for weakening before joining G2. Is it possible that he would lose his unique strength and become a player on the same level as several top laners? (End of this chapter)