I just turned eighteen, and you want me to make a comeback?

Chapter 164 - MSI Starts, Canyon of Heroes
"Sexy AD, died online."

This is the scene of Imp being killed instantly when the team battle just started, and the barrage of comments.

"The bathing dog's movement..."

"Look at this round circle. Doesn't it look like a bathtub?"

"Hahahaha, this is hilarious! He's the best ADC in the world with this?"

This is the barrage of comments when Uzi avoided Syndra's push and was stunned by Ekko, with the screen full of taunts.

Although Uzi was forced to move this time, from a visual point of view, his V suddenly retreated a few steps when he could have left the circle, as if he was really nostalgic for the bathtub.

Keyboard warriors always ignore logic and seize on the point they see to make sarcastic remarks.

then……

When Ekko triggered the double stun and Yuan Shen got the pentakill, the 6s that should have filled the entire screen now turned into the same symbol.

“???????
"???????"

"???WDNMD, Ekko's W triggered twice?
"??? I feel dizzy, is this a bug?
Same world, same doubts.

A small question mark is filled with great confusion.

Everyone watching the game was stunned.

In professional competitions, pentakill is a very rare thing. Whenever a pentakill occurs, cheers will erupt in the audience.

But now, rather than the pentakill, people are more interested in knowing the principle behind Ekko's operation.

"Miller, what's going on with this operation?" Wawa asked

"I don't understand either. This is the first time I've seen this kind of operation. Can Ekko be played like this?" Miller was also puzzled. Ekko has appeared many times since he went online.

But even so, such an incredible operation has never occurred before.

QG coach immediately requested a technical timeout!
The game goes into black and white.

"Dear viewers, the news I received is that we are suspending testing because we are not sure whether Ekko triggering W twice is a bug. Please be patient and wait for a while. I believe there will be results soon." Wawa heard the director's notice and patiently explained to the audience.

After receiving the question from QG coach, the technical supervisor directly under Riot was also alarmed.

There is no training mode in the current version. If you want to test whether the double stun of Ekko is a bug, you can only open a custom test.

The performance lasted for quite a while, and in order to prevent the audience from getting bored, Wawa and Miller started arguing.

"Come to think of it, this is Yuanshen's second pentakill this year, right?" Wawa said.

"Yes." Miller nodded and said with a wry smile: "When other players show off their skills, our reactions are cheering, screaming, and giving 666. But when it comes to Yuanshen, it's like we've touched upon a blind spot in our knowledge, realizing that we've never played this game before and don't understand this hero..."

"Hahaha, don't ask me, this also touches on my blind spots in knowledge."

Wawa laughed heartily, and the two continued to bicker for several minutes before receiving the message.

"Dear viewers, finally, after official testing by Riot, it was found that this is not a bug, but a reasonable mechanism of the game, and an unprecedented new operation. Ekko can trigger double stun, but the conditions are very harsh. Within one second of W taking effect, trigger it once, use the R skill, and then trigger it again." Miller said.

"Ekko's double stun skill, and Yuanshen's second pentakill of the year, it was worth it for everyone today!"

This operation is so innovative and novel.

It's only S6 now, and until S9, Ekko's double stun skill is very unpopular knowledge. Only veteran Ekko players who have played hundreds of games and players who accidentally saw it in highlights know it.

It is well known that there is only one reason why Ekko's double stun is not as popular as Yasuo's double wind when he lands on the ground.

The practicality of this technique is not high.

In fact, Riot's official technical director also felt confused.

During the test, he quickly called the Riot headquarters on the other side of the ocean, woke up the designer who created Ekko, and asked him whether Ekko's double stun was a hidden easter egg.

As a result, the designer also had an expression of "I designed this thing?"

After learning the details, the two discussed it and decided to keep this operation.

The chance of using 'double stun' in actual combat is too low and will not affect the balance of the game.

In fact, before Lee Sin's roundhouse kick and R flash appeared, and before Ruiyao's light-speed QA appeared, no designer had thought of these operations.

Currently, in games, the vast majority of operations are developed and created by the players themselves, with only a few being manually intervened by designers.

As long as it does not affect the balance of the game, the designer will not make any changes, but will retain it as a part of the game's technicality and fun.

Ekko's R skill is to go back four seconds... I triggered it once in this second, and I triggered it again four seconds ago!
If you think about it carefully, the designers feel a sense of time and space reversal, which perfectly fits the background story of the hero Ekko.

The timeout is over and the game continues.

After getting a pentakill, Ekko pushed down the middle lane highland tower and crystal.

The bottom lane highland tower was also pushed down by the soldiers he brought over before coming to support.

Ekko still has the Baron buff on him, so he can continue to solo the top lane in the next wave.

Ekko will be even more unstoppable this time, because after getting the pentakill, he directly leveled up two levels, four levels ahead of the highest-level player on QG's side.

After returning home, I directly made a magic penetration rod and a thousand-dollar set of Watcher Armor.

Both tankiness and output have been taken to a higher level.

However, just as the Flash Wolves were organizing the next wave of advancement and Imp was reflecting on his mistakes.

The game camera is forcibly locked and moves towards the enemy's crystal main fort.

boom!
The main fort exploded and QG surrendered.

In the S6 Spring Finals, Flash Wolves led -.

"..."

The commentary booth was silent.

They didn't quite know how to evaluate this game - a game with a huge gap in the game.

what's the situation?
The first game was very back-and-forth, with both sides attacking at full tempo and full of passion.

The gap in strength between QG and Flash Wolves is actually not that big.

Why does the second one look like this?

It seemed like everyone had seen the ending from the beginning of the BP to Ekko's takeoff.

It was as if the game had lost its suspense and was over.

Finally, it was Miller who broke the silence, saying, "I think QG should reflect on this. Are they a little too superstitious about the four-protect-one strategy? QG's lineup is definitely not weak, and every lane is composed of top-tier players. They think they have mastered the meta and believe that the bottom lane is the key to winning the game, but after these two games, it seems that this is not the case."

"Flash Wolves clearly didn't intend to focus on the bottom lane. Their strategy was very flexible. They protected the top and bottom lanes. As long as the mid and jungle could move, Flash Wolves could turn the situation around."

The doll was silent.

The runner-up position in S3 and S4 was largely due to the four-protect-one tactic.

This is a tactic of defeating the strong with the weak and creating miracles time and again. The purpose is to quickly pile resources on the core C position, defeat the opponent before the opponent's overall equipment is formed, and start a snowball.

Others can also make up for the development and catch up with the level through the team's economy.

"The four-protect-one strategy still has significant flaws. In the first game, we could see that the difference in strength between QG and Flash Wolves wasn't too great. Each had their own ace players and excellent tactical systems. But in the second game, it was clear that Flash Wolves had fully adapted to this four-protect-one system. They completely understood QG's tactics and began targeting them from the very beginning of the draft."

"Right." Su Xiaoyan nodded and said, "During the draft, Flash Wolves didn't have to think about which champions to pick. QG's choices seemed to be within their expectations. There were no surprises at all."

"The strategy was too weak, and the carry point was too single, but QG had no other choice. If their mid and jungle rhythm was suppressed, they could only focus on the bottom lane, and the top laner couldn't stand out at all."

Wawa had said all he wanted to say, and he was just short of pointing at V's nose and scolding him for betraying his teammates.

But there is nothing we can do. Who wouldn’t be devastated when meeting Yuan Shen?
The only difference is whether it collapses earlier or later.

"If QG can adjust well, they still have a chance to win one or two games." Su Xiaoyan sighed, and Miller next to her fell silent.

Winning one or two games in a BO5 makes absolutely no difference to the result.

Both are losses, but the former is a more ugly loss.

……

The five members of Flash Wolves returned to the lounge, and a masseur immediately came over to help them relax their muscles, and the logistics lady also handed them water.

"They should change their tactics in the third round, right? Four protecting one is too boring."

Wei Shen felt very bored. He still missed the QG from last year that could compete with them.

The current CPL is a bit uninteresting to him, and only Pawn and Rookie can bring him some pressure.

"Not necessarily. QG's drafts are always stubborn."

Yuan Shen shrugged and said nothing.

QG's strategy of four protecting one was also a helpless move.

Whether it is the old WE's pressure-resistant king Strawberry, OMG's invisible AD Liang Xiaosan, or Royal Club's four protecting one.

These teams all have a common problem, which is their inability to take the overall situation into consideration.

Maybe it’s due to the version, but the inability to take the overall situation into consideration has always been a pain for LPL teams.

The LCK team has always given people the feeling of being a whole, with the five positions supporting each other, making up for each other's shortcomings, and forming a seamless whole.

During the game, the LPL team always feels confused like an orphan, getting no feedback and not knowing what to do.

The situation is not bad if you have an advantage. You can fight back based on your instincts.

Once the situation is balanced or at a disadvantage, this tactical gap will be targeted infinitely, and will become bigger and bigger, becoming the fatal weakness of the entire team.

In S3 and S4, LPL teams relied on recklessness to fight. The tactical system of the LPL team's coaching staff has only really been on the right track since last year.

Many people think that the existence of Korean players is a cancer that affects the long-term development of a region, but in fact, Korean players have indeed brought growth to the LPL region.

During the Korean aid craze, not only LCK players came to China, but a large number of LCK coaches also came to LPL.

QG's head coach Hiro is a Korean player, and he is the second coach to leave WE.

But facing Flash Wolves, QG was somewhat helpless.

The strength of their own players is limited, and the Flash Wolves also have a deep hero pool. They have been wavering since the BP, making the research more difficult.

The reason Flash Wolves won the championship last year was entirely because of the version.

This is a view generally recognized by the outside world.

The Flash Wolves, who won the championship last year, are the meta team.

The deformed version of the game where the top lane is king allows Flash Wolves to win by simply defending the top lane, and they just happen to have an incredibly powerful Yuan Shen.

One trick is fresh, eat all over the sky.

They dominated the entire world championship by relying on their invincible top laner and four-one split push system.

This is also the main reason why Yuan Shen’s value has skyrocketed so much and attracted countless fans.

In S6, with the version change, can Flash Wolves still be so lucky?

Top lane has been marginalized. It’s useful, but not that useful.

The importance of the top laner is far less than in S5. With the strength of other lanes of Flash Wolves, can they still play with the same dominance as last year?

This is the idea of ​​many teams.

But the Flash Wolves' performance made them realize one thing.

Going in single is still useful.

It's just that the role is downgraded and not so obvious, but it has the ability to dominate the whole field.

However, the gap in the top lane was too big, and it was still very difficult to win the game.

Moreover, last year Yuan Shen's brilliance overshadowed Karsa's talent.

The jungler position's ability to set the pace in the early game is much stronger than the top laner's.

Seeing Flash Wolves winning streak throughout the regular season, all those who doubted them fell silent.

It seems that Flash Wolves' current tactical system is no worse than LCK?

On the contrary, QG fell into a disadvantage in tactical reserves.

The top, mid, and jungle players were completely afraid to fight, and could only play four-protect-one, but Flash Wolves' bottom and support were not bad...

Yuan Shen never thought that the four-protect-one tactic was worth promoting.

Indeed, this tactic has repeatedly worked wonders.

But looking at the previous world championships, there has never been a team that won the championship by relying on four people protecting one.

Even in the S7 Siamese twin version of the Censer Monster in the bottom lane, SSG relied more on vision operation rather than four protecting one. The solo laning of top laner Cuvee was also crucial. Even the mid laner Crown, who has always suffered from "scientophobia", withstood the pressure at the critical moment and played a vital role.

Xiaoxiao once posted on Weibo when RNGS6 lost.

"Uzi is very strong, but I don't understand why a four-protect-one playstyle is praised so highly. Wouldn't it be easier to win if all positions work together? Four protecting one, isn't it because the others are not strong that they protect the strongest person? It's exaggerated! It led to the disbandment of the two strongest mid, top and jungle teams in LPL." (OMG and RNG in S6)

This Weibo post was eventually deleted amid the abuse from countless fans and trolls, but many people saved the pictures from that time.

It doesn't mean that the four-protect-one strategy is completely unacceptable. Every tactic has its pros and cons, and there is no absolutely invincible tactic.

But this tactic is originally a gambling method of "using the weak to defeat the strong". The truly strong teams only use it as a surprise move and will not frequently use this unstable style of play.

The open four cards protect one is equivalent to the open trump card in Landlord. It is stupid to tell others that I want to play this system right from the start.

The third game ended faster than the audience expected.

QG did not regain their morale after coming to the blue side. Even Uzi, who was in excellent form and made it all the way to the finals, made many mistakes.

In the 27th minute, the QG base was flattened.

Amidst thunderous applause and cheers from the entire venue, Flash Wolves won the finals 3-0.

This result made Flash Wolves fans excited, but also left some viewers and commentators speechless.

A game that is too overwhelming is not very entertaining to watch.

The score was also 3-0, but EDG played better than QG.

In the playoffs, Flash Wolves played two BO5 games and won both with a score of -.

However, unlike last year's World Championship when Yuan Shen was the only one carrying the team, in six games, Wei Shen and Yuan Shen each won two MVPs, one each.

Flash Wolves truly achieved full bloom across the board.

When QG's crystal main fort returned to zero and shone with explosive light, a smile appeared on Imp's face again.

He has won both the spring and summer championships in the Chinese region!

Below the stage, Flash Wolves coach Char Siu, Zhou Luxi, and Zhan Ma also appeared immediately to congratulate the five players on the stage.

Yuan Shen and Wei Shen high-fived each other. This was their first CPL league championship as a team.

Wei Shen has an LPL League Summer Championship, while Yuan Shen has an LMS League Summer Championship.

In terms of league results alone, the two players are about the same, with only a small difference.

But the results in the World Championship are completely different.

The Flash Wolves fans at the scene also cheered wildly, and the enthusiastic atmosphere almost overturned the entire stadium.

"This Flash Wolves team is still continuing to write its own glorious chapter and legend."

Miller smiled and offered his blessing, "For a league to be able to produce such a dominant and legendary team makes everyone in our region feel proud. Of course, we also always hope that a new team can defeat this Flash Wolves."

"Yes, Flash Wolves have won their first CPL league championship, and their announcements are still ongoing!"

Miller was filled with emotion.

The Flash Wolves' unique dynasty continues.

"This Flash Wolves team really excites me. Not only are their physical strength and operational system strong, but their tactical reserves are also astonishingly rich. I'm truly curious: who came up with all their brilliant ideas this season?"

When the director backstage heard this, he immediately included this sentence in the post-match interview.

And now, the five players of Flash Wolves walked to the front of the stage, formed a circle around each other, and held up the league championship trophy together.

Looking at the trophy in his hand, Yuan Shen's eyes were shining.

MSI, here he comes!

And he has prepared so much for this MSI.

Some tactics and operations, even if they only exist for a short time, as long as they can play their due role, it doesn't matter if they are urgently dealt with by Riot after the game.

After returning to the locker room with the trophy, all members of Flash Wolves will immediately return to the competition stage.

Because after the main competition is over, there will be post-match interviews and the MSI departure ceremony.

This time, the official will interview the entire Flash Wolves team, and the commentator in charge of the interview will still be Undying Grasp Ren Dong.

There was no handshake segment in the interview originally, this was Ren Dong’s personal preference.

He particularly likes to shake hands with the professional players he interviews, probably because he thinks that if he can get a little bit of the professional players' aura, it will be easier for him to rank higher when he goes back.

This time was the same, Ren Dong and all the members of Flash Wolves shook hands solemnly one by one.

"First question, let's interview Snake and Karsa. They've won the championship trophy again. How do you feel after winning it?"

"I...let me start by saying, I'm very happy and relaxed. My opponent didn't play very well, so I won without any effort!"

Snake stretched out his chest and narrowed his eyes into crescents.

"Hello everyone, I'm the 2016 Spring Split champion jungler, Karsa!"

Karsa smiled brightly and waved, completely ignoring the boos from the audience.

Ren Dong also felt like laughing at these two contestants. He lowered his head to glance at the interview card and prepared to continue the interview.

"The second question is, everyone says that the Flash Wolves have a variety of styles this season, with a lot of weird routines but they can all be effective. The overall BP thinking is almost completely different from last year. I want to ask why your BP and tactics are so diverse now? Is it the credit of the coaching staff or is it something that everyone came up with together?" Ren Dong asked this question to Char Siu.

Char Siu thought about it and felt that there was no need to hide this question. Besides, if he told it out loud, it would attract fans to the contestants.
After organizing his words, Char Siu said with a smile, "Let Yuan Shen answer this question."

This answer can actually explain some problems.

The audience at the scene immediately cheered.

Yuan Shen did not refuse and said with a smile: "Actually there are three reasons. The first is that the ultimate talent of this version allows many heroes to play, which in turn enhances the strength of many heroes.

Secondly, our players have a deep hero pool and can play any hero. This makes our BP very comfortable. I am very happy and relieved to have such teammates.

And the third one…” Yuan Shen looked at the barbecued pork.

Char Siu shrugged and said, "I can only say that our top laner's ideas were too wild, or too creative. The Zyra support, the swing picks, a lot of the concepts were just a rough draft or idea. We then tried them out one by one in scrimmages. If the results were good, we'd bring them out and play with them."

"Oh?"

Ren Dong looked surprised: "In other words, many of these tactics were thought up by Yuanshen?"

Char Siu nodded, and applause broke out in the audience.

This caused a lot of frustration for the coaches and players of many teams.

Not only is he good at playing top lane, but he can also use his understanding of the game to help the entire team create tactics and systems?

What good deeds did Flash Wolves do in their previous life to be able to pick up such a foul player.

"Third question, Karsa, as a veteran of the team, you've been with Flash Wolves since the team's founding and are one of their most senior players. What do you want to say?"

"I think I'm just lucky. Having teammates like this is what every jungler dreams of."

Karsa's words were so genuine that the audience burst into laughter. Ren Dong couldn't help but laugh, saying, "Indeed, you still have that chemistry. You're the top-jungle duo at Worlds, and you still maintain your dominance."

"The last question is for Yuanshen. This year's MSI is being held in China. Many of our old rivals from last year, such as SKT and CLG, will be there. What do you want to say about facing these opponents?"

Yuan Shen thought for a moment and said, "Our team performed very well last year, but many people also said that Flash Wolves was just a metagame team. I feel that we need more achievements to prove ourselves. In traditional sports, only by winning the championship for three consecutive years can we be called a legendary dynasty. I will always give my all and continue to win with my teammates."

"Personally, I'm also missing an MSI championship. As for my opponent, I'm more looking forward to G2. I originally thought it would be FNC..."

Yuan Shen's words instantly ignited the passion of the audience.

This pre-match talk is so domineering. Yuan Shen originally said that he would study MSI and now it has come true.

However, Flash Wolves won the Spring Split championship with a perfect record in domestic matches, and everyone can see how dominant they are.

If Flash Wolves loses this MSI, it will be a waste for other teams to go.

"Go MSI!! Go Flash Wolves!"

"Rush!!"

Many people cheered and shouted, and of course there were also some sarcastic comments from other regions.

The Flash Wolves don't know these things.

Even if I knew, I would just laugh it off.

After the celebration banquet, it was already eleven o'clock in the evening.

As soon as he arrived at the base, Yuan Shen learned a piece of news.

"Top of the Canyon? Training mode?"

Yuan Shen raised his eyebrows, feeling that things were not simple.

The national super server Canyon of Heroes, which was promoted on the ninth day of the season, is about to be opened?

The time is set for two days later, and the application channel is now open.

By S8, the application threshold for Canyon of Heroes was lowered to Diamond III in each region.

However, now that the server has just been opened, the threshold for Canyon of Heroes is still quite high. Only players with Diamond 1 or above on each server are eligible to apply for Canyon of Heroes.

Every initial account in Canyon of Heroes will be given 300,000 points and 300,000 gold coins.

There is no recharge entrance in the Canyon of Heroes. The only way to get points is to win.

If you win ten games every week, you can receive 10,000 points on the official website.

In addition, CPL officials will provide super accounts to players who will participate in the MSI Mid-Season Invitational later.

As soon as this news was announced, it immediately ignited the passion of domestic players.

"The benefits are so good? Free coupons?"

"Who else should we send? Isn't our own region more attractive?"

"I'm going to bankrupt Lao Ma this time. Go ahead, brothers!"

"No way, the MSI training area? Then I'm going to snipe Faker!"

"The server with the highest official certification value is nothing more than a piece of shit after zone one!"

The major forums were abuzz with the discussion.

Players from various regions participating in MSI will train here, which is a very attractive point.

The included points and gold coins also make many players very excited.

All the major anchors are trying their best to kill professional players alone and become famous in one fell swoop.

"That's interesting. If the quality is high enough, we won't have to play on the Korean server with such high latency."

Sheshe was very happy. He didn't like the feel of the Korean server, as it was not as comfortable as the Chinese server.

High latency is also one of the reasons why there are so few Chinese players at the top of the Korean server rankings.

When playing on the Korean server in China, even with a dedicated accelerator, there is a 50% delay, and occasionally 70 or even 100.

Professional players and high-end players are particularly sensitive to fluctuations in ping values. Even a slight delay will affect the feel and connection of skills. They can only exert about 80% of their strength. After getting used to the delay, they can only exert 90% of their strength at most.

"Not very good. The Chinese version is updated slowly and cannot keep up with the international version."

Karsa thought further.

The Chinese version has not kept up with other regions, and the biggest reason is the review.

Each version must be reviewed before it goes online, and will only be allowed to go online after it is confirmed that it does not contain any violent or pornographic elements.

This review will often result in one or two versions being worse than the foreign server, so it is better to go back and play on the Taiwan server.

"For this kind of thing... there should be some flexibility this time."

Yuan Shen seemed to be thinking about something.

The influence of this MSI is much greater than I remember.

Of course, the impact of the regional merger is greater.

If you perform very well in a certain competitive event, it will increase social attention on this project.

More than a decade ago, the most popular sport among the older generation was football, but because of the Chinese national football team, there have been no new football fans for a long time.

On the contrary, table tennis has come from behind and has become a hot sport from being an unpopular sport.

More than half of the students in the country can play table tennis.

Why do players from all regions like to train on the Korean server?

Because the LCK team has been the champion for two consecutive years, and they are recognized as the strongest region.

This has led to fresh blood from each region gathering in the Korean server. Under the high-intensity competition, the Korean server has always maintained a high-intensity level that is ahead of other servers.

CPL won the Grand Slam last year, but because of the inherent impression, it always gives people a feeling of being a flash in the pan.

Many people are now questioning whether EDG and Flash Wolves were lucky last year and encountered two versions that were very suitable for them in a row.

But if we win the championship again this year, it won't be a coincidence.

Perhaps by then players from other regions will gather on the national server.

Perhaps by then the national version will be able to keep up with the international version.

Yuan Shen has a lot of ideas in his mind. What do you think? Are they bold?

As a human being, you always have to have some hope. When he thinks about this now, he is very motivated to train and play games.

He has no shortage of money or fame now, and has no pressure in life at all.

Hobbies and work have become his motivation for playing games.

"If that's the case, aren't they afraid that no one in other regions will play?"

Imp asked curiously.

When he played on the national server for the first time, he was frightened by the dozen or so regional options on the interface.

But when I think about the fact that China's area is nearly a hundred times that of South Korea, I feel relieved.

"No, even though there are so many barrage kings, the number of diamond players actually only accounts for 5% of the total, and most of them are diamond 1 goalkeepers. The number of players above diamond 2 is estimated to be only about % to %."

"Other players are just joining in the fun, and they'll continue to play wherever they want."

Wei Shen explained.

"I don't understand. If you don't understand the game, shouldn't you just shut up? Why can they still type? Isn't this exposing their ignorance? Some of the comments make me want to laugh."

Imp really couldn't understand it. When he was playing games, there were always people saying that he played this wrong or that wrong. The habit of being a know-it-all was simply ingrained in him.

……

After the spring finals, life returned to normal.

The version of the CPL finals is 6.6, but the Chinese server has already updated to 6.7 and will soon launch version 6.8.

League of Legends generally updates its version once a week. The Chinese server will launch version 6.8 in a few days and will not update again in the short term.

Therefore, in the eyes of major professional teams, if nothing unexpected happens, version 6.8 will become the version for the MSI Mid-Season Championship. The six teams participating in the MSI are all working hard to study how to play version 6.8.

Including Flash Wolves, they are also training frantically.

Since we are playing in China, it is much easier to arrange opponents for training games.

But Flash Wolves only arranged two opponents, one is EDG and the other is RNG.

The strength of these two teams is also considered top-tier in the CPL, and their strength is not bad. On the other hand...

QG seemed to have some problems. I heard that Doinb had been benched, and Dade played in all the subsequent MSI games.

Version 6.8 has been updated, and the changes are quite big.

After the 6.8 version update, everyone gathered around Char Siu's computer to read the version update announcement together, with discussions breaking out from time to time.

"Wow! This is a huge change!"

"All the changes are to AP items. Is the mid laner going to rise again?"

"It looks like MSI is going to be a mid-lane meta, Wei, don't let your performance down when the time comes."

First, there is the weakening of mercury.

Starting from this version, Mercury can only remove control effects, but not debuff effects.

In other words, the ultimate skills of heroes like Zed, Haunter, Troll, and Fiora cannot be canceled by Mercury.

This is a disguised way of strengthening these heroes.

Secondly, the Ancient Will equipment has been officially removed, and a new series of Hextech equipment has been officially launched.

Hextech gun, Hextech prototype rocket belt, Hextech GLP.

Three classic Hextech equipment, namely the Bloodsucking Gun, the Push Stick and the Ice Gun, are now online.

Not only that, the new equipment Lost Zhang Jie has also been officially launched, and the Ghost Book has also been reworked to enhance the sustained combat capability of AP heroes.

The Staff of Time has been reworked, the hourglass cooldown has been increased, and the Abyss Scepter has become an assassin's equipment.

These changes to AP equipment have completely changed the mid-lane ecosystem.

In addition, all magic resistance equipment has been weakened, which in turn enhances AP damage.

Not only AP mages are rising, but assassins are also able to appear.

Even Jie, who has been sitting on the bench, can be brought out to play.

"Fortunately, our trump card has not been weakened."

Yuan Shen lost interest after taking a look.

This version change has little impact on them, except that the hero selection in the mid, top and jungle need slight adjustments.

"Ah Yuan, heroes like Kennen and Ekko still need to be trained. The Push Stick is a huge benefit to them."

Zhou Luxi turned around and patted Yuan Shen on the shoulder and said.

"Push stick? Are you talking about the rocket belt equipment? It's very appropriate."

Yuan Shen touched his chin thoughtfully.

The Push Stick is of great significance to some heroes.

Heroes like Kennen desperately need a means of entering the field.

Before the push stick was available, you could only enter the field by using Flash E.

Because of this, Kennen must make a big mask, a big hat, and a Zhonya set to be able to join the team.

Without the big mask, you can't beat the tank in the laning phase.

Without the big hat, the ultimate move cannot have the decisive effect.

Without Zhonya, everyone will be focused on and killed instantly in team battles.

Therefore, before version 6.8, Kennen's appearance rate was actually not high.

Even if you have collected all three major items, you are still extremely dependent on the summoner skill Flash.

"It won't have much of an impact. As long as we can make it to the finals, we can give our opponents a big surprise."

Wei Shen is very happy.

They prepared a lot for this MSI.

Among them, there are two major trump cards, both prepared for the strong enemy SKT.

Although this version has strengthened the mid laner, who says that the mage can’t go to the jungle?

When the time comes, QG must see what the real four protecting one means!

"There is no doubt that both the mid-lane mage and assassin will rise in the MSI version. Coupled with the already strong jungler and the linkage between the support's roaming, the MSI version belongs to the mid, jungle and support. If the mid, jungle and support can build up an advantage in the early stage, it will be easy to win the game." Char Siu made a summary of the version and then glanced at Imp and Yuan Shen.

This version further weakens the presence of top laners and ADC, and weakens the influence of these two positions on the situation.

I'm afraid that by then both the top laner and ADC will tend to be functional heroes, developing throughout the early stage, watching how their teammates play, and then choosing to join the team or play solo in the mid-term.

The winner of the game has little to do with the top and ADC positions.

If the mid, jungle and support collapse in the early game, the game will probably collapse as well.

"It seems like Riot is targeting us. Ever since we won the championship last year, our top lane position has been targeted."

Zhou Luxi was a little indignant. He felt more and more that the fist was targeting them.

"What's the big deal? Riot is targeting the annual champions. What they want to see is that the championship rotates. This year it's my turn. This is the only way to maintain the popularity of League of Legends, the league will be vibrant, and the fans will be excited and motivated. If there is only one division champion every year, fans from other divisions will lose their expectations, and the league will lose its vitality."

Char Siu saw it clearly, but Yuan Shen had already opened the game and was staring at a hero on the screen in a daze.

"Has the top laner been nerfed? I don't think so. This hero... the current meta seems to be more suitable for him."

……

The peak of the canyon is now open.

On the day of the server opening, anchors from all major live streaming platforms changed the names of their rooms to very attractive titles such as "Rush for Points in the Canyon of Heroes", "Rush to First in the Canyon in Solo Row", "Hunting Professional Players in the Canyon of Heroes", etc.

The audience clicked in with great anticipation. Only players of Diamond 1 or above in each region are eligible to go to the super server. Everyone expected that the quality should be very good, just like a battle between gods.

however……

“Is this really the top of the canyon where everyone has Diamond 1???”

"It looks like the anchor is bullying the noobs in a gold league! Isn't this too overwhelming?"

"Why was this Lucian picked? To play jungle?"

There was a lot of discussion in the barrage, and many people were disappointed and worried about the level of this server.

With this level of skill, you still want to cheat Korean clothes?
Give me a break!

The high-end games in E1 are more interesting than this.

From what I've seen in the Ranked games in the Canyon of Heroes these days, not a single game was a stalemate with gods showing off, but rather a one-sided massacre.

Even for some King of the Road anchors, playing Ranked in the Canyon of Heroes is extremely difficult. It is common to see them killing their opponents in the previous game, but being beaten by them in the next game. It is also normal to lose the whole night if they are unlucky.

"It's normal. The server has just been opened and the ranks haven't been completely differentiated yet. Everyone starts at Diamond Level. To be honest, many Diamond Level 1 players in the suburbs are only at the level of Diamond Level 5 in District 1. Sometimes they are not as strong as Platinum Level 1 players. It will be fine after a while."

Yuan Shen was eating lunch while checking on Plandon and October's captain.

He is not praising the first area. There is no difference between the major servers in the low-level segments, but from the diamond rank onwards, Ionia is indeed stronger than other servers. Not to mention that most of the other servers have actors. The Master and King groups are occupied by the crew and the gold content is too low.

The example is Hei Jiaji from Electric Three.

Moreover, there is a gap even between the strongest king and the extraordinary master.

(End of this chapter)