My buddy is actually a Cao Cao type top laner?

Chapter 305 LPL's Four Sacred Beasts - Xuanwu LNG
"I heard you're planning to organize the number one tournament in the Chinese server?"

soon.

Through Lao Qiang's contact, the four tiger-tooth dogs successfully connected with Luo Ji offline.

The one in the lead had a strange expression on his face.

He couldn't understand the point of Luo Ji's work at all, and even offered to sponsor it.

You've only been in the industry for a year, haven't you?

Where did you get so much money?
"That's right, and it wasn't me who did it, it was you guys. I was just sponsoring it, and not in my personal name, but in the name of the Holy Grail."

Luo Ji's reply was also very calm.

But he didn't say why he did this. He didn't know much about the Tiger Tooth Four Dogs. He knew what he should and shouldn't say, but he didn't know about these other guys.

What if they blurt it out on live stream one day, and other clubs start copying their tactics?
Am I going to become the sucker?

"I still don't understand why you went to so much trouble."

"Let's just consider it as a way to boost the game's popularity."

S13 and even the subsequent leagues were actually on a downward spiral, without many other complicated reasons.

The main reason is that the people who play LOL are getting older and have more life pressures, and the game has been running for too long, so their enthusiasm has waned.

New player group?
It has also been largely diverted by mobile games.

And the gaming industry.

In the realm of PC games, only one genre consistently attracts both new and returning players: eroge (adult games).

Luo Ji figured he couldn't save LOL, but saving LPL's popularity would be good too, so he considered it as doing charity.

“We can organize this competition, but it will take a lot of time, and we don’t really understand these kinds of signals,” Zita pondered.

"fine."

Luo Ji waved his hand dismissively.

"I have actually found the right people to handle this."

Anyone who watches League of Legends videos on a regular basis.

I bet there aren't many people who haven't come across the "Pot Challenge" on a certain website. When it comes to organizing competitions and creating competition formats, this guy is definitely an expert in this field.

After hearing Luo Ji's invitation.

Hearing that the funds were still quite plentiful, the person agreed almost without hesitation.

I have to do it myself and spend my own money.

It's the same as doing it for someone else, and they pay for everything, plus you get more traffic than if you did it yourself. Why not do it?
Besides.
In this video community, everyone knows that Luo is behind the Holy Grail War.

The boss has spoken.

These people who blatantly advertise naturally need to save face.

With money and workers, and the participation of a few people generating some traffic, the matter was quickly settled, requiring only a little preparation time to complete.

According to the idea of ​​posture.

When the hype builds, the live streaming platform will naturally jump in and provide traffic, and everyone will want a piece of the action.

Only after the details were discussed did the four tiger-toothed dogs watch Luo Ji and Lao Qiang slowly leave.

They all sighed with emotion:
"This guy is a saint!"

"Indeed, when I was playing games, I never thought about doing anything to benefit the community."

"LPL now has its own Faker, this championship should belong to him."

"No, let's buy two more cups to support him, since we can use them as a fan giveaway anyway."

After everything was settled.

Luo Ji, who had just returned to the club, was already coming to the end of his short vacation.

When he saw FOFO, he patted him on the shoulder earnestly and said, "FOFO, you have to be prepared to get beaten up in the future."

FOFO: ? ? ?
Having settled things off the field, Luo Ji then turned his attention to his opponent in the next round.

LNG, huh?
The later famous Turtle team mainly used a defensive counter-attacking strategy.

And most importantly, the players on the LNG team seem to have been targeted by the designers in this version.

Let's not even talk about Zika in the top lane.

In the current meta where junglers are often overpowered, Tarzan's jungle style is essentially a result of the designers forcing him to cripple himself, leaving him with only a third of his former strength.

Scout, the mid-laner, is about to become the first professional player to be burdened with debt. It is only because the EDG club was kind-hearted that they did not choose to sue him at this time. Afterwards, many people claimed that his transfer operations and some statements were the actions of his agency, not him.

But this is just one explanation.

It's similar to Han Tianzun saying that all the bad things were done by Li Feiyu, and it has nothing to do with him.

It's laughable.

The bot lane LP and Hang both had brief periods of brilliance, but because those periods were so short, many people don't remember them well.

In general.

LNG's idea is correct; this lineup is theoretically full of infinite possibilities, and its strength on paper is also clearly evident.

No matter what.

With insufficient strength in the top lane, the jungler being out of sync with the meta, the mid laner underperforming in matches, and the bot lane practically nonexistent, at least in Luo Ji's eyes, this LNG team cannot be considered a strong team in the strictest sense.

But his teammates clearly didn't think so.

FOFO is going numb.

He had just finished playing against a mid-laner whose name started with F and ended with er. He thought the opponent was a formidable foe, but it turned out to be a paper tiger, making him worry for nothing.

But Scout, whom he was about to fight, was a proven fighter, and he really didn't have much confidence that he could beat him in a head-on fight.

soon.

As time went by, the match between the two teams drew closer.

Unexpectedly, the outcome of the match was completely different from what most viewers had anticipated, right from the start.

V5, who could easily defeat TES, dragged out a game against LNG for over 40 minutes, even though they still lost the first game.

However, this tactic of shrinking the defensive line and waging a protracted war is flawed.

It still disgusted the V5 group.

Holy crap, they're even using the "endurance-focused" strategy in best-of-three series?

[This strategy drags the game into the late game, forcing resources when at a disadvantage, and looking for opportunities while the opponent pushes – this isn't LNG, this is the ultimate Xuanwu!]

This is clearly not a problem with Tarzan; LNG is notorious for not going far with Tarzan, and not going anywhere without it.

[Or maybe we could use LNG to gather five storms, dragging it out to 50 minutes, which would be equivalent to gaining an extra 2000 economy.]

Facing a barrage of questions from outside the arena.

LNG's players all said they didn't care. Did they not want to play fast-paced games?
Do not!
They simply don't have the resources to launch a fast break!

First, to play a fast-paced offensive strategy, at least one of the three lanes must be an absolutely dominant lane, or, with the addition of the jungler, it can become an absolutely dominant lane.

This depends on the laning skills of each player and the design of the draft phase.

The best lane to have an advantage is the bottom lane.

Because the top lane has little impact on the game in the early stages, and any advantage gained is unlikely to help teammates.

The mid lane minions are too close to the tower, making it difficult to exert pressure. Good minion wave management is also needed when roaming. The bottom lane has two players, and the minion wave is far from the tower, which can limit the opponent's last-hitting and experience.

Moreover, it can free up support, turning a bottom lane advantage into a map advantage.

No matter what.

V5's side lanes are just too overpowered.

In the early laning phase alone, LP and Hang were completely outmatched by Ruler and Jwei, and could only play a defensive game.

Even the senior colonel was starting to lose his composure.

A match lasting over forty minutes is quite rare in this version. It's also unusual for the host. Luckily, he didn't drink water before the match, otherwise, if he suddenly needed to pee, wouldn't he have been stamping his feet in frustration on stage?
"LNG's tactics rely on strong defense to win championships."

I thought about it for a long time.

The colonel decided to use this high-EQ explanation to smooth things over.

This left Rita, who was standing nearby, completely dumbfounded.

Dude, when you say that, have you considered my emotional intelligence as the one responsible for catching the joke? I can't think of a response!
"However, in a sense, they also pioneered a way of playing against V5."

After thinking for a long time, Rita could only manage to squeeze out a single sentence to follow up.

This tactic.

Visually, it's frustrating to win against weak teams, frustrating to lose against strong teams, and it's "a bit ridiculous" to lose to mid-to-lower-tier teams.

But from the perspective of Luo Ji, the time traveler.

If he likes to drag the game into the late game, then he thinks this is the only tactic he could hope to use to beat the Demon King T1 in his previous life. This is obviously to train his ability to outlast the old man, and it is our LPL region's secret weapon against Dafei.

Each session lasts forty minutes.

Let alone dragging it to the fifth game, even if it only dragged to the fourth game, Faker would be blinded by any divine intervention and his hands and feet would tremble and his eyes would glaze over.

"How disgusting, the other side."

V5 Lounge
Even after winning the game, the players felt uncomfortable with LNG's playstyle. If you can't win, just go all in and concede early. What's the point of dragging out the game like this?

Even the ruler was somewhat tired in the first game.

He thought the other side had pulled off a big move, but it turned out to be a massive surprise. The sight of the five of them, all at full health, pushing down the crystal was truly a sight to behold.

Are these the kinds of "monsters" that LPL players usually face?

This has gone beyond the scope of their LCK Shakespeare.

Luo Ji took a bite of his Snickers bar without saying anything. He personally didn't think much of it. Now, LNG's tactics seemed a bit stupid, but at the beginning of the season, they had a four-game winning streak in big games and an 8-1 record in small games so far.

They can win.

That means the tactics are fine.

It's just a little disgusting to their opponents.

However.
As he was thinking, Luo Ji suddenly realized that everyone around him was looking at him, as if hoping that he would produce something.

"What are you all doing? Why are you all staring at me like that?"

Feeling uncomfortable being stared at, Luo Ji scratched his head.

"Teacher Meng, please think of something! It's not impossible to play for another forty minutes or so, but if things go wrong, it will be almost two hours!"

"A best-of-three match lasts for more than two hours, almost three hours."

"Go back to the club."

"The cafeteria ladies have all gone home for the day!!!"

Luo Ji:
I thought you guys were annoyed by the other side's protracted battle, but it turns out it was just your little gluttonous nature acting up.

"Theoretically, there is no lineup that can quickly defeat the opponent at this stage."

After thinking for a moment, Luo Ji spoke honestly.

Version 13.1 is unlike the World Championship version; there aren't as many unconventional strategies or playstyles. The most unconventional thing is that you can see all sorts of things in the bot lane, including the double AD carry strategy that V5 used in the World Championship finals, which is now commonplace.

Listen.

The teammates all felt it was a bit of a pity.

"but"

"If you just want to annoy the other side back then."

"Well, actually, it's still not a problem."

V5 everyone:!!!
(End of this chapter)