You actually want me to...

But it's different if you don't go up. As long as you don't go up and then defeat the so-called top three players on the list, you'll find that the audience will suddenly feel that you are incredibly awesome, and you will directly enjoy the traffic baptism brought by the winner.

Given this, he naturally wouldn't have any expectations for the so-called rankings.

The rankings are just the beginning. After all, the regular season is not over yet, and the playoff tickets are still being fought for. In order to compete for playoff tickets, those teams that are hovering on the edge will gradually show their strength.

Of course, this has nothing to do with Roland for the time being, because compared to these activities that are more of a diversion, there is something else they need to focus on.

With Lillia's recent appearance on the Chinese server, patch 10.15 has also begun to appear on the competitive server. The Ursa and Hammer combo has been weakened, Twisted Fate's W skill has been nerfed, Ornn's armor has been reduced, Lee Sin's W skill has been nerfed, Yuumi's passive has been nerfed, and most outrageously, even Fiddlesticks has been nerfed by the developers.

Incidentally, it specifically emphasizes that it enhances the female police officer and the barrel scorpion predator.

It was fine before it was released on the official server, but once this version was released, the playoff version that the designers wanted was about to be revealed.

Teams nowadays focus too much on team fights involving elemental dragons and Rift Herald, especially Rift Herald. Teams that secure Rift Herald early on can quickly expand their lane advantage, snowballing at an incredible speed and eventually crushing their opponents.

TES's winning streak can be attributed to at least 30% of the Rift Herald's contribution.

Of course, Roland's research was not about these general directions, but about assisting White Crescent and Brother Ka in studying the feasibility of Lilia playing jungle.

"So, what do you think of this hero?"

"Personally, I don't think it's as good as I imagined for setting the pace. It's still more about farming, and it's very damaging in the early game. If your jungle is invaded at level one, you're doomed. As for its ability to fight small-scale 2v2 skirmishes, I can only say it's very subtle." Karsa frankly expressed his feelings.

"This hero is indeed not very suitable for Karsa. Our team is one that needs Karsa to set the pace in the early game. There is no need to be too superstitious about this hero. Or rather, if we really want to practice this hero, we don't have to be so superstitious about him in the jungle position."

"what do you mean?"

"I suggest letting Flandre try it out a few times. He's a veteran at distance control, so it'll be easy for him to get the hang of it. Plus, his awareness of anti-ganks is the best in the whole team." Roland said this almost without thinking.

In his memory, Flandre was actually a very strange top laner.

He rarely picks carry champions in the top lane, and when he does, you often wonder if it's just a smokescreen by the team. In the past, EDG gave Flandre a lot of carry champions in the top lane and didn't really manage him, but for some reason, he was always easy to attract ganks. The worst part was that even when they did gank him, they often couldn't catch him, which was just ridiculous.

After briefly studying the feasibility of Lilia, Roland moved on from that part. It wasn't until he returned to his seat that he began to consider the room for improvement he could make.

Now, it's a bit too late to rush into practicing any particular hero. For support players, the biggest improvement is to try to find things they can utilize from the version update logs.

Consciousness determines the upper limit, while action determines the lower limit.

He felt he still had room for improvement.

"By the way, did you go anywhere to relax during your two-day trip?"

"No, there wasn't enough time at all. There were so many cars on the road there that I almost missed my flight. It's not like Chongqing."

What's wrong with Chongqing?

Upon hearing JKL's question, Roland gave Ah Shui a meaningful look and said, "I vaguely remember when I was in Chongqing, I asked a taxi driver, 'Could you please go a little faster?' because I was rushing to catch a flight."

"and then?"

"Then my nightmare began. It was the first time I had ever felt a push-back sensation while riding in a taxi. The steering wheel was moving incredibly fast, and the whole car was shaking violently. By the way, do you know those speed bumps on cars? When you go over them, you can even feel that the car's tires aren't on the ground at all. It's gliding, you know what gliding is? I felt like the whole car was lifted into the air for quite a distance, like a damn hearse drifting."

"Oh, this."

"Ever since then, I've been thinking about whether life is more important or a flight delay is more important."

"I think the driver's choice is probably the most important."

......

"really."

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P.S.: Watching the game, watching the game.

Integration: Chapter Sixty-Nine: It's Hard for a Clam to Stay Inside

As the regular season progresses, the playoff roster is becoming increasingly clear. The strengthened TES has rightfully occupied the first tier, while JDG and SN have risen from behind to occupy the second and third spots, and IG is firmly in fourth place.

As for the remaining four tickets, they will be decided in the upcoming matches. Of course, this has nothing to do with TES. As mentioned before, their priority is to study their playoff opponents. And usually, the bottom four teams in the playoffs rarely have the chance to pull off an upset.

The gap is too big.

While keeping an eye on LPL matches, the TES team also watched matches from other regions. It wasn't that they were studying their World Championship opponents in advance, but rather that other regions were already in the midst of a fierce battle for playoff spots at this time, and they would all be bringing out some new strategies.

There's nothing wrong with learning from others. Tencent has been investing in League of Legends for so long. If you don't learn from Tencent's methods and apply them effectively, how do you expect to beat others?

That's very difficult.

However, since it was an extracurricular assignment, the TES team members watched different leagues based on their own interests. Roland was particularly ruthless, as he watched LJL.

"What's the point of this competition zone? It's full of Chinese people." White Crescent noticed Roland's choice and said with a hint of disappointment.

"You don't understand, Coach. It's precisely because it's an outside region and everyone here is Chinese that I'm able to see the creative ideas of the players in this area."

"Stirring things up? The Bronze Bureau has plenty."

"Forget it, the fish ponds are full of torpedoes now. It's not the fun environment it used to be anymore. Look at those streamers who go down to low-ranked games to 'smash' fish. Aren't they all fighting back and forth with the fish?"

White crescent moon: ....

Unlike the mythical era of S11, the equipment in S10 was more diverse, and each hero could achieve different strengths through different equipment builds. Some "black technologies" might seem like they could only be used to smurf, but with modifications, they could be used in competitive matches.

The "lights-out" strategy that RNG previously developed was something that had been overused in lower-ranked games.

"If you ask me, there's a reason why LJL hasn't developed: it's because they don't have enough representative figures."

"Oh? The measuring rod isn't enough?"

“Not enough.” Staring at his teammates’ puzzled eyes, Roland continued, “If they had put together four national team players—Yamamoto Kunio, Kameda Shigeaki, Watanabe Meigetsu, and Fujiyo Tenha—and two aces—Kojima Tomokazu and Akita Koryu—in one team, would LJL’s popularity be this low?”

"..."

"Imagine this: once LJL gains international attention, won't capital flow in? With capital in, won't the benefits improve? And with improved benefits, won't those Japanese players come running? At that point, how could LJL not thrive?"

"Okay, you're right."

Ignoring his outburst, the rest of TES turned back to their respective preparations. The match against IG, accompanied by official promotions, had completely transformed into another "Ninja World War." It's worth noting that in the LPL of S10, only three teams' matches were truly entertaining:

First, watch IG's hilarious chaotic battles; second, watch TES's art of showing off; and third, watch EDG's flamboyant way of losing the game. If two of these three clash tomorrow, it will definitely be the Spring Festival Gala of esports!

The next day.

When the two teams returned to the field, the official online live broadcast platform had already started making jokes.

Extreme Leaf Village: Might Shy, Uzumaki Neito, Hatake Kakaji, Zoe, Haruya Ran

Tao Organization: Pain Xuandao, Hoshigaki Kasa, Uchiha Otsutsu, Uchiha Mizu, Black (White) Board

Commentator: Big Cat Maru

Roland was completely bewildered when he saw his code name.

"No way, why is this happening? I accepted the title of 'Emperor' before, at least the name 'Emperor' had some meaning. But now, they're not even bothering to fool me anymore, are they? Everyone else is a top-tier boss, and I'm just some nobody?"

"Haha, stop making fun of me. I've watched Naruto, and there's more than one of these."

"Is there a difference?!"

Thinking about this, Roland felt his temper flare up again.

No, I have to take care of those ninjas from the other side tonight. I've seen this match before in my past life. On that day, 369 turned into a mole and helped Kakashi Hatake win and take down Xiaoyu Paradise.

Today, he, the pitcher plant, swears to the heavens, today's master of disruption.

He's determined to take it!

First round of bans:

IG: Renekton, Lee Sin, Syndra

TES: Volibear, Luna, Kalista

In S10, Ning was already a player whose strategies had been thoroughly analyzed. At this stage, he couldn't play any jungle carry champions, and his only viable tempo picks were Lee Sin and Volibear. Apart from that, he could only rely on Olaf, Trundle, and Jarvan IV to get by. He was a jungler with only a few tricks up his sleeve, so you just had to counter him.

A round of PICK

IG: Ashe, Nautilus, Trundle

TES: Ezreal, Graves, Swain

There's not much to say. Picking Ezreal tells you that I'm just bot lane trash. Picking Swain is like sending each other map flashlights as a sign of respect. We don't have anything else to say, we just heard that you have a legendary pick and we want to see it. By the way, let me tell you that you need to be careful when picking AP mid laners, because we have AP damage.

That's what makes the French national team's amazing skills so disgusting.

You might say it's strong, but it's not; it's quite fragile and functional.

But you can't just ignore it, because this thing is really disgusting. It can dodge one or two crowd control skills in the bottom lane, making a 2v2 situation in the early game a piece of cake. Most importantly, it also frees up the hero pool in the mid lane.

Knight is different from other mid laners in the LPL.

Most LPL mid laners' laning phase is just a facade; after level six, they often roam the entire map, and you might not see anyone in the mid lane for ages. But Knight is different. He's a true laner. If you're even slightly weaker in lane, he'll pick you off. And if you're stronger in lane, it's actually quite difficult. Even the legendary S10 champion has seen a decline in his skill level.

So you think you're evenly matched with him?

OK, I'll just drag you into becoming a spirit, and because he's playing a scaling hero, he'll be even more ruthless than you in team fights.

A precise LCK-style mid laner, who doesn't play support roles, but focuses on lane dominance and lane control.

Second round of bans: Wukong, Irelia, LeBlanc, Kennen

Second round PICK:

TES drafted Jayce for Flandre in the top lane: Come on, Lucian, please~

We'll play for real.

Either you pick Lu Bu + Twisted Fate and turn your lineup into a semi-melee team; or you pick a standard top laner and honestly experience what it's like to be beaten by a melee team by a ranged one.

Teams with a vast pool of heroes can be incredibly unconventional in their drafting and banning.

Faced with TES's draft trap, IG had no choice but to step into it, even if they had no other option. At this point, the only champions who could counter Jayce in the top lane were Wukong, Lucian, and AD Kennen.

With the monkey banned, the remaining electric rat build is even worse than Lu Ban's, so they have no other choice.

TES's final pick: Garlic Man, successfully secured.

IG: Top laner Lucian, Jungler Trundle, Mid laner Twisted Fate, Bot lane Ashe + Nautilus

TES: Top lane Jayce, Jungle Graves, Mid lane Garlic, Bot lane Ezreal + Swain