You actually want me to...

On one side, my Quinn uses her terrifying lane-running ability to gank your Renekton, while on the other side, Nocturne uses his invincible ultimate to solo kill Quinn. In short, the two top laners just take turns getting beaten up.

To be honest, this match was quite boring.

A pure late-game composition means there's no room for flashy plays. The key to victory lies in who can find an isolated enemy and then unleash their entire force to overwhelm them. Consequently, in this type of game, even if the Prophet performs the best defense, they still won't have much of a substantial impact on the game.

This is the traditional support player, and also a microcosm of many support players before S8.

In terms of skill, the Prophet actually has the ability to flexibly switch between T1 and T2 tiers. His weakness lies in his inherently weak personality, which is not suitable for the current TES team.

Too many introverted players can prevent the team from having its own opinions.

The price they pay is that they make a "TES-style" mistake in matches: the "Brotherhood Alliance." This "Brotherhood Alliance" occurs when one player is caught out and could have been decisively sold off without affecting the situation, but because no one steps forward to address the issue, TES immediately resorts to desperate measures, like the seven brothers trying to save their grandfather.

From S10 to S11, TES's "brotherhood alliance" playstyle cost them countless victories. Karsa's so-called invincibility before 15 minutes was largely due to this problem after 15 minutes.

I spent half a day managing the game and trying to set the pace, but my teammates, a bunch of idiots, just threw the whole thing back to the enemy. It's only because Karsa has a soft personality and a good temper that he's like this. If he had encountered someone with a more volatile temper, they would have just given up on the spot.

As expected, even though DRX's raw strength is inferior to TES's, they are still a top-tier LCK team in terms of macro-management. Just like in the previous game, due to the so-called "brotherhood alliance," TES practically handed the enemy a team wipe, like the Calabash Brothers sacrificing their grandfather. Fortunately, they had already secured Baron Nashor, otherwise this one wave would have sealed TES's fate.

"I'm getting anxious." Gripping his notebook tightly, White Crescent's expression was clearly not good. What bothered him wasn't the performance of any particular player, but rather the fact that the whole team had collectively made a series of incredibly basic mistakes.

Logically speaking, as the veteran leader, Flandre should have the vision to command the team. However, due to the sudden change of support, he was unable to give instructions immediately because he was used to Roland's command.

Almost every time this happens, any analyst with a discerning eye can see where TES's weakness lies: the team lacks a leader.

"It's not a big problem. We can still fight even without much map resources." Roland didn't seem flustered at all, since he already knew the outcome of the match beforehand, and his face showed no panic.

"So, you suddenly switched to Prophet when playing against DRX to reactivate your teammates' sense of danger?"

"I didn't think that complicatedly, I was just lazy."

Looking at the white moonlight and Lao Guo's disbelieving expression, Roland whistled and then turned back to look at the big screen.

The World Championships, to put it simply, are a continuous learning process.

To put it more precisely, it is also a process of constantly correcting one's own problems.

Is TES stronger than its predecessor?

That's much stronger. With the addition of the versatile Flandre, who can both attack and defend, and Roland, who fits almost every version of support, it looks like a super team.

But...is that really the case?

LPL has never lacked super teams, but none of them have ever truly reached the top. The core reason is overconfidence.

Roland was overconfident, so JDG forced them into a fifth game in the Summer Finals, almost causing them to lose the number one seed they should have had.

But while he realized it, his teammates might not.

Original timeline:

With the coach gone, the new warhorse couldn't keep up, and there was no one to guide him on the right path.

Top laner S11 was like a war criminal, pulling and arguing on and off the field, and was eventually forced to bring in a rookie to save the day.

Since getting a girlfriend, the jungler's performance in Season 11 has been declining. His girlfriend even introduced him to a Taiwanese friend, which caused the support player to also underperform. The problem is, this woman isn't exactly a saint either; she's already incredibly "wild" during her streams. If she were with the player in real life, his skill level would definitely drop drastically.

AD JackeyLove, visibly went from being completely out of sorts at the beginning to being helpless at the end (no one in the team could initiate team fights), and started to give away opportunities by playing idly.

Roland didn't know exactly when the problems with TES started, but as the team's commander, he felt it was necessary to correct those underlying issues.

This match was both to give the Prophet a chance and to reignite the vigilance of his teammates.

Pride comes before a fall, and countless tragic battles have starkly proven this adage.

"I've changed my mind?" White Crescent asked after a moment of silence.

"Ok?"

"You started the entire time until we were completely certain that one of the teams would advance from the group."

......

"it is good."

Sublimation: Chapter Seventeen: The Unicorn of Love

The match against DRX ended with JKL single-handedly chasing down five opponents, a truly memorable moment. Seeing such a unique way of winning (Senna accounting for over 50% of the damage output), LPL viewers' confidence was once again ignited, with countless expressions of gratitude like "thank you, SuXLuo."

The team ultimately won the match, and the TES coaching staff also identified several key issues, but the team has not been entirely without progress.

The key to this lineup lies in the development of the top lane.

Yes, despite the various top lane swaps between the two sides in the mid-game, TES prioritized protecting their top laner's safe development until the laning phase ended. During this period, Knight's main activity was AFKing between their own mid-lane turret and mid-lane tier 2 turret.

Yes, it's AFK (away from keyboard).

A robot that doesn't use its hook is always the most threatening support. Similarly, a Nightmare who disappears from the map and can support the side lanes is also the hero who can put the most pressure on DRX's mid and jungle from the shadows.

Sacrifice yourself to benefit others and take responsibility for the entire team.

This is the real growth Knight achieved in S10. He hasn't lost the mid-lane god-like strength he once had, but rather he has given up more opportunities and truly put the importance of the team first.

Compared to the mid-laner's proactive sacrifice, the Prophet's performance was rather unremarkable. However, this is normal; the annoying nature of enchanter supports and defensive supports is usually only known to the opposing team, and is difficult to discern from a god-like perspective.

"You're not playing well. You only have 70+ soul points after 30 minutes. Did you not eat?"

"You know how badly Senna got nerfed, I didn't want to either." After hearing Roland's scathing remarks, JKL, who felt something was missing, returned to normal.

That's right, this is missing.

Without this guy's foul mouth after the game, it's like stinky tofu losing its most essential spiciness.

Listening to it now, it feels so much better.

"Alright, although you won, you also exposed quite a few problems. Let's prepare a review first, and then go back and give me some extra practice."

"Hi."

During the World Championships, the coach's words are the most supreme decree.

The veterans in the team understand this point very well. Admittedly, there are indeed many coaches in the LPL whose role is just to order takeout, but given the large number of teams, there are still a few coaches who are truly talented and capable.

As for a well-equipped coaching team?

That would be really insulting. It's not a question of whether it's expensive or not, but whether the LPL even has this type of job.

"How about we grab a bite to eat first? I'm a bit hungry, maybe we can order some takeout?"

"Yes, but beef noodles are out of the question first."

"Haidilao is out too!!!" Recalling the scene of his social death a while ago, Knight vowed that he would never have the chance to go to Haidilao again in his life, especially after seeing Ah P's birthday party there a few days ago.

"Is there a Xiao Yang Shengjian nearby?"

"No, please, Coach, please don't." Upon hearing the name, Roland tensed up instantly and immediately refused. Everyone's matches were played in this same venue; if FNC could find it, they could too. Roland just hadn't expected the coach to be so coincidentally interested in it. Seeing Roland's tense expression, everyone ultimately decided to give up on Xiao Yang Shengjian.

"So, what should we eat? The only fast food options around here are KFC or McDonald's?"

"Ahem." Hearing this, Roland knew he couldn't stay silent any longer, so he said, "That year's showdown was KFC versus McDonald's, and the final score was that KFC's Country Crispy Chicken Burger came out on top. At that time, I saw McDonald's sitting in a chair, sobbing uncontrollably. At that moment, I thought that if I ever had money in the future, I would definitely eat my way through every single one of them. Now McDonald's phone is right in front of me, and I have to consider whether this might be my only chance in this life. I believe that McDonald's played a crucial role in JinXmen's past dominance."

"I feel like I've heard that before. So, you're going to rebuild McDonald's glory? It's our duty, isn't it?"

"No, what I meant was, McDonald's next time for sure. After all, KFC's egg tarts are just too delicious, they'll forgive me, right?" Without any hesitation, Roland decisively chose Colonel Sanders. It just so happens that this company is the financial backer of LPL, so maybe he could get a discount or something by eating it.

The main reason is that when Roland was a corporate slave in his previous life, he was already tired of the 1+1 deals at the Golden Gate. Now that he finally has a little money, he has to upgrade and eat something expensive.

Half an hour later.

When KFC delivery arrived in the hands of every TES player, Roland and the others beamed with happiness. It smelled so good!

Professional players generally don't eat before a match.

Because eating makes you sleepy, and if you're sleepy, you'll poop while playing games, and if you poop, the game is over. So when we play games around mealtimes, we usually just drink Snickers and Red Bull to get through it. Like that BO10 game with Snake Team back then, why were they able to hurt Xie Jian so badly? Besides the continuous high-intensity matches, they basically didn't eat anything throughout the whole game.

He himself said that he was able to get through it thanks to a dozen or so Red Bulls and countless Snickers bars. Fortunately, the league's format was reformed after that.

LPL is a step behind in many aspects, but its competition system is far ahead of the rest of the world. For example, the biggest contributor to S11, the double-elimination format, is unique in the world.

While enjoying their chicken drumsticks, TES also started studying their opponent for tomorrow: UOL.

My Little Pony UOL, also known as Unicorn of Love, is famous for its complex and diverse coaching and drafting strategies, as well as its players' aggressive and daring gameplay. The team's origin even stemmed from a father's love for his son (buying a team for his son as a toy).

What is the specific style of this team? Let me describe one person: "Hyper-sending."

This world-famous support player originally came from the team My Little Pony UOL. Besides his team, others who came from his team include FLY's carry mid laner PowerOfEvil, God Gilius who led Schalke 04 to almost create a European V5 miracle, and last year's European SPY jungler Xerxe.

Centered around Ueno, they dare to fight and take risks, even knowing they will lose, they will still try their best. This is the characteristic of UOL and the core spirit of this team: fearlessness.

TES's focus on UOL stems from the unpredictability of this team.

The mid laner pulled out 30 different mid lane champions throughout Season 10, and the top laner pulled out 24. Among the ADC champions, you could even see weird things like Wukong, Sona, and Heimerdinger. Nobody knew what this team would pull out in the end.

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PS: So what did everyone get from the free skins?

Ascension: Chapter 18: S10's Unique Bottom Lane

By the fourth day of the group stage, the slow start of LPL teams had finally improved; simply put, they had successfully warmed up.

The most obvious example is SN. This team has been visibly improving since the group stage, especially SN's jungler Sofm, whose terrifying stats of more than 140 CS ahead of the opposing jungler have directly raised the bar for countless viewers' understanding of the jungler position.

What does $140 mean?

Most players, let alone in the Champions League, might not even get that many CS in a 20-minute laning phase in a normal game, let alone a jungler. This exceptionally strong performance has allowed SN to gradually emerge in the LPL and begin to gain their own fans.

Of course, this is also largely due to playing against weaker teams.

MCX is a team that everyone knows; any team whose name is unfamiliar to most LPL viewers can be categorized as either a weak European/American team or a wildcard region. They won this match comfortably, and the upcoming match between TES and Unicorns has attracted considerable attention from LPL fans.

Heroic Sea vs. Esports Edison.

Compared to the traditional dozen or twenty heroes, they really wanted to see something different.

[Won't the prophet be brought back today?]

[It's unlikely; I think it'll be the next big thing.]

[The prophet is actually good in every way, except that he's too soft-hearted. Yesterday's match reminded me of TES from six months ago.]