You actually want me to...

Hecarim and Irelia are both heroes that get stronger as the game progresses into the mid-game, while Ziggs and Senna are even more annoying as the game goes on. If the red team can gain an advantage in early team fights with Roland and others, then it goes without saying that they are even stronger in later team fights.

Although there were many ups and downs, such as Da Congming occasionally going up to cause trouble, or Roland testing combos and accidentally missing a skill when pressing too many buttons, almost letting the opponent lose low health several times due to damage, the smoothness of releasing skills became stronger and stronger as the game progressed.

Even after the enemy crystal exploded more than ten minutes later, Roland was still staring at the Great Inventor on the screen, seemingly still wanting more.

"It's a pity. This hero is very fun to play, but he probably won't be used in competitive matches."

"You still want to bring this thing to the competition?"

Upon hearing Roland's words, LWX's body twitched, because he had indeed witnessed the explosive power of this thing. Combined with this guy's ability to find opportunities, he might actually be able to outmaneuver him.

But then I thought about it again.

If he actually uses this in a match, he'll probably get completely dominated by the opposing team in the early game. After all, heroes that are suitable for top and mid lanes aren't all suitable for support in the bottom lane.

"Just thinking about it, I wouldn't normally use such a mild hero to play against you."

"Ahem, actually I think this thing works pretty well for you, why don't you consider it?"

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After playing another ranked game with this guy, both sides quickly parted ways because it was time to play a scrim. As for how to play the scrim?

That's almost like looking at what the white crescent moon wants to see.

Even if you replace him with someone else, like Da Sima who serves as the coach for a day, then TES will have to play the way he wants. Of course, that might be a much higher level of thinking.

For example, if we replace it with Da Sima, it would be like this: Adhering to the guiding principle of never losing, today, Han Ting emphasized in the Silver ranked game: This game should focus on the top lane, while further consolidating the good situation of the mid lane, integrating the bottom lane forces, and conducting a full-process, all-round, and multi-level study on the counter-jungling work.

Of course, this is just for fun; real official documents are much more rigorous than this.

This training match and the subsequent meeting were mainly to study our weaknesses.

Yes.

Study your own weaknesses.

As the Spring Split progresses, TES has clearly felt that winning matches is becoming increasingly difficult, as they are being analyzed by too many teams.

TES's playstyle has remained largely unchanged.

That means desperately trying to gain an advantage in the early game, whether it's a fight in a single lane or a small-scale team fight, and now getting an advantage that most teams can't get before 15 minutes.

Then, he frantically arranged for Roland to find opportunities.

Simply put, the strategy is to gain an advantage first, and then let Roland squander resources in the mid-game. Strictly speaking, TES's early-game advantage in each game is enough to offset the two bad team fights initiated by Roland. Even if it is completely offset, he still has two opportunities to initiate team fights and find opportunities to turn the game around.

In other words, he has at least four chances in a game.

But that's where TES's problem lies.

The game's momentum can be divided into four stages: disadvantage, even, advantage, and winning.

Of these four scenarios, the most difficult for TES to master is the transition from an advantage to a victory. Last year, the team had only one playmaker, so they could only rely on aggressive team fights to open up their strategy. This year, the addition of Haro has slightly strengthened the team in this aspect.

Logically, with the weaknesses from last year addressed, they should be invincible. But here's the problem: new problems have arisen when the new members try to fill the gaps left by last year's weaknesses.

The team has reworked the 4-1 split push strategy and... the team is finding it harder to win games when they are at a disadvantage than last year.

After a series of meetings, the entire TES team was practically in a daze.

"Did you understand?" He nudged Ha Huang beside him. If Ha Huang could take over the overall layout, his workload would be significantly reduced.

"I think I understand, but in short it all boils down to more fighting, more practice, and more getting beaten up."

"The essence, no wonder it's the dean's."

Of course, this is due to the limitations imposed by the competition format.

If the current league allowed players to bring betel nuts into the game, Roland wouldn't have to worry about the team being at a disadvantage. Unfortunately, now they can only chew gum, but it's better than nothing.

Here's a tip for ranking up: chewing gum can help you stay calm and focused.

In many movies or military-themed films, snipers are often seen chewing gum. Of course, their gum might be a little different from regular gum, but if you're just playing a game, you don't need to use such high-end gum.

During World War II, chewing gum was even used as military supplies by the US military.

If you still don't understand, just think about the top players in the Chinese server who specialize in betel nuts, and you'll get it. In the end, White Crescent even announced their next opponent, who is also an old friend of TES: LNG.

Yes, it's that esports ATM that got tricked out of Flandre and then had Ale snatched away—LNG.

Top laner: 369, those who know, know, an old friend.

Jungler: Tarzan. He hasn't been in China for long, but his Chinese is already good enough to communicate without any problems in a game. He plays aggressively and is the core of the team. In short, Griffin's picks are always top-notch, except for the top lane.

The mid-laner, B1 mid, had a good reputation before the World Championship. However, something seemed off when it was discovered that he started updating his personal account on Bilibili before the World Championship. Then, he made an unprecedentedly terrible performance at the World Championship and came back to continue operating his account.

The fans have become more refined. In his early years, his skills were indeed fierce. He was the king of solo kills for several seasons. However, as his career declined, he finally reached the World Championship, which he had always dreamed of, but then he started to slack off. It can only be said that there is a reason why some people have been playing for so many years but their teams have not achieved any results.

The bot lane duo of "Light King" and "iwandy" is quite interesting.

It's not that they're that strong, but after FPX's bot lane was suppressed by these two in a match, a large number of FPX fans expressed their dissatisfaction, arguing that since they were suppressed by Denghuang, there was no way to defend them and it must be that the players were just bad.

It's considered the benchmark for judging whether an ADC is tackling poorly.

Being able to defeat the "Light King" is normal.

Suppressed by the King of Lights? Oh, you noob.

In general, they are a top-tier team at best, but a third-rate team at worst. Their strengths lie in their unpredictable playstyle, their ability to adapt to any hero and combination, and their rich tactical repertoire. Their weakness is that all three lanes are also unpredictable, often resulting in situations where all three lanes are pressured, and even a top-tier jungler is forced to stay in their own half of the jungle, unable to effectively utilize their abilities.

This is their next opponent.

Integration: Chapter 84: Heaven and Hell

a few days later.

With marketing efforts from the league's upstream partners, the match between TES and LNG, a clash between old and new teammates, attracted a large audience.

After all... the words that you'll win the championship as soon as your team is gone did cause some psychological damage to 369.

"What do you mean, Coach? You're about to run into your ex, oh no, your ex-ex."

"No, it's just a normal top laner switching teams, why does it sound so strange coming from you?" The little notebook patted Roland's head, and White Crescent looked at the guy's mischievous grin with a bit of helplessness.

369, well... how should I put it?

He might need proper guidance, but he also knows that he's definitely not the one who can guide this child, after all, he's too gentle (humorous).

"Coach, let me teach you a trick. If you run into 369's current coach later, just say this to him: 'Young man, I have something to say to you. You need to take good care of him/her. The path I've walked will make yours easier. Later, you'll understand what it means to be a caterpillar passing through a tunnel, a toothpick thrown into a volcano, or a shrimp swimming in the Great West Lake.'"

???

You little brat, do you want me dead?

To put it bluntly, 369 is an overly pampered player. It is precisely because he is favored that he becomes fearless, which leads him to make mistakes that he shouldn't have made on many occasions.

The solution is simple.

Just bench him for six months to a year and that's it. If that doesn't work, double the number of players. After all, in the last few years, top lane is the easiest position to find a new replacement among the five positions in the league.

This kind of personality is actually quite common.

Almost all spoiled girlfriends have this kind of personality. Of course, break up with her if you can. If you still have guys around who don't listen to advice and still have hope, I hope you can seriously tell that guy: "Don't break up with her, marry her, and don't let her go. Brother, you'll be a Brahmin in your next life!"

Amidst everyone's idle chatter, the live stream finally shifted to the competition arena. As soon as the players from both sides were seen sitting in their respective seats, countless comments flooded the screen.

[Wuhu~ TES is finally not just using substitutes to tank.]

Indeed, it's not that the Prophet is bad, but playing the same dozen or so heroes in every game is getting a bit tiresome.

[Doraemon A board, please save the comments!]

[Please, please, Boss, come up with another niche support champion. If you don't set the pace, it's not easy for us to take points from these newbies.]

Yes, ever since Roland orchestrated two waves of point-eating maneuvers, a small number of players who sensed the opportunity immediately responded and began to go all in with heavy bets.

A Lillia top lane pick already put them on the verge of Gold; a Rengar comeback propelled them past Platinum. If they discover another unexpected pick, Diamond might be within their grasp!

The match began quickly.

First round of bans:

TES: Olaf, Samira, Rey

LNG: Camille, Kai'Sa, Syndra

The current meta only has a few viable AD carries: Aphelios, Kai'Sa, Samira, Xayah, Ezreal, and Jhin.

Samira is in an exceptionally overpowered tier, Kai'Sa is in the LPL-limited edition tier, and the other AD carries are either a bit weaker or require specific support and team composition.

Banning Raiel is because, as mentioned earlier, Raiel's strength in this version lies in the fact that she is compatible with almost all viable AD carries and has a very high strength.

One round of PICK:

TES: Hecarim, Ezreal, Gragas

LNG: Aphelios, Thresh, Kayn

Second round of bans: Gnar, Jayce, Wukong, and Renekton were all banned.

After thinking it over, LNG pulled out Zoe as their fourth pick.

Zoe is a champion whose strength lies in laning and poke. Cool's playstyle has never deviated from lane dominance. Of course, picking the top lane first is to pave the way for Prince 369.

In their last two picks, TES drew Sett and Neeko.

"Neeko? Is she mid lane?"

"That's impossible. If Neeko goes mid, she'll get slaughtered by Zoe. She's definitely going to be support." The moment Neeko appeared, the two commentators immediately understood that this was another game full of bromance and antics.

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[Celebrate! No, there's no need to say more. Just savor this moment!]

[Neeko players are moved to tears; this champion can finally be played as support in competitive matches.]

[After glancing at the skill set, I understand—it's the Joker in drag.]

There's not much to say about Neeko. Her combos are limited, and like Lux, it's all about hitting her skills accurately. At most, you just need to be good at using her clones.

What is the key to this hero?

It involves using stealth to unleash your ultimate while exploiting vision limitations, but the problem is that this is precisely the enemy support's signature move!

To put it bluntly, White Crescent is just taking advantage of 369's weak hero pool.