Chapter 162: There Was a Colossus... Hidden Underground
Xing Dao's research videos are certainly not imitating GO-Bang's meditation training method.
I just want to see how far the LCK region has developed its tactical system.
What is quite unexpected is.
After Galio was reworked in version 7.6, no team used him.
In addition to the traditional Titan and Troll, a series of new top lane heroes have been developed, including Fizz, Cho'Gun, Mundo, and Rumble.
Considering the strength of mid laner Galio.
Xing Dao simply used the Ranked games played by his alt as examples, allowing EDG to study this style of play.
After all, after Galio's rework, his W skill has an additional magic shield , which is very suitable for fighting against mage heroes.
The tankiness is not inferior to other phantom gods.
The R skill [Hero Appearance] in most maps can be coordinated with the jungler, as well as the roaming top laner and support.
Stand in the center line and directly intimidate the big and small dragons.
Just move a few steps to the sides and you can land on the red and blue BUFFs in the opposite jungle area.
With the help of the extremely large-scale knock-up and subsequent strong control, he can claim to be the second best in small-scale team battles, and no other mid laner dares to claim to be the first.
"Mid single Galio?"
After a little thought, the factory manager figured out the advantages and disadvantages: "It's not easy to deal damage with AP equipment, and there's no damage with tank equipment. The risk of team battles is still very high. It's just an extra support, and I don't think it's very useful."
"Ahem... cough..." Ah Shui felt a little embarrassed when he heard this.
What is meant by 'high risk of team battles'.
It’s easy to die suddenly in the bottom lane.
Although A Shui matured quickly during the laning phase, he was less and less often taught a lesson by veteran players.
But when playing in a team, the probability of sudden death does not decrease.
From the beginning of the spring season to now, EDG has lost several small games.
When using Galio as a mid laner, there is a key issue to consider, which is whether the player in the AD position can support the output required by the entire team.
The current A Shui is obviously not that qualified.
"No, no, no, you are being one-sided."
Xing Dao shook his finger: "Galio going mid is more than just an extra support for us. You and Tian Ye can be freed up to choose a map control jungler like Mantis, and a support hero with strong confrontation and platoon protection abilities."
"You invade and roam the fields, I'll provide support, and Galio will drop from the sky..."
"Wow!" The factory manager instantly had a picture in his mind.
Meiko actually doesn’t like, and isn’t even good at, hard support, and always chooses it just to fit in with the lineup.
If you can get a soft support, the laning strength will definitely be improved.
There is also more room for team battles.
In terms of jungle.
The factory manager doesn’t just seek stability.
With the freedom to use a series of heroes such as Mantis, Elise, Nidalee, and even Widowmaker, the performance will be significantly improved compared to the fixed Gragas and Rek'Sai.
Compared with personal ability.
What is more important is the enriched system.
To put it simply.
Now EDG only relies on the top laner to play the game.
It’s no problem to be the king in LPL.
Whether they can use such a straightforward tactic to defeat other strong teams on the world stage is actually an unknown and not very optimistic one.
With Galio in the midfield, several new and effective lineups can be derived.
Speed up and enrich the offensive rhythm.
You can also compete for some powerful heroes in this version, so that one leg can be used to support the opponent with two or three legs.
"That's the truth, provided Ah Shui can keep it stable."
Meiko came in to discuss: "If he dies right when we join the fight, it won't matter how well we played before."
"I'll try my best to avoid any trouble." Ah Shui didn't dare to say too much.
"It's not like there's no room for error." Xing Dao smiled and said, "I can use AD heroes in the top lane."
Now that it's brought up for discussion.
Xing Daoziran gave it careful thought.
Is A Shui prone to sudden death?
Based on the current version, this is indeed a very tricky problem with basically no solution.
but.
Think back a few seasons.
Vayne, Skateboards, and Lucian can all provide sufficient continuous output.
You can also swing and confuse your opponent during the Ban/Pick phase, tricking them into making targeted selections, and then counterattack.
Just a few simple words.
The other EDG members all fell into deep thought.
Today, the top lane is no longer just the domain of front-row heroes.
Team battle options such as Kennen and Rumble, and pure output mages such as Ryze and Vampire, all occupy a place in the top lane.
Changing to AD doesn't seem to be a problem.
After discussion in meeting.
Abu made the final decision to let the team members use the imagined heroes and try them out in training matches.
Anyway, with EDG's ranking, they are in the top four position in the playoffs and are ready to rest. With more than ten days of rest, they can spend half of the time practicing new things, which will not affect their original combat effectiveness.
April 18th.
The first round of playoffs begins.
The rules are to rank teams by group and play against each other in a staggered manner.
The fourth in Group A will first play against the third in Group B. The winner will then face the second in Group A. Only then can the winner of Group B compete for the qualification for the final.
As the fourth-placed team, they also need to give up a win in the first round, which means they start 0-1 by default.
At 2 pm, IG played against Snake.
At 6 pm, OMG will play against IM.
The result of the first game was not unexpected. Although Snake had the lowest record of 2-0 against EDG, they were easily defeated by IG with a score of 3-1 (actually 2-1) when Shuijing Ge's physical condition was not enough to support an entire BO5.
The second battle was a bit outrageous.
IM unexpectedly defeated OMG and, as the fourth in the regular season group, counterattacked and reached the second place.
Father and son work together to encircle and suppress WE.
but.
This season, the grading between LPL teams is quite obvious.
With IM's lineup configuration, they can at best beat OMG, whose management and coaching are not normal.
Faced with WE, which had introduced former Samsung coach Hongmi and whose main players were among the top players in the league, they had basically no ability to resist.
Easily defeated 3-0.
April 22, 2 p.m.
EDG finally ushered in the first game of the playoffs, facing WE team, which ranked second in Group A.
"Hello, everyone. Welcome to the 2017 League of Legends Pro League, the semi-finals of the season."
"I'm Ze Yuan."
“I am Remember.”
"I'm Su Xiaoyan."
Three commentators appeared in front of the camera at the same time.
“Today’s game should be very exciting.”
Ze Yuan used a tacit statement: "As the S6 champion, EDG has maintained its extremely strong strength this season. WE has returned as a new team and is also in the first echelon of the LPL league."
"Relatively speaking, the five players in WE are all rookies, so they are a little immature."
Remember made an analysis: "But they are in the second round, they have one more chance to warm up than EDG, and they were not forced to do anything, so they may be in better shape."
"That's right." Ze Yuan nodded: "Both players are ready, let's look forward to this BO5 match!"
