Time has entered December, and the annual All-Star Game is about to kick off, and the voting process has already begun.
In the past two years, the All-Star Game has become more and more focused on entertainment, and it is rare to see such intense scenes of real swordsmanship.
Even in the solo competition, the players don't necessarily care much. They just have fun, and the championship becomes secondary.
The reason is very simple. Nowadays, there are an endless variety of official competitions, which are much more compact than in the past.
Many players almost vomited after playing in the All-Star Game. They did not want the All-Star Game to take up time to rest and adjust their condition, and ended up with a thankless end, so they all chose to give up their spots.
In order to restore the ratings of the All-Star Game and regain the glory of the All-Star Game, Riot Games has come up with an ingenious new activity this year.
According to the number of nominations and votes from players, four recognized "famous coaches" will be selected!
These four famous coaches can name and form a favorite "dream team" according to their own wishes.
Of course, the premise is that the invited players agree to join the team.
Considering the special nature of the All-Star Game, the head coach is usually just a mascot who goes up to shake hands. This time, a rather interesting setting has been added to the famous coach competition.
After the BP is over, the head coach can continue to stay in the battle area and participate in the team's command and decision-making through the voice channel throughout the process.
In this way, the personal ability and value of the head coach can be maximized, and it is more in line with the main selling point of the famous coach competition.
Many players have long been tired of watching the regional representative teams, and Riot suddenly came up with such a new trick, which immediately felt quite refreshing.
"The head coach arranges his troops by himself, and then makes command decisions on the spot, which is a bit like an RTS game."
"The dream team is also quite interesting. Maybe we can look forward to Faker and Uzi?"
"If you think about it carefully, there are quite a lot of problems. First of all, if a player from another division is selected, how to communicate? The head coach can't bring a translator on the field, right?"
"The head coach may be better on paper, but if he really wants to direct the game, he may be just as bad as a chess player!"
"It's not a shame or a boast. If Wolong participates in this, wouldn't it be a sure win?"
"One thing to say, it's true! Wolong understands everything about his command and decision-making ability. The key is that he can speak multiple languages, so there is no barrier to communication."
"I seriously suspect that Riot Games is planning to gain ratings and use Wolong to play the emotional card."
"If Riot Games can really let Wolong participate in this year's All-Star Game, I will eat this wave of Amway."
"It's so hard to live without Wolong. It would be great to make an appearance in the All-Star Game."
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As the players guessed, Riot Games did invite Zhuge Liang right away.
Zhuge Liang didn't originally intend to participate. After all, this year's All-Star Game is set in Las Vegas. It's halfway across the world, so it would be too strenuous to go back and forth.
With this free time, wouldn’t it be more comfortable to stay at home with your wife, pet the cat, walk the dog, eat melon and read?
However, Riot Games directly used the upcoming Magic Cat to play the favor card.
To sum it up simply, you see, we are so generous, and the hero you designed was arranged without saying a word. Isn’t it difficult to ask you to help me stand up now?
Zhuge Liang thought about it and finally decided to sell his fists to save face.
When Riot Games officially announced that Wolong would participate in the All-Star Game's famous coach confrontation, players were instantly excited.
Many professional players have even publicly stated that they hope to join Wolong's team.
Perkz: "I can't wait to join Wolong and win a World Championship trophy!"
Rookie: "Can you let me experience the feeling of being taken away?"
Doubleleft: "Aren't you curious about what kind of sparks Wolong and I will create?"
Uzi: "It's a showdown, I want a spot on the Wolong team."
Theshy: “I really want to continue playing under the coach.”
Ning: "A friend of mine asked me to ask, does your team still lack junglers?"
The top players in Yishui'er publicly took sides, which shows Wolong's popularity and also proves the players' recognition of his strength.
But the most surprising thing is that the man who is known as the number one player in LOL gave an intriguing like to Riot Games’ post.
“It’s true, it’s not a high imitation account, it’s really Li Guapi’s account!”
"In the famous coach competition, kkoma will definitely have a place. Can Faker choose kkoma?"
"Maybe it's because of the consecutive sweeps in the past two years that Faker finally understood Adu's spirit. If you can't beat him, just join!"
"It's just an entertainment game, who stipulates that games must be played under their own coach?"
"Wolong plus melon skin, isn't it invincible in the world? How about a hammer!"
"Irresponsibly speculating, this may be a signal sent by Faker. As long as any team invites Wolong to come out, he will immediately come to join them."
"Why are you people so dark-minded? Is Faker that kind of person? He just wants Sister Wolong to help introduce a beautiful host (dog head)!"
"What the hell, is there such a naughty operation? kkoma said it was complete overnight and applied to be Wolong's assistant coach. Don't ask, just ask and you will have strong connections."
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A few days later, four famous coaches were announced one after another.
They are Wolong, kkoma, Edgar and YamatoCannon.
The first two need no introduction, as players around the world are familiar with them.
Edgar is the only coach from the old Samsung who has not left. At that time, Homme was still working as a coach under him, and he is a meritorious coach with a high reputation in the industry.
From Zhuge Liang's personal point of view, Edgar's adaptability is still higher than kkoma's in terms of BP and tactical arrangements.
As for the last one, YamatoCannon, he is considered to be the best coach in the West at present, and he is very good at BP preparation and tactical arrangement.
In 2016, he led the little-known SPY team to successfully reach the S6 global finals. This year, he joined the VIT team, which had an unsatisfactory record, and led the team to obtain a spot in the S8 global finals.
In terms of performance and meritorious service, he is naturally incomparable to the previous three. There is really no other more prestigious coach in the European and American divisions.
One LPL head coach, two LCK head coaches, and one LEC head coach. Generally speaking, the cake is divided quite evenly.
Originally, a head coach position in the LCK should have been reserved for the LMS division.
However, the LMS division failed to live up to expectations and was disbanded. Who would want to see a head coach from a "wild card" division?
The four famous coaches have been finalized, and the next step is to form a dream team.
In just about three days, the four teams were all settled.
kkoma team: top laner Khan, jungler Ambition, mid laner Rookie, bottom laner Uzi, assistant Ming.
Team Edgar: Top laner 957, jungler Tarzan, mid laner Chovy, bottom laner Ruler, and assistant CoreJJ.