A small private plane with the Riot Games logo printed on its fuselage accelerated for a distance on the runway and then slowly rose into the night sky.
Inside the cabin.
Sitting by the window, Ji Wen took off his headphones and looked at the night scene outside the window.
Los Angeles, thousands of meters below, has gradually turned into a sea of lights.
He glanced at the front row of seats.
The two bosses of Riot Games, Tryndamere and Ryze, were holding the lead designer Morello, and the three of them were playing cards together.
The rest of the Riot Games employees who were accompanying him were either watching movies on their tablets, or gathering in small groups to chat about Paris.
Tomorrow, the MSI finals will begin.
As usual, in international competitions, Riot Games’ senior executives usually attend the award ceremony.
This year, Tryndamere and Ryze decided to select a group of senior designers from within the company and fly to Paris to watch the competition together.
By the way, have a face-to-face communication with the contestants.
Make some preparations for the version update in the second half of the year.
Originally, Ji Wen didn't really want to go.
As an otaku, he prefers to stay at home and catch up on games when he has time to catch up on the game progress he has missed.
However, due to some special reasons, he was directly asked by his boss to go to Paris, so he had to cooperate obediently.
The sound of "Hang Chi Chi" came from his ears again.
Given rolled his eyes and turned to look at the bald "August" sitting next to him.
He was holding a bag of potato chips in one hand and holding a mouse in the other hand, carefully checking some game values on the laptop in front of him.
"I said, although we are on a business trip, there is no need for you to be so diligent on the plane. The boss is concentrating on playing cards. He doesn't know what we are doing." Ji Wen said.
"You don't understand. After Kai'Sa's appearance rate increased on MSI, that guy Morello will definitely make me prepare to lower the level. It just so happens that there are enough data samples now. I will run the model first to see if I can save it by then.
No problem." August said nonchalantly.
"I think you just think that Kai'Sa's hero design is very successful, and you are very intoxicated. Normally you wouldn't be so concerned about it." Ji Wen said speechlessly.
"Don't bother talking about me," Auguste smiled disdainfully, "Guess why the big boss specifically named me the day before yesterday and asked you to fly to Paris with him?"
"Of course I know." As soon as he heard August say this, Ji Wen's face suddenly fell.
All the reasons must be attributed to ym's top laner, Jiang Keda.
In this year's msi version, Riot beat the four sisters in the top lane, and then increased the attributes of Rift Herald and Baron, while also speeding up the formation of the ADC.
The purpose is also very clear, which is to increase the frequency of small-scale team battles in the game and provide a stage for AD heroes to carry.
The top lane path is actually not the protagonist of this MSI.
Because I was well prepared before the game started.
Therefore, in the first two days of the MSI group stage, everything was calm and there were no bugs.
However, in the game between YM and TSM, after JKD took out Akali’s top laner, the entire Riot designer team fell into chaos.
Jiang Keda used Akali's bug-level performance in the game and asked Morello to call someone overnight to check the values to check whether the hero's skill mechanism was balanced.
As a result, Akali's proofreading has not been completed yet.
Jiang Keda took out the Sword Demon again and performed a shocking performance.
Then, yesterday's top laners of Poodle and Demonic Clown also caused chaos in the designer team.
As the designer mainly responsible for the development of top lane heroes, one can imagine how depressed Ji Wen was.
From an official perspective.
If a hero performs too shockingly in a professional game.
That proves that there are some flaws in the design of this hero, which does not conform to the concept of game balance.
It also shows that the designer’s work is not perfect enough.
"Hey, speak your conscience, do you think it's really my problem?" Ji Wen sighed.
"I admit that there is still room for adjustment in the numerical values of Akali and Sword Demon, but so far, jkd is the only one who has performed like that."
"That's true, but who knows that the two bosses are loyal fans of TSM and G2? If JKD performed like this in the LPL league, maybe their reaction would not be so big." Otto gloated.
"Morello was also so distressed by fakers back then, but that was a few years ago. Players like jkd are the first to shake up the meta with their personal performance in recent years."
Ji Wen curled his lips: "So, do you think he can lead the team to defeat Geng and help LPL win this year's MSI championship? Don't hide it, I know you are a fan of Ruler player."
"You know everything and still ask," August said without any secret. "YM is a good team, and Khan may not be able to perform as well as JKD."
"However, ym has a very fatal weakness, which is their absolute shortcoming in the ad position."
"Unfortunately, geng's ruler is currently the number one AD player on msi."
"This is indeed an unsolvable problem." Ji Wen muttered to himself.
In the b01 competition format, ym beat Samsung, which doesn't mean much of a problem.
The biggest difference between b05 and b01 is that in five games, the strengths and weaknesses of the two teams will be clearly displayed.
YM's weak output ability in the AD position will become a big hole for them in the finals.
One or two excellent BPs can allow YM to cover this hole.
However, as long as Samsung seizes the opportunity, it will definitely hit this point hard.
"Even the powerful JKD can't solve this problem. The function of ADC is irreplaceable in the team." August said with a smile.
Ji Wen nodded.
He also believes that geng will help lck win this year's msi championship.
This has become a common phenomenon in the past few years.
ym is a dark horse, but this series with g2 was weird.
They have probably exhausted all the cards they can play and all the moves they can make.
Although Jiang Ke University has doubled his workload, Ji Wen actually doesn't like the LCK division either.
He wanted to see how public opinion would change if ym really won the championship.
But the chance is too small.
Perhaps, after the summer split, this team can make up for its shortcomings in the AD position, and then they will become a world-class team.
For Jiang Keda, after all, he has only debuted for one season, so it doesn't matter if he can't win the MSI championship this time.
Thinking of this, Ji Wen couldn't help but take out his laptop.
After arriving in Paris, he will have the opportunity to communicate one-on-one with Jiang Ke University. Taking advantage of this time, he plans to carefully watch the video of Jiang Ke University's MSI game.
…
May 22nd.
Four o'clock in the afternoon.
The whole ym team took a bus and arrived at the Zenith Stadium again.
Two days ago, after Samsung eliminated tsm and advanced to the finals.
The Zenith Stadium began to be reorganized overnight.
The organizer rushed out a batch of posters and portraits of the ym and geng players and placed them in every corner of the venue.
The stage of the competition has also undergone some changes, adding elements of the finals.
the other side.
ym has not been idle these past two days.
On the one hand, the contestants must cooperate with the officials and record a promotional video for the finals.
On the other hand, team manager Xiao Ma also specially invited tsm and asked them to return to North America later and stay in Paris to accompany ym in training matches.
The attitude of tsm is quite cooperative. Neither Bjergsen nor the senior brother complained, and their level of investment in the training matches was no less than the main match.
After being eliminated by Samsung, they were also holding back their anger, hoping that ym could replace tsm and complete their revenge against Samsung.
Of course, ym paid for tsm's stay in Paris for the day, which was one of the reasons why the other party was willing to cooperate.
In the lounge.
The ym contestants, who had put on their makeup, were listening to Meng Ma make the final arrangements.
"In the past two days, everyone has also played a lot of training games, watched a lot of Samsung videos, and we have discussed a lot of ideas. However, I still want to emphasize the two most critical points."
"First, vision! This is the top priority! Samsung is a team that is very good at playing vision. Each of us must participate in the control of the map's vision! This is not just the work of assisting one person!"
"Second, execution! What I should arrange and explain outside the court is all placed in BP. After entering the game, everyone must maintain communication at all times. Compared with problems with decision-making, the disconnection among team members is more serious.
!”
After saying that, Meng Ma looked at Su Chen.
"The command on the field will be left to you."
Su Chen nodded solemnly.
Then, Meng Ma assigned tasks to the players one by one.
Xiaotian is the rhythm engine of the team, he cannot hesitate.
The left hand must find a way to contain Crown Brother from wandering, and he must also produce the damage he should do.
As for the bottom lane, Zhang Xiaowen and bovy are under the greatest pressure in this round of the series.
Hold on during the laning phase and try not to give the opponent too many advantages.
After saying all this, Meng Ma breathed a sigh of relief and his expression softened a little.
"Okay, that's all there is to say. We may be the champion or the runner-up tonight. Do you have anything to say before the game starts?"
"I think when we play a game, don't think about the team on the opposite side. We should cover up all the IDs and play our own." Xiaotian said in a relaxed tone.
"I feel like I'll be very hungry after playing five games. Let's work quickly. After three games, let's go back to the hotel for a late-night snack." Zuo Zuo said with a smile.
"It doesn't matter what LCK or S-level championship they are, just smash them to pieces!" Zhang Xiaowen clenched his fists and bared his teeth.
Looking at the state of the team members at the moment, Meng Ma was quite pleased.
When they first arrived in Berlin, these teenagers were a little nervous and a little afraid of the international stage of MSI.
However, after these days of competition.
These young people have also grown up.
"What about you, don't you want to say something?" Meng Ma looked at Su Chen.
He didn't speak the whole time, but with a faint smile, he listened to his teammates' pre-match speeches.
"Why does this scene feel so familiar?" Su Chen looked around the room. "I remember that before the finals of the Winter Season last year, we were sitting in a small room like this, waiting to go on stage."
"It seemed to be the same before the LPL finals."
When the teammates heard what Su Chen said, they also recalled the previous games.
"We are already the champion of the LPL, the finals team of the MSI, and we are also the first in the group stage. This shows that we are no worse than any other team, we are very strong." Su Chen said slowly.
"Just remember this before you go on the field."
Upon hearing this, everyone understood what Su Chen meant after a moment of silence.
Tonight, they will face the 2017 S-League Champions and the Spring Split Champion of the world's No. 1 League of Legends LCK.
Samsung geng.
In front of this team, let alone ym, even if the team from Yu Sanjia came over, they would not have enough honor to challenge the opponent.
However, Su Chen's words also told everyone.
lck has their glorious history.
However, the games that ym have won along the way also prove their strength.
This is also the source of confidence for the ym team in tonight's series.
History is for transcendence!
…
In the afternoon, six twenty-five.
The Zenith Stadium was buzzing with people.
On the V-shaped stage, hanging on one side is the blue team flag representing Samsung Geng.
The other piece is the black team flag representing ym.
Blue and black divide the stage into two areas.
In the center of the stage, there is a booth.
The golden MSI trophy is quietly placed among them.
Tonight's winner will take the trophy back to his home country.
Six thirty.
The lights in the venue gradually dimmed.
A symphony full of classical charm reverberated in the venue.
Then, the promotional video for the finals began to play on the big screen.
The street scene of Paris flies by quickly.
The Samsung team members appeared on the screen one after another.
Leader An: "In the past two years, LCK has won all the championships, but the protagonists are all SKT. This year, we want to tell the world that LCK is not only a team of SKT, but Geng can also represent LCK.
Excellent team.”
Ruler: "Since I won the S Championship last year, I feel that I have entered the best stage of my career. I can win the Spring Championship again this year and advance to the MSI finals. I hope that I can continue this wonderful journey.
Keep it going.”
Then, the screen switched to the ym team members.
Su Chen appeared in the picture, standing on the rooftop with the night view of Paris behind him.
Looking at the camera, Su Chen's expression was extremely solemn.
"I think it is the best arrangement to meet last year's S-tournament champion Samsung Geng on the stage of the finals."
"In the past few years, the lck division has been considered invincible. This year, we became the champions of the spring split and came to Europe."
"What follows ym to this stage tonight is not only the hope of the entire LPL division, but also the regrets left by the seniors of the LPL in the international arena in the past few years."
"Tonight, ym will break the myth of lck's invincibility!"
"We want to defeat the Geng team with our own hands, wash away all this, and bring the MSI trophy back to the LPL!"
