Chapter 429: Be gentle! [Happy New Years Eve, cute brothers]
"This one... I can only say that the Thorn Birds are better in terms of competitive status and BP, and the Thorn Birds' lineup is indeed better at snowballing. After they caught two waves of opportunities in the early stage, RNG was already very good.
Difficult."
Guan Zeyuan said slowly: "Then let us congratulate the Thorn Birds team for winning the first victory 1-0!"
Guan Zeyuan's words fell, followed by Wang Jihui's emotion: "I still hope that RNG can adjust as much as possible during the halftime break. The loss in this game is indeed...a bit of a morale loss. It ranks first in BO5."
I believe that neither I, Brother Guan, Xiao Xiao, nor the audience and friends watching the game could have expected to be beaten like this."
"Then let us rest for a while and then come back."
Smile had no opinion on the first game.
For a former professional player like him, the situation in the last game was not too clear.
When Neeko got a double kill in the bottom lane, he smiled and knew that the game was over. If there were really variables, it could only be that the Thorn Birds made a very serious mistake.
But obviously, the Thorn Birds held their own.
…
Backstage lounge.
RNG's coach Steak slowly exhaled.
He roughly has an idea for the BP for the next game.
But after the first experience, Steak felt a little worried in his heart, and also felt a little anxious and irritable.
The source of this annoyance lies with the coach of the Thorn Birds team, Zhu Kai.
In Niu Niu's view, although Zhu Kai, as a coach, already has the honor of being a world champion, this honor has little to do with Zhu Kai. In terms of BP ability, Niu Niu feels that he is even better than Zhu Kai.
But Zhu Kai...has Li Luo.
This isn't fair.
The lesson from the first game made Steak understand that whether all his BP ideas can be implemented depends on whether the opponent has a way to break the game.
The Thorn Bird's BP adaptability is too strong, so it is too easy to guess the tactical intentions without doing some hard work.
It's just that... the risks of hard work are a bit high. If the treatment is done well, it will be a good story, but if it is not done properly, it may turn him into a clown.
While thinking about it in their hearts, the RNG players also returned to the lounge one after another.
"I don't know what's going on? Why did I choose Victor to come out and beat me hard! Oops, it makes me so annoying. When I'm pushed hard, I'll choose a big fat guy to be a troublemaker. Let's see who gets disgusted.
who!"
"Okay, okay, I'll choose some meat for you."
Kasa expresses his understanding for complaining about the gesture.
This game was played from Victor's perspective, and it was indeed quite uncomfortable.
However, the reason for the discomfort lies in the overall shortcomings of the lineup.
"How about I take EZ in my next move? I feel that if I take EZ, the laning will be easier in the early and mid-term, but I need a C in other positions."
Uzi is also communicating with his teammates.
Steak secretly observed it, and when he found that the players' mentality seemed to be okay, he relaxed a little, and then said at the right time: "If they choose red next time, we will try it. I just thought about it, everyone can chat
Let’s talk about how this system works.”
The RNG team is making intensive preparations.
In contrast, the Thorn Birds are also preparing tactics.
It's just that the Thorn Birds are obviously more prepared. Zhu Kai, among other things, is definitely one of the best in terms of diligence as a coach.
Often as long as Li Luo gives suggestions, Zhu Kai can sort them out in the shortest time.
Moreover, as a coach, Zhu Kai knew very well that he would discuss it with Li Luo whenever he felt something was slightly wrong.
The Thorn Birds have prepared so much for this playoffs.
As the short intermission ended, the players from both sides took to the competition stage again.
The three people in the commentary box also took their seats again.
When the director's camera switched to the RNG team's battle table, Guan Zeyuan looked at the RNG people who were talking and laughing. He was a little surprised and at the same time showed a smile on his face: "It seems that the RNG players are still in good spirits.
, even though I lost the first game, I still feel quite relaxed.”
The smile on the side nodded slightly: "In fact, RNG is a very mature team. They have a lot of BO5 experience. On the contrary, except for Shine, Xiye, and Xiangguo, the Thorn Birds team has many other players.
People still have relatively little BO5 experience, and the Thorn Birds’ starting mid laner is Xiao Dongbei, and his BO5 experience is even less.”
"Anyway, I hope that the Thorn Bird can guard against arrogance and impetuosity. At least I see quite good potential in the Thorn Bird."
The words of the smile made Guan Zeyuan and Wang remember to look sideways.
When Xiao Xiao said this, he was undoubtedly quite optimistic about the Thorn Birds.
"Okay, without further ado, BP will start right away. Both teams today seem to have a soft spot for the red side. In the first game, RNG chose the red side when they had priority to choose sides. Now,
The Thorn Birds clearly won the first round on the blue side with a huge advantage, but they chose red in the second round when they had the right to choose a side!"
As Guan Zeyuan finished speaking, the BP between the two parties officially began.
"On RNG's side, the previous two bans have changed! Although Jhin is still in the ban position, Neeko has also ascended to the ban position. It seems that RNG is very afraid of Neeko who performed at the MVP level in the previous game!
"
Wang remembered saying slowly.
"The main reason is that Neeko is a hero who has a strong laning ability and is not easy to be caught. There is nothing wrong with pressing this hero. However, RNG's third party actually took the lead in banning Silas... In their own opinion,
I don’t really want to choose.”
As Guan Zeyuan's words fell, RNG fans at the scene and even in the Tieba forum suddenly felt bored.
In this version of Sylas that is so popular, Xiaohu plays Sylas very rarely, which is no secret.
But what confuses the fans is that although the mid laner on the Thorn Birds team is Xiao Dongbei, RNG still chose to kill Silas. This behavior is a bit confusing.
"In contrast, the first three bans of the Thorn Birds team are exactly the same as the previous one. Kalista, Tauren and Ryze have not changed at all. Judging from the ban positions of both sides... Ezreal was
Released!"
Before Guan Zeyuan finished speaking, the RNG team immediately selected EZ on the first floor.
"Ezreal, lock it directly! RNG has changed its tactics!"
Seeing this situation, RNG fans' mood became even worse.
They don't know since when, RNG seems to want to pick Ezreal at the critical moment of a disadvantageous game.
This "bastard" AD in the eyes of most people is obviously not very likable.
"It's indeed EZ."
Behind the Thorn Birds battle table, Zhu Kai was happy.
"I know them very well. That's how they are. The system of matching heroes like EZ has a high fault tolerance rate, so they should be trying to find their status. I feel that we can actually take Karma. If we don't take it, they will definitely choose it."
Xiangguo said thoughtfully.
"There is no need to take it. If they take Karma and go down the lane, the team initiator will have to use the top stance. Is the stance good at team initiating?"
Li Luo said.
"You said that...it seems to be true. We don't need to worry about the laning in the bottom lane. If RNG's Shi Senming takes a soft assistant, the team will be softer. So what should we say?"
Xiangguo agreed with Li Luo's words.
"Just show your ad and put some pressure on them."
After Li Luo pondered for two seconds, he said a hero.
The Thorn Birds first revealed Syndra on the first floor, and after finalizing the decision, they locked down a hero on the second floor that made the whole audience uproar.
"Let us hunt those who fall into the darkness!"
When this hero's avatar lights up, any AD player will subconsciously have this line in their mind.
Night Hunter, Vayne!
Lock it directly!
At the same time, at the RNG battle table, Uzi was stunned for a moment, then showed a helpless smile, and shook his head subconsciously.
The thorn bird... is it showing off its momentum?
Just highlight Vayne first?
But what uzi has to admit is that although the hero Vayne is weak in the lane, she is really not weak when facing Ezreal.
There is a way to use Vayne to defeat Ezreal.
Ezreal needs a very high skill hit rate to show his sufficient strength in a duel.
However, Vayne's characteristic is flexibility. When facing Vayne, Ezreal has a high probability of being shown off.
And...Li Luo's Vayne...
For Uzi, fear is not a problem, but fear is inevitable.
Thorn Birds, this is putting pressure on them.
Not only Vayne, but also Syndra in the middle.
Once Syndra is elected, Xiaohu will be under great pressure.
As the line dominant hero in most versions, Syndra's existence is closely linked to the word "suppression".
With Syndra in the middle, once the Thorn Birds jungler also chooses a stronger hero, almost no midfielder combination can compete with it.
This is forcing RNG to increase its strength.
Steak stood behind the battle table, looking quite calm.
There are two ways to deal with a strong midfielder.
One way is to choose equally strong midfielders to compete with them.
The last Xiaohu failed to take advantage of Xiaodongbei. Although Kasa also has a relatively strong offensive nature, its offensiveness is still slightly worse than that of Xiangguo.
So I plan to use the second method for steak.
The so-called second method is just two words.
Tai Chi.
As long as they choose a midfielder who plays Tai Chi so that the Thorn Birds' offense cannot be effective, then the strength of the Thorn Birds team's midfielder will naturally be reduced a lot invisibly.
To achieve this, two conditions must be met.
First of all, the jungler may not be strong enough, but its role in team battles in the mid-to-late stage must be stronger than that of the Thorn Birds jungler.
Secondly, the hero in the middle lane may not be strong in the lane, but the lane clearing speed must be fast enough!
The heroic answer that satisfies these two points quickly emerged in Steak's smart mind.
After the Thorn Birds finalized the first two heroes, the RNG team's hero locking speed was also extremely fast.
Kalma, finalize it first.
Then he locked Ornn down!
"RNG's Ornn..."
Seeing this hero, RNG fans subconsciously felt a little relieved, but then they thought about it, and their sheep was gone.
Ornn is now used in stance.
But no matter what, at least the first three moves of RNG are very RNG, and this familiar feeling can also make fans feel a little more at ease.
As for the third-floor hero selection of the Thorn Birds team, it is no surprise that they are very irritable.
Excavator, choose instantly!
As a jungle hero who is also at the T1 level of the version, the Excavator is quite strong in the current version.
One of the reasons why the EDG team was able to stabilize the situation in the later stage and advance to the playoffs with a relatively good ranking is the strong rise of the Excavator.
This thing is Mingkai's specialty.
For Thorn Bird and Incense Pot, Excavator is also a hero that he is very good at.
And when Excavator and Syndra are paired together, the strength of the midfielder is absolutely maxed out.
The two sides quickly entered the second round of BP.
As expected, the Thorn Birds eliminated Thain and Olaf in the second round.
The reason for pressing down Sion is because if Syndra faced a tank-type hero like Sion in the middle, she would basically be unable to suppress her.
Thane only needs to make a ghost cloak, and Syndra's so-called strength will be reduced by half.
Needless to say about Olaf, RNG has Karma in this game. If Casa chooses Olaf, then Olaf's ability to rush into the mid-to-late game with the acceleration of Karma will be quite good.
The RNG team is very realistic.
They pinned Jace and the wine barrel to death respectively.
The former is mainly to prevent Ornn from being suppressed too badly during the laning phase, while the latter is purely because the system chosen by the RNG team for this game needs to maintain a good formation.
If the Thorn Birds are allowed to get the wine barrel, it will be very difficult to save RNG's formation during team battles.
When the second round of bans between the two sides ended, the Thorn Birds team showed a Gem Knight on the fourth floor.
"Waien... is it paired with gems? It's a very retro combination, but this combination will be very powerful in 2v2 when Vayne reaches level 6. At the same time, if the support is gems, Karma will be in the lane
You have to be more careful when you want to use W to hold a thorn bird."
"And... with the gems here, is it necessary for Ezreal to bring a purifier?"
Seeing the choice of the Thorn Birds on the fourth floor, Guan Zeyuan in the commentary box said thoughtfully.
"EZ brings purification... It's a bit of a disadvantage to be honest, and because it's Uzi, he shouldn't bring purification. EZ is a special hero. As long as you hand over E at the moment of being stunned, you will be charged.
It can also be moved out, so it’s actually not bad.”
Smile gave a relatively fair evaluation.
However, the next moment, the selection of the RNG team overturned all their discussions.
First, Qian Jue appeared on the fourth floor.
When I saw this hero, Smile's first reaction was that RNG was crazy.
When faced with a strong midfield and jungle combination like Syndra and Excavator, he actually chose a hero like Kindred who was more developed in the early stage to fight in the jungle.
Isn't this crazy?
Once the excavator invades, will Xiaohu have the opportunity to provide support?
However, RNG's fifth choice dispelled Smile's doubts.
Because the hero finalized by RNG on the fifth floor is Pike.
"Pike... is locked! So RNG looks like... it's Karma in the mid lane. It uses Karma in the mid lane to deal with Syndra's suppression, and at the same time, it pushes the lane to maintain lane rights in the middle and gives it to the jungler.
Kindred takes enough care of you, right?"
Guan Zeyuan understood instantly.
"But... in this case, RNG's bottom lane combination will no longer have the initiative. Pike is a very special hero, and its instability makes it difficult for him to have a stable advantage during the laning period. Facing Vayne and Gem,
The laning strength of Pyke and Ezreal is average."
Wang remembered saying somewhat suspiciously on the other side.
"RNG is going to have a double AD lineup. Ornn starts the team, and Kindred Ezreal plays DPS. This version of Ezreal can make up for the AP-to-AP damage style after the two-piece set. Kindred can also
Protect the back row formation, and then Pike will find opportunities to harvest... This is what RNG should be thinking."
Smiling thoughtfully, he said: "In this case, it depends on the fifth floor of the Thorn Birds team. Judging from the previous heroes, in fact, the Thorn Birds lineup lacks the hero who can start the group first. That Holy Spear Brother
Will you choose...eh? Centaur? Centaur seems really good!"
When he saw people and horses appearing on the fifth floor of Thorn Bird, his eyes lit up with a smile.
There is no pressure to fight Ornn in a laning matchup between men and horses.
The ability of the two of them to compete is not in the same dimension.
Ornn's ultimate move is very buggy in team battles.
But Centaur’s ultimate move to rush into battle is equally good!
"Well... it's locked! In this case, the lineups of both sides have been completely finalized!"
"The blue side RNG team has Ornn in the top lane, Kindred in the jungle, Karma in the mid lane, and the bottom lane duo is Ezreal and Pyke!"
"The red side Thorn Birds team, the top laner, the jungle excavator, the mid laner Syndra, and the bottom lane is a combination of Vayne and gems!"
"The players on both sides are ready, let's enter the second game of RNG vs. Thorn Birds together!"
