Compared to the downbeat atmosphere of Team E, the VG lounge at the other end of the backstage passage was a bustling scene.
Boss Ding Jun smiled and said, "Brother, if you work harder, if you win two more games, we can go to the Imperial Capital!" Dai Zhichun was also very happy.
Although he is a substitute and the team will not let him play in this year's playoffs, Able, as a transparent and cute rookie, feels that it is a very happy thing to be able to watch the team win backstage.
What's more, he is still on VG's roster!
If the team successfully enters the World Championship and wins the championship, Able will probably die of joy.
With the title of S7 Global Finals Champion, you can make a name for yourself!
It’s okay even if you don’t play a game.
Some people still can't compete in a game and don't even have skin, and they still give themselves the title of world champion!
I can't hang on to others?
Dai Zhichun now hopes that VG will perform more bravely, and it is best to keep winning, and everyone will be prosperous! Sb saw his makeup photos displayed during the MVP selection process on the TV screen, and he was so happy that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear.
"Hoo ho ho," he glanced at his double C, "You still want to win the MVP before the game? Have you asked me about Song Jinghao's opinion?"
Sb's performance in the first game was very good.
With a battle loss ratio of 4/0/4, a 35% output ratio and an economic lead of 4200 gold coins, and finally relying on his Gnar points to win the first game for the team, it is understandable to win the MVP.
Kuro snorted coldly.
"Okay, Nicole. If Gu had not gone on the road to take care of you so many times, would you have gained weight?"
He couldn't stop mumbling, "The MVP is just a thief. The real hero is definitely Sales Gu. Look at their rhythm and their operational command. Those who voted for MVP will only look at the superficial data..."
Hongmi couldn't stand it anymore and immediately interrupted.
"Let's discuss the BP ideas for the second game first. The opponent was very well prepared for the ban selection process in the first game, especially the ban positions in the first round. They basically aimed at VG's key rhythm points, and selected a set of soft and assist double protections.
The platoon system supports team battles, and the effect can be said to be remarkable. "
The players deeply agreed with the head coach's statement.
In the first game of E, Queshi showed a new way of thinking about dealing with VG, and the lineup combination was quite perfect.
There was a problem at the execution level in the arena, and Gu Xing seized the opportunity to achieve a breakthrough.
But VG can't always count on the player who led the team to step up and end the game.
The BP problem must be changed.
Gu Xing, who had just been lazily lying on the sofa to rest, heard the question raised by Hongmi, thought for a moment and then put forward his own suggestions.
"Didn't E already take out the soft-assist dual-protection system? Why don't we try it too? There's no need to hide the move anyway."
There are only four teams left in the playoffs, even if you include the teams participating in the bubble games, there are not many.
The competition has entered an intense stage, and each coaching staff will review each BO5 video over and over again, striving to let the team use the 7.16 version of the game environment as early as possible.
E opened the soft-assisted double-guaranteed system, and it is estimated that the two brothers in the other half of the area will have studied and started tomorrow. Now that the matter is over, there is no need for VG to continue to hide it!
Hongmi heard what Gu Xing said and wanted to understand the reason.
"Okay," he nodded in agreement and turned to look at Yu Wenbo, "Jack, be prepared. I'll set the stage for you in the next game."
The essence of the soft-assisted double-protection system is to build a protective lineup and team battle formation around the shooter.
Unless the mid laner is flying, the ADC must be the pivot.
In the last game E, the bottom lane combination was chosen at the end. It seemed that the duo was sacrificed on the BP level, but it was really a last resort.
If they choose heroes for the bottom lane first, they won't be able to play in the upper, middle and jungle areas - such a powerful top half combination was picked by Gu Xing in the first game. It is conceivable that if the characters have poor early fighting ability, they will collapse.
The speed will only get faster!
The white moon was then
Ya can only save the bottom lane for the second round and then grab the stronger upper midfielder first.
Fortunately, E is the first team to move the soft-assist dual-protection platoon to the professional arena. It can enjoy the information gap bonus, so it can also choose a combination of protective soft-assist + late-stage core shooter in the second round of BP.
But that's all.
After Hongmi saw through the opponent's tactical arrangement in the second game, he would not let White Crescent easily choose the system he is good at! Hearing that he would become the absolute core of VG in the next game, Jack was overjoyed.
"Okay, just watch it," he promised with his head held high, "Watch my brother carry the whole audience!"
At this time, a staff member came to the stage to remind them to prepare for the second set. VG players got up and went out one after another. Relaxed, they laughed and laughed all the way, commenting leisurely and elegantly on each other's wonderful moves in the game.
"This trash Xiye made me laugh to death," Jack said as Gao Dewei once famously said, crossing his hands behind his head and saying with a smile on his face, "I want to save flash by playing Syndra in the last game.
, but the result was that Lao Gu’s Q flash caused my scalp to go numb!”
"That's not necessary, you're exaggerating." Kuro educated him with a straight face.
Yu Wenbo:?
If someone else had said this, Jack would have echoed it.
But aren't you, Li Ruixing, usually the best at licking the jungle?
Why did you suddenly change your gender?
Yu Wenbo even suspected that Kuro had been taken away by someone else.
Seemingly sensing Jack's confusion, Li Ruixing explained.
"Isn't the shuttle flash you mentioned just a basic operation for a salesperson? There's really no need to brag about it. I see it every day and I've long been used to it!"
Kuro said seriously, "Jack, if you do this kind of shuttle maneuver in the professional arena, I will definitely blow your mind!"
Yu Wenbo's head was covered with black lines.
What do you mean?
It implies that the buddies are slow to react in a flash, right?
Before Jack could open his mouth to argue, he heard Kuro shaking his head and sighing before continuing, "But Xiye is really unreasonable. He seems to really think that he can carry everyone with just one Syndra. It's really a daydream.
........."
When Yu Wenbo heard this, he showed his trademark crooked smile and couldn't help but encourage him, "Then you have to be more ruthless. It's best to beat Su Hanwei until he loses consciousness!"
VG and C looked at each other and said hey hey tacitly.
Naturally, there is no deep hatred between the two of them and Xiye, but there is still a bit of resentment.
When Jack was forming the Seven Wolves, he failed to win over Xiye, and later on he always felt a bit like "asking for something but not getting it, and feeling hate out of love."
Kuro is because of IEM9, which has been mentioned many times before. Xiye also had a share of the credit for Aluka's veteran driver crashing the Tigers' game.
But Li Ruixing didn't think Xiye could beat him.
After the game between IEM and E, he was the only one who was given a flight ticket to return home by Korean netizens. The rest of his teammates had to be sent to swim back to Seoul. This shows the level of effort!
Kuro and others were doing whatever they wanted in the LCK, but when they left the country, they were beaten by E, who was last in the LPL, and their hearts were broken. Day and night, even in their sleep, the majestic figure of veteran driver Thain was seen.
He just wanted to take revenge one day, but unfortunately he didn't see E in the S5 and S6 World Championships.
You were not in the global finals at all. Where were you hiding?
Kuro, who was deeply melancholy, thought he would never encounter E again in his life, an opponent who left a psychological shadow on him.
Unexpectedly, VG gave him an olive branch at the end of S6!
Kuro came to LPL this year and finally met E in the league.
He swore that he must take back what he lost with his own hands!
Throughout the season, Kuro was so excited when he met E that he had to give Xiye a taste!
Li Ruixing was full of enthusiasm, and his steps were firm and strong as he walked towards the stage.
Gu Xing followed Master Hou
Zhong took the paper cup filled with iced Coke and quickly followed his teammates onto the stage.
The cheers from the audience were non-stop. The ten-year-old VC held a banner with support slogans to cheer for the supporting players.
He looked around and saw a fan in the front row using a tablet to post an emoticon of himself - looking at the team uniforms, it should be something taken during MSI. Four teammates were lined up at the side and behind, and Gu Xing was leaving after the game. Shi was walking in front, pointing to the lens he had just discovered.
The caption is quite a bit of a joke, 'The person pointed out does not have a monster spawn.
Gu Xing almost choked while drinking Coke. He quickly sat down and patted his chest to steady his breathing.
After putting on the headphones a little later, he heard the interview recorded before the game being played.
The big screen was located above the stage, and Gu Xing couldn't see it even if he raised his head.
But he could still identify the interviewee based on the timbre alone.
Kandi.
"We have to face VG's Virtue in the semi-finals. We are also old rivals, but we can't be called old enemies. After all, the winning rates are very different..." Xiang Renjie said with a slightly bitter smile.
Then he clenched his fists with high morale, "But after today's showdown, I will definitely become Virtue's lifelong enemy!"
"It has been 5 years since E last entered the global finals. Now that the ticket to the world championship is in front of me, I must consider whether this is the only opportunity in my life!"
"This year's E will definitely not disappoint everyone who has always supported the team!"
Kandi's interview was full of conviction and moved the 60E crowd in the audience.
It is worth mentioning that the supporters of this team are very rare.
For emerging projects like e-sports, many supporters are purely personal fans who follow the players' teams.
But E is the same as IG, another ancient giant, in that team fans account for the majority, and the content of individual fans is relatively low.
As a result, many team members were once hardcore 60E players. When they went to the club for trial training with high ranking scores, they set the goal of entering E! Xiye, for example, was a die-hard fan of E1.0 back then.
Of course, there are exceptions.
The old thief Sima was a barista at the Black E bar before he started playing professionally. He had an affair with Xiao Heizi. Later, he had a lot of fun playing in the E bar. He also got to know a good teacher and friend like Shan Niruo, which was a fruitful experience.
However, Kandi is an Iron-Blooded 60E, and his speech aroused enthusiastic responses from the E fans at the scene.
But the fun people in the online live broadcast room didn't care about this and started mocking and joking in the chat channel.
[After today’s BO5, you want to become Brother Xing’s old enemy? You hinted that you can win, right? I think you are useless Kandi! 】
【Old enemy? Dutiful son!】
[In terms of filial piety, Kandi is still not as good as Xiang Guo and Xiao Peanut, so he has to step back a little, but if he loses in the semi-finals, I would like to make you the Third Prince of Xing Ge!]
[It can only be said that the director understands that even if this interview is shown at the beginning, Kandi will not be embarrassed by Jiang Zi. Now that E has lost the first game and then broadcasts it, the effect of the program is really tight]
[Guigui, I just remembered that E has not entered the World Championship in five years, so it is worthy of being called an ancient giant with a 10% discount? IG has entered twice! 】
[Sister Li, can you believe that E entered the LPL finals for the first time in this year’s Spring Split? 】
The pre-match interview came to an end with the sonorous and powerful metallic crunching sound!
The BP panel is presented to everyone!
In the commentator's seat, remembering who had used the intermission to adjust his condition, said in a high-pitched voice, "The second round of BP has begun. E chose the blue side for himself. Come up and ban the spider first!"
After Elise was weakened, her strength actually declined.
From a theoretical point of view, it was definitely not worth grabbing, but White Crescent Moon didn't dare to let Gu Xing off the spider, for fear that the other party would use her to do evil in the early stage and cause disgusting people.
"VG still bans the swing prince first, trying to block E's upper jungle hero pool...
..."
The first two bans of both sides in the first round were exactly the same as the previous game. After White Crescent banned Rock Bird, Redmi banned the current version's only true core snake girl.
Only the third hand has changed.
White Crescent blocked Sb's special sword girl, while VG was responsible for Luo's ban position and demolished the Phoenix Legend.
"The Bull Head has been released. This hero has been strengthened in version 7.14. The damage resistance of R [Steady Will] has been increased by 5%. I wonder if E is interested in choosing it?"
Remember to be very interested.
The director will give the data in a timely manner.
In the 7.16 version used in the LPL playoffs, Niutou's BP rate is as high as 83.3%!
The 5% damage reduction enhancement of the ultimate move may not seem like much, but if you take a closer look, you will find that this enhancement is very terrifying. When the same resistance is superimposed, the frankness is amazing!
Alistar's level 3 R skill has 75% damage reduction, which is simply incredible!
But both teams wanted to use protective soft assistants in this game, and didn't even look at the bull heads placed outside.
"E chooses to grab Syndra first, or it has to limit Kuro's performance!"
Redmi's response was also unambiguous, directly snatching away Lulu + Verus, the top duo that takes care of both lane and teamfighting.
"Lulu?" I remember being confused. "The version understanding of this semi-final seems to have changed. Purple Garlic has appeared two times in a row!" In the previous competition days, the auxiliary position was still melee.
The ultimate version of Protection Aid and Tiger Balm.
Thresh, Rakan, Tauren, Braum and Tahm are collectively known as the four kings of support in the summer split!
But now, the two teams show completely different understandings of the version, which makes me very confused.
The one who was more puzzled than him was the white crescent moon.
No, I don’t play melee protection support because there are more suitable soft support double protection platoons. What do you mean you also started playing Lulu? Just follow my BP?
The white crescent moon turned its little head, puzzled.
He was famous in the LOL e-sports circle for his Sharingan. Sometimes he copied the opponent's coach's BP very quickly, so he was nicknamed Coach Kakashi.
What's the situation now?
broken.
Have I been copied?
"Wair day," Kandi hissed, "What do VG Gods and Demons mean? They can also play soft-assisted double-protection platoon?"
The white crescent moon calmed down, "Don't be afraid, the other side is trying to learn and sell it, but the effect will definitely not be good!"
If Redmi thinks that it can achieve the perfect effect of the soft-assisted double-guarantee system by just copying BP, it would be too whimsical!
The structure of the system concerns every detail from the laning phase to the team battle.
It is impossible for VG to integrate it in a short 10-minute truce period!
"Let's fight for heroes as usual, and we can win if we keep a good attitude!" Bai Yueya urged the players.
According to his instructions, E finally got the combination of Big Mouth + Karma.
White Crescent Moon still wants to select heroes for the top half first, so as to ensure the team's combat strength in the early stage and prevent them from being bullied at will by the enemy.
But after VG suddenly changed its attitude in this game and started playing protective soft assistants, alarm bells went off in his heart.
If they don't choose the bottom lane in the first round, after the second round of BP starts, Redmi is likely to ban the few soft assistants who can play, or the core offensive and fast shooters in the later stage!
White Crescent had no choice but to prioritize the duo.
I didn’t dare to choose the wind girl with stronger protection ability, mainly because Janna has not yet been revised. The cooldown of [Zefeng Guardian] is a full 12 seconds, and the laning level is poor.
Paired with Big Mouth, who also has average laning strength, there is a risk of being crushed directly in the early stage when facing the VG duo!
In comparison, Karma's laning intensity is much higher, which can help the big mouth smoothly transition to the mid-term power stage.
And in the later stage, there is also an E [Inspiration] that can increase the movement speed of the big mouth, helping Kog'Maw to pull during the activation of [Biochemical Barrage], so as to better deal high damage.
"VG's third pick was Keg for the jungle...Brother Xing is a real team today. He doesn't play a character like Rek'Sai who can enter the field recklessly. Instead, he acts as a tool for his teammates!"
I remember being filled with emotion.
Zeyuan on the side repeatedly echoed, "The key is that Brother Xing's hero pool is so comprehensive. No matter what type of role he plays, he can always play his due role!"
In the second round of BP, Redmi focused on blocking the opponent's unselected top and jungle characters, sending both Pig Girl and Big Chongzi to the ban position.
"This hand is good at banning big bugs," Zeyuan commented fairly. "E uncharacteristically blocked the Sword Lady in the first round, so it is very likely that he chose Chogas!"
Big bugs have been relatively rare on the professional stage in the past two years, and the cumbersome skill mechanism is naturally an important reason.
Of course, the root cause is that the value is not high enough.
In version 7.14, the designer simply added a value to it.
E [Stab of Fear] has been reworked to add a percentage of damage based on health, a new slowing effect, and a new additional attack range.
Q [Rupture] even reduces the mana cost of all levels by 30 points!
It’s just naked enhancement without any cover-up!
After the changes, the tank version of the gods has officially returned!
The front row equipment is enhanced, the warrior heroes are weakened, and the tank heroes are updated and redone on a large scale... just to provide room for tank tanks!
As we all know, Big Insect is very afraid of Sword Queen. His blood volume seems to be very high, but in fact, it is just weak under Fiona's percentage damage sword blade!
Moreover, Q [Rupture] will also be blocked by Laurent's Eyesight, so there is no chance of winning in a duel.
In Zeyuan's view, Hongmi is a BP strategy that predicts E in advance, which can be regarded as a great achievement.
But when White Crescent Moon saw the big bug being carried to the side, the corners of its mouth couldn't help but raise slightly.
His ban in the second round is simple and simple, just to put pressure on Kuro and block Galio and Ryze who may still appear after being weakened.
There is only one principle.
Make every effort to prevent Kuro from roaming and supporting during the laning phase!
Although E lost the game in the last game, the basic concept was implemented well.
After being forced to use planes, Li Ruixing stayed on the line for the entire game without wandering around. He only used explosive packs to create an advantage for the team in team battle formations.
After White Crescent has tasted the sweetness, there is absolutely no reason to give up, and must give Kuro more strength!
"VG's fourth choice seems to be to give Kuro a magic core to support him in the later stage..." I remember looking at the various mages that kept jumping in the hero selection box, "But now the snake girl is gone, and Victor is gone.
After being cut down, is it possible that you will continue to play with airplanes?”
Ze Yuan answered loudly, "Here we come! He took out Kuchi again, Kuro wants to continue his excellent touch in the previous game into this game!" The mid laner matchup did not change.
Hongmi's thinking is very simple. Aircraft are one of the few basic attack magic cores that can be blessed with protective soft assists.
When Duan Deliang comes out with an incense burner, he can also apply buffs to him to increase Kuchi's combat effectiveness!
"Look at the last two options of E. What are you going to use? Even though the damage of E [Sapling Throwing] has been reduced, the strength of the big tree is still pretty good!"
As soon as Zeyuan finished speaking, he saw another unexpected hero locking down in seconds.
I discovered that courage is unreliable at all, only complete madness makes sense!
Select your voice to echo throughout the venue.
"Kled?!" Ze Yuan was dumbfounded, "Yes, it's funny, I haven't seen him for a long time since the mid-season!" The Furious Knight riding the timid lizard in the circle looked quite happy.
, but it caused an uproar in the live audience and the live broadcast room!
[Good guy, Brother Legs is showing off his unique skills!]
[I believe in Kled from 957, Que has two brushes]
[Every BP is starting to renaissance today, right? It’s Lulu Karma and Kled, dreaming back to half a year ago?]
"So that's it!" I remember having an epiphany, "The real purpose of E to block Sword Princess is to
To create opportunities for Kled to appear!"
Sword Queen's unter Kled, Q [Zero Bear Trap] is stably counter-stunned by Laurent's Eyesight Blade, which means she lacks an important output skill.
What's more, the current Furious Knight has not added a serious injury mechanism, and the basic blood volume that he is proud of is not worth mentioning in front of the Sword Queen!
Bai Yueya knew that VG had it and chose the Counter position, so he sent Sword Girl to the ban position early. At the same time, he tried to deceive Red Rice, making the opponent mistakenly think that he would choose the more popular version of Big Bug, and deceived VG into banning it!
Now that the plan is successful, Bai Yueya can't stop laughing.
"VG finally decided to win Qinggang Ying," I remember commenting, "This is also a good choice against Kled, but it will be more uncomfortable during the laning period. After dragging it behind the three-phase Hydra, it relies on real damage and
The advantage of movement speed can also pull the opponent away!"
But just because of the discomfort in the laning phase, White Crescent's BP goal has been achieved.
He chose Kled, firstly, to ensure the team's early half line rights, and secondly, to force the team to charge forward in the later stages.
As for the side situation in the later stages, White Crescent really doesn't have the energy to consider everything thoroughly.
Ten players exchange heroes, and the lineups of both sides are now determined.
Blue square E: top laner Kled, jungler Big Tree, mid laner Syndra, bottom lane Big Mouth + Karma.
Red square VG: top laner Qinggang Ying, jungler Barrel, midlane plane, bottom lane Verus + Lulu.
"Brother Xing shouldn't be able to play Nuclear Bucket in this game. The team is lacking in the front row, so let him take the lead..."
Zeyuan made a fair evaluation, "The advantage is that there are enough output points. As long as one of the upper, middle and lower lines can maintain an advantage and a balance, VG team battles will be very easy to perform!"
"However, the lineup chosen by E in this game is also quite strong. It has big tree saplings, which can provide the team with sufficient vision protection. It also has Karma + Kled double acceleration to rush into the formation, which is very good at forcing TP in the mid-term!"
Remember to nod in agreement, "In terms of lineup thickness, VG has the upper hand. They have the late-stage dual core of Airplane + Verus and the single belt of Qinggang Shadow. They are getting stronger as they drag on; E is a standard mid-term force, with several
If the hero really wants to postpone the team battle until the late stage, he will face the problem of insufficient damage! "
While talking, the director focused the camera on the head coaches of the two teams.
The two shook hands in the center of the stage and then walked backstage side by side.
Bai Yueya complained in a low voice, "Yin Chengrong, what do you mean, copy my BP, right?"
Hongmi sighed briefly, "I can't help it. I'm really at my wits end. I think your BP idea is pretty good, so I'll just borrow it and use it..."
"Hey, you don't mind, do you?"
He deliberately pretended to be exaggerated.
White Crescent Moon heard a bit of teasing in it, blushed and said harshly, "Just wait and see, you want to copy my system? You will know what it means to imitate others later!"
Hongmi was confused.
He has been practicing Chinese in the LPL for two and a half years, but because his role is different from that of a player, he always carries a translator with him, so there is no need to practice Mandarin to the point of proficiency.
At present, his mastery of Chinese is limited to understanding some daily and game-related expressions.
As for the idiom "Dong Shi Xiao Feng", Hongmi has no idea what it means.
Seeing the confused expression on the other side's face, Bai Yueya felt like she punched the cotton, and her tense breath was released.
Why do you think you are competing with him?
Waving his hand, Bai Yueya left Hongmi alone and quickly left.
Hongmi walked briskly. After returning to the team lounge, he looked relaxed and said to Mr. Hou next to him: "We won this round. We can discuss the BP for the third round."
Ding Jun was startled by his confidence, "I don't want to open champagne before the game. This is just the beginning of the first-level position!"
"Don't worry," Hongmi waved his hand, "We have been practicing this dual-protection, platoon, and soft-assist system for two months, and our proficiency is much higher than that of E.
!」
The TV signal in the room transmitted the voice content of the VG player seats on the stage to everyone's ears verbatim.
"Brothers, let's show the opponent what a true soft-assist double-protection platoon is in this game!" Gu Xing encouraged his teammates in an impassioned tone.
Jack was very motivated, "It's necessary. I almost laughed to death when I saw the opponent's lame gameplay in the last game. It's full of flaws and it's not as good as when we just practiced for two weeks!"
"Today I have to fight to make the opponent doubt his life!"
Ding Jun was extremely optimistic and confident from his coaches to the players, and this gave him confidence.
Just like they said.
As soon as the game started, VG showed an extraordinary understanding of the soft-assist double-guarantee system.
Pay off the line.
All three lines are open!
Originally, VG only had the upper and middle lanes which were at a disadvantage, while the bottom lane was an advantageous lane.
But Jack and Duan Deliang consciously walked into the troop pile at the beginning, allowing Ben's Karma RQ to hit the VG minion, and then pushed the troop line transfer point near the VG lower tower!
"What kind of gameplay is this?" I remember to be sharp-eyed and noticed some clues when the game was 3 minutes old. "VG's formation was very shrinking, and there was no idea of attacking at all!"
Zeyuan thought for a moment and said, "One thing to say, this shrinking formation puts a lot of pressure on our jungler, but it can indeed effectively avoid being ganked in the early stage. Kandi is not easy to deal with now!"
Kandi felt flustered.
He wanted to catch someone, but VG retreated too far. If Dashu wanted to launch a gank, he had no choice but to jump over the tower.
However, there is no need to talk about the upper and lower paths. One is that the opponent Qinggangying himself has sufficient means to avoid tower jumping, and the other is that his own duo does not have stable control.
The middle line is connected in all directions and is easy to run, so it is difficult to cross the tower to kill. Unless Xiye can deplete Kuro's health, there will be no chance.
How to catch?
There is no way to Gank!
But the lineup E got has offensive pressure!
If you don't open up the situation in the early stage, how can you play if you drag it to a few output points of VG and the equipment is formed?