This is not only the prototype city of GTA5, but also the location of Riot Games’ headquarters.
Ghost Crab woke up early and had just gone to work. When he turned on his computer, he was about to go to the nearby Bilgewater Cafe to get a drink to refresh himself.
As soon as I left my work station, I met a familiar Asian face.
"Chunli, are you here to deliver the version update application report?" Ghost Crab saw a pile of documents in the other party's hand and was used to it, "Put it on the table and I'll sign it later."
As the chief designer of League of Legends, he will not be responsible for specific patch design, but will only oversee the overall process.
The subordinates reported the specific data information after the test server changes, and Ghost Crab glanced at it and signed it. "Version 7.18, the global finals patch is coming!" He hummed a tune from his hometown happily.
"When I go back to China to travel, I want to eat roast duck every day!" Ghost Crab began to think about a bright future, "There is also General Tso's Chicken. I used to get fortune cookies at Panda Express. I guess the ones in China are more authentic.
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It's just that Chunli looked uneasy, and she didn't have the energy to correct that there was no such dish as General Tso's Chicken in China. It was purely an American-style Chinese food created to adapt to Amrica's taste of adding sugar for free.
Ghost Crab didn't know why, "Is there anything else?"
Chunli murmured in a low voice, "The LPL Summer League has just ended." Due to the time difference, it was still dawn in Santa Monica when Gu Xing and others lifted the Silver Dragon Cup.
Ghost Crab is old and doesn't have the energy to stay up late to watch the game. He only remembered this after hearing Chunli's words.
"VG won, right?" Ghost Crab guessed. Seeing his subordinates nodding, he was not surprised.
In his opinion, VG completely defeated EDG in terms of hard power, and it was reasonable to win the final.
"What's unsettling, isn't G2 also the Summer Championship?" Ghost Crab didn't take the league championship seriously at all.
Just two days before the LPL Summer Finals, the European Division took the lead.
Galaxy Battleship G2 faced the challenge of MSF Rabbids. MSF is considered a new star in the European division. It has POE, one of the candidates for the King of France, and HansSa, the top Edisi. They have shown great strength in the summer split, which is very double-C intensive.
As a result, G2 was vulnerable in the finals!
The five players of G2 are all ranked first in the entire division. They can gain an economic advantage of two to three thousand by laning each other! In the end, they also swept it 3 to 0. G2 won the league for the fourth consecutive time and created a new era in the League of Legends.
A new record for the competition!
Ghost Crab thinks it's no big deal to let the three wild kings win the league championship.
As long as they don't let them continue to succeed in the World Championship. "I feel that Chunli you have done a good job in revamping the summer version," Ghost Crab praised. "The grass-fed version is very effective in weakening the three wild kings. They are struggling now, a bit
The feeling of being acclimatized.”
This makes the ghost crab very satisfied.
Although both G2 and VG won the league championship, that is because the competition in the division is not fierce.
Look at LCK!
Peanut's performance in the summer split was very average, and he was extremely unsuited to the herbivorous jungle version. He would forcefully invade as a pig girl, and then be given a head bounty if he was caught.
If it weren't for the high intensity of the top laners in Dragon Ball, the team might not even be able to reach the finals!
Ghost Crab feels that by continuing to use the herbivorous jungle version, the three jungle kings of the S6 season will be revealed sooner or later!
He even made bold statements, "We won't be able to eat juice from these three people until the World Championships!"
Chunli was silent for a long time before telling the truth, "But early this morning, VG came up with a new tactic in the Xia Jue.
"Huh?" Ghost Crab was stunned, "Isn't it a soft-assisted double-guaranteed row?"
Chunli shook her head, "No, it's a system built around a specific piece of equipment—the incense burner."
Facing the frowning Ghost Crab, he took out a race report from the document bag in his arms and handed it to his boss, giving a brief introduction.
"VG has raised the priority of the incense burner in the auxiliary position very high. They didn't even make the eye stone for the first item, and just chose to use the incense burner naked."
Ghost Crab took the match report and glanced at it for a few times. He couldn't help but let out a soft hiss, and his heart plummeted to the bottom of the valley.
Riot holds the source files of the game video, and with its powerful data analysis system, it can grasp far more information about the game than the audience.
Now the ghost crab can see the specific time when VG made the incense burner in each game, as well as the detailed attribute gains provided by the prop.
In the third game, Duan Deliang's incense burner caused a total of 7777 points of damage and gained 9200 points of life recovery! What B data?
The ghost crab raised his eyes and looked at his subordinates, his eyes filled with disbelief.
Are you sure there are no bugs in the system?
Chunli instantly understood what Ghost Crab meant—he had the same shocked face when he saw the event data information half an hour ago.
"...No problem, I have reviewed it," his Adam's apple rolled, "The incense burner worth 2,200 gold coins provides the entire team with effects that far exceed its value."
Under normal circumstances, the average damage of a C-position hero in the normal version is around 650 points.
If the game lasts for 30 minutes, it will be about 20,000 points of damage.
The damage + recovery amount provided by the incense burner creates a blood volume gap that is almost equivalent to that of a C-position character!
In this river?
If he hadn't had to talk about resin in front of his subordinates, the ghost crab would have wanted to talk about Tibetan words.
Who made the pig-nose equipment like the incense burner?! Let me know that I must have fired you!
He immediately thought about it.
It seems that the incense burner was modified under his own instructions. That's okay.
At that time, Thunder + Sword Stealing Blade resulted in too strong consumable support, and the equipment and gameplay gradually became one-dimensional.
Designers like to teach players how to play games. If you feel that you are not good at this, you must play with assistance according to our ideas.
So I came up with a bad idea.
Didn’t players say that if Riot likes the strongest thing the most, it will cut it?
This time we're doing it the other way around.
Strengthen other routines to enrich the diversity of the auxiliary position! At that time, this plan received strong support from Ghost Crab. He felt that this uncharacteristic way of changing the version was really
It’s so cool and will bring unprecedented freshness to players!
As a result, Censer was strengthened twice after the end of the S6 season. The designers wanted to bring the protective soft assistant back to the professional arena.
However, it had little effect at that time, and everyone still preferred to play consumable support.
The designer team is dealing with a large number of hero equipment changes every day, and within a few days they forgot about the two enhancements of the Incense Burner. Who would have thought that it would directly foreshadow VG's trump card tactical system!
Looking back now, Ghost Crab feels that he shot himself in the foot!
I originally expected to see VG embarrass themselves in the herbivorous jungle version that relies on double C.
However, people are able to keenly capture the answers to the new version, directly leading the trend of the professional arena!
The ghost crab felt a little uneasy.
He joined the League of Legends operations team for quite some time after leaving Blizzard, and he boasts a thorough knowledge of LOL e-sports.
Since VG dared to take out the incense burner system in the LPL finals, it proves that they are fully prepared for the system derived from this equipment!
In the second game of the final, VG took out Kalista and used the Poke Ball to protect and assist, which is enough to prove that the team is at the forefront of the world in the research and development of the incense burner system!
The ghost crab suddenly felt bad when he thought of this.
If the incense burner system is still the answer to the S7 World Championship, then wouldn’t VG...
He took several deep breaths and tried to calm down the turbulent emotions in his heart.
"Is there any remedy?" Ghost Crab asked in a deep voice, "Renovate the incense burner!"
Chunli shook her head and showed the remaining items in the document bag to the ghost crab.
It's the 7.18 version implementation report. Ghost Crab's heart skipped a beat. It's over.
Tomorrow is the deadline for the global finals version to be installed!
If drastic changes are not made and only some fine-tuning is made, the status of the incense burner will definitely not be shaken!
Now that Ghost Crab is looking at the attribute gains that the incense burner has given to the team, he is secretly shocked.
He feels that the next bubbling matches in each major competition area will evolve from soft-assisted double-guaranteed platooning to a system with the incense burner monster as the absolute core!
"We don't have much time left..." Chunli's tone was full of bitterness.
It turns out that when she was studying in China, Chunli thought that this sentence was exclusive to the national football team.
I didn’t expect it could be used on fists!
"When we patch, we must reserve time in advance to observe the intensity changes of the test server, otherwise it is easy to make mistakes," Chunli glanced at Ghost Crab secretly, "Greg, you don't want to repeat the plot of the S5 World Championship, right?"
The ghost crab was choked.
Before the S5 global finals, they "had an idea" and completely redone the Juggernaut.
The result is a group of supermodel dads!
That World Championship was the most entertaining global event after S2. The early line changes made people sleepy, and the dominant tank warriors in the later stage snowballed wildly on the sidelines. They were simply invincible!
Ghost Crab knows what kind of mission this year's global finals has.
China, this mysterious Eastern country has the largest number of League of Legends players in the world.
As we all know, LOL is currently the most popular e-sports game in the world.
The same is true regardless of CN. Various live broadcast data have always dominated the rankings on Mouse Channel.
But if you add CN, it will be a killer!
Riot Games put the S7 World Championship there just to take advantage of the most popular year of League of Legends to harvest a wave of traffic!
Domestic parent company Tencent has invincible dual-channel marketing with QQ + WeChat. This year’s global finals are destined to be unprecedentedly popular!
Then it is the designer’s obligation to dedicate highly entertaining e-sports events to the audience!
Originally, Ghost Crab did not plan to make a major version change in the World Championship, so that the professional teams would have enough time to study the patches and develop all the routines they could find in order to reach the pinnacle!
But now it seems that if the incense burner is modified, the balance will definitely not be achieved in a hurry.
Once it becomes an outrageous version like the S5 World Championship, it will greatly affect the ratings!
The ratings data for the most important World Championship in the history of League of Legends once suffered a decline...
The ghost crab shudders.
Even though he is a well-known top designer in the gaming industry.
But in front of capital, he is just a beta!
At least one World Championship will bring hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue to Riot Games.
If the Ghost Crab messes up S7, Ryze and Tetamir can tell him to pack up and get out in a matter of minutes!
Not only that, he will have to carry the identity of "the culprit who destroyed the S7 World Championship" from now on!
Although Ghost Crab does not have a good reputation in the player circle, he is not a fool, and he has to bring some dark history to himself. But if the incense burner is not changed, VG will maintain a strong dominance, and he wants to weaken his predecessor
The world champion's plan goes completely opposite!
The ghost crab hates it to death.
Ever since he learned about the power of the incense burner, he felt that VG obviously had a bear!
The opponent deliberately stuck at the last moment before the global finals patch was determined, and caught him off guard by showing his trump card.
It is undoubtedly a naked demonstration and a revenge for the designer's targeted weakening of VG!
The ghost crab was shocked and angry when he thought of this.
Logically speaking, except Riot Games and the two direct service agents of Garena and Tencent, no one will know the detailed update rules of League of Legends patches.
How did VG get the information? Is there a spy in our team?
Chunli was still frowning and asking the leader for advice, "Greg,
What should we do?"
The ghost crab calmed down quickly.
Between job prospects and disgusting VG, anyone with a brain will choose the former!
Ghost crabs are no exception.
If I think about it seriously, I don't have any deep hatred against VG.
Weakening the opponent is just a routine for every world champion.
At present, it seems that it is not impossible to be accommodating and not offend others to the point of death.
If I only get that little money in a month, why are I risking my life? Riot is not my home!
"Then let's do this for now," Ghost Crab said to Chunli with a friendly face, "I'm going to have a cup of coffee, and I'll sign the patch installation documents when I get back."
When Chunli heard this, she knew what her boss's attitude was.
He was a little unwilling.
After studying it for a whole year, I slashed at VG’s vital points.
Then create a top team that is one step away from the Grand Slam of the year!
And seeing that the World Championships are about to begin, I have no choice but to watch them being arrogant and domineering!
The more Chunli thought about it, the more annoyed she became, but there was no solution. She could only puff out her mouth and sulk, her cheeks swollen like a pufferfish.
The instigator, Gu Xing, had just finished the post-match group interview and relaxedly put on his bag to run out for dinner.
"Today, all the expenses incurred by everyone and their families will be charged to my account, Ding Jun!" Boss Ding said in a loud voice, for fear that the team members wouldn't hear.
"President is great!" Kuro said with a happy face.
It's not that far from Seoul to the imperial capital. He brought his family over, and it would cost a lot of money to have a good meal out.
Now Ding Jun's behavior of throwing coins makes him grateful.
"Then we'll just pick the expensive one!" Jack joked.
"No problem," Ding Jun waved his hand, "You can do whatever you want, we're not short of money!"
The excitement caused by winning the Summer Crown has not yet been vented, and he is eager to spend some money to have fun.
"I plan to go to Xinrongji for dinner," Gu Xing greeted in advance, "I had a meal at my hometown last time and my family liked it very much.
Taizhou is close to Ningbo, and the flavors of the dishes are generally acceptable.
He remembered that Shen Guanshan liked to eat the drunk crab there, and his parents had a special liking for the yellow croaker of the older generation.
Gu Pan, on the other hand, had a good bite of rice cake—although every time he heard the price of the dishes, he would frown because he felt like he was being taken advantage of, but the joy on his face when he tasted the delicious food could not fool him. "What is Xin Rong Ji?" Jack
Be a curious kid. "This is a place that cooks Taizhou cuisine," Gu Xing simply explained, "You probably can't go there because there's a lot of seafood there."
Yu Wenbo immediately surrendered, "Then let's go eat tomahawk steak."
Then he started to talk nonsense again, "I have to work hard tonight and try to make Boss Ding feel so painful!"
"Come on, come on, you eat like that every day, my brother can't even go bankrupt!" Ding Jun didn't care.
Song Jinghao and Kuro planned to act together as a family. They both planned to find an authentic roast duck restaurant to taste the delicacies of foreign countries.
As for why it has to be a roast duck restaurant...
Because the only food they knew about this city since childhood was roast duck.
Gu Xing said goodbye to the other members of the training team and hurried outside the stadium to save his family from waiting too long. Wukesong Stadium was so big that he walked around for a quarter of an hour before leaving.
On the way out of the venue, he was surrounded by VG supporters who were leaving the venue, shouting and venting their excitement. At first, Gu Xing was surprised why there were no EDG fans. Later he realized that Zhuzai was probably not in the mood to watch him win the cup.
They were wiped out when the Guodian crystal exploded.
However, there were too many fans nearby, and Gu Xing was afraid of being recognized.
It’s not that I don’t want to interact with others and sign autographs and take photos, it’s just that my family is waiting for me and I don’t want to delay for too long.
Later he realized that he had thought too much.
After the finals and the break-up time, it is already 8:30 pm.
It has already been dusk in the imperial capital, and the sky is so dark that one cannot see even one's fingertips, relying on street lamps to provide some light.
Gu Xing took advantage of the darkness of the night and the black championship jacket he was wearing, and when he put on his hat, no one could recognize him! "The night is my veil..." This widow's line came to his mind.
Not too funny.
But Gu Xing had just won the championship, and now his heart was bubbling with beauty, and he was happy even if his mood fluctuated a little bit.
When he arrived at the meeting place agreed with his sister in the WeChat group chat, he could see Gu Pan at a glance.
The other party was talking to his parents about E+'s future plans with his back to him. When his parents didn't understand something, they had to explain it in detail.
As soon as Gu Pan mentioned the issue of bidding and sponsorship for next year, he heard a loud shout.
"Get out of the queue!"
Gu Pan, who had just finished his military training, didn't obey his legs at all and took a step to the side.
Then he turned his head in hindsight, gritted his teeth and rushed forward to strangle Gu Xing, "You are going to die, aren't you?"
"Do you still want to have a free meal?" Gu Xingyi warned righteously, "If you pinch me again, you will pay for it yourself tonight!" "Free? Even if you treat us, won't it still be our money?" Gu Pan recognized the facts.
"Boss Ding said that we can reimburse you," Gu Xing said proudly, "If you don't want to come, that's fine. The four of us can just sit at a small table..."
Gu Pan immediately changed his hand gestures from pinching to holding arms, with a bright smile on his face, "Hey, Gu Xing, you are awesome today. Watching the final in the stands makes me so excited!"
Shen Guanshan suppressed a smile and watched Gu Pan's performance, letting Gu Xing put his other arm around his shoulders and leaned into his boyfriend's arms.
"You played really well today." Father Gu said with a smile in his voice.
Mom also echoed beside her, "Mr. Que, I really didn't expect to be so successful..."
"You two have made great progress," Gu Xing, who has always been close to his parents, joked at this time, "can you understand the content of the game now?"
"To be honest, I don't understand," Gu's mother said bluntly, "I mainly listened to Xiao Shen and Panpan to understand a little bit." "Of course, your father and I still understand the simple question of whoever is financially ahead has an advantage.
!" My mother was very proud. My father walked forward with his hands behind his back, "The two of us came here mainly to watch people. Whether we win the game or not is really secondary."
for many fans.
When they buy tickets or watch live broadcasts, they watch Virtue. But their parents only watch Gu Xing.
"Don't put too much pressure on yourself in the future, you know?" Dad turned around and warned, "Even if your family comes to the scene, you have to let your hands and feet go and do a big job, so that you can perform at your best."
There is no better son than a father.
He knew Gu Xing's character very well. When he was a child, he was pure and crazy. When he met the children of relatives during the New Year and holidays, he was often as excited as if he had been injected with chicken blood.
The bigger the stage, the closer my son's performance can be to the limit!
"I know!" Gu Xing agreed vigorously.
"Then take two steps quickly! Can you still get a taxi if you keep stalling?" Dad stared, "I haven't eaten this night, and I have to cheer you up from the stands, and now I'm starving to death!"
Gu Xing laughed loudly and hurried to keep up with his parents.