According to Chretien, there are actually only four situations in this final: the FV team crushes CEM, CEM crushes FV, FV wins with difficulty, and CEM wins with difficulty.
Among them, only CEM crushed the FV team, which is an acceptable result for Zhitou Company.
Why?
Even if CEM doesn't win so cleanly, winning 3:2 is still a win. Winning the world championship can also steal the popularity of the previous FV team?
Chretien shook his head and explained: "The key is that the version changes in the World Championship are too obvious for the FV team, which invisibly adds a lot of emotional points to the FV team."
"Even if the FV team loses 2:3, not many people will recognize the gold content of CEM as a championship."
"But on the other hand, if Team FV wins 3:2..."
Chretien did not continue, because that situation was the last thing he wanted to see.
Jin Yong finally understood, his eyes widened slightly: "That's it!"
If this final is an absolutely fair showdown, then whoever wins the championship will be the biggest winner, there is no doubt about it.
But the key point is that Zhitou Company's version of the World Championship has heavily targeted the heroes that the FV team is good at, and has greatly enhanced the heroes that European and American clubs are good at. This is equivalent to writing "I don't want FV to win the championship" on their face.
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When this version change was first announced, players actually had a heated discussion about it. They thought that although Zhidou Company did this completely within the rules, it still seemed a bit shameless.
If a game company adjusts the game balance not to make the game better, but to favor certain teams, then as an organizer, this is obviously an unfair position.
In fact, this is also the case in traditional sports, such as table tennis, where the rules are constantly changing.
But the changes in traditional sports are not so obvious. Unlike ioi, which heroes are enhanced are listed and everyone understands them.
Although it caused some controversy, after all, the World Championship had not yet started at that time, and no one could tell how the plot would develop, so there was not much opposition.
Many foreign clubs are not willing to take advantage and behave well. Since the company has made changes that are beneficial to them, it is most practical to accept it with peace of mind, prepare seriously, and win the championship with less words.
But this does not mean that this idea of the audience has completely disappeared, but it is only temporarily hidden.
But after the game actually started, the FV team reminded the audience of this matter every game they played along the way.
From the near misses in the group stage, to the stumbling blocks in the knockout rounds, to the finals where they can compete with CEM, who are best at powerful heroes, with version lineups. The members of the FV team just used a lot of practice to improve the proficiency of these heroes.
To the point where I can be on the final stage.
The CEM team will come up with a version of strong heroes, and the audience will not be surprised, because everyone knows that they are good at playing;
But the audience will be very surprised when the FV team comes up with a version of powerful heroes, because the FV team didn’t play these heroes originally, but now after they bring them out, everyone wants to see how they perform!
And if it is a hero that was not played well in the first place, but it is effective when used, this is enough for people to see the hard work and efforts put in by the FV team behind the scenes.
That's why Chretien said that there is only one situation that is acceptable, and that is for the CEM team to crush the FV team.
The audience won't have much sympathy for losers who have no power to resist. If the FV team really loses miserably, there will definitely be many more people who will sneer and add insult to injury than those who understand them.
At that time, if any audience mentions the version issue again, they will only be ridiculed by others.
"Who can blame you if you can't practice the version of the hero?"
But now, the FV team has just trained these heroes. Although it is still not as proficient as the unique skill brother, it relies on good teamwork and strong tactical execution to fight against this version of the darling of the CEM team.
It’s the fifth inning.
Then even if they lose in the last game, the FV team will become a tragic hero, an innocent victim in the struggle between ioi and GOG, and an ironclad proof that Zhitou Company "modifies the version and cuts the championship"!
The value of the CEM team's championship is naturally a question mark and remains a matter of great controversy.
If the FV team wins in the end, it will be even worse!
It will even end worse than the FV team crushing the CEM team.
Because if the FV team crushes the team again and easily wins the championship, it proves that this team is strong and will not be affected no matter how the version changes. In this way, Zhitou Company's behavior of changing the version will not appear so deliberate.
The losing team was convinced, and fans of the FV team would not hold on to it, so they just laughed it off.
But now that the two sides are tied at 2:2, and the strength is so close, the global audience will definitely have many opinions on Zhitou Company’s revision of the version. After the game, no matter what the result is, it is inevitable to have a huge quarrel on the Internet.
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Jin Yong went through this matter from beginning to end and found that Zhidou Company had no good solution.
The FV team that Mr. Pei invested a lot of resources in building is like a nail driven into the heart of Zhitou Company, and there is no way to deal with it!
The FV team originally brought together a group of the best players in the country, and then used strict training, favorable conditions, and GOG's professional data analysis team to hone the team. Compared with other domestic teams, the level is outstanding.
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And this team is so eye-catching in the context of the continuous decline of the ioi national server.
If the FV team wins, it will further highlight the strong strength of Mr. Pei and the GOG team in team training despite the overall sluggishness of the national server ioi;
If the FV team loses, it can only be regarded as a one-man show. It is a problem of the ioi national server being sluggish. In the final analysis, it is GOG that is awesome and has taken over the ioi market.
Looking back at Zhitou Company, there is really not much they can do in the face of FV winning the championship.
If the version remains unchanged and continues, or if the changes are very small, expect foreign teams to steadily beat the FV team through a year of natural development? That is actually unrealistic. At most, they are catching up, but they may not be able to surpass.
And the version cannot be static, because players want to play new things.
After the version change, the FV team will definitely be weakened, and we will definitely hope that other teams can win the championship.
But in this way, it will leave everyone with the impression that "Zhitou Company is targeting FV, the only domestic team."
Especially when the final was played so anxiously, this impression was further strengthened...
This seems to be a dead end, and there is no way out!
All decisions made by Zhitou Company cannot bypass the FV team, and whether the FV team loses or wins, it seems to be excusable.
As long as the FV team maintains its original intention, does not self-destruct, does not expand, does not explode into huge negative scandals, and does not experience a cliff-like decline in the strength of its team members, then for Finger Company, this is a nail that can never be pulled out and will always be inserted.
In the heartland, there is a dull pain!
Although passionate war songs had already been played at the scene and the atmosphere had reached its highest peak, Jin Yong's previous excitement was gone.
Like Chretien, he began to have serious concerns about public opinion after the game.
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"Congratulations to the FV team. When everyone thought they would miss out on two consecutive championships due to changes in the version, they successfully adapted to the version with strong perseverance and persistence, and finally defeated the CEM team in five fierce games.
Finally won the championship of this ioi global finals!"
"Let us once again congratulate the FV team and give warm applause to the CEM team for their wonderful performance!"
After all, the commentators on the stage were professional commentators. During the explanation process, they did not completely lean towards the CEM team like the top executives of the company. Instead, they upheld objectivity and fairness.
Maybe the commentators were more or less impressed by the performance of the FV team, after all, they understand the game.
Fireworks and golden streamers burst out instantly on the stage. Accompanied by a tsunami of applause and cheers in the venue, the five members of the FV team once again hugged each other excitedly and climbed onto the podium!
As for the senior executives of Dayak Group and Zhidou Company who presented the awards, they could only forcefully smile and present the awards to them.
Maybe some of them are still upset: Why is the CEM team so unsatisfactory?
If you persist a little longer, make fewer mistakes, and win more teams?
Wouldn’t that be a win?
But the matter has come to this, and it is useless to say anything.
Jin Yong looked at the empty seats next to him. Chretien learned the lesson from last time and ran away early when he saw the situation was not going well. He did not encounter the embarrassing scene of FV winning the championship.
Moreover, Chretien's position is also different from last year. Last year he was the organizer, but this year he is just a soy saucer. Why bother to stay and cause trouble for himself.
After the awards were given, it was time for interviews.
Although the big bosses of the organizer are very reluctant, this necessary process still needs to be carried out.
Different from the last interview, this interview with the FV team members seemed more touching.
After all, professional players fight against the version physically, which sounds difficult, but is actually even harder to do.
Compared to last year, when we relied on our version advantages and tactics to take the lead and kill everyone, this year we were targeted by the version and fought hard to win the championship, which is obviously more touching.
Finally, the host came to Pan Ying, the captain of the FV team.
As the team's assistant and conductor, Pan Ying's "Interview with the Black Hole" persona is quite likable, and he can be considered an old acquaintance of the audience and the host.
After asking a few general questions, such as tactical understanding, team cooperation, etc., the host suddenly had an idea and decided to improvise on the spot.
"When you were interviewed for your championship last year, you once said that the most important thing to thank is your boss, Mr. Pei, because he arranged all this. So who do you think you should thank the most this year?"
After thinking for a moment, Pan Ying said: "I would like to thank all the fans and players who support us this year, especially the players in the Chinese server."
"Please rest assured that the FV team will definitely fight with you until the last moment to defend the honor of the ICL League!"
I don’t know why, even though it was an award ceremony that should be a joyful one, Pan Ying’s words seemed a bit tragic and tragic for a hero in his twilight years, which made people sigh.
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