LoL: I really didn’t mess up!

Seeing that Sword Demon was actually redesigned, all the lane laners present, including TheShy, couldn't help but feel a little speechless.

You know, in the last version, Sword Demon was at the T1 level in the rankings of major servers, and even entered the competition.

In order not to fall behind in the version, the top laners present practiced a lot.

Doinb even thought that this hero could play the mid laner, so he specially practiced the mid laner Sword Demon for several games.

But now it's better. With a wave of his hand, the designer redesigned T1's Sword Demon. It has a completely different mechanism and a completely different positioning. It has changed from a light-armed warrior to a heavily-armed warrior, and from a basic attack hero to a heavy-armed warrior. Became a skill-based hero.

Everyone starts practicing from scratch!

And the current problem is that it is still unclear how the new version of Sword Demon will perform in the game. According to their feelings in the qualifying game, this version of Sword Demon is not very strong, and blind practice is probably a waste of time.

At this time, Banbazi continued to flip through the PPT, and then said: "You should have seen the detailed skills of Sword Demon, so I won't go into details. Here is the data of Sword Demon's qualifying match. You can take a look."

You can clearly see a downward slash, which intuitively shows how sluggish the winning rate of the old version of Sword Demon is.

In version 8.12, the strongest version of the old version of Sword Demon, the winning rate of Sword Demon even reached 53%. However, in version 8.13, after Sword Demon was redone, the winning rate dropped to 35%.

The polarity is reversed and belongs to yes.

With a rework, the win rate dropped by 18%.

Seeing this scene, everyone present couldn't help laughing.

Through their experience in the qualifying matches, they all knew that the new version of Sword Demon was not that strong.

But they didn't expect the garbage to reach this level.

It seems they don’t need to practice anymore.

"Actually, it's not over yet." Banbazi shook his head: "Actually, this 35%, 8.13 winning rate on the first day, the designer temporarily added a hot patch on the second day of the version update."

Hot patch means that the designer directly modifies the hero's values ​​individually, and does not require downtime for maintenance.

The PPT switch shows the detailed information of this hot patch.

HP increased by 30, Q skill damage increased by 5 points, E skill life recovery increased by 5%, E skill rush range increased by 50, E skill resets basic attack, R skill cooldown time from 160/140/120 to 140/130/120 .

"Then this is the change in win rate after the hot patch goes live."

It can be seen that the effect of this hot patch is obviously there. On the day it was launched, Sword Demon's winning rate quickly climbed to 40%, and now, it is close to 45%.

"Isn't this still very ordinary?" Xiangguo couldn't help but frowned: "What's so good about a hero with a 45% win rate?"

"Actually, it's not that simple." Banbazi shook his head, "You have to know that if the winning rate can slowly increase from 35% to 45%, it means that his winning rate must be more than 45%. I doubt the Sword Demon's true hits in recent days. The rate is close to or even exceeding 50%.”

"But that's just average!" Doinb couldn't help but say: "This new version of Sword Demon is too stupid. It's a heavily armored warrior hero. I feel that this kind of hero is generally difficult to perform in the competition field."

The most representative heavy warriors are Noshou and Galen.

This type of warrior hero can destroy heaven and earth as long as they can get close to each other. This leads to them generally performing quite well in low-level ranking matches where distance control is average, and their winning rate is even high.

But when it comes to high-level divisions, and even professional arenas, heavy warriors can't match the C position, and are generally synonymous with toys.

Even if Sword Demon's winning rate exceeds 50%, Doinb is not optimistic about how well this hero can perform in the game.

Banbazi was a little undecided.

The new version of Sword Demon is indeed positioned as a reload. After all, it can be seen from the skill set that the mechanism of Q is similar to Riven, but it is obviously much bulkier.

However, Sword Demon obviously has longer hands than a traditional heavy-armed weapon like Nor-Hand Galen, and it is much more flexible with two E levels in hand.

They are all heavy equipment, but the mechanism of Sword Demon is obviously superior!

There was a lack of game data, so Banbazi couldn't figure it out, so he decided to ask a professional.

"Chen Dongqing, what do you say?" Banbazi asked directly: "Do you think the sword demon needs training?"

Everyone turned their attention to the first person in the first row, which was the corner of the entire training room.

Chen Dongqing felt the eyes of everyone and said directly: "Practice! You must practice, and you must practice hard!"

Sword Demon is different from Akali, the sword girl who was reworked in the same year. He did not reach his peak when he debuted. He has indeed experienced being despised for a long time.

It wasn't until a man put him on the field and performed a powerful performance like a god descending from the earth that everyone changed their view of this hero. After that, Sword Demon never became unpopular again and remained popular until Chen Dongqing was reborn.

Yes, that man is... Posture.

In the 2018 Intercontinental Finals, the Sword Demon wielded the sword in his posture. He directly hit three people in KZ with a QE in the Dalong Pit, knocking out most of their health, and was hailed as the first generation of gods descending to earth.

This version of Sword Demon, after getting the hot patch, is not only not weak, but is as strong as a super model!

Why is the win rate so low? The first is that the 35% winning rate before the hot patch is really too high, and it is difficult to increase the winning rate for a while. In fact, the real winning rate has already exceeded 50%.

The second is that this hero has just been reworked, and players are actually not very skilled at it!

Everyone was a little surprised to hear that Chen Dongqing actually admired this new version of the sword demon so much.

But unexpectedly, many people still expressed doubts.

Damn it, have you played the new version of Sword Demon? Are you just going to practice here?

At this time, it was Xiaohu who spoke first: "OK, Brother Shu said he wants to practice, so I'll just finish it."

In Xiaohu's heart, his Shuge is the authority. No one in this world understands LOL better than Shuge!

As for whether the sword demon is strong or not?

All I can say is that I believe Brother Shu will give them the answer on the court.

Seeing that the top and middle players of the leading team QG all expressed their approval of Jian Mo, the following teams certainly had no reason to reject Jian Mo.

"OK, no problem!" Doinb also patted his chest and said, "I will practice it in the next two days, and I should be able to use it soon!"

Doinb mainly plays short-handed and long-handed heroes, so a hero like Sword Demon can be regarded as playing into his hands.

The top and middle players from other teams had nothing to say about this and could only nod in agreement.

Banbazi couldn't help but smile when he saw that the sword demon's problem was easily solved by Chen Dongqing with just one sentence.

This is the power of a division leader.

Of course, Banbazi actually has some doubts about this.

After all, he knew that Chen Dongqing had never played the new version of Sword Demon.

Could it be said that Chen Dongqing can know the strength of this hero just by looking at the skill set and values?

Of course, Banbazi didn't know that Chen Dongqing had been waiting for this sword demon for too long.

Banbazi helplessly sorted out his thoughts and continued: "In addition, the new hero Pike released in the last version has also been enhanced in this version. But Pike's performance in the professional arena is not ideal, so let's not talk about it for now. It won’t have much impact on us.”

"Then, there is a new talent, Cluster Blade, which provides explosive attack speed for the next three basic attacks. This is worth noting. This talent is a big enhancement for the popular jungler Xin Zhao in the version."

Immediately afterwards, there are all kinds of small changes in this version.

In fact, there are quite a few, including nerfs to popular heroes.

For example, cutting off EZ's basic armor and cutting off Sword Girl's passive damage are actually not painful and will not affect the appearance of these heroes.

The most fatal thing is the weakening of top laner Victor.

Victor had been wreaking havoc on the road for so long, and finally got stabbed.

As for the designer's sword skills this time, it is no different from the previous year when top laners Ekko and top laner Murloc were weakened - the base damage of skills was weakened and the AP bonus of skills was increased.

But the difference between Victor and Ekko is that Victor has to use AP in the later stage, so this time it is not a one-shot attack on the entire gameplay, but only on the early strength of this gameplay, which is still acceptable.

Top laner Victor can still play, but obviously he is not as strong as before.

"There are only so many things about version changes." Banbazi turned the PPT to the last page and finally said: "What other changes have been brought about by this version change? Let us slowly summarize it in the training match."

In the next two days, apart from necessary shooting training, both sides basically spent the rest of their time in training matches.

The remaining seven players in the top and middle schools have been racking their brains for the Sword Demon, and they have been fighting game after game in rankings and internal training matches.

But should I say it, after they played a lot, they had to admit that this new version of the sword demon was really quite powerful!

Brother Shu is really right!

Chen Dongqing also tried this version of Sword Demon in a training match and felt the difference between this version of Sword Demon and future versions of Sword Demon.

Although the four skills are similar, in fact, the gap between the 18-year-old Sword Demon and the 22-year-old Sword Demon is very obvious.

The most intuitive difference is that this version of Sword Demon has two stages of E, which is more flexible. The Q skill's troop clearing efficiency has not been weakened. It clears the line very quickly. At the same time, the ultimate move can also be revived.

It is these advantages that allow this version of Sword Demon to be in the middle unit.

But the shortcomings are also obvious: the damage of this version of Sword Demon is far less than that of later generations, and the blood-sucking is better than nothing. It cannot achieve the blood-drawing spectacle of 22 years ago, where a tube of blood will be passively returned after being poked.

It clears the line faster and is more flexible. The ultimate move has resurrection, but the damage is low and the lifesteal is less.

Chen Dongqing has been used to playing Sword Demon for 22 years, so he really needs to get used to it.

In addition to internal training matches, LPL teams have not forgotten to play training matches with LMS and LCK.

It can be clearly felt in the training matches in the outer divisions that the other two divisions do not seem to pay much attention to Sword Demon, and they have never been used in training matches.

Based on the idea of ​​hiding something, if the opponent doesn't take it, then the LPL team certainly won't take it either. This Sword Demon is just waiting to surprise the opponent in the group stage!

But apart from that, the Korean team seems to have a new understanding of the current version, which this time is mainly reflected in the hero pool in the middle.

Riot Games' version in the summer split weakened the core mage and enhanced Luden, just to increase the confrontation of the mid-lane mage.

The current ecology of the mid lane in LPL follows the meta. It is basically a confrontation between powerful mages in the early stage such as Enchantress, Syndra, and Zoe. Occasionally, a team such as Galio, Ryze, and Grasshopper will emerge. Hero, the confrontation in the middle is quite fierce.

But the LCK team took a different approach this time and took a new path. They chose to use heroes like Sword Girl and Yasuo to play the mid laner.

I have to say, the effect is also very good,

After Sword Girl's passive was weakened in this version, it is actually difficult for her to gain a foothold in the top lane where the jungle is strong.

But if you put the mage in the middle, it's still a dimensionality reduction attack.

Not to mention Yasona, he is a veteran mid laner. His Q skill, Steel Flash, has no consumption and can push the lane quickly. It is also very suitable for the current version of strong confrontation in the middle.

The answer to the mid laner given by the LCK competition area has quickly affected the LPL side. The LPL mid laner Sword Demon has not yet understood it, and he has to practice Yasuo and Dao Mei. He is so busy that he is dizzy!

Some mid laners adapt very quickly, such as Doinb and Scout. Their hero pool has never been a problem, and their talent is sufficient. After playing about ten games with each hero, they can basically enter the game after getting familiar with the rhythm. .

But there are also those who practice slowly.

Rookie and Xiaohu are one of them.

Rookie is a mage-proficient mid laner. You can let him play Syndra the Enchantress without any problem, and you can let him play Tsar Clockwork without any problem. They are all easy to play.

If you ask him to play Yasuo, he can play it by holding his nose and even play well. In 2015, it was Rookie's Yasuo EQ who flashed three and carried IG to the S5 global finals.

But if you let him play Sword Demon Sword Girl without the soul of the mid laner, then it can only be said that it is really not possible.

Not to mention Xiaohu.

As we all know, Xiaohu has always been slow in training heroes, and he is not interested in the warrior mid laner. He is always unsure about the replacement strategy for the warrior mid laner.

Now he is practicing with his sister Yasuo, the sword demon and swordsman. Even if he practices until he is dizzy, he still can't find the trick, and his level is quite average.

At this time, Xiaohu finally felt the talent gap.

Why do some people never have trouble with the hero pool?

"Is this version targeting me?" Li Yuanhao was still complaining until dinner the day before the game, "I can't play these mid laners at all!"

Doinb on the side couldn't help but sneer when he heard this.

Now you know, right? Who is the strongest mid laner in QG team history!

But fortunately, Li Yuanhao has a father.

In QG's team, there happens to be a monster who is proficient in Sword Girl, Yasuo, and Sword Demon!

"It's okay." Chen Dongqing didn't care much about it. "After dinner, I'll give you a special training."

"Special training?" Li Yuanhao took a bite of his food, not knowing what this special training meant.

After dinner, because the game starts tomorrow and ensuring a good rest is the first priority, there is no training match after dinner.

Everyone was standing in the QG row, watching Chen Dongqing's special training with Xiaohu.

The content of the special training is also very simple - SOLO.

Both sides always use the same hero SOLO, and wait until one hero is almost practiced enough before using other heroes.

As soon as Xiaohu heard this, he turned around and wanted to run away.

His grandma’s, am I M? Let me go solo with Brother Shu?

But how could he run away at this time.

Uzi pressed the mountain with one hand, pushed Xiaohu back to his position, and said sternly: "No, you have to practice! You don't want to be held back in tomorrow's game, right?"

Holding back?

When Xiaohu heard this, he gritted his teeth and touched the mouse and keyboard.

Damn it, just practice!

SOLO begins.

The first hero to train is Yasuo.

Chen Dongqing actually doesn't play Yasuo many times. Basically every time he chooses it, he uses Counter Gnar as a backhand.

But in the quarterfinals of 2016, the image of Chen Dongqing using Yasuo to score five kills in Chicago was still fresh in the memory of all players present, and no one would doubt his Yasuo level.

So a beating feast began.

While Chen Dongqing was holding the little tiger up and beating him, he was also teaching.

Chen Dongqing first controlled the line of soldiers in front of the tower, and waited for Xiaohu's conqueror status to disappear, and when the third wave of soldiers happened to come online, he moved forward with his E skill, using the third wave of soldiers as a stepping stone to pursue him all the way. Taking advantage of the combat advantage brought by the Conqueror, he easily completed the first single kill.

"No, you are too amateurish. Yasuo's first strong period is after he releases his lane, and relies on a wave of minion troops on the line to pursue him with E. You don't even know this?"

Xiaohu started the second game without saying a word.

"No, Yasuo can't directly Qi people, it will attract the hatred of the minions. You have to pass through the soldiers to Qi people. Oops, you Yasuo, I really can't say."

"No, are you really a professional mid laner? Can I steal Q three times in a row? I still have full health!"

"No, you couldn't predict my obvious EQ flash, right?"

"no."

Amidst Chen Dongqing's complaints, Xiaohu also lost one game after another.

The few players at the back couldn't bear to look at such a miserable scene.

Although Xiaohu's Yasuo can't be called strong, he is definitely not good at it. But in front of Chen Dongqing, it was really no different from a toy.

Xiaohu was so beaten that he didn't even know who he was.

Chen Dongqing was very considerate and let Xiaohu digest it for a while before continuing his solo.

Next, Xiaohu still lost one game after another.

But it can be clearly seen that Xiaohu's Yasuo is gradually getting stronger.

The low-level mistakes in the previous games never happened again.

I don’t know how many rounds he played before Chen Dongqing finally said: “OK, your Yasuo is ready.”

When Xiaohu heard this, he finally couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.

In fact, he still hasn't won a game yet, so that's it?

"If I can't win, it doesn't mean anything," Chen Dongqing said with a smile: "As long as I can beat BDD, BDD's Yasuo is about the same level."

Xiaohu scratched his head, not knowing what to say for a moment.

The other players behind were also speechless for a while.

After all, BDD is also the LCK champion mid laner. Why are you saying he is worthless?

"So the special training is over?" Xiaohu asked.

"Of course not." Chen Dongqing grinned: "Yasuo is gone, where are the Sword Girl and Sword Demon?"

Xiaohu suddenly felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave: "Ah???"

"Okay, okay, it's almost done." On the side, Linko couldn't stand it anymore. "Xiaohu has to compete tomorrow. Don't mess with his mentality. His mentality is broken. How can he play BDD tomorrow?"

"Let's just say it." Chen Dongqing shook his head, "We'll talk about the rest of the special training later. Xiaohu and Yasuo should be selected tomorrow without any problem."

At this point, today's special training has come to an end.

Behind him, JackeyLove couldn't help but feel scared when he looked at the scene in front of him.

If you're in the same team as Brother Shu, you won't have to be so solo with him every day, right? This is too terrible!

"Is he always like this?" JackeyLove asked Doinb next to him, "Has he been solo with you before?"

Doinb thought back to the days in 2016.

At that time, Kled had just come out, and Chen Dongqing just said to him lightly: "Big B, practice this hero, I think it is very suitable for you."

Then, it was gone.

Just call me Big B, and teach Xiaohu step by step, right?

When he thought of this, Doinb said coldly: "Haha, never before."

JackeyLove looked sideways.

If not, then there is none. Isn’t this a good thing? What's going on with this inexplicable sour smell?

Everyone had a night's rest, and the time soon came to July 7th.

Players from the four LPL teams stood backstage, waiting to play.

Standing backstage, Chen Dongqing could clearly hear the roaring shouts coming from the auditorium not far away!

This Asian Championship is held in the Dalian Sports Center Gymnasium. This venue can accommodate up to 18,000 people. At this moment, all seats have been opened and the seats are full!

"Okay, welcome to the 2018 Asian Competition!" LPL Queen Competition Host Ren Dong strode onto the stage and shouted in his rich voice: "This is Dalian, China!"

At the scene, nearly 20,000 spectators applauded and cheered, adding to the opening ceremony of this intercontinental competition!

"In last year's first Intercontinental Championship, LPL had the last laugh and reached the top of Asia. Now, we are participating in the second Intercontinental Championship as the host and defending champion!"

"Next, let's invite the team to appear!!!"

Ren Dong shouted, and he immediately started with the fourth seed and introduced them in order.

"The first is the fourth seed from the LCK region, the runner-up in the Spring Split - SKT!"

The SKT team, headed by Faker, slowly stepped onto the stage and stood tall on the stage.

It can only be said that this year's SKT is probably really pulling its weight. The third place is already their worst result in the spring split in recent years.

Looking at Huni on the top lane and Blank in the jungle, everyone felt that this team was probably hopeless.

According to the rules of the Spring Split, in the group stage, SKT will compete with the fourth seeds of LMS and LPL in order to accumulate points for their own division.

Ren Dong quickly continued shouting and invited SKT's opponents to the stage.

MAD in the LMS region.

As well as the host country's LPL division's runner-up-EDG.

Scout, the current EDG core, adjusted his glasses and took the stage with his teammates.

The moment EDG came on the field, the audience's voice suddenly became louder, and many people applauded in celebration.

Scout's expression was quite serious and he was determined.

In last year's Intercontinental Championship, although EDG won the cup with LPL, EDG was not recognized by the audience.

In fact, there is nothing else, mainly because EDG lost both the group stage and the finals.

There is a saying that goes well, winning is not scary, but missing someone is embarrassing.

I wonder if everyone is so fierce, how come you have stretched your crotch now?

With this kind of record, even if EDG didn't go to Kaohsiung last year and let the other three teams play, and the game with EDG would automatically admit defeat, in fact, they could still win in the LPL last year.

Chun Chun is suspected of participating in the intercontinental competition.

This year, Scout is determined to change that!

Immediately afterwards, Ren Dong asked the three runner-ups to leave the stage, and then invited the third runner-up, runner-up, and champion from the three competition regions to come on stage!

At this time, you can directly see the top four rankings of the spring split in the three divisions.

The LMS divisions are: FW, FRX, M17, MAD.

LCK is: KZ, KT, AFS, SKT.

At the end, Ren Dongcai finally shouted: "Okay, at the end, let us welcome the LPL spring champion! QG!!!"

The order of appearance this time was arranged to save QG until the end. The entire audience was waiting for this moment.

Ren Dong lengthened QG's team name, making the audience of nearly 20,000 people completely excited!

Listening to the cheers, Chen Dongqing strode into the venue with a smile and waved to the audience.

You know, Chen Dongqing hasn't played for more than half a month.

Countless spectators opened their eyes wide as they finally saw their beloved Tree Brother on the big screen, and the cheers suddenly reached a higher level!

【Fuck! Tree! 】

【Sister Wang is back! 】

[Brother Shu is only playing key games now, right? He won’t even play in the regular season, so he will go directly to the intercontinental competition]

[The main thing is to play these three games together, even an Iron Man can’t stand it]

[It will be fine after the Asian Games is over]

On the other sides of the venue, Flash Wolf and KZ watched QG take the stage, and they all had complicated expressions for a moment.

They all remembered the MSI not long ago, when QG pushed all the way and won 16 consecutive victories to complete the championship.

What a painful past.

After all twelve teams from the three divisions take the stage, this Asian competition will officially begin!

The person responsible for the opening performance is of course the number one seed of our host country.

Chen Dongqing did not step down from the stage at all. He stayed on the stage, looking at the KZ crowd opposite who also did not step down, and grinned.

See you again, Dragon Ball.

After Ren Dong finally shouted "Let's look forward to it together, who can aspire to be the top of Asia", he turned around and left the field.

Chen Dongqing turned around and sat down, quickly logged into his competition server account, opened a custom mode, and checked his peripherals and game settings.

Xiaohu also sat back on the chair at this time, turned on the training mode to adjust Yasuo, and reviewed the results of last night's special training.

Xiaohu skated twice in the training mode, but he always felt unsatisfied. He loved soloing before the game. He hesitated for two seconds, then turned around and said: "Brother Shu, do you want to have a solo?"

It's not fun to sharpen your skills before the battle, and each other wants to put some pressure on themselves before the game.

Everyone in the LPL backstage listened to the team's voice and didn't know how to complain for a while.

Are you suffering from PTSD due to abuse? You weren't tortured enough last night, were you?

Chen Dongqing raised his eyebrows and said simply: "Come on, let's fight quickly!"

Chen Dongqing quickly started a simple Yasuo SOLO with Xiaohu.

This time, both of them moved very quickly. As soon as the troops came out, they used [Steel Cutting Flash] to exchange blood for consumption.

But it's a pity that just like before, Xiaohu's health volume fell behind inexplicably while he was fighting.

Then he made sounds like "Oh shit" and "Oh my God, why is your Q so accurate?"

Although the other LPL players in the background couldn't see the screen, they could tell from the sound that Xiaohu was going to lose again.

Sure enough, Chen Dongqing quickly seized a wave of opportunities. Yasuo brought the wind with his E skill.

Xiaohu didn't dare to take this EQ, so he could only flash away, but Chen Dongqing was on the second level. There was no direct EQ at all, but an ordinary EA.

After Xiaohu's cross-dodge was open, he then used the E minion to follow the Q-dodge, and knocked it away with a smooth EQ flash, and then followed the trend with the ultimate move and the basic attack on the ground to complete the single kill.

Xiaohu, who was abused again, was not discouraged this time. Instead, he quit the game with a smile.

It has to be said that stress training is indeed effective.

After being abused once, he is now in extremely good condition!

At this time, the referee in the back just received the news that the game could start.

Finally, Khan, the top laner on the blue side, clicked to start the game, and BP officially began! (End of chapter)