LOL: What is a roaming mid laner?

June 12th, the sky was clear.

Lin Ran checked the keyboard and mouse in his backpack, made sure he had got the right model, then quickly went downstairs and walked out of the base gate.

"Come on, hurry up, we won't pick up Lin Weixiang's pig nose." Xiaoyao urged while sitting in the car.

Lin Ran didn't react, "What happened?"

"There's no time to explain, get in the car!" The Garlic Bastard pulled Lin Ran into the X6, then welded the car door shut, and informed the driver at the same time, "Hurry to the Super Brand Mall."

YM has four or five SUVs for each group trip, so Lin Weixiang will not be in the embarrassing situation of not having a car to get into. The driver glanced at the other pick-up vehicles behind him through the rearview mirror, stepped on the accelerator and drove the vehicle away from the YM base.

Jack, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, was still yawning and looked like he hadn't slept well last night.

"What's wrong with you two?" Lin Ran took out a matte black thermal water cup from his backpack, opened the lid and took a sip of hot wolfberry tea.

The Garlic Bastard got very angry when he talked about this, "Last night, in the ranking game before going to bed, I was just one game away from being the king. Jack and Lin Weixiang were both on my side. Big Eyebrow filled in the top lane, and Jack He won't go down the road because he's only thinking about the single-sword girl on the top!"

"The father is very good at raising shit," the boy gritted his teeth, "In 15 minutes, I turned the opposite Qinggang Ying into a super god. This game ended immediately. I deducted 40 points for each head and counter. If I had known it - 3 seconds per It’s settled!”

Being cheated by his own teammate, the Garlic Bastard was naturally very unhappy. He suspected that when he saw Lin Weixiang again, he couldn't help but imagine him as a sword girl, and Irelia's head was also fucked by Big Eyebrow's mean look. replaced by a peckish smile.

No, I can’t think about it.

The fist is hard.

Jack in the co-pilot was still gloating, "I told you that Big Eyebrow's top laner is unreliable. If I had played top laner, I guarantee you would be the king today."

Lin Ran, who had not expressed his opinion just now, suddenly said, "Jack, what kind of top laner are you playing?"

"The Barbarian King," the Shiba Inu looked back with a shy face, "I, the Barbarian King, are a strong thief, with three swords per man!"

Lin Ran patted the boy's thin shoulder and said, "Admit it, between our two Edicis, you will lose regardless of whoever hits the road."

In the past two years, Jack played mostly as a fill-in and as a solo player. Recently, he has basically played as a fill-in and as a jungler.

But Lin Ran's impression of the Shiba Inu Barbarian King was too deep. He was cheated by 0/8 of the top of the canyon. He is a typical Yue Cai who loves to play.

Seeing the opponent facing him as the Barbarian King, he went up and started slashing with Whirlwind. The key ultimate move was still very tight, so he tried to use it until there was still a little health left, but he was killed by the inexplicable burst of damage from the opponent.

The garlic bastard could only let out a long sigh and resigned himself to his fate.

Suv galloped all the way and successfully arrived outside the competition venue at 2pm.

As soon as the car door opened, Shanghai's mid-June heat wave hit us, completely thickening the air around the three of them.

"Hurry up, or you'll get steamed!" Jack raised his backpack high above his head, hoping to let it shield him from the harsh sun.

Lin Ran and Xiaoyao followed suit and rushed into the main square with backpacks on their heads.

It's still early at this moment. Since the regular season venues are not comparable to those large stadiums, and the audience is not worried that too many people queuing to check in will delay watching the game, it is perfectly time to enter the venue half an hour in advance.

Moreover, around two o'clock in the afternoon is the hottest time of the day, and no normal person would rush here three hours in advance despite the scorching sun.

No one was looking at them. Jack was like a wild dog on the loose, grinning and sticking out his tongue, as if he had inherited the heat dissipation function of the Shiba Inu.

"I feel good, I feel good." Lin Ran was blown away by the air-conditioning in the mall, and his whole body was revived with full blood.

The three of them went straight from the backstage passage to the backstage lounge on the 9th floor.

"I heard there's a KFC?" Jack didn't eat at noon, so he was inevitably a little hungry now.

"It won't be delivered until three in the afternoon," the staff said with a helpless smile, "you guys came too early."

The popularity of League of Legends events remains high, attracting more and more sponsors to spend money on advertising.

The biggest sponsor of this summer's competition is Kaifeng Cai. Tens of millions of hot money has been poured into it, which means that the dividends of major clubs will increase a lot by the end of this year.

In addition to money, KFC will also deliver food to the team on game days, which is not expensive based on cost. It is treated as a welfare. When the director cuts the scene in the backstage lounge, he can also reveal his logo. He is an advertising genius.

"Jack, aren't you afraid that you'll be slow to respond on stage if you eat too much?" The waiter laughed at him, "When the time comes when you fail to respond to the Q and flash to death, the commentator will start the team. Don't blame me for not reminding you."

"It's okay, it's okay," Shiba Inu waved his hand with a relaxed look on his face, "I'll just eat two egg tarts, not a hamburger, okay?"

"Eating egg tarts on a gaming chair is simply the ultimate enjoyment in life..."

While several people were talking, Guo Hao pushed open the door and barged in. Behind him, Lin Weixiang got into a fight with the Garlic Bastard.

"Stay away from your father, a stinky dog ​​that even a knife girl can't play with!"

When Da Mei heard this, he said righteously: "Do you understand the gold content of Diamond One?"

"I'm just here to show you what it's like to be in a master's game. Shouldn't it be your own problem that you can't lead me? Why are you scolding me?"

Lin Weixiang's logic was always very psychedelic, but the confident look on his face made Xiao Yan couldn't help but frown.

Could it be really my fault?

"Take a look to see if you are wearing the new team uniforms," ​​Guo Hao was still stressing to all the players. "The cameras will be set up in a moment. If you are fined, you have to pay it yourself."

The six of them looked down at their team uniforms to make sure they were wearing them correctly.

Jack looked at the YM logo on his chest and couldn't help but ask: "Didn't we say that our club is going to change its name? Why has it been delayed for so long?"

"Let's talk about it later," Guo Hao said with anger. "Mercedes-Benz has become the chief partner of the league this spring. If we change the name, we won't be able to include the name of the investor, and even the commentator will not mention BMW when introducing the team. .”

Not adding the name of the investor means that there is not much advertising effect. Recently, BMW China's marketing department has been arguing with Tengjing about this matter.

However, Tengjing, which had already accepted sponsorship from Mercedes-Benz, was very tough and directly rejected BMW's request.

Compared with Audi, which has recently been forced to cut prices in order to save sales, BMW, which is still strong, is undoubtedly Mercedes-Benz's biggest domestic competitor. They cannot let competing products get their share of the cake.

There is no other way, BMW China can only use the YM name. At least it is well-known here, and it can be regarded as the top club in the country.

"So cruel?" Hearing this, Jin Gong couldn't help but be speechless.

"Otherwise, with Mercedes-Benz's annual nine-digit sponsorship fee, Tengjing will naturally have to support others." Guo Hao said angrily.

Liu Qingsong, who was drinking iced Coke, stopped sucking and widened his eyes slightly, "...how much?"

"Hey, nine digits?" Da Mei was already counting with his fingers.

"The sponsorship fee for this kind of chief partner is very high, and Mercedes-Benz is the only one in the LPL." Guo Hao also knew something about it when he was running around to get sponsorship for the club, and he also educated his team members on the topic, "In descending order according to the amount of sponsorship. , the next level is strategic cooperation - such as Harbin Beer, KFC, etc. are considered the third level, official partners..."

Just as he was talking, the KFC takeout was finally delivered. Jack quickly took out a warm egg tart from the carton and stuffed it into his mouth with a slurp, making his cheeks bulge.

Lin Weixiang didn't play today, so he picked up the spicy burger and ate it without any politeness.

"Didn't you say you want to lose weight?" Lin Ran couldn't help teasing him when he saw that he was eating happily.

"Brother Ran, don't you understand?" Da Mei swallowed the chicken in his mouth, "How can I lose weight if I don't have a full stomach? After eating this burger, I can run five kilometers tonight!"

Lin Ran looked up and down and had to admit that Lin Weixiang had indeed lost a lot of weight during his time as a substitute. At least he looked thinner than Jack now.

Hongmi also came over and grabbed a burger. The team members were eating it. It was not easy to emphasize tactics, so they simply waited for everyone to fill their stomachs.

At this time, the right choice is to give priority to eating for the players. After explaining the tactics before going on stage, the food will be almost digested and the blood will gradually transfer from the stomach to the brain, which will not seriously affect the players' operations.

After the YM coaching staff finished explaining all the precautions for the opening game, the atmosphere in the team lounge became active again.

As soon as Jack opened the door, he saw Knight standing outside, squirming and not knowing what he was doing, and immediately pretended to be wary.

"What are you doing? You want to spy on information, right?"

The Afghan mid laner shook his head when he heard this, "The room is soundproofed. I can't hear what you are saying even standing outside the door. I just want to come and chat with someone..."

Hearing Zhuo Ding's habitual habit of speaking, Jack felt a little teased, "It's useless even if you can hear it. We don't need to prepare any tactics for TOP."

"Huh?" Zhuo Ding didn't expect Jack to be so crazy and was stunned, "Is it true or not?"

"Ah," Jack looked at his confused look, and suddenly felt as if he had entered sage mode, "It's just fake. I'm just teasing you. Come in quickly."

Shiba Inu looked at Zhuo Ding's back walking towards the lounge and couldn't help but sigh.

With this kind of brain, he has to thank the League of Legends for giving him a bowl of food.

When Garlic Bastard saw Knight, he quickly patted the empty seat on the sofa next to him and asked him to sit over.

The two of them started watching two-dimensional dramas with their heads together again.

Jin Gong was still teasing him, "Knight, you won't let Brother Ran kill you today?"

Several people nearby laughed. They still remembered that Zhuo Ding insisted on competing with Lin Ran in the middle, and his scalp went numb after being taught both forehand and backhand.

Zhuo Ding habitually clasped his fingers and said in a very soft voice, "No, no, we have a new jungler in this game, we need to get used to it."

"XX?" Lin Ran saw the opponent's starting lineup last night. At that time, he was quite surprised. TOP coach Bobby actually took the sadness of his previous performance to the water fountain and replaced him with another newcomer jungler. raging.

"I met him at LDL!" Lin Weixiang immediately raised his hand and shouted, "We are an old acquaintance!"

The garlic bastard immediately began to taunt, "Look at me, everyone who plays with you in the secondary league has become a starter. How about you kill Jack!"

"I can kill him if I order him a piece of wheat fish now." Lin Weixiang said astonishingly.

When Jack heard this, he slapped him.

YM and Aidixi started a hand-to-hand fight. Seeing this scene, the waiter showed a smile of success.

He's so smart.

Kill someone with a borrowed knife to avenge Lin Weixiang's deception of the knife girl last night!

…

"Good afternoon to all friends present and Summoners watching the live broadcast, I am the host Aftershock!" The tall woman walked up to the stage on high heels, "This is the live broadcast of the 2018 League of Legends Professional League Summer Season!"

The venue was already crowded, and YM games never had to worry about not being able to sell tickets. Every time the ticket purchase channel was opened, all tickets at all price points were sold out within a few seconds.

After all, the cheapest single-game ticket on weekdays is only 50 yuan. In other words, for the price of two cups of milk tea for RNG, you can see YM on site who is comparable to the LPL all-star lineup. The price/performance ratio is extremely high. It is simply the favorite of the student party.

"After a month and a half of offseason, welcome back to Shanghai!" Yuzhen's hosting skills are still adequate compared to those of his peers. At this time, he said loudly: "In May, we witnessed with our own eyes a huge golden event set off by YM in Paris. Rain, they once again won the mid-season trophy; in June, YM returned with great honors, and they will definitely want to continue their dominance!"

"Let us welcome...Young Miracles!"

The flags with the logos of the 14 LPL teams printed on the top of the stage flickered on and off under the shaking flashlights, and finally focused on YM who was covered in black and red!

The LED display behind Aftershock also showed a dynamic effect. The black dragon circled and rose under the burning red flames, and finally showed the YM team logo pattern!

"Top laner GimGoon, jungler Tian, ​​mid laner Ran, bottom laner JackeyLove, assistant Crisp, and head coach Homme!"

Amid the opening introduction of Aftershock and the extremely excited screams of the audience, the YM members left the entrance channel one by one and stood at the front of the stage.

Lin Ran, who was wearing glasses, had very good eyesight, and since he was standing on a high stage with nothing blocking his view, he could see a familiar tall figure hunched down the narrow passage at the edge of the venue to the front row, yes. After taking a look at the ticket in his hand, he determined the position and sat down, revealing his fair and soft cheeks.

She noticed that Lin Ran was looking towards her and waving the cheer sticks in his hands together with other fans.

Only then did Lin Ran notice that Su Cheng was dressed a little differently today.

The loose black short-sleeves and cropped trousers look quite casual, and there is a headband with the word "Ran" printed on it on his forehead. The three letters flash and flash, adding a bit of playfulness.

The corners of his mouth raised slightly.

Where did Su Cheng get all these support items?

Lin Ran and the fans in the audience all focused their attention on the person they cared about, and countless eyes wandered around him.

There has been no competition for more than half a month, and the audience in the live broadcast rooms of all major platforms is quite active. I guess I have been holding it in for too long. I finally found a way to vent today and quickly started typing on the keyboard.

[Hahaha, why are these team uniforms so weird?]

[I think it’s OK, it looks pretty]

[I don’t want you to feel it, I want me to feel it]

[It’s far different from the previous version with torn claw marks, okay? 】

[After reading the YM team uniforms, my evaluation is: 彳亍! 】

There was no agreement on changing the name of the club, so BMW simply made a fuss about the team uniforms.

The design team continued to enlarge the BMW logo on the team uniform, making it look like the Ark Reactor on Iron Man's chest. The only thing they wanted was to focus the camera on the players so that the audience could see this eye-catching BMW logo at first glance.

Because the BMW logo has been adjusted too large, the torn claw mark pattern that was well received by fans last season cannot be used anymore, otherwise it will look too inconsistent when paired with the chest logo.

Nowadays, this team uniform gradually changes from pure black to dark red from the left collar to the right waist. This gradient style looks a bit monotonous, and many viewers feel uncomfortable with it.

But this does not affect their deafening cheers for YM's debut!

"Let us welcome the YM team again..." Yuzhen took advantage of the director's inattention and switched a hand card, "And the other side of today's opening match is the new generation of young forces who are constantly rising and making breakthroughs."

"In the past year since its establishment, its performance has steadily improved, and it has successfully entered the top six in this spring split. It has become the most dazzling star in the league. Let us welcome Topsports Gaming!"

"Top laner Zoom, jungler Xx, mid laner Knight, bottom laner Jiumeng, assistant ppgod, and head coach poppy!"

TOP's starting players and coaches stood on the right side of the stage, listening to the scattered polite applause from the audience.

One thing to say, although their number of fans is not as good as that of Zhuzai and RNG, they are still in the middle of the pack in the league, much better than BLG and others.

After all, Zhuo Ding came from YM, and a lot of YM mother fans looked at him like a son. In addition, his performance in the previous year was remarkable. With his violent single-point attack and pleasing operations, he was also attracted by it. Less powder.

And TOP also has another key attribute - Huazi. Although it is not as crazy as RNG in marketing, it can still attract the support of a small group of viewers.

But all these together are still not enough to see in front of YM.

After winning the title twice in the mid-season, it is no exaggeration to say that YM has accounted for 70% of the fans in the entire LPL, and the rest has been divided up by established teams such as EDG, IG, RNG, and WE, leaving a little bit behind. Give TOP, Snake Team, RW and the declining Planet Light OMG.

The extremely exaggerated fan number comparison makes it impossible for TOP fans to compete with the overwhelming number of YM supporters for tickets to today's opening game.

"Let us welcome the TOP team again!" Yuzhen said with a sweet smile, "Fighting for the top of the world, the 2018 League of Legends Professional League Summer Split has officially begun!"

While the players from both sides were rushing to the players' seats, the director quickly switched the screen.

The doll's angry voice echoed throughout the venue again.

"Welcome to Zhengda Plaza! After a month and a half, there is finally a game," Wawa looked a little excited, "There are two games on the opening day today, namely YM vs. TOP, and RNG vs. IG at 7 o'clock. It’s a focus match!”

Miller next to him answered, "Yes, every show is full of interesting things to watch, but before that, we need to break some important news for the audience."

"The roster for the League of Legends event in the Asian Games in August was submitted to the General Administration of Sports for approval and was officially announced this afternoon," the director also showed a picture on the screen. "The team on the list is RNG's Letme, the jungler is Xiaoyao, and the mid laner is Brother Ran, Jack and Puppy in the bottom lane, assistant Liu Qingsong, and head coach Abu."

That's the official list. The remaining analysts such as Bai Yueya, Han Yi and Su Cheng can only be regarded as the logistics service department.

"I also hope that the boys will continue their efforts and win the first Asian Games gold medal in the history of League of Legends!" Wawa was quite excited when he said this.

As an older generation e-sports person, he really wants to see e-sports develop better and better.

This is true whether it is from personal emotions or practical interests.

Upon hearing the news, the barrage in the live broadcast room exploded first.

[Four people on YM? Really outrageous]

[In this way, the winning rate is guaranteed. The four of YM team up together and let Di just mess around casually]

[I suggest that Uzi just play two games in the group stage, and it is best not to participate in the knockout stage. You also have a share of the credit for winning the championship. Of course, I am just a suggestion]

[No one knows the Korean team list? Top laner GimGoon, jungler peanut+score, mid laner Faker, bottom laner ruler+corejj, head coach Kkoma]

[Grapevine, the other two coaches of the Korean team are Hongmi and Edgar, Samsung and White]

[It’s over, it’s over, Xiba people + red rice? These two people definitely understand YM. When the time comes, why don't they seize their weaknesses and do it fiercely? 】

[It’s okay, as long as Di is on the road and stabilized, Brother Ran and Little Bastard will win by bringing up the rhythm. No matter how good the coach is, you have to rely on the strength of the players to win the game]

The barrage was still being discussed, but Doll Miller on the commentary desk had already turned the topic back to this game.

"YM vs. TOP, the focus of the game is still Brother Ran and knight. Especially after the big version change, the tactical status of the middle lane instantly increased, which is completely different from the version of Grasshopper Galio in S7."

Miller agreed, "Another key point is the jungle. This is the top priority of the mid-season version update. In the first game of the summer split, let's see what kind of tactical ideas the two teams will show!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the clear and boundless metallic sound resounded in everyone's ears!

"YM took advantage of the right to prioritize side selection to get the blue side for himself, and pressed down Ornn first!"

Zoom's Ornn is very proficient, and Hongmi is very afraid of him and doesn't hesitate to give him a ban position.

"TOP is blocking Qinggang Ying... This should be a three-way swing of middle, upper and wild, fearing YM."

When Wawa saw this, he joked, "I found out that YM is really going to become Team Camille now. Originally, Gongzi was the top laner, and then Ran started to play, and now even Xiaoyao has joined in... "

"What's the most outrageous thing?" Miller suppressed a laugh, "The strongest user of YM Qinggang Shadow is not the top laner. This is simply outrageous!"

For the second ban position, Redmi gave it to Luo, while Poppy banned Kai'Sa.

Although Daughter of the Void has been nerfed, her mechanism has not changed. She is still the most perfect ADC in the league. This kind of hero will not have a big impact on the appearance rate unless it cuts the main artery.

"In the last ban, YM chose Enchantress, and TOP responded by blocking Zoe!"

LeBlanc and Zoe are both popular mid lane heroes in the current qualifying matches, and Poppy originally wanted everyone to have one.

But Hongmi took the initiative and disrupted his plan. In order to prevent his opponent from getting a strong mid laner, Poppy could only ban him.

"YM grabbed the rock bird, while TOP got the bottom lane combination of Verus and Braun..."

In the second and third selections, Hongmi decisively locked up Xia and Kalma.

"YM's bottom lane combination seems a bit strange. How can Xia cooperate with Karma?" Watana thought for a moment and raised his doubts.

Miller frowned slightly, "This Karma really doesn't necessarily play the support position. In the mid-season, Gongzi brother took the top lane and stole money from Karma, and the effect was quite good!"

TOP coach Bobby is also thinking about the opponent's choice.

But until the countdown was about to end, he didn't think clearly about YM's branching situation.

This Karma looks like the top laner, but he can't guarantee it. Once YM succeeds in swaying him, it will be too hurt.

"Let's take the prince first, and we'll save the top laner for the second round."

In the second round, Ban Poppy aimed at the jungle position and banned two heroes, Nanqiang and Qian Jue, whose movement was very restrained.

Hongmi was unequivocal and sent Dao Mei and Syndra to the ban position.

"The fourth choice on the TOP red side... Jace!" The doll's eyes lit up, "This is also a swing position that can win or go!"

Miller rubbed his chin with his hand, "But the problem is that Zoom's Jace's proficiency seems to be average. I personally prefer Knight to use him to fight the rock bird."

There is some truth in what he said, and the doll nodded repeatedly.

"Look at YM's fourth and fifth picks. I took the Bull Head first, and then this Karma should be on the top lane... Xiaoyao needs to pick a jungler who can beat the prince!"

But the hero in YM's last selection box surprised him!

We are all mortal, and some people need a little help.

Lu Xian!

"What does this mean?" Wawa blurted out immediately without thinking, "Is this asking Lu Xian to fight in the jungle?"

[ @insec, come out from under the table]

[Baby, you thick eyebrows and big eyes have also betrayed, right? Who is it hinting at? 】

[YM is out of his mind? Choose two mid laners? 】

At the climax of the barrage, Miller poked his partner in the waist and said, "This should be the mid laner Lu Xian, the jungler of Yanjai."

"Wow, wow, wow, is it true?" the doll's tone was extremely exaggerated.