LOL: What is a roaming mid laner?

"GG!" The moment the base exploded, the guests and host in the LCK commentary box shouted in unison.

Roaring Emperor Quan Yongjun couldn't hide his disappointment, "KZ's loss of this game also means that the LCK division ranked second in the group stage of this intercontinental tournament. The four teams must participate in the semi-finals tomorrow afternoon. In the finals, their opponent will be the LMS division!"

Madlife also expressed emotion, "I have to say that YM is indeed the top team in the world at present, and their version understanding is very strong..."

"Homme," Quan Yongchen, still a little proud, said with his head held high, "He is also an excellent coach from our LCK!"

Madlife continued, "And the YM players are in really good shape. The hero pool is bottomless. After Irelia and Aatrox, Ran took out Pike mid laner..."

"It's hard for you to restrict him," he said, who was nicknamed the God of Assistance back then, quite helplessly. "Maybe some viewers don't want to hear it, but I still have to say... Ran and Sang Hyuk are both the best players who have dominated an era. As a strong mid laner, due to the different points in time when personal strength peaks, it is difficult to compare the two who has a stronger peak, but if we talk about the peak period, I am afraid that we will not be able to find a player who is longer than Ran."

At this time, there must be hundreds of thousands of Korean viewers watching the Korean live broadcast. Although it is only the group stage, the gimmick of a replay of the MSI finals is too tempting, and it will also determine whether their own division can directly advance to the finals. Naturally, Koreans are looking forward to it.

YM has dominated the international competition for two years and can be called the biggest sufferer of the LCK. All the publicity stunts of the Korean live broadcast of this game are 'Can KZ overturn YM's dynastic rule?'

The Korean audience's attitude towards Lin Ran can be described as a mixture of love and hate. Human nature's desire to be strong is intertwined with the sense of honor in the competition area. Every time YM beats the LCK competition area representative team, they have mixed feelings in their hearts, which can be described as extremely complicated.

At this time, witnessing the Spring Split champion KZ lose the game, and hearing Madlife speak so highly of Lin Ran, the number of interactive comments in the chat channel surged instantly.

[Oppa Xianghe is the strongest and will not accept refutation! 】

[Faker can use Yasuo, can Ran? 】

[We are all two S competition champions. I think they are equally matched. Is Hong Minqi too admiring China and favoring foreigners? 】

[There is another MSI champion, and the head-to-head record is also leading]

[Haha, Sang Hyuk also has two mid-season runner-ups and a world championship runner-up, right? 】

There is a mixed crowd in the channel. There are SKT fans who are protecting Faker, and there are also a large number of anti-fans who are blatantly or counter-intuitively setting the pace.

Since the end of the S7 World Championship, SKT has begun a long trough rebuilding period. Although 96line is still on the court, their status has fluctuated at the age of 22, and it is difficult to return to the level of their peak.

Not to mention the top and jungle duo who started to rotate. At that time, KKoma guided Xiao Hei to develop the style of the former jungler named B, but the effect is not good so far. Blank cannot take on the important task and is also a typical neurotic; top laner Thal is simply This is the breakthrough point. In this intercontinental competition, even the fourth-seeded top laner of the LMS can beat him.

The strength of the veterans has declined, the newcomers have not yet grown up, and it is inevitable that SKT's performance will decline.

SKT, which had dominated the LCK for nearly three years, collapsed, and public opinion also ushered in a backlash.

In its heyday, the barbecue stall was extremely popular, and there were inevitably bullies among the fan base, which offended supporters of Samsung, CJ, and KT.

Now that this group of people see that the barbecue stall is getting more and more stretched, they will naturally not miss this great opportunity to backtrack. This has also led to the increase in the number of SKT's anti-fans.

When Quan Yongjun heard madlife's comments about Lin Ran and Lee Sang Hyuk, he knew that the other party was in trouble.

As a veteran host, he would normally not make direct comparisons between the two teams' star players in public places, especially when one's side does not have the upper hand. Try to avoid such topics.

Although Madlife's words are very euphemistic, what he tells is the truth. The speaker has no intention, but the listener has the intention. Moreover, the Korean audience has just witnessed KZ lose to YM again, and it is just when they are unhappy. His words are like sparks detonating dynamite. bucket.

Even if one person out of 100 viewers jumped out to scold him, it was still a large number. There was no need to publish such provocative remarks.

What are you talking about? Nothing good can be gained.

It can only be said that in South Korea, a place where seniority is extremely important, Madlife, who is extremely senior and has always been respected in the League of Legends e-sports circle, has not read "Emotional Intelligence" thoroughly.

Quan Yongjun quickly used another topic to attract the audience's attention. At this time, the director's camera happened to be focused on Khan. His face was full of sadness without the look of a champion, which made people feel a little pitiful.

"KZ players, although we lost the final game, there is no need to be discouraged!" Quan Yongjun said in an encouraging tone as much as possible, "As long as we defeat LMS and reach the finals, we will still have a chance for revenge!"

Khan, who had just shaken hands with the YM team members, stood in front of the table and wrapped the keyboard cable around the peripheral device. His eyes were blank and his movements were mechanical and dull.

Now he just wants to go back quickly, take out his long-dusted Chinese textbook, and study it carefully.

Lin Ran and his teammates came to the center of the stage and waved to the three stands.

Although they won a clean victory, the audience was still unsatisfied. They were not satisfied yet. Is YM going to end the game now?

I'm afraid it's not faster than a toothpick.

A few loud fans in the front row raised their hands and clasped their hands to their mouths, complaining.

"To be honest, I'm not happy with the killing," Lin Ran clicked his tongue, "It would be great if I had a killing sword. My attack power can be stacked up to more than 400 this round."

When Xiaoyao walked down the stage, he started to feel weird again, "Murderous sword? Then you have to ask Jack, who cut it off?"

"It's a pity that Jack Love will never be able to reach the height of letting his fist delete equipment," he said while gesticulating, "This is the gap, do you understand?"

"You bitch, don't be so disgusting here," Jack slapped Xiaoyao on the back.

Everyone burst into laughter. Only Jin Gong didn't know what was going on, so he asked Lin Ran questions with a confused look on his face.

"..." Lin Ran hesitated, feeling that it was difficult to speak directly.

After all, this was just a joke. He and Vincent had met a few times and thought he was a good person, but some of them seemed to have too many wise words from fans who seemed to be cheating on each other.

He thought for a moment and said, "I can only say that everyone understands this matter, okay? I won't explain much to those who don't understand..."

After saying this, Jin Gong was confused.

The Xiba people wanted to ask again, but fortunately Aftershock saved Lin Ran.

She handed over a microphone and signaled that Lin Ran should be interviewed on the main stage.

Lin Ran handed the sorted peripherals to Xiaoyao and took them back to the lounge, while he and Yuzhen discussed interview questions.

There was also a TV at the entrance of the backstage where the two of them were, connected to the signal of the live event room. Lin Ran could see that he had won the MVP of this game without having to look at the big screen.

Behind the gentle and elegant Lin Ran wearing gold-rimmed glasses and fixed makeup, there is a ferocious-looking water ghost.

The skin on Pike's lower jaw has completely disappeared, and just one look at the sharp teeth and fangs like beasts can make his whole body feel cold.

Comparing the two, in this MVP photo, it looks quite inconsistent.

Parker, who had 12 kills, 0 kills and 6 assists, had a matchup economic gap of +7386, a team participation rate of 81.8%, 5 solo kills, and an average point output of 777.

Although the average output of 777 does not seem high, for an assassin like Pike whose range damage is not particularly high, it is already very impressive.

Everything was ready, and Yushui stepped onto the stage in high heels.

The vast majority of the audience has not left yet.

Although it was already after nine o'clock in the evening, they still wanted to stay for ten more minutes to watch the post-game interview.

"Welcome Brother Ran to accept our post-game interview..." Yuzhen turned his head and looked at Lin Ran, subconsciously showing a sweet smile, "Let's say hello to everyone first."

"Hello everyone, I am YM's mid laner Ran." Lin Ran's tone was calm and calm, without any ups and downs.

The fans in the audience cheered endlessly. After leaving the sound-isolating headphones, Lin Ran could hear the enthusiasm of the supporters more clearly.

Before Yuzhen could pick up the microphone, a male fan in the stands suddenly shouted: "Brother Ran, mother loves you!"

Now everyone in the audience laughed.

Lin Ran managed his expression very well and continued to remain expressionless.

【? ? ? Pretending to be cool, right? 】

[Don’t be embarrassed, Brother Ran is a cosplay water ghost. He is probably possessed by Pike]

[Ran: Isn’t it just a BO1? Why are you so excited? 】

[I think it’s because he didn’t get the pentakill, so he was upset]

There are different opinions on the barrage, and all kinds of ridiculing comments emerge one after another.

"In the final match of the group stage that just ended, you defeated MSI's final opponent KZ very quickly and got a ticket for the LPL division to Sunday's final... Brother Ran, what do you think of this?"

Lin Ran responded calmly, "This is all the result of the joint efforts of the four participating teams in the competition area. Everyone has made a lot of contributions, but YM is the last one to appear, so it seems more important."

Yuzhen nodded and asked the next question, "You can take a rest tomorrow and observe the semi-finals of the other two divisions. How are we in the LPL division preparing for the final battle?"

"Due to the format of the intercontinental competition, the final is actually more of a test of on-the-spot formation," Lin Ran answered very officially, "It feels a bit like Tian Ji's horse racing. Our coaching staff will also watch tomorrow's game. In the semi-finals, try to see through the opponent’s plan in the final.”

"Having said that, I have to ask Brother Ran for his own opinion," Yuzhen smiled brightly, "Who do you hope your opponent will be in the final?"

Lin Ran didn't hesitate this time, "For me, I will win no matter who I fight. I'll be dissatisfied."

Hearing this answer, the excitement of the fans in the audience was beyond words, and the shouts and cheers once again filled the Dalian Central Gymnasium!

[Niu Niu Niu, very arrogant! 】

[Damn, let him pretend again]

[There is no way, what should I do if Brother Ran just can’t lose? Someone come and treat him! 】

[I thought I would be straightforward and said that I wanted to make some twists and turns in the finals]

Lin Ran really thought about this answer.

But then he thought about it and felt that he was too stingy, as if he would retaliate for his anger.

Although Lin Ran does have a certain sense of revenge, he certainly can't say that in an interview.

After all, professional players have to control their emotions well.

After returning the microphone after the interview, Lin Ran returned to the lounge and was warmly welcomed by the other three teams.

"What a handsome water ghost!" Broiler took a mouthful of barbecue-flavored Mandarin and stared at Lin Ran with bright eyes, "Can you teach me?"

"Teach you how to play Pike?" Lin Ran was no longer sleepy when talking about this, and was ready to teach the broiler some unique skills.

Unexpectedly, he waved his hands repeatedly, "No, no, no..."

"I want to learn how to kill water ghosts."

Lin Ran was shocked by Broiler's words.

"No," he reacted very seriously, "I can't do this."

"Everyone, listen to me!" Hongmi stood in the center of the room, tapping hard on the whiteboard beside him, "Go back and play two sets of Rank today and then take a rest. Tomorrow at one o'clock at noon, we will meet in the training room on time!"

Lin Ran wholeheartedly agreed, took his peripherals from the Garlic Bastard, put them into his backpack, and followed everyone out of the room.

…

On the other side of the ocean, day and night change in Los Angeles, USA, and bright sunshine shines through the floor-to-ceiling windows into the Riot headquarters.

The man in the plaid shirt with a smile on his face took a cup of strong coffee, sat in his ergonomic chair, slowly turned on the computer, and communicated with colleagues at the surrounding workstations.

"Hey CertainlyT, did you watch today's Asia Rivalry?"

The person next door who was immersed in work didn't even raise his head. "After reading, Blaustoise, you have something to do today."

Blaustoise took a sip of coffee to refresh herself and cursed the work ahead.

As the game numerical supervisor of Riot Games, he just finished debugging the update content of version 8.14 yesterday, and today he can relax as usual.

He also wants to play games with a salary and push his ranking points to diamonds.

Unexpectedly, something unexpected happened and shattered his dream of getting a high score.

"What went wrong again?" He said in a bad tone.

Fellow designer CertainlyT was busy typing on the keyboard and explained in a crackling voice, "You adjusted the values ​​​​of Sword Girl, Sword Demon and Pike too high."

"Especially the new hero Pyke, Ran went crazy using him in the intercontinental competition."

"What?!" Blaustoise was anxious. He suspected that he heard wrongly, "Pike?"

"Your ears are not broken, it's Blood Harbor Ghost Pike... Just when you got your coffee and got ready to go to work, he just crushed BDD with Pyke in the mid lane, and even won the MVP of this round."

Blaustoise jumped three feet high, and his tone was even worse than before, "Oh my god... what a madman, how did he think of using mid laner Pyke in the professional arena?"

"The question comes back again," CertainlyT shrugged, "Why did you adjust the panel attributes of these three heroes so high?"

"This is obviously a problem with your mechanism design! What does my value have to do with it?" Blaustoise was furious.

"Huh? Is there something wrong with my mechanism design?" CertainlyT finally looked up, "Do you know who you are talking to?!"

"Zed, Yasuo, Thresh, Zoe, Kalista... these are all designed by me and are used by all players. Do you think there is something wrong with my mechanism settings?"

When professionalism was questioned, CertainlyT immediately refuted it.

"Okay, okay," Blaustoise knew that her colleague was experienced and accomplished, so she didn't want to argue with him about this issue. "No matter what, you have to bear 1/3 of the responsibility for this matter. Let's find a solution together."

"No, I'm still busy with Akali's rework," CertainlyT refused decisively, "You can just cut the mechanism twice and adjust the values."

"Hey," Blaustoise agreed, "I will finish this work today and try to get these patches into the 8.14 update."

If other contestants performed well, the two designers would not be so nervous.

Lin Ran is different.

He is already on Riot's blacklist for nerfing. As long as a non-mainstream hero is used to achieve good results, the designer team will weaken it without hesitation.

Preventing Lin Ran and YM from winning three consecutive championships is one of Riot Games’ major goals this year.

No one wants YM to continue to have a monopoly.

If someone can win three consecutive championships, it will be a shame for Riot Games. The designer team will never allow such a thing to happen.

The solution to the problem is also simple.

Just peel it off and that's it.

Whatever YM and Lin Ran like to use, then weaken it - of course, the general direction of the changes will remain the same, which is to speed up the game rhythm and enhance the enjoyment of the event.

After all, not many people are willing to watch a five- to six-minute operation bureau now. The truth is that there are a lot of heads and a high degree of bloodshed.

In this general direction, the designer team will make optimization adjustments and try their best to limit YM's capabilities.

Since MSI, Dao Mei, Sword Demon and Pike, whom Lin Ran has played, have been on their key watch list.

Other mid laners are still adapting to these heroes, and few are as skilled as Lin Ran.

Naturally, designers can’t help but take action.

Blaustoise, who holds great power, is determined to teach Lin Ran a lesson and let him compensate for the paid points-earning trip he lost.

I'm going for a nucleic acid test...big chapter tomorrow.

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