LOL: What is a roaming mid laner?

Fireworks and dry ice mist rose into the sky around the stage, and with a long chirping sound, they disappeared without a trace amid the deafening shouts of the audience!

The spotlight above the venue flashed with strong light. During the gathering and separation, Doinb threw off his headphones and jumped up. His face was full of excitement, and his thin and white arms waved to the sky again and again!

Aguang glanced at the post-game output panel secretly, with a happy smile on his face; Xiaofu was more emotional and started crying after taking off his glasses; Prophet first put his feet down from the chair and put on his shoes. High-fived Aidisi beside him.

After Asura realized that he smelled his hand, he went up and wanted to slap the prophet.

"You don't have to wait for the fifth game, you don't have to wait for other teams to decide the outcome!" Miller's passionate commentary still echoed in the venue, "It's now, it's now!"

Wawa also shouted, "RW proved themselves! They made the last move towards the LCK division!"

The other three teams in the LPL division all rushed out from the backstage. The players broke into the player stands and hugged the RW players tightly, while all kinds of meaningless roars broke out from their mouths.

Lin Ran walked at the end, wearing a giant banner with the red and white LPL logo.

He was still quite happy.

The main thing is that there is no need to play the fifth set, and both the psychological and physical pressure will be less.

The moment he stepped onto the stage, Doinb seemed to notice something and turned back to look at Lin Ran.

He was still jumping up and down like a monkey, extremely excited, but his thin body contained infinite energy.

Lin Ran put his left hand together in front of his chest, tightened the LPL banner draped around his body, and stretched out his right palm at the same time.

Doinb slapped his palm down hard.

Cameraman Ichimura, who had already entered a high-intensity shooting state, captured this scene.

"Let us congratulate RW again. They fought hard for 37 minutes and finally defeated the top seed KZ team from the LCK division, helping LPL win the 2018 Asia Championship with a big score of 3:1!"

"LPL has won the championship for two consecutive years!" Miller felt his heart surge as he said this, "We are the No. 1 division in Asia and the No. 1 division in the world!"

When the last wave of ancient dragon team battles started, Si Jiayan's mouth that kept chewing chicken stopped functioning. Now seeing this scene, he finally moved freely, slapping his two paws towards his roommate next to him, "Win, win! "

"Hey..." Su Cheng reacted quickly and immediately stepped aside, "Your hands are full of oil, hurry up and crawl away!"

The girl whimpered and had no choice but to turn back and continue staring at the computer screen.

The barrage has fallen into complete madness.

Although after IG made a comeback and won AFs, the audience felt that the LPL division was certain to win. After all, YM could hold the battle in the decisive game.

But they never expected that it would be RW who ended the intercontinental competition!

Before the game, no one was optimistic about this team, whose individual strength was not particularly outstanding.

The top laner is a big tree who escaped from the EDG base, the jungler is a crybaby with no voice at a disadvantage, the mid laner is still being criticized for his severance, the ADC is a newcomer brought up from the secondary league, and the support is the last one. Older players who were squeezed out of the field by Liu Qingsong.

Before the start of the S8 season, no matter how RW looked, only its mid laner was slightly more reliable. Many commentators placed them in a B+ position in their pre-match ratings, and they felt that RW was successful if they could enter the playoffs.

But these five people just defeated LCK's top seed and spring champion KZ today!

【RWNB! 】

[However, I am uneducated, so I can tell the world with just one word! 】

[Is this really awesome? Can the third runner-up in LPL win the LCK championship? Is South Korea too stretched out this year? 】

[BDD=Don’t beat the eggs, hahahaha]

[It is recommended to watch the Korean commentary video of this game. Everyone was smiling before the ancient dragon team battle. When Kled slashed twice, they immediately started crying and howling. The show was very effective.]

In the LCK lounge backstage, everyone was immersed in a daze and had not yet reacted.

What happened?

Isn’t KZ an advantage?

Why did he die suddenly after a team fight?

"...Lost just like that?" Smeb's tone was sour and full of disbelief.

KT has won two consecutive years and been runner-up for two consecutive years...

This is totally a lie!

Other players and coaching staff saw the celebrations in the LPL division through the TV screen, and couldn't help but have their own thoughts.

SKT felt that they were losing blood and were the first to be sold out. They originally wanted to sacrifice themselves to catch the LPL sharks. If the LCK division finally won the championship, they would also have 1/3 of the credit.

After all, he replaced the high-grade horse on the opposite side with a low-grade horse, which was a great achievement.

But if he loses in the finals, he will have to provide material for the barbecue stall fans around the world to ridicule him.

AFs feel like they are screwed.

Although KZ's loss to RW was the straw that broke the camel's back, they added to the pile of haystacks before.

And even if KZ wins this game, YM will enter the decisive game to harvest.

Although KT claims to have a good chance of winning against YM in the training match, how many people would believe it?

On the Korean inven forum, netizens have very unanimous opinions.

That is to crush the LPL in the first four games and avoid dragging the game to the last game.

Friendly BBQ Stall made a good start, replacing the strongest YM, while KT defeated RNG strongly, giving the LCK a shot in the arm.

As a result, the African team went up on their own and directly poured cold water on the competition area. Such a huge advantage in the early stage was finally overturned by IG, which definitely caused a huge morale blow to the LCK at that time.

It is definitely unrealistic to say that I don’t want to take the blame.

Some frustrated Korean netizens may have to send them razor blades and dead rats.

If you encounter individual extremists, you may be waiting outside the base with a knife.

The most important thing is that there are no particularly famous star players in the AFs team.

Although kiin performed well in the league this year, it has just debuted not long ago, and there is no support from foreign competition results, so its popularity is not particularly high.

Little Sprite had a lot of fans in Samsung Blue back then, but after going to the LPL, he was riddled with scandals. During this gap period, he basically wiped out all his fans in South Korea, and there were not many fans left in total.

Mid laner Kuro was the most annoying player on the Tigers back then. His style of play was inherently unpleasant, and he was often treated like a pig by Faker. Not many people liked him.

Not to mention the bottom lane, the number of fans is very few.

Without star players, the disadvantages are also very obvious - there is no one to help support when netizens criticize them.

This is what the African team is most worried about. Look at the other three teams, SKT, KZ and KT. One by one, they are all teams with the highest number of fans in the league.

In matters like public opinion, there are always more people criticizing than others. Even if you are right, you can be accused of being guilty, not to mention that AFs is already a big scapegoat.

KT and several others have the same idea as Smeb. From last year to this year, the team has never lost in the intercontinental competition. Although it is not the No. 1 seed every time, it has completely played the role of the mainstay of the competition. It is a well-deserved victory in the LCK. Big Brother.

In the end, you guys just gave me two runner-up places?

Several veterans in the team were naturally angry, with the word "displeased" written all over their faces.

If you were looking for someone in the room who was in a good mood, it would be Ucal.

He saw the devastated looks of everyone in KZ on the player bench. It would be unrealistic to say that he didn't have any regrets in his heart. After all, this was his first international competition.

But what followed was a burst of joy.

KZ lost this game, which meant that he did not have to go on stage again to play the decisive game.

Before the game, Ucal was coerced by the old captain's score and said, "Ran and I are 50-50." Wouldn't it be very shameful if he came on stage in the fifth game and was killed by Lin Ran?

Everyone has their own complicated thoughts, but when you scan the LCK lounge, you can see all of them.

This is also easy to understand.

Since everyone is incompetent, let's go our separate ways.

"All summoners present, tell me loudly, today's champion is..." Ren Dong stood on the stage, raising the microphone to the stands in the distance.

"LPL!!"

the audience shouted in unison.

They knew that this four-day intercontinental tournament was coming to an end. The fans who originally planned to save some energy for the fifth set to decide the match were now venting their passion freely.

"The strongest division in Asia is..." Ren Dong was also very excited, constantly mobilizing the atmosphere of the scene. The audience was very cooperative, shouting the name of the LPL division again and again.

Lin Ran took the banner with the LPL division logo off his shoulder and shook it in the air, causing the red and white colors to dance.

"Next, we invite representatives from our four teams to hold the trophy!"

Broiler, Guanhu and Doinb, three mid laners wearing their own team flags, stood in a circle around the Intercontinental Championship trophy, with one spot still vacant.

"...Bring it to you." The garlic bastard snatched the LPL banner from Lin Ran, then handed him the black and red YM team flag he was wearing, and pushed his family member.

Lin Ran strode forward, stretched out his right hand to firmly grasp the championship trophy, and raised it high with the other three!

The spotlight above the venue focused on this, the dry ice around the stage erupted again, and the cheers in the stands once again rose to the top!

…

"I would like to ask Player Ran, how do you evaluate the performance of the three brother teams in the finals?"

The room for the post-match group visit could not accommodate all the players and coaching staff of the four teams, so only a few representatives from each team attended.

Lin Ran's status lies here. Not only can he not be absent from this kind of interview, but he is also the main target of the media.

When he heard this question, he turned his head and looked at the players being interviewed together with him.

Then I caught a glimpse of Uzi - there is no way, some people are born with the world focusing on you.

That's the kind of person Uzi is.

Especially when Jack didn't come, Uzi was left with Doinb and Xiaoyao respectively. Their combined weight probably couldn't keep up with him. They were so big and strong that it was hard for others to ignore him.

And now that Uzi has become Guan Gong again, he seems to be very concerned about the answer to this question.

Lin Ran thought for a moment to organize the answer:

"The intercontinental finals were won through tacit cooperation and concerted efforts. Every team played a great role. This has nothing to do with winning or losing. I think all three teams are great and have completed their tasks well." Task."

Uzi's tight back muscles relaxed slightly, and he started talking and laughing with Doinb, his old teammate.

"Today we noticed that the LCK division made some changes in the formation today." The reporter's next question continued to be aimed at Lin Ran. It seemed that he was going to catch him for profit. "How did the LPL do it?" Who's going to deal with it?"

Lin Ran didn't even think about it this time. He picked up the phone and said, "There's nothing to deal with. Just fight normally."

"LCK achieved the ultimate in strategy today, and successfully allowed all four of its teams to get very ideal matches through gaming," Lin Ran said in a relaxed tone, "But unfortunately, they still lost."

"The main reason is that there is a gap between our strength and LPL. I think everyone can see this."

Lin Ran's words made the reporters in the audience laugh out loud.

If YM's victory today was expected, then the two comebacks of IG and RW were completely surprising.

"Damn it, let him pretend again!" Garlic Bastard was very dissatisfied, "Let me do it, I want to pretend too!"

Just as the next question was asked to Xiaoyao, he took the microphone away from Lin Ran.

By the time all the group interviews were over, it was already half an hour later.

"Don't go back to the lounge yet!" Guo Hao said standing at the door, "Let's go take a group photo on the stage!"

This was also a routine operation after winning the championship, and Lin Ran was not surprised.

Not only the players and coaching staff participated in the group photo, but also other training department employees, as well as some employees from Tengjing and Riot China, totaling dozens of people.

"The camera can't fit you, I'm going to watch the stage!" Ichimura was very active. He ran up to a high place and then started a voice call to ask everyone on the stage to adjust their positions.

In the end, the employees of the training department stood on the outermost side, wrapping the contestants inside. Jack and Uzi, two people who were getting closer and closer in size, grabbed the corners of the LPL division flag and fully unfolded it. In front of them were placed This year’s Intercontinental Championship trophy.

"Finish the over." One village even pretended to start wireless communication, and Guo Hao became more playful and started to go over again. The two of them were very happy.

"Stop sending betaovers," Jack interrupted them impatiently, "When are you going to eat?"

"Don't bark, stinky dog. If you bark again, I'll take you to eat seafood!" Xiaoyao started to feel disgusted again.

In the end, Guo Hao took it seriously, "I feel uncomfortable eating seafood!"

"Isn't Dalian famous for its seafood? How about we go to the beach and find a restaurant?" he suggested.

"Ah?!" The Shiba Inu man was dumbfounded, "Then shall I leave?"

He has a severe seafood allergy and a bad gastrointestinal condition, so he would be sent to the hospital if touched.

"How about I order you a bowl of instant noodles..." Guo Hao asked tentatively. When he saw the Shiba Inu charging towards him with his teeth bared, his face turned pale with fright, "Brother, I was kidding!"

In the end, they decided to go to a beachside restaurant for food, but they definitely couldn't feed Jack instant noodles. When passing by the surrounding business district, they brought a roast duck and a few Shandong dishes for the Shiba Inu.

The traffic conditions in Dalian were good at night, and there were basically no traffic jams. After driving for twenty kilometers, Lin Ran even felt that he could smell the sea as he got closer to his destination.

"Hiss...the sea smell is too strong, isn't it?" Lin Ran smelled more and more something was wrong. He looked away from the phone, and only belatedly realized that the air conditioner was turned on in the car.

The car windows are closed, where does the smell of seafood come from?

Lin Ran scanned frantically and finally found a clue in Xiaoyao.

"what are you eating?"

The Garlic Bastard stretched out his palm and said innocently, "Seaweed."

Lin Ran took a deep breath and realized that it was still a Boli brand. Memories of being dominated by advertising as a child suddenly came to mind.

He quickly lowered his head and continued to look at his phone. If he continued to think about it, Lin Ran would probably dream about "you know the smell of the sea" tonight.

Due to the suspension of all leagues in the five major regions, e-sports forums are now full of intercontinental competition content.

After winning the LPL championship, the number of posts skyrocketed instantly. Every time Lin Ran refreshed the page, he could see new posts ranked at the top.

【Shock! Is the complete decline of LCK because of it? 】

Although Lin Ran usually hates this kind of shock, it is undeniable that this can really arouse his interest.

Click in to see an analysis.

[One thing to say is that at the end of this intercontinental competition, the LCK throne is completely unsafe. The champion of the spring split cannot beat RW, and the runner-up cannot beat IG. This shows that the competition in the region has become extremely bad. They only lost one hand to YM back then, and against the others LPL teams can still maintain a certain level of suppression, but that's not the case at all now.

Especially the third and fourth sets of the final were really eye-opening for me.

Can anyone imagine an LCK team being overturned by LPL operations? Or two games in a row? There is also a pure and reckless team like IG. If you watch the video again, one thing stands out in these two games. KZ and AFs have the early advantage and will never be able to beat the LPL.

The problem is obvious - LCK's ability to end the game is very poor. They can press people but cannot kill the suspense of the game.

So what is the reason for this problem?

The poster thinks it is a piece of equipment: the deletion of the green jungle knife.

Back then, the green jungle knife was still there, and LCK games were all about dragging. Samsung is the best example. They used the green jungle knife + auxiliary eye stones to cover the map with false eyes, cannibalizing the opponent's field of vision.

In this way, control the vision around neutral resources bit by bit before starting the game. If the opponent steps into this sea of ​​vision, the LCK is equivalent to playing with perspective, and the teamfight rate is very high.

But it doesn’t work anymore. The green jungle knife disappears. Since the jungler itself has to bear part of the task of clearing the field of vision, it must have a scan. The vision task is left to the support and their real eyes.

The problem is that the lack of eye positions makes it impossible for the LCK to take into account neutral resources and all vision in the jungle, and one of the two must be abandoned.

AFs chose to control the field of view near neutral resources. As a result, they lost the location information of IG personnel and were directly destroyed by the reckless team fight;

KZ controlled the field of view in the jungle, but the scarce ward position made them miss the triangle grass, and Doinb came out and smashed the back row...]

The poster's post was very long, so Lin Ran skimmed over the middle section and went straight to the final conclusion.

[Right now Riot Games is obviously weakening the LCK’s old lady’s foot-wrapped style of play. If they continue to insist on not changing, this loss in the intercontinental competition will only be the beginning of their decline. 】

[If we continue, we will lose to Europe. After losing LPL, we will lose LCS.EU, and then lose LCS.NA. No one will lose next...]

Lin Ran saw the echoes in the comments below the post. After experiencing this intercontinental competition, the audience has full confidence in the LPL.

Compared with the previous games relying on YM Lonely Chari, this kind of victory in which the average strength is generally stronger than the opponent makes the audience feel more happy.

Seeing this, the vehicle has arrived at its destination, Xinghai Square.

Guo Hao followed the navigation and took them to a seafood restaurant called "Seafood Master", which I heard is quite unique in Dalian.

This is where the managers of the four clubs come in handy.

They are not very good at gaming, but when it comes to how to eat, they are much better than these Internet-addicted teenagers.

In particular, Aning, the team leader of the IG training department, has been a master at ordering takeout since the days of Sun Yeyou. He has been involved in gourmet food all year round, and he can almost become a food connoisseur.

"More sea urchins... do you call shrimps shrimp crawlers here?" Aning was still communicating with the waiter, "Please give us four or five kilograms per table, a shrimp plate, oysters, and mackerel dumplings!"

After ordering seafood worth tens of thousands of yuan, Lin Ran sat down with his teammates and opened the tableware while still chatting with Su Cheng.

Knowing that his partner had just taken a shower, Lin Ran made a video call, and his girlfriend answered the call instantly.

Lin Ran put on his headphones, took a look at the background where Su Cheng was, and noticed the classic bedroom furniture on the bed and table.

"Are you in the dormitory?"

"That's right..." Su Cheng nodded, "It's raining a bit hard outside, and it's late, so I just stayed in the dormitory."

"What are you looking at?" She suddenly realized that something was wrong with her boyfriend's eyes, and he kept glancing at her chest, and she asked urgently.

"...Are these your roommate's pajamas?" Lin Ran coughed lightly.

"It's Si Jiayan's. I didn't bring my pajamas, so I can only borrow hers..." Su Cheng twisted her body and was stared at by Lin Ran. "Isn't it a little small?"

"Not too small, not too small." Lin Ran replied hurriedly.

As soon as they finished speaking, the two discovered the ambiguity in the sentence.

The atmosphere suddenly became awkward.

"What are you having for dinner?" Su Cheng quickly changed the subject.

"Seafood... let me show you this big oyster!" Lin Ran became more energetic and focused the camera on a huge oyster in front of him.

The restaurant comes with two dipping sauces, lemon juice and soy sauce and mustard.

Lin Ran picked up the oyster and chopped it hard, then swallowed it in front of Su Cheng.

"Wow, this tastes so delicious," he said repeatedly, "It's a pity that you didn't come to taste the orange..."

"If you continue to eat and broadcast in front of me, I will let you know what a pity is when you turn around!"

Su Cheng gritted his teeth.

She was visiting relatives during this time, so she couldn't eat too much raw or cold food like seafood. Now seeing Lin Ran's satisfied look, she was a little envious.

Lin Ran was very aware. He calculated the date a little and knew that his girlfriend was on her menstrual period. He immediately patted his chest and promised, "When I return to Shanghai, I will take you to eat seafood, the best kind."

"But please pay attention to your diet and daily routine during this period. I know you are very busy during exam week, but you can't ignore your health..."

"Yeah, I'm almost exhausted during exam week," Su Cheng sighed in a fake tone, "You have to make it up to me when you get back."

Suddenly another girl's voice came from beside her, "She's not busy. She watched the game all night today and didn't miss the post-game interview!"

"You're going to die, Si Jiayan!" Su Cheng didn't expect that her roommate who went out to buy bread would suddenly come back. She became so angry that she rushed out after a moment.

Lin Ran immediately hung up the video because he was afraid that he would see or hear some inappropriate content for children.