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"This mid-season tournament uses version 8, which has two more patches than our playoffs," Hongmi said straight to the point, "The first thing to pay attention to is the reworked hero."

He opened the projector screen and showed the team members, "Knife Girl."

Irelia finally won the favor of the designer in version 7, and promised a major overhaul.

It's just that Chunli, the culprit who weakened Dao Mei back then, resigned from Riot Games some time ago. Gu Xing still has his WeChat account, and I've seen the Moments this guy sent after he fired his boss.

The new Sword Girl W has been changed from carrying real damage to [Dance of Distance Breaking] that can reduce damage.

The stun of E [Winging Blades] Broach becomes less stable, but the mark applied to the enemy hero together with R [Vanguard Blade] will refresh the cooldown of Q [Blade Impact]...

In short, it gives the new sword girl enough room to operate. Compared with the old version of sword girl, the upper limit will be more exaggerated.

Of course, the lower limit will also be lower.

It turns out that the E skill can provide hard control of stun as long as the health percentage is lower than that of the opponent. At least it can help the team to control it. However, if the new sword girl does not use it properly, it will easily have no effect at all in team battles!

Kuro frowned, "I have encountered this hero many times when I was playing Korean server at home, but is it really strong enough to compete in the game?"

In his view, the professional arena pursues stability.

Because no one can guarantee that they can operate perfectly in every wave under high-intensity confrontation, characters with close upper and lower limits are more suitable for the game.

There is no difference between the new sword girl and the happy style man. They are just one Q soldier moving and the other using E to slide.

In a group fight, if someone gives you a little control or uses displacement skills, you can use the knife girl to walk the dog like a pig's snout!

"Looking purely at mechanics, Que's character doesn't quite meet the requirements of the game," Hongmi shrugged, "but the problem is that she's a numerical monster now."

This is also a common problem among all reworked heroes. The designer’s consideration of each skill value can only be determined through the test server.

However, the sample size is still too small, and it is difficult to debug it perfectly before logging into the official server.

The result can easily lead to the emergence of supermodel monsters.

This is the case with the Metal Master Noshou Sword Princess in the S5 World Championship. After the redo, the strength could not be controlled at all!

According to the 8 version Korean server BP rate and win rate data given by the VG coaching staff, Dao Mei directly completed the top two of the double list and double rate!

"Of course, from the current point of view, the strength of Dao Mei is definitely not as strong as the brothers in the S5 World Championship, but it will not be a problem to become a popular hero in the mid-season." Hongmi made a judgment.

Sword Girl is a reworked character in version 7. According to Riot Games’ current regulations, the reworked hero will only be cooled down for a small version in the professional league. By patch 8 of the mid-season, the ban has just been completed.

Kuro looked quite ugly.

He has come into contact with Dao Mei, this hero is too difficult to manipulate.

With my little hand speed, pulling E [Double Blade] is like a tortoise crawling, it's as stiff as hell.

If you want to practice it, you don’t know how much time it will take!

Song Jinghao noticed the embarrassment of his mid laner, and took the initiative to share his worries, "It's okay, I can play with Sword Girl. When the time comes, grab it and give it to me."

Kuro immediately cast an moved look.

Although they usually compete for favor, in times of crisis, real brothers have to come to the rescue!

"Let's try it in the training game later," Hongmi said in an ambiguous tone, her expression not looking any more relaxed, "Although it's very common for Irelia to walk on the road in the pub game, but I always feel that it's a solo sword girl. This version is not suitable for the playing field environment.”

He shook his head, put aside the uncertain topic for the time being, and continued to speak, "The rest is the callback of Enchantress, and she has changed back to the old version. The wages of designers in Xiba are really easy to get, just jump around repeatedly... "

Hong Mi mumbled something in her mouth.

Mr. Hou worked conscientiously and translated it to all the team members.

Laughter erupted in the makeshift training room.

Hongmi immediately knew that there was a mole in the team and glared at Li Zhixun, "The last sentence doesn't need to be translated!"

Gu Xing carefully read Enchantress's callback instructions amidst Jack's devilish laughter.

The version of Enchantress that was modified in the S7 pre-season is really not very good. The mechanism is too outrageous. You can control the wings while sitting in the middle. If you increase the value a little bit, you can buy a house in the ban position of the professional arena. If you cut it hard, there will be no one. use.

It's too deformed, it's better to call back.

It's just that the old problem still exists. Enchantress's ability to clear the line is too poor. If she comes on the field, she won't be able to match the enemy's line clearing in the mid-term.

If you want to play, you have to add some value or clear the line.

Hongmi also had a similar view. All the team members were veterans who had been on the battlefield for a long time. They knew the predicament of the Enchantress well and did not raise any objections.

“Since we’ve already talked about Enchantress, let’s start with the middle lane first… The version environment has changed a lot. The cooldown time of Galio’s ultimate move has been extended, and even level three R requires a full 160 seconds of basic cooldown. To be honest, It was weakened a little too harshly.”

Galio's laning strength has already become very weak after being severely weakened in last year's preseason.

Being able to play in the Spring Split depends on the instant frankness provided by Aftershock and the short CD and frequent support of R [Hard Bear Appearance].

Now that the cooldown of level 3 R has been greatly increased, for Galio, who does not usually have CD equipment, it will undoubtedly be weakened to an epic level!

"Those who were killed were Sion, Rock Bird and Ryze," Hongmi turned to the next slide. "The damage gain coefficient of Sion's Q has been lowered, which increases the growth potential as the skill level increases, but the basic damage is small. There is an increase, and there is no doubt that this is aimed at mid laner Thane."

Top laner Sion is the main Q, and the reduced bonus damage in the early stage will be made up for by the increase in basic output.

The veteran players in the mid lane play the main E game with comet, and Q often cannot be fully charged until level 13.

Without skill damage, mid laner Thain's wave clearing ability will be weakened!

"The base HP of Rock Bird is reduced by 30 points, and the cooldown of Q [Stone Penetration] in the early stage is increased by 2 seconds; in comparison, Ryze's changes are much smaller, and it only increases the low-level mana consumption of W [Rune Imprisonment]. quantity……"

Hongmi spoke faster and faster, and Kuro's face became stiffer.

"Aren't fists like oil cakes?" Li Ruixing felt very uncomfortable, "Isn't it just a matter of cutting off the heroes I'm good at?"

Characters who roamed and could support the jungle were all cut down, which was a fatal blow to Kuro!

"It's like this," Hongmi was helpless. "This year Riot seems to have changed its attitude. Instead of targeting sales, it has started looking for other players in our team to take action."

Gu Xingshen felt the same.

Although the designers also weakened routines such as Jack's Hurricane Policewoman last year, overall they still focused on the jungle.

This can be seen just by looking at the several modifications and redoes made by Kindred!

Not to mention that in the pre-season of S7, the famous wild core was completely chopped off. The designer almost had the words "cut off Gu Xing" carved on his face!

But so far this year, Gu Xing has been living a comfortable life.

The Qinggang Shadow jungler I played before has never been hit, and Kind Jue has not been changed again. The rhythm of the jungle makes him relaxed and comfortable.

On the contrary, my teammates couldn't bear it anymore.

Especially in the middle.

Several nerfs were all centered around Kuro. Often, as soon as a hero was trained well, he would be chopped down by the designer!

A 24-year-old e-sports man really can’t bear such targeting!

Gu Xing guessed that it had something to do with the change of designer supervisor.

In the past, Chunli's chief surgeon had a mixed love and hate relationship with her, and her main focus was to cut whatever you wanted to do.

After Chunli resigned, the new designer supervisor would definitely have to make changes.

It’s just that it’s hard to see what the effect will be after the target object is changed...

Gu Xing was still optimistic at this time.

But after two days of training, he couldn't laugh anymore.

A bunch of mid laners have been cut. Just think about it and you know that the version environment is bound to change!

The wandering mid laner has declined, and the spell core is dominant, making it difficult for Kuro to adapt.

And just as Hongmi expected, the current version of Rank’s swing king Dao Mei will find it difficult to gain a foothold in the top lane in the professional arena.

The root cause lies in the difference in radiation capabilities.

Anyone who plays Sword Girl knows that this hero belongs to the classic winning line but no winning situation.

It is not difficult to gain an advantage during the laning phase, especially in the version where this ultimate move also comes with a disarm. If you can even out the situation by playing a sword girl, it is better not to touch this hero.

The professional arena is no exception.

Then the question shifts to how to turn the laning advantage into a team advantage.

As we all know, the top lane is purely an orphan lane. Whether you have good laning or not, it really doesn’t help the team much during the laning period.

When I can finally lead alone during the transition period, I will be constrained by the zombie guards and the vacancy of the wards. I don't dare to lead the line too deep, for fear that the teammates in front of me will be forced away.

The role of the Sword Girl will be infinitely weakened!

On the other hand, looking at the mid unit, Dao Mei can still easily kill everyone in this environment where strong mid laners are generally being cut.

Don't be fooled by the short route. It's difficult for Dao Girl to find solo kill opportunities by operating the line, but the line rights are real!

As long as you have lane rights, you can roam first and radiate your influence to the jungle and side lanes!

At a time when roaming mid laners are on the decline, offline roaming with wired power means invincibility!

As long as the mid laner Sword Girl converts her lane advantage into a teammate advantage as soon as possible, the rest will be much simpler. After the team battle starts, throw a big move to disarm the group, go in with a brainless Q to attract firepower, and wait for teammates to harvest the task. !

It seems to suit Kuro very well.

But he didn't understand the game, which resulted in VG being stuck here.

Take a look at G2 mid laner Ah P and KT mid laner Ucal. They are all good swordsmen, and their operational talents are clearly visible!

VG suffered a lot of losses from Dao Girl in the training match.

This guy is so brainless that he has no ability to resist. He can kill people with just one Q and all Aes. Crispy Jack bears the brunt of it and is made to lose his temper!

In addition, once the enemy's center gets the lane and starts roaming, Gu Xing will feel particularly uncomfortable.

No matter how strong he is, he cannot be one against two in the jungle in the early stage. As long as he is caught making moves, he must abandon the wild monster to avoid its edge.

Gu Xing is the rhythm engine of the team. Needless to say, the consequences of falling into a quagmire of disadvantage are that the entire team's offense will stagnate!

In the two-day training match, VG played a total of 6 games with Dao Girl, of which the opponent won four games, and all of them were MVPs!

In the remaining two small games, the enemy sword girl also tried her best as SVP, but the team battle did not go well, and VG seized the opportunity to make a comeback.

Finally, the day before the main game kicked off, Hongmi looked at the bloody performance of Sword Girl in the Kuro European server rankings and had to come up with a plan.

"Why don't you stop practicing Sword Girl and try Karma? This hero has never been chipped, and there is Grasshopper. I think in the past two days of training, except for Sword Girl, the strength is not very high. Maybe it will be better." "If you can have room to play," Hongmi comforted, "The worst we can do is give Dao Mei a permanent role, it'll be fine."

Kuro gritted his teeth with great force.

"Tomorrow we will play against Flash Wolves and TL. Neither team is strong," he took a deep breath, "I want to choose Sword Girl to give it a try."

Li Ruixing, who usually has a gentle personality, rarely becomes stubborn.

He originally considered himself a gangster in the team, but people on the Internet said he was the top five champion.

But what about the old five champions?

Let me ask you if you can win the championship!

Moreover, Kuro's status and contribution within the team are very low, and that is also compared to his teammates.

Compared with the opponent's mid laner, Li Ruixing rarely lags behind.

In the end, the enemy can be firmly blocked in the middle.

But now that the Sword Girl has become popular, Kuro not only cannot survive in the middle, but will also drag down his teammates because of the right to pass in the middle!

This was difficult for Li Ruixing to accept.

He has rich experience in competitions and knows that the competition in international competitions is about whose shortcomings are longer.

Any team that wants to win the championship cannot be held back and must play its role.

Otherwise, in the end, the differences in the hero pool and personal strength will be magnified to the extreme in the BO5 of the strong showdown!

Forcing the team to use Dao Mei as a regular team member will put BP pressure on teammates!

Kuro was worried that it would affect his teammates, so he decided to see if he could test his sword girl on a weaker team.

"Hey," Hongmi agreed in a long tone, "Don't put too much pressure on yourself. It's very easy to qualify for the MSI group... In S6, SKT could advance to the knockout round after losing four consecutive games!"

There were not many bad champion teams in the five major divisions that year, and the competition was quite fierce.

This year, Flash Wolves and the aging Old Man Le TL, who are missing Karsa, are obviously the weaker teams among the five major regions. The remaining one in the Vietnam region is also purely giving away points.

It can be said that there is basically no pressure for the VG team to qualify!

Seeing his coach encouraging him, Kuro's face brightened a little and he went back to continue practicing with Sword Girl.

Gu Xing glanced at him, and before he could speak, he heard his cell phone ringing.

After unlocking it, I found that it was a voice call invitation from Dai Zhichun.

"What are you doing..." Gu Xing didn't know what to do and ran outside the training room to answer the call.

Dai Zhichun's excited voice sounded.

"Brother Xing, I came up with a new boat trick that no one else has ever done before!"

Gu Xing became interested, "Hurry up, be careful!"

Able poured out all his inner thoughts in a basket.

Gu Xing listened silently throughout the whole process, his expression also becoming excited, "Well done Dai Zhichun, the nickname given to you by the outside world as the inventor of the canyon is really correct, you are really good at it!"

"By the way, please don't tell anyone about this trick. I'll give you a bonus later!"

"Don't worry," Dai Zhichun patted his chest to assure himself, "I'm very strict with my mouth!"

After he told VG about the incense burner routine last time, he indirectly helped the club win the second championship, and he also got a championship skin.

Dai Zhichun's little brain, which was not very smart in reality, now understood the facts.

Follow VG and there will be meat to eat!

A routine idea can bring him tens of millions of soft girl coins. Where can he find such a good thing?

Therefore, after Able had new research and development this time, he notified Gu Xing as soon as possible and waited to get the benefits.

Gu Xing beamed with joy. After hanging up the phone, he took three steps and two steps at a time, rushed back to the team training room, and truthfully told Hongmi the new routine invented by Dai Zhichun.

Soon, Homme, who has a very keen sense of version, also realized the strength of the routine.

He feels that although this gameplay is not as shocking as the incense burner system developed by Dai Zhichun last year, it can still have a huge impact on the existing version environment!

"Jie Kuo!" Hongmi called Yu Wenbo in broken Chinese with a loud voice.

"What's going on?" Jack, who was holding Duan Deliang in a double row, took off his earphones and turned around to ask.

"Hurry up and practice your EZ!" Hongmi gave the task.

Jack was shocked, "Are you crazy? Are you playing EZ in this version?"

"Practice quickly, stop inking!" Hongmi relayed Dai Zhichun's routine to Yu Wenbo, "Remember, use Wenhe's account when practicing EZ so other teams can't find out, and don't expose the equipment plan. , just use the same old method of playing first.”

"Your mission is to develop proficiency!"

Yu Wenbo looked shocked, his expression changed, and after struggling, he agreed.

"Sure, I'll practice now!"

Jack's current EZ is very stretched, and he is a rare problem character in his hero pool.

However, during the year and a half that he had been in the starting lineup, EZ was not a popular choice, and his shortcomings did not burden the team at all.

But this time it was different.

All VG members who heard Able's R\u0026D tricks knew that EZ would become the top player in the version with the help of this routine!

Jack had no choice but to follow the coach's advice and quickly devote himself to practicing Xiao Huangmao.

Under VG's slightly chaotic training arrangements, the main game quietly arrived.

On May 11, the Zenith Arena in Paris was overcrowded.

As Shen Guanshan said, the French people’s enthusiasm for e-sports is beyond imagination.

Although it was only a group stage, nearly ten thousand people still gathered here, eagerly looking forward to the arrival of the top e-sports event in Europe in the past two years!

The enthusiastic audience gave warm applause and cheers to every team that appeared on the stage.

As the host, G2 naturally received a huge roar of welcome!

The French host at the scene had a strong build and a strong voice. After introducing G2, his chest heaved violently and he screamed with all his strength.

“Next, let’s welcome the 2017 MSI champions, Vici Gaming!!”

The spotlights on the dome suddenly turned on and gathered in the center of the stage!

The elevator carrying the VG players slowly appeared within the audience's field of vision.

When the audience saw Gu Xing holding the MSI championship trophy with both hands, the noise in the audience reached a higher level!

The French people present were banging their light sticks desperately and letting out meaningless roars. The sound was so loud that everyone present felt like the earth was shaking!

Gu Xing took two steps forward and placed the championship trophy on the high platform.

The spotlight shifted, making the already golden trophy shine even more brightly, and also announced that the Mid-Season Championship has officially begun!

A little less. A single chapter explaining recent issues will be released later. If you are interested, you can take a look.

PS: There really will be a perfect match tomorrow, right?