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Gorsameth
Profile Joined April 2010
Netherlands22708 Posts
December 15 2014 18:15 GMT
#6321
Hm Saint again. Maybe he is moving towards getting himself set up as a caster?

I hope so anyway.
It ignores such insignificant forces as time, entropy, and death
Slaughter
Profile Blog Joined November 2003
United States20255 Posts
December 15 2014 18:50 GMT
#6322
I enjoyed his casting a lot so I do hope he gets more involved with that part of the scene.
Never Knows Best.
Zess
Profile Joined July 2012
Adun Toridas!9144 Posts
December 15 2014 21:10 GMT
#6323
On December 16 2014 02:13 O-ops wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 16 2014 02:08 Fusilero wrote:
http://intelextrememasters.com/news/talent-lineup-for-intel-extreme-masters-cologne-revealed/
IEM cologne caster line-up out: Sjokz/Krepo/Deman/Deficio/SaintVicious/Joe Miller/Dexter/Stress/Pulse (The last two may be unknown for those not into challenger scene hipsterism)
http://www.dailydot.com/esports/yusui-lmq-stixxay/
Richard Lewis reports that Yusui has backed off joining LMQ citing dislike of ADC, stixxay next in line
http://na.lolesports.com/articles/new-challenger-approaches-2015-challenger-series
Challenger series for 2015 announced, six team league lasting eight weeks. Losers of expansion tournament are auto-seeded into their respective challenger series. Top three will of the league will qualify for promotions, fourth will remain in the challenger series and bottom two will have re-qualify for next split. Tl;dr We LSPL now boys

Also the next season of LCS starts on January 22nd


Wtf are these random names, get Nien.

I don't understand the hard-on people at TL have for Nien. The last time he had a good performance was on Team MRN and that was a very relative definition of "good."
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JonGalt
Profile Joined February 2013
Pootie too good!4331 Posts
December 15 2014 21:12 GMT
#6324
On December 16 2014 06:10 Zess wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 16 2014 02:13 O-ops wrote:
On December 16 2014 02:08 Fusilero wrote:
http://intelextrememasters.com/news/talent-lineup-for-intel-extreme-masters-cologne-revealed/
IEM cologne caster line-up out: Sjokz/Krepo/Deman/Deficio/SaintVicious/Joe Miller/Dexter/Stress/Pulse (The last two may be unknown for those not into challenger scene hipsterism)
http://www.dailydot.com/esports/yusui-lmq-stixxay/
Richard Lewis reports that Yusui has backed off joining LMQ citing dislike of ADC, stixxay next in line
http://na.lolesports.com/articles/new-challenger-approaches-2015-challenger-series
Challenger series for 2015 announced, six team league lasting eight weeks. Losers of expansion tournament are auto-seeded into their respective challenger series. Top three will of the league will qualify for promotions, fourth will remain in the challenger series and bottom two will have re-qualify for next split. Tl;dr We LSPL now boys

Also the next season of LCS starts on January 22nd


Wtf are these random names, get Nien.

I don't understand the hard-on people at TL have for Nien. The last time he had a good performance was on Team MRN and that was a very relative definition of "good."


He hasn't had a good performance since Team MRN because he was playing Top lane instead of his ADC the first role he rose to prominence on. I thought he played really well during the expansion tournament but unfortunately couldn't 1v9 CST.
LiquidLegends StaffWho is Jon Galt?
onlywonderboy
Profile Joined August 2012
United States23745 Posts
December 15 2014 22:50 GMT
#6325
On December 16 2014 06:12 JonGalt wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 16 2014 06:10 Zess wrote:
On December 16 2014 02:13 O-ops wrote:
On December 16 2014 02:08 Fusilero wrote:
http://intelextrememasters.com/news/talent-lineup-for-intel-extreme-masters-cologne-revealed/
IEM cologne caster line-up out: Sjokz/Krepo/Deman/Deficio/SaintVicious/Joe Miller/Dexter/Stress/Pulse (The last two may be unknown for those not into challenger scene hipsterism)
http://www.dailydot.com/esports/yusui-lmq-stixxay/
Richard Lewis reports that Yusui has backed off joining LMQ citing dislike of ADC, stixxay next in line
http://na.lolesports.com/articles/new-challenger-approaches-2015-challenger-series
Challenger series for 2015 announced, six team league lasting eight weeks. Losers of expansion tournament are auto-seeded into their respective challenger series. Top three will of the league will qualify for promotions, fourth will remain in the challenger series and bottom two will have re-qualify for next split. Tl;dr We LSPL now boys

Also the next season of LCS starts on January 22nd


Wtf are these random names, get Nien.

I don't understand the hard-on people at TL have for Nien. The last time he had a good performance was on Team MRN and that was a very relative definition of "good."


He hasn't had a good performance since Team MRN because he was playing Top lane instead of his ADC the first role he rose to prominence on. I thought he played really well during the expansion tournament but unfortunately couldn't 1v9 CST.

He certainly looked good during the games I watched. Didn't watch the last couple games but he certainly didn't look like the reason Fusion lost.
RIP Ryan Davis / TL or Die / @onlywonderboy
oo_Wonderful_oo
Profile Blog Joined December 2013
The land of freedom23126 Posts
December 15 2014 23:11 GMT
#6326
On December 16 2014 06:10 Zess wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 16 2014 02:13 O-ops wrote:
On December 16 2014 02:08 Fusilero wrote:
http://intelextrememasters.com/news/talent-lineup-for-intel-extreme-masters-cologne-revealed/
IEM cologne caster line-up out: Sjokz/Krepo/Deman/Deficio/SaintVicious/Joe Miller/Dexter/Stress/Pulse (The last two may be unknown for those not into challenger scene hipsterism)
http://www.dailydot.com/esports/yusui-lmq-stixxay/
Richard Lewis reports that Yusui has backed off joining LMQ citing dislike of ADC, stixxay next in line
http://na.lolesports.com/articles/new-challenger-approaches-2015-challenger-series
Challenger series for 2015 announced, six team league lasting eight weeks. Losers of expansion tournament are auto-seeded into their respective challenger series. Top three will of the league will qualify for promotions, fourth will remain in the challenger series and bottom two will have re-qualify for next split. Tl;dr We LSPL now boys

Also the next season of LCS starts on January 22nd


Wtf are these random names, get Nien.

I don't understand the hard-on people at TL have for Nien. The last time he had a good performance was on Team MRN and that was a very relative definition of "good."


Being top-3 adc in NA back in that time is relative definition? What a cutie you are.
Dunno, i can see Nien staying in Fusion actually, you know.
No stress, moneys are same, scrimming with LCS teams anyway.

They will easily crush through Challenger scene unless they're going to get NiP'd and most likely face Coast/T8 in few months, so revenge might be sweet.

LiquidLegends StaffFPL 25 #1 | tfw I cast games on-air | back-to-back Liquibet winner
AlterKot
Profile Blog Joined January 2014
Poland7525 Posts
December 15 2014 23:17 GMT
#6327
I kinda expect them to stay for one split since they previously claimed that "yes even if we don't qualify we're gonna stay together". But I doubt they'll qualify if Maknoon chokes again, Gleeb forgets to ward and Nintendude goes afk for 3 out of 5 matches. Nien finding a new team in Summer is more likely for me (maybe Wildturtle has another bad split and Regi gets rid of him, maybe Piglet realises he's too good to play in NA and goes to Kor... I mean China).
Americans don't like to use unblockables, it is considered not honest. You press a button at the wrong time and hit the other person, you are random, not a top player. You DP Sim's far fierce, it is random and not honest.
ExceliosBeyond
Profile Joined September 2012
208 Posts
December 15 2014 23:37 GMT
#6328
The big issue too is that Coast will improve big time just by being in LCS and getting the stage experience. Plus, the promo series is setup to favor the LCS team. Unless it's autopromotion/relegation, which means they should have a pretty easy ride to replace Coast. Unless Chaox's Chinese mercenary force, Enemy or Yusui's team show up big.
Slusher
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States19143 Posts
December 16 2014 02:09 GMT
#6329
I mean it's the growing pains most of us expected when the expansion was announced, 9/10 are going to be really terrible compared to top 3, I mean even CA looks like they will dumpster T8/Coast in every match up.
Carrilord has arrived.
TitusVI
Profile Joined April 2013
Germany8319 Posts
December 16 2014 10:16 GMT
#6330
I had the hope they implement that last place directly goes back to CS and first place CS goes directly to LCS.
They said they might do it and I personally think it has more pros then cons.
Science>Mechanics
JonGalt
Profile Joined February 2013
Pootie too good!4331 Posts
December 16 2014 12:59 GMT
#6331
On December 16 2014 19:16 TitusVI wrote:
I had the hope they implement that last place directly goes back to CS and first place CS goes directly to LCS.
They said they might do it and I personally think it has more pros then cons.


I also really like this idea. It puts pressure on the bottom teams to really perform and gives an even higher incentive for CS teams to really push all out for that first place spot.
LiquidLegends StaffWho is Jon Galt?
Redox
Profile Joined October 2010
Germany24794 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-12-16 15:19:17
December 16 2014 15:18 GMT
#6332
On December 16 2014 21:59 JonGalt wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 16 2014 19:16 TitusVI wrote:
I had the hope they implement that last place directly goes back to CS and first place CS goes directly to LCS.
They said they might do it and I personally think it has more pros then cons.


I also really like this idea. It puts pressure on the bottom teams to really perform and gives an even higher incentive for CS teams to really push all out for that first place spot.

Only downside is that it allows challenger teams to get in that are worse than the LCS team they replace. From that perspective it is anti-competetive.
Off-season = best season
ExceliosBeyond
Profile Joined September 2012
208 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-12-16 15:40:18
December 16 2014 15:38 GMT
#6333
On December 17 2014 00:18 Redox wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 16 2014 21:59 JonGalt wrote:
On December 16 2014 19:16 TitusVI wrote:
I had the hope they implement that last place directly goes back to CS and first place CS goes directly to LCS.
They said they might do it and I personally think it has more pros then cons.


I also really like this idea. It puts pressure on the bottom teams to really perform and gives an even higher incentive for CS teams to really push all out for that first place spot.

Only downside is that it allows challenger teams to get in that are worse than the LCS team they replace. From that perspective it is anti-competetive.


Makes room for new teams to grow though, especially when you're talking about teams that are routinely playing in the relegation tournament like Coast, CW, EG, Millennium, etc. that have kinda hit their cap but are still experienced enough to beat unproven amateur players that haven't gotten the same opportunities.
oo_Wonderful_oo
Profile Blog Joined December 2013
The land of freedom23126 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-12-16 16:02:51
December 16 2014 16:02 GMT
#6334
On December 17 2014 00:38 ExceliosBeyond wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 17 2014 00:18 Redox wrote:
On December 16 2014 21:59 JonGalt wrote:
On December 16 2014 19:16 TitusVI wrote:
I had the hope they implement that last place directly goes back to CS and first place CS goes directly to LCS.
They said they might do it and I personally think it has more pros then cons.


I also really like this idea. It puts pressure on the bottom teams to really perform and gives an even higher incentive for CS teams to really push all out for that first place spot.

Only downside is that it allows challenger teams to get in that are worse than the LCS team they replace. From that perspective it is anti-competetive.


Makes room for new teams to grow though, especially when you're talking about teams that are routinely playing in the relegation tournament like Coast, CW, EG, Millennium, etc. that have kinda hit their cap but are still experienced enough to beat unproven amateur players that haven't gotten the same opportunities.


EG's 7th places are completely different from each other. Only same thing is place.
"Unproven amateur players" - when did it happen last time, for completely new bunch of amateurs to make Promotion Tournament, lol.
LiquidLegends StaffFPL 25 #1 | tfw I cast games on-air | back-to-back Liquibet winner
ExceliosBeyond
Profile Joined September 2012
208 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-12-16 17:13:13
December 16 2014 17:07 GMT
#6335
On December 17 2014 01:02 oo_Wonderful_oo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 17 2014 00:38 ExceliosBeyond wrote:
On December 17 2014 00:18 Redox wrote:
On December 16 2014 21:59 JonGalt wrote:
On December 16 2014 19:16 TitusVI wrote:
I had the hope they implement that last place directly goes back to CS and first place CS goes directly to LCS.
They said they might do it and I personally think it has more pros then cons.


I also really like this idea. It puts pressure on the bottom teams to really perform and gives an even higher incentive for CS teams to really push all out for that first place spot.

Only downside is that it allows challenger teams to get in that are worse than the LCS team they replace. From that perspective it is anti-competetive.


Makes room for new teams to grow though, especially when you're talking about teams that are routinely playing in the relegation tournament like Coast, CW, EG, Millennium, etc. that have kinda hit their cap but are still experienced enough to beat unproven amateur players that haven't gotten the same opportunities.


EG's 7th places are completely different from each other. Only same thing is place.
"Unproven amateur players" - when did it happen last time, for completely new bunch of amateurs to make Promotion Tournament, lol.


SHC was mainly amateur players with no LCS experience. Weren't good enough to get in through promotions but they got the 2nd chance when LD combusted. They've progressively gotten better with more experience.
oo_Wonderful_oo
Profile Blog Joined December 2013
The land of freedom23126 Posts
December 16 2014 17:15 GMT
#6336
On December 17 2014 02:07 ExceliosBeyond wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 17 2014 01:02 oo_Wonderful_oo wrote:
On December 17 2014 00:38 ExceliosBeyond wrote:
On December 17 2014 00:18 Redox wrote:
On December 16 2014 21:59 JonGalt wrote:
On December 16 2014 19:16 TitusVI wrote:
I had the hope they implement that last place directly goes back to CS and first place CS goes directly to LCS.
They said they might do it and I personally think it has more pros then cons.


I also really like this idea. It puts pressure on the bottom teams to really perform and gives an even higher incentive for CS teams to really push all out for that first place spot.

Only downside is that it allows challenger teams to get in that are worse than the LCS team they replace. From that perspective it is anti-competetive.


Makes room for new teams to grow though, especially when you're talking about teams that are routinely playing in the relegation tournament like Coast, CW, EG, Millennium, etc. that have kinda hit their cap but are still experienced enough to beat unproven amateur players that haven't gotten the same opportunities.


EG's 7th places are completely different from each other. Only same thing is place.
"Unproven amateur players" - when did it happen last time, for completely new bunch of amateurs to make Promotion Tournament, lol.


SHC was mainly amateur players with no LCS experience. Weren't good enough to get in through promotions but they've progressively gotten better with more experience.


Mimer just played half split with NiP and it's not like Haydal/Rallez, Migxa or Moopz were some amateurs, it was mainly Impaler who almost never played outside of British scene at that point.
And i'd argue that they got better not because they got more experience but changed midlaner, Mimer got randomly legit good and Impaler got used to other champions but Vi.


LiquidLegends StaffFPL 25 #1 | tfw I cast games on-air | back-to-back Liquibet winner
ExceliosBeyond
Profile Joined September 2012
208 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-12-16 17:21:21
December 16 2014 17:20 GMT
#6337
On December 17 2014 02:15 oo_Wonderful_oo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 17 2014 02:07 ExceliosBeyond wrote:
On December 17 2014 01:02 oo_Wonderful_oo wrote:
On December 17 2014 00:38 ExceliosBeyond wrote:
On December 17 2014 00:18 Redox wrote:
On December 16 2014 21:59 JonGalt wrote:
On December 16 2014 19:16 TitusVI wrote:
I had the hope they implement that last place directly goes back to CS and first place CS goes directly to LCS.
They said they might do it and I personally think it has more pros then cons.


I also really like this idea. It puts pressure on the bottom teams to really perform and gives an even higher incentive for CS teams to really push all out for that first place spot.

Only downside is that it allows challenger teams to get in that are worse than the LCS team they replace. From that perspective it is anti-competetive.


Makes room for new teams to grow though, especially when you're talking about teams that are routinely playing in the relegation tournament like Coast, CW, EG, Millennium, etc. that have kinda hit their cap but are still experienced enough to beat unproven amateur players that haven't gotten the same opportunities.


EG's 7th places are completely different from each other. Only same thing is place.
"Unproven amateur players" - when did it happen last time, for completely new bunch of amateurs to make Promotion Tournament, lol.


SHC was mainly amateur players with no LCS experience. Weren't good enough to get in through promotions but they've progressively gotten better with more experience.


Mimer just played half split with NiP and it's not like Haydal/Rallez, Migxa or Moopz were some amateurs, it was mainly Impaler who almost never played outside of British scene at that point.
And i'd argue that they got better not because they got more experience but changed midlaner, Mimer got randomly legit good and Impaler got used to other champions but Vi.




Seems your definition of amateur player is "never played in a team at any scale ever," and if that's the case, then there are very few amateur players. I would say an amateur is someone who never played in LCS.

At any rate, if you really don't think a team with amateur players can grow and improve once they make their LCS and have stable salaries and no other commitments, then I guess we just see things differently.
oo_Wonderful_oo
Profile Blog Joined December 2013
The land of freedom23126 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-12-16 17:32:27
December 16 2014 17:29 GMT
#6338
On December 17 2014 02:20 ExceliosBeyond wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 17 2014 02:15 oo_Wonderful_oo wrote:
On December 17 2014 02:07 ExceliosBeyond wrote:
On December 17 2014 01:02 oo_Wonderful_oo wrote:
On December 17 2014 00:38 ExceliosBeyond wrote:
On December 17 2014 00:18 Redox wrote:
On December 16 2014 21:59 JonGalt wrote:
On December 16 2014 19:16 TitusVI wrote:
I had the hope they implement that last place directly goes back to CS and first place CS goes directly to LCS.
They said they might do it and I personally think it has more pros then cons.


I also really like this idea. It puts pressure on the bottom teams to really perform and gives an even higher incentive for CS teams to really push all out for that first place spot.

Only downside is that it allows challenger teams to get in that are worse than the LCS team they replace. From that perspective it is anti-competetive.


Makes room for new teams to grow though, especially when you're talking about teams that are routinely playing in the relegation tournament like Coast, CW, EG, Millennium, etc. that have kinda hit their cap but are still experienced enough to beat unproven amateur players that haven't gotten the same opportunities.


EG's 7th places are completely different from each other. Only same thing is place.
"Unproven amateur players" - when did it happen last time, for completely new bunch of amateurs to make Promotion Tournament, lol.


SHC was mainly amateur players with no LCS experience. Weren't good enough to get in through promotions but they've progressively gotten better with more experience.


Mimer just played half split with NiP and it's not like Haydal/Rallez, Migxa or Moopz were some amateurs, it was mainly Impaler who almost never played outside of British scene at that point.
And i'd argue that they got better not because they got more experience but changed midlaner, Mimer got randomly legit good and Impaler got used to other champions but Vi.




Seems your definition of amateur player is "never played in a team at any scale ever," and if that's the case, then there are very few amateur players. I would say an amateur is someone who never played in LCS.

At any rate, if you really don't think a team with amateur players can grow and improve once they make their LCS and have stable salaries and no other commitments, then I guess we just see things differently.


It's just hard for me to see players with 2+ years competitive experience only in League of Legends as amateurs, just because they hadn't played in those conditions.
Closest call for "amateur team" is probably Velocity, everyone knows how did it end. 5-23, being outclassed, fighting with each other and self-imploding in the end. MRN is other case, they would have finished even worse probably, level of competition in first split was just bad.

It's more about support stuff in LCS than about players itself, if you have no infrastructure, you won't fight for top even if your team have 5 European/American brothers of Faker, doesn't matter, are they amateurs or guys who were in scene forever.
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TitusVI
Profile Joined April 2013
Germany8319 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-12-16 20:54:13
December 16 2014 20:52 GMT
#6339
On December 17 2014 00:18 Redox wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 16 2014 21:59 JonGalt wrote:
On December 16 2014 19:16 TitusVI wrote:
I had the hope they implement that last place directly goes back to CS and first place CS goes directly to LCS.
They said they might do it and I personally think it has more pros then cons.


I also really like this idea. It puts pressure on the bottom teams to really perform and gives an even higher incentive for CS teams to really push all out for that first place spot.

Only downside is that it allows challenger teams to get in that are worse than the LCS team they replace. From that perspective it is anti-competetive.


No...
I mean the first place challenger team is an "diamond" that isnt cut yet. They deserve to get a chance of getting cut. The lcs teams have such an advantage with getting paid, having non stop league time and camera time its not even funny anymore.
The promotion matches are not really "fair" if u see it from that point.
And its just one team that gets the bye its not like you loose much of competivness when loosing the last place lcs team. The second and third CS teams have still to play the matches.
Science>Mechanics
Fusilero
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United Kingdom50293 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-12-17 16:44:37
December 16 2014 21:03 GMT
#6340
You also have the factor the disparity of big lan experience, LCS players get a solid ten weeks of it at a minimum while some from the challenger scene will only have two or three series on LAN. Just compare selfie when he first arrived in LCS to how he ended up now, it's undeniable how much it does for a player. The odds are definitely stacked towards the LCS teams. I'm personally a big advocate for auto-promotion/relegation and team king have been making a really good case for it during the off-season given their performances against LPL teams (SnakeQ less so but I believe in flandre :>)
I am aware that snakeQ and team king are pretty bad examples since they have similar mad Chinese billionaires backing them but you get the idea.



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