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On September 12 2013 14:26 Amethyst21 wrote:
So Loco, Woong, okay those are good, solid Korean level players
Apple, got dunked pretty hard in OGN summer, of course he had to play Frost and KTB, but hardly impressive
Prime seemed pretty good in the jungle. He's a threat
Gunza...I can't even find a record of him (didn't search that hard)
Well, at least we get to see NA vs. a decentish Korean team. Might raise the level of play in North America.
Seems unlikely that RIOT will want to open the door for NA LCS to be 4-6 Korean teams and the top NA teams, basically has the potential to kill off the domestic scene.
Gunza used to to a support player in Psw Ares, a top amateur team that narrowly failed to qualify for both The Champions Summer, and Winter seasons due to excellent individual performances from Doublelift, and Expession. He then failed to qualify for The Champions again this year, after joining MiG Wicked.
Basically the team consists of three players that were either on bottom-feeder OGN teams, or teams that narrowly failed to do even that. Both Woong, and Locodoco were arguably the best in their position when the Korean League of Legends scene was in its infancy, but it remains to be seen whether they can stand the test of time like MadLife, or whether they will become old relics from that past like Cornsalad, and SBS. From what I hear, Woong is pretty beastily on his top-lane Jarvan IV.
I really have no idea how to feel about this, so I'll just ignore the LCS logo whenever these guys play, and pretend that this is an international competition that I bitched about not being in enough quantity. If the team manages to qualify for the LCS Spring Season, we'll see basically see how a Korean team around the level of MiG Blitz/MiG Wicked compares competiting week-in-week-out against the top eight teams in the North American scene.
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Technically players from other regions already play in the NA LCS (Edward, Bloodwater).
As long as this team stay in NA, it will be nice for the entire NA scene, and will not be like the WCS or whatever its name is, where koreans just go, win everything, and go back in Korea to practice.
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I think the optimum result would be that this team raises the overall skill level of NA LCS teams without just completely crushing all of them.
I would definitely like to see NA teams step up their game, and having a Korean team to regularly play against would theoretically help with that.
I personally would be very sad if League of Legends became a game that was only really prominent in Korea. Say what you want about the competitive scene outside of Korea, but having a game this popular that everyone around the world watches is pretty awesome.
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So basically velocity is screwed?
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On September 12 2013 19:55 Kyo Yuy wrote:
I think the optimum result would be that this team raises the overall skill level of NA LCS teams without just completely crushing all of them.
I would definitely like to see NA teams step up their game, and having a Korean team to regularly play against would theoretically help with that.
I personally would be very sad if League of Legends became a game that was only really prominent in Korea. Say what you want about the competitive scene outside of Korea, but having a game this popular that everyone around the world watches is pretty awesome.
I still have a lot of hope for the World. LoL isn't the hardest game to play mechanically (which was the biggest problem in broodwar vs koreans) so there really isn't the finger-factor, but more the team strat and coordination, which I think can still be matched.
But again, some people said similar things when sc2 came out.
On September 12 2013 20:12 Sufficiency wrote:
So basically velocity is screwed?
I had a feeling they were kind of screwed to begin with, then they got completely screwed when they lost vileroze.
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haha, the wcs effect begins
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On September 12 2013 20:12 Sufficiency wrote:
So basically velocity is screwed?
They were screwed anyway, I doubt they would have won against Complexity.
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On September 12 2013 14:46 zulu_nation8 wrote:
So they can potentially represent NA at world's? Does not make sense
Loco is an inhabitant of the world.
He can represent any region.
He could even represent earth if there was a Space League.
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One thing people need to realize is that whether or not the team is good depends on practice, determination, and hardwork, which I somewhat doubt is the true intention of this team. If anything, I feel this is more of a ploy for woong to cheat his military duties.
Nevertheless, velocity is screwed. So are any other amateur teams in loco's way.
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On September 12 2013 14:46 zulu_nation8 wrote:
So they can potentially represent NA at world's? Does not make sense
Aren't we all from another country, if you look far back enough? I don't see why it's an issue.
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Betting 500$ Locodoco will leave after 6-7 months after underestimating na teams and if things doesnt go well, like always.
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On September 12 2013 22:04 skykh wrote:
Betting 500$ Locodoco will leave after 6-7 months after underestimating na teams and if things doesnt go well, like always.
I guess you actually just don't understand how much better even C-teamer koreans are than most LCS team players.
ro8 NLB > Any LCS team. C9 is barely maybe on the level of CTU on an off-day (said during live broadcast)
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On September 12 2013 14:02 Dan HH wrote:
I take it Quantic are still pissed about C9 leaving them, this would certainly make NA LCS more interesting for me.
A little late to this, but they didn't just leave, Jack Etienne bought out their contract. Quantic probably had a say in the sale.
Edit: Also I'm pretty sure the rule is you have to live in NA to compete. That's a pretty big commitment from the players so I wouldn't expect KR teams to take over NA by any means.
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On September 12 2013 22:04 skykh wrote:
Betting 500$ Locodoco will leave after 6-7 months after underestimating na teams and if things doesnt go well, like always.
Last time he was in NA he was relegated to support on a confused CLG roster
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On September 12 2013 23:51 glzElectromaster wrote:Show nested quote +On September 12 2013 22:04 skykh wrote:
Betting 500$ Locodoco will leave after 6-7 months after underestimating na teams and if things doesnt go well, like always. Last time he was in NA he was relegated to support on a confused CLG roster
NAH HE MUST BE BAD NA HAS IMPROVED SO MUCH DUH
Or just he had a terrible team and played a role he hated. Tbh Locodoco has pretty good work ethics it seems, trains a lot, and is serious about succeeding.
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Bottom line is, if they qualify for LCS, Loco will be the most fluent in english from the roster, so he'll have to give most of the interviews. And that is priceless.
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On September 12 2013 19:55 Kyo Yuy wrote:
I think the optimum result would be that this team raises the overall skill level of NA LCS teams without just completely crushing all of them.
More likely that the level of NA increases slightly, while this team's skill level deteriorates a lot.
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On September 12 2013 22:04 skykh wrote:
Betting 500$ Locodoco will leave after 6-7 months after underestimating na teams and if things doesnt go well, like always.
Your 6-7 months dont make sense. Either they qualify for LCS, or they dont. As long as they are in LCS, they stay. If they dont make it in, they might leave.
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On September 12 2013 23:58 mr_tolkien wrote:Show nested quote +On September 12 2013 23:51 glzElectromaster wrote:On September 12 2013 22:04 skykh wrote:
Betting 500$ Locodoco will leave after 6-7 months after underestimating na teams and if things doesnt go well, like always. Last time he was in NA he was relegated to support on a confused CLG roster NAH HE MUST BE BAD NA HAS IMPROVED SO MUCH DUH Or just he had a terrible team and played a role he hated. Tbh Locodoco has pretty good work ethics it seems, trains a lot, and is serious about succeeding.
From the interviews it seemed they already practiced for 2 months now in Korea in a gaming house. So I assume they are well prepared.
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I don't think there is a chance of them failing to qualify to LCS
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