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Roffles *
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
Pitcairn19291 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-02-24 16:30:13
February 24 2014 16:02 GMT
#2401
XWX is meh, but I'm pretty sure Vasili is probably top 2/3 AD carry in NA right now, if not the best. Lomo man just plays super aggro and does dumb shit sometimes because worth. He and Mor make a good duo though because their playstyle synergizes so well. Mor's pretty damn good with tanky yolo champs like Thresh and Leona. Saw his Sona/Lulu the other day and was very underwhelmed.

NoName just blows cock. Plz replace.
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wei2coolman
Profile Joined November 2010
United States60033 Posts
February 24 2014 16:06 GMT
#2402
The only thing that I'm in constant awe about XWX is this guy's ability to farm, but everything outside of that is pretty mediocre.
liftlift > tsm
Nos-
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Canada12016 Posts
February 24 2014 16:09 GMT
#2403
Lomo man also goes over aggressive and dies randomly. Guess you gotta take the good and bad with Vasilli. I have 0 comments to make about NoName except that Godlike plays a better lee sin than him.
Bronze player stuck in platinum
Carnivorous Sheep
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Baa?21245 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-02-24 16:43:31
February 24 2014 16:40 GMT
#2404
XWX is not actually a good farmer, he farms by sacrificing presence and roam and just general usefulness. Compare to people like Misaya and Zzitai in their prime who farmed like gods while still exerting immense pressure on the map/contributing to teamfights and it's easy to see why XWX is considered shit in China lol.

Uzi's "poor influence" on team atmosphere is certainly true, but it's a bit overstated, and I don't think it will be an issue on LMQ because Uzi just really likes to win, and LMQ can reasonably expect to win a looooot more than they lose in NA LCS.

Vasili definitely top 1/2 ADC in NA.

NoName is indeed shit. And apparently some pros on NA think he's the best player on the team? NA pls.

edit: V hi5 yango o/
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TheYango
Profile Joined September 2008
United States47024 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-02-24 16:51:23
February 24 2014 16:42 GMT
#2405
As long as LMQ keeps winning games, Uzi's "poor influence" won't matter. He's just a rager when his team loses is all, lol.

EDIT: As far as Xiaoweixiao--I've said this before: it speaks volumes about his play that Lucky stayed on Royal and Xiaoweixiao got "demoted" to LMQ (because really, any player on LMQ that's good enough moves up to Royal and anyone that sucks gets demoted to LMQ--up to this point, LMQ has basically just gotten the leftovers from Royal).

There's no way that Uzi isn't an upgrade over him.

On February 25 2014 01:40 Carnivorous Sheep wrote:
XWX is not actually a good farmer, he farms by sacrificing presence and roam and just general usefulness.

At least he actually wins some lanes on NA cuz its NA.

It was worse on Royal/LMQ in G-League/LPL when he would lose every lane vs. any decent mid, and then do nothing and just be useless the whole game.
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cLutZ
Profile Joined November 2010
United States19574 Posts
February 24 2014 17:02 GMT
#2406
On February 25 2014 01:42 TheYango wrote:
As long as LMQ keeps winning games, Uzi's "poor influence" won't matter. He's just a rager when his team loses is all, lol.

EDIT: As far as Xiaoweixiao--I've said this before: it speaks volumes about his play that Lucky stayed on Royal and Xiaoweixiao got "demoted" to LMQ (because really, any player on LMQ that's good enough moves up to Royal and anyone that sucks gets demoted to LMQ--up to this point, LMQ has basically just gotten the leftovers from Royal).

There's no way that Uzi isn't an upgrade over him.

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On February 25 2014 01:40 Carnivorous Sheep wrote:
XWX is not actually a good farmer, he farms by sacrificing presence and roam and just general usefulness.

At least he actually wins some lanes on NA cuz its NA.

It was worse on Royal/LMQ in G-League/LPL when he would lose every lane vs. any decent mid, and then do nothing and just be useless the whole game.


Isn't Uzi like 16? Do people expect teenagers in China to somehow be different and less moody than teens in America? The coach just needs to be a parental figure if he rages too hard. Plus, its not like having an overbearing personality prevents a team from being competitive, TSM did it with Regi for years.
Freeeeeeedom
Carnivorous Sheep
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Baa?21245 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-02-24 17:05:19
February 24 2014 17:04 GMT
#2407
It doesn't really which is why Royal was still an OK team in China and managed to luck it to worlds finals lol.

I don't think anyone with knowledge would argue against bringing Uzi to LMQ would be an ugprade.

It's awkward because Uzi is the best player on the team by far individually so it makes it difficult to really limit him or anything of the sort.
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killerdog
Profile Joined February 2010
Denmark6522 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-02-24 17:07:31
February 24 2014 17:05 GMT
#2408
On February 25 2014 00:21 Gahlo wrote:
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On February 24 2014 20:52 killerdog wrote:
On February 24 2014 19:57 Gahlo wrote:
On February 24 2014 19:52 Drium wrote:
On February 24 2014 19:26 ShaLLoW[baY] wrote:
will the "buff spellvamp by removing mana regen from WotA" thread ever stop getting posted every two days on reddit?

noone seems to understand that it is intentionally less gold-efficient on manaless champs because they get free sustain from it

I don't think it's that bad of an idea. Nobody buys wota, very few manaless ap casters are getting picked in competitive play, and if they are picked they don't build wota.

It's an issue where regardless of what they do with the item, somebody will complain. If they leave it the way it is, shortsighted vlad players will bemoan not ideal itemization. If they remove the mana regen, people will complain that it's a nerf to Cass.

Don't cass players rush haunting guise anyway? by the time they would finish wota after guise + boots, they should have blue buff already, so it shouldn't matter. Just guise + boots for imba mpen stacking, into void/rabas/rylias/zhonyas depending on situation, with a revolver thrown in if there's poke going on/after 2-3 items/whenever they back with 1200 gold.

I've only seen cass players get a fast wota if they're being bullied in lane, and if thats happening you probably have bigger problems, but then again, i see cass players so rarely that i don't have the largest sample size.

I can't think of any mana using casters on whom wota is actually core. I just buy it on leblanc or veigar as a 5th/6th item when i'm really fed (oneshotting someone, and healing 50% of your max health in the process is just so hilariously funny in teamfights :D.)

Yeah, that's a pretty poor statement. It assumes that Cass always has blue, which obviously isn't the case.

So you make your first big item a "worst case scneario" crutch item? If you start getting denied blues are are losing lane becasue of it, then just buy a tear or chalice or something. The idea that you should build a utility/non bullying item first just because of the risk you might fall behind feels very recursive.

Solo q on champions like cassiopeia is basically, try and use her insane early damage to snowball into the mid game and wreck everyones faces, hence why you build mpen, to boost your early damage as much as possible to enable you to crush lane and snowball, (plus haunting guise scales well, as liandrys + rylias is just insane damage/kiting potential against bruisers). Making your default itemisation the "oh shit i'm screwed" itemisation reminds me of playing with my silver friend who goes "just got a double kill on syndra lvl 3, fk damage, i'll get a catalyst so i won't lose lane."
Eppa!
Profile Joined November 2010
Sweden4641 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-02-24 17:10:45
February 24 2014 17:07 GMT
#2409
They way the current meta plays out it takes more skill to not play a tank top when it comes to drake control and lategame. "Retard factor" is a very important thing in LoL as when your preferable engage part are bigger it becomes more consistent team play which Jax lacks. There a quite a few champs that can and win lanes vs meta 4 top laners but when you group it becomes harder as it harder to initiate a favorable engage.

Jax is soloQ counter to trundle but its quite easy to work around him with a premade.



Cheesing an item build is very eeeh Chalice/tear lets you shove lanes in so it easier to control blue and ward.
"Can't wait till Monday" Cixah+Waveofshadow. "Needs to be monday. Weekend please go by quickly." Gahlo
TheYango
Profile Joined September 2008
United States47024 Posts
February 24 2014 17:14 GMT
#2410
On February 25 2014 02:04 Carnivorous Sheep wrote:
It's awkward because Uzi is the best player on the team by far individually so it makes it difficult to really limit him or anything of the sort.

Yeah, that's the problem. Consider that this guy basically went into the professional scene being considered a god among ADCs. Now if you're the coach of that team, do you want to risk potentially being blamed for him leaving the team when you talk down to him and try to be too pushy with him?
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oneofthem
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-02-24 17:31:36
February 24 2014 17:29 GMT
#2411
what are they gonna do about noname tho

can xwx jungle?
We have fed the heart on fantasies, the heart's grown brutal from the fare, more substance in our enmities than in our love
wei2coolman
Profile Joined November 2010
United States60033 Posts
February 24 2014 17:38 GMT
#2412
On February 25 2014 02:14 TheYango wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 25 2014 02:04 Carnivorous Sheep wrote:
It's awkward because Uzi is the best player on the team by far individually so it makes it difficult to really limit him or anything of the sort.

Yeah, that's the problem. Consider that this guy basically went into the professional scene being considered a god among ADCs. Now if you're the coach of that team, do you want to risk potentially being blamed for him leaving the team when you talk down to him and try to be too pushy with him?

How good is Uzi mid? Cuz realistically that's where they're putting him when they make it to LCS.
liftlift > tsm
Nos-
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Canada12016 Posts
February 24 2014 17:40 GMT
#2413
Seems kind of a waste to put Uzi mid but Vasilli certainly isn't bad
Bronze player stuck in platinum
zulu_nation8
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
China26351 Posts
February 24 2014 17:43 GMT
#2414
I think ackerman is bad
Ryuu314
Profile Joined October 2009
United States12679 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-02-24 17:46:23
February 24 2014 17:44 GMT
#2415
On February 25 2014 00:53 cLutZ wrote:
Well hes fairly even vs. Renekton anyways. Then of course there is Jax and Gragas who both seem to make life painful. On top of that his counterpick value seems dubious depending on overall team compositions judging by his overall record.

eh. I think his overall record is bad because it feels like some teams are just picking him without really understanding why he was even picked up in the first place. From a quick check of NA LCS, most of Trundle's losses are because they picked him into Renekton/Jax (who he doesn't do particularly well against) or because he was played by XDG. In the other games he does decently well. In contrast, Trundle has a 66% winrate in EU LCS, where he's picked usually only against Shyv/Mundo.

Trundle feels like purely a counterpick to the super tanks that don't have a particularly dominating early game so he can farm up a Bork in peace then duel his top lane counterpart at ease with Bork plus his ult. Then he can transition that into a reasonably strong teamfight presence by crippling the enemy bruiser while being nigh unkillable for 8 seconds by almost doubling his effective hp with his ult.
wei2coolman
Profile Joined November 2010
United States60033 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-02-24 17:49:31
February 24 2014 17:47 GMT
#2416
On February 25 2014 02:43 zulu_nation8 wrote:
I think ackerman is bad

I don't know where to put ackerman. I keep hearing all this hype, and last year he was very strong. But from what I've seen in the Challenger scene, he looks like Darien when he plays. Dies a bunch of time on top lane, but still stays relevant.

On February 25 2014 02:44 Ryuu314 wrote:
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On February 25 2014 00:53 cLutZ wrote:
Well hes fairly even vs. Renekton anyways. Then of course there is Jax and Gragas who both seem to make life painful. On top of that his counterpick value seems dubious depending on overall team compositions judging by his overall record.

eh. I think his overall record is bad because it feels like some teams are just picking him without really understanding why he was even picked up in the first place. From a quick check of NA LCS, most of Trundle's losses are because they picked him into Renekton/Jax (who he doesn't do particularly well against) or because he was played by XDG. In the other games he does decently well. In contrast, Trundle has a 66% winrate in EU LCS, where he's picked usually only against Shyv/Mundo.

Trundle feels like purely a counterpick to the super tanks that don't have a particularly dominating early game so he can farm up a Bork in peace then duel his top lane counterpart at ease with Bork plus his ult. Then he can transition that into a reasonably strong teamfight presence by crippling the enemy bruiser while being nigh unkillable for 8 seconds by almost doubling his effective hp with his ult.

Actually in EU LCS, we have been seeing Trundle blind pick'd into matchups more often than used as a counterpick.
liftlift > tsm
Ryuu314
Profile Joined October 2009
United States12679 Posts
February 24 2014 17:56 GMT
#2417
On February 25 2014 02:47 wei2coolman wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 25 2014 02:43 zulu_nation8 wrote:
I think ackerman is bad

I don't know where to put ackerman. I keep hearing all this hype, and last year he was very strong. But from what I've seen in the Challenger scene, he looks like Darien when he plays. Dies a bunch of time on top lane, but still stays relevant.

Show nested quote +
On February 25 2014 02:44 Ryuu314 wrote:
On February 25 2014 00:53 cLutZ wrote:
Well hes fairly even vs. Renekton anyways. Then of course there is Jax and Gragas who both seem to make life painful. On top of that his counterpick value seems dubious depending on overall team compositions judging by his overall record.

eh. I think his overall record is bad because it feels like some teams are just picking him without really understanding why he was even picked up in the first place. From a quick check of NA LCS, most of Trundle's losses are because they picked him into Renekton/Jax (who he doesn't do particularly well against) or because he was played by XDG. In the other games he does decently well. In contrast, Trundle has a 66% winrate in EU LCS, where he's picked usually only against Shyv/Mundo.

Trundle feels like purely a counterpick to the super tanks that don't have a particularly dominating early game so he can farm up a Bork in peace then duel his top lane counterpart at ease with Bork plus his ult. Then he can transition that into a reasonably strong teamfight presence by crippling the enemy bruiser while being nigh unkillable for 8 seconds by almost doubling his effective hp with his ult.

Actually in EU LCS, we have been seeing Trundle blind pick'd into matchups more often than used as a counterpick.

hm. maybe NA LCS top laners just suck with Trundle then. Either that or XDG is really pulling the stats down. IIRC, XDG has picked Trundle more than other teams and they haven't exactly been winning games.
Carnivorous Sheep
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Baa?21245 Posts
February 24 2014 17:59 GMT
#2418
They can just have Uzi come jungle and bench NoName
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Slusher
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States19143 Posts
February 24 2014 17:59 GMT
#2419
there is also the fact that as far as I can tell NA is the only region to have countered trundle with the "fuck it who needs a tank" strat
Carrilord has arrived.
cLutZ
Profile Joined November 2010
United States19574 Posts
February 24 2014 18:00 GMT
#2420
On February 25 2014 02:56 Ryuu314 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 25 2014 02:47 wei2coolman wrote:
On February 25 2014 02:43 zulu_nation8 wrote:
I think ackerman is bad

I don't know where to put ackerman. I keep hearing all this hype, and last year he was very strong. But from what I've seen in the Challenger scene, he looks like Darien when he plays. Dies a bunch of time on top lane, but still stays relevant.

On February 25 2014 02:44 Ryuu314 wrote:
On February 25 2014 00:53 cLutZ wrote:
Well hes fairly even vs. Renekton anyways. Then of course there is Jax and Gragas who both seem to make life painful. On top of that his counterpick value seems dubious depending on overall team compositions judging by his overall record.

eh. I think his overall record is bad because it feels like some teams are just picking him without really understanding why he was even picked up in the first place. From a quick check of NA LCS, most of Trundle's losses are because they picked him into Renekton/Jax (who he doesn't do particularly well against) or because he was played by XDG. In the other games he does decently well. In contrast, Trundle has a 66% winrate in EU LCS, where he's picked usually only against Shyv/Mundo.

Trundle feels like purely a counterpick to the super tanks that don't have a particularly dominating early game so he can farm up a Bork in peace then duel his top lane counterpart at ease with Bork plus his ult. Then he can transition that into a reasonably strong teamfight presence by crippling the enemy bruiser while being nigh unkillable for 8 seconds by almost doubling his effective hp with his ult.

Actually in EU LCS, we have been seeing Trundle blind pick'd into matchups more often than used as a counterpick.

hm. maybe NA LCS top laners just suck with Trundle then. Either that or XDG is really pulling the stats down. IIRC, XDG has picked Trundle more than other teams and they haven't exactly been winning games.


I agree with your first post. Also, I think the EU teams just don't have a Trundle counter in their repertoire so much, considering Soaz picked Leblanc into him. EU toplane has always been full of wierdos.
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