Honestly I'm always impressed by the individual talent of new CN players, but a lot of them don't seem to stick. Like I thought RNG had found the perfect top laner in Langx, and then all of a sudden he's benched. Think Ning is the weak link in the iG lineup, but their losses were not really because of him, more of a team problem. If they don't make it to Worlds it would be pretty sad, iG fell off a cliff after MSI.

AdsMoFro

Japan4761 Posts

August 15 2019 03:24 GMT

#165

Apparently everyone else is capable of finding these youth junglers except iG (Ning is only like 20 tho lmao we just make it sound like he's an old man already).

It's quite incredible how in other regions, jungle is seen as the old man role with the highest average age and in China it's the youngest role with so many rookies pushing for spots.

Sent.

Poland9332 Posts

September 04 2019 22:07 GMT

#166

How does working 4 years as a caster make you qualified to manage an LCS team?

https://mobile.twitter.com/100thieves/status/1169324291596402688

Gahlo

United States35174 Posts

September 04 2019 22:54 GMT

#167

On September 05 2019 07:07 Sent. wrote:
How does working 4 years as a caster make you qualified to manage an LCS team?

https://mobile.twitter.com/100thieves/status/1169324291596402688

He's streamed his analysis of vods from other regions, so that much in his own right provides credentials for coaching/analyst work. As far as managing, I guess that would depend on what the position entails in the org.

JimmiC

Canada22817 Posts

September 04 2019 23:54 GMT

#168

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Gahlo

United States35174 Posts

September 05 2019 00:06 GMT

#169

Yeah, LCK has a real problem of keeping talent with Monte/Doa going, losing the OGN casters when Riot took over broadcasting, to Papa now.

DarkCore

Germany4194 Posts

September 06 2019 12:25 GMT

#170

RNG game 3 comp was one of the poorest attempts at 'mixing it up' I've seen in a while. Uzi just flying around the map doing nothing, then suddenly the counter-counter throw to lose the game.

iG vs JDG was a meme series, Jackey must have back problems carrying this wreck of a team. Rookie's Irelia looked boosted, TheShy looked great except he was also on the most broken champion of the season (Akali needs to be hammered before Worlds). And JDG putting Yagao on Karma duty really sucked as a viewer.

AdsMoFro

Japan4761 Posts

September 07 2019 10:29 GMT

#171

Akali broken for an entire season HMMMMM.

Yeah, idfk what JD were doing with Yagao.

DarkCore

Germany4194 Posts

September 07 2019 11:24 GMT

#172

It was just a big letdown because I really enjoy the Zoom vs TheShy matchup, they are both mega carries. But Zoom on Morde was a sitting duck for Akali, he looked like a cannon minion because she counters him so hard. Once Gunblade was built, TheShy just dove him without taking a single ability hit, she'd use an ability, move to the other side of her shroud, and then run back in with her massive MS. I'm tempted to make a GIF of that bot tower dive where he didn't even use the second part of his ultimate.

DarkCore

Germany4194 Posts

September 08 2019 12:51 GMT

#173

At the start of the series, I was rooting for iG, but they are such a trainwreck. The fact that they can strongman a team like TES speaks volumes, but both teams have big macro flaws, also TheShy is so hit and miss. Jackey tried so hard though, even Loken wasn't enough to stop how much this guy wants to go to Worlds. The game 2 throw is one of the worst I can remember in recent history, any top tier team from other regions would have obliterated TES with it, instead iG bmed and neglected macro so hard that TES made a comeback and outscaled.

I hope some Western team puts a boot in iG's face, but the truth is they're probably going to do the exact same thing as last year, outplay opponents and push wins through with their individual ability.

AdsMoFro

Japan4761 Posts

September 08 2019 21:49 GMT

#174

Yeah, I was one of the biggest JackeyLove haters but he stepped the fuck up this split.

Really matured as a player. Before I thought Baolan was hard carrying him, now I think it's the other way around.

DarkCore

Germany4194 Posts

September 09 2019 07:33 GMT

#175

I think they're both great, like Boalan completely outclassed the TES support, biggest discrepency in the series. But Jackey really reminds me of the younger years of Uzi, when he would carry his team by finding those minute chances to make big plays, often on the back of his mechanical ability. He's cleaner than Uzi was back then though, and his laning has improved immensely since he first joined.

Meanwhile the rest of iG has decided to unlearn the little macro they possessed last season. The mechanics are still there, but Rookie and TheShy seem to have undergone a lobotomy, so many bad plays. The new jungler is OK, his Elise game was impressive though.

chipmonklord17

United States11944 Posts

September 22 2019 22:56 GMT

#176

https://dotesports.com/league-of-legends/news/report-overactive-media-to-close-splyce-brand-heading-into-2020

Splyce will become Mad Lions in 2020

Gahlo

United States35174 Posts

September 22 2019 23:32 GMT

#177

Gross.

Slusher

United States19143 Posts

September 26 2019 22:30 GMT

#178

https://twitter.com/evilgeniuses/status/1177335055615705089?s=21

Echo Fox slot now belongs to EG.

Really happy that LCS will have so many OG brands next year

Gahlo

United States35174 Posts

September 26 2019 23:06 GMT

#179

It's dead

chipmonklord17

United States11944 Posts

September 27 2019 01:22 GMT

#180

I saw the "Good Luck at Worlds from the 2020 teams" video from the LCS and nearly jumped out of my chair when I saw EG. Super excited to have them in, and was honestly shocked they weren't selected initially