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At any point of IEM Kiev, if you think of an interesting byline, please drop a sentence in the Pro Scene thread. (e.g. "Day 2: M5 hype was everything people expected")

At the end of the month, I'll catalogue the results of Kiev but also any interesting facts or events that happen over the course of the tournament.

Thanks.

Neo, 20.1.2012
Chiharu Harukaze
Profile Joined September 2011
12112 Posts
January 21 2012 19:08 GMT
#2681
Deman: And here is Regi. Now that was a perfect performance from you guys!
Reginald: Not really. I died twice.
Both: Hahahahaha.

Deman: Well, then what are your thoughts?
Reginald: Well, we decided to take it slow. We could have won faster. But a lot of the time we lose we get ahead, try to make a big play and then it backfires and we lose. So now we take it slow and guarantee the win.

Deman: How is it playing on the big stage?
Reginald: The people on the left are affected by it more than me. I'm not that distracted by the sound.
Deman: So, voice comms, and communication?
Reginald: We didn't talk that much. We just did it and played. We watched all the games yesterday and the interviews. We're pumped. So much trashtalk. And us losing scrims. We're pumped. We want to win.

Deman: What did you think watching M5 v SK?
Reginald: I'm not going to lie. I was really surprised. It was like the LB v Sion game. SK had last pick for their mid for Oce. It was really bad of them. They got outpicked heavily. What's Anivia going to do against Morde? Morde just walks into your jungle and takes everything. Personally, I think M5 played really sloppy. The score was 8-8 in kills. They had so much control but gave up kills. It should have been a stomp, like in Game 2.

Deman: What's your thoughts on SK v Dignitas?
Reginald: It really depends on the bans/picks. There's a trend to forcing people into late game champs, choosing early game champs and crushing them. Personally, I want SK to win because I'm closer than them.

Deman: You talked about moving to EUW. Could you explain?
Reginald: NA teams don't dedicate themselves as much. The NA Scene isn't as strong. The EU Teams are much stronger. There are lots of good teams winning all the time. EU has 20 good teams, NA has 3.

Deman: So... big question. Is Chaox scared of the dark?
Reginald: No. Haha. It was probably photoshopped.
Deman: No, no, it was real.
Reginald: Really? Haha. I guess he's just easily spooked.
Deman: So you like pidgeons?
Reginald: Haha, someone just put a pidgeon on him and was like: "Hey, pay me" and Chaox was a little freaked so we just payed him.
Deman: So seen the city much?
Reginald: We just bought McDonalds and watched the games. There's so much trashtalk, we have to win or look a fool. So we have to win haha.

Deman: Are there any teams you consider a barrier?
Reginald: I'm not sure where teams are placed. We lost a lot of scrims before coming in here. To use nothing matters, first second third. We just have to come here and beat M5.
Deman: Well, Dignitas was a team that came out of nowhere and now they're not a big contender compared to others. Will M5 be like them in the future?
Reginald: Well, Dignitas only has a small pool of champs they play. So you can ban them out and force them to play certain ways. But M5 is the real deal. They can play anything. They're a real contender.

Deman: Cool. Well, any last shoutouts?
Reginald: Shoutout to my team watching. My brother and family. And Solomid and our fans. And ESL for hosting. I had a good time so far.
It's like, "Is the Federation's Mobile Suit some kind of monster?"
TheLink
Profile Joined January 2011
Australia2725 Posts
January 21 2012 19:08 GMT
#2682
TSM gonna take this final easy. Way too solid in every aspect of the game to fall for m5 gimmiks. It's like trying to cheese MMA or MVP, it just doesn't work...
Only the weak link is strong enough to break the chain.
Woony
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Germany6657 Posts
January 21 2012 19:08 GMT
#2683
On January 22 2012 04:07 Two_DoWn wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 22 2012 04:04 NeoIllusions wrote:
TSM moving to EU server for sure after Kiev.

Is it a move or are they just going to use the tourney client to scrim more like they already had been doing?

I seriously cant see them switching to the EU W solo q.


not shure about solo queue, but they are levelling up accounts on EUW to scrim vs. the EU teams.
overt
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States9006 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-21 19:10:52
January 21 2012 19:09 GMT
#2684
On January 22 2012 04:07 Two_DoWn wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 22 2012 04:04 NeoIllusions wrote:
TSM moving to EU server for sure after Kiev.

Is it a move or are they just going to use the tourney client to scrim more like they already had been doing?

I seriously cant see them switching to the EU W solo q.


They could use EU W to play Ranked 5s as a team. Since apparently that's big in EU and not just a stomp for the pro teams like NA ranked teams.

edit:
What is it with CLG and TSM? They both get McDonald's in every country they go to lol.
Chiharu Harukaze
Profile Joined September 2011
12112 Posts
January 21 2012 19:09 GMT
#2685
On January 22 2012 04:08 Woony wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 22 2012 04:07 Two_DoWn wrote:
On January 22 2012 04:04 NeoIllusions wrote:
TSM moving to EU server for sure after Kiev.

Is it a move or are they just going to use the tourney client to scrim more like they already had been doing?

I seriously cant see them switching to the EU W solo q.


not shure about solo queue, but they are levelling up accounts on EUW to scrim vs. the EU teams.

And play ranked 5s.

Also, M5 has two ranked 5 teams in the top 10 on EUW.
It's like, "Is the Federation's Mobile Suit some kind of monster?"
Gorsameth
Profile Joined April 2010
Netherlands22332 Posts
January 21 2012 19:09 GMT
#2686
Yeah i would assume Eu accounts would be for scrims and maybe for ranked 5s
It ignores such insignificant forces as time, entropy, and death
Stuv
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Netherlands942 Posts
January 21 2012 19:10 GMT
#2687
People who think TSM is going to stomp M5 havent watched the M5 games I persume?
Man, its such a close call but Im going to go with M5,
Keniji
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Netherlands2569 Posts
January 21 2012 19:11 GMT
#2688
On January 22 2012 04:05 Irave wrote:
Best two teams made the finals, but strong belief that TSM will just stomp M5. Bot lane easily favors TSM, and Regi won't sit in mid and farm when he spots his jungle being countered. GP and Ken are pretty obvious bans, but good luck trying to ban Regi and TRM out.


I don't think you ban M5 out by banning GP and Ken lol.

It's a pretty close call.
l3ird
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
United States368 Posts
January 21 2012 19:11 GMT
#2689
I'mma go with the EU and say M5 will take it, but I will also say TSM will roll IEM World Championship because of there determination after this finals
Irave
Profile Joined October 2010
United States9965 Posts
January 21 2012 19:13 GMT
#2690
On January 22 2012 04:11 Keniji wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 22 2012 04:05 Irave wrote:
Best two teams made the finals, but strong belief that TSM will just stomp M5. Bot lane easily favors TSM, and Regi won't sit in mid and farm when he spots his jungle being countered. GP and Ken are pretty obvious bans, but good luck trying to ban Regi and TRM out.


I don't think you ban M5 out by banning GP and Ken lol.

It's a pretty close call.

The GP ban would affect either team since they each have a player that can really impact the game with him. M5's Ken has been pretty fierce as well, the rest of the antics by M5 will just be outmatched by TSM.
starfries
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Canada3508 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-21 19:20:50
January 21 2012 19:13 GMT
#2691
On January 22 2012 04:08 TheLink wrote:
TSM gonna take this final easy. Way too solid in every aspect of the game to fall for m5 gimmiks. It's like trying to cheese MMA or MVP, it just doesn't work...

I can see it. Diamond will have a much harder time counterjungling Oddone and Regi is generally quick to react. Although Sleezy was supposedly a very good jungler as well, so we'll see. And I think Diamond has more up his sleeve than just stealing buffs.
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Cloud9157
Profile Joined December 2010
United States2968 Posts
January 21 2012 19:15 GMT
#2692
This will be an interesting finals.

Its like it was destined to be after all the scrims these 2 teams had and the bit of drama that ensued afterwards.
"Are you absolutely sure that armor only affects the health portion of a protoss army??? That doesn't sound right to me. source?" -Some idiot
wintergt
Profile Joined February 2010
Belgium1335 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-21 19:17:50
January 21 2012 19:16 GMT
#2693
On January 22 2012 04:10 Stuv wrote:
People who think TSM is going to stomp M5 havent watched the M5 games I persume?
Man, its such a close call but Im going to go with M5,

It's gonna be hard to pull the M5 playstyle off vs teams that a) are real solid and don't just lose their lanes b) have the time to prepare for the strategy they know M5 will be pulling.
here i am
Woony
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Germany6657 Posts
January 21 2012 19:19 GMT
#2694
On January 22 2012 04:09 overt wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 22 2012 04:07 Two_DoWn wrote:
On January 22 2012 04:04 NeoIllusions wrote:
TSM moving to EU server for sure after Kiev.

Is it a move or are they just going to use the tourney client to scrim more like they already had been doing?

I seriously cant see them switching to the EU W solo q.


edit:
What is it with CLG and TSM? They both get McDonald's in every country they go to lol.


You know what you get since it's the same everyhere It's not like they have much time for culinary exploration.
daemir
Profile Joined September 2010
Finland8662 Posts
January 21 2012 19:19 GMT
#2695
On January 22 2012 04:16 wintergt wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 22 2012 04:10 Stuv wrote:
People who think TSM is going to stomp M5 havent watched the M5 games I persume?
Man, its such a close call but Im going to go with M5,

It's gonna be hard to pull the M5 playstyle off vs teams that a) are real solid and don't just lose their lanes b) have the time to prepare for the strategy they know M5 will be pulling.


It's not like M5 have never pracced TSM and it goes the other way around as well? M5 is strong, TMS is strong, tomorrow we see who prevails, but whatever happens in finals, I'll say M5 made a bloody awesome first offline showing, getting to finals with perfect record.
overt
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States9006 Posts
January 21 2012 19:28 GMT
#2696
So it looks like M5 is definitely qualified for Hanover. After IEM Kiev though iG and Alternate should be tied for the last available spot for the grand finals, does anyone know how they decide who takes the 12th spot in the case of a tie? Because iG would be such a better team to have going to the finals.
Carnivorous Sheep
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Baa?21244 Posts
January 21 2012 19:34 GMT
#2697
Just popping in tonsay Veigar vs Cass is retarded top 3 shit lane for Veigar and that's saying something since he has about a million of them. Real last pick self counter rofl.

Also Veigar vs Ls Irelia and Graves wtf is Dig thinking?
TranslatorBaa!
Mondeezy
Profile Joined August 2011
United States1938 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-21 20:12:17
January 21 2012 20:02 GMT
#2698
Loving this show by Bitter. Being new to LoL and having a background in HoN, it's nice to have such a detailed guide to the heroes and items and what's a good counter to other things.

Edit: Didn't know this was the Ocelote from WoW :O
LoL NA: Mondeezy - TL - Riven <3
TwoToneTerran
Profile Joined March 2009
United States8841 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-21 20:12:42
January 21 2012 20:12 GMT
#2699
On January 22 2012 04:34 Carnivorous Sheep wrote:
Just popping in tonsay Veigar vs Cass is retarded top 3 shit lane for Veigar and that's saying something since he has about a million of them. Real last pick self counter rofl.

Also Veigar vs Ls Irelia and Graves wtf is Dig thinking?


It's basically the same for Ryze. You can't pick Ryze with Cassio still on the board. Bad picks all around.
Remember Violet.
Chiharu Harukaze
Profile Joined September 2011
12112 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-21 20:40:45
January 21 2012 20:24 GMT
#2700
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