EPTHaven't tried youtube just yet, and I try to avoid azubu as much as I can, so...
Edit: youtube one works fine, but it's currently at 240p, so...
[NA LCS] Summer Week 8 - Page 86
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Kinie
United States3106 Posts
Haven't tried youtube just yet, and I try to avoid azubu as much as I can, so... Edit: youtube one works fine, but it's currently at 240p, so... | ||
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Kuja900
United States3564 Posts
On August 03 2013 15:42 Gahlo wrote: I'm ready for this split to be over. TSM is playing like shit and C9's games are too boring for me to care to root in. OGN pls... C9 games were fun when teams actually looked remotely competitive with them now its just anal rape after anal rape, they have truly exposed how pathetic the NA scene really is sans them. | ||
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krndandaman
Mozambique16569 Posts
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Gahlo
United States35165 Posts
On August 03 2013 21:56 krndandaman wrote: I think viewers lately rather than feel awe at c9's level of play, experience more disappointment at the level of their opponents. Which is sad to say the least.. I feel sad for the casters that have to try and make the games interesting. Not even Riv deserves that. | ||
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Slaughter
United States20254 Posts
On August 03 2013 12:47 wei2coolman wrote: WTB good curse. Nyjacky has been so underwhelming this split. Obviously he's not the reason curse is losing so terribly, but I seriously think he has the potential to play full carry mid. But he seriously doesn't play that way. With voyboys champ pool nerfed to hell, I would think they would rotate to allow jacky to carry. They still play like it was last split where they had solid decision making and team fighting compared to the other teams. Saint could go balls deep because the comps they picked fit and people followed up. Now its like Ok Saint is diving in when no one is in position again..... their communication and their questionable drafting this split is just depressing. Even when they win they tend to give up free objectives for no reason. The game vs TSM this week that they lost a prime example, they were winning and could have been methodical (you know like they were last split early on) and won but then they went balls deep and got their ass kicked and let TSM snowball it into their favor for the win. | ||
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Zergneedsfood
United States10671 Posts
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Deftscythe
United States228 Posts
On August 03 2013 12:47 wei2coolman wrote: WTB good curse. Nyjacky has been so underwhelming this split. Obviously he's not the reason curse is losing so terribly, but I seriously think he has the potential to play full carry mid. But he seriously doesn't play that way. With voyboys champ pool nerfed to hell, I would think they would rotate to allow jacky to carry. I'm not so sure Jacky is up to that, to be honest. Jacky is a lot like dyrus, imo. He will usually go even in lane, and do his job in teamfights, but will only occasionally carry with the right champs(Jayce for Dyrus, TF or Lux for Jacky). I remember someone from another team in one of the leaguepedia interviews saying this was basically Crs' problem, no one on their team can be counted on to consistently carry. This was true toward the end of last split too but that was before Saint somehow lost all his decision-making ability and was making up for his team's mediocre laning with good skirmishes and early objectives. I feel like, in time, Cop and Edward could become the carry duo that the team needs, and maybe with the pressure off Saint could fix whatever has gone wrong with him, and Jacky would feel more free to step up, but that's much more long term than this split. | ||
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ExoFun
Netherlands2041 Posts
So can we say by this fact that the pick and ban phase of NA is lackluster? | ||
NeoIllusions
United States37500 Posts
On August 07 2013 19:02 ExoFun wrote: I also feel the instant ban of Rumble in C9 matches makes the NA handicapped. Its already banned 17 times vs 0 bans in EU/OGN. So can we say by this fact that the pick and ban phase of NA is lackluster? I'm not sure what kind of conclusion you're drawing from the Rumble bans. In EU, Rumble has been picked twice all season and has a 50% win rate. It has a lot more to do with EU Top Lanes that don't know how to/don't find the appeal of Rumble. Balls is sick with Rumble, so targeted are completely understandable and even warranted. Equalizer is that fucking good. I'm not sure how you're jumping to "lackluster" off of the consistent bans of one champion. If anything, EU/KR teams should be scouting and noticing C9's proficiency with Rumble. | ||
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caelym
United States6421 Posts
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NeoIllusions
United States37500 Posts
On August 08 2013 07:27 caelym wrote: lolwut. what's with the Rumble hate? Equalizer wins teamfights by itself. Also Rumble isn't just C9's champ; TSM has been playing Rumble for a long time.. If anything NA's drafting and meta is ahead of every other region except Korea. 1. Dyrus has never played Rumble anywhere close to the level Balls has. Dyrus' Jayce is distinctively better. 2. l0l, let's not get carried away here. NA drafting is still pretty horrendous across the board. I will credit NA for picking out a strong pick in Rumble. Then again, EU/KR have been utilizing Lissandra very often and with good results. NA, not so much. So we can chalk this off to regional playstyles. | ||
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Zato-1
Chile4253 Posts
NeoIllusions wrote: The top five teams at the end of playoffs will return in the spring split next year while the No. 6 team may face relegation in the spring 2014 promotion tournament. http://na.lolesports.com/season3/split2/articles/na-lcs-bracketology-0 Does this mean that, after Spring and now Summer splits are over, competitive LoL takes a 6-month vacation during autumn and winter for NA and EU? | ||
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caelym
United States6421 Posts
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sylverfyre
United States8298 Posts
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cLutZ
United States19574 Posts
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ExoFun
Netherlands2041 Posts
On August 08 2013 07:15 NeoIllusions wrote: I'm not sure what kind of conclusion you're drawing from the Rumble bans. In EU, Rumble has been picked twice all season and has a 50% win rate. It has a lot more to do with EU Top Lanes that don't know how to/don't find the appeal of Rumble. Balls is sick with Rumble, so targeted are completely understandable and even warranted. Equalizer is that fucking good. I'm not sure how you're jumping to "lackluster" off of the consistent bans of one champion. If anything, EU/KR teams should be scouting and noticing C9's proficiency with Rumble. Rumble is not OP and you can play vs it and win (Anybody know why PDD doesnt play it anymore @ LPL). But mostly i say its lackluster for give it a ban in the ban phase because not only C9 have good ingame teamfighting but the are also winning most of their games because of their ban/pick phase. And i think the only way for NA teams to win vs c9 to have overall better ban/pick phase and to have a broader and unpredictable teamcomps. On August 09 2013 11:17 cLutZ wrote: EU tops are terrible. I wouldnt worry about what they do. Soaz and Zorozero huehue | ||
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wei2coolman
United States60033 Posts
On August 08 2013 11:18 sylverfyre wrote: TF is even dropping down from 'always ban or pick never not ban or pick' in Korea as we speak. It's not the undefeatable monster it used to be, both due to nerfs and due to adaptations by players. TF is countered by ahri. That's why. Watch cj blaze vs kt b. The game 1, and then the ensuing drafts. | ||
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cLutZ
United States19574 Posts
Hue. On August 09 2013 13:02 wei2coolman wrote: TF is countered by ahri. That's why. Watch cj blaze vs kt b. The game 1, and then the ensuing drafts. Dont forget the un-glitched Fizz. Fizz makes ur day terribad. | ||
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Alaric
France45622 Posts
On August 09 2013 13:02 wei2coolman wrote: TF is countered by ahri. That's why. Watch cj blaze vs kt b. The game 1, and then the ensuing drafts. The ironic part comes when NA actually used Ahri to shut down TF systematically a bit before Korea became more comfortable with not banning him, although it says more about NA TF's inability to deal with Ahri and/or Korea's need of side countermeasures to accompany the Ahri pick with a strong mid-late game follow-up than anything. | ||
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ExoFun
Netherlands2041 Posts
On August 09 2013 13:33 Alaric wrote: The ironic part comes when NA actually used Ahri to shut down TF systematically a bit before Korea became more comfortable with not banning him, although it says more about NA TF's inability to deal with Ahri and/or Korea's need of side countermeasures to accompany the Ahri pick with a strong mid-late game follow-up than anything. Or just pick Fizz vs it. Hope to see some fizz in NA. | ||
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