What is a hexagonal jungler?

Chapter 165 164:

When Gu Xing got up at noon the next day to read the news, he found that the public opinion on the Internet had completely fermented.

The number of hot posts in the anti-stress bar has surged.

[VG group is too disgusting, right? 】

[With SKT, G2, and C9, I don’t know if I can qualify. Is it necessary to have the No. 16 seed in the top [-]? 】

[It's not fair, it's not fair, draw again! 】

[RNG is not much better, there is the Tigers above the head, and CLG below, but it is the MSI runner-up, the royal family may not be able to get out]

[As far as EDG's signing luck is the best, the No. [-] seed TSM is the weakest in the five major regions, AHQ, the owner of the thin Doudi bloodline, and a Brazilian wild card, isn't it definitely the first in the group? 】

[If EDG can't qualify in this kind of big group, I suggest swimming directly across the Pacific Ocean from the United States to return home! 】

Domestic netizens are mostly pessimistic about the results of this grouping.

At this moment, Gu Xing flipped through the documents on the bedside table, feeling a lot of pressure.

After the lottery ceremony last night, VG retrieved the information of the three teams in the same group, and each member of the training department got a copy.

Like most of the audience, after experiencing Waterloo in the past year, LPL professional players now have quite low expectations for the team's performance.

If you can qualify for the quarterfinals, you can be called a pass, and you don't have to suffer too much criticism from public opinion.

Reaching the semi-finals is considered a success!

However, the dilemma facing VG is how to enter the quarterfinals!
There is no doubt about the overall strength of Group A, and it is the death group in the general sense of this World Championship.

VG's qualifying situation is in jeopardy!

In the group, there are not only the world champions and this year's MSI champion SKT, but also the European and American duo of C9 and G2.

It is said that Europe and the United States are better than each other, but in fact LPL is not much better at present.

In the World Championship last year, two teams, OG and FNC, emerged in the European Division and entered the semi-finals, which were much better than the results of the LPL.

Although G2's performance in this year's mid-season competition is not good, it feels like a civil war between an insider and an outsider.

But after all, it is the double championship of the spring and summer league in the European division, and no LPL audience will underestimate them!
As for C9, although they are the third seed in North America.

But they were actually runners-up in the summer split, only losing to the wealthy club TSM!

In the spring, C9 was still a marginal team in the playoffs, and it was difficult to enter the World Championship.

The club bought a heavyweight during the mid-season transfer period.

S3 Global Finals champion top laner Impact.

The level of the top Korean mercenaries is terrifying. In North America, it is like a nuclear bomb bombing a fish pond. The effect is immediate, leading C9 from the edge of the playoffs to the runner-up!
With Impact, Jensen and Sneaky, C9's strength should not be underestimated!
More importantly, VG can only get opponent information on paper at present, such as commonly used heroes, average output, KDA and the like.

These data are really useless.

It is really enough for game fans and commentators, and can quickly grasp the general characteristics of the team.

When Gu Xing used to watch the game, he mainly focused on a few rough information.

But after he really set foot on the career path, he realized that these superficial data could not provide much help to the game!

For example, game fans all over the world know that Peanut's spider is strong, and its winning percentage and battle loss ratio are far ahead in the Korean league.

For professional teams, it is necessary to know where Peanut Elise's strength lies!
Which way does Peanut prefer to grab with the spider?What kind of wild path are you used to use to get through the early stage?Is the idea of ​​​​playing a group aggressive or safe?
Many details in the arena cannot be reflected by simple data.

The coaching staff and players must watch a lot of videos to analyze, judge and summarize ideas.

The problem is, VG is really unfamiliar with the other three teams in the same group!
Needless to say, Europe and the United States.

Due to geographical location and time difference, Asian teams basically do not make appointments with them in normal times.

The rest of SKT only played two or three days of training matches relying on Gu Xingla's relationship.

After the Tigers won the summer championship and SKT was sent to the World Championship with the highest points in the year, they traveled to Jeju Island under the leadership of Kkoma and cut off contact with VG for the training game.

And as usual.

Before the end of the group stage, the teams in the same group will not make an appointment to avoid revealing the team's tactics.

In other words, VG can get very little information about the opponent's training match, and can only look for clues about the opponent's exposure from their games!
The sample size is too small.

For a normal team, the official matches in the entire summer split were no more than 40 games.

It also spans 7 versions, and the team's tactical style has undergone earth-shaking changes with the patch. The earlier games have little reference value at all!
There are very few games left with research significance.

It can be said to be extremely difficult to find the opponent's tactical loopholes!

Governor Gu sighed.

Turn over and get up to wash, don't think about these troubles for now.

Improving hard power is the most important thing!

While brushing his teeth, he browsed through the forums and found many interesting comments, which he regarded as a pleasure.

【Smile is such a villain. Seeing that WE didn't make it to the world championship, he started to manipulate the lottery. Hehe, the pattern is just like this】

[Laughing, if Dabuliucha really wanted to make trouble, he wished that EDG would die first, and would he draw such a top lottery for Clearlove? 】

[Good lottery, why is it called a good lottery, EDG won the first place in the group, maybe the quarterfinals will draw the second place in other groups, there will be an LPL civil war, and one of the semifinals will be guaranteed! 】

[It's really not my target, why did you draw lots with your right hand when you smiled?Can't the left hand do it? 】

[The case has been solved, Group A has old acquaintances from SKT except G2, VG's Lord Hou and C9's Impact are both former members of SKT]

[Group A is nicknamed "My Enmity and Enmity with SKT in Those Years", let alone, I am really looking forward to the meeting between Lord Hou and Faker in the arena]

After washing his face, Gu Xing took out the toner recommended by the LPL makeup team and patted it on his face.

During this period, I received a video call from Shen Guanshan.

"Good afternoon, have you eaten?" Gu Xing opened the door and walked downstairs to the training room.

"Yes," Shen Guanshan walked quickly around the campus with a canvas backpack on his back, "Panpan and I went to learn about the chicken drumstick rice served in the Fifth Canteen. I heard that it is quite famous before we came here."

She shook the camera of her phone, showing Gu Xing a look at Gu Pan beside her.

"You two just get bored, don't pull me in!" Gu Pan waved his hands in disgust.

Shen Guanshan smiled and moved the screen back, and reported the afternoon arrangement to Gu Xing in a soft voice, "I have a class at 4 o'clock, now go to the library with Gu Pan for self-study..."

After nearly a week at Peking University, she adapted quickly.

Except for classes during the day, Shen Guanshan spends time in the library and self-study room. In the evening, he studies for two hours after dinner, then jogs on the May [-]th playground to exercise, and finally returns to the dormitory to rest.

For her, a place where she doesn't socialize is heaven.

Shen Guanshan can't even recognize the faces of his classmates now.

As a math student at the same level, she only had an impression of her roommates, training teams, and classmates who came out of the town, she was a pure and transparent person.

Gu Xing is used to his girlfriend's personality, so he just told him as usual, "Pay attention to your eyes, and rest more when you feel tired..."

He took a glass of milk from the breeder at the base and poured tons of milk into his mouth.

Shen Guanshan looked at Gu Xing who was wearing a white sweatshirt in the mobile phone video, his eyes couldn't help but focus on his rolling Adam's apple, and he touched the white tender earlobe unnaturally.

Wanting to look away, he thought for a moment before pretending nothing happened, and glanced twice more intently.

"I have to go outside today to buy some tape or something like that, and simply repair the bed manually," Gu Pan mumbled beside him, "Peking University's dormitory is simple, why is the one next door at Tsinghua University so good?"

Peking University is very small, small in every sense.

The campus is small, and so are the dormitories.

Gu Pan felt that the space she allocated in the dormitory was similar to the small cubicle in Zhenhai's hometown.

Moreover, bunk beds are standard equipment in Peking University dormitories, and the furniture in some buildings is very old. Gu Pan is an old unlucky guy who encountered this situation.

Every time I climb the bed before going to bed, I can experience the feeling of shaking, and there will be creaking sounds from time to time.

Gu Xing said a few words of reassurance, and then shared with his girlfriend his plans for the day, "Later, we will play two rounds of ranking first, the Redmi coach will have a meeting in the afternoon, and there will be a training match in the evening..."

Speaking of this, Gu Pan couldn't help but encourage him, "There is no way to change the result of the lottery, but if you can win the league championship, you must have good strength. You have to have confidence in yourself, Gu Yuyun!"

Hearing the first half of the sentence, Gu Xing was quite happy, but his sister insisted on adding a nickname at the end, and the corners of his slightly raised mouth froze.

Fortunately, Shen Guanshan spoke in time, "The version before the world competition is different from the summer competition. Strong heroes are replaced. Everyone returns to the same starting line. If you practice hard, you will start earlier than others. Naturally, you have an advantage... Gu Xing, you can definitely do it. "

She pursed the corners of her mouth, and said these words in a serious manner, with seriousness written on her fair face.

Shen Guanshan has a deeper understanding of League of Legends events than Gu Pan.

But the contact time is still too short, and there are common sense mistakes in the words.

Every time the version changes, there is bound to be a professional team leading ahead of time.

Although an excellent professional player, a deep hero pool is an essential quality.

However, most players are not good at all roles in this position. Among them, there must be heroes who are particularly proficient and very unsuitable.

Rock sparrows like Lord Hou can't be practiced. If the version is adjusted so that the yellow chicken and ice girl sit in the middle, he may be able to go to the sky!
However, seeing his girlfriend's serious appearance, Gu Xing understood the other party's kindness.

"See you tonight, I have to hurry up and train..." Gu Xing drank up the remaining milk in the cup, and waved goodbye to the two of them.

He kept in mind what Ming Kai said, that feelings should not interfere with daily work.

Especially long-distance relationships.

Fortunately, Shen Guanshan is not a love brain, and he is usually busy wandering in the sea of ​​books.

The two made an appointment to chat between lunch and dinner.

The biological clock of professional players is different from that of students. There are only these two time points in a day that can be together without delaying business.

Gu Xing pushed the door open and entered the training room.

Lord Hou is hesitating about which hero to choose in the ranking BP interface.

"Zhixun," Gu Xing sat down on his ergonomic chair, and was still teasing Lord Hou when he turned on the computer, "Come here, get the yellow chicken, and show the champion skin to the other side!"

"Ai Yigu (ouch)..." Easyhoon muttered, but he followed Gu Xing's suggestion and clicked on the Desert Emperor to lock it down.

The desert emperor dressed as a champion appears in the center of the client.

It is different from the champion skin that will be released in the middle of the year.

This year's championship costume came later than before.

The major servers were officially launched in late August.

Because the previous version of the champion skin caused public outrage before it was released on the test server!

In the first version of the skin, there are only 5 types.

Missing Easyhoon.

In Riot's champion skin design a few years ago, they were all five-person teams.

It is also rare for a championship team to use a substitute.

Therefore, when they first made the S5 World Championship skin, they did not consider Easyhoon, but only made the respective heroes of the five starting members.

When it was put on the test server, the players were quite dissatisfied.

The quality of the first edition of Riot's skin was average, and someone was left out. What's wrong with that?
Thousands of players left messages, requesting that the champion skin be remade, and then put the representative character of Easyhoon on it.

As a last resort, Riot reconsidered and adopted the opinions of players, and produced the first substitute champion skin in the history of League of Legends, and claimed that the substitute players in the winning team will also receive equal attention in the future!

The current champion skin is the secondary image for public sale.

In order not to offend the players, the designer obviously worked hard.

The overall tone of the S5SKT champion skin is blue and white, which is the same color as the team uniforms of the players at that time.

Moreover, adjustments and optimizations have been made to the details of the heroes and the overall formation.

Now from the shape of the desert emperor champion chosen by Lord Hou, we can also get a glimpse of some deep meaning.

The ruler from the desert of Shurima holds a scepter and hides in the shadow behind Ryze, with his back to the screen.

Just like the light and shadow in SKT's glorious history in 2015.

"Yes, handsome..." Gu Xing was very envious.

He dreams of having his own skin in League of Legends.

When the yellow chicken skin was first launched, Gu Xing had carefully studied it in the national server client.

There is a line in the skin interface - this is a tribute to Easyhoon's winning performance using Azir in the 2015 World Championship.

Hou Ye subconsciously shook the mouse to check the rune talent.

He had mixed feelings.

Before Riot released the first version of the skin in the test server, Li Zhixun knew that he had no chance of getting the skin.

Usually, the designer will interview the champion, the hero he wants, and the general decoration elements.

He had not been notified before.

When Easyhoon saw the first version of the skin, he had already accepted this reality in his heart.

Who would have thought that there would be a reversal!
The joint petition of the players forced Fist to make a change and design his yellow chicken skin!
Li Zhixun once saw a description of him in a media report, saying that he, like Pawn in the S4 World Championship, is a victim of 'fan culture' to some extent.

The mid laners of the same generation as Lee Sang Hyuk are destined to be under the shadow of the ID 'Faker' throughout their careers.

Easyhoon recalled himself in the semi-finals of the S5 World Championship. He won two games first but was replaced. At that time, he felt that such an evaluation was quite reasonable.

But Li Zhixun's thoughts were shaken when he saw the player's message of arguing for him when he pushed down the boxing official.

Thinking about it now, this view does not seem to be entirely correct.

Gu Xing ignored the contemplative Lord Hou. After watching the champion skin, he was full of motivation and started the scoring mode on his own.

The waiting time for Hanbok ranking is as long as ever.

Gu Xing had no choice but to play two sets of rankings on the national server, and successfully entered the Zhuanyi account to the masters promotion match.

Seeing that the meeting time was approaching [-]:[-] in the afternoon, he stopped ranking and browsed the version update again, comparing it with the Hanbok data website to see which heroes became the darlings after the patch.

Seeing that the players had finished qualifying, Redmi handed out the printed materials.

"The result of the lottery was indeed unexpected for everyone, and I also did not expect this result." He showed a helpless look, "But the matter has reached this point and cannot be changed. We must face it positively. The overall strength of the opponents in the group stage They're all going strong and we can't take it lightly..."

After the opening remarks, Redmi cut to the chase.

"At the meeting today, the main topic of discussion is the World Championship version," he briefly introduced. "The official information clearly states that the World Championship will use version 6.18."

Team leader Kim Moon-hyuk was working diligently on the side to translate, "Currently, the national server is still at version 6.17, but the Korean server will be updated one step faster, entering version 6.18 ahead of schedule."

"My request is that before the national server enters the 6.18 version, all players can play the Korean server."

Gu Xing raised his hand, indicating that he had doubts.

Hongmi predicted what he was going to say and answered in advance.

"I know that there are fewer players in the high-end rounds of the Korean server, and the waiting time for qualifying will be very long, but even so, we still have to focus on the Korean server now," Hongmi explained, "We have to quickly adapt to the rhythm and hero strength of the World Championship version."

After all, Redmi has participated in two World Championships and has a lot of experience. "Many of you here have not participated in the global finals. I must emphasize that this is completely different from the regular season."

"We use the league system in the regular season. For two months, the battle line is very long. Basically, the version needs to be changed every two weeks. The team and players must adapt quickly, but there is no need to study the patch content too deeply. , because the version will be changed before you research and understand it.”

"The World Championship is a typical cup competition system. In one month, 16 top teams in the world will study and research around a single version. Whoever can find the answer to the version faster and more accurately will be able to make it to the end."

Redmi talked eloquently, "In short, the World Championship is like a playoff with a sudden increase in intensity and increasingly complicated situations. It will test the coaching level of the team's coaching staff and the overall strength of the players!"

"The coach must grasp the direction and applicable tactics of the version as soon as possible, and the players must adapt to the change of rhythm and the more stringent requirements of the hero pool."

"If the national server + Korean server are ranked at the same time, although there are many practice sessions, many of them are useless and may even have side effects," he said bluntly, "Because the two servers use different versions, the feeling in the king's game is particularly obvious. , hero selection and version rhythm are different.”

Gu Xing couldn't help but slander.

Redmi laughed at me for not understanding the World Championship.

I'm afraid that Hongmi doesn't understand the national uniform.

Since the main players of the Ionian Seven Wolves disappeared, the Dian Yi King game is now about to become the world of unique skills.

The professional players in the group switched to Hanbok one after another.

The little follower and my team left behind are the poodle and the unique skills of the titan respectively.

What is the unique skill?
As long as the hero is not redone and the opponent is not banned, players dare to lock it!
The impact of version changes on Brother Unique Skill cannot be said to be close to zero, or it can be said to be negligible.

But Gu Xing just complained in his heart.

After all, Hongmi understands the world competition better, and she is a pure and cute newcomer, and the coach's words are right.

"Let me tell you about the key changes in the last three versions." Hongmi motioned the players to pick up the materials that had just been handed out. "The team leader and I circled the points that need extra attention."

"In the unit, Brother Long has a big happy event, and the captain has been cut miserably..."

Before the words finished, Zhu Xiaolong burst into joy.

According to Imp's evaluation, the captain of his own top laner plays like a basket.

The Fat General is called Earth Fire One Piece, he is a stupid and cute boy who spreads money.

The key is that this hero cannot be learned overnight, and a lot of energy must be invested to improve proficiency.

Now that the captain is weakened, Zhu Xiaolong can't wait to open the champagne immediately!

"The basic health is reduced by 40 points, the mana consumption of W orange is increased, the cooldown time of the ultimate move is increased, and the damage is also weakened. The designer's knife is very heavy. It is difficult for the captain to have a chance to play in this world competition."

Hongmi's next sentence stopped Zhu Xiaolong's smile abruptly.

"Shen also received a knife, the passive shield value has been reduced, and the percentage damage of Q Soul Blade has been directly reduced by 1%," Hongmi made a judgment, "This will seriously reduce Shen's combat intensity when facing Gnar and other characters. , It is much more difficult to get the line right than before.”

"As we all know, Shen's strong support is based on the right to line up. Without the initiative to deal with the line of soldiers, it is difficult to gain profits by force support, and there is even the possibility of losing money!"

In Shen's strong stage in the early and mid-term, there are very few opposing characters who can take advantage of him.

The Eye of Twilight has displacement taunts, with percentage damage and shields, and a W sword formation that can resist basic attacks. The mechanism is quite powerful.

The initiative on the road gives him enough space to cast his ultimate move to support his teammates.

However, after the patch went live, Shen's roaming support ability was indirectly weakened!
Brother Long was naturally upset when he saw that the hero he was good at was murdered.

But if you think about it carefully, you might as well be Sister Li.

After the teleportation channel time changed to 4.5 seconds, Shen has been dominating the top lane food chain.

It is reasonable to be stabbed.

"I think the weakening of top laners like Captain He Shen, who has the ability to support teammates remotely, will block the top laner ecological environment..." Hongmi was a top laner before retiring, and has a deep understanding of this position.

Even the top laners taught have similar styles.

"The top laner can't support himself, and the support function of teleportation has been weakened, which will make the upper and lower laners emphasize the ability of laning," he expressed his understanding, "Whoever can win the laning will win the Early advantage, instead of playing co-roaming like before."

Zhu Xiaolong very much agrees with his head coach's opinion.

"Besides, there is a round of reshuffle for sideline characters. The enhancement of Jess is very obvious. The mana cost of hammer form E is reduced. It doesn't seem to be that critical. After all, it is not the main upgrade skill, but R [Mercury's Hammer] 】The strengthened attack coefficient is converted from magic power to combat power, which can be said to greatly increase the strength!"

Hongmi looked at Brother Long, "Jess, you know how to use it, but the proficiency is obviously not high. You must practice more recently. Let's try not to waste ban positions on this point!"

"And Rambo, this hero's 1v1 laning strength is not weak, you must not waste it, often practice in qualifying to maintain your touch..."

Zhu Xiaolong nodded repeatedly.

Only then did Hongmi shift her gaze to Gu Xing.

"Blind monk version 6.18 ushered in another round of enhancements. W [Iron Cloth Shirt]'s life stealing and spell vampire effects increased by 5% at all levels!"

Gu Xing knew what this meant.

At the end of the summer split, Li Qingjin's shield was numerically strengthened.

Now, if he strengthens his blood-sucking ability, he will become the best among fighters!
"In addition, Rek'sai and wine barrels were hacked, the cooldown of Gragas' E [Meat Eggs and Onion Chicken] was increased, and the arrival time of R [Explosive Wine Barrel] was changed from a distance-dependent to a fixed duration .”

Gu Xing looked down at the version update information.

The barrel changes are very important.

Since the original R [Blast Barrel] did not have any delay in casting spells at close range, after the beer man hits the opponent with meat, eggs, onions, he can follow the basic attack and then use R to blow him back.

Now it doesn't work.

If you hit someone, you must pay R, otherwise the opponent will have room to escape by using displacement skills such as flash!
"I think the pair of wild core heroes, the male spear and the leopard female, will become the overlords of the jungle in the world competition. The specific strength between the two depends on the performance of the training match and the server's high score..." Gu Xing said.

Male gun is easy to beat the blind monk, which is his advantage over leopard girl.

However, the wild clearing speed is slow, the invasion ability is poor, and the snowball ability in the early stage is not as good as Nidalee.

The game environment is very complex, and it is difficult to explain it clearly in a few words.

Redmi explained and analyzed the content of the patch with other players in turn, and finally stopped when the mouth was dry.

"The training focus I drew for you is only based on the judgment of the patch!" He finally explained, "The specific situation must be continuously improved and supplemented with the evolution of the game ecology!"

"Don't be dazed, act quickly, we don't have much time!" Hongmi encouraged the team members to step up their training.

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