Chapter 175 Dragon King Casts Stars, Playoffs Begin

Chapter 175 - Dragon King Casts Stars, Playoffs

"This year's competition rules have changed. The first place in Group A and Group B will directly lock in the top four positions in the playoffs. The Spring Season Champion will directly qualify for the MSI Mid-Season Invitational, and the LPL Summer Season Champion will directly qualify for the Global Finals and become the No. 1 seed of the LPL.

After the Spring and Summer Seasons, each team will receive corresponding Global Finals points based on the final ranking. The first place in the annual finals points will directly enter the Global Finals and become the No. 2 seed of the LPL.

The remaining four teams with the highest points in the annual finals will enter the qualifying round. The champion of the qualifying round will represent the LPL region in the Global Finals and become the No. 3 seed of the LPL."

Fu Manduo explained this year's new competition system to the players. In short, the value of the Spring Season Champion is still rising!

Not only is it a problem of MSI quota, but it will also be much easier to enter the World Championship.

The Spring Season Champion has 300 points, and the Summer Season Runner-up also has 300 points.

As long as they don't perform too badly in the summer season and win the spring championship, they will almost certainly enter the world championship this year.

"We only need to play two BO5 games in the playoffs. This competition system has both advantages and disadvantages for us."

"The advantage is that we have plenty of time to prepare tactics, watch our opponents' games, and see if they have exposed any big moves. The disadvantage is..."

"If they make it all the way to the semi-finals, they may feel very hot."

Yuan Shen added.

IG was also helpless.

Competitive state is too metaphysical.

Unlike traditional sports, the upset rate of e-sports is higher.

Even if traditional sports are not in state, the physical fitness is there, and weak teams are still difficult to overcome.

But e-sports is different. This thing is a state. A BP, a ward position, and a dragon in the game may become an opportunity for a weak team to upset.

Putting aside the strength, in terms of state and momentum, facing the team that has made it all the way to the semi-finals of the playoffs, IG, which has not played a game and is in training, will inevitably fall behind.

"Practice well, we have plenty of time to prepare. After the regular season, I will give you two days off. Have a good rest."

Fu Manduo smiled.

They are the first in Group A, and the opponents are the three teams in Group B.

QG, LGD, VG.

WE will face EDG, RNG, and Snake.

Just looking at the lineup, their opponent is most likely QG.

It's hard to say about WE.

Whether RNG or EDG rushes up, WE will not be easy to beat.

...

It's called a rest, but in fact, nothing can be done in two days.

IG people still stay in the base and do what they should do.

And Yuan Shen flipped through the latest update announcement.

Today, the Korean server updated version 6.6, which still has a lot of content. If nothing unexpected happens, the LPL playoffs will also adopt this version.

The prince has been strengthened, the W cooldown time is reduced, the ultimate mana consumption is reduced and it causes range damage.

The most important thing is that the passive damage has changed from 8% of the target's current health value to 12%!

This change can be said to be a big enhancement.

Yuan Shen slowly recorded the changes in the past versions in his notebook.

The version updates of Riot designers are basically consistent. The continuous changes before the competition can clearly reflect the trend of the version.

This was the case with the World Championship of S5 last year. The continuous updates raised the top lane to an unprecedented height.

Yuan Shen's influence is too great.

There have also been significant changes in the updates of Riot and the original history in memory.

The hero Kindred updated its passive in version 6.5.

The setting of adding 1.25%*mark layer extra damage to the target's current health value was removed from the general attack, and it was changed to an enhanced skill.

Moreover, the mark selection of Wolf Spirit has also changed.

The first will refresh at 3:15. If the mark is obtained before the first river crab refreshes, the first mark will not be refreshed on the river crab.

0th floor: River Crab

1-3rd floor: River Crab, Razorbeak, Toad

4-7th floor: Stoneman, Three Wolves, Red Buff, Blue Buff

8th floor and above: Rift Herald, Little Dragon, Baron, Ancient Dragon.

Yuan Shen was very satisfied with this change.

Although Kindred's proficiency has dropped a bit, he is more familiar with this version of Kindred.

Playing a few more ranked games will get him back.

In addition, a new hero was released in version 6.6.

Aurelion Sol, the Star Forger.

As early as 2015, Riot announced that it would make a hero related to dragons, named Ao Xing, and even the concept map of the design was exposed.

This also made countless Chinese players look forward to it.

But in the end, it was a foreign dragon.

The background is scary, it is said to be the creator of Valoran.

But in fact, playing...

Different people have different opinions.

In addition, Snake Lady has also been reworked. She can no longer buy shoes. Her passive skill has been changed to increase movement speed with level. Her W skill has been greatly changed to add a grounding effect. The E skill mechanism has been changed.

The ADC rework plan is nearing completion. The policewoman has been officially reworked. Zyra has also been reworked and launched on the Chinese server.

Shen was also reworked in the previous version. His W was changed to a sword array that is immune to basic attack damage, and his Q was changed to a shield and increased damage for the next three basic attacks.

Graves, Kog'Maw, Corki, Shen, Caitlyn, Zyra, Kindred, Jhin, Dragon King, Suckers, Scarecrow, Quinn...

The emergence of many reworked heroes and new heroes has a great impact on the version changes.

These changes may have a profound impact on the upcoming LPL playoffs and MSI games.

The version changes are far more than these.

The duration of Ekko's passive movement speed is increased, and the cooldown of E is shortened.

The mana consumption of Jayce's Q in hammer form is reduced, and the basic attack power and bonus are increased.

The shield value of Karma's mantra buff is increased, and the AP bonus is increased from 0.3 to 0.6.

On the other hand, Lulu's E skill AP gain is reduced, and the R skill health bonus is reduced.

These two changes directly made IG's upper and lower double shooter system abandon the idea of ​​Lulu's mid-lane.

Karma mid-lane is so fragrant.

As for the top laners, the enhancements to Jayce and Ekko are good, but Fiora has been nerfed again.

The percentage of maximum health value true damage is reduced from 3% to 2%, and the additional AD bonus is adjusted from a fixed 2.8%-4.5% (grows with level) to a constant 4%.

The reduction in true damage weakens the AD bonus in the later stages, the deceleration effect of the E skill is reduced, and the attack speed bonus is weakened.

All these changes show that the new version of Fiora, which has been reworked since 5.16, has completely eliminated the possibility of entering the arena, which makes TheShy feel very sorry.

He likes the hero Fiora quite a bit.

For the research on the new version, all IG people have not relaxed at all.

They know very well that the reason why S5 won the championship is that in addition to the fact that the players and coaches are indeed strong, the biggest reason is that they have thoroughly understood the version.

For the research on the S5 version, IG has always been a level ahead of the country and even the world.

This is also the biggest reason why they can win the game.

…

"What is Yuan thinking about?"

Jack had just washed his hair, tied his hair with a rubber band, and came over with a tablet in his pocket.

"I don't know, I didn't do anything all morning."

Ming spoke first. He had been watching the animation for a long time, and his bladder was always looking at Yuan Shen.

"Oh, nothing, are you still watching the animation?"

Yuan Shen came back to his senses.

Xiao Ming, like Meiko, is also a complete Japanese anime fan. He can hear the voice of Oni-chan coming from the headphones from a long distance.

"Watching the version update, many heroes that have been reworked feel worth practicing."

Yuan Shen thought about it, and went directly to the training room to turn on the computer.

"It's natural to say that the policewoman, this hero can stack headshots with hurricanes, and she is a rogue. It has a very good effect when combined with Lux or Karma Thresh. As long as the rhythm of pushing towers can be picked up in the early stage, she is absolutely invincible, much better than Tristana."

After Yuan Shen finished speaking, Jack couldn't help but lower his eyes.

Last year, Bang's Tristana not only left a deep impression on him, but also on everyone in IG.

If it weren't for that cannon, they should have ended the game 3-1, and it wouldn't have dragged to the final round.

Although IG won the final victory, Jack knew very well that he was beaten by Bang in the match.

IG won, but he lost.

This year, he has become stronger.

At MSI, he must regain his position!

"Top lane Ekko and Jayce can be used. This version has been strengthened a lot. As for Zyra..."

Yuan Shen looked at Ming.

"Have you played this hero after the update?"

Long before Zyra was reworked, Yuan Shen asked Xiao Ming to practice Zyra.

This hero has not changed much, but you need to get familiar with the new mechanism.

"I played it in the test server. The ultimate move is more like an inverted cup."

Ming answered honestly.

Yuan Shen: "?"

"I thought you would say Demon World Flower Coat So."

Jack was more honest.

The new version launched the April Fool's Day Draven big head skin, which made Jack very happy.

Because he likes to play Draven, his head is also big.

《Perfect Fit》

"Well, I have a deep impression of this hero, Jyra. The jungle Jyra in S4 was quite imba. But she rarely appeared later. She was too fragile + had poor mobility + her E skill was too slow, which limited her to a small range and prevented her from becoming strong.

The new version of Jyra is less interesting, but there are three enhancements. One can be ignored, the basic health has increased by 20 points, the second is that the new version of the plants is more powerful, and the third is that the movement speed has increased to 340."

Yuan Shen pinched his eyebrows.

In his opinion, the new version of Jyra has a higher lower limit, but a lower upper limit.

Because the aoe range of the Q skill has increased, seeds at a long distance can grow plants to attack the enemy.

But the growth of plants has no unexpected effect, because now as long as you place a seed, everyone will know where you are going to plant the plant.

And the randomly generated seeds make it difficult to use them in a planned way. They are just random seeds generated in random locations.

The reduced duration of the plants means that the damage of the ice staff + mask has been greatly reduced, and these two used to be the must-have equipment for Jyra.

Now Jyra is no longer a mage who deals continuous damage, but a burst + group control hero.

The lack of flexibility makes her roaming less efficient, and the control of ER is not stable enough, making this hero unsuitable for mid lane.

But playing support is undoubtedly the most suitable solution for the new version of Zyra.

Zyra's Q can turn the seed into a thorn with an attack range of 750. The attack range is very far, longer than a regular ADC hand. This also becomes Zyra's capital to press the line.

Moreover, the attack of the seed is counted as an independent attack, which can trigger thunder and magic-stealing blade...

The most outrageous thing is that Seed's attack can be combined with Jhin's W to produce ultra-long-range control + output.

This... just thinking about it is so perverted!

"The prince has strengthened, and what Prince Jeraga said..."

Xiao Ming was already swallowing his saliva.

"Don't choose any ice for me in the future. I won't touch an ADC without displacement."

Jack shook his head wildly, the image of being fucked by the prince and Zierra made his scalp numb just thinking about it.

"Jinja Zyra, the next version should be very strong."

Yuan Shen touched his chin and suddenly thought of something happy.

Uzi doesn't know Jhin, but he has actually played it before.

But I have never been proficient.

He can probably understand Uzi's thoughts.

Some heroes have become stronger, so you don’t necessarily have to practice them.

As long as there is a way to deal with it.

According to past practice, the hero Jhin should have been weakened long ago.

But no one expected that Jhin would still be able to play until the World Championships.

This is the uniqueness of mechanical heroes and functional ADCs.

"Yi Jin, you can try Dragon King. I think this hero will suit you very well."

Yuan Shen greeted and called Rookie.

The hero Dragon King is a little different from other heroes.

The first level Dragon King has the highest strength curve.

Then as the level increases, it slowly decreases...

In short, this is a character who is infinitely fierce in the early stage and becomes sour in the later stage.

Moreover, Dragon King's E skill is passive, allowing him to gain a considerable movement speed bonus when running in a straight line in one direction.

After making three-speed shoes, Dragon King's roaming ability is definitely the best in the league.

You can even use blood to push the line, and then return to the city and go straight out.

Other heroes will lose troops if they play this way, but Dragon King will not.

There is no point in saying it, so Yuan Shen directly started a customization and asked Jack to choose any hero to fight against.

Rookie couldn't help but swallow as he watched Yuan Shenqing return to the city after finishing the line, and reappear on the line within a few seconds.

Wei Shen's clockwork has the essence of great movement speed.

The same is true for Yuan Shen's Dragon King.

Even the passive brings Storm Knight's surge, increasing mobility.

"It's not even top-notch."

Yuan Shen is a little regretful. The current Dragon King is just a numerical monster and does not have matching equipment.

The technology belt will not be released until the summer split, which should be June if I remember correctly.

"The hero Dragon King is different from other heroes. This hero just doesn't know how to play it. Even if you know the operation skills and equipment, you may not be able to play it well."

Yuan Shen took a sip of wolfberry water and continued; "If you want to play Dragon King well, there are three requirements. He needs to move, he needs to judge the timing of roaming, and he needs very strict positioning requirements in team battles.

As long as you can do these three points, you will experience the happiness of the Dragon King. Yijin, among all the mid laners in the LPL, I think you are the only one who can complete this arduous task. "

Yuan Shen patted Rookie on the shoulder, with two words written all over his face.

trust!

"I always feel like you're trying to trick me...but I'm really interested in this hero."

Rookie muttered, but still agreed.

"Believe me, if you play this hero well, he can play the role of mid laner + jungler in the early stage. The double jungler can suppress the side lanes greatly."

Yuan Shen smiled happily.

The hero Dragon King is a hero who extremely pursues early rhythm.

This means that the jungler can be freed up and the midfielder can set the pace in the early stage.

In this case, he can choose some...

Well, he is a hero who is weak in the early stage and needs the protection of his teammates.

For example, Dragon Girl, for example... Juggernaut?

Of course, you can also choose late-stage core players on the wing.

Dragon King, this is a true hero who can guarantee four.