[TS] The Return of The Gamer - Chapter 125

Feedback.

For those who are serious about League of Legends, this is something that is absolutely unavoidable. It is a very good opportunity to review the past game and reflect on what mistakes you made and what you did well, allowing for self-objectification.

Of course, this is only about solo rank warriors doing self-feedback to raise their tier. When it comes to team games, the story changes a bit.

Especially if the feedback is between internet streamers in a match like the current one.

"Are you all watching my stream?"

["Yes, yes."]

["Watching."]

["Turning it on now."]

"Okay."

-Jungle difference jungle difference
-Ah
-Look at that Jjoo Shim guy trying to politicize again lololol
-Out
-Jungle difference
-Nak
-Woo
-Pathetic, Jjoo Shim
-Ah
-Out

The viewers' outpouring of passionate reactions continued, but Jjoo Shim steadfastly ignored them and played the replay.

-Welcome to Summoner's Rift!

The early invade situation was simply uneventful, so there was no need to watch it further and we skipped it...

"Here. This is where the problem is."

Jjoo Shim paused the replay the moment Master Yi first appeared on the map.

Certainly, even at that moment, the allies' situation was not just good, but very advantageous.

But since they couldn't properly capitalize on that situation, it was reasonable to point to it as a major cause of defeat.

"Master Yi clearly showed himself, and looking here, our laners didn't do anything. Shouldn't we have called the jungler and gone into the enemy jungle? It was clearly a Master Yi funnel composition, they should have at least attempted to hinder Master Yi."

-?
-Why would the mid do that?
-Na
-You should make the call, you idiot
-Blaming others again
-Pathetic
-Nak
-Na
-Nak

Perhaps emboldened by the voices of the viewers.

Router spoke up a little.

["It's true that I made a mistake... Hyung, even so, shouldn't the jungler make the call first? Looking here, it seems like you're just farming the jungle..."]

-Agreed
-Jungle difference
-Kya
-Cutting remark
-Router's bold statement lolol
-It's definitely jungle difference lol of course lol
-Agreed agreed agreed
-Agreed, agreed again
-I acknowledge the facts

Of course, this too was a situation Jjoo Shim was not just used to, but had expected.

How many competitions had Jjoo Shim gone through on Red TV, which was like the wild?

This much was nothing.

"Of course I made a mistake too. But I'm the jungler. Isn't it obvious that the laners see the lane situation better? Instead of calling out CS difference when you're winning, you should have made other calls."

["That's true, but... Yes, I'm sorry. I made a mistake."]

Router's voice became cautious.

Regardless of his game skill, Router doesn't have many viewers on Red TV.

In other words, this feedback session was not feedback that began from an equal relationship from the start.

-Trying to push him down again
-This guy really needs to hit rock bottom properly
-Jungle difference jungle difference
-Why is this the mid's fault?Why is this the mid's fault?Why is this the mid's fault?Why is this the mid's fault?Why is this the mid's fault?
-Wow, sh*t, he's really trying to politicize this
-Ugh, ptooey
-Jungle difference
-Jjoo Shim, I don't know about anything else, but when it comes to politicking, he's diplomat-level. You're full of yourself.

The public sentiment of the viewers remained extremely hostile, but Jjoo Shim ignored it as it was something that always happened after a defeat.

Anyway, viewers are like pigs and dogs who hit paradise as if nothing happened when the game is won. There's no need to react to each and every one.

Up to here, it was the same as usual.

Due to the nature of junglers, if you want to blame others, you can do so endlessly.

Of course, it was the same for the laners as well, but currently, there weren't many people who could voice such opinions directly to Jjoo Shim, who was the biggest of big companies in the team.

However...

As things usually go in the world, they don't always go as you wish.

The beginning was, as expected, the most important scene in this game, and the scene that became the biggest turning point for Jjoo Shim's fall.

Precisely, the long-awaited Lee Sin solo kill scene.

-First Blood!

It was the scene where Lee Sin, who was off guard, was solo killed by the Master Yi who was, surprisingly, ambushed while heading towards bot lane, without being able to do anything.

-Doki doki doki
-Something big is coming
-Look at this guy's face lolol
-First Blood lolololololol
-Solo kill lolol
-There's a jungler who gets solo killed by Master Yi as Lee Sin?There's a jungler who gets solo killed by Master Yi as Lee Sin?There's a jungler who gets solo killed by Master Yi as Lee Sin?There's a jungler who gets solo killed by Master Yi as Lee Sin?
-Truly pathetic, Jjoo Shim is pathetic
-Golshim!Golshim!Golshim!Golshim!Golshim!Golshim!Golshim!Golshim!Golshim!Golshim!Golshim!Golshim!Golshim!Golshim!

"Here... it's true that I made a mistake. I didn't know Master Yi would be there. Sorry. Then the next scene is..."

And the replay naturally moved to the next scene.

-???
-?
-??????
-He just skips over his own death
-The game was ruined from there, look at him subtly skipping over his mistake lol
-Jjoo Shim is pathetic
-Golshim!Golshim!Golshim!Golshim!Golshim!Golshim!Golshim!Golshim!Golshim!Golshim!Golshim!Golshim!Golshim!Golshim!

"No, everyone, a person can make a mistake. Strictly speaking, isn't it more the fault of the laners who, while winning, gave away the vision in our jungle?"

-??
-Blaming others again, sh*t lololol
-?
-Nak
-?????

Countless hooks honoring Jjoo Shim.

And a barrage poured down.

-Hyungnim, go die Hyungnim, go die Hyungnim, go die Hyungnim, go die Hyungnim, go die Hyungnim, go die Hyungnim, go die
-Na
-Ah
-Nak
-Na
-Out
-Nak

Other teammates who couldn't stand listening stepped up.

["That's a bit much."]

["Honestly, making excuses after getting solo killed was pathetic. Do you agree, everyone? Oh, agree."]

"...Okay. I made a mistake."

For Jjoo Shim, he admitted it quite readily and moved on.

Because it was a situation where no matter how much more nonsense he talked, it wouldn't make any difference.

The first game ended as a typical jungle difference game.

Normally, Jjoo Shim would somehow push the blame onto other lanes, but unfortunately, one of the universally presented pieces of evidence when talking about lane difference in League of Legends was growth difference.

Master Yi funnel composition.

The opponent steadfastly pulled off that difficult composition, and even finished the game with Master Yi's hard carry.

Naturally, the picture of Outlaw, who carried this, and Jjoo Shim also had to be contrasted.

Outlaw, the protagonist of this game.

And Jjoo Shim, the villain who was miserably beaten.

It was a perfectly flawless setup.

'Surely he didn't calculate that far...'

Could it be that Outlaw, a broadcasting novice, even thought about entertainment elements and put together such a composition?

Doesn't make sense.

Because in Jjoo Shim's opinion, objectively, it was true that the allies had the advantage in strength.

'But if he really intended such a composition and put it together...'

The backlash if they lost today is something I dare not even imagine.

Beyond just coming back after a few months break, the Neotube side, which is sensitive to such issues, could be hit hard.

'I have to win somehow.'

The Jjoo Shim who was calculating broadcast angles here and there was no longer here.

The one here was Jjoo Shim, the Challenger and Lee Sin master.

"...Let's do well next game. In the previous game, the opponent came well prepared. You know we are better, right?"

["Agreed."]

["Agreed, except for the jungler."]

["That's also true."]

The atmosphere that was down had somehow completely lightened up.

At that moment.

Someone intruded into Jjoo Shim team's voice chat messenger.

["We are waiting, are you ready?"]

It was Outlaw.

-Ooh la la
-Jjoo Shim's designated bully appears
-Noona, I'm dying!Noona, I'm dying!Noona, I'm dying!Noona, I'm dying!Noona, I'm dying!Noona, I'm dying!Noona, I'm dying!Noona, I'm dying!
-Noona, beat up that Jjoo Shim guy a bit more, he doesn't know his place
-Real lolol
-Outlaw!Outlaw!Outlaw!Outlaw!Outlaw!Outlaw!Outlaw!Outlaw!Outlaw!Outlaw!Outlaw!
-Noona, don't goNoona, don't goNoona, don't goNoona, don't goNoona, don't goNoona, don't goNoona, don't goNoona, don't go

As the chat went wild with Outlaw's appearance, the managers hurriedly stepped up and froze the chat.

-[Chat frozen.]

Jjoo Shim also came to his senses belatedly.

"...Ah, yes yes."

["We are ready."]

["Yes, alright."]

Outlaw left the voice chat room, and the second set officially began.

The sides were swapped, and this time it was a situation where Jjoo Shim's pick was late pick.

"The opponent might put together something like an Outlaw funnel composition again. So let's do this."

To prepare for a possible cuckoo (eavesdropping), Jjoo Shim talked about ban/pick with his teammates using the broadcasting computer.

"Then we are banning this, right?"

["Okay."]

["Confirmed."]

The bans Jjoo Shim chose were Zilean, Taric, and Yuumi.

It was because no matter how he looked at it, he thought the core of the jungle funnel composition was those three picks.

"This way, the opponent won't be able to recklessly go for a jungle funnel composition, right?"

Master Yi without Taric?

Is just like a suicidal moth.

Let them try if they want.

On the other hand, the opponent's bans were similar to the previous game but also bans whose intention was unclear.

[Sylas]

[Elise]

[Renekton]

After the bans were completed, when it was the opponent's turn to pick first, the opponent completed their pick without any hesitation.

[Morgana]

"Hmm, it's a bit annoying, but it's within the expected level. Shall we go as discussed?"

["Go go."]

Along with that, Jjoo Shim team's 1st and 2nd picks brought out the cards they had prepared in advance.

[Camille]

[Galio]

If they could bring in something like Jinx or Xayah here, the moment Camille immobilizes the opponent, it's no different from starting by bursting down one of the opponents.

No matter how well they try to put together a funnel composition, it won't be of any use if they're dead, right?

However...

[Kindred]

At the opponent's pick that soon appeared, Jjoo Shim's face froze solid.

He thought he had countered the pick-off composition to some extent by banning Taric and Zilean, but there was Kindred after all.

No, blocking all of the opponent's picks with bans is impossible in League of Legends to begin with.

Especially if the opponent is someone like Outlaw, who has no limit to their champion pool.

"...No. It's okay. I just need to play Lee Sin."

Lee Sin is commonly considered one of Kindred's counter picks.

Setting other things aside, it's because Lee Sin can kick opponents who are inside Kindred's ultimate.

The opponent, presumptuously, intended to play Kindred, yet left Jjoo Shim's signature pick, Lee Sin, open.

He couldn't just let it go.

Putting aside being a streamer, his pride as a gamer absolutely wouldn't allow this.

"Give me Lee Sin."

.

.

.

Everyone has a plausible plan.

Until they get punched in the face.

[Defeat]

It didn't take Jjoo Shim very long to realize that fact.