[TS] The Return of The Gamer - Chapter 161

Kim Ji-hoon shook his head.

……I must have misheard.

No matter how good his CS is, he wouldn't be so out of it as to have a temper during the test.

No, even if he heard it correctly, he missed the timing to say anything in the first place.

And so the game went on.

The game flowed smoothly.

The upper lane was controlling their strength, but since they had an overwhelming physical ability to begin with, they were smoothly leading, and the bottom lane also continued to pressure with the power of the OP combination of Lucian and Nami, as well as Kim Ji-hoon's performance.

There was no problem up to this point.

Yes, up to this point.

["No."]

[❗] [❗]

["Ah."]

[❕] [❕] [❕]

["The poke is kind of..."]

[❔] [❔] [❔]

Every ping, and every word, slammed into Kim Ji-hoon's ears.

They all stimulated the instincts of a Challenger support.

Normally, he would have ignored it despite that.

However, the strangely young but irritating voice began to cut away at Kim Ji-hoon's patience.

["You should come bottom."]

["Bottom."]

["Jungler."]

["Gank the bottom lane."]

["Ugh..."]

You see what you know.

There's a saying like that.

This is one of the sayings that applies very accurately to League of Legends, as those who can't see cannot understand the plays of those who can.

Just like now.

["Why are you doing that there?"]

["Hah."]

["Noooo!"]

Kim Ji-hoon noticed that the mouse he was holding in his hand had a slight crack.

Ah, come to think of it, it's time to change it.

Of course, when replacing a mouse, it's not usually replaced because the mouse is cracked, but that didn't matter to Kim Ji-hoon.

Well... That wasn't the important thing right now.

Kim Ji-hoon is a person of a so-called quiet personality.

He has much deeper and wider patience than others, and he always deliberates when reacting to it.

Even Kim Ji-hoon couldn't exert patience with the continuing voice of a brat.

Kim Ji-hoon, who had hardly opened his mouth while conducting the test, slowly opened his mouth.

"Behave yourself."

A short sentence.

Kim Ji-hoon's current appearance is not visible.

But his voice is heard.

His heavy voice carried an imposing presence that stimulated the survival instincts of a male.

Was it because of that?

The voice chat, which was no different from a neighborhood market, suddenly froze.

Even the top and jungler who had been chattering until now,

The mid laner who was diligently briefing game information,

The marksman who had been furiously spamming retreat pings.

Everyone stopped.

["……."]

And silence ensued.

A very long silence.

* * *

The game went smoothly.

Lucian Nami combination.

Originally, this combination is one of the good combinations, called one of the fundamental combinations in the bottom lane.

However, no matter how fundamental the combination is, since Lucian himself is often better used in the top or mid lane rather than in the bottom lane, the champion Lucian himself has moved to a lane champion.

Of course, that was quite far from the intention of the game company, so in the meantime, Lucian's passive has been changed with a recent patch.

It was after that that the Lucian Nami combination started to resurface.

Electro Nami.

At first glance, you might say, 'Hmm, is that good?', but the problem is what happened when Lucian's passive changed.

Nami buffs Lucian, and when Lucian uses basic attacks and skills, Nami's electrocute is triggered.

In short, if you get grazed by Lucian with Nami's buff, you're dead.

- The enemy has agreed to surrender with 5 votes in favor and 0 votes against.

Since that was the situation, the game naturally ended very smoothly.

Of course, strictly speaking, it was the bottom lane, but the top lane had already exploded.

'By the way, it seems that sosimeun190 got angry in the middle... Is it just me?'

I couldn't bring myself to ask because of the atmosphere, but it was an ominous one.

'Well, a Diamond marksman can't help but get angry when they chatter like that.'

Of course, it was a bit unexpected.

Although sosimeun190's appearance is ferocious, according to what I've seen of him in person, his personality is very gentle.

I was concerned, but unfortunately, I didn't have time to ask about it in detail.

The time was so tight that I had to proceed with the next test immediately.

'Anyway, I have to talk about it after it's over, so let's leave it for later... For now, the first game, the OP combination, went pretty well.'

What is the biggest difference between an amateur and a pro gamer?

In the past, team games and solo queue were completely different games, so the answer to this was a response like 'lane swap'.

But times have changed.

There is no longer a big difference between team games and solo queue, and a good pick in solo queue is usually good in tournaments.

Among amateurs, there are people who are incredibly good at laning, and people who show incredible super plays, reaching the level of a master of a certain champion.

But they didn't become pros.

Whether they didn't become or couldn't become, it turned out that way.

So what's the reason?

Now that the gap between solo queue and team games has narrowed, the biggest difference between pros and amateurs is the champion pool.

If you are a pro, you must have a champion pool that can adapt at any time, even if the meta changes.

Of course, some players continue their careers with their own signature picks, but that's because they haven't yet been hit with the champion nerf called retirement.

Those who don't try will fall behind.

The world of pros was ruthless.

Anyway, this test also served that meaning.

Although it will not be possible to see everything with today's test alone, I will at least look at a few champions today.

OP champions in the current meta.

Good champions in the current meta.

Champions that can counter OP champions and good champions in the current meta.

Signature champions that can be taken out at any time regardless of the meta.

During the remaining 5:5 tests, I was going to have him try all those champions.

[Outlaw : I'll go]

The test started again.

*

Finally, all the tests were over.

[Lucian]

[Jiksu]

[Miss Fortune]

[Ezreal]

[Vayne]

These are the champions that Agalyeolboseyo played during the 5:5 test of a total of 5 games.

'There are champions with a lack of proficiency, but the basic game sense is quite excellent.'

Honestly, if you look only at the physical ability and the dealing ability during combat, you would believe he is a Challenger.

Of course, the fact that he's stuck in Diamond despite having such abilities means that there are also drawbacks.

'But... They are drawbacks that can be fully covered.'

League of Legends is a team game.

Order, big decisions, small decisions, map reading, recall timing, lane management, and so on...

The abilities that Agalyeolboseyo lacks right now are clearly the abilities that other teammates can fill.

'It's the marksman I've been looking for so far, but... the problem is that he's too much of a brat.'

During the five 5:5 tests, Agalyeolboseyo showed his immaturity, whether he wanted to or not.

Apart from whether he is good or bad at the game, he has a very strong will of his own, and his character is also exactly that of a brat.

Although he couldn't openly do it when sosimeun190 showed a little anger, you could see that he was pouting his mouth.

'Now that he's an adult….'

Of course, even though the feeling of a 20-year-old these days is a little different from that of a 20-year-old in the past, that shouldn't be the case for a pro.

Even though I sigh at the patheticness, it's exactly such a guy that our team needs right now.

[Outlaw : You did a good job. I'll let you know the results in a week at the latest.]

[Agalyeolboseyo : Yep, good job]

Ugh...

Although he said he would notify me in a week, it's better to make a decision right now.

If you waste time, there's a high possibility that the current impression will become blurry and the memory will become ambiguous.

Of course, I'll keep watching the tests of other applicants, but I should at least decide internally whether it's okay or not so that I can notify them later.

'It's not a decision I can make alone.'

Since there were many ambiguous parts to decide on my own, I summoned the team members in the chat room.

This was the first time recruiting while conducting the test.

[Me: How is it?]

[Getback: Hmm... He's definitely good, but... I honestly don't want to play games with that kind of style]

Getback, who was the support on the same team with Agalyeolboseyo during the lane test, had a negative reaction.

Well, for Getback, who had experienced a 'sensible' game as a pro, he was too hotheaded to handle.

'That much from a distance... It goes without saying if he actually stood in the line.'

[Me: What about the others?]

[3bungyogyomyungsin: I think it's okay. Good physical ability. I don't think it's Diamond physical ability]

Unlike Getback, who played in the same lane, 3bungyogyomyungsin, who was the direct opponent, had a positive reaction.

Well, the top and marksman are the positions that are almost the opposite in the game.

In severe cases, there were often cases where they didn't even meet until the end of the game, so if the results were just right, there was nothing bad for the top.

'Then….'

All that's left is the opinion of the support, sosimeun190.

In fact, since sosimeun190 is the most expert in the bottom lane, there was a high probability that the results would be decided according to his opinion.

No matter how much the other teammates persuade him, it was inevitable if the support who played with him refused.

[sosimeun190: Hmm...]

Everyone's attention was focused on sosimeun190.