[TS] The Return of The Gamer - Chapter 252

“Uh… uh, right. I'll finish looking at this. Until then, do something else for a bit.”

“Yes, tell me when you're done.”

I answered awkwardly, momentarily stunned by the chat window that exploded with the sudden appearance of Seo Yeon-woo.

That was because Seo Yeon-woo had popped up on the camera screen without any warning.

-Big sister, little sister duo ㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ

-Oh

-Wow

-ㅅㅅ

-Good

-OLZ's top jungle duo ㄷㄷㄷ

-Ranked Solo Queue Emergency!!!!!

-Looks like they're going to crush everything

The chat window was filled with anticipation.

Come to think of it, I couldn't quite remember whether I had duoed with Seo Yeon-woo on the broadcast, but it was definitely after a long time.

-Little sister, are you going to turn on your cam too?

-Seriously, turn on the cam...

-Cam ㄱㄱ

“……I'm sorry, but I only have one cam.”

Actually, I do have an extra cam.

But why would I do such a thing?

‘Above all… it’s annoying.’

When would I install an extra cam, and when would I set it up, and when would I read the patch notes, and who would raise the cows, and when would I play solo queue?

-Me

-Lock

-Me

-Lock

The Nal-rak group had arrived, but to be honest, I wasn't very interested.

After all, these guys came and went several times a day.

“Come on, let's keep watching the patch instead of doing that.”

The important content started around this point, and I had taken up too much time.

“So… a lot of items have come out. There are tank items… Oh, there's an AD ability haste item too.”

-That's good ㅇㅇ

-ㄹㅇ Assassin item

-Taric’s ascended

-That's super OP ㄹㅇ

“Hmm, the item changes are mostly balance patches, except for the new items. I'll scroll down a bit.”

Among the new items, the eye-catching ones are roughly the Queen's Crown, the Crescent Sickle, the Evening Armor, and the Frozen Heart.

The rest seemed to be content closer to the usual buffs and nerfs rather than significant changes, as with the usual patches.

That's just from a quick look, of course.

Of course, when I get into the game, I'll naturally learn more about the other items, but that's what it looked like after skimming through the options written in the patch notes.

‘We need to watch the champion tier changes due to items a little more.’

There have been countless precedents like this in the jungle as well.

One of the closest and best examples is the Chemtech Putrifier, one of the tank-type items.

With the introduction of the Chemtech Putrifier, there was a time when the tiers of stride champions like Hecarim and Udyr skyrocketed.

In the jungle meta, the era of stride champions opened exceptionally.

However, the end was not so good.

Hecarim, who became an OP champion with the introduction of the Chemtech Putrifier, was repeatedly nerfed and eventually disappeared into history with the Chemtech Putrifier also nerfed.

Perhaps many people were anticipating that the Queen's Crown and Viktor would also meet the same fate, so Viktor's fate didn't seem to be very long either.

‘What's important is how it'll be in the tournament version….’

Well, predicting that far was impossible.

-Good

-Go straight to the runes ㄱㄱ

-It takes too long to see all the items ㅇㅇ

-ㄹㅇ Gotta duo quickly

Supported by the viewers' support, I immediately scrolled down the patch notes window.

As I looked at the item changes one by one, I felt like I was taking up too much time.

“Alright, it's the much-anticipated rune changes.”

The first thing that appeared was, as expected, the addition of the First Strike rune, which could be considered the highlight of this patch.

Just like when Kleptomancy disappeared and Glacial Augment appeared long ago, this time, the existing Glacial Augment disappeared and the new rune, First Strike, took its place.

“If you deal damage with a basic attack or skill to an enemy champion within 0.25 seconds after the start of the battle, you gain gold and deal additional damage. Wow, this is really OP.”

-ㅇㅈ

-Kayn will get separate additional damage if he takes it, so his transformation gauge will fill up more ㅋㅋ

-ㅇㅇ First Strike Kayn is hot these days ㅋㅋ

-But Kayn himself is bad

-Ouch... Ouch...!

“In many ways, it feels like the main character of this patch… Do I think so alone?”

-ㅇㅈ again ㅇㅈ

-Due to First Strike, poke and assassin champions are also going up in tier ㅋㅋ

-If Viktor takes First Strike and Crown, he's really a super bully

-ㅇㅇ Viktor's really ascended because of Crown and First Strike

The triumphant return of Kleptomancy.

In addition, the use of Kleptomancy was relatively difficult, which limited the types of champions that could use it, but First Strike was different.

Of course, it's true that champions with long arms or the initiative have an advantage, but it was clear that the usage conditions were much easier than those of Kleptomancy.

“Alright, the next rune is… Glacial Augment. This rune is also an attractive rune.”

Although I don't often use the Glacial Augment rune because the jungle champions rarely use it, it was still an attractive rune.

Of course, that didn't mean it was a terribly good rune in terms of performance.

“Originally, the use of Glacial Augment was quite limited… but this time, it can be said that it has become quite versatile.”

Originally, Glacial Augment was a rune that gave a slow effect on basic attacks and an additional frozen effect to slows caused by item effects.

However, due to the excessively restrictive conditions, the reworked Glacial Augment has significantly broadened its versatility this time.

Should it be called the equivalent of a slow version of Aftershock?

Of course, although its versatility has expanded, it's only relative, and champions like Senna and Sion, who used Glacial Augment as their main, were unintentionally harmed.

‘Well, in the case of Senna, it seems like she would do well with First Strike rune…’

In the end, everyone goes off in search of new honey.

-Glacial is really OP

-ㅇㅇ If you take it with Leona, it’s really a cc hell and you can’t get out

-ㅇㅈ

-It's a good deal ㅋㅋ Supports and tanks will get some honey out of this

“Next up is… Fleet Footwork.”

It’s one of the three main runes that have changed this season.

In fact, the previous Lethal Tempo felt almost like an ADC-exclusive rune.

That's because melee champions had, to put it bluntly, a fatal disadvantage to using Lethal Tempo.

1.5 seconds after activation.

This doesn't matter much for ranged champions.

After all, they can attack from a distance first and then deal damage after 1.5 seconds.

But in the case of melee champions, by the time 1.5 seconds have passed, the damage exchange is almost over.

That means that the existing Lethal Tempo rune itself was quite useful in terms of performance, but there had to be limitations in terms of versatility.

That Lethal Tempo has changed this time.

If Hail of Blades is the way of cramming basic attacks into burst damage, then Lethal Tempo will now focus on sustained damage based on basic attacks.

‘Plus, increased range.’

In many ways, it has become better.

“Hmm, but wouldn’t Conqueror be a bit ambiguous if this is the case?”

-ㅇㅇ

-Fleet Footwork Yuumi is super OP

-That’s right, Yuumi ascended because of Fleet Footwork ㅋㅋ

-Jax also takes Fleet Footwork instead of Conqueror ㅇㅇ Now, champions based on basic attacks will take Fleet Footwork instead of Conqueror

Well, even so, Conqueror wasn't necessarily a bad thing, since it was a rune that had been doing well before, and it wouldn't be bad to give up some space.

Even now, champions who aren't based on basic attacks will prefer Conqueror over Lethal Tempo.

“Champion buffs and nerfs… I think adjustments are currently in progress, so I'll look at them all together later. You guys think that's better too, right?”

Anyway, when the patch is applied to the tournament server in earnest, the champion tier I saw now may be meaningless.

Therefore, it seemed better to focus on the major turning points first and then organize the champion tiers later.

-ㅇㅇㅇㅇㅇㅇㅇㅇㅇㅇㅇㅇㅇㅇㅇ

-Extreme

-Duo ㄱㄱㄱㄱㄱㄱㄱㄱㄱ

-Lock

-Bring my little sister! Bring my little sister! Bring my little sister! Bring my little sister! Bring my little sister! Bring my little sister! Bring my little sister!

-Extreme

-Honor! Honor! Honor! Honor! Honor! Honor! Honor! Honor! Honor! Honor! Honor! Honor! Honor! Honor! Honor! Honor! Honor!

-Lock

-Faggots…

-These guys are really crazy when you see them

Ugh…….

When it was "I'll die for you, sister," now they're so busy looking for Seo Yeon-woo.

“I'm done. Go right away?”

“Ah, yes, yes.”

Seo Yeon-woo nodded her head after searching for information related to the League of Legends patch.

Seeing is believing.

No, seeing is better than hearing a hundred times.

Shut up and playing a solo queue game might be more helpful than reading the patch notes the whole time.

“I’ll invite you right away.”

“Ah, yes!”

Soon, Seo Yeon-woo joined the lobby.

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[OLZ Outlaw]

[OLZ Honor]

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-Kya

-OLZ top jungle duo ㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ

-Rank 1, rank 44 duo ㄷ

-Damn crazy ㅋㅋㅋ

-ㄷㄱㄷㄱㄷㄱ

Perhaps because of the duo with Seo Yeon-woo, the chat window went up and up without knowing the end.

I said, trying to ignore the chat window.

“I’ll start it right away.”

“Yes.”

“Ah, and voice.”

“Yes, yes.”

Since I always kept the voice chat program turned on as a habit, I immediately entered the team voice chat room.

“Aah. Can you hear me?”

[“Yes. Me?”]

“You can hear me well too.”

-ㅗㅜㅑ...

-What is it?

-Am I the only one excited?

Quiet, you guys.

[“Can I try Viktor this time?”]

“Uh-huh, do as you like.”

Anyway, Viktor himself is a pick that often appears in the top lane depending on the meta, and since he's a champion with a high possibility of becoming a meta champion, I didn't intend to stop him.

‘I don’t intend to stop anything in the first place.’

Sometimes, new meta champions are born from bizarre picks.

Above all, it was solo queue from the beginning.

And,

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[Game found!]

[Accept / Decline]

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Finally, the game was found.