[TS] The Return of The Gamer - Chapter 253
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OLZ Honor has joined the lobby.
Ferrero Roche has joined the lobby.
pogTTdo has joined the lobby.
OLZ Outlaw has joined the lobby.
BrownBrown has joined the lobby.
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When you play solo rank, there are times when it feels like you're always meeting the same people.
This was actually quite common for me.
It's hard to say it myself, but I'm someone who hasn't missed the top spot in solo rank for several years.
Naturally, if they are players who are also in the top ranks, they must have met me at least once or twice.
Maybe that's why, if there's no one I know in solo rank, it feels strange in its own way.
That's how it is now.
Perhaps it's because one spot is taken up by a duo, but the nicknames of the people I've met now are so unfamiliar.
“I’ve never seen any of these nicks before.”
[“Really?”]
"Yeah. What about you?"
[“Me too.”]
It wasn't even a particularly special conversation, but the chat window went up as if it were about to explode.
-Heueung...
-But why are you two so awkward? lol
-Wow
-Sis, I'm dying!!!
-No, but Honor's voice is... ahem...
-Bro... I feel weird...
-No, but why are you so awkward lol
-Damn lol
-So cute haha, both of you
『‘MalignantCoupleSupporter’ has gifted ‘10’ moon balloons.』
『“You two are so awkward lol”』
-Agreed
-Aw ㅡ kward
-Seriously, I wasn't the only one who felt it haha
I thought I was just talking normally, but it seems like the viewers felt differently.
"Eh. We're not awkward. Right?"
[“Yeah. Not really.”]
This was also the same conversation as usual.
However, the reaction to it was not.
-Even this is awkward haha
-How much do you usually bully her, wow...
-Bully? Wow...
-Get rid of that bastard
-Crossing the line
-Real
What?
Do we really look that awkward?
[“Sis, ban! Ban!”]
“Ah, right.”
I hurriedly banned any champion that was visible.
Of course, it was late.
[⛝]
‘Oh no.’
The ban is complete.
Of course, except for me.
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[Ban List]
⛝ / Master Yi
Jackson / Vex
Lee Sin / Xin Zhao
Shaku / LeBlanc
Gravezzn / Lee Sin
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What is May Ban again?
Is that good?
‘That’s not the important thing…….’
The important thing is that the ban pick has now started.
Our team's side is the blue side.
That is, first pick.
Our team's first pick was Seo Yeonwoo.
"If you're a little hesitant to pick first, you can grab the jungle first."
First pick top first pick.
A position that terrifies every top laner.
Seo Yeonwoo had also always proven what a top laner was whenever the first pick top first pick came up, but there was a bit of a lull since joining the team.
But now it's solo rank.
It's a game where you don't have to sacrifice yourself for the team.
[“No, I’ll just grab it right away.”]
"Really? Oh, Viktor's alive."
[“It is.”]
The first day the PBE patch came over.
Most users prefer to play solo rank first rather than carefully reviewing the patch notes.
No matter how much rumors there are that Viktor is good, it's only the words of some users who have experienced the PBE server.
As evidence of this, the sound of Viktor being good that comes out in the chat window is, strictly speaking, only a very small part of the entire chat.
-But is Viktor really that good?
-Seriously, is it that good? I don't know, is my team's Viktor just a bug?
-Yeah, the new item and First Strike rune work really well together.
-The Rift Herald influence seems to be there too
It seems that Viktor was not banned even in this situation because it was still too early to organize the champion tiers.
[Viktor]
As Seo Yeonwoo had foretold, she took Viktor as soon as he was alive.
-Oh
-Good
-Nice
-They didn't ban Viktor???
It was relatively easy to get Viktor because it was still the first day of the patch, but it was clear that it wouldn't be easy from now on.
If it's this infamous from the PBE server, there's a high possibility that it will be on the must-ban list as soon as it starts running wild on the live server, starting tomorrow.
‘Or Viktor might get nerfed.’
Originally, in this kind of large-scale patch, the person who is ahead in information is the one who quickly eats honey.
And…….
One by one, the ban picks proceeded.
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[Ally / Enemy]
1st pick: Viktor / Nadali
2nd pick: Twisted Fate / Akali
3rd pick: Leona / Jason
4th pick: [Selecting] / Caitlyn
5th pick: [Selecting] / [Select on the next turn]
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Finally, it's my pick turn.
If you exclude Viktor, the ban pick wasn't much different from the previous meta.
‘Well.’
It was still too early for people to adapt and change, so a new meta would gradually take hold over time.
‘Let's see…….’
It was still difficult to accurately judge which champions had gone up or down in the jungle.
That's because it was not easy to estimate which champion had improved due to the Rift Herald patch and rune changes, which can be seen as the biggest changes in the current jungle.
I wish the patch was a little more complicated.
"What should I do?"
[“Whatever you want, sis.”]
-Aw ㅡ kward
-lololololol
-Do whatever you want, sis~~
-You're really awkward haha
“No, I'm not awkward, so why do you keep saying I'm awkward.”
What am I supposed to do if that's just our personalities?
-Of course, of course
-Sis is right
-I'm being deceived
-lololololol
Damn it…….
‘Hmm, let's go with this.’
The deliberation was not long.
[Kayn]
The reasons were roughly two main reasons.
Rumors that the transformation was faster due to the First Strike rune, and the Rift Herald value depreciation patch.
The news that the value of the Rift Herald had fallen was great news for Kayn, who was weak in Rift Herald fights, including the transformation timing.
‘I’ll find out once I try it.’
And, finally, the ban pick was completed.
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[Ally / Enemy]
Top: Viktor / Jason
Jungle: Kayn / Nadali
Mid: Twisted Fate / Akali
ADC: Ezreal / Caitlyn
Support: Leona / Rulu
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The overall ban pick consisted of familiar champions, except for a few champions.
Of course, the significance of this patch is that those few champions are faces that we haven't seen in a long time.
Viktor and Caitlyn.
In particular, Viktor had appeared occasionally, but Caitlyn felt like she was barely appearing only after this patch.
‘After all, it must be because of the First Strike.’
In the case of Caitlyn, she has a long basic attack range, so she was more than compatible with First Strike.
‘I can say that and take Lethal Tempo… but Caitlyn wasn't originally a champion that took Lethal Tempo very well.’
To be precise, it would be more accurate to say that the existing Lethal Tempo was used in conjunction with Fleet Footwork, so it was difficult to see it as matching the existing Lethal Tempo that much.
The champions that really match the runes well didn't change the runes depending on the situation.
"This is a Kayn vs. Nadali matchup, so I think I need to be a little careful at the beginning, is that okay?"
[“Yes. I'll do that.”]
-?
-Eh
-Is this... Top?
-Fake top
-No, she was clearly a 3-minute Top Doctrine Honorary Believer, but why did she suddenly become a Little Sister?
-Real lol
『‘TheRealMan’sLine’ has gifted ‘10’ moon balloons.』
『“Don’t worry, if you look at what the 3-minute Top Doctrine Honorary Believer usually does, she’ll just ram right into it.”』
-Ram?
-What?
-Oh, damn lol
-You sons of bitches
-Get rid of those bastards
In a feeling of a somewhat chaotic chat window, loading finally began.
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Outlaw fan - Nadali
MAX HwaLang - Akali
BAN EZ - Jason
SY Longbow - Caitlyn
SY GuineaPig - Rulu
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Hmm.
I wondered where the familiar faces had gone, but it seems they went to the other side.
No, more than that…….
[“Sis, look at the enemy jungle nick.”]
"……I'm looking."
Of course, there are quite a few professional fan nicknames when playing the game, but it was the first time I'd seen my own fan nickname directly like this.
The viewers' reactions were also half and half.
Viewers who were conscious of the professional's nicknames caught by the opponent, and the story about Outlaw fan.
-Wow
-Nice
-A big match from the first game wowowowow
-Is this the Red Cup finals?
-Crazy
-Enemy jungle nick lol
-lololol what's the enemy jungle nick?
-Wow, he's a successful fan haha, how do you meet like this?
-What is it, who is it
-Oh, it's a streamer. He's broadcasting on BlueTV right now
-It's Kim Chunshik
-Info) Name: Kim Chunshik. Tier: Challenger. Broadcasting platform: BlueTV. He is a rising Challenger jungler who has recently succeeded Jjoosim, who has fallen into the abyss.
-Explanation bug damn lol
-What, is it a stream sniper?
-No, looking at the history, it doesn't seem like stream sniping. He was on a 5-game winning streak with EZ as a duo.
-lololol he's going to meet the host and go down
-Oh, he's close with EZ
-Top Jungle Duo Battle wowowow
The first solo rank after the patch.
I got interesting opponents from the start.