LoL eSports Discussion

[GreyICE]

I am watching it; on Game 3. I kinda skimmed Game 2 tho cuz to foregone conclusions.

It's so goofy when the camera ZOOMS IN on the acne-scarred players after every DRAMATIC play..

/drunkpost

The LCS fills that time with casters going "oh my god did you see that play?" And some of the reactions are priceless. I remember one midlaner literally facepalming after a particularly bad play (as I recall he'd gone in on someone who was overextended, only for the obvious murderbug to come flying out of the bushes he hadn't warded)

Edit since I pushed it to new page: links on last page.

For an Ozone fan, game 1 is hilarious, but then SKT gets their game face on (especially post 2)

[Iecerint]

i wish I could watch on TV more easily. I'd pay for a convenient way to do it.

[Iecerint]

I've never actually enjoyed watching vidya games before. :p

[GreyICE]

i wish I could watch on TV more easily. I'd pay for a convenient way to do it.

I use my laptop and an HDMI cable.

I think the HDMI cable was like $3?

[quadz08]

That's what we do too. HDMI cables are cheap (do not spring for the "higher quality" HDMI cables they are literally the exact same thing)

[Iecerint]

Yeah, I just have my TV/router and computer in separate rooms, so it's not convenient. There's probably a way to do it wirelessly with fancy new TVs, but I haven't looked into it much.

[AGar]

For a day out, it was worth it, although we left after the second Roccat/SK game because sitting on a horrible chair for 6 hours and having to sit there for at least another 3 was too long.

Haven't seen the inside of the EU studio - are they all plastic lawn chairs, by chance?

[TheIrishPope]

that pentakill tho

[quadz08]

that pentakill indeed

[Iecerint]

Which game had the Karma mid? I just started watching C9/Curse.

[Iecerint]

Nvm got it.

[Iecerint]

Nintendude lives up to his reputation.

[quadz08]

yuuuuuuuuuuuuup

[GreyICE]

Nintendude needs some serious coaching. He makes good plays about 50% of the time, and about 50% of the time they're completely boneheaded.

He's mechanically proficient, but his calls are terrible. It's like the polar opposite of Snoopeh.

[quadz08]

I can agree with that statement.

I feel like he's probably the worst jungler in the LCS. If Zion and Shiphtur had a better supporting cast, Coast would be a force to be reckoned with.

[mykonian]

there were some stats here or on reddit, how the gold was distributed through the teams. Coast showed a very extreme strategy, lots of gold got funneled into their sololanes compared to other teams, while nintendude compared to any other jungler gets absolutely starved from gold. On top of that, again if I'm not mistaken, zionspartan is often on the more offensive tops, meaning that nintendude is also effectively the guy that has to take the bigger part of the damage that the opponents put out in teamfights, while he's making do with really a small amount of money. I don't know if it's fair to call him bad.

EDIT: http://www.ongamers.com/articles/analyz ... 1100-1106/

[quadz08]

They funnel money into zion and shiphtur because they're the ones who know how to make plays. I can't think of a single LCS jungler who I'd call worse than Nintendude. Can you?

[GreyICE]

I can agree with that statement.

I feel like he's probably the worst jungler in the LCS. If Zion and Shiphtur had a better supporting cast, Coast would be a force to be reckoned with.

Skill isn't Coast's issue. Wiz/Daydreamin is a terrible botlane, but neither of them is even particularly bad by LCS standards.

The issue for Coast is 100% shotcalling and strategy. They lose so many games in champ select. So, so many. They have some POS comp that doesn't do anything and the enemy has everything they ever wanted. "They're winning up until they lose" as the quote goes. And once they start losing, NintendudeX starts trying to make plays. The thing is, last season and the season before that even kind of worked! Nintendude could often make plays. But now everyone knows, it's like clockwork. "Coast is down, play safe because Nintendude is going to go for a sketchy play whether or not you extend."

I dunno. I think that Coast and XDG have a ton of potential to be great teams, but they just have lousy coaching. Individually I feel like Curse and Dig both have worse players, but they play better as a team and thus win.

PEdit: Snoopeh is fucking awful. This really can't be overstated how badly EG is in a 4v5 every fucking game.

[quadz08]

I find Wiz/Daydreamin to be mediocre.

I can totally appreciate that the shotcalling and strategy is a gaping hole for Coast; I think that's a fair assessment.


Who do you think comes out on top in the promotion matches for summer split? I'm guessing Coast-C9T-LMQ.

[GreyICE]

I find Wiz/Daydreamin to be mediocre.

I can totally appreciate that the shotcalling and strategy is a gaping hole for Coast; I think that's a fair assessment.


Who do you think comes out on top in the promotion matches for summer split? I'm guessing Coast-C9T-LMQ.

Hmm, the short answer is 99% Coast, 75% C9T and 80% LMQ/20% Vulcun

The long answer is a tad more in depth but that's the TLDR. Coast is invincible to their opponent, even though they're a struggling tier 2 team. It's impossible for a Tier 2 team to lose a best of 5 to a Tier 3. Even EG was able to handily beat a tier 3 team and their mechanics are beyond sub par.

[TheIrishPope]

Nien did the right thing

[quadz08]

What did Nien do?

[mykonian]

He curled up in a corner and cried.

[animorpherv1]

What did Nien do?

Listen to criticism.

[GreyICE]

Thought people on Reddit were worth listening to.

By the by, if Coast makes it in next split, Coast Nientonsoh would be pretty hot. Although LLD will probably punch me for that.