For fans, this is a different S7, and for League of Legends officials, the same is true.
They seem to have found a different operating model this season, a model that they could not even imagine before.
Looking back at the history of the league, it is not difficult to find that the rise of .LOL is also closely related to certain factors.
It started to attract attention and fans after unplugging the Internet cable, and then the Roaring Tianzun incident gained another wave of fans. Although it's not the same game...
The superposition of events such as the incident of Sao Pig and Bubble Bobble having their water bottles thrown at them on the stage made the game LOL attract more people's attention, until it fell into the trap.
It is an inevitable trend for an event to develop and gradually become formal, but if it is only formal, it will eventually gradually decline.
Any competitive event requires the addition of hatred value, so that the audience will be more interested and the event will be more dynamic.
Similar to the NBA, not only will they not prevent the emergence of trash talk, but they will deliberately maintain such a culture. As long as it is kept within a reasonable range, it will only benefit the competition environment and not cause any harm.
The S game has reached S7, and reaching this point has exceeded many people's expectations.
If there is no action from the top, a decline is inevitable.
But this year, things seem to be changing.
Since the sudden rise of the LPL division, Riot Games has begun to notice that the LPL division seems to have become very active.
So they handed over the hosting rights of the S game to the LPL, and the LPL lived up to expectations and brought tangible benefits to Riot Games.
After in-depth analysis, they discovered.
In the final analysis, in addition to the fact that the LPL competition area itself has a lot of resources, there is another very important factor. The feud between RNG and Zhuang Tian detonated the entire competition area!
The emergence of a 'villain' who subverts concepts has revitalized the LPL region!
It was also from this moment on that they knew it was time to let go of their trash talk!
This sudden explosion of cross-regional fan interaction allowed the management of each competition area to verify this conjecture!
Because even in the LCK division, because of this confrontation incident, the popularity has directly increased!
"A lot of new players have joined recently! Many old players have returned! Now the number of people online every night in our Korean server is twice as high as before!"
"Who says it isn't? I wanted to go up there and play a few days ago, and I waited in line for two hours. What an exaggeration!"
"Ah? Even you came back to play? Why?"
"Nonsense! People are attacking us right at our doorstep! Xiba, who can resist this? Many of my friends have returned! I just want to see our LCK abuse the LPL at Match Point S!"
"Hahaha! This is right. We in the LCK have few people. If you don't complain and I don't complain, who will protect our ancestral graves?"
"Stop talking, my third-grade cousin has been tricked by me. Although he is not fast at typing, he is still capable of fighting."
"Sir, you are righteous! Just wait for the S game to start!"
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The competition between fans in the two major regions has attracted much attention to this year's World Championship, and capital from each major region has begun to eagerly enter the competition.
LOL is alive again, and so are all the major clubs.
Of course, the rebirth of the league also made major clubs start to have ambitions. Their ambition is naturally to enter the playoffs!
If possible, going to the World Championship is their ultimate goal!
However, EDG's emergence exceeded everyone's expectations, which forced those clubs that still dreamed of competing for a spot in the World Championship to give up their wild ideas and work hard to qualify for the playoffs.
After more than a month of hard work, the playoff roster has finally been released.
There are eight teams in the LPL division that have entered the playoffs. They are: EDG, RNG, WE, OMG, IG, NB, snake, and SNG.
This list was within the expectations of the audience, but it was also unexpected by many people.
For example, the VG team and Laogandaddy, who were very promising before the season, couldn't even make it to the playoffs!
What does this prove? Don’t waste your money!
But compared to the playoff roster, there is one thing that fans are most concerned about, and that is the arrival of the World Championship version!
The playoffs in all divisions will follow the World Championship version! This is also equivalent to allowing teams in each major region to adapt to the World Championship in advance.
Each generation of versions is a god, and each generation of versions plays Galen!
Sorry. I got off track.
Entering the playoffs, the version has changed, which is equivalent to breaking up the current rankings and reshuffling them!
As more and more masters study and publish the secrets of the game, the e-sports circle becomes lively!
"Epic level enhancement! RNG has been epic level enhanced! This incense burner version is simply tailor-made for me, Uzi!"
"It would be a bit unjustifiable for our RNG not to win the championship this year, right? It's like giving Poseidon, the God of the Sea, an artifact trident! Isn't this going to kill indiscriminately?"
"My old thief said that although I'm not good at words, the smile on my face covers everything!"
"Hehe! My brother Crystal finally has his day!"
"It seems that everyone is very happy. Huh? Why don't EDG fans say anything?"
Speechless Human joys and sorrows are not the same.
The impact of the version on the team can be seen from previous S games.
The warrior version of S5 created talented top laners like Ma Run and Huni. They also jumped up at that time.
But by S6, both of them had their strength weakened to varying degrees, and Ma Run even disappeared!
The version that makes a true god can also make a god become a mortal in an instant!
The arrival of the Incense Burner version is to bring epic enhancements to those teams that focus on the bottom half, and those teams that focus on the top half will suffer severely.
As we all know, EDG has been feared this season mainly because the strong rise of Zhuang Tian in the top lane has led to the jungle director's thigh pendant to cheat all the way, which is why EDG ranks first today.
But what if the version changes?
Zhuang Tian: "Director, come and arrest me."
Factory Director: "Xiaozhuang, please don't contact me again. I'm afraid Xiaozhao will misunderstand you."
Zhuang Tian: "???"
The world is so cold!
EDG's coaching staff attaches great importance to this version change.
When the new version came out, they spent all night studying it, and ended up frowning.
They soon discovered the equipment of the incense burner, which was so powerful!
So they made a decision to re-enable top laner mouse and join the training together.
Of course, EDG did not abandon a great hero like Zhuang Tian, after all, the strength lies there.
EDG also held a small meeting with Zhuang Tian for fear of misunderstanding.
As a wealthy club, they must prepare for the upcoming new version, and it is right to have a complete strategy.
Zhuang Tian readily agreed. It was very tiring to carry someone all the time. He also wanted to give himself a holiday. After all, he hadn't pampered his girls for a long time.
So, fortunately, he directly proposed the idea of taking a break to the team, and EDG thought about it again and agreed.
After all, they are now ranked very high, and they just need to wait for others to challenge them on the throne.
There is a period of adjustment from the regular season to the playoffs. During this period, all teams entering the playoffs are secretly working hard to familiarize themselves with the new version as soon as possible, and EDG is no exception.
Are the adjustments in the new version bad for EDG? Not really.
Newcomer Xiao Zhao has begun to take shape after a season of training. With the arrival of the incense burner version, his performance in training surprised Abramovich.
"Xiao Zhao can do it! He plays very confidently! Keep maintaining this confidence, I believe you will surpass UZI sooner or later!" Abramovich did not hesitate to praise Xiao Zhao.
But Xiao Zhao shook his head: "Brother Bu, my dream now is no longer to surpass UZI."
Abu glanced at him: "That is."
Xiao Zhao's eyes were firm: "I just want to be myself! I want fans all over the world to remember my ID! Remember my name is IBOY!"
If you always want to be someone else's shadow, you will never go far. Abu has already seen Xiao Zhao's ambition.
Abu also saw the ambitions of other team members.
Only Zhuang Tian has ambitions that Abu cannot see through even with a magnifying glass.
In EDG's 'small toilet', Zhuang Tianzheng was chatting animatedly with the girls.
"Gini titanium! Dudududu."
"Master, are you sick? Why are you insulting my brother?"
"What's wrong? You are allowed to be a fan of my brother, but you are not allowed to listen to his songs? Is there anyone as domineering as you? My brother is my idol!"
"Bah! You're still an idol. Do you know what happened to my brother and you're pretending to be a fan here?"
"I do not know how?"
"Then tell me, what qualities do you like about your brother?"
"Does this double cultivation of music and blue count?"
"Okay, okay, let's not talk about this anymore. The young master's live broadcast room will be flooded later."
"Yes, yes, let's talk about something else. Well, young master, don't you want to go to the playoffs? Can you do it without going to training?"
"Am I already training?"
"Hahaha, are you training with us? You see, Xiongxiong hasn't even passed the Silver Promotion Tournament! He has fought five times and failed five times!"
"What are you doing! I feel helpless because I failed to advance and yet I still laugh at them."
"Ha! Still helpless? Do you know what helplessness is?"
"Why didn't I know?"
"Then let me ask you, what is the expression of helplessness of Sichuan and Shu people?"
"Okay, let's have Yuanyang Hot Pot!"
“What about the people from Inner Mongolia?”
"Okay, just eat the food!"
"What about the northerners?"
"Okay, you can drink beer!"
"Where is the young master's ex-girlfriend!"
"Okay, put it on!"
"!!!"
Needless to say, these girls are really effective in the program. Their presence makes this competition window period and raises the popularity of Zhuang Tian's live broadcast room to the highest level.
But a live broadcast is a live broadcast, a joke is a joke, and they are really blessing Zhuang Tian.
"Master, I made a prediction yesterday. If you go to the World Championships this time, you will definitely win the championship!"
Zhuang Tian smiled: "Thank you! I just gave you a fortune."
"How do you say it? Do you want to sign it?"
Zhuang Tian shook his head: "No, on the contrary, your boyfriend will suffer a bloody disaster tonight!"
"Hahaha! I don't even have a boyfriend."
Just as he was speaking halfway, there was a vague conversation in his voice.
"Xiong Xiong, what do you want to eat tonight?"
"Anything is fine."
"Then let me take a picture of a cucumber for you."
(End of chapter)
