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League of Legends Championship Series: Season 5
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Shining Sunshine
Banned
Rush best jungler reconfirmed
Stone Ocean
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Imperfected
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Rush shows no mercy to Rengar picks.
Imperfected
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I really can't see Dignitas winning a best of five against Impulse. Dig's biggest weakness is losing early game, and Impulse's biggest strength is stomping early game. They might be able to swing a single game off some delicious cheese, but not a full set.
Gravity vs. TSM should be more interesting. Gravity should be able to prepare sufficiently for the poke comp TSM's been falling back on, and they've been outplaying them in more general compositions. The only reason I wouldn't give it to Gravity is that they do seem to be slumping, themselves.
Gravity vs. TSM should be more interesting. Gravity should be able to prepare sufficiently for the poke comp TSM's been falling back on, and they've been outplaying them in more general compositions. The only reason I wouldn't give it to Gravity is that they do seem to be slumping, themselves.
Shining Sunshine
Banned
I Will Not Dominate said he doesn't want to play TSM in the playoffs, but I think TIP is more scary.
I wouldn't say Gate is individually better than XWX, but he fits better on the team, as he's fluent in English.
Beating TSM is simple in theory. It's like beating the 2013 Miami Heat. Let Bjerg do his thing, just don't let his team beat you. TiP is much more difficult since their weaknesses aren't as known. Sure, you can try and bully Gate, but there's no guarantee Rush won't be waiting on you if you decide to work your way mid.
Beating TSM is simple in theory. It's like beating the 2013 Miami Heat. Let Bjerg do his thing, just don't let his team beat you. TiP is much more difficult since their weaknesses aren't as known. Sure, you can try and bully Gate, but there's no guarantee Rush won't be waiting on you if you decide to work your way mid.
Dunno, TSM has slumped going into the playoffs before and still ended up top 2. The only NA team to place higher than them at a tournament since 2012 is C9. Not to say they will show up similarly again, but they do have a history of doing so. LMQ/TIP on the other hand has been shown to be beatable in tournaments.
edit: looking at lolpedia, it looks like the last time they lost in a best of series vs an NA team not named C9 was 2011.
Stone Ocean
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Also it must help a lot that his teammates don't hate his fucking guts
Shining Sunshine
Banned
They didn't need to lock Sivr so early since Kalista was picked.
Imperfected
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Hmm. I suppose the win here doesn't actually mean that much to CLG, since they basically need to win the whole shebang anyway, but it's pretty valuable for Liquid since it potentially allows them to postpone playing Impulse until the Finals, which helps them set up one of the more likely scenarios where they qualify on points.
Edit: Oh look, Pobelter actually knows how to play TF. Maybe he can teach the rest of NA?
Edit: Oh look, Pobelter actually knows how to play TF. Maybe he can teach the rest of NA?
thestopsign
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It's fast, like 4-5 seconds with the CDR boots.
Shining Sunshine
Banned
6 seconds
Stone Ocean
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thestopsign
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I had no idea why CLG started that baron... only Thresh dead, lets do BARON!
Imperfected
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The CD is also effectively longer if you miss your card of choice, since you have to wait for it to cycle back around again before you can pick it. Not normally a problem, but we've seen some shoddy TF play this weekend.
Shining Sunshine
Banned
First plays TIP or Dig right?
Then obviously you gotta throw the game.
Then obviously you gotta throw the game.
Prototype Viktor
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there was no way CLG was going to win that game
1st plays GV/TSM.
Imperfected
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I think the value for CLG to throw the game is minimal, just as the value for them to win the game is minimal. They're pretty much playing for 1st or bust, at this point; who really cares what the road there looks like?
Ambition
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Yep
BreezyLimbo
Banned
Just caught up on the c9 vs TSM match.
Goddamn, Hai had a huge gold lead over Santorum because of his ability to clear camps faster. Not only that but Lustboy had the perfect Tibbers at Baron, and nobody followed up. I get that Wildturtle wasn't there, but you could've caused serious damage against them whilst shyvana was doing baron if Viktor ulted in.
And TSM keeps picking Shen! THE FUCK YOU HAVE LIKE A 0% WINRATE IN LCS WITH HIM DYRUS, STAHP.
Goddamn, Hai had a huge gold lead over Santorum because of his ability to clear camps faster. Not only that but Lustboy had the perfect Tibbers at Baron, and nobody followed up. I get that Wildturtle wasn't there, but you could've caused serious damage against them whilst shyvana was doing baron if Viktor ulted in.
And TSM keeps picking Shen! THE FUCK YOU HAVE LIKE A 0% WINRATE IN LCS WITH HIM DYRUS, STAHP.
Terbinator
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Can people atop throwing the C9 top-8 stat around, please. They got a by into the QF then got rinsed.
Missing a round of games hurt them badly, if anything.
Missing a round of games hurt them badly, if anything.
Imperfected
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So what you're saying is now that they have to play a shit-ton of games just to make it to the quarterfinals, they've got a chance!
PeskyToaster
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Wow that TL vs. Impulse game. I can't believe they just went in and won in like that. Win by the teamfight like a man. I really enjoy the way Impulse plays and I dislike the way TL does.
I think it was obvious that TL was going to take the tiebreaker game though. It seems like nobody really cared about it because the byes were secured and they were all prepping for playoffs and trying to hide comps. I don't think either team pulled out all the stops for it.
Also my friend had both Impact and Rush on the bench in fantasy. I was going to pick up Rush but he was hiding him on the bench from me and wouldn't trade.
I think it was obvious that TL was going to take the tiebreaker game though. It seems like nobody really cared about it because the byes were secured and they were all prepping for playoffs and trying to hide comps. I don't think either team pulled out all the stops for it.
Also my friend had both Impact and Rush on the bench in fantasy. I was going to pick up Rush but he was hiding him on the bench from me and wouldn't trade.
That way of thinking will lose you so many more games. They seized an opportunity that presented itself. There's no sense of "pride" here either way.
Awesome games yesterday.
PeskyToaster
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I know and it was risky. It could have blown up in their faces if they got caught but I dunno. It would have felt like the losing team was robbed no matter what with a game like that. I just like TIP more than TL lol.
Such a weird split overall.
WesternHeretic
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CLG has lost more games to bad baron calls than every other team in the LCS not named Dig.
I also enjoy watching baseball but don't play it. I don't think it's that uncommon.
Imperfected
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I'm the same way with football/soccer. I guess, rather, it would be fair to say that I used to enjoy playing it, but running around that much is a miserable experience now that I'm not a seventy pound kid anymore.
I do like watching League more than playing it these days. I still do play probably ten ranked games a week on average, but I watch more games than that. (The fact I can watch games in circumstances where I can't play helps.)
I would never play football but I don't mind watching college football occasionally.
I end up miserable and with hand pain when I attempt to play fighting games, but I enjoy watching EVO fighting game championships.
PeskyToaster
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I still play League quite a bit but we only have a group of three so we just hit up normals all the time. I don't really enjoy the game solo but watching it is really fun. And competing with your friends in Fantasy is just another layer of that.
I'd like to thank the chowdah for saving me from last place.