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[Edwardo]

No one has even updated their team name this week. I'm disappointed!

I did a few days ago!

 

[Ghost is Bad]

wait wtf neko has pepinero on the bench

 

[Leezard]

wait wtf neko has pepinero on the bench

Giants vs Roccat

Seems like pepi has a good chance to get a lot of points.

 

[Pancakes]

wait wtf neko has pepinero on the bench

Nubs don't know how to fantasy.

 

[Edwardo]

EU LCS - Week 3 - Day 1

Orgen vs Unicorns of Love
Roccat vs Giants Gaming
SK Gaming vs H2K
Fnatic vs Elements
Copenhagen Wolves vs Gambit Gaming

 

[Omnicent]

hope this will be a good game.
Wonder if we will see Ekko any this week... aww booo OG

 

[Fracas]

ryze open gg

 

[Leezard]

UOL gets Ryze.

It will be interesting to see if Origen can deal with it.

 

[Imperfected]

UOL gets Ryze.

It will be interesting to see if Origen can deal with it.

Ryze, Cassiopeia, and Kalista. Woof, if Origen pulls this out I'm going to be impressed. I feel like their team composition is uninspiring, too; there's no wombo, no real siege, only half a dive. The only thing they do well is picks, and UOL's comp is arguably better at even that.

 

[Leezard]

Ryze, Cassiopeia, and Kalista. Woof, if Origen pulls this out I'm going to be impressed. I feel like their team composition is uninspiring, too; there's no wombo, no real siege, only half a dive. The only thing they do well is picks, and UOL's comp is arguably better at even that.

Origen really needs to pull off the midgame properly, and abuse the Sivir ult engage to get an advantage. If it goes late, I don't see their comp standing up to UOL.

 

[Omnicent]

OG looking good

 

[Imperfected]

Origen really needs to pull off the midgame properly, and abuse the Sivir ult engage to get an advantage. If it goes late, I don't see their comp standing up to UOL.

They're making the picks work for them and out-rotating UOL, so that's something. I'm not sure if they're slowing down the Ryze or Cass enough, though. They not only have to win fast, they have to win fast while keeping all of UOL's carries from accelerating.

Edit: I guess it doesn't matter how good your comp is if you're just going to trickle in one-by-one like the Bronzest of losers.

 

[Omnicent]

They're making the picks work for them and out-rotating UOL, so that's something. I'm not sure if they're slowing down the Ryze or Cass enough, though. They not only have to win fast, they have to win fast while keeping all of UOL's carries from accelerating.

Doesn't seem like this is a problem. OG knows how to press the gas peddle.

 

[Einbroch]

How to counter Ryze:

Have every other lane win.

ggez

 

[Makareu]

I am both impressed by OG and disapointed with UOL.

edit : especially impressed with how they closed the game without hesitation

 

[Imperfected]

How to counter Ryze:

Have every other lane win.

ggez

Wasn't really the lanes. Almost entirely happened on the basis of grouping up and making team plays (picks and rotations). UOL's lanes were in an acceptable state, which is why Origen went to such lengths to completely end the laning phase as soon as possible.

 

[Pancakes]

OG vs FNC will be hypest match ever.

 

[Ghost is Bad]

soaz: ryze? IoI

 

[Imperfected]

Kind of an awkward game for Giant's jungler. There's really nowhere he can go other than top lane. I mean, it's lucky he even got as much out of the camp as he has.

 

[Pancakes]

Woolite's diary

Day 347: They still have not yet realized I'm a terrible ADC.

 

[Omnicent]

GIA got way to greedy there

 

[Nekofrog]

wait wtf neko has pepinero on the bench

tbh i haven't even looked at my roster since the draft. i prolly should

also lol woolite. just stahp.

 

[Pancakes]

H2K going full EU.

 

[Imperfected]

This late game Mundo's going to be unkillable. Sivir just can't punish him for building the super greedy Regen/MR Monster Mundo build sufficiently.

Edit: Ahahaha, the Vaynespotting is too easy today. CandyPanda couldn't last more than two seconds in a team fight.

 

[Einbroch]

E K K O B O Y S

 

[Omnicent]

poor ekko is going to get dunked

 

[Bacon]

Ekko, Bard, Kalista, Rek'sai, and Azir all in the same game. Them new champs taking over.

 

[Einbroch]

Ekko, Bard, Kalista, Rek'sai, and Azir all in the same game. Them new champs taking over.

Everyone has good mobility except the supports.

League of Mobility.

 

[Drillbreak]

Ekko, Bard, Kalista, Rek'sai, and Azir all in the same game. Them new champs taking over.

Power creep is real.

I've said it before and I'll said it again: Rek'Sai is the absolute worst thing to happen to competitive League of Legends.

 

[Ghost is Bad]

Holy fk hjarnan

 

[Imperfected]

They've been focused on creating new champions that offer unique gameplay options, so I don't mind it. None of the champions in question are just superior versions of existing champions.

My bigger problem is that some of them show a certain lack of commitment to making a few of the lamer "classic" champions visually and conceptually interesting. (How's Zilean ever going to not be completely lame if Ekko exists?)

 

[Leezard]

Ekko was good, but couldn't really carry despite getting quite strong early.

 

[TomShoe]

Power creep is real.

I've said it before and I'll said it again: Rek'Sai is the absolute worst thing to happen to competitive League of Legends.

Explain please

 

[garath]

What. Ekko jungle. Awesome!

 

[Blizzard]

Ekko was good, but couldn't really carry despite getting quite strong early.

I'm of course WAY below tournament players in skill, but I had the same sort of problem in ranked silver. I might do okay mid lane with him, but I had trouble helping the team if the other lanes are losing.

 

[Drillbreak]

Explain please

Tremor sense and her mobility.

Most junglers lose some combat stats right off the bat if they invest in early vision, but not RekSai. Also destroying her tunnels grants vision of the destroyer.

With rotations being so important, Reksais unparalleled mobility makes her perfect. Not to mention you can't really punish her when she can be anywhere at anytime.

I have no problem with RekSai in solo q. She's balanced there, but competitive she's an absolute beast. I'd put her and Nunu in the same boat. Good in solo q and monsters in competitive team play.

 

[Bacon]

christ almighty that was a boring game

 

[zkylon]

i kind of agree about reksai

i love the idea of her tunnels and tremor sense and her ult, i think that's the correct way to design a jungler (make the champion about map movement-vision-utility), but i think her combat stats are very unreasonable for the amount of utility in her kit

 

[sleepykyo]

Everyone has good mobility except the supports.

League of Mobility.

Something, something mobility creep is a concern for, oh they don't care. They is no way they can care and then create champions like Gnar, Kalista and Elko.

 

[clemenx]

What combat stats? Her Q has been nerfed to almost having no scaling and you almost never hit he E with the bar full.

I think what makes her OP is definitely tremor sense, for competitive.


What was the best game from today? From the scoreboards I kinda want to see H2K's

 

[Ghost is Bad]

h2k vs sk is the best because h2k just styles on them after odoamne and loulex shit the bed.

 

[Shining Sunshine]

Froggen needs a new team (again).

 

[Blizzard]

I should have accepted Ghost's trade for Freeze. We'll see how it goes tomorrow. He scored so many points last season. =(

 

[Leezard]

What combat stats? Her Q has been nerfed to almost having no scaling and you almost never hit he E with the bar full.

I think what makes her OP is definitely tremor sense, for competitive.


What was the best game from today? From the scoreboards I kinda want to see H2K's

Part of what makes her strong is that her ult does nothing for her combat - she is always at full combat effectiveness and can skirmish often.

 

[Prototype Viktor]

so much Viktor play this week, just need to stop the lower tier teams from playing him making him look bad

 

[Leezard]

so much Viktor play this week, just need to stop the lower tier teams from playing him making him look bad

That's how he avoids nerfs you know

it's all planned

 

[Wolf Akela]

What exactly is Viktor's build path right now? I tend to just complete a mana regen item then buy 1-2 core upgrades (E-Q) then leave the rest.

 

[Imperfected]

I should have accepted Ghost's trade for Freeze. We'll see how it goes tomorrow. He scored so many points last season. =(

I don't do a lot of Fantasy LCS, but I'd be too concerned about the consistency of EU players if I did. Like, Peppinero probably raked in a ton of points today, but can you even begin to expect him to perform that well tomorrow? Next week?

It's just such a brutally feast or famine region in terms of performance. I guess the way it works is that you just try to trade around bad weeks for those players, but it's not like they're even consistent about who they decide to throw games to...

 

[PhazonBlazer]

I'm just ready for Fnatic vs Origen

 

[Newt]

I don't do a lot of Fantasy LCS, but I'd be too concerned about the consistency of EU players if I did. Like, Peppinero probably raked in a ton of points today, but can you even begin to expect him to perform that well tomorrow? Next week?

It's just such a brutally feast or famine region in terms of performance. I guess the way it works is that you just try to trade around bad weeks for those players, but it's not like they're even consistent about who they decide to throw games to...

Cop was such a god in fantasy last season it wasn't even funny.