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[Primethius]

Boring finals. Kind of expected, but ah well.

Yay SKT!

 

[Leezard]

GG SKT. Korea looks so strong and SKT is by far the strongest team there.

 

[Neol]

I'm honestly hoping for an Easyhoon Azir skin as well.

I doubt that's gonna happen though :/

 

[killatopak]

Every thought that Faker only played Ryze to hide his picks.


RYZE WAS HIS PICK ALL THIS TIME.

 

[Tizoc]

So
that's it huh?

 

[Hydrophobic]

Ryze is a boring champion to watch because no one knows how to play against post rework Ryze (or that's how it feels to me). People may vaguely remember what they did when Ryze was last in the meta, but Kuro jumping into the face of Faker and just getting rooted and blown up highlights this. Maybe he'll be more interesting if people start to counterplay him better and it isn't just games where it feels like Ryze runs in and smashes his face on the keyboard until someone is deleted.

 

[killatopak]

You just need to collapse on Ryze. Unfortunately, Faker's divine skills makes him dodge all skill shots.

 

[Tizoc]

Well with g. wounds passive being brought back to a few items in Season 6, Ryze should not be much trouble.

 

[patchday]

KOO you gave it a good go but SKT was destined to win.

 

[Diprosalic]

http://pickem.na.lolesports.com/en-US#welcome

1 guy gets a shitty skin :lol

 

[demosthenes]

http://pickem.na.lolesports.com/en-US#welcome

1 guy gets a shitty skin :lol

That's it?

 

[Diprosalic]

That's it?

ya

 

[zkylon]

dear riot:

stop making the cup so heavy that pros can't even lift it

three years in a row it's super awkward

bonus: make it not ugly

 

[Neol]

http://pickem.na.lolesports.com/en-US#welcome

1 guy gets a shitty skin :lol

Ehh its pretty rare so good for him whoever this wizard is.

 

[Diprosalic]

Ehh its pretty rare so good for him whoever this wizard is.

still a shitty skin.

 

[patchday]

Ryze is a boring champion to watch because no one knows how to play against post rework Ryze (or that's how it feels to me). People may vaguely remember what they did when Ryze was last in the meta, but Kuro jumping into the face of Faker and just getting rooted and blown up highlights this. Maybe he'll be more interesting if people start to counterplay him better and it isn't just games where it feels like Ryze runs in and smashes his face on the keyboard until someone is deleted.

You just need to collapse on Ryze. Unfortunately, Faker's divine skills makes him dodge all skill shots.

true. Still havent played Ryze in SR myself. Need to give it a go sometime. I've owned ryze for a long time too

 

[NSESN]

You just need to collapse on Ryze. Unfortunately, Faker's divine skills makes him dodge all skill shots.

The 1v5 was hilarious, Faker just turned around and everyone backed

 

[Neol]

Thing about Ryze is that you need a team to be able to hold the lanes till his super power spike.

That's why I dislike Faker playing Ryze because I know he's going to play safe as well as the rest of the ream making the early game a bore to watch.

 

[NSESN]

Deserved MVP

 

[zkylon]

faker got mvp robbed

edit: lmao

 

[FireSol]

MaRin MaRin MaRin!! So happy that he got MVP

 

[Ashhong]

Man everything looks so cheap. The hat, the trophy the medal. What an ugly ass "summoner" logo. To top it off the three riot guys go through fist bumping them all.

Makes it all seem less of a real sport

 

[Renekton]

Can we persuade Koreans to switch to Dota 2?

The prize pool is much higher, come on guys.

 

[killatopak]

well deserved by marin. My favorite player especially because I'm a top laner myself. I try to copy how he plays and it's been amazing how it improved because of that.

 

[NSESN]

Such shame Renekton was banned all series

 

[HORRORSHØW]

korea finally lost a series

 

[shira]

KOO got
http://zippy.gfycat.com/JampackedFoolhardyGroundhog.webm
rolled

 

[zkylon]

love watching faker smile <3

Man everything looks so cheap. The hat, the trophy the medal. What an ugly ass "summoner" logo. To top it off the three riot guys go through fist bumping them all.

Makes it all seem less of a real sport

real sport stuff i don't care much about, but cmon, those medals and that trophy look ugly

do something a bit fancier, u got talented artists rito

Can we persuade Koreans to switch to Dota 2?

The prize pool is much higher, come on guys.

go away pls

 

[Neol]

Can we persuade Koreans to switch to Dota 2?

The prize pool is much higher, come on guys.

lol pls

I don't think we want to see another game where the koreans are dominant. At least I can somewhat cheer for the American teams in Dota.

 

[Imperfected]

Can we persuade Koreans to switch to Dota 2?

The prize pool is much higher, come on guys.

Prize pool doesn't actually mean that much next to salaries and sponsorships.

The Korean and Chinese LoL teams get paid, even if they don't win.

 

[zkylon]

faker had 2x the kda as marin

faker 1v5 scared everyone and had multilpe 1v2 kills

just sayin

 

[Stone Ocean]

Can we persuade Koreans to switch to Dota 2?

The prize pool is much higher, come on guys.

Do we really need to open and close the tournament with a prize pool shitpost?

 

[zkylon]

i love marin, he played really well but cmon

faker on that game 5 was unreal and he was more consistent all series

 

[NSESN]

faker had 2x the kda as marin

faker 1v5 scared everyone and had multilpe 1v2 kills

just sayin

i love marin, he played really well but cmon

faker on that game 5 was unreal and he was more consistent all series

I think the mvp was for the whole tournament

 

[Terbinator]

Damn, I'm such a bad Ali player the SKT skin will be wasted

 

[Renekton]

Do we really need to open and close the tournament with a prize pool shitpost?

The prize pool is not the point.

Just that Koreans dominate so crazy hard every year, everybody else has no chance.

 

[HORRORSHØW]

really curious how tsm is going to fill out their roster. guess we'll know by iem san jose

 

[Stone Ocean]

The prize pool is not the point.

Just that Koreans dominate so crazy hard every year, everybody else has no chance.

Ah, so that's what you were trying to say. Eh, other teams need to step the fuck up, not Korea's fault they take the game more seiously.

really curious how tsm is going to fill out their roster. guess we'll know by iem san jose

There's some weird rumours floating around reddit about someone named Adrian. Might be TIP Adrian, might be Piccaboo, might be someone else entirely and reddit is just going crazy

 

[NSESN]

IMO, even if Korea starts to play more Dota than LoL what would happen is that they would win both

 

[Stone Ocean]

IMO, even if Korea starts to play more Dota than LoL what would happen is that they would win both

I'd love to see the faces of prize pool whiners as their crowdfunded money goes straight to Korea every year.

 

[janoDX]

My take on the finals...

Dota 2's The International 4: LEAGUE OF LEGENDS EDITION

 

[Haly]

Korea got some representation at TI5 so maybe we'll be able to siphon off some of your talent.

 

[Stone Ocean]

Korea got some representation at TI5 so maybe we'll be able to siphon off some of your talent.

It's more likely brand new talent will show up for Doto, Korea's eSport infrastructure is top tier shit, they can just grow talent if Koreans start taking Dota seriously.

 

[Terbinator]

How would people change the format for next year, if at all?

I think the format was great this year but potentially worth going for random knock-out stages than seeding. Also great to open up slots to more international/RoTW teams too.

 

[janoDX]

Korea got some representation at TI5 so maybe we'll be able to siphon off some of your talent.

Difference is, MVP Phoenix was more exciting to watch at TI5 than this finals.

 

[Stone Ocean]

How would people change the format for next year, if at all?

I think the format was great this year but potentially worth going for random knock-out stages than seeding. Also great to open up slots to more international/RoTW teams too.

BO2s in groups

BO1s have no place in competitive gaming period.

 

[Ragingnight]

I would like finals to have more games tbh

 

[Haly]

It's more likely brand new talent will show up for Doto, Korea's eSport infrastructure is top tier shit, they can just grow talent if Koreans start taking Dota seriously.

It's a good thing no one in Korea likes Dota.

I imagine it's because Dota is China's game and they hate each other.

 

[Deadly]

It's more likely brand new talent will show up for Doto, Korea's eSport infrastructure is top tier shit, they can just grow talent if Koreans start taking Dota seriously.

For sure, nobody that's established in League would venture into a new game. The money is way too good for one thing.

What are the overall thoughts on the event itself? Found it strange but interesting that they changed venues all the time. Did it up last year's Worlds?

 

[Stone Ocean]

It's a good thing no one in Korea likes Dota.

I imagine it's because Dota is China's game and they hate each other.

To be fair, what doesn't China play? lol

Also is China like universally hated in asia or something?