LoL eSports Discussion

zoraster · Post Post #6250 (ISO) » Wed Mar 30, 2016 6:33 am

I don't think they need to drop Soaz. That seems pretty hasty.

BROseidon · Post Post #6251 (ISO) » Wed Mar 30, 2016 7:04 am

Soaz has sucked for a while.

Randomnamechange · Post Post #6252 (ISO) » Wed Mar 30, 2016 11:48 am

Because he gets no help and is camped. Most players will struggle there with how little help he gets.

mykonian · Post Post #6253 (ISO) » Wed Mar 30, 2016 12:58 pm

Soaz sucking in spring split. Who'll call the papers?

This was the issue why old fnatic needed to break up. The old guard (soaz/peke/cyanide) were tournament players, in a same way that m5 used to be. They could go all out in a deep run in a tournament, bite into a BoX series. Week in week out playing 2 games? Not their thing. They didn't finish all that many splits in first place pre-playoff. Somehow they do have a lot of split victories. They need that pressure, the excitement, a real goal. Otherwise they'd coast on quality till playoffs came near. Origin being peke's pet project delayed it for a season, there was some real risk involved, etc. But getting the semis at worlds just reinforces the whole cycle again. All pressure is gone, and it's same old same old.

I think the goal for origin is "making worlds". Which is ages away. I don't think we should be surprised origin isn't looking as good as they looked at worlds. That was the time where you could depend on the same guys peaking. Xpeke redeemed his poor season in that tournament. Not because he was "good". But he clearly rose well about his normal level for just those games. And in a toplane focussed meta, Soaz beat the baddies, only imploded once against the better players, otherwise held his own, was one of the two carries origin brought to the games, because one really could not expect that from peke. But they've shown year after year they cannot play like that all the time. It's not "their level". They drop off, every, single, spring.

What I would love to see, and pray is going to happen, is that origin and vitality make it to the finals. Because Cabo is having a great split and is the top to beat. I think in that scenario if soaz gets wrecked 3 games in a row, you'd have a point. But last split, the finals between origin and fnatic, and mostly the battle of the tops was interesting, given how top heavy the teams were at that time. I think that could be exciting to watch, regardless of how the split has gone.

pickemgenius · Post Post #6254 (ISO) » Thu Mar 31, 2016 10:59 pm

sbenu sonicbooooooooooom

finally bringin the j4midlanepaintrain.

how the how hell is j4midlanepaintrain not underlined as misspelled.

These guys feel so close to being a decent team.

Voidedmafia · Post Post #6255 (ISO) » Fri Apr 01, 2016 2:08 am

In post 6254, pickemgenius wrote:sbenu sonicbooooooooooom

finally bringin the j4midlanepaintrain.

how the how hell is j4midlanepaintrain not underlined as misspelled.

These guys feel so close to being a decent team.

Maybe it they can win 1-2 more games than this split.

Voidedmafia · Post Post #6256 (ISO) » Sat Apr 02, 2016 4:55 am

Fnatic is beasting through this first game!

BROseidon · Post Post #6257 (ISO) » Sat Apr 02, 2016 8:39 am

Fnatic with the plot armor holy fuck.

Voidedmafia · Post Post #6258 (ISO) » Sat Apr 02, 2016 9:10 am

In post 6257, BROseidon wrote:Fnatic with the plot armor holy fuck.

I know, right?

Meanwhile, TSM fails. As expected. Dyrus took their plot armor.

Voidedmafia · Post Post #6259 (ISO) » Sat Apr 02, 2016 10:07 am

I think Hauntzer is the best player on TSM right now--

WAIT WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT TITLE I JUST NOTICED THAT!

...probly for April Fools, ain't it?

zoraster · Post Post #6260 (ISO) » Sat Apr 02, 2016 10:51 am

Yeah. Sleepy will be changing back soon in conjunction with Scummies

Randomnamechange · Post Post #6261 (ISO) » Sat Apr 02, 2016 11:41 am

Rush has been terrible this series. Really isn't showing up on Kindred.

zoraster · Post Post #6262 (ISO) » Sat Apr 02, 2016 11:42 am

I don't really get why they've played it all four games, prioritizing it even

Voidedmafia · Post Post #6263 (ISO) » Sat Apr 02, 2016 11:44 am

Holy fuck, how did TSM win that?

SleepyKrew · Post Post #6264 (ISO) » Sun Apr 03, 2016 4:27 am

15 seconds in, two pauses

SleepyKrew · Post Post #6265 (ISO) » Sun Apr 03, 2016 4:28 am

29, 3

Voidedmafia · Post Post #6266 (ISO) » Sun Apr 03, 2016 5:39 am

I have no idea what that means

...Wait, I WON Kodak Moment?

...I don't know if I should be proud or embarrassed.

Voidedmafia · Post Post #6267 (ISO) » Sun Apr 03, 2016 7:06 am

UoL is getting their ass handed to 'em. Kinda figured.

NRG vs. Liquid might be the closest Quarters we'll see.

Voidedmafia · Post Post #6268 (ISO) » Sun Apr 03, 2016 8:20 am

Matt sounds like Dyrus. Must be a Hawaiian thing.

Voidedmafia · Post Post #6269 (ISO) » Sun Apr 03, 2016 10:38 am

This is like Gravity vs. TSM last split.

Voidedmafia · Post Post #6270 (ISO) » Sun Apr 03, 2016 10:51 am

I was honestly expecting that to be more close than it was.

Maybe I can hope CLG vs. Liquid will provide. Or Fnatic vs G2 or OG vs. H2K. Immortals vs. TSM is going to be a wash anyways.

zoraster · Post Post #6271 (ISO) » Sun Apr 03, 2016 12:03 pm

my wife got excited when gnar was picked.

Voidedmafia · Post Post #6272 (ISO) » Sun Apr 03, 2016 12:25 pm

OMG THAT GNAR IS SO CUTE!

BROseidon · Post Post #6273 (ISO) » Sun Apr 03, 2016 1:35 pm

Gnar is the cutest thing ever. Seeing him in testing was scary because Gypsy was having massive issues with the ultimate

Randomnamechange · Post Post #6274 (ISO) » Mon Apr 04, 2016 5:43 am

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!