LoL eSports Discussion

[Voidedmafia]

What's their record this split with froggen playing?

Sans maybe one loss in week 1, I think they're perfect. At worst 5-1.

[dramonic]

5-1, yes

[zoraster]

Wow. Forgiven just announced he's got to do army duty, nearly in tears. Clearly he's broken up about it. This seems a surprise to the interviewer who was like... "shit... guess i'll just ask the normal questions about how they did well!"

At least Sjokz had the presence of mind to say "uh no... let's not talk about the game"

[BROseidon]

I feel so sorry for the guy. Like, holy fuck, that is so incredibly heartbreaking.

[BROseidon]

I didn't even know that Greece had mandatory military service.

[zoraster]

I didn't realize that Ryu's absence was also military based, but I did know South Korea had mandatory service.

[Iecerint]

Oh gosh.

[animorpherv1]

"Let's Give Betsy his best champion while we have the single worst EULCS jungler! NOTHING CAN GO WRONG!"

- UOL

[BROseidon]

Yeah I dont get dropping Rudy for Loulex.

[Glork]

They cited personality conflicts, which is perfectly respectable, even if Rudy performed better.

[Lady Lambdadelta]

Wow. Forgiven just announced he's got to do army duty, nearly in tears. Clearly he's broken up about it. This seems a surprise to the interviewer who was like... "shit... guess i'll just ask the normal questions about how they did well!"

At least Sjokz had the presence of mind to say "uh no... let's not talk about the game"

It's so hard to on the fly say something tactful and Riot approved when a player blindsides you with that.

Sjokz likely had instructions from above to talk about it as opposed to game analysis.

I think the reporter did the best he could in the circumstance.

[Flamemeda]

rofl UOL really lost to roccat

[zoraster]

Wow. Forgiven just announced he's got to do army duty, nearly in tears. Clearly he's broken up about it. This seems a surprise to the interviewer who was like... "shit... guess i'll just ask the normal questions about how they did well!"

At least Sjokz had the presence of mind to say "uh no... let's not talk about the game"

It's so hard to on the fly say something tactful and Riot approved when a player blindsides you with that.

Sjokz likely had instructions from above to talk about it as opposed to game analysis.

I think the reporter did the best he could in the circumstance.

I think there's certainly truth to this, and it's a difficult situation. But someone who is actually interviewing as the job probably runs with it. Certainly you're going in there with the expectation that it's going to end in some platitudes, maybe the best thing being some frank trash talk. But I've seen enough interviews that have gone off the tracks to know that professionals will reassess what they're saying.

[BROseidon]

rofl UOL really lost to roccat

Loulex!

[Voidedmafia]

Btw, what happened to Diamond? Did UoL release him or did he quit?

[BROseidon]

Germany being like "lol fuck Russia"

[Voidedmafia]

Germany being like "lol fuck Russia"

Oh, Visa shit.

Well, it's not like Germany isn't rife with foreign policy problems, so.

[Randomnamechange]

They said they are getting diamond sorted it's just going to take time.

[animorpherv1]

ANY other team would have beat H2K there. This is why I hate Giants - theyr'e 5x worse than every other team in the EULCS. They're so bad that they'd lose with this squad in challenger.

[zoraster]

well in a couple months we get to see if you're right.

[mykonian]

Wow. Forgiven just announced he's got to do army duty, nearly in tears. Clearly he's broken up about it. This seems a surprise to the interviewer who was like... "shit... guess i'll just ask the normal questions about how they did well!"

At least Sjokz had the presence of mind to say "uh no... let's not talk about the game"

It's so hard to on the fly say something tactful and Riot approved when a player blindsides you with that.

Sjokz likely had instructions from above to talk about it as opposed to game analysis.

I think the reporter did the best he could in the circumstance.

Doubt it came from above, also seen how she later talked about it. Sjokz isn't new to this, isn't Riot made. You get thrown a curveball like this, it counts to have experience to fall back on. Pulse had nothing but Riot protocol to help him respond to a new situation. I think this is where you get to appreciate Sjokz, more than usual.

[Voidedmafia]

CLG CLG CLG CLG!

I mean, I love Immortals, but damn good on CLG for breaking that streak!

[zoraster]

Yeah hard not to root for them in that game. I think it might be good for immortals in the end though.

[Voidedmafia]

Immortals, CLG, C9, TSM.

I wish this was Summer because I would feel SUPER confident in NA with these teams.

[Voidedmafia]

In Worlds, obv.