With the release of the new version, Hard Assist, who had been silent for a year after the S6 World Championship, was about to regain his position as the top laner.
YM's coaching team was still enriching and perfecting their tactics.
Su Cheng turned on the training mode to test various data, while White Crescent was thinking about whether there was anything that could be improved on the roaming system.
The players were still practicing in the training room. The day after tomorrow, they would face the current first place team, Team IG.
They couldn't afford to lose this group match.
If they lost, their ranking in the regular season would be in jeopardy.
With the current grouping system, if they didn't get first place in the group, they would have to play another BO5 in the playoffs. That would expose a lot of their tactical reserves, and no team wanted to do that.
Su Cheng exited the training mode of the client and recorded various data on a form. Then, she printed out the form and dozens of images.
Doom stopped the ranked practice by the side of the team.
After Lin Weixiang used Lady Sword1 to score a magnificent 110 and quickly surrendered, all the players ended their practice. They turned their chairs and faced the center of the training room.
"Seven copies per person." Su Cheng distributed the printed images and forms to everyone in turn. "The images in your hands are different. Listen carefully to what I'm going to say next. Everyone has to listen carefully.
"Our strategy is one. If everyone follows it step by step, it can be executed perfectly."
Su Cheng took the whiteboard of Summoner's Canyon and held a marker in her hand.
"The main goal of Nakano Fujitsu is to seize the Canyon Vanguard that respawns in ten minutes. Then, use the 4v4 to find an opportunity to crash out of the first blood tower. It'll be even better if we get two kills in the Canyon Vanguard's team battle. That way, our early advantage will be even greater."
She looked at Brother Siba first. "Jin Gong, your task is the simplest. You don't even need to guarantee lane control. You just need to stall the opponent's top laner. It'll be even better if you can provide support first."
"You just need to pay attention to one thing." Su Cheng drew a circle on the whiteboard's first blood tower. "You'd better teleport in ten minutes."
"In this version, the teleport cooldown is 250 seconds. That means you have to use it before five minutes and fifty seconds. After that, try not to use it if you're forced to return to the city. If you really have to use it, remember to communicate with Lin Yan."
Su Cheng then explained the matter of the provincial teleportation.
"This teleportation can be used to support the vanguard in the canyon. I'll let Nobuo have enough eyes to control the map and give you a chance to circle around."
Jin Gong lowered his head to look at the map and the form. Su Cheng marked the required crossing position of the troop line on the map with a red line, and also marked the position of the vanguard to support the canyon.
Simple and clear, just follow the instructions.
"Mongoose, your playstyle will be the same as before in the early and middle stages of the game. You'll go around and set the pace. Lin Yan will lean towards the hero with the highest lead and roam around to provide support."
Su Cheng continued to make arrangements. "What you need to pay attention to is returning to the city to replenish your supplies. The best time to do so is around 9 minutes and 20 seconds. If you can craft a Wild Blade at that time, that would be great. But if you can't, remember to buy equipment that can increase your combat strength. You can wait for the shoes for now. After that, spare 150 gold to buy two True Eyes."
Xiao Tian nodded. The map in his hand showed the placement of the True Eyes and the False Eyes. Su Cheng did it very carefully and even used blue and red to distinguish the True Eyes from the False Eyes.
"Lin Yan, you …" Su Cheng didn't even raise her head. She kept twirling the pen between her index and middle fingers. "The position of the troop line is very important. You must deal with it well. Otherwise, you'll suffer a great loss after the battle with the vanguard."
"In terms of equipment, you'll be the same as Xiao Tian. Use the time to return to the city to buy equipment with the strongest combat strength. Remember to buy a True Eye, but there's one small detail to pay attention to."
Su Cheng moved the two magnets marked with the word "mid laner". One of them was placed in the middle of the river that led to the red Beak Bird's camp.
"If you're on the blue side, it's best to camp here. The opposing mid laner will most likely enter the river from here."
Lin Yan indicated that he understood.
Due to the map restrictions, the red side's mid laner had to pass by this position if he wanted to reach the Dragon's Pit quickly. Camping there would disgust the opposing team.
"If we're on the red side, your positioning will be more troublesome. You'll have to walk towards the river three to five seconds in advance. Otherwise, you'll be harassed by the opposing team." Su Cheng tucked a strand of black hair behind her ear. "But if we're on the red side, Xiao Tian's tempo will be better in the early game. The pressure on your minions will be less."
No one raised any questions. Everyone was very clear.
As for the point that Xiao Tian's tempo was better in the red side, they could only say that those who understood understood understood. Those who didn't … read on.
The core idea of YM's four-and-two system in the early game was to capture the mid laner and let Jin Gong farm.
Being on the red side, Xiao Tian's jungling route was quite varied. He could go red or switch to the opposite side's jungle and forcefully invade the blue side's red buff.
Under these circumstances, he could form a perfect three-level jungling situation.
Being on the blue side, the conventional way of playing was to go red. It was not convenient to grab the bottom lane.
Because jungling was very damaging to the blue side, calling for the top laner to help jungling would also expose their movements. This route was not easy to grab.
If they wanted to intimidate the bottom lane, they had to invade the opponent's blue buff and the opposite side's jungle. The jungling route was very restrictive.
Of course, this was the conventional way of playing.
Similar to the blue side's red side's second half's Beak Bird + Gargoyle Level 3 Jungling, this kind of opening relied on the opponent's information in the early game. It was more like a gamble opening. If there was no gain, their own team's first half would be directly destroyed.
"Then there's the duo at the bottom lane." Su Cheng finally looked at the remaining four members of her team. "Because the support has to roam a long distance, it's very important to deal with your minions."
She used a pen to draw a black vertical line in the middle of the bottom lane on the Summoner's Canyon map. "In 8 minutes and 48 seconds, there will be a wave of cannon soldiers at the bottom lane of both sides. Let's assume that this is the location of the handover …"
"You have to release this wave of cannon soldiers and then block the three ranged soldiers outside. Remember, you only need to leave three. If there are extra ranged soldiers in the previous wave of minions, then clear them out."
Su Cheng emphasized on another point. "If necessary, the support can use his HP to exchange for minions. Because you'll be returning to the city later, it doesn't matter."
The two supports, Prophet and Liu Qingsong, nodded to show that they understood.
Su Cheng drew another vertical line closer to her team's defense tower. "Because you blocked the three ranged soldiers earlier, the position of the minions is close to our team's defense tower. The next wave of normal minions will be here in 9 minutes and 18 seconds."
"Three ranged soldiers, it's obvious …"
"We can't control the minions," Liu Qingsong said.
Su Cheng glanced at him. "Yes, we can't control them. And the speed at which the minions are pushed back will be very slow."
As everyone knew, four minions could control the minions' position and not move, but three or even two minions obviously could not.
If only three ranged soldiers were left, it would obviously form a wave of minions pushing back.
"The ADC will do the same and slowly push the minions forward …" Su Cheng drew another vertical line. This line had already crossed the center and was closer to the enemy's defense tower.
"By the same logic, because the minions have crossed the river, the minions that were supposed to reach the center in 9 minutes and 48 seconds will be transferred two seconds earlier in front of the enemy's tower.
"Supports, go up and help the ADC quickly push this wave of minions into the tower. If the two slow waves of minions are gathered together, the enemy will definitely not be able to block them. Moreover, they won't dare to fight against you with such a bunch of minions."
Su Cheng's voice was crisp and powerful. Her tone was neither fast nor slow, and she controlled it just right, making everyone's attention focus on her.
"Using the minions that were left behind earlier, your bottom lane will use your skills, and this wave of minions will be pushed into the enemy's tower in 9 minutes and 50 seconds."
She paused for a moment. "Here's the main point. Supports, return to the city at this time. If you have money, it's best if you can afford the five-speed shoes, but at the very least, you have to mend the straw sandals. Then, hold the two Eyes of Truth and go directly to the canyon vanguard.
"The straw sandals will take 25 seconds to reach the center of the river, and the five-speed shoes will take 20 seconds." She connected the base and the canyon vanguard with a straight line. "This way, the supports will reach the canyon vanguard in 10 minutes and 20 seconds. They'll be able to participate in the battle and help take down the vanguard."
Liu Qingsong listened attentively.
"Ye Fu's return to the city will take place at the same time. Once the first round of vision set by Xiao Tian is cleared, the two Eyes of Truth can continue to control the map. At this time, the enemy probably doesn't have double vision, and the number of Eyes of Truth can't compete with you."
Su Cheng reached out her hand and patted the whiteboard excitedly. "This way, the entire canyon vanguard's vision will be ours. The supports will also be in the top, middle, and jungle, and they'll also return to the city to resupply with the strongest combat equipment. What will the enemy use to fight against us?"
"Perfect, Sister Su!"
Shiba Inu was already ecstatic. "With this way of handling the minions, my one-minute walk will be very comfortable!"
The reason was simple.
At that time, he and the support would push the normal minions into the defense tower in 9 minutes and 48 seconds. In 10 minutes and 18 seconds, the cannon minions would arrive and form another wave of YM's push back.
But this push back would be very slow for the heroes on the other side.
Because they had the cannon.
This big treasure with thick skin would resist a lot of damage, and the heroes would be very slow to deal with it.
[Tip: The push back with the cannon (heroes involved) is faster than the normal push back (no heroes involved), and slower than the normal push back (heroes involved). It's easy to understand, right?]
Even if the enemy had the combination of Ember and Karma, they could only push the normal minions into the defense tower in 10 minutes and 48 seconds.
At that time, if there were no accidents, the YM support would be rushing back to the bottom lane. Because the enemy support would not go to the canyon vanguard, YM would definitely take down the canyon vanguard with the help of one more person.
If the enemy support also rushed to the vanguard, the enemy only relied on the ADC. The push back would definitely be very slow, and Jack could safely take down the large wave of cannon minions.
No matter how you looked at it, Jack would not lose out.
And if there were no accidents, the canyon vanguard would definitely help him get a blood tower. As the biggest beneficiary of the system, the corner of Shiba Inu's mouth was raised so high that it almost became a woman with a split mouth.
YM's training room was filled with joy and harmony. The haze that had been hanging over their heads since the summer tournament had dissipated a little.
Everyone was very satisfied with this plan.
Jin Gong could participate more in the team's rhythm; Xiao Tian could lead the team to attack in the early game; Lin Yan could also play his handy wandering hero; Jack could safely take down the minions and successfully take down the economic snowball of the canyon vanguard …
Su Cheng's five-in-one method made the canyon vanguard, which had originally been a hindrance to their four-pack two, become their strongest weapon to push forward their rhythm!
Thank you, Fist!
In the case of taking the canyon vanguard, if the opponent was killed once by the four-pack two, the canyon vanguard was likely to crash all the way to the high ground, which was much more profitable than the four-pack two!
And this Nakano support combination plan was very feasible, and it did not look like there would be any losses!
This was simply an upgraded version of the four-pack two strategy from before!
This system integrated the minions and even pulled in Jin Gong, who had been wandering on the periphery of the system before.
It was perfect.
But White Crescent felt a little melancholy in his heart.
Happiness is theirs, I have nothing.
The reason for his melancholy was very simple.
Logically speaking, although the analysts would participate in this kind of tactical design, the main body should be the team's head coach.
But now it was completely Su Cheng's performance, and he could only provide some suggestions to fill in the gaps.
Su Cheng was like the head coach, and he was just a handyman.
Although White Crescent was very unhappy, he could not find a reason to refute.
Because his ability was limited.
Especially with the version, he was too slow to adapt to the version.
White Crescent was not good at developing new systems and ideas. He preferred to copy and modify the system that the opponent had developed.
Hatake Kakashi, known as the coach world, was good at copying BP.
"The competition will be held the day after tomorrow. Everyone, hurry up and practice." Su Cheng stood up and clapped her hands. "Be sure to remember the contents of these seven sheets of paper clearly and engrave them in your mind!"
Everyone was very motivated. They were very clear about the public opinion on the Internet these days, and it was inevitable that they wanted to prove themselves.
On the evening of June 22nd, it was drizzling, and the air was moist.
Shanghai Zhengda Square.
YM arrived very early.
"Our first round of the BO3 is still using the jungle economy strategy." White Crescent, who was wearing a suit, stood in the middle of the team's lounge. He rubbed the tip of his nose and said, "Xiao Tian, pay attention to Zhanning's position."
Xiao Tian nodded vigorously.
It was exactly the same as the previous three group matches. The first round was to test the jungle economy strategy, and even if they lost, there was still room for mistakes.
Until now, Xiao Tian had not used this strategy to win a single match.
However, he felt that he had faintly touched the threshold.
This was the result of YM's many matches. All of his teammates were willing to believe in Xiao Tian. They were waiting for the day when Phyllostachys Pubescens evolved into Wonderful Frog Grass.
At 6: 45 pm, the players of the two teams left the lounge and gathered at the entrance of the players' tunnel, waiting for the host to announce them to the stage.
Broiler patted Lin Yan's arm affectionately and spoke with an accent in Mandarin. "Bro, what's up with your team's recent state?"
"Don't mention it, there's always someone trying to mess with me." Lin Yan began to feel disgusted by his teammates' mentality. "Especially our jungler, he's too weak."
Mongoose clenched his fist at the side, but he did not dare to say anything.
"Why don't the two of us switch junglers?" Broiler always had a smile on his face when he spoke, looking charmingly naive.
"Switch …" Lin Yan glanced at his old teammate, Ning, who was about the same height as him. "Forget it, I'll still choose Xiao Tian."
"Brother Ran, are you looking down on me?" Ning also had a smile on his face. "I'm not weak now!"
Indeed, he was not weak.
IG's current four-game winning streak was inseparable from the outstanding performance of their jungler.
After Ning's famous performance in the Spring Season, his mind was much clearer. Coupled with Hanyi's supervision in training, his performance was becoming more and more outstanding.
With Wine Barrel in one hand and Zach in the other, he was a perfect match for the current version of the game. Out of the eight wins, he had won three MVPs, proving that not only could he start a team, but he could also K-kill.
"Welcome to the live broadcast of the 2017 LPL Summer Season. The highlight of the third week is about to begin. The champion of Group A, IG, will face off against the defending champion, YM!"
Today's commentators were Remember and Mille. Like the audience, the two of them had been looking forward to this match for a long time.
After the announcer finished, Remember was the first to start the conversation.
"Since the start of the season, YM's performance has been fluctuating. They've only been playing for two weeks, but they've lost more games than they did in the previous year."
Mille introduced the other team. "IG's recent performance has been very outstanding. After switching to West, their record has been soaring. They've even won eight games in a row. It's a bit like YM from before!"
"I just don't know if YM can regain their previous form today." Remember's voice was still sonorous and powerful. "But I believe that today will definitely be a battle of the best!"
However, YM's performance in the first game was no different from the previous games in the Summer Season. Xiao Tian still seemed to be the best at everything he did.
He waited in the red zone for Ning's farming time at the start of the game. He waited for five seconds and still did not see Ning.
Phyllostachys Pubescens thought that Ning had finished farming the second half of the jungle and was going to catch him. He reminded his own bottom lane and then pulled the red buff into his bush, ready to kill him.
However, he did not expect Ning to only appear now!
Ning, who saw the red buff camp sign on the minimap, immediately reacted. He knew that Xiao Tian was fighting in the bush. He decisively controlled his Wine Barrel to crash into the bush!
Xiao Tian, who only had half of his health left, could not beat this drunkard in a one-on-one. After being killed, his jungle was close to collapsing.
"No, what the hell is his farming route?" Xiao Tian looked at the black and white screen angrily. "Why isn't he following the script?"
Lin Yan looked at the interface and found that Ning's farming speed was normal. However, his speed was slightly different from Xiao Tian's estimation.
"He's farming slowly on purpose, right?" Lin Yan frowned. "He probably predicted that you would come to his jungle."
"WDNMD …" Xiao Tian cursed silently.
In this game, his timing was very accurate. His time management in the jungle was getting better and better. It felt like he was starting to think like a wild core.
However, he was always a few seconds late. Ning did not arrive immediately. Instead, he arrived at the scene after Xiao Tian started to farm. Then, he grabbed Phyllostachys Pubescens and gave him a good beating.
Lin Yan did not expect Ning to know about the thousand-layer cake theory.
Xiao Tian thought that Ning was on the first floor and he was on the second. He did not expect Ning Wang to be on the fifth floor!
In this situation, Xiao Tian was no match for Ning Wang. He was beaten until he was dizzy.
In addition, Broiler's Spring Burst was a steady performance.
IG successfully won the first round.
Many viewers in the live stream were disappointed.
[YM is starting again?
I don't understand why Xiao Tian has no rhythm at all.]
[He sleepwalked the entire game and even gave Ning Wang a kill. Xiao Tian's performance is even more ridiculous than before!]
[Jack is also a five. I thought his lane strength was the same as his tonnage, and he was getting closer to Ouze. I didn't expect him to be unable to suppress West.]
[Jack?
He's just a noodle bun. How can he play if no one backs him up?]
[What's wrong with West?
He's one of the top two ADCs in IG history. Don't look down on him!]
West, who replaced Kid's Wandering God, had an eye-catching performance in the Summer Tournament. He looked like he was one of the top ADCs in LPL.
In particular, the proficiency of the Hand of Clouds was extremely high.
More importantly, West was the only Edisi with a 100% win rate in the Summer Tournament. He had the intention of competing with Kid for the title of the top ADCs in IG history.
On the commentary platform, Remember suddenly adjusted his headset with a surprised expression.
"We've received news from the director that YM has made a change."
"The Prophet has come off the field to adjust his state. He's replaced by the substitute support, Crisp!"
This was Liu Qingsong's new ID for the Summer Tournament. According to him, this name had the same crispiness as potato chips.
But the comments didn't buy it.
【？？？
Changing at this time?]
[Are they really out of ideas?
Are they trying to make a Hail Mary effort?]
[If I remember correctly, this substitute support has played in the Spring Tournament, right?
I remember that only Hammer Stone is okay. He's really not that good.]
[A support who can't even keep a spot in the secondary league is coming to save the World Champion YM. I really want to scream!]
To change a substitute during the game, the player had to go on stage in advance to change their peripherals and accounts.
At this time, Liu Qingsong, who was sitting alone in the player's seat, had a calm expression on his face.
He plugged in the mouse port and adjusted the sensitivity. Without his soundproof headset, he could hear the questioning voices of the audience.
Liu Qingsong logged into his account and looked at YM Crisp's ID. His eyes were full of fighting spirit.
Tonight, he would make all the questioning voices disappear!