Week 7 in the EU, piled into two somewhat low resolution vids.
Giants vs Gambit Gaming (00:44:00)
[Giants bans: Kayle, Thresh, Zed][GG bans: Kennen, Kassadin, Shen]
Giants: Rumble, Elise, Twisted Fate, Miss Fortune, Zyra
GG: Renekton, Nasus, Diana, Ashe, Janna
Ashe-Janna is like throw-back uniforms. I love it. But, alas, GG loses, which is not what you'd expect, eh? This is the second time Giants has upset GG, this time from really far away on the leaderboard. 5-11 now, and two of those are against GG?! Interesting...
Against All Authority vs Fnatic (02:36:00)
[aAa bans: Nasus, Leona, Thresh][Fnatic bans: Renekton, Shen, Sona]
aAa: Elise, Volibear, Zed, Ezreal, Alistar
Fnatic: Kha'Zix, Jarvan, Twisted Fate, Varus, Lulu
It seems to have been a bad few weeks for aAa. Even the Lulu was on a killing spree.
Copenhagen Wolves vs SK Gaming (03:45:00)
[CW bans: Volibear, Kayle, Kassadin][SK bans: Zed, Kha'Zix, Thresh]
CW: Shen, Jarvan, Orianna, Graves, Lulu
SK: Irelia, Nasus, Ahri, Varus, Sona
It's one of those classic questions: big choke, or impressive comeback? Can't even tell you for sure how SK managed it, but you can watch that one for yourself.
Dragonborns vs Against All Authority (05:09:00)
[DB bans: Nasus, Volibear, Twisted Fate][aAa bans: Draven, Jarvan, Thresh]
DB: Elise, Xin Zhao, Lux, Varus, Lulu
aAa: Diana, Shen, Kayle, Ezreal, Sona
Why would DB ban those three champs, you ask? Why, for early game cheese, of course! They kill the Ez in the river at about 49 seconds. Unfortunately they don't... press their advantage? I like you DB, I'll be sad if you get relegated.
SK Gaming vs Gambit Gaming (00:59:30, second vid)
[SK bans: Thresh, Zed, Kha'Zix][GG bans: Nasus, Volibear, Kayle]
SK: Shen, Jarvan, Ahri, Graves, Sona
GG: Elise, Hecarim, Kassadin, Miss Fortune, Lulu
SK made it pretty respectable, but it never really felt like anything but a foregone conclusion.
Copenhagen Wolves vs Against All Authority (01:59:00)
[CW bans: Karthus, Sona, Elise][aAa bans: Jarvan, Thresh, Zed]
CW: Singed, Xin Zhao, Kha'Zix, Varus, Lulu
aAa: Diana, Volibear, Shen, Ezreal, Alistar
CW continues their upward trend, aAa continues their downward spiral.
Dragonborns vs Giants (03:01:00)
[DB bans: Kennen, Kassadin, Twisted Fate][Giants bans: Draven, Kayle, Thresh]
DB: Shen, Jarvan, Ahri, Ezreal, Sona
Giants: Rumble, Elise, Diana, Miss Fortune, Zyra
It does seem like DB is a team made of individually awesome dudes, but they don't stay together in team fights and focus down single targets / tightly defend carries. Just one thought, in continued hope they don't get relegated.
Gambit Gaming vs Copenhagen Wolves
[GG bans: Jarvan, Kha'Zix, Singed][CW: Miss Fortune, Kassadin, Thresh]
GG: Elise, Hecarim, Twisted Fate, Kog'Maw, Lulu
CW: Shen, Xin Zhao, Zed, Varus, Zyra
Good try, CW, but GG's a machine. Even though you were up on kills and close in towers, they still had a load more money, in that robotically meticulous kind of way that they have.
Standings
Fnatic 15-3
GG 13-4
SK 11-8
EG 10-8
Giants 6-11
CW 7-13
aAa 6-12
DB 4-13
Friday, May 24, 2013
Thursday, May 23, 2013
LCS NA W7
Week 7 in the NA. Idea of the week: Riot should include a practice mode - you know, in Street Fighter and other fight games, when you want to perfect your craft, you test out your combos in an isolated practice chamber, where the damage you do is reported meticulously? I think a lot of teams would like to specifically practice a 'come from behind' situation, or a 'late game 5v5' practice, without playing 40 minute games of 10 friends to set up such a situation?
Team Solomid vs Counter Logic Gaming
[TSM bans: Vayne, Evelynn, Taric][CLG bans: Rumble, Thresh, Malphite]
TSM: Shen, Xin Zhao, Diana, Draven, Lulu
CLG: Nasus, Nunu, Lux, Caitlyn, Janna
CLG has looked bad the last few weeks, and TSM has looked really good with WildTurtle. I typically support 'protect the super carry,' but the commentators seem to have a point - one mistake mid to late game, and it's over.
Curse vs Team Dignitas
[Crs bans: Rumble, Diana, Elise][d bans: Miss Fortune, Ryze, Lux]
Crs: Gragas, Volibear, Karthus, Varus, Sona
d: Renekton, Nasus, Kayle, Caitlyn, Lulu
Big-time matchup between powerhouses in the NA, but as always, one team just gets an edge and makes the other one look bad - at least, not as good as they are. Still a number of good engagements, though.
Good Game University vs Vulcun Command
GGU: Jayce, Nasus, Ryze, Caitlyn, Lulu
VC: Elise, Volibear, Diana, Kog'Maw, Thresh
They must have had a restart and then restarted the vod, so we didn't get to see bans. It was a nice close game until late, the best kind, really.
Team Complexity vs Team MRN
[coL bans: Twisted Fate, Renekton, Irelia][MRN bans: Zed, Kayle, Kha'Zix]
coL: Rumble, Amumu, Diana, Caitlyn, Sona
MRN: Udyr, Nasus, Anivia, Varus, Thresh
Odd fights, near the end. It didn't seem like coL was that much ahead, but they would win the fights in a really definitive way - as if MRN didn't have appropriate damage to go toe to toe with them.
Team SoloMid vs Team Dignitas
[TSM bans: Elise, Kayle, Lulu][d bans: Draven, Caitlyn, Shen]
TSM: Rumble, Volibear, Diana, Varus, Sona
d: Renekton, Nasus, Gragas, Ezreal, Thresh
Many large creatures involved on both teams? Also, they should make a 'fisherman' Thresh skin, because of the way he throws the hook and reels in his targets. Somehow, dignitas is up in kills, but TSM is up in gold? They must be ignoring kills in favor of objectives and towers. They go back and forth with who seems to be in the winning position, which makes for a good game, if not high in kills.
Counter Logic Gaming vs Curse
[CLG bans: Gragas, Volibear, Twisted Fate][Crs bans: Vayne, Xerath, Urgot]
CLG: Cho'Gath, Jarvan, Lux, Twitch, Lulu
Crs: Elise, Xin Zhao, Orianna, Varus, Sona
CLG has been doing so bad lately, but right before the game started, in the interview with Crs, someone said that CLG has been playing well in scrims, but comes out to gameday and 'chokes'. In the athletic sport world, we call that 'bulletin board material', and it only serves to poke the sleeping bear. Even though you're at the top of the league right now, Crs, you don't want to poke bears. After the game, we get more flashbacks to the early days of media focus on sports, when HotshotGG talks about how the community is influencing him. When you grow up heading to pro sports these days, you learn fast to ignore the community. I mean, Dwight Howard has to keep on living his life, HotShot. Sorry there's hecklers and expectations and disappointment. Even the Kardashians have to learn to ignore it. You're doing just fine, I'm sure. Also, at about 56:46, they admit to KDA-hoarding, purposefully killing Cop to decrease his league-leading KDA. Hahahaa.
Team MRN vs Vulcun Command
[MRN bans: Nidalee, Diana, Elise][VC bans: Akali, Renekton, Twisted Fate]
MRN: Rumble, Nasus, Lux, Varus, Janna
VC: Singed, Volibear, Kha'Zix, Caitlyn, Lulu
A weekend that proves that even high ELO teams can be made to look like noobs by equally high ELO teams. MRN got rocked by coL earlier, and they rock VC in turn.
Team Complexity vs Good Game University
[coL bans: Orianna, Nasus, Akali][GGU bans: Amumu, Zed, Thresh]
coL: Rumble, Shen, Kha'Zix, Caitlyn, Sona
GGU: Jayce, Elise, Twisted Fate, Tristana, Lulu
Close game - even kills and less than 500 gold difference at 44 minutes!! Of course, that means that at 44 minutes and 37 seconds, the whole game is decided in one five-second fight.
Team MRN vs Team Dignitas
[MRN bans: Diana, Gragas, Kayle][d bans: Twisted Fate, Irelia, Renekton]
MRN: Rumble, Trundle, Jayce, Caitlyn, Janna
d: Shen, Nasus, Zed, Varus, Elise
dignitas runs a somewhat strange strategy near the end of double pushing both side lanes at once. It's kind of interesting.
Counter Logic Gaming vs Team Complexity
[CLG bans: Rumble, Shen, Caitlyn][coL bans: Vayne, Evelynn, Twisted Fate]
CLG: Malphite, Jarvan, Lux, Twitch, Lulu
coL: Zed, Amumu, Kayle, Ezreal, Elise
I miss Nidalee.
Good Game University vs Team SoloMid
[GGU bans: Malphite, Thresh, Shen][TSM bans: Elise, Akali, Jayce]
GGU: Kha'Zix, Trundle, Twisted Fate, Kog'Maw, Sona
TSM: Renekton, Nasus, Zed, Caitlyn, Lulu
Smush.
Vulcun Command vs Curse
[VC bans: Gragas, Janna, Twisted Fate][Crs bans: Nidalee, Diana, Rumble]
VC: Kennen, Jarvan, Quinn, Miss Fortune, Sona
Crs: Renekton, Nasus, Ryze, Kog'Maw, Lulu
Well, there's your chance to see Quinn in action at a high level. It's a losing effort, though.
Standings
Crs 14-3
dig 16-5
TSM 14-6
CLG 10-10
VC 7-13
MRN 6-12
GGU 5-13
coL 4-14
Team Solomid vs Counter Logic Gaming
[TSM bans: Vayne, Evelynn, Taric][CLG bans: Rumble, Thresh, Malphite]
TSM: Shen, Xin Zhao, Diana, Draven, Lulu
CLG: Nasus, Nunu, Lux, Caitlyn, Janna
CLG has looked bad the last few weeks, and TSM has looked really good with WildTurtle. I typically support 'protect the super carry,' but the commentators seem to have a point - one mistake mid to late game, and it's over.
Curse vs Team Dignitas
[Crs bans: Rumble, Diana, Elise][d bans: Miss Fortune, Ryze, Lux]
Crs: Gragas, Volibear, Karthus, Varus, Sona
d: Renekton, Nasus, Kayle, Caitlyn, Lulu
Big-time matchup between powerhouses in the NA, but as always, one team just gets an edge and makes the other one look bad - at least, not as good as they are. Still a number of good engagements, though.
Good Game University vs Vulcun Command
GGU: Jayce, Nasus, Ryze, Caitlyn, Lulu
VC: Elise, Volibear, Diana, Kog'Maw, Thresh
They must have had a restart and then restarted the vod, so we didn't get to see bans. It was a nice close game until late, the best kind, really.
Team Complexity vs Team MRN
[coL bans: Twisted Fate, Renekton, Irelia][MRN bans: Zed, Kayle, Kha'Zix]
coL: Rumble, Amumu, Diana, Caitlyn, Sona
MRN: Udyr, Nasus, Anivia, Varus, Thresh
Odd fights, near the end. It didn't seem like coL was that much ahead, but they would win the fights in a really definitive way - as if MRN didn't have appropriate damage to go toe to toe with them.
Team SoloMid vs Team Dignitas
[TSM bans: Elise, Kayle, Lulu][d bans: Draven, Caitlyn, Shen]
TSM: Rumble, Volibear, Diana, Varus, Sona
d: Renekton, Nasus, Gragas, Ezreal, Thresh
Many large creatures involved on both teams? Also, they should make a 'fisherman' Thresh skin, because of the way he throws the hook and reels in his targets. Somehow, dignitas is up in kills, but TSM is up in gold? They must be ignoring kills in favor of objectives and towers. They go back and forth with who seems to be in the winning position, which makes for a good game, if not high in kills.
Counter Logic Gaming vs Curse
[CLG bans: Gragas, Volibear, Twisted Fate][Crs bans: Vayne, Xerath, Urgot]
CLG: Cho'Gath, Jarvan, Lux, Twitch, Lulu
Crs: Elise, Xin Zhao, Orianna, Varus, Sona
CLG has been doing so bad lately, but right before the game started, in the interview with Crs, someone said that CLG has been playing well in scrims, but comes out to gameday and 'chokes'. In the athletic sport world, we call that 'bulletin board material', and it only serves to poke the sleeping bear. Even though you're at the top of the league right now, Crs, you don't want to poke bears. After the game, we get more flashbacks to the early days of media focus on sports, when HotshotGG talks about how the community is influencing him. When you grow up heading to pro sports these days, you learn fast to ignore the community. I mean, Dwight Howard has to keep on living his life, HotShot. Sorry there's hecklers and expectations and disappointment. Even the Kardashians have to learn to ignore it. You're doing just fine, I'm sure. Also, at about 56:46, they admit to KDA-hoarding, purposefully killing Cop to decrease his league-leading KDA. Hahahaa.
Team MRN vs Vulcun Command
[MRN bans: Nidalee, Diana, Elise][VC bans: Akali, Renekton, Twisted Fate]
MRN: Rumble, Nasus, Lux, Varus, Janna
VC: Singed, Volibear, Kha'Zix, Caitlyn, Lulu
A weekend that proves that even high ELO teams can be made to look like noobs by equally high ELO teams. MRN got rocked by coL earlier, and they rock VC in turn.
Team Complexity vs Good Game University
[coL bans: Orianna, Nasus, Akali][GGU bans: Amumu, Zed, Thresh]
coL: Rumble, Shen, Kha'Zix, Caitlyn, Sona
GGU: Jayce, Elise, Twisted Fate, Tristana, Lulu
Close game - even kills and less than 500 gold difference at 44 minutes!! Of course, that means that at 44 minutes and 37 seconds, the whole game is decided in one five-second fight.
Team MRN vs Team Dignitas
[MRN bans: Diana, Gragas, Kayle][d bans: Twisted Fate, Irelia, Renekton]
MRN: Rumble, Trundle, Jayce, Caitlyn, Janna
d: Shen, Nasus, Zed, Varus, Elise
dignitas runs a somewhat strange strategy near the end of double pushing both side lanes at once. It's kind of interesting.
Counter Logic Gaming vs Team Complexity
[CLG bans: Rumble, Shen, Caitlyn][coL bans: Vayne, Evelynn, Twisted Fate]
CLG: Malphite, Jarvan, Lux, Twitch, Lulu
coL: Zed, Amumu, Kayle, Ezreal, Elise
I miss Nidalee.
Good Game University vs Team SoloMid
[GGU bans: Malphite, Thresh, Shen][TSM bans: Elise, Akali, Jayce]
GGU: Kha'Zix, Trundle, Twisted Fate, Kog'Maw, Sona
TSM: Renekton, Nasus, Zed, Caitlyn, Lulu
Smush.
Vulcun Command vs Curse
[VC bans: Gragas, Janna, Twisted Fate][Crs bans: Nidalee, Diana, Rumble]
VC: Kennen, Jarvan, Quinn, Miss Fortune, Sona
Crs: Renekton, Nasus, Ryze, Kog'Maw, Lulu
Well, there's your chance to see Quinn in action at a high level. It's a losing effort, though.
Standings
Crs 14-3
dig 16-5
TSM 14-6
CLG 10-10
VC 7-13
MRN 6-12
GGU 5-13
coL 4-14
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
LCS EU W6
Week 6 in the EU, happening in Lille, France, apparently.
SK Gaming vs Giants
[SK bans: Kennen, Elise, Kassadin][Giants bans: Kayle, Jarvan, Shen]
SK: Zed, Volibear, Twisted Fate, Miss Fortune, Lulu
Giants: Kha'Zix, Nasus, Ryze, Trist, Zyra
Solid win from SK. Nothing really exciting
Against All Authority vs Evil Geniuses
[aAa bans: Lux, Anivia, Zed][EG bans: Sona, Elise, Jarvan]
aAa: Nasus, Shen, Kayle, Varus, Taric
EG: Renekton, Cho'Gath, Cassiopeia, Miss Fortune, Thresh
Low kill game, controlled all the way through by EG
Gambit Gaming vs Fnatic Gaming
[GG bans: Leona, Nunu, Elise][Fnatic bans: Shen, Renekton, Thresh]
GG: Kha'Zix, Volibear, Kayle, Kog'Maw, Lulu
Fnatic: Jayce, Nasus, Twisted Fate, Varus, Blitzcrank
Fnatic plays a beauty of a game, and after the loss, we start to get a better picture of the underlying relationships. GG are apparently not here to play. I guess, in Soviet Russia, game play you? Racist memes aside, GG is apparently did not get a gaming house in Germany, preferring to fly in every weekend to smoke fools and then fly home, and they do not socialize or make nice with other teams. They are only here to dominate and take their money, thanks. Losing is apparently excruciatingly unacceptable, and you can see it on their faces afterwards - even though they played a solid game and only lost because Fnatic played a flawless one, they are royally pissed. It's interesting and worth keeping an eye on. After all, it is a game, GG. Chillax.
Copenhagen Wolves vs Dragonborns
[CW bans: Draven, Zed, Xin Zhao][DB bans: Renekton, Caitlyn, Lux]
CW: Singed, Jarvan, Kha'Zix, Graves, Thresh
DB: Rumble, Volibear, Kayle, Varus, Taric
This game is inside the vid for the following game, but it cuts off partway through, so don't bother starting it up.
Gambit Gaming vs SK Gaming
[GG bans: Jarvan, Kayle, Volibear][SK bans: Renekton, Shen, Darius]
GG: Elise, Nasus, Kha'Zix, Miss Fortune, Thresh
SK: Jax, Vi, Twisted Fate, Graves, Lulu
GG takes it's towering ire out on SK, and AlexIch shows Darian how Kha'Zix is really played. With brutality.
Evil Geniuses vs Giants
[EG bans: Elise, Kassadin, Jarvan][Giants bans: Lux, did not ban 2nd or 3rd]
EG: Zed, Nassus, Anivia, Miss Fortune, Thresh
Giants: Kha'Zix, Mundo, Twisted Fate, Ashe, Lulu
Giants was apparently late to the stage, and their punishment was the loss of two bans. So guess who gets Zed and Anivia and then rolls face starting from minute one? I guess their real punishment was to sit through an entire game, even though they basically lost it in a level 1 team fight very early.
Against All Authority vs Copenhagen Wolves
[aAa bans: Lux, Singed, Twisted Fate][CW bans: Elise, Sona, Karthus]
aAa: Kha'Zix, Volibear, Rumble, Vayne, Thresh
CW: Renekton, Jarvan, Zed, Varus, Lulu
What's going on, aAa? Don't you have home field advantage in France?
Dragonborns vs Fnatic
[DB bans: Leona, Kassadin, Elise][Fnatic bans: Draven, Lux, Jarvan]
DB: Renekton, Xin Zhao, Gragas, Ezreal, Janna
Fnatic: Shen, Nasus, Zed, Varus, Nunu
DB has two substitutes this week? I didn't hear why, but they weren't the most cohesive team before this, either.
Against All Authority vs SK Gaming
[aAa bans: Jarvan, Nassus, Kha'Zix][SK bans: Sona, Elise, Thresh]
aAa: Kennen, Udyr, Zed, Caitlyn, Lulu
SK: Shen, Volibear, Kayle, Graves, Taric
Seriously, aAa? Is it because you've been banned from using Sona lately? Is your whole comp dependent on Crescendo? Is Karalius prone to getting caught in the jungle if he's not Sona? Despite the magical matchup of every lane (ninja v ninja, bear v bear, mask v mask, guns v guns, and purple v purple) I can't recommend this game, too much of a roll.
Copenhagen Wolves vs Evil Geniuses
[CW bans: Anivia, Elise, Thresh][EG bans: Singed, Kha'Zix, Kassadin]
CW: Shen, Xin Zhao, Zed, Varus, Lulu
EG: Renekton, Jarvan, Lux, Graves, Alistar
This game was magnificently even all the way to the end, and basically was a wacky nailbiter that felt like it was in sudden death for nearly half an hour. A good one to watch.
Fnatic vs Giants
[Fnatic bans: Ryze, Elise, Kassadin][Giants bans: Blitzcrank, Shen, Twisted Fate]
Fnatic: Zed, Nasus, Katarina, Varus, Nunu
Giants bans: Kha'Zix, Jarvan, Zyra, Kennen, Sona
xPeke makes a strong case for the following: 1) split pushing is the true path to victory, 2) Katarina is, in fact, a split pusher, and 3) xPeke for president.
Dragonborns vs Gambit Gaming
[DB bans: Shen, Renekton, Kayle][GG bans: Draven, Jarvan, Gragas]
DB: Zed, Xin Zhao, Lux, Sivir, Lulu
GG: Elise, Nasus, Evelynn, Miss Fortune, Thresh
DB gets a cheese first blood very early, and it seems to make GG mad...
Standings
Fnatic 14-3
GG 11-3
SK 10-7
EG 10-8
CW 6-11
aAa 5-10
DB 4-11
Giants 4-11
SK Gaming vs Giants
[SK bans: Kennen, Elise, Kassadin][Giants bans: Kayle, Jarvan, Shen]
SK: Zed, Volibear, Twisted Fate, Miss Fortune, Lulu
Giants: Kha'Zix, Nasus, Ryze, Trist, Zyra
Solid win from SK. Nothing really exciting
Against All Authority vs Evil Geniuses
[aAa bans: Lux, Anivia, Zed][EG bans: Sona, Elise, Jarvan]
aAa: Nasus, Shen, Kayle, Varus, Taric
EG: Renekton, Cho'Gath, Cassiopeia, Miss Fortune, Thresh
Low kill game, controlled all the way through by EG
Gambit Gaming vs Fnatic Gaming
[GG bans: Leona, Nunu, Elise][Fnatic bans: Shen, Renekton, Thresh]
GG: Kha'Zix, Volibear, Kayle, Kog'Maw, Lulu
Fnatic: Jayce, Nasus, Twisted Fate, Varus, Blitzcrank
Fnatic plays a beauty of a game, and after the loss, we start to get a better picture of the underlying relationships. GG are apparently not here to play. I guess, in Soviet Russia, game play you? Racist memes aside, GG is apparently did not get a gaming house in Germany, preferring to fly in every weekend to smoke fools and then fly home, and they do not socialize or make nice with other teams. They are only here to dominate and take their money, thanks. Losing is apparently excruciatingly unacceptable, and you can see it on their faces afterwards - even though they played a solid game and only lost because Fnatic played a flawless one, they are royally pissed. It's interesting and worth keeping an eye on. After all, it is a game, GG. Chillax.
Copenhagen Wolves vs Dragonborns
[CW bans: Draven, Zed, Xin Zhao][DB bans: Renekton, Caitlyn, Lux]
CW: Singed, Jarvan, Kha'Zix, Graves, Thresh
DB: Rumble, Volibear, Kayle, Varus, Taric
This game is inside the vid for the following game, but it cuts off partway through, so don't bother starting it up.
Gambit Gaming vs SK Gaming
[GG bans: Jarvan, Kayle, Volibear][SK bans: Renekton, Shen, Darius]
GG: Elise, Nasus, Kha'Zix, Miss Fortune, Thresh
SK: Jax, Vi, Twisted Fate, Graves, Lulu
GG takes it's towering ire out on SK, and AlexIch shows Darian how Kha'Zix is really played. With brutality.
Evil Geniuses vs Giants
[EG bans: Elise, Kassadin, Jarvan][Giants bans: Lux, did not ban 2nd or 3rd]
EG: Zed, Nassus, Anivia, Miss Fortune, Thresh
Giants: Kha'Zix, Mundo, Twisted Fate, Ashe, Lulu
Giants was apparently late to the stage, and their punishment was the loss of two bans. So guess who gets Zed and Anivia and then rolls face starting from minute one? I guess their real punishment was to sit through an entire game, even though they basically lost it in a level 1 team fight very early.
Against All Authority vs Copenhagen Wolves
[aAa bans: Lux, Singed, Twisted Fate][CW bans: Elise, Sona, Karthus]
aAa: Kha'Zix, Volibear, Rumble, Vayne, Thresh
CW: Renekton, Jarvan, Zed, Varus, Lulu
What's going on, aAa? Don't you have home field advantage in France?
Dragonborns vs Fnatic
[DB bans: Leona, Kassadin, Elise][Fnatic bans: Draven, Lux, Jarvan]
DB: Renekton, Xin Zhao, Gragas, Ezreal, Janna
Fnatic: Shen, Nasus, Zed, Varus, Nunu
DB has two substitutes this week? I didn't hear why, but they weren't the most cohesive team before this, either.
Against All Authority vs SK Gaming
[aAa bans: Jarvan, Nassus, Kha'Zix][SK bans: Sona, Elise, Thresh]
aAa: Kennen, Udyr, Zed, Caitlyn, Lulu
SK: Shen, Volibear, Kayle, Graves, Taric
Seriously, aAa? Is it because you've been banned from using Sona lately? Is your whole comp dependent on Crescendo? Is Karalius prone to getting caught in the jungle if he's not Sona? Despite the magical matchup of every lane (ninja v ninja, bear v bear, mask v mask, guns v guns, and purple v purple) I can't recommend this game, too much of a roll.
Copenhagen Wolves vs Evil Geniuses
[CW bans: Anivia, Elise, Thresh][EG bans: Singed, Kha'Zix, Kassadin]
CW: Shen, Xin Zhao, Zed, Varus, Lulu
EG: Renekton, Jarvan, Lux, Graves, Alistar
This game was magnificently even all the way to the end, and basically was a wacky nailbiter that felt like it was in sudden death for nearly half an hour. A good one to watch.
Fnatic vs Giants
[Fnatic bans: Ryze, Elise, Kassadin][Giants bans: Blitzcrank, Shen, Twisted Fate]
Fnatic: Zed, Nasus, Katarina, Varus, Nunu
Giants bans: Kha'Zix, Jarvan, Zyra, Kennen, Sona
xPeke makes a strong case for the following: 1) split pushing is the true path to victory, 2) Katarina is, in fact, a split pusher, and 3) xPeke for president.
Dragonborns vs Gambit Gaming
[DB bans: Shen, Renekton, Kayle][GG bans: Draven, Jarvan, Gragas]
DB: Zed, Xin Zhao, Lux, Sivir, Lulu
GG: Elise, Nasus, Evelynn, Miss Fortune, Thresh
DB gets a cheese first blood very early, and it seems to make GG mad...
Standings
Fnatic 14-3
GG 11-3
SK 10-7
EG 10-8
CW 6-11
aAa 5-10
DB 4-11
Giants 4-11
Monday, May 20, 2013
LCS NA W6
Week 6 in the NA Spring league.
Team Dignitas vs Team MRN
---d bans: Renekton, Irelia, Shen---MRN bans: Thresh, Kayle, Draven---
d: Elise, Nasus, Diana, Caitlyn, Janna
MRN: Rumble, Jarvan, Karthus, Vayne, Sona
MRN has more substitutions? I didn't really catch why they needed to change things around.
Team SoloMid vs Complexity
---TSM bans: Elise, Thresh, Kayle---coL bans: Renekton, Rumble, Draven---
TSM: Shen, Xin Zhao, Twisted Fate, Caitlyn, Sona
coL: Zed, Amumu, Diana, Kog'Maw, Lulu
Silly M eye A. He gets caught out a lot, for a professional support player. Just saying. On a different note, I couldn't really imagine playing with a hat on my head. Reginald's wearing a winter beanie, and Lautemortis is wearing a gigantic spiked Koopa Troopa? This game was really, really close the whole way to the end. But TSM finally got a pentakill on their somewhat superior ADC at the very end, and that was that.
At the beginning of the next video, Deman is in the "interview lounge" (don't think they've named it yet, but it's a little nook with some couches) with Xspecial and Wildturtle, and they talk about what is up with ChaoX in a pretty frank manner (he actually said he hopes ChaoX "learns his lesson"(!)), which is refreshing for someone like me, who watches a lot of ESPN. May you never develop the crazy politically-correct atmosphere of the NFL, esports! They also seem to have a reality show following them in their gaming house, which would be cool, but I'm behind enough on vods as it is.
Counter Logic Gaming vs Team Dignitas
---CLG bans: Singed, Gragas, Kayle---d bans: Twisted Fate, Vayne, Renekton---
CLG: Malphite, Nasus, Orianna, Ezreal, Lulu
d: Rumble, Volibear, Diana, Caitlyn, Elise
Yikes, CLG got stomped.
Team SoloMid vs Team MRN
---TSM bans: Akali, Jarvan, Renekton---MRN bans: Shen, Kayle, Thresh---
TSM: Malphite, Nasus, Twisted Fate, Draven, Lulu
MRN: Elise, Nocturne, Karthus, Caitlyn, Sona
At one point, running up mid with his team, Reggie pulled the Destiny, looked around, then just teleported himself bot to farm a lane - MRN immediately engaged with the nocturne ult, knowing Reggie couldn't attend that party on time. Unfortunately, they couldn't quite blow up the whole team before Reggie could walk himself back, but it was a cute move.
Counter Logic Gaming vs Team Solomid
---CLG bans: Singed, Shen, Renekton---TSM bans: Vayne, Malph, Taric---
CLG: Karthus, Jarvan, Orianna, Ezreal, Leona
TSM: Rumble, Xin Zhao, Zed, Draven, Thresh
Holy buckets, it's 6-1 at 5:45 in favor of TSM. What is going on, CLG?
Team MRN vs Team Complexity
[MRN bans: Zed, Kha'Zix, Kayle][coL bans: Renekton, Irelia, Jarvan]
MRN: Udyr, Shen, Twisted Fate, Draven, Lulu
coL: Elise, Volibear, Jayce, Caitlyn, Thresh
Don't disregard MRN v coL! It's the matchup that features the Wu brothers facing off. Besides, it's an Udyr! But it's 15-1 near the thirty minute mark in favor of MRN...
Vulcun Command vs Counter Logic Gaming
[VC bans: Vayne, Twisted Fate, Renekton][CLG bans: Kha'Zix, Zed, Singed]
VC: Rumble, Nasus, Nidalee, Tristana, Thresh
CLG: Karthus, Jarvan, Katarina, Ezreal, Sona
CLG runs that lineup again, with the Karthus top, and it works a little better this time, but VC eventually overcomes it.
Team Dignitas vs Team Complexity
[d bans: Kha'Zix, Zed, Caitlyn][coL bans: Diana, Kayle, Elise]
d: Rumble, Volibear, Gragas, Draven, Alistar
coL: Darius, Amumu, Ryze, Varus, Thresh
Wow, that's a lot of very large dudes on both teams, but mostly dignitas. These two teams are pretty friendly with one another, and did they agree to make it an interesting game? Because there's 27 total kills in the first 19 minutes. It's the kind of murderous free for all that reminds you why you love to play LoL in the first place. Deman calls the game 'pretty lively', to which Phreak remind him that all these kills means that they're mostly dead. Ba-dum-pish. In case you weren't going to watch the whole vod, you're welcome, for bringing you all of Phreaks greatest puns. At the end, I feel that coL bungled a team fight when they should have stayed and fought with Darius instead of running away (and then turning around one by one), and that ace sealed their fate immediately.
Team Dignitas vs Team MRN
---d bans: Renekton, Irelia, Shen---MRN bans: Thresh, Kayle, Draven---
d: Elise, Nasus, Diana, Caitlyn, Janna
MRN: Rumble, Jarvan, Karthus, Vayne, Sona
MRN has more substitutions? I didn't really catch why they needed to change things around.
Team SoloMid vs Complexity
---TSM bans: Elise, Thresh, Kayle---coL bans: Renekton, Rumble, Draven---
TSM: Shen, Xin Zhao, Twisted Fate, Caitlyn, Sona
coL: Zed, Amumu, Diana, Kog'Maw, Lulu
Silly M eye A. He gets caught out a lot, for a professional support player. Just saying. On a different note, I couldn't really imagine playing with a hat on my head. Reginald's wearing a winter beanie, and Lautemortis is wearing a gigantic spiked Koopa Troopa? This game was really, really close the whole way to the end. But TSM finally got a pentakill on their somewhat superior ADC at the very end, and that was that.
At the beginning of the next video, Deman is in the "interview lounge" (don't think they've named it yet, but it's a little nook with some couches) with Xspecial and Wildturtle, and they talk about what is up with ChaoX in a pretty frank manner (he actually said he hopes ChaoX "learns his lesson"(!)), which is refreshing for someone like me, who watches a lot of ESPN. May you never develop the crazy politically-correct atmosphere of the NFL, esports! They also seem to have a reality show following them in their gaming house, which would be cool, but I'm behind enough on vods as it is.
Counter Logic Gaming vs Team Dignitas
---CLG bans: Singed, Gragas, Kayle---d bans: Twisted Fate, Vayne, Renekton---
CLG: Malphite, Nasus, Orianna, Ezreal, Lulu
d: Rumble, Volibear, Diana, Caitlyn, Elise
Yikes, CLG got stomped.
Team SoloMid vs Team MRN
---TSM bans: Akali, Jarvan, Renekton---MRN bans: Shen, Kayle, Thresh---
TSM: Malphite, Nasus, Twisted Fate, Draven, Lulu
MRN: Elise, Nocturne, Karthus, Caitlyn, Sona
At one point, running up mid with his team, Reggie pulled the Destiny, looked around, then just teleported himself bot to farm a lane - MRN immediately engaged with the nocturne ult, knowing Reggie couldn't attend that party on time. Unfortunately, they couldn't quite blow up the whole team before Reggie could walk himself back, but it was a cute move.
Counter Logic Gaming vs Team Solomid
---CLG bans: Singed, Shen, Renekton---TSM bans: Vayne, Malph, Taric---
CLG: Karthus, Jarvan, Orianna, Ezreal, Leona
TSM: Rumble, Xin Zhao, Zed, Draven, Thresh
Holy buckets, it's 6-1 at 5:45 in favor of TSM. What is going on, CLG?
Team MRN vs Team Complexity
[MRN bans: Zed, Kha'Zix, Kayle][coL bans: Renekton, Irelia, Jarvan]
MRN: Udyr, Shen, Twisted Fate, Draven, Lulu
coL: Elise, Volibear, Jayce, Caitlyn, Thresh
Don't disregard MRN v coL! It's the matchup that features the Wu brothers facing off. Besides, it's an Udyr! But it's 15-1 near the thirty minute mark in favor of MRN...
Vulcun Command vs Counter Logic Gaming
[VC bans: Vayne, Twisted Fate, Renekton][CLG bans: Kha'Zix, Zed, Singed]
VC: Rumble, Nasus, Nidalee, Tristana, Thresh
CLG: Karthus, Jarvan, Katarina, Ezreal, Sona
CLG runs that lineup again, with the Karthus top, and it works a little better this time, but VC eventually overcomes it.
Team Dignitas vs Team Complexity
[d bans: Kha'Zix, Zed, Caitlyn][coL bans: Diana, Kayle, Elise]
d: Rumble, Volibear, Gragas, Draven, Alistar
coL: Darius, Amumu, Ryze, Varus, Thresh
Wow, that's a lot of very large dudes on both teams, but mostly dignitas. These two teams are pretty friendly with one another, and did they agree to make it an interesting game? Because there's 27 total kills in the first 19 minutes. It's the kind of murderous free for all that reminds you why you love to play LoL in the first place. Deman calls the game 'pretty lively', to which Phreak remind him that all these kills means that they're mostly dead. Ba-dum-pish. In case you weren't going to watch the whole vod, you're welcome, for bringing you all of Phreaks greatest puns. At the end, I feel that coL bungled a team fight when they should have stayed and fought with Darius instead of running away (and then turning around one by one), and that ace sealed their fate immediately.
Monday, May 13, 2013
LCS EU W5
Week 5 in the EU looks a bit short because the last few games are piled up in the last video.
Evil Geniuses vs Dragonborns
---EG bans: Draven, Xin Zhao, Kha'Zix---DB bans: Volibear, Singed, Anivia---
EG: Renekton, Jarvan, Lux, Miss Fortune, Elise
DB: Wukong, Nassus, Vi, Caitlyn, Taric
I still want to root for DB, they are like, the people's champs. But 'unorthodox play style' just sometimes means 'lose in really silly-looking ways'.
SK Gaming vs Against All Authority
---SK bans: Renekton, Xin Zhao, Shen---aAa bans: Orianna, Kayle, Vi---
SK: Rumble, Elise, Jarvan, Caitlyn, Thresh
aAa: Kha'Zix, Taric, Karthus, Vayne, Sona
Ocelot on Jarvan mid? Taric jungle? Odd game.
Fnatic Gaming vs Evil Geniuses
---Fnatic bans: Urgot, Skarner, Annie---EG bans: Soraka, Udyr, Xerath---
Fnatic: Jayce, Nassus, Katarina, Varus, Nunu
EG: Zed, Cho'Gath, Anivia, Miss Fortune, Elise
If you're wondering about bans, just take the first letters of each champ. I don't know if they agreed on it beforehand or what, but those guys. Anyway, long game, rare come-from-behind win.
SK Gaming vs Dragonborns
---SK bans: Draven, Xin Zhao, Kha'Zix---DB bans: Kayle, Orianna, Diana---
SK: Rumble, Jarvan, Zed, Ezreal, Lulu
DB: Renekton, Volibear, Elise, Miss Fortune, Thresh
DB is still being 'unorthodox'...
Evil Geniuses vs Against All Authority (3:38:00)
---EG bans: Sona, Kha'Zix, Elise---aAa bans: Anivia, Lux, Kayle---
EG: Zed, Jarvan, Malphite, Graves, Thresh
aAa: Renekton, Nassus, Twisted Fate, Tristana, Taric
Oh, EU meta. You change so fast, who can keep up? Wickd on Zed appears to be midlane, Graves and Thresh went top, and Froggen on Malphite went bot. When the 2v1 lanes get the towers, everyone rotates like a carousel. My question is, how did Froggen adjust from AP mid champs like Anivia to a champ like Malphite?! And freddy also changed from Karthus to Renekton? Was this also something that EG put the other team up to? Why would they run all AD against a Taric? Well, they win anyway, but I really don't know what to even make of it.
Fnatic Gaming vs SK Gaming (5:00:00)
---Fnatic bans: Thresh, Sona, Jarvan---SK bans: Leona, Katarina, Elise---
Fnatic: Zed, Nassus, Kassadin, Varus, Nunu
SK: Singed, Xin Zhao, Lux, Caitlyn, Lulu
Ocelot makes for a mean Lux, Fnatic more organized.
Dragonborns vs Against All Authority (6:16:00)
---DB bans: Elise, Taric, Shen---aAa bans: Draven, Kha'Zix, Xin Zhao---
DB: Singed, Nassus, Syndra, Miss Fortune, Sona
aAa: Renekton, Jarvan, Kayle, Twitch, Thresh
Long game, very even, base race. Exciting, but there were a few pauses in the middle. Very difficult day overall for the casters.
Copenhagen Wolves vs Fnatic (7:30:00)
---CW bans: Leona, Nasus, Kassadin---Fnatic bans: Thresh, Xin Zhao, Lux---
CW: Rumble, Jarvan, Twisted Fate, Ezreal, Lulu
Fnatic: Elise, Gangplank, Zed, Varus, Nunu
Huhn, this is the first time I've seen GP. Both teams have been playing at a high level lately, and there are some very nice brawls in this game. At 24 minutes, there's a 5v5 near dragon, and as noted by the commentators, every single summoner spell and every ult is on cooldown afterwards, and only one person dies on each team.
Standings
GG 9-2
Fnatic 11-3
SK 8-6
EG 8-7
aAa 5-7
DB 4-8
Giants 4-8
CW 3-11
Evil Geniuses vs Dragonborns
---EG bans: Draven, Xin Zhao, Kha'Zix---DB bans: Volibear, Singed, Anivia---
EG: Renekton, Jarvan, Lux, Miss Fortune, Elise
DB: Wukong, Nassus, Vi, Caitlyn, Taric
I still want to root for DB, they are like, the people's champs. But 'unorthodox play style' just sometimes means 'lose in really silly-looking ways'.
SK Gaming vs Against All Authority
---SK bans: Renekton, Xin Zhao, Shen---aAa bans: Orianna, Kayle, Vi---
SK: Rumble, Elise, Jarvan, Caitlyn, Thresh
aAa: Kha'Zix, Taric, Karthus, Vayne, Sona
Ocelot on Jarvan mid? Taric jungle? Odd game.
Fnatic Gaming vs Evil Geniuses
---Fnatic bans: Urgot, Skarner, Annie---EG bans: Soraka, Udyr, Xerath---
Fnatic: Jayce, Nassus, Katarina, Varus, Nunu
EG: Zed, Cho'Gath, Anivia, Miss Fortune, Elise
If you're wondering about bans, just take the first letters of each champ. I don't know if they agreed on it beforehand or what, but those guys. Anyway, long game, rare come-from-behind win.
SK Gaming vs Dragonborns
---SK bans: Draven, Xin Zhao, Kha'Zix---DB bans: Kayle, Orianna, Diana---
SK: Rumble, Jarvan, Zed, Ezreal, Lulu
DB: Renekton, Volibear, Elise, Miss Fortune, Thresh
DB is still being 'unorthodox'...
Evil Geniuses vs Against All Authority (3:38:00)
---EG bans: Sona, Kha'Zix, Elise---aAa bans: Anivia, Lux, Kayle---
EG: Zed, Jarvan, Malphite, Graves, Thresh
aAa: Renekton, Nassus, Twisted Fate, Tristana, Taric
Oh, EU meta. You change so fast, who can keep up? Wickd on Zed appears to be midlane, Graves and Thresh went top, and Froggen on Malphite went bot. When the 2v1 lanes get the towers, everyone rotates like a carousel. My question is, how did Froggen adjust from AP mid champs like Anivia to a champ like Malphite?! And freddy also changed from Karthus to Renekton? Was this also something that EG put the other team up to? Why would they run all AD against a Taric? Well, they win anyway, but I really don't know what to even make of it.
Fnatic Gaming vs SK Gaming (5:00:00)
---Fnatic bans: Thresh, Sona, Jarvan---SK bans: Leona, Katarina, Elise---
Fnatic: Zed, Nassus, Kassadin, Varus, Nunu
SK: Singed, Xin Zhao, Lux, Caitlyn, Lulu
Ocelot makes for a mean Lux, Fnatic more organized.
Dragonborns vs Against All Authority (6:16:00)
---DB bans: Elise, Taric, Shen---aAa bans: Draven, Kha'Zix, Xin Zhao---
DB: Singed, Nassus, Syndra, Miss Fortune, Sona
aAa: Renekton, Jarvan, Kayle, Twitch, Thresh
Long game, very even, base race. Exciting, but there were a few pauses in the middle. Very difficult day overall for the casters.
Copenhagen Wolves vs Fnatic (7:30:00)
---CW bans: Leona, Nasus, Kassadin---Fnatic bans: Thresh, Xin Zhao, Lux---
CW: Rumble, Jarvan, Twisted Fate, Ezreal, Lulu
Fnatic: Elise, Gangplank, Zed, Varus, Nunu
Huhn, this is the first time I've seen GP. Both teams have been playing at a high level lately, and there are some very nice brawls in this game. At 24 minutes, there's a 5v5 near dragon, and as noted by the commentators, every single summoner spell and every ult is on cooldown afterwards, and only one person dies on each team.
Standings
GG 9-2
Fnatic 11-3
SK 8-6
EG 8-7
aAa 5-7
DB 4-8
Giants 4-8
CW 3-11
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Dead Space 3, Day 4
The open space sections in Dead Space are still unique (right? No other game does this kind of thing?) And while we always enjoy these unique and frankly, really good looking graphics, it's always frustrating to cruise around in open space - there's no sound, so you can't tell where damage could be coming from. Also, it's mostly floating explosives, so you have to watch all three dimensions around you, or face instant death. Just saying, they're nice sections, it's just also nice that they have limited appearances throughout the game. Makes the oxygen time upgrade on the RIG useless, though! Also, finding secret caches out there in the vastness of space is tough stuff.
Anyhow, in addition to open space fetch quests, we also run a few side missions while we're out here. Hooray for side quests! Or is this more detraction from a scary storyline? I can't tell, I'm too blinded by the lust for better guns. I've turned this game into Borderlands!
There's finally a large setpiece event, when we go down to the planet to attempt to shut off the marker signal for good, and our crappy ship breaks up on re-entry. Being co-op, there are a few moments when we spend more time blaming each other than flying the ship, because one person is flying the ship, and one person is shooting down mines - some of the events are scripted, and there's no way to avoid several of the impacts. We thought it was game over when the cinematic showed us crashing into a mountain peak and the ship breaking in half, but nope, that was scripted, not bad driving.
Down on the planet, we're stranded and alone and freezing to death, marching around an ice storm with no objective markers. We have no idea what number spells our certain doom via hypothermia, so we try to keep our temperatures (as shown on our health gauge indicator) above 20C. Probably we could go all the way to 0 before death, though. The blizzard happily conceals burrowing necromorphs, who pop out like lurkers to tear off limbs and spit acid. We slog from safe spot to safe spot like we're playing German Spotlight with growling undead. Another member of the 'crew' dies, and neither Xian nor I feel any remorse (Clarke and Carver don't seem too bothered, either) despite him croaking right in front of us needlessly. I turned on the heat, dude, why did you freeze to death? We head downstairs to find the last two thermal snowsuits, which the crew apparently didn't bother to do, leaving this last guy to die instead of even looking? What bastards. Why are we with these chumps, again?
Downstairs, we find a new enemy, and a text log that suggests that we throw something to make noise to distract them and then sneak past. Why... would I do that? I have a gun, and these guys only take one or two bullets a piece. I mean, we love sneaking games, but there's nothing around to grab with kinesis to throw, anyway! So we just run into the room with guns blazing and take out the whole lot of them systematically. Do you ever get the feeling that you're meant to play the game a certain way, and you just don't see it until you've already done it the hard way?
Anyhow, in addition to open space fetch quests, we also run a few side missions while we're out here. Hooray for side quests! Or is this more detraction from a scary storyline? I can't tell, I'm too blinded by the lust for better guns. I've turned this game into Borderlands!
There's finally a large setpiece event, when we go down to the planet to attempt to shut off the marker signal for good, and our crappy ship breaks up on re-entry. Being co-op, there are a few moments when we spend more time blaming each other than flying the ship, because one person is flying the ship, and one person is shooting down mines - some of the events are scripted, and there's no way to avoid several of the impacts. We thought it was game over when the cinematic showed us crashing into a mountain peak and the ship breaking in half, but nope, that was scripted, not bad driving.
Down on the planet, we're stranded and alone and freezing to death, marching around an ice storm with no objective markers. We have no idea what number spells our certain doom via hypothermia, so we try to keep our temperatures (as shown on our health gauge indicator) above 20C. Probably we could go all the way to 0 before death, though. The blizzard happily conceals burrowing necromorphs, who pop out like lurkers to tear off limbs and spit acid. We slog from safe spot to safe spot like we're playing German Spotlight with growling undead. Another member of the 'crew' dies, and neither Xian nor I feel any remorse (Clarke and Carver don't seem too bothered, either) despite him croaking right in front of us needlessly. I turned on the heat, dude, why did you freeze to death? We head downstairs to find the last two thermal snowsuits, which the crew apparently didn't bother to do, leaving this last guy to die instead of even looking? What bastards. Why are we with these chumps, again?
Downstairs, we find a new enemy, and a text log that suggests that we throw something to make noise to distract them and then sneak past. Why... would I do that? I have a gun, and these guys only take one or two bullets a piece. I mean, we love sneaking games, but there's nothing around to grab with kinesis to throw, anyway! So we just run into the room with guns blazing and take out the whole lot of them systematically. Do you ever get the feeling that you're meant to play the game a certain way, and you just don't see it until you've already done it the hard way?
LCS NA W5 pt2
Last few games of week 5 at MLG Dallas are here, starting with Complexity vs TSM.
Complexity vs Team Solomid
---coL bans: Xerath, Twisted Fate, Malphite---TSM bans: Kayle, Elise, Thresh---
Complexity vs Team Solomid
---coL bans: Xerath, Twisted Fate, Malphite---TSM bans: Kayle, Elise, Thresh---
coL: Rumble, Volibear, Kha'Zix, Varus, Lulu
TSM: Renekton, Jarvan, Orianna, Miss Fortune, Sona
Largely unremarkable, as usual.
Vulcun Command vs Team Dignitas
---VC bans: Kayle, Diana, Rumble---d bans: Twisted Fate, Nidalee, Elise---
VC: Singed, Nassus, Kha'Zix, Tristana, Sona
d: Shen, Vi, Gragas, Draven, Thresh
Long game, close in gold, but VC was on the attack for a lot of it.
Team MRN vs Crs
---MRN bans: Volibear, Kayle, Malphite---Crs bans: Renekton, Diana, Twisted Fate---
MRN: Cho'Gath, Trundle, Caitlyn, Corki, Janna
Crs: Elise, Jarvan, Orianna, Miss Fortune, Thresh
Long game.
There's an international exhibition afterwards, with Gambit Gaming vs Team Dignitas, Crs vs KT Rolster B, and then the winners facing off. Let me just sum up and say, I've lost faith in scarra's badassness, and NA in general gets schooled; in strategy, micro, teamfight mechanics, everything. They've got work to do before the real international finals.
TSM: Renekton, Jarvan, Orianna, Miss Fortune, Sona
Largely unremarkable, as usual.
Vulcun Command vs Team Dignitas
---VC bans: Kayle, Diana, Rumble---d bans: Twisted Fate, Nidalee, Elise---
VC: Singed, Nassus, Kha'Zix, Tristana, Sona
d: Shen, Vi, Gragas, Draven, Thresh
Long game, close in gold, but VC was on the attack for a lot of it.
Team MRN vs Crs
---MRN bans: Volibear, Kayle, Malphite---Crs bans: Renekton, Diana, Twisted Fate---
MRN: Cho'Gath, Trundle, Caitlyn, Corki, Janna
Crs: Elise, Jarvan, Orianna, Miss Fortune, Thresh
Long game.
There's an international exhibition afterwards, with Gambit Gaming vs Team Dignitas, Crs vs KT Rolster B, and then the winners facing off. Let me just sum up and say, I've lost faith in scarra's badassness, and NA in general gets schooled; in strategy, micro, teamfight mechanics, everything. They've got work to do before the real international finals.
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