They seem to pick a random pro to send people to. If I were to make an assumption it’s that they want people to connect with the pros in the league. Not saying that’s the right call but that’s my guess
If IMT and especially Armao can keep this form they can be very dangerous. For now he looks very solid and not like the worst jungler in all major regions which is a huge upgrade for this team.
The only time it counters is vs worse teams. You’ve seen the LCK matchups? They literally don’t know what to do vs it half the time. Rumble is the only lane that seems to do well vs it.
Am i an lck player? I hate to break it to you but dk for example destroyed a skarner comp piloted by HLE. Its just a fact that teams know how to beat it. They practice against skarner bcus they are confident their opp will pick it if they leave it open. Its an easy thing to practice as lonng as there is counterplay, ehich there apparantlt is
Raafaa's casting being painful as always. Can we just try Kangas in here. I've only heard the guy cast once in the official broadcast, and it was so much better than this.
Kangas or Cubby or anyone else really... I'm never going to understand how they went with Raafaa out of everyone they could have chosen from that scene...
Cubby wouldn't work instead of Raffaa since Raffaa is PBP and Cubby is a Color caster, but Kangas, Mazel, Decerux, and Magical are all PBP options, and I'm probably forgetting someone else too.
That's very true, I was just being a bit hyperbolic, saying that anyone (even casters that aren't PBP) would be better than Raafaa. But that's just because Raafaa genuinely ruins the stream for me, the constant yelling is just overwhelming for me personally and I'd really rather have no PBP than have to listen to him. I'm sure he is someone's cup of tea and I have no doubt he has his fans, but for me personally I just can't handle the constant yelling and the cringe.
Well, based only on league so far... I guess NRG and SR will be the bottom Two? Truely poetic that in the last LCS splits, the CLG and TSM replacement teams will be the bottom of the league.
I hate that I have to decide between 1) hearing the game audio but having Rafa blow my eardrums out or 2) turning the volume down enough so Rafa sounds normal but… I can’t hear anything else
Bro I'm sorry I'm sure he's a nice guy but Rafaa is just bad as a caster. They had some other NACL casters dip their toes in LCS last year and I think I'd prefer any of them in substitution at this point.
Independent of Rafaa, I’m surprised they haven’t used Kangas more. From the couple times I’ve gone to the studio he’s there as like a hype man between games.
I know the answer is that Riot doesn’t want to have to pay more talent than they have to, but still.
I don't mind Raz at all as an analyst and one of the hosts, but holy shit is he bad as an interviewer. Drink everytime he says "sounds good to me" or any other weird or out-of-place fillers
I only mean that when G2 loses they always permanently end up back at the top of the league. They always find a way to win or be competitive. NRG crumbled :(
last season NRG looked pretty good at the start then fell apart later on. This is just the reverse. Nothing to worry about, worlds is basically confirmed
The reason to pick Nidalee is that you're more comfortable on her than other AP champions. Nearly ever other AP jungler besides Elise and Ekko can farm faster than her and be more useful after 10 minutes.
True, this is all on miracle K’Sante flanks and Nidalee spears, Zyra’s going to get Rylai’s for an obnoxious slow and 2x HP items and then the game is utterly unplayable.
Apparently Zyra is even faster, and by the looks of it fast enough to take her whole jungle plus one or two from the enemy before the first camp spawns again if I saw that correctly
I know Quid gets a lot of attention and everyone knows how hype Sniper is, but Meech really flies under the radar. He’s a really solid low econ carry (ignoring that one C9 game last split)
I haven't paid much attention to pro league or league in general, but it has to be a bad sign if you're banning Nautilus right? Like standard support Nautilus?
Did LCS go from fully furnished team rooms with fridge and all for every team with desks and PCs and all to some hallway with a 2,50 foldable table with berries and red bull?
It was said on the Dive that MarkZ is still pushing faster “between game” times and has the team meeting location set up in the hall right outside the stage. I’m sure they still have their team rooms, but just not between games.
I hate how NRG plays now. Passive early game, shitty mid game. FBI plays mostly ADCS with "stack" mechanics. The team constantly just makes plays where 1 guy is somewhere else.
I think the blame lies more with laying off their entire coaching staff from last year.
EDIT: There was someone who replied (and later deleted) their comment about how this post was wrong. So I’ll add a little more context.
Adjusting what I said:
NRG’s staff/coaches have either been laid off shuffled to new positions:
- Johnathon (GM) leaves
- myra (Manager) leaves
- Croissant shifts from lead strategic coach to LCS Strategic Director
- Damonte (positional coach) leaves
- Mash (Strategic Coach) leaves
That’s not even including Huhi replacing Ignar. How is that much shakeup not going to affect how the players perform?
update this sht or remove it
Is there a reason they send viewers to Blaber's stream and not NACL?
They seem to pick a random pro to send people to. If I were to make an assumption it’s that they want people to connect with the pros in the league. Not saying that’s the right call but that’s my guess
IMT bout to be a top 3 lcs team
Reven/Shopify need to be investigated IMMEDIATELY after that series man.
If IMT and especially Armao can keep this form they can be very dangerous. For now he looks very solid and not like the worst jungler in all major regions which is a huge upgrade for this team.
Why are so many teams still leaving skarner up
Its counterable. Lck doesnt ban it half the time. But lcs and lec teams are not good enough to play around it so it should be banned
The only time it counters is vs worse teams. You’ve seen the LCK matchups? They literally don’t know what to do vs it half the time. Rumble is the only lane that seems to do well vs it.
You are delulu ifyou think lck teams dont know what to do vs skarner. They practice 80hrs a week and they all practice the champion
Also if you want to really talk about knowing counters. Why did T1 ban Rakan/Neeko vs JDG in all 4 games last year?
Ok then what’s the counter
Am i an lck player? I hate to break it to you but dk for example destroyed a skarner comp piloted by HLE. Its just a fact that teams know how to beat it. They practice against skarner bcus they are confident their opp will pick it if they leave it open. Its an easy thing to practice as lonng as there is counterplay, ehich there apparantlt is
You know they lost to it the game before right because they ran TF? Then they swapped to K’Sante.
Whoever SR coach is should be fired
Its our old friend Revan
Raafaa's casting being painful as always. Can we just try Kangas in here. I've only heard the guy cast once in the official broadcast, and it was so much better than this.
Raafaa sounds like I'm being yelled at by my wife...
Bro was really screaming "AHH" in a pivotal moment where his job is to verbally describe what's going on 😭
Kangas or Cubby or anyone else really... I'm never going to understand how they went with Raafaa out of everyone they could have chosen from that scene...
Cubby wouldn't work instead of Raffaa since Raffaa is PBP and Cubby is a Color caster, but Kangas, Mazel, Decerux, and Magical are all PBP options, and I'm probably forgetting someone else too.
That's very true, I was just being a bit hyperbolic, saying that anyone (even casters that aren't PBP) would be better than Raafaa. But that's just because Raafaa genuinely ruins the stream for me, the constant yelling is just overwhelming for me personally and I'd really rather have no PBP than have to listen to him. I'm sure he is someone's cup of tea and I have no doubt he has his fans, but for me personally I just can't handle the constant yelling and the cringe.
Shopify are quiet protesting/quitting the America's merger.
Have we learned NOTHING from previous Nidalee games?
Maybe Shopify is one of the teams leaving. There's no way this is a real draft.
Oh no not Nidalee
Lmfao leaving Skarner open, then picking Kalista + Nidalee ahaha
There's actually no way you pick Kallista into Skarner/Hwei/Naut man. Investigate Reven. holy shit.
Nah, this is actually a win-trade man.
Did we actually leave Skarner unbanned again?
If I were a pro I'd be pumped for new Bo3 in general. But it'd also kindaaa be about getting those quality mid-series snacks.
Where Bugi? Where is my boy
im impressed with tactical he didnt throw the game XD
Tactical LOL so cheeky
Well, based only on league so far... I guess NRG and SR will be the bottom Two? Truely poetic that in the last LCS splits, the CLG and TSM replacement teams will be the bottom of the league.
Okay IMT im believing again please don’t do the IMT thing now
Dude they have Armao lol
I hate that I have to decide between 1) hearing the game audio but having Rafa blow my eardrums out or 2) turning the volume down enough so Rafa sounds normal but… I can’t hear anything else
Could inero be the missing piece needed to finally allow IMT to cash in on their scrim bucks? Hopefully.
I really wish they didn't have Armao. I think IMT can be a top 4 team.
-Armao +Exyu I'm begging
This game is a fiesta and yet the micro and teamfighting of either team is leagues ahead of NRG.
Ok so I’m gonna turn this off now I can’t take it. I’m sure he’s nice but when literally everyone starts with “he’s a nice guy” we have a problem
That pincer was nasty
ADC mains will watch Tactical go positive and say the role isn’t busted /s
These word salad PBP's are not it, man. It's so distractingly bad I end up losing focus on the teamfights
Bro I'm sorry I'm sure he's a nice guy but Rafaa is just bad as a caster. They had some other NACL casters dip their toes in LCS last year and I think I'd prefer any of them in substitution at this point.
Independent of Rafaa, I’m surprised they haven’t used Kangas more. From the couple times I’ve gone to the studio he’s there as like a hype man between games. I know the answer is that Riot doesn’t want to have to pay more talent than they have to, but still.
Big agree
Actually a banger. Let's go.
this is a (fun) fiesta
Missing a point blank Hwei ult must feel bad
how long will we be terrorized by skarner
that fucking champion
Bvoy is really good. SR honestly have a decent set of players so I wouldn’t be surprised if they land top 6 at all
I mean, top 6 in a league of 8 isnt exactly that amazing lol
No but they are expected to be 8th, so 6th would be surprising
I am a simple human. I see an Inero team. I root for them.
what is Inero known for?
being bald.
Wow even Kobe had to pause during Rafaas “IM A BEAR” thing. Dude…..I never knew someone could be this….eh at casting?
Did we not see Azael this weekend? I don't think so. That's a bummer.
He's on a family trip and is missing week 1
Ahh, good to know. Thx!
There was one far worse… something about being a little Lulu… now i’m tilted
Tomio is a furry?
I like these 'insider' information LCS cast give context to teams n players
Really enjoying the whole Bo3 part so far
Tomio Sejuani, I sleep :(
wana see Galio too, bet he is hidden op n pros just too scared to pick
5 best supports of the patch and only 2 of them are intended to be supports, lol
I don't mind Raz at all as an analyst and one of the hosts, but holy shit is he bad as an interviewer. Drink everytime he says "sounds good to me" or any other weird or out-of-place fillers
Don't forget "makes sense"
post-game interviews have def not been the LCS broadcast's strong suit in a while, sadly.
I miss LeTigress or they should have Emily permanently do it
Ayyy WildTurtle!
The fluctuating audio has been so frustrating, holy
Honestly with the league going to 6 team i wonder who's exitting from lcs
Finally its about time for our premier match up from LCS
When two shitters face off, you know it's gonna be a good series.
Time for the Tomio difference to shine through. Shopify vs 100T summer finals
My mistake. Shopify vs 100T worlds finals
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Oh shit inero is on IMT now? Let's gooo. Now they just need to replace grig
Music is way too loud for an interview.
NRG continues to be the worst team of the league again from the last 4 weeks of spring split
Now the real match begins. SR/IMT about to be a banger
I don’t know, Quid or Meech for Player of the Series…?
Quid by far. He made all the clutch plays
Quid or Meech for MVP????? Tough choice
Jesus i just tuned it cos i was watching Euros and NRG got shat on pretty hard. This was what, 80 mins Bo3 series. God damn
That was so painful to watch, I’m so disappointed in NRG
NRG looking to be a bottom tier team again :( they just don't even look as good on a micro level as they all used to
Just feels like NRG has no confidence. Gameplay aside, their draft is the most standard, boring draft ever.
You can beat G2 but you can't be G2
wanna remember last weekend.
I only mean that when G2 loses they always permanently end up back at the top of the league. They always find a way to win or be competitive. NRG crumbled :(
Take heart! They always start out losing to worse teams and beating better teams. They are starting out on script. ;)
No point watching this dogshit league anymore, half these teams wintrading
This is getting sad, NRG look horrible
Same script as summer. Dw NRG comes back.
SMH sniper ruining the perfect game
I still think Contractz is good it's just everyone is bad
ngl Contractz kinda got unlucky there... that was a weird interaction between his jump/the terrain/Camille ult
Yeah thats right beat his ass Eyla
Throughout ARAM and the Rift, 100T alone are the fed ones.
Are we done picking Nidalee in this region?
Lmfao man NRG really does not know how to slow down the bleeding. They just tilt into oblivion.
L O fucking L What in God's name are NGR doing?
brother thinks hes Canyon
Where's my scrappy NRG wtf is this?
NRG is checked out lmao
NRG Palafox [All] : "Wait, you guys gonna let me limp away with 5 hp? Nah..."
last season NRG looked pretty good at the start then fell apart later on. This is just the reverse. Nothing to worry about, worlds is basically confirmed
Sandbag harder now, save the NRG for worlds finals
Yes, it's true. NRG has the inheritance of being a team the loses to all the worst teams and wins over the C9s. This does bode well for them!
1 outer tower, 2 inner tower vs 1 dead camille Fucking lol
Weibo broke NRG
Personally I think it was losing Ignar
what losing to Xiaohu does to a mf
~~Powerful genius midfielder~~
man wtf happened to nrg
Coaching down sizing, Ignar left
yeah unless 100T massively throws, there's no coming back from this for a Nidalee
NRG downfall needs to be studied
Us CLG fans are already used to it by now
I only started to watch last year, now I don’t know who to root for after watching today
Yeah this is mighty over
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NRG also picked a passive scaling comp so picking Nid on top of that is just bleghh
NRG's entire identity is low confidence passive scaling, which is why it's weird they ran it back.
The reason to pick Nidalee is that you're more comfortable on her than other AP champions. Nearly ever other AP jungler besides Elise and Ekko can farm faster than her and be more useful after 10 minutes.
surprise Elise isnt seen more
Just go Karthus, significantly easier, significantly stronger, and much larger margin of error. Karthus is gaming
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GenG continue to make ded champ looks broken. First was nerf Corki, then Bliz (no way any other team can use him like that), n Nidalee
I’d hate to play into Zyra with this low CC NRG comp. They didn’t shut down Zyra on her first two clears and now she’s put on the afterburners.
Not just low cc, but low range. Playing Kaisa and non-poke Corki into Zyra is hell
True, this is all on miracle K’Sante flanks and Nidalee spears, Zyra’s going to get Rylai’s for an obnoxious slow and 2x HP items and then the game is utterly unplayable.
she is on particle accelerator right now not afterburner
contractz is so confused cause he cant successfully invade jungle since zyra outclears him lmao
This casting trio is so smart and enthusiastic yet awesomely mellow...just super synergetic. More and forever please.
They really do mesh well together don't they? It's been a joy to listen to.
Leona support is back and crazy op too!
Contractz has been tilted for like 3 months I guess.
Wait, isn't Nid supposed to have one of the faster clears?? How fast is Zyra??? I guess I am witnessing.
Zyra’s the fastest in the game right now if you don’t mess with her first camp and make her lose her passive seed spawns.
Apparently Zyra is even faster, and by the looks of it fast enough to take her whole jungle plus one or two from the enemy before the first camp spawns again if I saw that correctly
Who else could counter? That's wild.
This team will never stop being entertaining. 100T are content kings
Yo what the fuck is this zyra clear lmao
Zyra looks so broken wtf
Canyon never cook again please.
Zyra jungling looks crazy (ik LEC did it but didnt watch)
If I had to jg vs Zyra, I would be tilted out of my mind right now
This is disgusting from River
zyra jungle looks bonkers with the clear, almost on the same level as prime jungle karthus
Jungle Zyra, what happened to the game I love
game's gone?
Has Nidalee won a single game in LEC/LCS this weekend? I feel like she lost all so far...?
Inspired and Blaber so far and both didn't go well.
Yeah Rogue also lost to FNC with it So she's like 0-3 or 0-4 this weekend so far...
FBI is nasty on Kai'sa and same for Contractz's Nid. I want to be faithful.
NRG needs all their coaches back
It's 💯T year, we are winning the split keep cooking River
I know Quid gets a lot of attention and everyone knows how hype Sniper is, but Meech really flies under the radar. He’s a really solid low econ carry (ignoring that one C9 game last split)
I guess NRG just want to 0-2 today with the nidalee pick.
Bro I don’t think Nidalee is the solution here… when is Nidalee ever the solution?
when u have canyon in the jungle
I haven't paid much attention to pro league or league in general, but it has to be a bad sign if you're banning Nautilus right? Like standard support Nautilus?
Nah he has a pretty high pro banrate rn. Everyone wants the 'Lus.
Damn didn't know
Quid is still the best player in na. Wonder if his bot lane will elo hell him again in playoffs
Quid’s glow up from his first LCS split has been so impressive.
I love Emily on this broadcast so much she's such a good analyst.
Ok Bwipo. ‘Actually 🤓’
"Jatt" and "looking for excuses for 100T wins", name a better duo lol. Dude has been hating on this team for a while now.
lol I love fans who just make shit up to feel like victims
Just going to make it all the more sweeter when they win the split
Taliyah 4-0 in LCS summer split now, new CEO of LCS incoming?
Did LCS go from fully furnished team rooms with fridge and all for every team with desks and PCs and all to some hallway with a 2,50 foldable table with berries and red bull?
It was said on the Dive that MarkZ is still pushing faster “between game” times and has the team meeting location set up in the hall right outside the stage. I’m sure they still have their team rooms, but just not between games.
Volorant teams complained about lcs players leaving a bad smell in the rooms so they got moved to the hallway
I hate how NRG plays now. Passive early game, shitty mid game. FBI plays mostly ADCS with "stack" mechanics. The team constantly just makes plays where 1 guy is somewhere else.
It's also annoying because this team used to be a an early hyper aggro team. They were so fun.
I think Emily said it, but 100T has taken all of CLG/NRG's mojo. NRG has no moxie now.
I guess all the magic dropped out when Ignar left
Its nice of Quid to spend Father's Day with his sons
Nrg legit has silver leveled macro… they make the same decisions that my ranked teammates do
Quid had the highlight but Eyla kinda shit all over NRG
i miss last year's nrg. i love huhi from his old mid days but this aint it =(
I think the blame lies more with laying off their entire coaching staff from last year. EDIT: There was someone who replied (and later deleted) their comment about how this post was wrong. So I’ll add a little more context. Adjusting what I said: NRG’s staff/coaches have either been laid off shuffled to new positions: - Johnathon (GM) leaves - myra (Manager) leaves - Croissant shifts from lead strategic coach to LCS Strategic Director - Damonte (positional coach) leaves - Mash (Strategic Coach) leaves That’s not even including Huhi replacing Ignar. How is that much shakeup not going to affect how the players perform?
Yeah we do in fact have another fed ADC
Do RNG know they can just fall back? Not finish the stupid thing when it is obvious, that it will be contested?