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Veskit
Mar 2, 2005

I love capitalism!! DM me for the best investing advice!
Isn't there also a third place match?

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bef
Mar 2, 2010

by Nyc_Tattoo
Well, downed half a bottle of wine and some :munch:, I'm ready

M. Night Skymall
Mar 22, 2012

Veskit posted:

Isn't there also a third place match?

No, third place doesn't matter. Just last, first, and the rest.

parasyte
Aug 13, 2003

Nobody wants to die except the suicides. They're no fun.

Let the slashfic begin

e:

parasyte fucked around with this message at 06:14 on May 26, 2013

Damiya
Jul 3, 2012
This game is gonna be bananas. Tf jayce thresh. Oh mannn

Koguma
Sep 1, 2007

One of the Big Seven !!
They gave Insec Lee, oh man.

fariz
Nov 10, 2009

You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.
LCL's team seems devastating

sirtommygunn
Mar 7, 2013



Oh thank god, some new champion selections. I was getting tired of seeing only ~15 champions out of the ~110 champion roster.

Angrymob
Feb 21, 2006
Holy poo poo action packed start for that blue buff. These games are gonna be awesome

Jenny Angel
Oct 24, 2010

Out of Control
Hard to Regulate
Anything Goes!
Lipstick Apathy
That series of engagements was brilliant, Ambition and the rest of the Korean squad were just ridiculously on point.

PsychicToaster
Jan 12, 2010
Those loving lantern plays from MadLife are incredible.

Zahki
Nov 7, 2004

Jersey Mike posted:

Those loving lantern plays from MadLife are incredible.

Thats why it's such a great ability. Makes these games so exciting to watch, Thresh is just a playmaking machine I wish all supports were like him.

Skippy McPants
Mar 19, 2009

It's like a longer range flash on a 20s cooldown if your teamwork is good. Crazy stuff.

Okkusenman
Oct 31, 2010

this is me irl lmao and im gay. a gay man
I still don't understand why China gave Korea Jayce.

Jayce is seriously a better play-maker than Rumble I believe

The Journey Fraternity
Nov 25, 2003



I found this on the ground!
That Lulu snipe :aaa:

ImpAtom
May 24, 2007

Korea just making every other team look sad.

bef
Mar 2, 2010

by Nyc_Tattoo
China vs NA would've been good

Zahki posted:

They played in the first round and NA lost 0-2. Looks like Korea is far ahead of any other region really, I thought China would go ok but they hardly did better than NA, that was a fairly comprehensive stomping.


Ah didn't see those matches. Looks like Korea is just in another league compared to everyone else.

bef fucked around with this message at 06:59 on May 26, 2013

Savage Cracker
Jul 21, 2010
wow korea almost made china look like north america/europe

FFSabin
Jul 3, 2004

ぐるぐる
There is a reason Twisted Fate is banned like 100% of the time in both China and Korea.

Zahki
Nov 7, 2004

bef posted:

China vs NA would've been good

They played in the first round and NA lost 0-2. Looks like Korea is far ahead of any other region really, I thought China would go ok but they hardly did better than NA, that was a fairly comprehensive stomping.

Age of the Atomic Mom
Oct 15, 2009

I don't think anyone has banned/picked Thresh against MadLife yet. If they don't again, Korea is probably going to laugh all the way to the Nexus I think.

PsychicToaster
Jan 12, 2010
Does anyone else find these matches inspiring? I'm definitely going to get into some games when this is over.

Libertine
Jun 21, 2004

When I die, I hope they say I made the eSports industry a better place than I made millions of dollars.
Watching pro players play Thresh is so insane.

When I play Thresh it's like:

*whiffed hook*
*flay in the wrong direction*
*throw lantern* (ADC doesn't click it)
[Enemy Double Kill!]

Okkusenman
Oct 31, 2010

this is me irl lmao and im gay. a gay man
China gets Thresh

Korea get Jayce and Kha'zix

China why :negative:

Then suddenly (e.)Jungle Gragas. :stare:

Okkusenman fucked around with this message at 07:13 on May 26, 2013

Jenny Angel
Oct 24, 2010

Out of Control
Hard to Regulate
Anything Goes!
Lipstick Apathy

Libertine posted:

Watching pro players play Thresh is so insane.

When I play Thresh it's like:

*whiffed hook*
*flay in the wrong direction*
*throw lantern* (ADC doesn't click it)
[Enemy Double Kill!]

Yeah, Thresh's skill cap is insane. I learned to play support on Taric, whose specific mechanics are at a very low skill cap, so I could devote a lot of the learning effort to understanding harassment, sustaining, ward control, coordinating with jungle ganks, etc. Then Thresh comes out and it's like "Oh yeah, he seems OP and I know how to play support, I'll rock this" and then it's just whiffed everythings and you wonder how these crazy crazy men manage to be such wizards with him.

Zahki
Nov 7, 2004

Gragas jungle, what the gently caress?

IBentMyWookie
Apr 8, 2003

Zahki posted:

Gragas jungle, what the gently caress?

Insec owned with it in a fun game against the Korean All Stars runnerups.

Libertine
Jun 21, 2004

When I die, I hope they say I made the eSports industry a better place than I made millions of dollars.

Zahki posted:

Gragas jungle, what the gently caress?

The announcers are like going nuts about it, but this guy has played it many times before, and I know Saint has done it in solo queue as well. It's legit.

Angrymob
Feb 21, 2006

Zahki posted:

Gragas jungle, what the gently caress?

Holy gently caress this series is so awesome. I am psyched for world finals, where it's more than just 1 chinese team vs 1 korean team doing crazy poo poo. After watching NA LCS for the past months, these games are just so amazing in comparison

Kooriken
Dec 27, 2012

This thread is beneath my talent, but I....shall elevate it.
China playing Musical Lanes.

Dodoman
Feb 26, 2009



A moment of laxity
A lifetime of regret
Lipstick Apathy
Holy hell these Koreans are nuts!

ImpAtom
May 24, 2007

Jesus, Korea is making everyone else look like children.

Libertine
Jun 21, 2004

When I die, I hope they say I made the eSports industry a better place than I made millions of dollars.
inSec just dropped the explosive cask bomb on the Wraith camp just because

Libertine
Jun 21, 2004

When I die, I hope they say I made the eSports industry a better place than I made millions of dollars.
I feel like Korea just erased the entire country of China from the map in that team fight. I don't know if I've ever seen a team erased so hard.

Hypocrisy
Oct 4, 2006
Lord of Sarcasm

The world is so far behind Korea...

27 minutes, 20k gold lead. drat...just drat.

Dead silent crowd. Amusing.

Hypocrisy fucked around with this message at 07:43 on May 26, 2013

Libertine
Jun 21, 2004

When I die, I hope they say I made the eSports industry a better place than I made millions of dollars.
11-0 on towers with a 20k+ gold lead in under 30 minutes in the grand final. Holy loving poo poo.

Zanael
Jan 30, 2007

Finn 3:16 says I just licorice
whipped your peppermint ass
C'est la branlée

Wow. Awesome display of skills from the koreans.

ImpAtom
May 24, 2007

That was insane. Korea could have gone 4v5 and won that match.

Skippy McPants
Mar 19, 2009

I guess NA and EU can feel a little better now, it doesn't look like anyone can go up against Korea without getting totally brutalized.

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PsychicToaster
Jan 12, 2010
So it is possible to shut 8000 people up over a video game...amazing performance by Korea.

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