Using Clockwork's casting delay as an example, Lin Feng knew that this was the easiest explanation for the Shang Cai Esports Club members around him —
Clockwork was very vulnerable to Clockwork's casting delay.
On the professional stage, with the reaction speed and hand speed of most pro players, as long as they held back a skill, they would be able to dodge Clockwork's powerful skill effortlessly.
As a result, Clockwork Demon's power in the mid to late game was greatly reduced. It was not as stable as the skills of other mid laners.
But this was only part of the reason.
There were many other complicated factors as to why the Clockwork Demon Spirit was rarely seen in the professional scene.
This was because the Pro Competition was completely different from normal ranked or lower level competitions.
If you took out the Clockwork Demon Spirit in a normal matchup or in the semi-finals of the Golden Spear Cup, it could be said to be stable. However, in a professional competition, especially in a LPL competition … the weakness of the Clockwork Demon Spirit was exposed.
This hero was also afraid of being targeted in the early game.
Because Clockwork grew by eating, it could only be slowly damaged when it was stable.
Once it was targeted and killed, even if it was just crippled and the opponent began to control the lane, it could make Clockwork Demon's online growth rhythm extremely difficult —
And at the same time, if the opponent chose a hero like Murloc, Thundering, or even Kassadin, as long as they got a kill, they could instantly snowball the advantage.
This was something Clockwork Demon could not compare to.
So.
It was not easy to play Clockwork well.
The higher the standard of the competition, the more the mid laner from either side would not easily bring out Orianna to the stage —
Don't think that "stable" was a coward.
Ordinary people … without enough strength, they were not qualified to be stable.
Of course —
Just like what someone added in his heart, there were always exceptions to the situation.
For example, in this match between Fudan and Tongji, Qiu Yijie, as the ace captain of Fudan's mid laner, could calmly take out Clockwork Orianna. His confidence came from his personal strength, which was close to a level higher than the average level of all the players in the Gold Spear Cup.
In terms of strength, he had absolute suppression.
He could more confidently and confidently display the strength of Clockwork Demon. At the same time, he could use his own skills to cover up the flaws of the hero itself.
In the professional arena …
It was the same.
Most normal solo players might not dare to pick Clockwork, but that didn't mean that no one dared to pick it.
If someone were to do a statistical survey, it would not be difficult to find a surprising result. In the professional leagues of the major regions, the most frequently used Clockwork Demon was the solo mid laner …
The IDs basically revolved around the names of familiar top experts such as "Phoenix", "Morning Star", "Moon" and "F".
Yes.
He was a top-tier mid laner who had reached the level of the Seven Kings and Four Emperors. He was like Qiu Yijie in the Golden Spear Cup. He had the ability to surpass the majority of normal pro mid laners. He was able to use a mid laner hero like the Clockwork Demon Spirit that seemed stable but was actually extremely demanding.
Moreover, he could also use Clockwork to perform at the level of a carry in the entire game.
His mind was filled with distracting thoughts, causing him to be in a trance for a moment.
Deafening cheers and applause suddenly rang out from the surroundings.
It brought his thoughts back to the present.
He looked toward the stage.
On the giant LCD screen, the first match between Tongji and Fudan had begun.
…
There were two points that attracted the most attention in this match. One was the mid laner of Fudan's captain, Qiu Yijie, and the other was the jungler of Tongji's captain.
The jungler of the latter was Blind Monk Li Qing on the blue side.
Compared to Qiu Yijie, the jungler of Tongji knew that his team's average ability was not as good as their opponent's, so he could not be like Qiu Yijie and choose a stable Clockwork Demon Spirit to settle the match in the mid to late game.
Choosing Blind Monk as a jungler …
He had to fight for the rhythm of the early game.
His attitude was clear and resolute.
His teammates might not be as good as their opponents, but he was a jungler … He had to forcefully carry the rhythm of the game in the early game!
"This Blind Monk will probably be very aggressive in the early game. Otherwise, he won't have a chance if he runs out of energy later on."
Mo Sheng gave an objective evaluation on the commentary platform.
West Wind nodded.
"This captain of Tongji … is quite good at jungling."
"It seems like it's known for its offensive abilities."
Regarding this point, the Cai team members in the front row of the spectator seats also had a deep understanding of this point. Previously, during the group stage of the Gold Spear Cup, they had fought against Tongji Team. They had personally experienced the fierce attack and gank rhythm of Tongji Team's old jungler. At that time, if it wasn't for a certain someone ….. it was possible that they would have been defeated in the early to middle stages.
Lin Feng narrowed his eyes and watched the blue team jungler quickly walk out of the high ground on the big screen.
He also had an impression of the old jungler of Tongji.
This level of jungler …
If he brought out the Blind Monk and cut off all means of retreat, there was indeed a chance for him to gain the upper hand.
He had no doubt about this.
However, what made him slightly curious was which path the blue team would choose to start from when they were fighting the Blind Monk in the wild.
…
The answer was bottom lane.
As mentioned before, when comparing the strength of the two veteran teams, Tongji and Fudan, other than Qiu Yijie who had an absolute crushing advantage in the mid lane and the old jungler of Tongji, the rest of the positions were dominated by Fudan's players.
Bottom lane.
Especially so.
Last year in the National University League, the Shanghai Esports Association team led by a certain someone had played against Fudan. At that time, the bottom lane duo of the Shanghai Esports Association team was Tang Bingyao and Ceng Rui. Although the two weren't as strong as they were now, their teamwork was unparalleled. Even when they encountered a semi-pro level bottom lane duo, they were still able to defeat them head-on.
But at that time, the two of them faced Fudan's bottom lane duo. Although they also relied on Tang Bingyao's strong individual skills and Ceng Rui's meticulous synergy to suppress their opponents, they were still stubbornly held off by Fudan's ADC and support. For a full ten minutes, they were unable to make any progress. Even their last hits weren't too far ahead.
The current bottom lane duo of Tongji was much weaker than Tang Bingyao and Ceng Rui at that time. Against Fudan's duo, who were in better condition this year, they immediately fell into an incomparably difficult situation.
The blue team's ADC, Explorer, and support, Burong, were almost completely suppressed by the purple team's Wind Lady and Policewoman.
In less than four minutes.
EZ was hit with [Heal] and [Flash], losing both of his summons.
Another wave of attacks allowed the purple team's bottom lane duo to seize the opportunity. They didn't even need the help of the jungler to directly take down a first blood or even a double kill.
Fortunately —
The purple team's jungler didn't come, but the blue team's old jungler, Blind Monk Li Qing, arrived.
There was an uproar in the spectator stands. At the same time, on the commentator's stand, West Wind and Mo Sheng couldn't help but frown.
"This wave …"
"Is it a forced gank?"
"It won't be easy."
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