Over the past year, Lin Feng had participated in all sorts of competitions, big and small, and in all sorts of teams, the top lane had always been the weakest link.
One had to know that the game had been emphasizing the importance of the top laner position for the past two years.
Naturally, it wasn't a wise choice to go against the new version.
Lin Feng knew all too well how important a good top lane was to a team.
It was just like how Tian Tian was to KG. If they didn't have him, a top-tier top laner of the Seven Kings, KG Team's overall combat strength wouldn't even be in the top five in the LPL region. Not to mention that they had fought Lege head-on in last year's World Championships.
In the end, Team D won.
Another example was Seve.
As for Team COG, even if the team's overall tactical coordination did not fully display the true strength of this veteran Seven Kings, they were still able to sit firmly in the second place of the North American division. This was the embodiment of the top laner's contribution.
Not to mention a team like SSK. Their top laner, Wolf, might not be as famous as his jungler, but he was definitely one of the best in the world.
Korean Dark Horse Mi
Team X's top laner, The-Swo.
What's more, during the training phase of this year's finals, he had proven to everyone just how much of a threat a strong top lane could pose to an opponent.
That was the general trend.
Lin Feng had no choice but to take it seriously.
Speaking of which, the team he was currently preparing to build, even though the jungler Li Shiyi hadn't fully recovered yet and the bottom lane Tang Bingyao and Ceng Rui were still a bit immature, they were still within acceptable limits. But if the top lane became their weakness, it would be a fatal problem.
Lin Feng didn't even need to think about it to know what would happen if he ran into Mi
X or KG, a team with a top laner like them, if their top lane was destroyed by their top laner, how tragic would that be?
Even now that he was at his peak, it would be difficult for him to salvage the situation.
So, the last spot left in the team was …
It had to be carefully selected.
Especially carefully.
But …
Lin Feng frowned as he picked up his pen.
How troublesome.
… …
Lin Feng wrote down the name "Dou Zi" in his notebook.
Speaking of which, Dou Zi's main role was to play in the wild. It was only because of the lineup that she was often assigned to the top lane to make up for the situation.
With Dou Zi's skill level, his jungler was considered pretty good among normal players, and he was barely able to be a top laner. However, if he was only dealing with some normal high school tournaments or regional cups, he could still muddle through.
But in terms of playing professionally —
Naturally, it was not enough.
Lin Feng shook his head repeatedly. Not to mention that Bean's ambition was not in professional esports. Even if he was really in charge of the top unit in the team, it would be difficult for him to play in the LSPL First Division, let alone the LPL or even the World Championship.
If they really went up, the tragedy of dying in five minutes was very likely to happen.
Lin Feng picked up a pen and wrote down the second name, "Fatty," and underlined it. The tip of the pen unconsciously scratched at the end of the underlined line. Once again, he fell into deep thought.
As for Tian Tian … he was naturally the most suitable and ideal candidate.
His combat power was close to that of the Yonko.
In today's new generation of professional esports, he was in the top three of all the top laners, strong enough to compete with Wolf and The-Swo.
Facing such an opponent head-on was even more difficult than the veteran top laner Seve.
Moreover, he had to be stronger by a level.
Not to mention the fact that they were once the most familiar teammates and understood each other's playstyle too well. If they could reunite, the top, center, and jungle positions would be enough to strike fear into the hearts of the world's top teams.
Unfortunately …
For the time being, he couldn't.
Lin Feng had a sad expression on his face.
Before, Lin Feng and Tian Tian had talked about this in private. Tian Tian had expressed his willingness without hesitation, but Lin Feng knew that Tian Tian was actually in a difficult situation.
On one side was his old teammate who had fought side by side with him in the past, and on the other side was the club that had taken care of him for many years, and he was also indebted to his new partner who had been with him day and night.
In fact, it was hard to make a decision easily.
Even though Lin Feng hoped that Tian Tian would come back, he didn't want to make things difficult for him.
Other than that, according to the player's contract, Tian Tian's contract with KG Team would only end next summer.
Distant water cannot quench present thirst.
The problem at hand still needed to be solved.
Lin Feng rubbed his temples again, feeling a headache coming on.
Who else could there be …
…
In fact, Lin Feng originally had a third candidate, who was also an old acquaintance. In the original LSPL First Division, Team Seven Leaves' ace player, Eight Winecup.
Lin Feng and Eight Winecup's relationship could be said to be very close, and the other had always regarded him as an idol.
Previously, in order to raise the "retainer fee" for Eleven, Lin Feng had accidentally encountered Team Seven Leaves, which was stationed in the Internet cafe. When he saw Eight Winecup that time, he actually had the idea of recruiting him in this regard.
After all, although he called him "Little Eight", Eight Winecup had long become famous in the LSPL division. His strength and talent were incomparably outstanding. Even Tian Tian had mentioned and praised him, believing that if the former was given more time, it would be enough for him to become another world-class top laner in the LPL division.
But it was still the same. Things were different now.
The current situation was that Team Seven Leaves had successfully advanced to next year's LPL under the leadership of Eight Winecup.
As a result, it was difficult for a certain someone to open his mouth.
Originally, the other party was still in the LSPL division, and he could still promise to bring the other party to a higher level of the league and shine on a bigger stage. Now that the other party had made it into the LPL, the appeal of recruiting him would naturally be reduced a bit. It would be somewhat suspicious of Team Seven Leaves, and it would not seem particularly kind.
In addition, Eight Winecup's problem was similar to Tian Tian's. He did not know when the player's contract would expire.
So from the looks of it, active professional players were not very suitable to be considered.
But for non-professional players … it was too difficult to meet the requirements of professional or even international competition.
It seemed that the problem had reached a dead end.
Lin Feng bit the shaft of his pen and racked his brains, trying to find a suitable candidate in his mind.
(A suitable top laner … the kind that has enough talent and strength …)
(Where is there —)
If he continued to struggle like this, he even began to consider whether he should directly go online and post some recruitment post. Based on the principle of casting a wide net, he would randomly search through the group of Kings of the local server experts. Perhaps he could find one or two passable players who were of use to him.
Suddenly.
It was as if a bolt of lightning had flashed through someone's mind.
His eyes immediately lit up.
Got it!
When it came to a top laner who was not an active professional player and was strong enough … In his memory, there really was such a person!
Moreover, he really would not be much inferior to a top professional top laner like Little Eight!
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