The Alliance had a rule that no team could use a map for their home game more than twice in the same season. Otherwise, if all the teams used the same map over and over again, the matches would lose a lot of their interest. There was also a rule between the two seasons. In the new season, a team could use a map from the previous season, but it couldn't use more than half of the maps from the previous season. And if a team used a home game map for two seasons in a row, it would be banned in the third season.
There were 20 teams in the Alliance. Every team had 38 matches to play, 19 of which were home games. In other words, there were 19 chances to choose a map. In order to comply with the Alliance's rules, a team had to practice with at least 10 maps. In the next season, half of the old maps couldn't be used. In other words, five new maps had to be added in to comply with the rules.
From this, it could be seen that 15 maps could guarantee that a team could use them in a cycle every season as long as they complied with the Alliance's rules. However, only 15 maps could be used in a cycle. After two seasons, everyone knew which ten maps to use each season. As a result, teams usually used more than 15 maps. The maps they used each season were quite flexible.
Happy was a new team. The rookies were all blank pieces of paper. They had to practice from scratch. If it was just them, it was impossible to guess what map they would use. But the problem was that Happy wasn't just a rookie. Ye Xiu, Su Mucheng, and Fang Rui were all experienced pro players. They all had maps they were familiar with.
Directly choosing a map they were familiar with and then teaching the rookies how to use it seemed to be a relatively simple method. Hundred Blossoms had made this assumption when preparing for the match. Then, they had estimated which map Happy would use for their home game.
In the end, it was Broken River.
Let alone the pro players, even the Glory players in the stadium probably wouldn't be unfamiliar with this map. This was a very famous and classic map in the history of Glory. In the in-game Arena, from 2v2s to 10v10s, this was a super popular map. There were even many players who weren't familiar with any maps and only studied this map a little.
To put it bluntly, this was a map that could be used as a home game for anyone. This sort of map shouldn't have appeared in the pro scene. This was because in the pro scene, the home game advantage was mainly reflected in the map choice. Choosing this map was equivalent to giving up the advantage you should have.
There were too many people who understood this. Since the start of the match, when the loading screen showed that it was Broken River, there were all kinds of discussions going on in the stadium. During the broadcast of the match between Thunderclap and Void, Pan Lin did not disappoint and did another flower arrangement. Moreover, Happy had a chat with the guest, Li Yibo, about why he had chosen this map. Li Yibo had no choice but to share his opinion as well. At this moment, Thunder and Void were in full swing …
Happy and Hundred Blossoms continued to fight.
Happy, who had walked straight to the main road, arrived at the side of the river ahead of Hundred Blossoms. Since he hadn't seen Hundred Blossoms on the main road before, Happy naturally knew that Hundred Blossoms had taken a roundabout route.
But, which way would he take to get there?
The viewers with the omniscient view knew, but Happy didn't.
At this moment, the Assassin, Cool Seasons, appeared from the stone forest, but when he saw Team Happy, he immediately retreated.
The audience had already seen Hundred Blossoms' formation in the stone forest, but wasn't this kind of bait a bit too low-level?
In the end, the five members of Team Happy actually dashed towards the place where Cold Seasons had appeared and then disappeared. The home game audience immediately panicked. Chasing after someone on sight was something that only amateurs would do. How could pro players do that?
But at this moment, they saw Hundred Blossoms' characters adjust their positions.
The audience knew what a pro player shouldn't do, and Hundred Blossoms obviously knew even more. As a result, their main goal was to circle around and attack from behind.
Team Happy didn't circle around, but this couldn't be considered beating Hundred Blossoms at their own game. Because Hundred Blossoms' main goal was to prevent them from circling around, they didn't neglect to pay attention to this side. Their formation could be instantly adjusted. The normal audience could see that everyone was too familiar with this map. The location where Hundred Blossoms had set up their ambush was a choice that had considered all aspects.
They hadn't neglected the front or the back. Hundred Blossoms had finally waited for Happy.
Happy's five players reached the outside of the circle, but they didn't leave while the audience was sweating.
Then, Hundred Blossoms' five players watched speechlessly as a Goblins waddled in from outside.
Team Happy hadn't sent a Summoner, but they had sent a summon because they had the unspecialized Lord Grim.
Hundred Blossoms' five players stared blankly at the weakest summon. It had come alone, so of course it wasn't a threat. But the summon's courage was commendable. When it saw a target, Goblins immediately swung its club and rushed forward. At the same time, it threw a rock at its target: Assassin Cool Seasons.
Throwing Rocks was one of Goblins' summons. But this simple and crude attack couldn't be underestimated. This attack had a 20% chance of Dizziness. For this 20% chance, a Battle Mage, Elementalist, or Witch carrying a Goblins wouldn't be too surprising.
But speaking of which, the attack speed of Throwing Rocks was quite slow. It might have been possible to be caught off guard in a chaotic battle, but right now, it was thrown right in front of you. If you couldn't dodge it, you should feel ashamed.
Zhou Guangyi's Cold Seasons easily dodged it. Then, Goblins waddled in front of him, and Cold Seasons finished it off quickly. Then, another Goblins came in.
Goblins couldn't summon two at once, but when a summon died, it would receive a signal. As a result, right after Cold Seasons finished it off, Ye Xiu had Lord Grim finish it off. Then, another one came in.
"What are they doing?" In Hundred Blossoms' chat, the Cleric player, Mo Chuchen, couldn't help but ask.
"Focus," Yu Feng said. He felt like this sort of deliberate mystification was most likely to distract them. That was what he thought, but he didn't have the confidence to say it out loud. In reality, he was fiercely trying to figure out what they were trying to do.
The second Goblins came. Hundred Blossoms' position didn't change, so this time, it chose Cold Seasons as its first target. It charged forward, but was finished off by Cold Seasons in a few moves.
The third one came.
While Hundred Blossoms' five players were going crazy, they suddenly understood. By using Goblins to tease them, they were telling them: Don't be naive, we won't be able to get in.
If Hundred Blossoms' five players didn't come out, and Happy's five players didn't go in, what would the result be?
This question was rather difficult to answer. Team tactics were much more complicated than individual battles. Mo Fan's actions quickly earned him two yellow cards, but in the team competition, if this sort of stalemate occurred, the referees would have to think about it for a long time. Although their decisions had unquestionable authority, after the match, there was a chance that the referees would judge whether or not their performance was reasonable, especially in this sort of difficult decision. It was something the referees didn't want to encounter.
But right now, the referees weren't conflicted at all.
Because in reality, the match wasn't in a stalemate. Goblins one, two, three, three in a row. Happy's others were also moving. Su Mucheng, Fang Rui, Qiao Yifan, and An Wenyi were all circling around.
Yu Feng's initial judgment wasn't wrong. This sort of deliberate mystification was to distract them, and then create a diversion.
However, Hundred Blossoms' attention shouldn't be so scattered that they couldn't see the people behind them, right? They were a bit restless, but their formation hadn't been disturbed at all. No matter which side attacked, or whether it was a pincer attack, they still had the advantage.
At this moment, Lord Grim finally sent in the fifth Goblins. Ye Xiu also negotiated with the other side in the public chat.
"How many?" Ye Xiu asked.
"Five …" Yu Feng was speechless.
"How many do you want to count?" Ye Xiu asked.
"… …"
If they went out now, it was possible that they would set up an attack formation outside. Team Hundred Blossoms pondered. And if they didn't go out, Happy didn't seem to dare attack. But if they continued in this stalemate, the referees would intervene sooner or later. How would they rule? They knew there was an ambush, yet they still forced Happy to charge in. This clearly didn't make sense. But now that Happy was blocking the exit, forcing Hundred Blossoms to go out didn't seem very convenient.
At this moment, Hundred Blossoms deeply understood how difficult it was for the referees.
"Maybe they'll reset?" Zou Yuan said.
In a situation that couldn't be explained, resetting to resolve a stalemate was a situation that had happened before.
"Wait for it to reset?" Zhou Guangyi said as he dealt with the fifth Goblins. He didn't like this kind of stalemate. In reality, he didn't even like this kind of ambush, even though he was an Assassin player.
The final decision was obviously made by the captain, Yu Feng. He pondered … … and the sixth Goblins had already shakily entered. Everyone was numb.
"I think … …" Zhou Guangyi was just about to type something meaningful, when he suddenly felt something flash in front of him. Then, he saw three artillery shells spitting flames at him, much faster than the shakily shakily Goblins.
Zhou Guangyi didn't have time to type. He flipped and rolled. The three artillery shells exploded where he had just escaped. The other four only came back to their senses after the explosions.
All of them turned to look at the front, searching for the enemy's figure. This sudden attack made them all forget the clear division of labor they had at the beginning.
The opportunity was in this instant.
Behind the five from Hundred Blossoms, Happy and the other three immediately charged in.
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