The S10 playoffs would officially start on September 10th.
There was still a month before the playoffs, and the new heroes for the 10-2 season were officially released. The new hero that was released this time was an archer called [Shooting Arrow]. The character design was a very cute little shota with a blue bow and arrow on his back.
Skill Q could shoot small darts to attack enemies from a distance. After the darts hit, there would be a "bleed" debuff. The higher the number of darts, the faster the damage. It was also the hero's main damage output skill.
After activating Skill W, the mana consumption would be faster and the darts' attacks would have splash damage. Skill E could retrieve the darts and jump back a certain distance. Skill R had a big move, "Shooting Star Arrow Rain," which would shoot out densely packed darts in a fan shape and cause physical damage in a large area.
Cheng Xing liked this little shota very much. The moment [Shooting Arrow] was released, he bought this hero and used the little shota to practice in solo matches.
Ye Shaoyang also carefully studied this new archer and discussed it with Xie Weiyu.
Xie Weiyu commented, "[Shooting Arrow] is a T0 archer in this version. In the early stages, his attack speed is slow and his damage output is low, but he has Skill E that can be used to save his life. In the later stages, his damage output is explosive, especially when fighting in a team. He can use his big move, fan-shaped darts, quickly stacking bleed, and deal tons of damage."
Ye Shaoyang asked, "What do you think about [Shooting Arrow] compared to [Wind Spirit]?"
Xie Weiyu thought about it seriously and said, "[Wind Spirit] has a lot of displacement and is more agile. However, his skills are single-target attacks. [Shooting Arrow] is not as agile as him, but his damage output is higher in a team battle. They are both T0 archers, each with their own strengths and suits different lineups. "
In the first round of the playoffs, Yueying would play against Beimu, and Tianheng would play against Jing Zhe. The two teams would not meet for the time being, so Ye Shaoyang and Xie Weiyu did not need to avoid suspicion. When the two of them ranked in private, they would also talk about the new heroes.
The new jungler hero [Soul Chaser] for the 10-1 season and the new archer [Shooting Arrow] for the 10-2 season would both be released in the 10-3 playoffs. All the teams were making use of their time to research the lineup and BP of the new hero.
Jing Zhe Xie Yuan, Northern Shepherd Zhao Xinping, and Yueying Xie Weiyu were the top three Archers in the Professional Alliance. Among the shooters in the winning group of the playoffs, Cheng Xing was the weakest on paper.
Cheng Xing was very clear about this, so he had been practicing very seriously during this period of time. Every day, he would practice until 4 am before going to bed. There were obvious dark circles under his eyes.
In order to avoid clashing with domestic players, Cheng Xing would always use a smurf account to practice in the international server.
There were many experts in the international server, but Cheng Xing's record was getting better and better.
Although Cheng Xing did not win any prizes in this year's World Invitational Tournament, he had fought his way into the top 32 from the wild card zone. He had even gone overseas to participate in competitions against world-class experts like Mitchell and Vanessa. His mental strength was no longer that of a newbie.
Now, no matter how strong his opponent was, Cheng Xing could remain calm and look for opportunities to counterattack. This was also his biggest growth after this year's Singles.
Ye Shaoyang realized that Little Xing was improving very quickly. Even if he went solo in the international server, he would be able to develop in the bottom lane and stay alive. When he joined the team in the late game, his damage output would be devastating!
His Archer's damage output would often exceed 40%. Sometimes, the game would go smoother. Cheng Xing had also won the MVP many times. His damage output could reach 45% or more. He had even achieved brilliant results like 8-0 and 9-0.
He was no longer Tianheng's weakness.
Cheng Xing said excitedly, "I'm very comfortable playing this new hero. It feels so good to shoot darts and use big moves to kill people. I often get triple kills!"
Darts were different from the long arrows of other Archers. It was a very small hidden weapon. Therefore, it flew very quickly. Its weakness was that it could not be targeted. It needed to be predicted and aimed. The player's skill was very high.
Q skill, shooting out 5 small darts in a wave, often missing.
However, after a few days of practice, Cheng Xing's skill hit rate was very high. Whether it was clearing troops or attacking people, the number of darts that missed was getting fewer and fewer. He could even move like a snake and hit all the darts with Q skill.
Chi Shuo watched Cheng Xing's training video and was very pleased with his disciple's progress. He said to Coach Lin, "Little Xing's new Archer is playing well. Should we consider in advance what lineup to choose to match this new Archer?"
Coach Lin smiled and said, "The coaching team has been studying the lineup of the new hero recently. There's a plan, but I don't know if you guys can work together."
Coach Lin connected the laptop he carried with him to the projection equipment in the training room. He played a PowerPoint analysis of the lineup prepared by the coaching team. On the first page, there was a very special lineup system.
The top laner was Old Qin's best hero [Black Dragon Knight]. The support was the tankiest [Radiant Shield] [Paladin] or the crowd control [Doomhammer]. The mid laner [Day Mage], jungler [Shadow of the Waning Moon], and archer [Shooting Arrow].
The mid laner happened to be the combination of Sun, Moon, and Star.
Coach Lin said, "The names of the three of you are Lieyang, Shuoyue, and Fanxing. In Divinity Wars, there are heroes with Sun and Moon in their names. They can be paired with the new archer to form the combination of Sun, Moon, and Star."
The lineup that the coach came up with was not forced. The midlaner [Day Mage] could be used as a tank, a melee attacker, and play as a warrior. The new archer [Flying Arrow Meteor] could shoot darts from a distance and deal high AOE physical damage. [Shadow of the Waning Moon] was a very flexible jungler who could use the moonlight mark to enter and exit the battlefield.
In other words, the mid laner, jungler, and archer had three core lineups. The mid laner and archer were responsible for working together to reduce the opponent's health, the jungler entered the battlefield to collect kills, and the top laner and support were responsible for protection and control.
Chi Shuo's hero pool included the unpopular hero [Shadow of the Waning Moon]. The reason why he did not take it out was that this hero relied on combo skills to deal damage and relied too much on blue buffs. If he did not get blue buffs in the beginning of the game, the speed of clearing the jungler would be very slow, which would greatly affect the pace of development.
A developing jungler was easy to target. Before the S9 season, Chi Shuo had lost half of this hero and could not develop at all. Now, although Ye Shaoyang helped him reduce the pressure, it was still very risky to take out a jungler who relied too much on blue buffs.
Without blue buffs, it was easy to fail. The protection and competition for blue buffs required the cooperation of teammates.
Chi Shuo and Ye Shaoyang looked at each other. The latter smiled and said, "Let's try it."
Qujiang also said, "This lineup is not bad. Sun, Moon, Star. It's like a lineup that is destined for Tianheng. Doesn't Jing Zhe have the iron triangle of Fang Fang, Yuan Yuan, and Yun Mo? Our Tianheng's Sun, Moon, and Star is also an iron triangle! "
Old Qin nodded in agreement. "That makes sense! Little Star has been in good shape recently. I think the three DPS are reliable. If they target the mid laner, Little Star will develop and fight in the late game. If they target the archer, Yangyang will be the DPS equipment. If they target the jungler, we will help defend together. "
Ye Shaoyang listened to his two teammates' words and felt a slight warmth in his heart.
In fact, it did not matter who was the core and who was the tool. The five people in Tianheng were always a team. As long as they could win the game, what did it matter if they were the main character or supporting role in the team?
Qujiang and Old Qin had always been aware of this, which made the coaching team feel a lot more relaxed.
Coach Lin said straightforwardly, "From today onwards, we will practice this Sun, Moon, and Star system first. After we are familiar with it, we will practice Chi Shuo and Yangyang's tracking playstyle. There is still a month before the playoffs. We will play steadily and practice slowly! "
Every time a new lineup was brought out, it required repeated practice to master the rhythm and coordination. Even if they were familiar with each hero, the five of them could be disjointed in the team battle.
Therefore, everyone was very serious about the upcoming training and did not let go of any details.
The children of Tianheng's Team 2 were conscientious training partners for the home team. In order to let the home team practice resisting pressure, Coach Lin would let Team 2 have a few thousand economy at the start of every training game. Sometimes, he would let Team 2 deliberately steal Chi Shuo's blue buff to see how Chi Shuo would play against the wind without blue buffs.
This intense training lasted for a week, and Tianheng's home team's new lineup was finally familiar with it.
The coaching team quickly took out the second lineup system for everyone to practice. This time, it was the combination of the new jungler [Spirit Chaser] and the mid laner [Hell Butterfly] from the 10-1 season. The key was the combination of the jungler and the jungler.
The mid laner [Hell Butterfly] was not difficult to control, but it required a lot of awareness. He had to have a good view of the overall situation to be effective. His big move [Spirit Butterfly Tracking] could open up a full view of the map and teleport him to the side of a designated opponent. Pairing him with [Spirit Chaser] was equivalent to letting Ye Shaoyang be Chi Shuo's eyes.
Ye Shaoyang saw the opponent and chose the most suitable person to kill to cripple the opponent.
Chi Shuo immediately followed to collect the kill.
I am your eyes, and you are my blade.
This combination of the two players was also a great test of their tacit understanding.
In order to keep up with their fast pace, the top laner, support, and archer heroes were adjusted accordingly. They were all heroes with stronger resistance to pressure in the early stages to avoid being killed by the opponent.
Without any worries, Tianheng's jungler could play.
The children of Team 2 were caught in less than ten minutes by this pair of devils.
The mid laner, Xie Xiaotian, could not help but sigh in private. Brother Yang's awareness is too strong! With Chi Shuo flying all over the map, there's no way to defend against his tracking style!
The captain of Team 2, Yan Bin, smiled and said, "I'm looking forward to seeing the players of the other teams get caught by Chi Shuo and Brother Yang. I'm looking forward to seeing the rookies of Team 2 get beaten up by the devils every day."
Yes, the rookies of Team 2 were about to get beaten up.
The combination of two world champions was simply terrifying!
In addition to these new heroes, the coaching staff also made corresponding adjustments to the lineup of the old heroes.
For example, Ye Shaoyang suggested that Chi Shuo use a mage as a jungler, and he use a marksman as a mid laner. Or a double jungler system. New wine in an old bottle also had good results.
Time passed quickly.
Tianheng practiced one lineup after another to make the best preparations for the playoffs. A week before the playoffs, Coach Lin arranged a few practice matches with foreign teams to consolidate their results.
Since Ye Shaoyang won the S10 individual competition, many foreign coaches began to pay attention to Tianheng. During this time, Coach Lin's mailbox was flooded with countless practice match invitations.
In the past, Lin Feng would often be rejected when he asked foreign teams for practice matches, but he would thicken his skin and persuade them. Only then would there be people willing to play practice matches with them. Now … there were too many teams to arrange practice matches with.
It was clear that Tianheng's overall strength had been recognized by many foreign coaches.
At the same time, Jing Zhe's team was also training intensely.
Coach Chen said seriously, "Lieyang won the S10 individual competition, Chi Shuo won the S6 individual competition, and Tianheng is now a double champion. Their morale is high, and they must be more careful when playing Tianheng in the playoffs."
Fang Zhengqing glanced at Xie Yuan and narrowed his eyes. "We're also a double champion."
Xie Yuan smiled and said, "A double champion against two singles champions. Sounds like a 50-50 chance?"
Li Yunmo said calmly, "Should we put the breakthrough point for Tianheng in the middle lane?"
Everyone looked at Fang Zhengqing. "Team Fang, let's reverse the elimination?"
Fang Zhengqing held his forehead helplessly. "My reverse chemistry with Chi Shuo is no longer effective, right? I think Lieyang will be the one to command the team to play Jing Zhe. I can't guess Lieyang's thinking. "
Xie Yuan said, "Yangyang and Chi Shuo have a good understanding of each other. His thinking should be similar to Chi Shuo's. Tell me, will Chi Shuo choose a new hero [Soul Chaser]? Should we ban the new hero? "
Fang Zhengqing said, "I think he will. Doesn't Tianheng like new strategies?"
Coach Chen interrupted their joke. "Reverse elimination is just a joke. Don't take it seriously. Tianheng's specific lineup will be decided by the entire coaching team. Chi Shuo can't make the decision alone. Chi Shuo will definitely play the new hero [Soul Chaser]. We have to prevent him from taking it. "
Fang Zhengqing nodded. "They have the priority to choose sides. They should choose the blue side for the first round, right?"
Coach Chen said, "Yes, the blue side will have a faster pace and is more suitable for the coordination of the midlaners. The playoffs are the overall BP. Therefore, we have to make some arrangements according to Tianheng's style. Yun Mo is right. When we play Tianheng, we have to focus on the midlaners. Don't let Lieyang and Chi Shuo coordinate. "
Fang Zhengqing said thoughtfully, "It seems that the midlaner will be the focus of attention again."
The arrangement and strategy of the coaches of both teams were also the key to the outcome of the playoffs. Sometimes, mistakes in BP could lead to the loss of the game. Which game to use the strong hero needed to be carefully considered.
Jing Zhe's coaching team was also very professional. They did a comprehensive study of the new hero and found some new ideas for the lineup.
A month passed quickly. In September, the students started a new semester. The official League of Legends competition finally entered the intense and exciting playoffs.
The first round of the playoffs was Tianheng vs Jing Zhe. The game would be held at the Star City Esports Center.
Ye Shaoyang still remembered last year at this time. He and Xiao Rui went to the Star City Esports Center as spectators. Tianheng was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs, and there was a lot of criticism online.
In the blink of an eye, a year had passed since he transmigrated to this world.
He believed that this time, Tianheng would be able to stand on the big stage until the end.
On September 9th, everyone from Tianheng arrived at Star City in advance. Everyone checked into the hotel designated by the officials. In the hotel lobby, they bumped into Jing Zhe's team members.
Fang Zhengqing was carrying a cage. Inside it was his favorite Ragdoll. Chi Shuo looked at his cage and couldn't help but say, "Aren't you exaggerating a little? You even brought a cat to cheer for you?"
Fang Zhengqing explained, "I've been too busy recently, so I brought Xiao Fang home for my parents to take care of."
His home was near Star City. It seemed that Fang Zhengqing wanted to focus on the game, so he brought the cat back home. Ye Shaoyang saw Fang Zhengqing's cat for the first time. He felt very close to it and couldn't help but go over and tease it, "Xiao Fang, how are you?"
The cat raised its eyelids and didn't bother to respond.
The cat's forehead and nose were black. It looked quite cool, and its personality was like its owner. It lay there lazily and didn't move at all. It had a sleepy expression that said, "Don't disturb my sleep."
Fang Zhengqing smiled and explained, "It was like this when it was in the team. It would find a place to sleep and sleep for the whole day. When I called it, it didn't answer me. "
Ye Shaoyang sighed, "That's pretty good. At least it won't cause trouble. Our Xiao Bai is jumping up and down at home every day. It's almost tearing down the sofa. "
Fang Zhengqing said, "Our Xiao Fang was quite lively when it was young. Now that it's grown up, it's getting lazier."
Xie Yuan complained, "Isn't it quite like its owner? It was very lively when it was young, but it got lazier when it grew up. "
Fang Zhengqing raised his eyebrows, "You have a big problem with me?"
Xie Yuan smiled and waved her hand, "I wouldn't dare."
After checking in, everyone said goodbye to each other in the lobby and went back to their respective bedrooms. Ye Shaoyang privately messaged Chi Shuo, "Xie Yuan and Fang Zhengqing knew each other when they were young?"
Chi Shuo said, "Yes, they grew up together. I heard that their houses are just one street apart. They came to the youth training camp together and have always been on good terms. "
This was also the key to Fang Yuan winning the World Pairs Championship in their second year.
In fact, Fang Yuan and Fang Yuan had trained together since they were young. Later on, they signed with Jing Zhe Team together. Their chemistry was not inferior to that of the Sun and Moon duo.
Although Jing Zhe had not won the World Pairs Championship, their results had always been in the top four in the country. They had won many championships, second place, and third place trophies in the country. Fang Yuan and Fang Yuan played a big part in that.
There was also a bit of luck involved in beating Jing Zhe in the regular season. The competition in the playoffs would be even more intense. Jing Zhe must have made ample preparations and must not be careless.
Ye Shaoyang thought of this and said to Chi Shuo, "Jing Zhe and Fang Yuan are both very strong individually. Their teamwork is also very good. It's best if we split up and attack them. We'll gain an advantage in the early stages and try to fight for more opportunities for Little Xing to develop. "
Chi Shuo said, "Yes, command well for tomorrow's match. I believe in you."
Ye Shaoyang sent a hug emoji and said, "Let's do our best together."
In the match against Jing Zhe, Ye Shaoyang would be in full command. This was a decision that Chi Shuo and the coach had made after discussing it.
Chi Shuo and Fang Zhengqing were known for their lack of chemistry. They often had opposing ideas, so they would have some misgivings when commanding. It was better to let Ye Shaoyang be in charge of commanding. That way, he could put aside all his psychological concerns and give it his all.
On September 10th, the first match of the S10 season playoffs opened.
The Star City eSports Center was packed with people. There were no empty seats.
At the venue, fans made a lot of support signs and banners. Of course, there were also photos of Fang Zhengqing and Ye Shaoyang's cats. Every time Tianheng and Jing Zhe played, the two cats would appear on camera. The battle between the two League's top cat scoopers also attracted a lot of attention from fans.
In the commentator's booth on the second floor, Yao Mu, who was wearing a white dress, smiled and said, "Hello, everyone. Welcome to the official League of God Wars, the S10 season playoffs! Today, the first match of the playoffs will be held. The long-awaited match between Tianheng and Jing Zhe! "
Brother Dong said, "It's been two months since the regular season ended. A lot of things have happened during this time. For example, there was the All-Star Entertainment Event and the exciting World Invitational Tournament! Our player, Tianheng Lieyang, won the World Championship in the Individual Event of the World Invitational Tournament! "
"That's undoubtedly good news. Jing Zhe's Two Cs, Square and Circle, won the World Championship in the Duo Event. Tianheng's Midlaner and Sun and Moon won the World Championship in the Individual Event. Today, Tianheng and Jing Zhe are both Double Champions. They're evenly matched! "
"Yes! The 10-1 season's new hero, [Soul Chaser], and the 10-2 season's [Flying Arrow Meteor] will both be logged into the competition server. During this time, whether or not the major teams have any practice lineups for the new heroes is also something to look forward to. Let's welcome the players from both sides onto the big stage with a warm round of applause! "
The elevator descended from the sky, and the players from both sides came onto the stage at the same time.
The host briefly interviewed the captains of both teams, and everyone went into the soundproof room to get ready.
The first round of the competition began quickly. The BP phase was no longer a random selection of the red and blue players. Tianheng had the priority to choose because of their better performance in the regular season.
Tianheng's coach chose the blue side.
Yao Mu said, "Tianheng chose the blue side for the first round. Next, the blue and red sides will alternate."
Brother Dong said, "Let's look at the BP of the first round."
Tianheng's blue side picked first, and Coach Lin gave the first pick to [Cobra King]. This was out of respect for Fang Zhengqing, and to prevent Jing Zhe from taking the poison team.
Jing Zhe backhandedly picked [Lord of the Abyss], and did not let Ye Shaoyang take the harvesting mid core.
Tianheng's second pick was [Wind Spirit], and did not want to let Xie Yuan take this agile archer. Jing Zhe's second pick continued to be the mid lane, and he eliminated Ye Shaoyang's [Goddess of Destiny].
Both sides had clearly thought of a plan in advance. The BP of the first phase was very fast, and there was no hesitation.
Yao Mu said, "Jing Zhe consecutively picked the mid laner in the first phase! It seems that in this round, Jing Zhe is going to focus on the mid lane to break through and target Yangyang crazily! "
Brother Dong asked curiously, "Which hero will Tianheng pick first?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw an unfamiliar avatar appear in the selection box of Tianheng's first floor — —
[Soul Chaser].
The audience erupted in screams and applause, and a large row of question marks appeared on the bullet screen of the live broadcast.
The new hero went straight up, and Tianheng was really daring!
Snatching wild cores on the first floor, 6666, Tianheng was really stubborn!
This hero had to kill crazily in order to deal damage. If he couldn't get a kill, he was just a little brother!
I've tried it in the online game. Soul Chaser? No, this is the Thousand-Mile Soul Chaser!
After the new hero [Soul Chaser] was released in the online game in the 10-1 season, the netizens had practiced it many times in the game, but the win rate had always been lower than 50%. This was because this hero's mechanism was to summon souls to assist in battle. Without souls, there would be no damage.
The prerequisite for summoning souls was that you had to kill people.
If you couldn't get a kill, then this hero was worse than a super soldier.
Netizens often used this hero to achieve ugly results such as 0-4 or 1-6. Since this hero was not released in the competition server, the lineup system in the professional league had not been seen yet.
A professional player's thought process was definitely more comprehensive than an online player's. When everyone saw the new hero appear, they stared expectantly at the big screen. After all, Chi Shuo dared to snatch wild cores on the first floor, obviously he was very confident!
Jing Zhe, Coach Chen saw this and decisively chose [Moonlight Magician] and [Sharpshooter], the two CCs, the midlaner and archer with the longest attack range. This was going to go the POKE route, attacking long-range attrition.
You want to kill people? You can't reach us.
It was Tianheng's turn to choose.
Tianheng chose the archer [Machine Gun Hunter] on the second floor, and the midlaner [Hell Butterfly] on the third floor.
The audience was in an uproar!
What the f * ck, [Hell Butterfly] paired with [Soul Chaser]? What kind of strategy was this!
Was this a tracking style?
Hell Butterfly could open up vision, and the spirit butterfly could track and lead the Soul Chaser to kill people?
Yao Mu and Brother Dong looked at each other, and the latter said excitedly, "This is the legendary tracking style of the whole map! Whether or not it can be done depends on the tacit understanding between the two players! "
Yao Mu said excitedly, "This game looks like it will be very exciting! Tianheng has to think of ways to fight and kill people. The more kills they get, the higher the stacked damage of the souls that [Soul Chaser] summons. I wonder how many souls Chi Shuo can summon in the end? Let's wait and see! "
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