Jin Yong was very confused.
How did they end up in a dead end?
According to Chrétien, there were only four scenarios in this finals: FV Team crushing CEM, CEM crushing FV, FV winning with difficulty, CEM winning with difficulty.
Among them, only CEM crushing FV Team would be an acceptable outcome for Finger Games.
Why?
Even if CEM did not win so cleanly, winning 3: 2 was still a win. Wouldn't they be able to snatch the popularity of FV Team if they won the world championship?
Chrétien shook his head and explained, "The key is that the change in the international competition's version is too obvious against FV Team. This has added a lot of emotional points to FV Team."
"Even if FV Team loses 2: 3, not many people would recognize the value of CEM's championship."
"However, on the other hand, if FV Team wins 3: 2 …"
Chrétien did not continue because that was the last thing he wanted to see.
Jin Yong finally understood. His eyes widened slightly. "I see!"
If this finals was an absolutely fair duel, there was no doubt that whoever won the championship would be the biggest winner.
However, the key was that Finger Games' international competition version had dealt a heavy blow to the heroes that FV Team was good at. They had also greatly enhanced the heroes that the European and American clubs were good at. This was equivalent to writing "I don't want FV to win the championship" on their faces.
Gamers had actually had a heated discussion about this when this version change was first announced. They felt that Finger Games was still a little shameless even though it was completely within the rules.
If a game company adjusted the balance of the game not to make the competition look better but to favor certain teams, it would obviously be an unfair position as the organizer.
Actually, there was such a situation in traditional sports as well. For example, table tennis kept changing the rules.
However, the changes in traditional sports were not so obvious. It was not like IOI, where everyone understood which heroes to strengthen.
There might have been some controversy but the international competition had not started yet. No one knew how the plot would develop, so there was not much opposition.
Many foreign clubs would not go to the extent of taking advantage of them. Since Finger Games had already made changes that were beneficial to them, they would accept it with peace of mind and prepare for the battle seriously. It was most practical to say less to win the championship.
However, this did not mean that the audience's thoughts had completely disappeared. It was just temporarily hidden.
However, after the competition really started, FV Team reminded the audience of this matter in every competition they had played along the way.
From the close shave in the group stages to the stumbling in the elimination rounds, and then to the finals where they could compete with CEM, who was the best at strong heroes, in terms of version lineup, the members of FV Team had used a lot of practice to increase the familiarity of these heroes to the point where they could enter the finals stage.
The audience was not surprised that the CEM team had brought out a strong hero, because everyone knew that they were good players.
However, the audience would be very surprised when FV Team took out the strong heroes in the version. That was because FV Team did not play these heroes originally. Now that they took them out, everyone wanted to see how they would perform!
On the other hand, if it was a hero that was not played well but had an effect, it would be enough to show the hard work and hard work that FV Team had put in.
That was why Chrétien said that there was only one situation that was acceptable. That was for CEM Team to crush FV Team.
The audience would not have much sympathy for the losers who had no ability to resist. If FV Team really lost miserably, there would definitely be more people who would mock them and add insult to injury than those who would understand them.
At that time, if the audience mentioned the problem with the version again, they would only be mocked by others.
"Who can you blame for not being able to master the version of the hero?"
However, FV Team had managed to train these heroes now. They might not be as proficient as Brother Peerless but they had relied on good teamwork and strong tactical execution to fight CEM Team, the darling of this version, to the fifth round.
Then, even if they lost the last round, FV Team would become a tragic hero, an innocent victim in the battle between IOI and GOG, and an irrefutable evidence of Finger Games' changing the version and cutting the champion '!
On the other hand, the value of CEM Team's championship naturally had to be marked with a question mark. There would be a lot of controversy.
It would be even worse if FV Team won in the end!
It would even be worse than FV Team crushing CEM Team.
That was because if FV Team crushed and easily won the championship again, it would prove that this team was strong. No matter how the version changed, it would not be affected. That way, Finger Games' change of version would not seem so deliberate.
The fans of FV Team would not hold on to this matter if the losing team was convinced. This matter would be over with a laugh.
However, now that both sides were fighting 2: 2 and their strength was so close, the global audience would definitely have many opinions about Finger Games' change of version. No matter what the outcome was after the competition, it would be inevitable that there would be a huge argument online.
Jin Yong went through this matter from beginning to end and realized that Finger Games did not have a good solution.
FV Team, which Boss Pei had invested a lot of resources to build, was like a nail that was nailed firmly into the heart of Finger Games. There was no way to deal with it!
FV Team was originally a team that gathered the most outstanding players in the country together. Then, they used strict training, favorable conditions, and GOG's professional data analysis team to train them. Their standards were outstanding compared to other teams in the country.
This team was so eye-catching in the environment of IOI's domestic server's continuous decline.
If FV Team won, it would highlight the strength of Boss Pei and GOG's team in terms of team nurturing, given that IOI's local server was in a slump;
If FV Team lost, they could only be considered to be unable to support it alone. It was the problem of IOI's domestic server being dispirited. At the end of the day, GOG was impressive and snatched IOI's market.
On the other hand, Finger Games could not do much against FV winning the championship.
If the version did not change, continued, or changed very little, would they be able to rely on foreign teams to win against FV Team through a year of natural development? That was actually not realistic. At most, they would be able to catch up, but they might not be able to surpass.
What's more, the version could not be the same because gamers wanted to play new things.
After the version change, they would definitely weaken FV Team. They would definitely hope that other teams could win the championship.
However, that would leave everyone with the impression that 'Finger Games was targeting FV, the only domestic team'.
The finals, in particular, were so intense that it strengthened this impression …
This seemed to be a dead end that they could not get out of!
All the decisions that Finger Games had to make could not bypass FV Team. Whether FV Team lost or won, it seemed to be excusable.
As long as FV Team maintained their original intentions, did not self-destruct, did not inflate, did not expose a huge negative scandal, and did not have a precipitous decline in the strength of the team members, then this would be a nail that could never be pulled out for Finger Games. It would always be stabbed in the heart and hurt!
Jin Yong's excitement from before had completely disappeared even though the blood-boiling battle song had already played and the atmosphere had reached its peak.
He began to be as worried as Chrétien about the public opinion after the competition.
…
"Congratulations to FV Team. Everyone thought that they would miss out on two consecutive championships because of the change in the version. However, they relied on their strong perseverance and perseverance to successfully adapt to the version. In the end, they defeated CEM Team in five rounds and finally won the IOI global finals!"
"Let us congratulate FV Team once again and give CEM Team a warm round of applause for their exciting performance!"
The commentator on stage was a professional commentator after all. During the commentary process, he did not completely lean towards CEM Team like the upper echelons of Finger Games. Instead, he maintained objectivity and fairness.
Perhaps the commentators were more or less moved by FV Team's performance. They could understand the competition after all.
The fireworks and golden ribbons on the stage shot out instantly. The five members of FV Team hugged each other excitedly and ascended the podium with tsunami-like applause and cheers in the stadium!
As for the few big shots of Dayak Corporation and Finger Games' upper echelons, they could only force a smile and present the award to them.
Perhaps some of them were still vexed: Why is CEM Team so disappointing?
Wouldn't they win if they persevered a little more, made fewer mistakes, and won another round?
Wouldn't they win then?
However, it was useless to say anything now that things had come to this.
Jin Yong looked at the empty seat beside him. Chrétien had learned his lesson from last time. He slipped away in advance when he saw that the situation was not good. He did not see the awkward scene of FV winning the championship.
What's more, Chrétien's stance was different from last year. He was the organizer last year. This year, he was just a bystander. Why should he stay and cause trouble for himself?
After the award ceremony, it was time for the interview.
The organizers' big shots still had to go through this necessary process even though they were very reluctant.
Unlike the previous interview, the FV team members' interviews this time were even more touching.
After all, professional players used their physical bodies to fight against the version. This sounded very difficult, but it was actually even more difficult to do.
Compared to last year, they relied on the version's advantage and tactical lead to kill everyone, winning the championship this year was obviously more touching.
Finally, the host came to FV Team's captain, Pan Ying.
As the team's assistant and commander, Pan Ying's "interview black hole" persona was quite likable. He could be considered an old acquaintance of the audience and the host.
After asking a few regular questions, such as tactical understanding, team cooperation, and so on, the host suddenly had an idea and decided to improvise.
"During the interview for winning the championship last year, you once said that the most important thing was to thank your boss, Boss Pei, because he had arranged everything. Who do you think you should thank the most this year?"
Pan Ying pondered for a moment and said, "I want to thank all the fans and players who supported us this year, especially the players on the local server."
"Don't worry, FV Team will definitely fight with you until the last moment to defend the honor of the ICL league!"
For some reason, it was supposed to be a happy award ceremony, but Pan Ying's words sounded more tragic than a hero in his twilight years. It made people sigh.
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