That was because most keyboard warriors would at least catch the "war criminals" in the competition when they commented on the competition, right? Someone had to play badly, or the entire lineup was not reasonable enough before they could criticize.
However, there were no "war criminals" among the ten people in the finals this time. There was no big problem with FRY's team members' performance. Apart from criticizing them for being "cowardly", "sleepwalking", and "having zero effect in the entire game", they could not criticize them at all.
As for the lineup that FRY chose, it was indeed not good in hindsight. However, they did not feel that they could not win after choosing this lineup, right?
This was especially so for the second round. If not for FV Team's intelligent change of line, who would have guessed that the script of the competition would be like this?
Naturally, there was no way to correct it since they could not find the key problem.
Even the imagination of the keyboard warriors could not think of how to win. This was ridiculous enough.
Zhao Xuming sighed silently and turned off the page on his cell phone. However, the competition had not started yet.
The break this time seemed to be especially long. After all, it was already match point. The official platform also hoped to give FRY team more time to adjust. Whether it was to stabilize their mentality or discuss tactics, it would at least make the competition a little more suspenseful.
Zhao Xuming looked at Chrétien. "Do you think … FRY Team still has a chance?"
Chrétien's expression did not look good. After a long silence, he said, "I hope they have some trump cards."
Zhao Xuming stopped talking.
He could tell that Chrétien was obviously at his wit's end. Finger Games had specially sent two statisticians to help with the tactics, but they were still crushed by FV Team. What could they do?
Both of them knew very well what the outcome would be if they lost this match with 3: 0. Thus, both of them tacitly did not mention it.
He might be a key figure in the official platform and had the power to kill the entire game, but he could only place all his hopes on FRY Team. That was quite ridiculous.
…
Finally, the competition began again after a break that was obviously longer than the previous round.
This time, FV Team took the initiative to choose the blue side. There was no change in the red and blue sides of both sides.
FRY's coach could not help but heave a sigh of relief. Obviously, this was because FV Team had taken the initiative to choose the blue side after realizing that FRY could not solve the hero Chaos Misfortune and forcefully occupied one of FRY's ban spots.
However, it did not matter since FRY had already decided to ban the two heroes, Chaos Misfortune and Wings of the Blade. Moreover, if they were on the red side, they could observe the other team's heroes, analyze their lineup, and make countermeasures.
FRY, who had already decided to fight hard, their current goal was not to choose the best lineup, but the least bad lineup. FRY could accept it as long as FV Team did not get the "IQ crushing" lineup from the first two rounds.
"Coach, how do we ban him?" the team member asked.
FRY's coach thought about it for a moment. There had to be Chaos Misfortune and Wings of the Blade in the BAN position. Then, he would definitely have to release two of the three ultimate heroes that he had banned previously.
After some consideration, he decided to release two heroes that no teams were playing in the current version.
"Release the Storm Swordsman and the Specter Blacksmith and ban Chaos Misfortune and Blade Wing."
The Storm Swordsman was an assassin-type hero with multiple displacement abilities. It could be said to be a godly weapon to torture noobs in IOI.
However, the problem was that the numerical strength of this hero in the early stages was not very high. It would be destroyed by the other party whether it was on the road or in the jungle. This hero would only have a gaming experience when experts used it to torture noobs and farm a large amount of money and equipment ahead of the other party.
The Specter Blacksmith, on the other hand, was a relatively unpopular support. It could switch between a ghost and a physical form and could passively give a teammate more money and experience. The ultimate move was to allow a teammate to enter a ghost state for a short period of time, immune to physical damage, reduce the time of being controlled, and increase movement speed.
However, the problem was that this hero was relatively cumbersome. It did not have displacement skills or consumable skills, and its hands were especially short. As a support, it would be very difficult for it to face the line in the early stages if it walked down the road. It might be directly pierced through.
These two heroes were quite common in passers-by games, but in the professional arena, the intensity of the early stages was really worrying. Choosing them would mean losing all the rhythm in the early stages, so basically no one played them.
FRY's coach had also understood FV Team before and knew that these two heroes were FV Team's unique skills. That was why he had always banned them.
Now that he thought about it, it would be too difficult to fight if the version of the hero was snatched away. He might as well let the other party have two unique skills.
FRY's coach estimated that the other party would not be able to take both of them. That was because if they took both, the bottom lane and the jungle would explode in the early stages. The game would basically not be able to be played anymore. Even if it was a unique skill, it would have to be delayed until the later stages.
Even if the other party took one, FRY would at least be able to obtain an advantage along the way. As long as they had an advantage in the early stages and there was not much of a problem with the lineup, they could only say that they were not as skilled as others if they lost. There was nothing to be depressed about.
Thus, after comprehensive consideration, he still released these two unique skills.
As FRY had expected, FV Team did not snatch either of these two unique heroes at all. Instead, they took the top lane's Ancient Lava Tree first.
This hero had appeared before. It was very frank and had control skills, but it was not worth snatching no matter how one looked at it. After all, it was just an accessory. It was impossible to match the lineup around it.
"Do you not want to expose your tactical intentions and choose a jack-of-all-trades top laner first?"
"Or is it because the Wings of the Blade and Chaos Misfortune have been banned, so there are no heroes worth snatching?"
FRY's coach did not understand what it was like to snatch an Ancient Lava Tree because the priority of this hero was not high.
Once FV Team snatched this thing, it meant that FRY would be able to obtain two heroes that they wanted.
FRY's coach immediately instructed the opponent to take down the heroes in the middle lane and bottom lane that he was very confident in. These two heroes were more versatile and had good numerical strength. The players were also very familiar with them. They basically had no natural enemies when taken out.
FV Team had chosen a more functional archer, as well as the unique hero, Specter Blacksmith, that they had released previously.
The first three heroes felt like they were three tools once they were chosen. They did not know who to let be the big brother at all.
What's more, the choice of this bottom lane combination made people feel that it would be very difficult for them to play against each other or in a team. They should respect their unique skills but to put it bluntly, Specter Blacksmith's numerical strength was indeed not worthy of appearing in the bottom lane.
FRY's coach frowned slightly. He was optimistic and worried at the same time.
"Is the other party planning to hide Nakano until the end?"
"It doesn't matter. With our current lineup, no matter what they choose in the middle lane, there will definitely be no problem in the early stages. As long as both sides develop steadily, our chances of winning in a team fight will be at least fifty-fifty. "
"We'll take the top lane first and ensure that our lineup is complete. We'll choose the Fierce Gale Martial God in the top lane and chase after the Ancient Lava Tree Hammer in the bottom lane. We can still split it in the later stages. They'll be very difficult to deal with. We'll choose a strong jungler for the jungler. We won't be afraid of being targeted by the other party."
"The last position is reserved for the support. It's the strength of the opponent's bottom lane. We can use a strong support to play against the line, or we can choose a wandering hero to cooperate with the jungler to give us pressure."
"The former can directly break through the line, and the latter can help the jungler establish an advantage. Our lineup is better no matter what."
FRY's coach suddenly became confident.
The main reason was that FV Team had forcefully chosen the team's ultimate hero, Specter Blacksmith, causing the strength of the bottom lane to be too low. FRY could play very comfortably regardless of whether they were playing against each other or roaming.
What's more, FV Team's archer was a tool. He was not the kind that could be carried in the later stages. It could not end the competition even if Specter Blacksmith gave it more money and experience.
FRY's coach was full of confidence after this round of selection. He felt that he had already won half the battle.
On the other hand, FV Team did not hesitate much. They directly locked onto a strong support at the bottom lane and the Storm Swordsman!
FRY Team's coach was still smug a second ago, but in the next second, he looked at the screen with wide eyes, feeling that he had seen wrongly.
FV Team actually chose two support heroes?
The Storm Swordsman was definitely a jungler. Then, one of these two support heroes would definitely go to the middle lane. However, no matter how one looked at it, these two support heroes going to the middle lane was very ridiculous!
One was full of control, but it was not very tanky and had no damage. It was useless even if it ate the economy. However, Specter Blacksmith going to the middle lane was even more ridiculous because it could not go against the line and it was useless to eat the economy. The most important thing was that the passive effect of adding money had been wasted.
FRY's coach stopped for five seconds.
On one hand, he was at a loss. He felt that the script had suddenly gotten out of his control. On the other hand, he was waiting for the other party to call for a pause.
FV Team's lineup was probably wrong, right? His hand slipped because he locked it too quickly?
However, the other party did not have any intention of calling for a pause after waiting for five seconds.
FRY's coach was very confused. He thought about it. In the end, he only had one support left. There was nothing else he could do.
He could either choose a strong support to play against the line or a roaming support to bring up the tempo.
FRY's coach thought about it again and again and felt that FV's Specter Blacksmith would definitely only be able to support.
He made a prompt decision. "Choose a roaming support. We have an advantage in the early stages of the middle, bottom, and jungles. The support should do more and try to defeat them in the early stages. Archer, you have to pay attention to your life. If you really can't do it, just hang under the tower. In any case, the other party is a Specter Blacksmith. He can't do anything to you. "
Both sides had finished choosing their heroes.
At that moment, the bullet screen comments in the domestic live-stream were filled with question marks because no one could understand what FV Team was up to.
They could not beat this lineup even if they were to go against each other. It would be a waste to fight in a team.
The domestic commentators were still forcefully explaining to FV Team.
"I think this lineup can put the support hero in the middle lane to eat resources. It can move around and play more rhythm. It has a lot of control skills. Together with the Storm Swordsman, it can produce miraculous effects as long as it goes smoothly. On the other hand, Specter Blacksmith in the bottom lane can allow our archer to develop better. What's more, it is also a good guarantee in the later stages … "
Obviously, the domestic commentators did not understand how to play this lineup at all. They could only rely on their own games to forcefully explain it.
However, the commentator was slapped in the face in the next second.
That was because FV Team had directly moved Specter Blacksmith to the middle lane!
What's more, the heroes did not change until the start of the game. FV obviously planned to use the combination of Specter Blacksmith and Storm Swordsman to fight!
This time, all the commentators were inflicted with the debuff of silence and could not move.
That was because Specter Blacksmith was an absolute support hero from the beginning. It could not walk in the middle lane. Even if he forcefully walked in, he would definitely be smashed by the opposing mid-laner.
This had nothing to do with the player's skills and operations. It was purely because the mechanism of this hero did not allow it.
However, since FV had already chosen it and did not call for a timeout, it was obvious that they felt that they could fight.
The audience, who had originally been on FRY Team's side and hoped that they could recover, had unknowingly shifted to FV Team's side.
That was because everyone was very curious about how the Specter Blacksmith would play in the middle lane!
…
The competition began very soon.
FV Team was very cautious after they left the house. They placed eyes at the river to prevent the other party from invading.
The Storm Swordsman might be a multi-stage displacement hero that was not very strong in one-on-one battles, but it would still be very powerful if they were all at level 1. In addition, the Ancient Lava Tree had control in the early stages. Thus, FRY Team did not dare to rashly invade. Both sides farmed the wilderness.
FRY Team had already been tricked twice in the previous two rounds. Naturally, they did not dare to take the risk in this round. Their only wish was to start the game safely and play a normal game.
However, FRY's mid-laner quickly discovered a problem.
"Where's the Specter Blacksmith opposite us?"
He had originally wanted to trample on the other party's Specter Blacksmith, but he suddenly realized that the other party did not seem to be online at all after a few stabs.
He waited for a while and realized that no one was coming, so he did not stand on ceremony. He directly pushed the line and pushed the small soldier under the defense tower.
However, as soon as the soldier entered the tower, he saw the Specter Blacksmith and the Storm Swordsman coming out of the jungle. They used a set of skills to clear the wave of soldiers, then turned around and plunged into the jungle.
FRY's mid-laner could not help but have a series of question marks.
？？？
What was going on?
Obviously, the two of them did not intend to pay attention to him at all. They just used skills to clear the line and then left.
The Storm Swordsman had many stages of displacement. He shuttled through the jungle quickly, while the Specter Blacksmith followed behind obediently, helping him kill wild monsters and small soldiers. He gave all the finances to him, and then used his passive ability to increase the Storm Swordsman's experience and finances.
FRY Team's mid-laner stood in the middle lane and fell into a state of confusion.
No one was going against him, so he had nothing else to do apart from the last hit. However, every time he pushed the small soldiers under the tower, FV Team's Storm Swordsman would come out of the jungle and eat this wave of soldiers.
FRY's mid-laner also wanted to control the line, but it was useless. As long as the Storm Swordsman ate the jungle, he would come to the middle lane and slash at the small soldiers without caring about anything. Then, he would run after eating and not stay for long.
He did not even care if the middle tower lost some health. It was as if he only had eyes for the small soldiers and wild monsters!
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