LCS

SeantheMan wrote: »

Same, I think they really need some roster changes. Hai and Balls are very average, they look good in NA...but don't show up on the Worlds stage.

Hai is a funny one because without him they were going to be relegated. Mechanically he isnt great and he isnt the best jungler but he is a great shotcaller. He carried that team to worlds and nearly out of groups.

Balls is just bad and so is Lemonnation. Incarnation is mechanically quite a good mid laner but it remains to be seen if he can make the step up with his decision making etc. I'd keep Sneaky, Incarnation and Hai and find a new top lane and support.

SeantheMan wrote: »

Marin looks to be far and away the best top laner I've seen in a long time. I can't see SKT being beaten in this tournament...especially in a Best of 5 series.
Huni pulled off some good plays, but made some really bad calls in many games.

He takes risks which I like but sometimes he does things needlessly and he doesnt play well from behind. If they can control him then he will be one of the best top laners in the world. He needs to watch Marin and Ssumday closely and learn from their controlled aggression.

Yeah Lulu offers far too much at the moment. She is a really safe mid laner, a counterpick top lane, a flex pick during pick and ban phase (top, mid, supp) so hard for the other team to counterpick or pick around, she can be used in protect the carry comps (Jinx, Kalista) or speed up the juggernaut comps (Darius, Morde). She has been an important pick now for years and to be honest I think she needs a rework. Its so boring seeing her as a constant in the meta for season after season. She is a support so why is she still such a viable top lane and mid lane pick even after numerous nerfs? Every other support that has been a constant pick in other lanes has been nerfed or reworked (Soraka).

But for me the most obnoxious and irritating thing to happen to League of Legends in recent times is Tahm Kench. What were they thinking when they designed this guy... just because a mechanic sounds cool doesnt make it good for the game. He can swallow people out of hard CC? Do riot not realise that hard CC is the only counter to a number of really irritating champs. Tahm single handly nullifies far too many team comps and strategies and leaves the opposing team with very few options to play around him. And he is way too feckin tanky... he is nearly impossible to kill or burst down when he has only 1 tank item and he is super sticky when he is chasing you. Talk about an over loaded kit before you even discuss his ult where you and a team mate can teleport for a flank. Pro teams have only scratched the surface of his capability and he is already single handedly changing the meta. They need to delete him or nerf him into the ground. Wait till we see Tahm Kench and Master Yi comps!!!

Also what is going on with the Gragas bug! He is now disabled for the rest of the tournament along with Lux and Ziggs. It's going to make life for teams on red side so much harder! Just ban Rek'sai and first pick Elise if you are on blue side and then the red side are at a massive disadvantage. Quite worried for Fnatic now as Gragas, Elise and Rek'Sai are Reignover's top picks. The Olaf pick has fallen away now especially with the emergence of Tahm Kench!

Korvanica wrote: »

AMAZING is in trouble too. Hopefully both teams can come up with some workarounds.

Think we will end up seeing a lot more of Lee Sin but if Rek'sai and Lee are banned then who is left? Are we really back to Nunu?

Korvanica wrote: »

God no. Please not Bengi on Nunu

Final game of MSI with Fnatic! Single handedly won that game but totally nullifying Reignover! Hopefully Reignover will have learned to play around it this time!

BMMachine wrote: »

anyone know any rebroadcasts or VoDs of the finals ?

Its on the main site under VODS. You can also go to the lol esports youtube channel and they are all there.

So what does everyone think of EU and NA LCS this split? Fnatic and Origen struggling, Vitality and H2K looking really good, UoL and G2 performing beyond expectations. The other end of the standings is as expected with Elements probably being the real surprise as the best of a bad bunch.

In NA Immortals look fantastic and their aggressive style of play is so fun to watch. The team seems to have great chemistry. Huni is still being Huni though with some very tilt prone and reckless play. He has had to get carried a number of times this split. TSM starting to look a bit better but so many egos and different playstyles are proving difficult to integrate into a cohesive unit. Echo Fox also looking good last week since Froggen returned. Currently very good odds on them to beat Team Liquid on Paddy Power.