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Khaba
Oct 29, 2011
I'm already bracing myself of severe disappointment.

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Transient People
Dec 22, 2011

"When a man thinketh on anything whatsoever, his next thought after is not altogether so casual as it seems to be. Not every thought to every thought succeeds indifferently."
- Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan

Thumbtacks posted:

gently caress yeah UoL time

time for something unexpected

Yeah, like Wickd on Gnar. Bets on him being good? Do we start with 1:10 odds against?

FAKE EDIT: :siren: JUNGLE AATROX SPOTTED :siren:

Thumbtacks
Apr 3, 2013
PREDICTION TIME

Wickd feeds because he's poo poo on anything that isn't Irelia (and he did poorly on her last time anyway) plus Vizicsacsi is ridiculously good

also shook will be useless because he's going to only build damage and be too squishy just like every loving aatrox

PlaceholderPigeon
Dec 31, 2012
Massive credit to Fnatic's scouting so far and Yellowstar's captaincy, the team looks cohesive and dangerous like very few KR-import teams do.

Jerkface posted:

piratechnic or whoever is pretty good, i approve

I'm glad they picked Pira up, he was the best caster in LPLen and deserves the chance.

Thumbtacks
Apr 3, 2013
also lmao blitzcrank into a sivir

Thumbtacks
Apr 3, 2013
the gently caress is wickd doing

Invalid Validation
Jan 13, 2008




Some EU goon please explain the Aatrox fetish the region has.

Flipswitch
Mar 30, 2010


EU doesn't just blind copy KR and tries their own picks. :shrug:

Some real awkward casting going on.

Thumbtacks
Apr 3, 2013

Invalid Validation posted:

Some EU goon please explain the Aatrox fetish the region has.

they're not EU they're mexican

SSJ_naruto_2003
Oct 12, 2012



Wickd gave first blood.

Are you surprised?

Hypocrisy
Oct 4, 2006
Lord of Sarcasm

Why couldn't they keep the Alliance name?

Mashed Potato
Aug 29, 2008
Oh no... looks like Wickd is going for the confirmed shitter build of triforce first on gnar

Thumbtacks
Apr 3, 2013

Mashed Potato posted:

Oh no... looks like Wickd is going for the confirmed shitter build of triforce first on gnar

he forgot he's not playing irelia

Hypocrisy
Oct 4, 2006
Lord of Sarcasm

Mashed Potato posted:

Oh no... looks like Wickd is going for the confirmed shitter build of triforce first on gnar

Isn't that the default build for Gnar? Trinity then tanky?

I haven't seen Gnar in a long while.

PlaceholderPigeon
Dec 31, 2012

Mashed Potato posted:

Oh no... looks like Wickd is going for the confirmed shitter build of triforce first on gnar

Triforce first Gnar was done in OGN too, by Duke I think, but it didn't work.

henkman
Oct 8, 2008
There we loving go

Transient People
Dec 22, 2011

"When a man thinketh on anything whatsoever, his next thought after is not altogether so casual as it seems to be. Not every thought to every thought succeeds indifferently."
- Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan

Hypocrisy posted:

Isn't that the default build for Gnar? Trinity then tanky?

I haven't seen Gnar in a long while.

No, it's Hexdrinker, into Cowl if double AP, into Sunfire/Randuins, taking a warmogs if you're behind.

Also, uhhhhhh, the gently caress is that Shook build. Juggernaut Aatrox? He'll be literally worthless in teamfights without Devourer.

Mashed Potato
Aug 29, 2008
Yeah I've seen a few people build it in OGN and it's always been bad. Seems a lot better to just build pure tank, maybe a brutalizer first?

Thumbtacks
Apr 3, 2013
I don't plan Gnar much but I usually get a brutalizer and then get tanky

also i told you aatrox would be useless

Flipswitch
Mar 30, 2010


You know I'm not too sure how this looks. Either Alliance are so bad that despite being one of the top EU teams are losing to a newcomer team, or UOL are so good that they're beating one of the top EU teams.

Thumbtacks
Apr 3, 2013
LOL rip nyph

Thumbtacks
Apr 3, 2013

Flipswitch posted:

You know I'm not too sure how this looks. Either Alliance are so bad that despite being one of the top EU teams are losing to a newcomer team, or UOL are so good that they're beating one of the top EU teams.

UOL have always been really good even though they haven't been here for that long

Transient People
Dec 22, 2011

"When a man thinketh on anything whatsoever, his next thought after is not altogether so casual as it seems to be. Not every thought to every thought succeeds indifferently."
- Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan
:laffo: Nyph, the gently caress was that attempt to step into midlane through two towers? Get real, son!

Thumbtacks
Apr 3, 2013
he hosed up that shockwave but it actually worked out anyway

Allyn
Sep 4, 2007

I love Charlie from Busted!
Been a while since I last saw a sombrero, good work

Libertine
Jun 21, 2004

When I die, I hope they say I made the eSports industry a better place than I made millions of dollars.
POE fat fingered the shockwave and still got the double.

Flipswitch
Mar 30, 2010


Thumbtacks posted:

UOL have always been really good even though they haven't been here for that long
Yeah I know, but you know what I mean? Like it makes EL look so bad.

E That Shockwave was terrible.

Hypocrisy
Oct 4, 2006
Lord of Sarcasm

Flipswitch posted:

You know I'm not too sure how this looks. Either Alliance are so bad that despite being one of the top EU teams are losing to a newcomer team, or UOL are so good that they're beating one of the top EU teams.

Alliance, the super team that started 0/6 in the LCS and ended getting knocked out of worlds because of a the Brazilian wildcard team. Perhaps Elements will have a similar life.

That was rough, the Blitz hook pulled Jarvan out of ball range.

henkman
Oct 8, 2008

Flipswitch posted:

Yeah I know, but you know what I mean? Like it makes EL look so bad.

E That Shockwave was terrible.

I don't see how having a competitive match with a good team makes you look bad

Thumbtacks
Apr 3, 2013
UoL scales way harder than EL does

Killed By Death
Jun 29, 2013


What the gently caress was that, Wickd?

Thumbtacks
Apr 3, 2013
Hylissang might be my favorite Thresh player. I don't know why, I mean he's not like crazy technical or really good, but I just enjoy watching him play.

Hypocrisy
Oct 4, 2006
Lord of Sarcasm

henkman posted:

I don't see how having a competitive match with a good team makes you look bad

I think it's too soon to call UoL a good team.

And Wicked didn't even build a Trinity force. You guys lied to me.

Thumbtacks
Apr 3, 2013
that HUUUUUUGE one man shockwave

Allyn
Sep 4, 2007

I love Charlie from Busted!
Third successive terrible shockwave (although the second one didn't go off because he died, and he just desperation pressed it, but still)

henkman
Oct 8, 2008
Man this Aatrox is totally worthless

Action George
Apr 13, 2013
Elements just outrated themselves right as dragon spawns.

Edit: or maybe not.

manwithoutskin
Mar 24, 2006
can you see the line where the water ends

Crazy Larry posted:

Elements just outrated themselves right as dragon spawns.

Until UOL forgets what Baron is

Thumbtacks
Apr 3, 2013
the gently caress is happening

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Flipswitch
Mar 30, 2010


Hypocrisy posted:

I think it's too soon to call UoL a good team.

And Wicked didn't even build a Trinity force. You guys lied to me.
Bingo. For the record I think UOL are a good team, but it's a case of how new they are vs how established Alliance/EL is meant to be.

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