Pro LoL 2016 Championships: Underdog does not mean loser

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https://twitter.com/FionnOnFire/status/803187689231003649

I would keep Fly over Pawn but yeah this team sounds pretty loving amazing if it actually happens.

# ? Nov 28, 2016 14:31

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Schnorkles: Apr 30, 2015; It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.

Sexpansion posted:

https://twitter.com/FionnOnFire/status/803187689231003649

I would keep Fly over Pawn but yeah this team sounds pretty loving amazing if it actually happens.

Is pawn actually healthy enough to play a full season?

# ? Nov 28, 2016 14:50

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Schnorkles posted:

Is pawn actually healthy enough to play a full season?

I have no idea, I know he had back issues but I don't know if they're better or not.

Also Fly is better than Pawn and probably way better on that team, I'm not sure why you pick up Pawn in that situation when you have smeb and deft on your team.

# ? Nov 28, 2016 14:55

Kashuno: Oct 9, 2012; Where the hell is my SWORD?; Grimey Drawer

god drat the LCK will be crazy

# ? Nov 28, 2016 15:09

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Kashuno posted:

god drat the LCK will be crazy

Yeah it's going to be completely insane. Especially if SKT gets peanut like everyone is saying.

SKT - KT is going to be incredible next year.

e: My question is what happens to Rox? Are they just going to sell their spot? Grab a bunch of amateurs? I have no idea.

Sexpansion fucked around with this message at 15:23 on Nov 28, 2016

# ? Nov 28, 2016 15:21

Luna Was Here: Mar 21, 2013; Lipstick Apathy

The dream team
Top: Alex ich
Jungle: oddone
Mid: Alex ich, again
ADC: qtpie
Support: dyrus

# ? Nov 28, 2016 15:26

Schnorkles: Apr 30, 2015; It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.

Sexpansion posted:

Yeah it's going to be completely insane. Especially if SKT gets peanut like everyone is saying.

SKT - KT is going to be incredible next year.

e: My question is what happens to Rox? Are they just going to sell their spot? Grab a bunch of amateurs? I have no idea.

I'm not sure Peanut is a great fit on the current iteration on SKT, but if there's anyone who can completely remold the team to take advantage of Peanut's obvs insane skill ceiling its Kkoma soo

# ? Nov 28, 2016 16:05

Schnorkles: Apr 30, 2015; It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.

Also any team that involves Maknoon will have my heart and sword.

maknoon...

# ? Nov 28, 2016 16:06

stump collector: May 28, 2007

Team potential

Flame/maknoon
Kez/watch
Forellenlord/link
Qtpie
Kiwikid

# ? Nov 28, 2016 17:13

stump collector: May 28, 2007

I think maknoon is pretty high on my list for most overrated ogn player

# ? Nov 28, 2016 17:15

Lovechop: Feb 1, 2005; cheers mate

stump collector posted:

I think maknoon is pretty high on my list for most overrated ogn player

i don't think ppl like maknoon for being good. maknoon is loved for being loving hilarious / korean darien more than anything else imo

# ? Nov 28, 2016 17:24

Schnorkles: Apr 30, 2015; It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.

Lovechop posted:

i don't think ppl like maknoon for being good. maknoon is loved for being loving hilarious / korean darien more than anything else imo

maknoon is a hero of the people

e: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izkmUiIUpfQ

# ? Nov 28, 2016 17:32

im old rick bitch: Oct 19, 2004; How does it feel?

i'm glad of the exodus back to korea for these players, as it will confirm my theory that chinese fangirls ruin players even more efficiently than old cj players turned coach. also if flame and maknoon could play in ogn at the same time, it will make pitching my reality show style odd couple show with them trying to make it together in manhattan that much easier.

# ? Nov 28, 2016 18:27

Firebert: Aug 16, 2004

If Kt Signs Pawn all I have to say is: congrats to the 2017 world champions SKT

# ? Nov 28, 2016 18:42

Work Friend Keven: Oct 24, 2015; I'M A BIG STUPID IDIOT WHO GETS TRIGGERED FROM THE WORDS SPORTS BALL AND HAS SHIT OPINIONS ABOUT CARD GAMES. ALSO I SAID I WAS GOING TO QUIT HEARTHSTONE OUT OF SPITE OF A TAIWANESE WINNING THE CHAMPIONSHIP SO REPORT ME IF YOU SEE ME POST IN A HS THREAD

Firebert posted:

If Kt Signs Pawn all I have to say is: congrats to the 2017 world champions SKT

Agreed but also if they don't sign him and snoring instead of saying congrats.

# ? Nov 28, 2016 18:50

Lovechop: Feb 1, 2005; cheers mate

Work Friend Keven posted:

Agreed but also if they don't sign him and snoring instead of saying congrats.

# ? Nov 28, 2016 18:59

Ghetto SuperCzar: Feb 20, 2005

If NA has all this money coming in and doesn't bring over any superstars just lol

# ? Nov 28, 2016 19:15

Work Friend Keven: Oct 24, 2015; I'M A BIG STUPID IDIOT WHO GETS TRIGGERED FROM THE WORDS SPORTS BALL AND HAS SHIT OPINIONS ABOUT CARD GAMES. ALSO I SAID I WAS GOING TO QUIT HEARTHSTONE OUT OF SPITE OF A TAIWANESE WINNING THE CHAMPIONSHIP SO REPORT ME IF YOU SEE ME POST IN A HS THREAD

Na already has all the superstars except for double lift, who's taking a split off, and QTpie, who's too expensive for any team in the world.

# ? Nov 28, 2016 19:19

Chris de Sperg: Aug 14, 2009

nobody appears to have noticed except one guy on twitter yet btw but locodoco's involvement with a nacs team this split got confirmed publically today

# ? Nov 28, 2016 19:37

Kashuno: Oct 9, 2012; Where the hell is my SWORD?; Grimey Drawer

Sexpansion posted:

Yeah it's going to be completely insane. Especially if SKT gets peanut like everyone is saying.

SKT - KT is going to be incredible next year.

e: My question is what happens to Rox? Are they just going to sell their spot? Grab a bunch of amateurs? I have no idea.

Any word if SKT is going to keep two junglers like this season? Bengi/Peanut lineup in the jungle would be amazing

# ? Nov 28, 2016 19:45

Chris de Sperg: Aug 14, 2009

h2k febiven

# ? Nov 28, 2016 19:45

Kashuno: Oct 9, 2012; Where the hell is my SWORD?; Grimey Drawer

christ this year is a shakeup everywhere

# ? Nov 28, 2016 19:47

Vermain: Sep 5, 2006

Chris de Sperg posted:

h2k febiven

Interesting change. Wonder if Deathlord Ryu is heading back home or not. I know he talked about missing Korea a lot during pre-Worlds interviews, so I wouldn't be surprised if he returned to his roots.

# ? Nov 28, 2016 19:55

Chris de Sperg: Aug 14, 2009

Vermain posted:

Interesting change. Wonder if Deathlord Ryu is heading back home or not. I know he talked about missing Korea a lot during pre-Worlds interviews, so I wouldn't be surprised if he returned to his roots.

i actually heard that he was possibly going to do his military service although that may have changed

# ? Nov 28, 2016 19:59

Zwingley: Sep 20, 2011; "My dear Seth, you look absolutely dashing!"; Hair Elf

Who the hell would Ryu play for in Korea? If there's a lot of talent coming back from China he can't have many options save riding a bench, and that's a maybe.

E: ^^ that might be a thing, I guess

# ? Nov 28, 2016 20:00

henkman: Oct 8, 2008

Chris de Sperg posted:

h2k febiven

Back to his original team

# ? Nov 28, 2016 20:07

Vermain: Sep 5, 2006

Chris de Sperg posted:

i actually heard that he was possibly going to do his military service although that may have changed

Might not be a bad time to do it. Like Zwingley said, the Korean un-exodus looks to be filling up all the top slots for teams, anyways, so it might be better to just wait a year and see how things shake out after that.

# ? Nov 28, 2016 20:12

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H2K with febiven is going to be so bad.

# ? Nov 28, 2016 20:30

Lovechop: Feb 1, 2005; cheers mate

henkman posted:

Back to his original team

fined for trolling h2k was the best h2k

they'll do great i think (provided they pick up someone decent for adc)

# ? Nov 28, 2016 20:35

Asema: Oct 2, 2013; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

EU can't get much worse than 2016 though right?

# ? Nov 28, 2016 20:35

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

Asema posted:

EU can't get much worse than 2016 though right?

Famous last words right here

# ? Nov 28, 2016 20:36

henkman: Oct 8, 2008

Asema posted:

EU can't get much worse than 2016 though right?

We got to semifinals baby, let's go

# ? Nov 28, 2016 20:38

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Apparently Soaz is back on FNC http://www.lequipe.fr/Esport/Actualites/League-of-legends-paul-soaz-boyer-vers-un-retour-chez-fnatic/754354

# ? Nov 28, 2016 20:38

RealFoxy: May 11, 2011; I'm not making a fucking QCS thread for this but seriously can we take a harder stance on Kiwifarms freaks like this guy, Jesus Christ seriously, you used to be better at knocking these creeps down. I guess ADTRW mods aren't responsible like GBS mods are.

Ghetto SuperCzar posted:

If NA has all this money coming in and doesn't bring over any superstars just lol

Hopefully soon NA teams will learn that players like Reignover are once in a lifetime and not the average. More often than not a Korean player comes over and they're just marginally better than any other players are, and the investment in teaching them English and making sure they fit in with the team is usually seasons long so your investment doesn't turn out until a year or a year and a half later; that's a huge risk sometimes when a Pro's career is usually 3 years.

Asema posted:

EU can't get much worse than 2016 though right?

Sexpansion posted:

Apparently Soaz is back on FNC http://www.lequipe.fr/Esport/Actualites/League-of-legends-paul-soaz-boyer-vers-un-retour-chez-fnatic/754354

lol

RealFoxy fucked around with this message at 21:04 on Nov 28, 2016

# ? Nov 28, 2016 21:01

Ulio: Feb 17, 2011

Sexpansion posted:

Apparently Soaz is back on FNC http://www.lequipe.fr/Esport/Actualites/League-of-legends-paul-soaz-boyer-vers-un-retour-chez-fnatic/754354

He was in fnatic team house for most of their playoffs run apparently helping them out so its quite possible. Apparently there was rumors that fnatic has a 10 man team. Rekkles still on that team.

This is the biggest shakeup in any preseason as big as when post worlds s4 when all good koreans left ogn. So many big name players like Forgiven, Piglet are unconfirmed. Also wtf happened to Piccaboo people were calling him the best support along with Gorilla but after worlds s5 he has been on a vacation.

# ? Nov 28, 2016 21:51

Chris de Sperg: Aug 14, 2009

misfits posted a photo of kakao in their korean bootcamp gallery and then deleted it as best i can tell

# ? Nov 28, 2016 21:52

Ulio: Feb 17, 2011

Tbh misfit roster is actually pretty good maybe they can pull an origin or splyce this year. Selfie is pretty good midlaner and already has lcs experience. Hans is highly rated adc he is super young. Maybe playing these young hungry motivated players will make Kakao gain some of his old form back. The meta definitely suits his playstyle with champs like Lee being probably the strongest pick.

# ? Nov 28, 2016 21:55