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Vermain posted:pyosik is the big surprise, since i can't imagine his contract was cheap after winning worlds literally this year Apparently DRX didn't want to keep the roster and the rest of the LCK teams either had their rosters locked before worlds or had already lined someone up, so he was forced to look outside of of Korea. With how many other teams are cutting costs too they could've gotten a pretty good deal just from his lack of options.
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Veev posted:Apparently DRX didn't want to keep the roster and the rest of the LCK teams either had their rosters locked before worlds or had already lined someone up, so he was forced to look outside of of Korea. With how many other teams are cutting costs too they could've gotten a pretty good deal just from his lack of options. oof, going to NA right after winning worlds and it not even being an intentional choice to check out for a paycheck would be pretty rough.
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Imagine winning one of the greatest Worlds finals ever and caring so little about the team that managed it that one of them ends up in loving NA.
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njsykora posted:Imagine winning one of the greatest Worlds finals ever and caring so little about the team that managed it that one of them ends up in loving NA. I think the issue is Zeka and Kingen put on such hard carry performance that their value went up a lot and their could explore free agency. They already won worlds so why not cash in?
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Pyosik was probably the worst part of that roster but also he's going to be one of the best jungles in na I guess. I really want this liquid roster to sweep everyone
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Here's a new doublelift vid where he apparently randomly queued into Closer, Bjergsen, and Busio over in Korea where he also just randomly appears to be (on vacation surely) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5qFw8eHNdw
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Hey we've won multiple splits with a solid roster, time to dig up some washed up names to replace them!
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njsykora posted:Hey we've won multiple splits with a solid roster, time to dig up some washed up names to replace them! They’re gonna sell a hell of a lot more hoodies tho.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GTVIgLazjs phreak's retirement vid. i wish him the best in his future endeavors and hope they do not bomb out jatt-style so we are free of him forevermore
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Vermain posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GTVIgLazjs NA viewership skyrockets!
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Vermain posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GTVIgLazjs 6 minutes of phreak? hmm
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CODChimera posted:6 minutes of phreak? hmm Fortunately unlike most YouTube videos the most relevant part is in the first 10 seconds
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I didn't like Phreak at first in the early LCS years, but he grew on me. He got less condescending and pedantic (though it ain't all gone!) and I like it when he calls out utter bullshit bad plays. Riv and Phreak was my favorite duo, but I'm a glutton for punishment. Kobe and Flowers are my favorites now, I hope they stick around for a while.
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Phreak never really bothered me too much. He isn't everyone's taste Last year or so Phreak has been great with some of his brutal honest takes/reactions.
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Digital Jedi posted:Phreak never really bothered me too much. He isn't everyone's taste yeah his genuine anger/frustration with NA was good
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He's a very mid tier pbp but now that means we only have Flowers and Letigress in LCS. And Flowers is the goat but he can't cast every game, so...
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I warmed up to Phreak a lot watching his Path of Exile videos of all things. He's smarter than his casting persona, and he's got a good head for numbers. Now if either of these things are actually beneficial or welcome at Riot, TBD.
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Going to be weird losing Phreak but he's certainly earned this shot.
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Chernobyl Peace Prize posted:I warmed up to Phreak a lot watching his Path of Exile videos of all things. He's smarter than his casting persona, and he's got a good head for numbers. Now if either of these things are actually beneficial or welcome at Riot, TBD. i have basically the same impression of him as i did of rivington: i think he's a smart guy whose talents and interests clearly lay outside of PBP, and design work will fit him considerably better njsykora posted:That Paramount series they did must've done well because the whole thing got uploaded to the Lolesports Youtube channel presumably so someone would watch it. i might have to give it a watch because everyone i know who's watched it seems to swear up and down that it's actually pretty funny as both a parody of league team culture and of the pervasive melodramatic docudrama style that's common in filmmaking today
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Vermain posted:i might have to give it a watch because everyone i know who's watched it seems to swear up and down that it's actually pretty funny as both a parody of league team culture and of the pervasive melodramatic docudrama style that's common in filmmaking today I thought it was one of the most entertaining shows of the year, as a result.
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Broadcast plans for 2023. LEC is moving to Sat/Sun/Mon, LCS is Thur/Fri, LPL is 7 days a week, LCK will start games earlier in the day. Shoutout to LCS officially being marked as the region that has to make way so the LEC has the whole weekend to itself.
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LMAO they actually did it and signed an ADC that couldn't even qualify for EU Masters. https://twitter.com/RekklesLoL/status/1603421066151460865
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njsykora posted:LMAO they actually did it and signed an ADC that couldn't even qualify for EU Masters. bargain bin leffen lookin rear end
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saintonan posted:so he didn't like his forearm tattoos, so he just got his entire arm tattooed black? This is actually what happened.
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saintonan posted:so he didn't like his forearm tattoos, so he just got his entire arm tattooed black? 
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njsykora posted:Broadcast plans for 2023. LEC is moving to Sat/Sun/Mon, LCS is Thur/Fri, LPL is 7 days a week, LCK will start games earlier in the day. Shoutout to LCS officially being marked as the region that has to make way so the LEC has the whole weekend to itself. 12 PM PST is a laughable start time, especially for a loving friday, unless their audience surveys are revealing a lot of daydrinkers guess they're banking on EU viewers coming back to the fold but it's still a pretty big "gently caress you" to the domestic market, which tells me that they saw the numbers declining and felt they didn't really have a choice
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Vermain posted:12 PM PST is a laughable start time, especially for a loving friday, unless their audience surveys are revealing a lot of daydrinkers LCS: Straight to VOD edition
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I've already decided I'm gonna watch more LEC this year so I'm fine with this when does the new season start anyway?
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saintonan posted:LCS: Straight to VOD edition
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isaboo posted:I've already decided I'm gonna watch more LEC this year so I'm fine with this Usually second week of January.
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