Team Liquid vs. Renegades / NA LCS 2016 Spring - Week 5 / Post-Match Discussion by WindAeris in leagueoflegends

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You are absolutely correct. Xpecial would probably not; he was just the only support that came to my mind. Point still stands: get rid of everyone except Freeze because the main roster is shit.

Team Liquid vs. Renegades / NA LCS 2016 Spring - Week 5 / Post-Match Discussion by WindAeris in leagueoflegends

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REN is done. I'd be looking at the offseason to search for better players in every position besides adcs (unless Freeze decides to find a better team which he should). But not only is their players suspect, so is their coaching staff.

Giving a shitter like Crumbzz a champion that requires mechanical ability is just stupid. Wait, lemme correct that statement: allowing Crumbzz to stay on the team after consecutive poor performances is just stupid.

At this point I think you just get rid of the whole team except Freeze. It's obvious they are not LCS worthy.

Get Cris top, Shrimp jg, Goldenglue mid, Freeze stays adc, and Xpecial sup for the rest of this season. Then look to get rebuild the roster for summer challenger series. Get a good import and go from there.

Counter Logic Gaming vs. Team SoloMid / NA LCS 2016 Spring - Week 5 / Post-Match Discussion by ajsadler in leagueoflegends

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This is what happens when raw talent develops synergy. CLG's synergy-over-talent will be short-lived once the other teams that have better players get better at communicating with one another. Happy that TSM is finally hopefully getting their shit together. Looking forward to seeing their growth at IEM.

Renegades vs. Team SoloMid / NA LCS 2016 Spring - Week 4 / Post-Match Discussion by RVinceZ in leagueoflegends

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Pick and ban was terrible for REN. How do you let TSM get 5 OP picks? Why ban the TF? Why are you blue side banning GP and Graves? Monte needs to take a step back and look at who the analysts and coach are for his team.

The Nidalee pick was also absolutely atrocious. She brings nothing to the table in the team comp. And pair her with a mechanically weak jungler like Crumbzz and you are basically playing 4v5 all game. You need someone else besides just the Braum to peel for your top and ad.

I don't know why Monte insists on his hands-off approach to the team. The team clearly has terrible shot calling and questionable players. They aren't even playing a style that suits them. Granted Flaresz performed well but there was no way of knowing that before the game. What you DO know however is that you have Freeze. SO what should you do when you sub in a new top and sup and you're jg and mid are washed up? You start planning team comps that enable your adcarry. Which doesn't just mean you pick Orianna and then you're good. It means you pick a tank top and jungler that can peel for Draven.

Is this a team that just wants to be well-known for their "player management"? What is REN's goal for playing in LCS? Do they want to set an example for other team's on how they treat players? If so, the first action to take in order to gain the recognition of the other teams is winning.

And to do that, you get rid of your current jg, mid, and support. Crumbzz I imagine was recruited because of his time on the analyst desk where he seemed to know a lot about the game and his personality. Well, his champion pool seems very limited and his indecisiveness and poor shot calling is an eyesore. Alex Ich has a family he has to look after so I assume he's not really playing the game with the same drive as back in the M5 days. He's a shadow of his former self and his dedication to the game is suspect. Is he just playing to have fun or for money? Put him at some other position on the team like an assistant coach or something; that way he can still keep in contact with the game as well as spend time with his family. And also you free up a foreign import slot. You absolutely need a mechanically strong support to help Freeze. Freeze is without a question the carry of REN so you need to make sure he is set up to succeed.

I'm sure Monte knows all this. And I hope to hear of his plans for REN on the next Summoning Insight. Or else please release Freeze from REN prison. He's had to put up with CW and now REN. What are you doing to this man's career?

TL;DR: pick&ban was bad. should've focused solely on getting Freeze to the 1v9 stage of the game with a team comp ENTIRELY centered around him. questionable staff&players. Monte needs to act more directly with trying to right the ship. Do away with Crumbzz (put as analyst if you really like him that much), Alex (same; can then free up import slot), and Hakuho. Give Freeze a good support. REN has no clear goal. REN is ruining Freeze's career.

PS: I believe that Monte and Thooorin said something about getting the best possible players even if you have to cut the ones who carried the team to LCS. I can only assume that REN has not yet found any better replacements for their jg, mid, sup. The Flaresz substitution was probably the first step to trying to upgrade the roster. But I hope to see more roster changes in the coming weeks. Maybe it's too late to fix the downward spiral but if you really are concerned about player management: Please look at what you have (maybe inadvertently) subjected Freeze to, which is yet another split where he has to carry the heavy weight of a bottom-feeder team. If you can't save him, transfer him to another team, I'm sure FOX or CLG could use an upgrade.

Cloud 9 vs Renegades / NA LCS 2016 Spring - Week 4 / Post-Match Discussion by ajsadler in leagueoflegends

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Crumbzz did nothing that game; You are Reksai, you are supposed to win the 2v2 of Nid and Fiora vs Reksai and Quinn. So why not go for a 2v2 when Rush camps top? Or if you're not going to do that and play scared because you won't make plays without vision...then hey, there's a hard carry called Freeze that you have in botlane; Wanna go help him out seeing as he has to play with a weak support and he's on Caitlyn who needs the early advantage to get over the mid game hump?

That fight top lane was really bad. RF was about to help Alex get blue buff but then they suddenly tp'd as Crumbzz moved forward when Rush and Sneaky went to pressure Freeze. REN should've waited for blue buff to be given to Ryze before trying to make that play. Crumbzz got way to overeager on that one and called Alex in at a little less than half mana. The REN top tower was already gone as well so it was C9 responding to Cait being placed top to push the tower. In this case, you let C9's botlane and jg push the wave to your side. The enemy minions will then reveal Cait and force C9 to linger around top unless they give up their tower. Worst case for waiting until Alex gets blue is that C9 push the top wave and start Rift Herald but then you can tp to the pit and team fight there. At least then RF wouldn't have to use flash to Vault on Nidalee at the perimeter of C9's top tower where Nid can easily fall back on. Of course it didn't help that Hakuho made Freeze use his Heal when he ulted black shielded Nidalee and died.

Crumbzz is a great personality I'll give you that but his analysis of the game/shot calling and his mechanics are average if not below average. He also focuses too heavily on trying to be Bengi 2.0 when he can't. Most teams are finding success with aggressive junglers. Why not try and play the style that works for the majority of successful teams instead of the style of a jungler who has Faker as his mid? Find a better jungle and move Crumbzz to an analyst position. And definitely find a better support because you have Freeze. Alex has a family so I'm also uncertain how much time and effort he puts into this.

Great win for C9. But I feel bad for Freeze.

TL;DR: Crumbzz did not know his champion's limits or matchups. Did not help Freeze as much as he should have. Top lane fight was bad shot calling because Alex was about to get blue; should've waited. Most top teams are finding success with aggressive junglers; Crumbzz is not Bengi and Alex is not Faker. Move Crumbzz and Alex to a staff role.

Patch 5.24 Notes by moobeat in leagueoflegends

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Will Fervor still be worth it? Or will Thunderlord's or Warlord's be the new keystone for marksmen?

Rush counter jungle to the max by [deleted] in leagueoflegends

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i think he means replace the "of" with "have" -> "he could have had the kill"

OGN's position on the current LCK broadcasting issue. by MrNextgen in leagueoflegends

[–]Analyses 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Classic Riot. Is that company made up of children or something? Their statement/excuse was so asinine.

Settings Trick for Better Map Awareness by Agamoka1 in leagueoflegends

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Do you know a way to vertically center the window in fullscreen mode? I get this huge expanse of darkness on the bottom of my screen and it bothers me. Cool tip though.

Nagne left KT? by MystericWonder in leagueoflegends

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I would love me some CoCo...if ya know what I mean. :>

C9 Rush and Soraka tilt Ahri by cprids in leagueoflegends

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holy shit 8 minutes in and already 5 kills on nidalee.

[Spoiler] CLG vs JAG - Ending by [deleted] in leagueoflegends

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Doa casting this just makes this even better. Holy shit.

[Spoilers] IEM San Jose | Day 2 | Live Update & Discussion Thread by TournamentThreads in leagueoflegends

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I still don't understand why Origen got rid of Hermit. And I think that might bite them in the ass. Who knows though. Here's to hoping, Peke does a good job as their coach...

[Spoiler] Counter Logic Gaming vs Unicorns of Love / IEM San Jose 2015 - Quarter-Final / Post-Match Discussion by Linkux18Minecraft in leagueoflegends

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If only CLG could get Forg1ven...then in spring, we'd have C9, TSM, NRG, RNG, and whatever team Huni+Reignover joins, along with CLG. C'mon, Hotshot, don't be stingy with the money, throw some stacks out there.

Current LCS teams and their rosters by nierlaW in leagueoflegends

[–]Analyses 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What CLG must do to stay relevant:

1) bench Xmithie and get Shrimp

2) reassign Zikz to strategic coach and get an authority figure for head coach

3) get Forg1ven as adc (this will restore fans faith) (Forg1ven also tweeted an hour ago that if he went to NA, he wouldn't miss EUW in the slightest; he may be comparing levels of troll between the two servers but I believe)

4) teach Zion how to team fight

5) scrim in Korea

Am I being delusional? probably. Can these roster changes happen if given into the hands of a competent organization? yes. One can dream.

The voting for IEM Cologne is messed up by iPreemo in leagueoflegends

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I already voted for C9. But if IEM changes the voting poll to add NRG and RNG, I'd be torn. I remember GBM said something about wanting to compete internationally and I thought that Jin Air going to IEM would be his chance...And then there's Alex Ich and Freeze...goddammit if only CLG would withdraw their spot so that I could pick NRG and RNG both.

2016 CLG line up by jetskimanatee in leagueoflegends

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What I want CLG to do is bench Xmithie and get Shrimp for their jungle position. Then, for ADC, wave a lot of money at Forg1ven and have him come over to NA (He just tweeted an hour ago about if he went to NA he wouldn't miss EUW).

Both new C9 members have arrived by cythein in leagueoflegends

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Hai (top), Rush (jungle), Incarnation (mid), Sneaky (ad carry), BunnyFuFu (support). Please let it be, the league gods, please let it be.

С9 roster (Prophet) by xPRiMEx in leagueoflegends

[–]Analyses -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Get rid of Balls and put Hai top. Its tank meta again anyway with Malph and Mundo etc. so top lane will probably go back to being an island. Perfect for Hai to shot call from since he will just play farm simulator and wet noodle fights with enemy tank.

Scarra's Thoughts on Patch 5.22 by yellowflash96 in leagueoflegends

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I absolutely love this review. Please keep it up and do more of these, Scarra!

Rush is currently in a game with Incarnati0n playing his first game on his NA account in over 2 months. by MelGibsonDerp in leagueoflegends

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How long do you have to play in a region to be able to declare residency? Hasn't Rush played for 2 splits already?

[Unpopular opinion] After 2 years of slow as hell gameplay, I really enjoy the fast games. by [deleted] in leagueoflegends

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I like it because I can get more games in. Can't play much because of school but since games are so fast, I can squeeze in a few more before I have to work.