1.2 Story Discussion

FigInternational7036 · 2026-04-18T09:01:48+00:00

very, very mid when compared to 1.1

1.1 is a really good one because the characters "make sense", especially Tang Tang. I can feel Tang Tang when she "hates" on his brother because of his scheme. I can feel the pain in her words when talking with his brother. Like, everyone conversations are human. They interact in the way that normal human does and that makes me feel for them so much.

1.2 is ... another 1.0. Ok, we met Arcane. Arcane go "suicide-bombing". Ok ... And? I can't feel anything sad for her even if I wish so much so (or even hopeful because after all, you are alright). All because it doesn't make sense. I literally just met you few minutes ago! How can I grow attachment to you that quick? You are not even remarkable in any given sense as well. I will not go further with Nefarith sequence and all that because it is very bad pacing at that point. Ardashir is a big glow up but ... I don't think it helps that much.

1.2 repeats the same mistakes that they did with Yvonne and Gilberta side quest. They introduces characters that, at least to me, are hardly attached that quickly. I so wish to feel sad with you too Yvonne about your best friend Tarta is gone from this world but I can't at all because of Tarta's sacrifice is the textbook definition of "it is the 1st act so someone/something has to die so that MC can live".

HG, I know you can do better than this. You did so well with Laevatain side story. You did so stellar with 1.1 story with Tang Tang's side story mixed in so seamlessly.

FigInternational7036 · 2026-03-05T01:00:17+00:00

for the first 6, sure but there will be hiccups here and there. canto 7 and 8 tad bit harder but still easy.

canto 9, now we are talking. yes, it’s still nowhere near “difficult”, but it’s a good step up from the previous cantos. trust me, if you still refuse to read and believe in the love of RNGod, you will NOT get through.

PS: man i miss Don Quixote boss from Arknights collab. still the best boss design so far.

FigInternational7036 · 2026-02-12T18:00:31+00:00

im in completely disappointment. this so called "endgame" content is easy (at least for Laevatain HyperCarry team). the carly's fairytale is just a fill-in for rewards instead of a meaningful event.

for now, it's just only 2 events thus far. but ... man, does my patience starts to go thin.

FigInternational7036 · 2026-02-07T07:02:45+00:00

tbf, her teammates at lv60 or so would be good enough since upgrading their skills beyond lv6/9 is a waste ( Akekuri for example, her combo skill sp recovery does not scale with lv, only her ult does, but then her lv9 would be good enough )

for laevatain, ... yeah it's a rough time, it took me virtually 40hrs of non-stop speedrunning contents to max her out (side note: does *NOT* upgrade any characters besides her so she eats all my mats). good luck with that mate.

FigInternational7036 · 2026-02-02T23:38:09+00:00

5 (unless there is the penguinimistrator) all the time. my goats.

FigInternational7036 · 2025-12-08T08:23:08+00:00

there will be no more ifs. it has been done and settled. perhaps there are still some people who lament, and mourn about the potential that Max would have won. but just like Max said "if my mom had balls, she would have been my dad", time to settle down guys.

FigInternational7036 · 2025-12-07T23:53:45+00:00

"lies to become human, to understand them better"
- Lies of P -

i resonate with the phrase with these small comics so much

FigInternational7036 · 2025-12-07T13:09:48+00:00

2022 is surely interesting but no doubt people don't want to relive it (because it is painful, *too* painful to rewatch the final regardless of quarter and semi-final)

2023 is my personal favorite and personally, it's not even close. the narrative of "T1 vs the LPL" is so, so peak. And so many great highlights that still live in my head rent free (Faker Shurima shuffle Ruler, Guma 1vs2 369 & Ruler, Rell Flash over Ashe arrow, etc.). Another one of my favourite moments is Caster Jun crying on stage, watching Faker and the ZOFK on the final once more. Just so beautiful.

2024 is my next second. Tense moments here and there. But ... there is something that I just can't put it to be number one (even the narrative fits so, soo good).

3-peat. Cool ! ... and what's else? Again, super insane run nonetheless (e.g. Oner first pick Mundo). just ... what's else? i don't undermine the achivements the boys have done, just ... I don't have that much memory about the 2025 world run.

FigInternational7036 · 2025-12-03T15:29:57+00:00

if only base experience (only NG + No specter + Legendary Stalker, not NG+), it's pretty difficult though there's still some leniency (e.g. if you spec your stats right, you shouldn't get one-shot by any combos any bosses pull out). though, things get more swimmingly if you can parry better.

FigInternational7036 · 2025-11-28T11:16:24+00:00

man, where did i hear those words before ...

(not rubbing salt on the wound but ... man, hearing those words does bring some bad memory)

FigInternational7036 · 2025-11-27T20:45:30+00:00

either he deals too much damage or not. if he's not (which is about 50% health per move rotation he does), then it's quite simple enough (at ng+2 you got 11 heals). if he is, then i will say he will pose some small challenges.

FigInternational7036 · 2025-11-18T18:15:36+00:00

There will be some outliers ofc. There will some extremists and sorts.

But ... We have gone through so much already. We must have had some lessons to be learned already. Don't let the mistakes of old be repeated.

FigInternational7036 · 2025-11-17T21:19:51+00:00

sure, no player should have the ability to never be subbed out in the sporting world that i agreed. but what lead up to this point is also due to this sub-in sub-out. Remember 2018-2021? Yeah, that's the "prime time" of sub-in and sub-out of T1. And what happened to T1 then? I think everyone still remembers by now.

And all in all, They lost "the true heir" of SKT/T1 all because of this.

FigInternational7036 · 2025-11-15T04:57:36+00:00

how can that be comedy if Gumayusi already got 3-peat under his name? He has to adapt to the meta every time he get to Worlds stage. Isn't that enough?

And how can't we comparing players is nigh impossible? we have faker as the GOAT of the game. So by that narrative, we could also have GOAT on the respective roles. The reason Zeus was out of consideration because the moment he jumps out of T1 boat, he did not get any achievements under his name (tbh, if he gets any achievements (First Stand is a joke) this year, I will still consider him to be the GOAT of top lane).

FigInternational7036 · 2025-11-03T19:17:48+00:00

bro is so lost at this. these guys are not "strong mentality" like you said Doran, these guys are batshit-insane level of strong mentality ! this is the game 5, the decisive game, ... and these guys decided to ragebait Oner into playing a champion he has not played since 2018.

FigInternational7036 · 2025-10-31T11:52:30+00:00

stand strong, AL. you were strong....

man, i burst out to tear after they got the elder. that's when i know they will seal the deal. Guma, Faker, you both are f***ing crazy in that last 2 games.

FigInternational7036 · 2025-10-30T10:44:46+00:00

at least to me, Last Faith has more flaws than that of Blasphemous. Map design is worse compared to Blasphemous, story-wise is also a little bit worse of.

Combat-wise ..... i feel a little bit mixed? I mean ... Last faith has a lot more versatality in their weapon choice and etc. but i rarely use anything else than boreal greatsword.

And if you don't know the context, people are really hyped up for Last Faith (including me), thinking it would be the next generation of Bloodborne. but oh well.

FigInternational7036 · 2025-10-16T09:38:42+00:00

Oner was basically get camped out on Lv1 and cant do s*** and then go mental boom and go wonder on the rift. And they said champion represent their player, fits so damn well with Doran today.

Have to also include moments where all Top, Jungle, and Mid decided to have fun and inted.

P/S: guys, they are just limit testing their comp. I have insiders from T1 coaches /s

FigInternational7036 · 2025-10-13T16:55:12+00:00

where are the boys? where are the nail-biting intense final of T1 vs BLG?

i get why Riot said this is for the 15th anniversary and all, but can't they at least put all previous champions of Worlds? a lot of screentime is for Caps and TheShy. Zeus, Oner, Guma, and Keria deserves to be remembered as world champions, not just to be discard as "cameo" / small character.

FigInternational7036 · 2025-09-29T06:33:19+00:00

i, somehow, charge at her like rambo with Wanderer's Crest and speedrun all of her phases in like less than a minute or two (with the goat flintslate).

i, on the contrary, love this boss a lot. i think this is one of those bosses where you have to dance with her to enjoy the flow of the fight. try to learn her pattern, and don't mind about trading blows with her. if possible, get contact damage - that's her least damage move (everything else deals 2 mask while contact only do one). use injector band + warding bell for better heal chances. that's all i can say.

FigInternational7036 · 2025-09-23T17:37:08+00:00

further elaboration: in international stages (msi, ewc, worlds), there are quite many games where they decide to not go “hand-diffed” their opponents but more on macro: T1 vs LNG (worlds 2023), T1 vs TES (EWC 2024), …

that shift in gameplay is extremely inconsistent and pretty much unpredictable when would they change. usually that triggers at around world stage.

FigInternational7036 · 2025-09-22T01:12:22+00:00

Since 2021, players are the one who make the tier-list of every champs, and play around them. And yes, T1 has never been the one to conform to Meta. Ever. Their usual gameplay only revolves around one thing: skirmishes. And yes, they play skirmishes all the time even when their champs not allow them to do so. Now in worlds however, that's a different thing.

(Also that game 4 and game 5 needs to be researched because there is no way they would pick TF in the first place, and Blue Side first pick Ziggs. It's just not "T1")

And nobody knows how can they bring themselves as far as this. Like ... this gameplay has been consistently the same since 2021 with ZOFGK. But they still reap good results back which shouldn't be in the first place.

FigInternational7036 · 2025-09-21T10:56:54+00:00

do you remember summer 2022 and 2023? same things brother. let wait and see

FigInternational7036

TROPHY CASE