2015 World Championship discussion thread

[quote=Jimmydoggga 2.0][quote=TheRealCefor]So I'm a bit behind on all the Worlds news, is America still in it?[/quote] In completely unrelated news Veigars only been picked half a million times in worlds already :|[/quote]

[quote=sirell][quote=Thalia Kael]"only included serious possibilities" meanwhile OG in semis...[/quote] Up against SKT, so still probably won't win, haha. But all things considered, no one expected them to make it out of groups because of Chinese teams (particularly LGD in their groups) flopping HARD. 2-4 for two Chinese teams and the final Chinese team knocked out 3-0 (3-1 if you want to give them that remake) in QFs. Looks like drafting in so many Koreans didn't really pay off this year for teams and players alike.[/quote]

[quote=Vynertje]I think it's the patch. This patch relies so much more on rotations, sieging etc and less on individual skill. The reason Fnatic and SKT are doing so well and really look one step above the rest is because these are the teams that can perform regardless of patch, with solid communication and strong players in every role.[/quote]

[quote=TheRealCefor][quote=Jimmydoggga 2.0]In completely unrelated news Veigars only been picked half a million times in worlds already :|[/quote] Come on Worlds Veigar skin! I wanna drop diamonds from the sky, let them see me shine[/quote]

[quote=I want to be a Blitzball]Sure, the game relies less on raw skill, but Fnatic and SKT are probably two of the stronger teams when it comes to raw skill. Fnatic got Huni and Febiven, who're probably some of the best at their positions at Worlds. SKT got Faker and Marin, though Bang is probably one of the best adc players you could want. And they're actually good at macro. Also, Smeb is probably one of the best top laners, so they at least got one very skilled player on their team. Something I actually never thought about is the fact that Huni and Reignover actually speak fluent English (or at least understandable, though I think it's quite good) compared to the other Korean/Chinese players on western teams. I mean Impact, Rush and Lustboy have never done a full interview in English to my knowledge.[/quote]

[quote=utopus]I'm frankly surprised that they'd be able to learn english so quickly (and well!) in such a small span of time. It isn't exactly the easiest language to learn[/quote]

[quote=Vynertje][quote=utopus]I'm frankly surprised that they'd be able to learn english so quickly (and well!) in such a small span of time. It isn't exactly the easiest language to learn[/quote] Reignover already spoke English when they moved to Fnatic which made it much easier for Huni to pick it up as well[/quote]

[quote=NicknameMy]Isn't it kinda funny that KOO and Fnatic have a very similar playstyle? Top Lane? Carry top laners, Smeb is already proven against stronger tops while Huni isn't (Huni by now only played rather bad top laners), so this lane is in favor of Smeb. Also a very similar champion pool with the likes of Riven. One thing you could hold for Huni tho is that he already played Marin at MSI, but he also has his overaggressions many time, where he makes one mistake and wans to win it back, making more mistakes. Now, Midlane, Febiven is proven, KurO not, KurO by now only played Maple as a good mid and he got crushed, while Febiven solo killed Faker (nuff said). So, both a kinda on a similar level if you put together mid and top, jungle is because of the disable of Gragas in favor of Hojn as he never played Gragas while Reignover can't really play Lee Sin. The question is, what is he gonna play? Now looking at the bot lane, they are like a 1 to 1 copy. The ADC's, PraY and Rekkles both mostly play utility ADC's to support their teams carries. AD Kennen vs Ashe. PraY also prepared AD Kennen by now and Rekkles Ashe so yeah, very similar champion pool and very similar role. I do think tho Rekkles is stronger on carry ADC's as he at least played a Jinx-comp (but that game against AHQ was kinda bad). Support, same story again. GorillA and Yellowstar both performed shit at day 1, good at day 2 and very good at the quaters. They both also again have a very similar champion pool. All in all, this matchup is so close noboy can guess an outcome.[/quote]

[quote=I want to be a Blitzball][quote=NicknameMy]Isn't it kinda funny that KOO and Fnatic have a very similar playstyle? Top Lane? Carry top laners, Smeb is already proven against stronger tops while Huni isn't (Huni by now only played rather bad top laners), so this lane is in favor of Smeb. Also a very similar champion pool with the likes of Riven. One thing you could hold for Huni tho is that he already played Marin at MSI, but he also has his overaggressions many time, where he makes one mistake and wans to win it back, making more mistakes. Now, Midlane, Febiven is proven, KurO not, KurO by now only played Maple as a good mid and he got crushed, while Febiven solo killed Faker (nuff said). So, both a kinda on a similar level if you put together mid and top, jungle is because of the disable of Gragas in favor of Hojn as he never played Gragas while Reignover can't really play Lee Sin. The question is, what is he gonna play? Now looking at the bot lane, they are like a 1 to 1 copy. The ADC's, PraY and Rekkles both mostly play utility ADC's to support their teams carries. AD Kennen vs Ashe. PraY also prepared AD Kennen by now and Rekkles Ashe so yeah, very similar champion pool and very similar role. I do think tho Rekkles is stronger on carry ADC's as he at least played a Jinx-comp (but that game against AHQ was kinda bad). Support, same story again. GorillA and Yellowstar both performed shit at day 1, good at day 2 and very good at the quaters. They both also again have a very similar champion pool. All in all, this matchup is so close noboy can guess an outcome.[/quote] KurO not proven? He's still the best Viktor in the World, and he played Nagne, while not a top tier mid, is still a strong player in my opinion. Pray hasn't performed at all since before IEM, and really hasn't stood out as a top adc. Hojin, while improved from Spring, still isn't that strong. Gorilla and Smeb are the only top tier players on KOO, while KurO is a good player.[/quote]

[quote=MrMad2000]ORIGIN TO ADVANCE FOR FINALS? Pls. The dream. :c Needs to happen. ༼ つ ◕◡◕ ༽つ OG TAKE MY FAITH ༼ つ ◕◡◕ ༽つ[/quote]