NA LCS Week 1 Day 2REN vs. NRGDIG vs. CLGTSM vs. TLFOX vs. C9IMT vs. TIPmostly good team vs bad team on Sunday, REN/NRG is the only one that's close on paper
― ciderpress, Saturday, 16 January 2016 01:39 (eight years ago) link
TSM usually doesn't implode until worlds, NA finals last year being an exception. i think there's a good chance they'll dominate NA LCS into the foreseeable future with yellowstar shot calling, but that depends on their roster having good chemistry. svenskeren is a big question mark for me.
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Saturday, 16 January 2016 02:01 (eight years ago) link
first day of NA LCS coverage starting now if any of the uninitiated want to see what this crap is all about http://www.twitch.tv/riotgames
― ciderpress, Saturday, 16 January 2016 20:02 (eight years ago) link
Did not see that CLG win coming.Or that REN-TL would take a full hour! holy smokes
― El Tomboto, Sunday, 17 January 2016 01:13 (eight years ago) link
ok what I said about TSM I meant Immortals
― El Tomboto, Monday, 18 January 2016 00:52 (eight years ago) link
immortals vs tsm is next saturday, that'll be the big test
― ciderpress, Monday, 18 January 2016 01:19 (eight years ago) link
that 2v4 w/ pobelter + huni was brilliant. perfect game in 18 minutes O_O
― Mordy, Monday, 18 January 2016 01:23 (eight years ago) link
sorry i just realized we might be doing no-spoilers here?
― Mordy, Monday, 18 January 2016 01:24 (eight years ago) link
imo spoilers are fine, treat this like any other sports thread, it's interesting how that's even a concept for esports though as very few people watch stuff like football etc after-the-fact
― ciderpress, Monday, 18 January 2016 01:41 (eight years ago) link
pretty much every other pro sport intentionally makes it a pain in the ass to watch anything but highlights after the game
― El Tomboto, Monday, 18 January 2016 01:54 (eight years ago) link
And yes, treat as any other sports thread, if you haven't seen the matches you're interested in, avoid
― El Tomboto, Monday, 18 January 2016 01:55 (eight years ago) link
Saturday 1/23:
TIP C9TSM IMTTL CLGDIG RENNRG FOX
Sunday 1/24:
TSM DIGNRG IMTCLG C9FOX TLREN TIP
― service desk hardman (El Tomboto), Saturday, 23 January 2016 01:24 (eight years ago) link
looks about right to me, idk what to make of TL's new roster yet though
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Saturday, 23 January 2016 01:27 (eight years ago) link
like were they actually playing well last week or is TSM just shit rn
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Saturday, 23 January 2016 01:28 (eight years ago) link
so is IMT the favorites at this pt? they just look so good but i haven't watched many of the other matches so far so i don't know how they compare to the rest of the field
― Mordy, Saturday, 23 January 2016 01:30 (eight years ago) link
They're definitely the favorites now, their roster is almost as good as TSM's and they look way crisper as a team already. Also have shown an ability to close out winning games quickly which has been an issue for NA teams other than CLG for a long time
― ciderpress, Saturday, 23 January 2016 03:17 (eight years ago) link
Week 2Day 1: C9, IMT, CLG, DIG, NRGDay 2: DIG, IMT, CLG, TL, REN
― ciderpress, Saturday, 23 January 2016 03:27 (eight years ago) link
the most interesting NA storylines rn are how will TSM evolve as a roster and how high is the ceiling for IMT. on paper TSM has a higher ceiling, but IMT came together very quickly and there might be some magic there, it could be the team pobelter has been waiting for. i don't have the faith in CLG that ciderpress does, i see zion and aphro as being the co-captains of that team and both of them are inconsistent, especially under pressure.
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Saturday, 23 January 2016 08:07 (eight years ago) link
ahem, Zion is Darshan now
― service desk hardman (El Tomboto), Saturday, 23 January 2016 17:02 (eight years ago) link
apologies, he is serious eSports athelete. i wish the casters would go by their real names. or at least the guy who calls himself 'pyrotechnics'
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Saturday, 23 January 2016 19:22 (eight years ago) link
Echo Fox has failed to submit an eligible roster for Saturday’s game and will forfeit that game. Despite multiple deadline extensions, they were unable to field a roster.
― Mordy, Saturday, 23 January 2016 19:30 (eight years ago) link
wutdid one of their players quit on them or something
― ciderpress, Saturday, 23 January 2016 20:31 (eight years ago) link
visa problems maybe
― Mordy, Saturday, 23 January 2016 20:33 (eight years ago) link
ah yeah sounds like they were fielding people with unresolved visa status
― ciderpress, Saturday, 23 January 2016 20:35 (eight years ago) link
TIP threatening an upset
― Mordy, Saturday, 23 January 2016 20:47 (eight years ago) link
man i don't understand how Cloud 9 turns back into a pumpkin every time they try to play without Hai. dude is some sort of insane mastermind of LoL
― ciderpress, Saturday, 23 January 2016 20:48 (eight years ago) link
and against the team IMT steamrolled
― Mordy, Saturday, 23 January 2016 20:50 (eight years ago) link
seraph is a big upgrade in the top lane though for TIP, he's a good player. not sure if they've just got him on loan as a sub or if he's a permanent addition
― ciderpress, Saturday, 23 January 2016 20:53 (eight years ago) link
"poppy everywhere"
― service desk hardman (El Tomboto), Saturday, 23 January 2016 21:16 (eight years ago) link
Actually amazed how good the Twitch stream looks on my television
― service desk hardman (El Tomboto), Saturday, 23 January 2016 21:18 (eight years ago) link
watching my first LoL game, here goes
― ﷽ (diamonddave85), Saturday, 23 January 2016 21:19 (eight years ago) link
twitch stream went down, youtube still up
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Saturday, 23 January 2016 21:45 (eight years ago) link
can heroes buyback from death in league? TSMs base got thrashed after that bad baron fight where in dota they'd buy back on some heroes to defend
― ﷽ (diamonddave85), Saturday, 23 January 2016 21:54 (eight years ago) link
nah, if you're dead you're dead
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Saturday, 23 January 2016 21:56 (eight years ago) link
yeah there's no buyback in LoL
― ciderpress, Saturday, 23 January 2016 22:00 (eight years ago) link
is remi the only woman in the tournament?
― Mordy, Saturday, 23 January 2016 23:23 (eight years ago) link
ctrl+f this thread shows me that u said above she's the first in the tournament cool
― Mordy, Saturday, 23 January 2016 23:34 (eight years ago) link
Actually op... its gay
― Hungry4Ass, Sunday, 24 January 2016 00:57 (eight years ago) link
wow
― service desk hardman (El Tomboto), Sunday, 24 January 2016 21:43 (eight years ago) link
So the meta-meta for this split is "how long can Immortals keep this up"
― service desk hardman (El Tomboto), Sunday, 24 January 2016 22:19 (eight years ago) link
NRG misplayed their poke comp horribly, one mistake that massive and it's the end of the game. NA teams constantly throwing games back and forth throughout the season holds the whole region back when it comes to international tournaments.
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Sunday, 24 January 2016 22:40 (eight years ago) link
are there any esports type games where you can play FFA but then create alliances after the game has already started?
many hours were spent in college playing starcraft with my roommates in the same room, and we'd join a ffa game only to ally once one of us started getting attacked, or at the last minute before stomping everyone else, to much swearing and aggravation on the part of internet randos
― μpright mammal (mh), Wednesday, 27 January 2016 22:28 (eight years ago) link
pretty much all esports are team vs team or 1 vs 1, i don't think anyone's found a way to make free-for-all game modes hold up under the scrutiny of competitive play. it's an interesting thought experiment though.
the only comparable thing i can think of that has a esports-esque devoted following is grand strategy games, but those aren't played as esports to my knowledge
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 27 January 2016 22:44 (eight years ago) link
they are played multiplayer; it doesn't work as realtime broadcasting (obv) but the write-ups/discussions are great. i wish i could remember enough about this one game i read for either civ 4 or civ 5 to google it up. there was a guy who [for one of 4/5] wrote a bunch of guides and iirc had great let's plays and he had a personal civ page. i think it was one of his multiplayer games.
― Mordy, Wednesday, 27 January 2016 22:49 (eight years ago) link
i don't think there is professional play tho
― Mordy, Wednesday, 27 January 2016 22:50 (eight years ago) link
ok how about games that let you do what I said, whether or not they're used competitively. changing alliances, etc
― μpright mammal (mh), Wednesday, 27 January 2016 22:57 (eight years ago) link
I guess EVE and games of that nature have alliances that can be broken and large economies but that's a bit more of an investment than I'm willing to make right now
― μpright mammal (mh), Wednesday, 27 January 2016 22:58 (eight years ago) link
televised/streamed grand strategy games would take longer than old school cricket
― carthago delenda est (mayor jingleberries), Wednesday, 27 January 2016 22:59 (eight years ago) link
I guess I'm asking "what is the least esport-ish game that doesn't have a steep time investment"
― μpright mammal (mh), Wednesday, 27 January 2016 23:01 (eight years ago) link
I kind of keep wishing some iPhone game was like Fallout Shelter only with the ability to trade and have some espionage to wreck other players' vaults
― μpright mammal (mh), Wednesday, 27 January 2016 23:02 (eight years ago) link