Chapter 215 MSI grouping, full of grudges!
The sudden test feedback gave the design team, who were already prepared to work overtime to modify the difficulty of the game, confidence in their ability to deliver results.

After all, the fact that it is “very simple” one after another fully demonstrates that this is a great model suitable for all ages and a great family fun.

Although Aonuma doesn't quite understand why such a difficult level can be called a family fun.

The news that the launch of the new version of Honor was basically ready reached Codick, and this profit-seeking fat man was also quite satisfied.

We have nurtured Tencent Esports for such a long time and allowed them to grow bigger and stronger step by step. Isn't it just to reap the benefits after they make the e-sports pie bigger?

Kotick is greedy, but he is not stupid.

He sees the many advantages of League of Legends, such as the innovative gameplay and the fairest possible rules.

But based on his many years of experience in the e-sports industry, he knows that although League of Legends is powerful, it is by no means invincible.

One of the possible important breakthroughs is its not-so-outstanding graphics technology and picture expression.

In order to reduce the computer configuration required for League of Legends as much as possible, we ensure that the vast majority of players can play this game without having to specially upgrade their computers.

But the price is also obvious, that is, except for the usual bird's-eye view, which is still acceptable, the close-ups of most game screens seem a bit crude in this era.

This is not a big problem, but in terms of promotion, without exquisite pictures, it will be a little lacking in attracting fans outside the circle, especially those who are not deep gamers.

This is not enough to affect the operation of League of Legends, but it can allow Honor to take advantage of it.

In addition, Kotick himself and his family have extremely profound influence in Europe and the United States, especially in terms of public opinion, and their control is quite terrifying.

In the field of gaming alone, it controls a number of authoritative gaming media with influence around the world, as well as many awards that are regarded as honors in the gaming industry.

Apart from anything else, Pei Yunteng and Teng Hai have gradually dominated the annual game charts in recent years. With Codick's current position in the family, it is possible for him to interfere.

With such capital guarantee, Codick is not panicked by the current decline of Honor and the expansion of League of Legends. Instead, he is looking forward to how far Tencent Hai can expand the e-sports market.

So...MSI must go smoothly!
Pei Yunteng naturally had no idea that the enemies he had written down in his little notebook were looking forward to his own competition being a success.

It’s just that the MSI is really popular now.

"Wow, why are there League of Legends elements everywhere? Even the manhole covers on the roadside have League graffiti?"

Sitting in the special shuttle bus, Zhang Jiale was amazed at the oversized Lucian painted on a wall on the side of the road.

He had seen big scenes in games before in Glory, such as the All-Star Game and the Finals in Season 8, which were both very luxurious.

But after all, they are all in China, and the most they can do is just to add more roadside billboards and street lights.

For example, in White Eagle, the strong West Coast hip-hop atmosphere is still somewhat fresh to them.

"Look, look, there are so many cosplayers!" As the special car gradually approached the Staples Center, Xiye pointed out of the window as if he had discovered a new continent.

"I'll go, Ahri!"

"Is that the little yellow-haired ez over there?"

"What a handsome man gun!"

Surrounding the Staples Center, COSERs of different styles and colorful league decorations add new vitality to the originally modern building.

"Wow... this publicity really costs a lot..." Sun Zheping sighed.

"It's not all propaganda. League of Legends is so popular in Europe and the United States. Most of the players and fans here are probably players and fans who came here on their own initiative."

The well-informed Lu Liang explained to a few "country bumpkins" who had almost never been abroad.

As the home of the legendary NBA Lakers, the Staples Center has always been full of vitality.

Unfortunately, this year, this team with a luxurious lineup went fishing early under the wise leadership of a certain executive vice president, and the young people in Los Angeles are suffering from the lack of games to watch.

Coincidentally, MSI chose to be held at the Staples Center during this vacuum period, which almost achieved a seamless connection.

It just happens to be the best channel for young people in Los Angeles to release stress.

There’s no championship parade this year, so it’d be nice to have some fun at MSI!
As the bus carrying the fans slowly drove into the square outside Staples Center, although the fans could not recognize from the appearance which team the players were entering, it did not stop them from cheering and whistling at the vehicle.

Looking at such a lively scene, Zhang Jiale couldn't help but feel a little excited: "If I can win the world championship in such an atmosphere, I feel that my life will be complete."

"If we want to win the championship, in addition to your performance, it also depends on our luck today." Guo Mingyu replied with a smile.

The competition will not officially start until tomorrow. What they have to participate in today, in addition to the opening ceremony, is the draw for the group stage.

Regarding the MSI competition system, after repeated consideration, it is decided to adopt the more classic three-round system.

The twelve teams are divided into three groups to play a double round-robin BO1. The top two teams in each group will play another round of double round-robin BO1 together to determine the final top four in a BO5 final.

However, since this was the first competition, there had been no record of confrontations between teams from different regions.

So this draw, at least on the surface, is absolutely random.

Maybe the top four teams in terms of real strength will be placed in the same group.

Therefore, whether or not one can draw a good lot and preserve strength as much as possible in the first round while ensuring qualification has become the most important factor that can influence victory or defeat besides hard power.

"It doesn't matter who I draw, I just hope I can draw South Korea. After all, I'm Park Jae-yoon's number one fan!"

At the end, Sun Zheping could no longer control his teeth, wishing he could beat Park Jae-yoon into a sieve in the first game. "South Korea... OK, I also want to see the strength of those two young men." Zhang Jiale was much calmer, but he was also looking forward to the performance of Faker and Deft.

His intuition told him that these two young boys, who were still very young at the moment, would definitely not be able to stay away from the crowd in the future.

……

As time went by, the twelve teams from the twelve regions arrived at the venue one after another. Accompanied by exciting song and dance performances, the opening ceremony of MSI finally officially kicked off.

“So are you gonna die today or make it out alive,

You gotta conquer the monster in your head and then you'll fly fly Phoenix fly! …”

The melody of "Phoenix", the theme song of the first MSI, echoed in the Staples Center venue.

When I first listened to it, I felt that it was not as catchy as the song "Rise" when League of Legends was just announced half a year ago, but the more I listened to it, the more it tasted.

"This song sounds quite exciting. What is it singing about?" Zhang Jiale turned around and asked Lu Liang while shaking his head.

The theme song of MSI was announced half a month ago, but this is the first time that we can appreciate it with all our heart.

Although they don't understand English, it doesn't stop them from thinking the song is nice.

"It's about the phoenix, or as Westerners call it, the immortal bird. The official Chinese title of this song is Nirvana." Lu Liang naturally had no language barriers.

"Nirvana? But we are only the first class, what is there to be Nirvana about?" Zhang Jiale was curious.

"There was also controversy about this on the Internet, and in the end they came to two conclusions." Guo Mingyu smiled.

"First of all, although MSI is indeed the first time it has been held, e-sports has come a long way over the past decade."

"When the previous dominant game Honor of Kings was gradually approaching the end of its life, League of Legends came out of nowhere and brought new vitality to e-sports. This can be said to be the nirvana of e-sports."

Zhao Yang and Tian Sen, who were just listening to the fun, looked at each other and nodded: "That makes sense. What about the other one?"

"I'm talking about you old players."

As if he was recalling some past events from his first season, Guo Mingyu also had a look of reminiscence in his eyes.

"Almost every team in this MSI has veteran players like you who have transitioned from Honor."

"And the vast majority of people, like Zhang Jiale, never won a championship before the transition."

"Take us, Fanhua, for example. If we can finally win the championship this time, you guys will go from being champions without a championship to becoming world champions that Glory has never had. Isn't that a kind of nirvana?"

Zhang Jiale suddenly realized: "Is that so..."

Suddenly, he remembered something and said with a sly smile, "Speaking of which, among all the twelve teams, there shouldn't be any team that has more transformed players than us, right?"

"The official theme song is like this. Will President Pei decide for us the champion?"

Fanhua currently has a lineup of six people, four of whom are in transition, and have been playing as a minimum for Honor for four years.

If we talk about the rebirth of a veteran, it is almost tailor-made for this flower.

"It's so beautiful!" Sun Zheping laughed angrily, "If it was really custom-made, it was made for Ye Xiu. Who are you, Zhang Jiale?"

"It's the LPL champion, what's wrong..."

Amid the noise and bustle of the crowd, the ceremony finally came to the stage of drawing lots.

Generally speaking, the guests who draw lots at this time will be the famous players from the host region, but unfortunately there are no such things as famous players in the current League of Legends.

It just so happens that this is the Staples Center.

Suddenly, as the local audience erupted in deafening cheers, a tall man in a suit and tie, over two meters tall, with thick eyebrows, walked onto the stage.

As a well-known game enthusiast in the NBA, Anthony Davis, who is fishing, has no reason to miss the excitement of MSI.

He just greeted the fans with ease, and then began to draw teams from the prize pool one by one.

As he moved, the smiling faces of the people in Fanhua gradually froze, and then turned into a strange kind of laughter and murderous eagerness.

Except for Sun Zheping, he was a little disappointed.

MSI first round group stage, Group A teams:
China's LPL region is full of flowers.

Huaxia Wanwan, LMS provincial team division, FW Flash Wolves.

Neon LJL region, DFM.

Turkey TCL Division, IW.

This...if TCL can be replaced by LCK...

The East Asian Monster Room is full of grudges!

　The first update, it was just released from the laboratory at 8:30 today, please bear with me.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)