Four of the five games lost, which is the most recent answer from S11 world champion EDG. From being in the top two at the beginning of the season to the current playoff fringes, what is the problem with EDG?
First, the soul figure is not in the state
Speaking of the souls of the EDG arena, it is none other than the two veterans Meiko and Scout. However, EDG 98line's recent performance is a bit difficult to say.
To make up for Meiko's first perspective when playing AL, the main problem may lie in the control of skill hit rate and wandering timing. But considering the overall situation of the team, this can all be boiled down to the side effects of thinking too much about doing things. In addition, Meiko also has the responsibility of command, and his mentality will be more or less affected.
Big cat I originally thought that Meiko had no motivation after winning the S championship, but judging from the recent Liver to the Rank records at four or five in the morning, Meiko's competitive awareness and high standards of training quality are still there.
In contrast, another 98, Scout, seems more worrisome. If I remember correctly, even at the lowest point of EDG in 2020, Scout's performance was not as sluggish as it is today. And in terms of Rank scores, Scout, which currently has only more than 100 points for the master, is the second lowest in the current LPL starting single, and the lowest is the LGD medium single.
The double difference between the arena and Rank is enough to show that Scout's current state has a relatively large ups and downs. Note that this is not to say that it is not bad, but that the ups and downs are larger. Because so far, Scout has won a total of 8 MVPs this season, tied for first place with Tigers and Betty. So Scout's ability is still there, but it is affected by the version, BP, or mentality, resulting in a less stable performance than before.
As for the other players, Viper needless to say, is still at the level of the Tongtian Dynasty; Jie Jie maintains a decent state in the case of the two rhythm assistance points of the central auxiliary, which is not easy; although the previous state of the Holy Gun Brother has ups and downs, from the perspective of playing AL, it is still much more reliable than the substitutes. Therefore, if EDG wants to pick up all the staff, the timely adjustment of the two points of the middle auxiliary is the key to this year's spring race and even the entire S12.
Second, compared with last year, the coaching team has declined
Imagine how EDG's coaching staff would have reacted to this situation last year. That must be Coach Zhu Kai scolding the team members in time, and then a wave of spicy chicken soup to motivate the team members to find their state.
For example, last year's JieJie, in the case of fluctuations in mentality, was due to Zhu Kai's bold rotation, language incentives, and the courage to send JieJie back to the field in key rounds, which helped JieJie out of the heart demon.
But this year, Shi Yi Tang left RNG, RNG's record is still taking off, but the EDG side is less passionate and bloody than last year. This is not to say that the director returned to the coaching bench and did not have a bad chemical reaction with the players. Only from the current results, Zhu Kai's departure has indeed had a more obvious impact on EDG.
Whether EDG can survive the period of pain, whether the player's state can pick up in time, the factory director and his coaching team, may be the top priority.
Third, objective factors, version changes
The habit of Fist over the years has been to make a big version adjustment around the MSI champion and the S champion of the current season, mainly to weaken the style of play that the champion team is good at.
At the beginning of S12, the fist moved a knife in the wild area, slashing the experience of the first river crab, forcing the wild to do things on the line, and also replacing the previous online playing style of protecting the wild. This makes S11 shine JieJie, a lot less space to do in the wild area. Not only did it break the game-style pre-game reversal that JieJie was good at, but also paid more attention to the ability to match the line.
In short, the status of the wild has declined, but there are more things to do. On the one hand, it is necessary to brush the wild in the field area where the experience is cut, control the dragon, control the pioneer, and keep up with the level. On the other hand, we must also help the line to open up the situation as much as possible, it can be said that it is grass that is eaten and milked.
In addition, the modification of the transmission also further enhances the importance of the line. In other words, players with a lot of experience, a lot of play, a hero pool, and a player who relies on Nakano are weakened in disguise. This is also one of the reasons why the Holy Gun Brothers were criticized for their status at the beginning of the season.
There are also changes in the heroes of the middle road, especially the fox and Vigus. Personally, there is an optimistic guess that EDG is deliberately training fox and Vigus systems in actual combat. The fox point Scout did not play out for the time being, and Vigus was still remarkable.
If nothing else, EDG should not give up on the fox hero. Friends who often watch the game may have noticed that the LPL's use of Ahu is gradually maturing. I remember that in the years later, the LPL and LCK two divisions, only Brother Li played ah tanuki out of the effect. Later, JDG's Yagao and AL's Forge also got the MVP with foxes. When everyone begins to become proficient in the hero of Abeki, you will not play, and BP will naturally suffer losses.
Finally, I would like to tell you friends who pay attention to EDG that although the current problems of EDG may not be limited to the status of team members, far more than imagined, as one of the most professional e-sports clubs in LPL operation and management, Big Cat is still more optimistic about the recovery of EDG's status. It's also important to note that the summer race is played better than the spring race, which is a tradition of EDG since S6, so it's a bit of a bit of a wait-and-see.