Losing Money to Be a Tycoon c1-883

by Inebriation-seeking Blue Shirt, 青衫取醉

  What did that mean?

  The final hero they selected could only play mid so the roles of the previous heroes were basically clear: the Fierce Gale Martial God would be a top laner, the Sickle of Death would play jungler, and the Ancient Lava Tree would support.

  FRY’s coach confirmed the lineup of both sides and felt that their lineup should be able to play.

  The top lane, mid lane, and bottom lane were all 50-50 against each other. The other party had an advantage in terms of jungling, but as long as they passed the early stages steadily, there would be a clear gap in the output of both sides when their jungler became stronger in the mid to late stages. Then, the scales of victory would tilt towards FRY.

  FRY’s coach relaxed slightly and patted his jungler on the shoulder. “All the best, as long as we hold on in the early stages, we’ll definitely win in the later stages!”

  …

  The first round of the competition officially began with everyone’s eyes glued!

  The bystanders could not tell that the two teams were scheming against each other because they had chosen a lineup that had never appeared in the top eight or top four.

  Many heroes were unpopular heroes which had not had such a high exposure in so many competitions before, the finals therefore gave everyone a refreshing feeling.

  Most of the audience felt that FRY’s side was stable, because FV’s lineup seemed to be a little too much!

  The middle lane was a hero who developed slowly, had short legs, and could die in a single grab. The only characteristic was that it could push the tower faster.

  The archer at the bottom lane was more aggressive in the early stages. They would not be able to win if they were to delay a little.

  The most important thing was that in order to destroy FRY’s lineup, they snatched three top laners and got two of them to jungler and support positions. The entire lineup was dazzling.

  On the other hand, FRY’s strategic intentions were clearer. They would develop steadily in the early stages, and in the mid stages, they would rely on the quick support from the mid-laner’s ult to gain some advantage. In the later stages, they would directly crush and win.

  The commentators were all worried for FV Team.

  It was not that they wanted FV Team to win, but that they felt that FV Team’s lineup was too ridiculous. They were worried that if they lost too badly, wouldn’t the viewing value of the finals be completely gone?

  On the other hand, the bullet screen comments of the live-stream platform in China was completely different.

  “Holy sh*t! Could this be the forced demolition variant from GOG?”

  “It does seem to be the case when looking at this mid-laner. Let’s see how to fight it later!”

  “Are they really going to use GOG’s playstyles to play it? The wretched and forced demolition style against the global style? Are they going to directly break the opponent through the initial snowball game?”

  “This is good. This game is going to be explosives!”

  “…I don’t understand what you guys are talking about since I don’t play GOG. What is forced demolition? Can someone explain?”

  It was New Year’s Eve today, a legal holiday. Most people were on holiday, and GPL had already taken a break. Thus, IOI’s global finals naturally attracted a large number of viewers.

  Many viewers were gamers of GOG. They came to watch the IOI finals because they had nothing to do.

  Players who only played IOI could not tell, but these gamers who often watched GPL quickly recognized FV Team’s tactics.

  In the GPL league, there were already teams that had tried to use the so-called 'strong demolition” to fight against global traffic.

  As for FV Team’s lineup selection, while the heroes were completely different from GOG, it obviously fit the definition of ‘strong demolition’!

  The so-called “global style” was the support style. After the mid-laner reached level six, he would use an ult to support his teammates, kill, and obtain resources. Then, he would quickly roll a snowball. After developing well, he could bring the line to pressure the enemy’s minions in the mid-laner and win the competition.

  On the other hand, the choices of various teams were also different in the process of fighting global flows. Some teams chose to use global flows to fight global flows. They would mimic each other and we whoever was faster would support them. Some teams chose to invade the lineup forcefully or force a lineup. They would either directly destroy the other mid-laner in the early stage or capture the lone person in the middle stage.

  Chapter 848 - There’s No Way to Target!

  At that moment, Pei Qian’s image had become incomparably incredible in Zhao Xuming’s mind. He could not help but feel fearful.

  Zhao Xuming was very clear about FV Team’s previous standards.

  During the domestic qualifiers, this team had to fight ten rounds to successfully obtain the first seed. Their strength could only be said to be on par with other domestic teams.

  How did FV team manage to go from being weaklings in the qualifiers to making waves in the international competition in just one month?

  These five players were originally not weak, but to rely on their own sudden enlightenment and inexplicably increase their individual strength during the World Competition?

  That was impossible.

  The huge change in FV Team was definitely due to the coach team behind them, and this coach team was arranged by Boss Pei!

  The team of trainers had modified and used some of GOG’s tactics. They had made a killing in the IOI World Finals. That was enough to show that GOG’s designers had a better understanding of the game than IOI’s designers.

  Boss Pei was not only Tengda’s boss, but also Tengda’s number one game designer. He had many classic works, and GOG was only one of his many games.

  Thinking about it this way, Boss Pei’s understanding of the game and his attainments in the game were probably several levels higher than FV’s coach team!

  Thinking about it this way, Boss Pei did not even personally take action. He only sent a few subordinates to settle IOI’s global finals. How terrifying was his understanding of this game?

  Zhao Xuming could not help but shiver. He felt that this matter could not be any more detailed. The more he thought about it, the more despair he felt.

  Zhao Xuming had been dealing with Chrétien ever since he was put in charge of IOI’s local server. Chrétien was the designer of Finger Games. Logically speaking, his understanding of the game was already very high. However, Zhao Xuming could still vaguely feel that Chrétien’s understanding of the game could not be compared to Boss Pei’s. He was always one step slower and was led by the nose by Boss Pei.

  Zhao Xuming suddenly had a strong ominous feeling. It seemed like Boss Pei had already arranged for today’s script. FV would be to win at 3: 0.

  This ominous feeling enveloped him. He could not help but feel a chill on his back as he fidgeted around in his suit.

  However, the competition was not over yet. Zhao Xuming could only continue watching.

  …

  At the same time, Pei Qian, the ‘culprit’, was looking anxiously at his cell phone screen.

  The cell phone screen was pitifully small compared to the lively atmosphere and the huge screen.

  However, Pei Qian was actually in about the same mood as Zhao Ming. They were both anxious but had no good solution.

  Pei Qian really wanted to ask why FRY was so lousy!

  Releasing wild monsters, tower, dragons, resources… You might as well release your own base!

  It was a secondary matter that the competition was not exciting. The key was they would lose hands down if they kept playing like this!

  It was obvious that FRY Team was hesitating. They felt that as long as FV Team revealed a flaw if they delayed and waited, they would have a chance to seize it and turn the situation around.

  However, FV battle team was playing too rigorously. The densely pa
cked field vision pierced through FRY battle teams jungle. FV battle team would pull away very cleverly, every time FRY wanted to rush out to find an opportunity, causing FRY battleteam’s intentions to completely fail.

  Initially, FRY team was the one who wanted to do zone control but FV team became the one who carried it out. Three strong men surrounded the explosive craftsmen in front of them. If they did not pay attention, the tower would be gone. Martial God Fierce Gale, on the other hand, was very graceful as he ate his minions and monsters on the side road. His life was extremely comfortable.

  Finally, FRY team could not take it anymore. The Wings of the Blade directly used a huge move to forcefully grab the Fierce Gale Martial God who was at the borderline!

  However, Fierce Gale Martial God who had been farming alone was no longer the weakling at the beginning of the game. He was one of the heroes with the strongest solo ability. His equipment was also good. After symbolically retreating to lure the enemy in, he jumped up and gave the Wings of the Blade a fierce beating!

  The moment FRY went up to grab the Fierce Gale Martial God, the four people in front of FV immediately pushed forward in a group. The defense tower was like a piece of paper that would shatter with a single touch in front of the well-developed Explosive Artisan!

  FRY’s team members were still hesitating about defending the tower when they were directly formed by the Ancient Lava Tree. The four members of FV instantly pressed forward. The three people guarding the tower were helpless in the face of a huge economic advantage. They were quickly killed one by one, and only the support Ancient Lava Tree was replaced.

  On the other side, the Fierce Gale Martial God had also replaced the Wings of the Blade before he died. FRY’s top-laner, who had low HP, chose to return to the city, but he could not fight one against three at all. He could only watch anxiously from the spring. FV Team was directly penetrated in one wave under the lead of the Explosive Artisan!

  The final head-to-head ratio of both teams was 3: 4. FV Team had only taken one more head, but they had widened the huge economic gap and won the competition.

  …

  Both teams left the stage.

  The players on FV’s side looked rather calm. They did not look too excited. This was only the first round after all.

  What’s more, after both teams had locked in, Coach Zhou had already emphasized some of the key points of this game in an extremely short period of time. Therefore, the players had already had sufficient psychological expectations and were not surprised by the development of the entire game.

  There was nothing to be excited about winning since the competition followed the script.

  On the other hand, the team members looked solemn on FRY’s side, as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

  What was scary was not losing, but losing so helplessly!

  When the lineup was chosen, both the coach and the team members felt that they could play. However, the script did not develop as they had expected when they really fought.

  This was a huge blow to everyone’s mentality!

  The two teams returned to the lounge and began to arrange their tactics.

  The scene returned to the analysis platform. The other commentators did not look too good other than David. They were trying hard to hide their awkwardness with smiles.

  The professional player who said that FRY would win the competition at 3: 0 looked the most embarrassed.

  “What an unexpected competition. Er… The total number of heads on both sides did not even reach double digits because both sides were playing a tactical game and were not fighting all the time even until the end…”

  These commentators might be very professional but they were a little helpless in this competition.

  That was because FRY team had been releasing resources from beginning to end. The last wave of the team battle had ended. It was like a movie. The first few minutes had been a foreshadowing, but suddenly, it seemed like they were going to get to the main topic but the entire movie was over!

  However they had to brag since it was the finals after all. It would be a huge problem if the audience felt that the competition was not good.

  They had to brag that both teams were strong and had not made any mistakes. That was why they could play such a ‘exciting’ game.

  The commentators who supported FRY analyzed the reason for their failure.

  “I feel that FRY Team did not display their true skills. Perhaps they were nervous and restrained because of the finals stage. I hope they can adjust as soon as possible.”

  “Indeed, this is not the FRY I know.”

  “I think much of this competition was very coincidental. The wave of Wings of the Blade flying towards the bottom lane was perfectly resolved by the other party. His own tower was also pushed with a lot of HP. If this team’s decision can be considered more, the outcome of this competition might be different.”

  “I think there are some problems with the BP as well. FRY mistakenly thought that FV had already won two top-laners and would not snatch the Ancient Lava Tree, so they took the bottom lane combination themselves, causing all the usable top-laners to be snatched away. FV’s victory this time means that they know very well how to play the global style. Maybe if FRY changed their strategy, they would not be as passive as the first round…”

  The commentators unknowingly leaned towards FRY.

  In fact, if the first round of the competition had been a back and forth, with a few twists and turns, these commentators would definitely praise both sides. However, FV had won so smoothly that the commentators could not help but worry for FRY.

  Would the finals still be interesting if FV really won cleanly with a 3: 0?

  …

  The camera panned to the two lounges.

  On FV Team’s side, the players were all sitting quietly, listening to Coach Zhou explaining the tactics to them. All of their expressions were very focused.

  On the other hand, on FRY’s side, the expressions on the players’ faces were different. Some were confused, some were anxious, and some looked like they wanted to say something, but the coach was setting up tactics, so they swallowed their words silently.

  Obviously, everyone had different thoughts about the first loss.

  FRY’s coach was holding a piece of paper. While the camera did not specially take a shot, one could still see five neat rows of hero heads on it in a flash. That was the lineup that FV Team had won previously.

  These teams had nothing in common. There was no way to restrict them!

  What was worse was that each lineup seemed to be in an extremely awkward situation: Restrictions, seemed unnecessary; but if there were no restrictions, they really did not know how to win if the opponent chose.

  Not being able to rely on both sides was the worst.

  After reading it a few times, Coach FRY angrily crumpled the paper into a ball and threw it aside.

  Look at this!

  Since he could not target them, he would not target them. He would work hard to create his own line up!

  The FRY coach was not confident either, but he was the backbone of the team after all. He could only bite the bullet and comfort his team members.

  “The other party was prepared for the previous round. We lost a little in terms of tactics. Don’t take it to heart.”

  “Obviously, the other party can only use such a big move once. The next step would be a competition of strength!”

  “I believe that everyone will definitely not lose to the other party in terms of strength. Therefore, everyone must keep calm.”

  “This time, we’ll choose the red side and let the other party snatch it. Then, we’ll leave the last position to target.”

  “I believe in everyone’s strength. The lineup for the previous round was indeed targeted. This time, it’s our turn to target them. All the best, everyone!”

  Chapter 849 - It Feels Like A Different Game!

  However, what Coach FRY did not know was that this scene
was perfectly captured by the cameras and broadcasted to all the audiences around the world.

  The live-stream platform in China was filled with bullet screen comments.

  “What’s that paper in Coach FRY’s hand?”

  “I saw it! It looks like the lineup that FV Team chose from the top eight!”

  “Really? Then what does he mean by he crumpled the paper into a ball and threw it away?”

  “They should have given up, hahahaha. I just checked the lineup that FV Team won. They played a total of seven rounds from the top eight to now. They chose 26 different heroes. Almost every round was played differently. What’s the point of analyzing!”

  “I’m sorry for the FRY team’s coach. I’m afraid I won’t be able to think of a way to deal with them, right?”

  “Don’t be arrogant, don’t be arrogant. Let’s see how FRY intends to play the next game!”

  …

  The second round of the competition began while Zhao Xuming and Pei Qian were feeling nervous.

  This time, FRY deliberately chose the red team and gave the right to choose first to FV Team. Obviously, it was because they had suffered a huge loss in terms of tactics previously. This time, they hoped to wait and see. They wanted FV Team to choose a lineup and then target it themselves. At the very least, they wanted to ensure that the lineup would not split apart once it was selected.

  Both parties were still going to take down the other party’s hero. However, even though the principles were the same, the effect was different.

  FV banned the heroes that they felt was FRY team’s forte. However, the heroes FRY team banned did not seem to cause any trouble for the FV team at all.

  That was very uncomfortable.

  The FRY team had just finished banning the last person and Old Zhou had already directed his team members to lock onto a hero that had once been a must-have choice for anyone to ban: Chaos Misfortune!