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    The LCK is lacking “smart” players in its current “era of mechanics”

    “There are too few ‘smart’ players left — to the point where offers have started going out to retired LCK players.”

    · Jul 27, 2021
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    Quest's Musings Vol. 5: T1 firing their coaches is not a welcoming trend, for both fans and management

    Week 6 saw the most controversial roster change of this year's LCK: at the Summer Split half-point, T1 fired Yang “Daeny” Dae-in and Lee “Zefa' Jae-min — the coaching staff tha

    · Jul 21, 2021
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    Quest's Musings Vol.4: The meta isn’t about what’s now; it’s about what’s next.

    Week 5 of the LCK was finally played on patch 11.13. Teams definitely realized that Ziggs was over-tuned in the bot lane, and because of this, we've even seen off-meta picks that were used to counter

    · Jul 13, 2021
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    [Opinion] League of Legends doesn't need Akshan, it needs more reworks

    As a casual League of Legends player who comes from a background in Blizzard Entertainment's Heroes of the Storm, the way in which Riot manages the MOBA's roster intrigues and, at times, frustrates me.

    · Jul 9, 2021
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    Quest's Musings Vol.3: The return of DWG KIA? Ziggs bot lane OP? Will the new Dr. Mundo go wherever he pleases in the LCK?

    The mayhem ensues in the LCK, as the top teams of the 2021 LCK Spring split have fallen off to a certain extent, while the mid-low tier teams continue to show improvement. Teams like NS RedForce and A

    · Jul 6, 2021
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    Quest's Musings Vol. 2: Should Spellthief's Edge be bought by enchanter champions in the mid lane?

    The 2021 LCK Summer split continues to look very different than that of the Spring split. Mid-low tier teams of the Spring split, such as Fredit BRION and Afreeca Freecs are doing much better in the s

    · Jun 29, 2021
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    Quest's Musings Vol. 1: DK setting new standards of pro play, Chovy Life Esports, and Seraphine in the competitive meta

    LCK is already heading into week 3 of the regular split. It only feels like yesterday when I returned to LoL Park for on-site coverage of the league, but in those two weeks, there were a lot of things

    · Jun 22, 2021
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    Is it worth it: How much value is FTX really getting out of its $210M TSM deal?

    As the days have passed, a few stories have emerged that suggest FTX’s $21M-a-year naming rights investment might be an overspending, based on what FTX is getting back.

    · Jun 17, 2021
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    LCS + LEC top lane tier list: Top 10 western top laners

    We rank the West’s top 10 top laners from the LCS and LEC combined.

    · Jun 16, 2021
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    LCS + LEC mid lane tier list: Top 10 western mid laners

    Let's rank the 10 best western mid laners competing in North America's League of Legends Championship Series and Europe's League of Legends European Championship.

    · Jun 15, 2021
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    LCS + LEC jungler tier list: Top 10 western junglers ahead of 2021 Summer Split

    Just as the jungle continues to break League of Legends, professional western junglers have broken the chance to easily create a ranking. With players constantly swapping in-and-out of the position during the break, it’s difficult to accurately assess how good everyone is.

    · Jun 14, 2021
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    LCS + LEC supports tier list: Top 10 western support players ahead of 2021 Summer Split

    What better way to kick things off for the new season than to compare the regions’ best player head-to-head? Here, we rank the West’s top five support players, from the LCS and LEC combined.

    · Jun 8, 2021
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    LCS + LEC AD carries tier list: Top 10 western bot laners ahead of 2021 Summer Split

    Ahead of the 2021 Summer Split, we are ranking the top 10 western AD carries, looking at the LCS and LEC regions combined.

    · Jun 4, 2021
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    The Million Dollar Man

    TenZ moved from Cloud9 to Sentinels in perhaps the most expensive transfer in VALORANT's short esports history.

    · Jun 2, 2021