Kang Ming dug out his laptop from the suitcase, dragged the hotel chair to the edge of the table, sat down and turned it on to start work.
He has done this kind of thing while watching the video, he has done it many times, and occasionally he will record it to see if there is any problem with his speech speed, tone, and content. In the days of retreat before he went on stage to explain, this was almost a daily routine. homework. The only difference now is that he doesn't even need to take out his notebook full of tips to recall AM's brilliant performance in today's quarter-finals.
It was agreed to give Yunyun a VIP audience seat, but Kang Ming didn't expect him to ask so urgently.
Kang Ming has always been accustomed to the public's praise for his commentary. Those overwhelming fans are as unremarkable as the 666 barrage he created when he killed the enemy with one shot. But Yun Yun made such an urgent request, and Kang Ming suddenly felt a sense of approval.
It is more effective than simple compliments in words.
"I think you guys played well today, so there's no need to be so nervous." Kang Ming regarded Yun Yun's reaction as a mentality of seeking praise, ignoring the ups and downs when he watched the scene, and comforted him.
But Yun Yun just nodded, dragged another chair, and sat beside him quietly.
Kang Ming clicked on the automatic replay function of the Taipu Cup live broadcast platform, and selected today's match between AM vs GodR.
In the evening, there was only one commentary from the audience. Kang Ming felt no pressure at all. He became very casual and asked, "Did you check Weibo today?"
Yun Yun looked up at him. There was a game the day after tomorrow, so he really didn't have time to pay attention to more things, and said, "What's wrong with Weibo?"
Although Kang Ming really wanted to tell him that the little fans on Weibo had spontaneously praised AM's appearance for raising the level of the e-sports circle, by the way he blamed the photographer for not capturing DL's full face. Fans cut and added various cute beauty effects, and posted them all over the sky.
When Kang Ming saw it, he suddenly felt like he had found his comrades in arms. In the past, strange special effects were added to his photos like this, and they came all over the place.
But Yun Yun didn't seem very interested, so he changed his tune and said, "They all think it's wonderful that AM won."
The battle between AM and GodR didn't last long. The total score of the two maps was 2:0, even overtime was not reached, but it was about the same time as two sets in a normal competitive game.
Yun Yun was very quiet, and even Kang Ming became serious.
The recording has commentary sound, so Kang Ming lowered the volume of the video. He doesn’t like the feeling of noise. His usual practice is to choose English version commentary for European and American competitions. After all, those who can’t understand at all The language in his ears is no different from the background sound.
"Let me say something first, because I already know the development of the whole game, and the current commentary will definitely be affected by the facts. I will not put forward many analyzes. I will simply point to the mistakes and highlights on the court."
Yun Yun nodded in agreement, the work on the commentary stage was like an impromptu performance, and he didn't think Kang Ming could come up with the sometimes excited and sometimes praised commentary style on stage.
He just wanted to know how many problems appeared in this battle in Kang Ming's eyes.
Bystanders know that this is the truth in e-sports. As a first-person professional player, he can never predict 100% changes on the spot. All decisions come from the observation of all team members.
Kang Ming's voice sounded when the game cut into the screens of both teams. Watching the video commentary and the real-time commentary are completely two worlds. One is that the final battle situation is already known, and even the most amazing performance of the audience has been completely spoiled. Of course, there is not much passion and prediction; Facing the unknown result, relying on his own silence and the changes in the field situation to analyze and judge, the mentality of strategizing at the moment of pressing the result is even more exciting.
"Eichenwalde's defense can change many routines, and it even increases the number of appearances of unpopular heroes, such as Torbjörn, Symmetra, and Junkrat, just like the KG Cup that just ended in Europe and America. Crazy set-ups, great defense in Eichenwalde."
Kang Ming, who was commenting privately, was very different from the voice on the stage. His voice was deep and slow, and he also told about the recent international competition and told Yun Yun the news about BME.
Yun Yun listened very carefully, like a viewer in a live broadcast room, who only looked up at Kang Ming when faced with the news of the male god.
Entering the competition stage, he has not logged on to Twitter for a long time, and BME's battle situation is still at the time when the KG Cup just started two weeks ago. Yun Yun, who has watched all of McGrath's game videos, knows that he is a very thoughtful person, as if his soul imprisoned by guns has been released. After the World Cup, BME's tactics have been greatly adjusted.
Dare to use unpopular heroes, dare to use evil configurations, when three tanks are popular, often use three or even four output.
As for the KG Cup that Kang Ming said, Symmetra, Junkrat, and Torbjörn were even crazily brought out.
McGrath must be Torbion. Yun Yun can already imagine the cheers from the audience when the little man with a gun jumps happily on McGrath's screen. , a human weapon with a self-aiming turret.
"One shot." Kang Ming saw the scene of Lu Xiaoan's death in the same way as the previous OB perspective, "08's observation is very keen, he immediately gave up the broken shield, and directly took away the remaining blood of Anna."
08's gun is very spiritual. He will not stick to the enemy in his aim, but will catch the mistakes of anyone on the field as the battle situation changes. Coupled with this player's strong anticipation ability, Eichenwalde's defense has almost become McRae's show.
"Lu Xiaoan made a mistake. This position directly led to a change in the situation of the battle. That's why you were suddenly promoted by GodR." Kang Ming looked at Anna who died in battle on the screen, and rewatched it before realizing the regrettable scene.
Lu Xiaoan is strong enough. Even in the face of Roadhog and Zarya's side tanks, she can still remain calm. She can directly open the mirror to attack and sleep with one of them. If she singles out Zarya, Anna will not necessarily lose.
But 08's marksmanship directly led to the failure of this attack.
Kang Ming pressed pause, and the screen happened to be Yun Yun's fortress. He asked: "Under such circumstances, it is most stable for AM to take out the dog or the mirror lineup. Why do you take the fortress? AM has practiced?"
"I have practiced." Yun Yun gave an affirmative answer, but AM's training is always only in the competitive mode without the pressure of fighting, and it cannot be compared with the offline competition in the professional arena.
He was just betting, just like Str.7, who has experienced many battles, has not considered how to deal with Hanzo, GodR should have no experience in fighting Bastion.
In the battlefield of Overwatch, apart from the crushing of individual strength, the team's cooperation and the experience of facing the enemy are also very important. Once you fight against a familiar enemy and master the weakness of the opponent, no matter how powerful the opponent is in the eyes of others, you may be defeated. AM beats handily.
In this arena, there is no absolute strength, nor absolute weakness.
"At that time, GodR's Reinhardt's protection for 08 was too timely, and the energy shield was the biggest obstacle to us. Our hero configuration, there is no way to break the shield quickly, and all the struggle outside the defensive line is a waste of time. Yun Yun answered Kang Ming's question, carefully recalling GodR's situation at that time, "Their lineup of three tanks is seriously lacking in explosiveness, and they can only rely on big moves to win. The ultimate skill that threatens the fortress is only Roadhog."
And 04's Road Hog was fell asleep by Lu Xiaoan the moment he activated his ultimate skill.
Kang Ming continued to play. The scenes he had seen once during the day made his voice low, and said: "GodR's tactics are very simple. As long as they break their protective formation against 08, the entire team will appear vulnerable."
"AM's fortress is very good, but, in such a game, it is more like a game. If GodR can respond quickly, you will still lose in a mess."
Eichenwalde's victory was undoubtedly a surprise attack on the fortress and Hanzo.
Yun Yun didn't confront 08 in anger, he wandered around in all the roundabouts and dark corners, trying his best to get rid of 08's teammates.
And 08's camera is always looking for something, even if it keeps killing enemies, it will involuntarily shake the crosshairs and sweep towards Yun Yun's hiding place.
Kang Ming is no longer explaining in a serious manner, he is describing the feeling in his heart after watching the video: "He is looking for you, and he has scanned the place where you are hiding several times, but he has no chance to catch you."
Eichenwalde's game ended in such a stubborn search in 08.
And Yunyun discovered many problems in the team during the third-party watching the game. Liu Sanping's McCree didn't dare to fight against 08. When the OB camera gave him a chance to play, he could often see Liu Sanping using tactics to roll, Avoid the attack range of 08.
This is an obvious timidity. Although both McCree and Xiaomei played their due heroic functions in the battle, as a member of the team, Yun Yun felt that this situation was very bad.
"AM's biggest problem right now is relying too much on you and Lu Xiaoan." Kang Ming obviously also discovered the avoidance mentality in the team. Although this is called reasonable avoidance in tactics, it is useless to morale, "I finally know what you said before What does 'don't know how to evaluate' mean."
Kang Ming tapped his fingers on the table and made a bang bang sound. The playback on the screen entered the stage of selecting the halftime picture, and the pictures of the two teams appeared in the live broadcast room.
"Rewatching it now, I found that you were really lucky to win against GodR." Kang Ming criticized his own team unceremoniously, "You keep four guarantees and two guarantees, and they guarantee five guarantees one. .”
But in e-sports, there is no team that can consistently win with a mediocre performance.
The five guarantees and one tactic is simple and easy to defeat, as long as the core is captured, the entire team will be defeated immediately. The tactic of "four guarantees and two guarantees" is not so good, but it is just a difference of death one step later.
Team games rely on teamwork, but it takes one step further. It is necessary to require everyone in each position to have strong strength individually.
Hearing such criticism, Yun Yun rubbed the corners of his brows. AM's current situation is much better than it was at the beginning. At least after Lu Xiaoan was killed, he was still able to lead the team to struggle. There is simply no way to gain a foothold on the field around anyone.
Yun Yun was quite surprised that such a bad situation allowed AM to win all the way to the semi-finals.
He said: "After winning today, my first thought was that what you said before was true."
"Which sentence?"
"You said you want to open the forum, the opponent with poisonous milk." Yun Yun helplessly repeated Kang Ming's joke, "Otherwise, in AM's situation, how could it be possible to win consecutively."
Kang Ming smiled and said, "Then did you thank me? Fortunately, I didn't come to the stage to explain, otherwise how would I open the altar?"
Yun Yun looked at the big boss Kang Ming who had already entered the role of a great immortal, and felt that he had nothing to say.
"Actually, the more I compete, the more panic I get. AM's problems are exposed too much. If we can't improve as fast as others, it will be a regression."
Yun Yun recalled that GodR's defeat in the quarterfinals was a warning to them: If they can't expand their hero pool and develop more tactics, they will retire from the game sooner or later.
"Go on." Kang Ming looked at him with a pensive look on his face, and felt that these worries were very unnecessary. He knew the current situation of domestic teams best.
Str.7, which has been reorganized many times, and RTK, which has changed players, besides such powerful old clubs, those emerging teams disappeared in a blink of an eye after shining in various cup games. The turbulent Overwatch professional circle can't find more strength Stable team.
In a pool of muddy water, DeGR and Laur are like two lotus buds. No matter what achievements they can make in the international arena, it will not prevent these two teams from crushing their domestic opponents.
This is a dangerous signal, just like those powerful masters who are keen to go deep into the fishpond to fry fish and never get tired of it, there are no equal enemies appearing in front of them all the time, sharpening the strength of the team, facing them is more and more rapid degeneration .
Even if it is a top team, there is no guarantee that after a long time of getting used to swimming in fish ponds, they will be able to compete evenly with the world's powerful players in a blink of an eye.
"GodR's Volskaya Industrial Zone is actually very interesting. You can see their initial offensive line, even the ordinary 312 formation, can break your configuration." Kang Ming saw Volskaya for the first time When I was in the industrial zone, I felt that GodR was not a weak team.
Not any team would dare to come up with such an out-of-the-ordinary map. Without their own considerations and unique tactics, they would never choose it lightly.
Although it is true to win by surprise, it does not mean that the winner must be yourself.
"Kang Ming." Yun Yun called out shortly.
Obsessed with analyzing the battle situation, Kang Ming, who had already given a reasonable explanation for the tactical coordination based on the final battle situation, was suddenly interrupted and asked, "What?"
"Wait a minute, I didn't see clearly just now." Yun Yun held the mouse and dragged the progress bar back.
This scene is the time period when the remaining Lu Xiaoan and Wu Lisheng retreat quickly and choose to defend point B after GodR enters the field. Kang Ming said that starting from here, GodR's advantage has come to an end, and what they are facing is the tragedy of not being able to beat point B.
Because Kang Ming knew the result, there was no need for any prediction.
Just as the outside world spreads, "I have to finish playing the pictures I chose in tears", GodR's defeat makes people feel regretful and pitiful.
But Yun Yun's feeling was completely different from his.
During this period of time, Lu Xiaoan wanted to take Wu Lisheng to procrastinate, and kept asking Lin Minyu behind him when he could rush out.
At that time, Yun Yun also agreed with his point of view. Because although GodR entered the target point, there were only three of them. The three people with residual blood and no healing help may not be able to stand firm in the face of Anna and Lucio.
Now, when Yun Yun saw Lu Xiaoan was killed by the 08 gun, even Wu Lisheng couldn't save him by turning on the healing sound, and finally understood Lu Xiaoan's silence.
At that time, he didn't say anything, but said calmly: "Failed, directly defend point B."
From the recorded OB footage, Yun Yun seemed to be seeing a live target. Under the gun of 08, he walked into death step by step, and the trajectory drawn by the crosshairs was exactly the same.
"The 08 prediction is very powerful." Yun Yun said so, and then let go of the mouse that he had been holding tightly.
Kang Ming didn't notice his abnormality, and analyzed: "Judging from the information released by the team, 08 should have a lot of experience in FPS games, and he is a veteran in the field. When the photographer shot him at the time, he had no clue at all. Not suitable."
And 08 evoked a weird smile towards the camera.
Yun Yun just nodded and didn't express too many opinions. He kept recalling that shot in 08, which was accurate and decisive, as if he had rehearsed it hundreds of times and knew that Lu Xiaoan would appear from such a tricky angle.
The shooting action is not sloppy.
"Here." Kang Ming stared at the continuing video, and saw DL picking up Xiaomei, "I personally think that McCree is more suitable for the situation at that time, why didn't you let Liu Sanping replace it?"
Liu Sanping's McRae really can't see it in front of 08. Whether it's marksmanship or positioning, he doesn't have the demeanor of top McRae. It's not that Liu Sanping is not good, but his reaction when he attacks, he doesn't have that kind of aggressiveness.
As for Yun Yun, whether it was Bastion, Hanzo, or McCree, even Xiao Mei, who was jumping at the target point with her orchid finger up on the screen, all had the aura of a strong fighting madman.
"I don't want to fight against 08." Yun Yun suddenly laughed and let out a soft snort, "08 wanted to compete with McCree from the very beginning. It's normal to be killed by him in a team battle, but I absolutely He won't be given a chance to inflate his confidence."
"The kind of duel that you can't ask for will always be in his heart until he is defeated."
Kang Ming likes Yun Yun's occasional outbursts of confidence, which are more in line with his character than modesty and prudence. Yun Yun should be fearless, and be invincible all the way. He said: "When 08 was killed by your Xiaomei, GodR's advantage completely disappeared. I think, from the mentality, they have already lost."
Kang Ming's commentary is no longer a commentary. GodR's retreat is written in the ending, and there is no turning point. Kang Ming began to focus on Yun Yun's Xiaomei, and he pointed out the problems that Yun Yun hadn't noticed.
He said: "Your Xiaomei is a bit worse than Liu Sanping. If it was Liu Sanping, the coverage of this blizzard could be more stable. But your ice pick is better than his. It feels like you are practicing heroes... Look, the ice wall can Wu Lisheng was cheated. It is more reasonable for you to take McCree and Liu Sanping to take Xiaomei."
Yun Yun is not an omnipotent hero. His little beauty did not start practicing until he saw Liu Sanping using it freely. He explained: "Liu Sanping is really afraid of McCree in 2008, so he cannot be replaced."
This is a very dangerous decision in the game, but after Yun Yun rejected Liu Sanping's replacement request, he always insisted on this point.
He couldn't immediately ask the team to cooperate seamlessly. Everyone was so strong that they stood at the top of the national server. This was a slow process. Liu Sanping has potential worth cultivating. The hero pool is relatively deep in the team. Reaper, Roadhog, and Xiaomei all have outstanding skills, but McCree is a little weaker. The auxiliary bodyguard is good, but after the battle Among them, there is always no fighting spirit like other heroes.
"Maybe it's because of the blood volume." Kang Ming looked at Liu Sanping's McRae. Once the blood line dropped, he would immediately seek help. He didn't have the courage to fight back with a trace of blood like Yun Yun. Grim Reaper and Mei both have 250 health, while Roadhog, as an off-tank, not only has self-healing skills, but also has a blood volume as high as 600. "I remember he is also good at Roadhog, how is he doing?"
When Yun Yun heard about this possibility, he suddenly felt that it made sense. Lu Xiaoan seldom named Liu Sanping as Roadhog, but as long as Roadhog played, he would definitely become a new highlight of the team.
Because of that hook, the accuracy rate is very high.
"What you said seems to make sense."
Kang Ming felt that Yun Yun's considerations were beyond the level of ordinary players for the team, but from Zhang Ye's point of view, making plans for the future of the entire team.
He felt a little relieved that Yun Yun wanted to change this team from the bottom of his heart and win with them.
As the boss of the team, Kang Ming is sincerely happy.
He stood on the sidelines and made reasonable suggestions, saying: "If you want Liu Sanping to make a breakthrough, you can try to make him transform into a hero with high blood volume, so as to avoid the extremes."
The heroes of Overwatch, except for assault, are almost all crispy skins, and most of the heroes with high blood volume are off-tanks.
Yun Yun has been thinking about Kang Ming's suggestion, planning out countless tactical plans, and simply remembering them in his mind, and plans to discuss them with Zhang Ye tomorrow.
It was still dark in the hotel room when he was awakened by a knock on the door.
Kang Ming pulled the curtains tightly last night, not even a little sunlight came through. When disturbed by the knock on the door, Kang Ming's reaction was simple and straightforward—turned over to protest, and then continued to sleep.
Yun Yun opened the door lightly and found Zhang Ye.
"It's eight o'clock, just woke up?" Zhang Ye was a little surprised. Yun Yun, as the earliest person in the base every day, would no longer be in pajamas at this time.
"I slept a little late last night." Yun Yun's voice was very low, lest he disturb those who were lying in bed, "Kang Ming is still resting."
Zhang Ye nodded. He understood Kang Ming's habit of staying out at night, and it was difficult to get up in the morning when he basically had nothing to do, so he said, "We'll wait for you downstairs."
Even on the way to the competition site at eight o'clock, the members of the team still yawned profusely. It is their limit to be able to reach the computer room at nine o'clock in the morning at the base, but now, in order to maintain the feel, they have to be there at eight thirty to prepare, which is really embarrassing.
In front of the semi-finals, it is not possible to win by training all the time, at least not to lose too ugly.
In the end, Zhang Ye even arranged an early morning training match for them.
Said it was a training match, the two teams fought in a trance, even Lu Xiaoan's Anna was able to shoot one by one, and Lucio on the opposite side even gave up struggling and chose to die.
"I finally know why the game didn't dare to start in the morning." Liu Sanping's drowsiness disappeared amidst the constant deaths and attacks, "Look at the opponent, and then look at us. The first round is a quick game, and the second round is a fast game. The bout is a competitive game, and now everyone is awake to start getting serious."
But I have to say that having a training match in the morning is more refreshing than doing anything else.
After the end, Yun Yun began to study GodR's game video.
OB especially likes to give 08 a perspective, because as the only DPS in the team, he can always play wonderfully.
Regardless of the ramblings of the commentators, this is a really good McCree.
The essence of walking, fierce anti-killing, aggressive momentum, but also the rationality to retreat.
Yun Yun kept replaying those quintessential marksmanship, every shot could not predict 08's thoughts, as if he had predicted the next battle situation, he decisively made a reasonable choice.
He doesn't necessarily have the confidence to be able to do that. Yun Yun's McRae and 08 are completely different styles. Yun Yun will think, and when killing the enemy, he will try to cause attrition, and then look for the target again.
But 08's target will change. Even if Zarya will die in one shot, he will still turn his gun and kill a new target.
This is not a common way of shooting, it's as weird as the deaths that Lu Xiaoan suffered in battle, just happened to hit the muzzle of the shooting gun, without even the slightest room for refutation.
"His gun is a bit accurate." Lu Xiaoan stood in front of him and watched a GodR match. The end point of Eichenwalde was a gloomy German castle, and the dark red carpet was the route for carrying the target. "If It's me, and I definitely won't give up on Zarya, but the death of Zenyatta has put a lot of pressure on the opponent."
Killing a support with ultimate skills is far more strategic than killing a front row with low energy. For a hero like Zenyatta, once he uses his ultimate skills to hug his teammates, the damage caused by all previous attacks will be reduced. All in vain, only to start over.
Lu Xiaoan picked up the mouse and clicked pause. The 08 on the screen just moved away from Zarya's body, and killed the enemy Zenyatta with a single shot. However, his aim was still very stable, and he did not hesitate to switch targets at all. aimed at the next target.
"This kind of judgment has already surpassed GodR's strength. If he is in a team that can keep up with the rhythm, he can definitely carry alone."
The Overwatch team in China does not have any real marksmanship masters. Most of them are professional players who can play Overwatch as an FPS game with the cooperation of their teammates. , most of them belonged to foreign first-line teams, and almost all of them were top celebrities transferred from other games.
Like McGrath.
Yun Yun couldn't help but compare him with McCree, who was the most powerful in his mind. Even though his physical skills were much worse, his kill judgment in the battle was as accurate as these first-class professional players.
"He's very powerful." Even though Yun Yun didn't like the feeling 08 gave him, he had to admit his strength, "Look at this shot, it's all based on personal judgment. Such a choice."
If it is placed on other players, it can be said that the player is very lucky, but this kind of marksmanship in 08 has appeared more than once.
At the critical moment, immediately turn to point out the bloody enemies, and the critical point of the battle situation suddenly locks on the red name appearing from the insidious position, just like GodR's savior, instantly changing the battle situation against the wind.
Lu Xiaoan clicked play and continued to watch the game from the sidelines. He is an Ana with outstanding observation and prediction skills, who can predict the enemy's movements at the first time and choose a countermeasure. However, he said: "Even I can't guarantee a consistent lock-on target, maybe that's why I can't play the output position."
Lu Xiaoan's Anna is very strong. Before Anna appeared, the heroes he was good at were undoubtedly McCree and Widowmaker. Even in competitive mode, he can use McCree to call the wind and rain, but he is not confident that he can make such a judgment.
Yun Yun didn't say a word. The more he knew about 08, the more he felt that this opponent was terrifying. He said: "I haven't played in the field before, so don't make such a judgment lightly."
He understands the difference between professional games and normal training games and game competitions. The god-level performance in each game has the color of the right time, place and people. It is not the time, the opponent, or the map. Never thought that such a thing would happen.
"During your previous career, did you often shoot this kind of gun?" Lu Xiaoan pointed out.
Yun Yun looked at McCree on the screen, locked on to the God of Reaper who appeared from behind the wall while tumbling tactically, he didn't shoot, but Yun Yun knew that if he did shoot, that God of Reaper would never escape the fate of being headshot.
"If it was before, I could kill four enemies with headshots in a row." Yun Yun said cautiously, because this is a completely different game with a completely different mechanism, "Now, I can only say that I will not compare to 08 Difference."
Lu Xiaoan knew that Yun Yun's McCree was the most stable player he had ever seen. It is impossible for someone who can play Hanzo well to play this popular hero badly.
But Yun Yun still didn't dare to make a judgment beyond 08.
The two watched the next video in silence, the soundtrack was full of exclamations from the commentator, finally Lu Xiaoan couldn't take it anymore and returned to her seat.
There was a knock on the door of the preparation room. Zhang Ye, the only one who was free, opened the door and found a young man wearing the uniform of Team MI.
He said, "I'm looking for DL."
The first time Yun Yun saw him, he was hugged tightly.
With a distressed voice, Ke Jia howled dryly, "Yun Yun, I finally see you again!"