In the first super classic match of LCK Spring 2024, Gen.G excellently came back to win 2-1 against the new King of League of Legends – T1. This is a somewhat unexpected victory, if you look at game 1 when T1 still keeps the play effectively. Both game 1, t1 only need 1 phase of the total fight to win. But the remaining two games, Gen.G performed very well and T1 was also confused in the way of deploying the game. Especially in game 3 decided after letting the opponent have many advantages from the beginning of the match.
Gen.G comes backwards and won against T1
But it can be said that Riot itself has “contributed” significantly in the defeat of T1 to Gen.G. At first glance, it can be clearly seen that game 1 and 2 is really T1 also somewhat want to test many plays when they do not use the generals who have already knew or ban the strong and convenient generals of the opponent. This is a serious fault of T1, but maybe they can not think that, on the red side after Riot edited, combining the new map became so powerful.
The red side is overwhelming and a variety of gameplay
At LCK Spring 2024, before the series of matches on January 18 (Vietnam time), 5 games took place between 2 pairs of matches. And the red side won 100%. This is a really worrying number. Because, both pairs are between teams that are almost equal to each other. That is, the force difference is not available. But it was Riot's edits to charms and maps that contributed to the red side that became more unpredictable.
Even after the DK – Okbro series, the red side of the red side is still 100%
First, it is to put an additional grass near the upper river area and remove the wall from the toad area to the lower river. This factor makes the attack on the top or down the road from the blue team becomes easy to catch cards. But if you go from the red team, it will not only have the direction of “gank lane” to be unpredictable, but the opponent can not control the vision. Typically, Zeus himself ambushed at least once in game 3 by controlling the grass dust between the upper river.
The grass dust in the river in the upper road is added to become a blind spot that makes the green side more “gank” if rising highly pushing soldiers
Next, it is the new crackwash charm. Usually before, each team only needs at least 2 attacks to control the messenger of the messenger and this charm will not really create a serious problem, now the charm changes that the teams have to switch the squad. In fact, the new messenger is very strong. T1 only need to own 6 Void worms is enough to push up to 3 genes. But that's why the problem has arisen.
T1 possesses 6 voids and pushes 5 pillars of the gen.
The new messenger is very strong and the red side will give this team two directions to deploy the game. If the opponent prevents the messenger (as T1 is done in games 2 and 3), the Red Team (Gen.G) will focus on the direction downwards and take all the dragon charms. Gen.G also actively performed this game, especially in game 3 when they let Canyon and Lehends constantly “roam” in the middle. After giving enough “green”, Chovy will turn down the lower road to help Peyz even stronger. Thus, Gen.G controls almost completely to the dragon.
Gen.G yielded all 6 voids for T1 to get strong dragon charms
Consequences
With the wall blocking the bottom line being removed, the road to the dragon is also more open. At that time, Gen.G with the advantage of the bottom line pressing the field will easily deploy the game. In addition to supporting the strong dragon souls (fire dragon and technology dragon), Gen.G also forced T1 to fight in the situation of being forced. The new messenger forced T1 to abandon the dragon but the dragon left too much, causing them to lose the factors to increase the power before the Gen.G's damage squad.
One thing for Gen.G is that the dragon charms are very strong, such as fire dragon or technology dragon
Of course, the T1 or Gen.G players have shown that they have been looking for ways to promote the strengths in the new map as well as overcome the opponent, but Gen.G itself also does not work when they are on the green side.
Not to mention, the new map with clear gaps on both sides of the middle line also helps the red side to defend a mid lane better. Typically, the victory combat decision of game 1 of T1 when they let Gen.G work first and Oner and Faker threaded from the back. In that game, T1 also left Gen.G to control the dragon, but they took advantage of the messenger charm to remove the outline of the Gen.G very early.
Faker went out from the newly expanded slot of the new map
It is almost certain that Riot will not impact immediately on updated edits, unless there are problems beyond control. But obviously, from a weaker direction, the red side is having a strong rise in the new season. Perhaps, Riot wants to balance the two sides but actually shows signs of backfire and is directly affecting the results of matches in a professional environment.