Chapter 236: Problem? (2/2)
Amidst all this enthusiasm, the second game, which should have started immediately, was put on hold.
The audience were all puzzled.
It wasn’t the semi-finals or the finals. They shouldn’t have to take a break after each game, right?
What was the situation…
Was there something wrong with the equipment?
Something wrong with the network?
Why were the judges going up on stage?
The only thing that could be seen in the live broadcast studio were the backstage guests.
Backstage guests were invited for each competition. First, they would give predictions for the competition prior to the game in order to mobilize the audience’s emotions. Secondly, they could come out when there was a delay with the game, preventing any accidental gaps in the live broadcast by chatting and easing the atmosphere.
Of course, the third thing they did was go over the game in order to maintain the flow of traffic.
After being notified by the director, the guests started analyzing the battle of freedom that had just ended. They didn’t know what had happened on the stage and could only start talking to stabilize the fans in the live broadcast studio.
However, the fans’ mood wasn’t that easy to stabilize.
A perfectly good game had suddenly stopped; there had to be an explanation for what was going on.
The audience in the scrolling comments were asking about it all over the place, eager to know what was happening at the scene.
Reasonably speaking, equipment problems or network accidents wouldn’t lead to them cutting directly to the backstage guests!
The second game hadn’t started. If it was due to the hardware, wouldn’t it be better to give an interview of the players first?
For a time, various conspiracy theories came out frequently, and all kinds of speculations popped out.
There were even comments about internal discord in IN, and some even guessed that they were fighting.
The fans in the live broadcast studio didn’t know what was going on, but the audience at the scene was watching everything happen.
The game had indeed been suspended, but it wasn’t an equipment problem or network problem. It was that a player from IN had suddenly stood up and called over the referee.
It was unknown what was said after that, but they saw Otee blushing and arguing with the referee.
This…
What could have gone wrong with the battle of freedom just now?
It was a live game and there couldn’t have been any plug-ins used!
Who was he making trouble with!
Besides, what need was there to open up plug-ins for in the game just now?
Although, this soul warlock was really like a plug-in!
There was also a lot of discussion at the scene. The host came up to the stage and tried to appease the audience, but the audience at the scene wasn’t like the audience in the live broadcast studio, and they wouldn’t be appeased with just a few words.
They all wanted to know what was going on.
So, the host translated IN’s words.
The host was a young woman with a soft voice, “IN’s point is that FTW broke the rules in the previous match.”
The audience: “Broke the rules? What rules did they violate?”
The host: “Switching positions between the jungler and support…”
With this explanation, the fans got it.
Was this even f*cking possible?!
If they couldn’t afford to lose, then don’t play. Don’t disgust people like this!
The reason that IN had provided was actually quite valid.
The team competitions worked like this: Before each game, the coach would submit a list with the player configurations.
For example, the list that Chen Feng submitted in the last game was: Top-laner Close, Jungler Quiet, Support White, Mid-laner Silvery, ADC Le.
The players for each position were determined prior to the BP part of the game. After they entered the competition, they had to play the position they’d announced. If Ning Zhehan switched his mid-laner position with Yue Wenle’s ADC and took the marksman position while the other went to the mage position, they would theoretically be breaking the rules.
The punishment for violating the rules was extremely serious. It ranged from replay (where the match was considered invalid, and there would be a rematch), to a direct loss.
IN was really vicious, but they still insisted clearly, “The soul warlock is a support position talent. Quiet registered for this match as a jungler, and their support and jungler positions don’t follow the regulations!”
So, the referee had to come up on stage and give a verdict on this matter.
The coaches went up too. Chen Feng’s face was as heavy as still water, and FTW was burning with anger.
Whether or not they’d violated the rules wasn’t something that Otee could determine by moving his top and bottom lips!
After understanding the situation, the referee spoke up, “Glory doesn’t define any talent into a position. Whether or not FTW has switched positions or not has to be judged based on the situation in the game.”
No matter what kind of talent it was, the competition committee wouldn’t limit it to death. For example, the shadow thief was a jungler position, but there was nothing illegal about using it for the top lane. Although using a soul warlock to play jungler was somewhat incredible, it wasn’t completely impossible.
The important thing was whether or not the player in this position was actually playing jungler.
Otee gritted his teeth, “Then look at the data. The power thief broke the rules too. He was playing jungler the whole way!”
Whether or not he was playing as a jungler would depend on how he’d controlled the jungle creeps!
The referee: “Wait a moment.”
There were voices of disdain from all directions when the audience learned about this situation.
The ignorant fans in the live broadcast studio also understood what the situation was after the audience took out their cell phones and sent out a series of explanations in the scrolling comments.
The originally chaotic live broadcast room suddenly became surprisingly unified. They were all scolding IN.
Of course, there were some who were worried, “He can’t have really violated the rules, right… In the last match, Quiet was really…”
What could they say? This new tactic and routine had been a little strange.
It wasn’t unreasonable for Otee to make such a fuss about it. They’d lost like crazy and couldn’t swallow down their anger. They latched onto this point in order to dispute the win, and it was really a bit difficult to distinguish between who was right and who was wrong.
Both the power thief and the soul warlock had the ability to fight in the jungle, and they were both in the jungle zones during the match. As for ganking people…
Both the support and jungler talents were the support type. It was difficult to say if it was a jungler type support or a jungler type ganker.
If this game was judged to have violated the rules, then wouldn’t FTW’s invincible line-up be done for?
The fans, who’d originally been filled with enthusiasm, began to worry once again.
How exactly would they decide?
What data were they basing it on
Could they convince the public?
In particular, they were the hosts for the globals. If the ruling was unfair, then they would be flamed by the whole network abroad.
After a long ten minutes, the game officials announced the results.
The five talents that FTW had used in the last game were projected up onto the stage using the holographic projection equipment. Various statistics appeared beside them.
The system wouldn’t deceive people, and the data couldn’t be faked. The soul warlock’s jungle creep kill rate was as high as 80%!
As soon as the data came out, the audience all breathed a sigh of relief.
Damn…
Little Lunatic Wei, you really managed to do it!
His jungle creep kill rate was similar to that of a lane player.
80% of the jungle creeps that died in FTW’s jungle zone died from Wei Xiao’s last hit. If that didn’t make him a jungler, then all the junglers here could go home and start settling in for retirement!
Ironically, the game officials also projected IN’s data.
IN’s berserker thief’s jungle creep kill rate was only 60%.
This comparison made the audience’s scalps feel numb––
Otee, are you actually an undercover agent sent in by the China competition zone?!