The huge gap in skill...

Drugoth·10/12/2017, 3:34:09 PM·2 votes·348 views

It's no secret that Korea pro team are pretty much on a different level from the rest of the pro scene.

I thought maybe as the years passed, the gap would slowly close, as the other pro teams gain experience playing against the Korean teams.

The point of this post is this: What can the rest of the world do to try to reach the level that the Korean players are at? (Aside from going and playing in Korea obviously) Any super smart guys hanging around these boards that might have a good idea where to start?

I'm sure I'm not the only one that would love to see more variety in the semi finals and finals of worlds.

9 Comments

IncrediPhiLL10/12/2017, 3:41:48 PM2 votes

They can’t. Riot just needs to eliminate Korea from international events. It’s a time waster to have them there in the first place. They are just gonna win and everyone else is gonna lose. Could you imagine the possibilities in an international event without them? The excitement and hype would be through the roof! Yes please.

Late For Tea10/12/2017, 5:17:44 PM2 votes

Look at the GAM - LZ game of today, and you will find your answer. Western teams play the same meta style as koreans do, but the koreans play this style way better. Western teams will therefore never really beat koreans at their own game. Korean teams are generally late-game focused teams, thus western teams should look at the early- and mid-game to beat korean teams. They should also develop their own meta, their own style of play. No longer copy everything korea does.

Despite GAM being a relatively inexperienced team, they got very close to beating the #1 seed from korea. GAM has their own meta, they have their own champions they considered good. More experienced teams, playing in a similar fashion, could well beat the korean teams.

The Ghøst King10/12/2017, 3:41:29 PM1 votes

I heard in a youtube video that pro Korean players have to play like 12 hours a day in their contract to maintain their skill so maybe other regions should do something like that

GeminiRune10/12/2017, 4:01:39 PM1 votes

Honestly I haven't seen so much of this "different level" in which is spoken this time around. It's mostly been reactionary play that forms the edge over others. It's "we know how to play as a team" more than "we are playing to prove ourselves." Two different mentalities. A tuned enough team with a distinct identity eventually gets the job done. And yeah: before you race through your mind and say when that'll be, why not just look at what's occurred so far instead of just the number on the board. It's thinking with the very end in mind that gives this rather unnecessary pessimistic outlook of a topic discussion.

I don't see a gap because one entire group on a day contained a polarizing playstyle that the entire season serves proof of.