Finally we have confirmation of the new C9 line up. I cant wait to see this team in action!!
Edit: OFFICALLY CONFIRMED NOW
C9 Rush video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0_qOuJbW-Q
C9 BFF video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06aIHBLnqtg
MegaManYYZ2 votesMaybe Hai can replace Balls at top.
MegaManYYZ1 voteswho is going to do their shot calling? great talent added however their downfall last split was due to their shot calling.
Meteor Driz1 votesI believe Hai will be mentoring bunny on shotcalling and he will take the role. From what I hear (I didn't follow gravity closely last split) Bunny already has filled that role in the past already.
Linthe1 votesHoly ****. Do TIP, DIG and Gravity even have teams anymore??
Meteor Driz1 votesHoly ****. Do TIP, DIG and Gravity even have teams anymore??
I believe that TIP sold their team so its being completely rebuilt but it stays in the LCS. I heard that another team did this as well but I'm not sure which one
GadoviMP2 votesHoly ****. Do TIP, DIG and Gravity even have teams anymore??
DIG does, an article came out stating they recruited Apollo (TiP) and two rookies from EU Challenger to fill top and Jg, SmittyJ and Kirei respectively. This makes their current line up SmittyJ, Kirei, Shiphtur, Apollo, Kiwikid. TiP is basically just Adrian (Rip XiaoWeiXiao) and GV is basically just Move and Keane now. The Daily Dot article in the OP though does have a statement saying TiP and GV are looking to sell their LCS spots, and have been since around the summer split ended. If they can't sell, though, may mercy be shown to their line ups. NA talent isn't the most prolific, and I'm pretty sure the only players TiP and GV still have already take the import slots. That's all the info I have though
Linthe1 votesDIG does, an article came out stating they recruited Apollo (TiP) and two rookies from EU Challenger to fill top and Jg, SmittyJ and Kirei respectively. This makes their current line up SmittyJ, Kirei, Shiphtur, Apollo, Kiwikid. TiP is basically just Adrian (Rip XiaoWeiXiao) and GV is basically just Move and Keane now. The Daily Dot article in the OP though does have a statement saying TiP and GV are looking to sell their LCS spots, and have been since around the summer split ended. If they can't sell, though, may mercy be shown to their line ups. NA talent isn't the most prolific, and I'm pretty sure the only players TiP and GV still have already take the import slots. That's all the info I have though
Thanks so much!!! Great info. Been a wild ride since Worlds.
DestructoDave1 votesEh, if we learned one thing, talent alone doesnt win games. I was really hoping Hai stayed around as support. His jungling wasnt even that bad. He played pretty decent that last day they went 0-4, with sneaky/balls/lemon shitting the bed all 4 games.
We will see I guess. It looks like NA's scene is decimated, tho, with all these strong teams having their members tore away, so that could artificially make them look better than last year. Their lineup last year wasnt bad. They just underperformed horribly.
Meteor Driz1 votesEh, if we learned one thing, talent alone doesnt win games. I was really hoping Hai stayed around as support. His jungling wasnt even that bad. He played pretty decent that last day they went 0-4, with sneaky/balls/lemon shitting the bed all 4 games.
We will see I guess. It looks like NA's scene is decimated, tho, with all these strong teams having their members tore away, so that could artificially make them look better than last year. Their lineup last year wasnt bad. They just underperformed horribly.
Its hard to say so early but I think NA is shaping up to be stronger than it ever has in the past, at least for C9 and TSM
Linthe1 votes[{quoted}](name=Meteor Driz,realm=NA,application-id=9hBQwnEU,discussion-id=gYYzTJtx,comment-id=00030000,timestamp=2015-11-18T20:57:02.637+0000)
Its hard to say so early but I think NA is shaping up to be stronger than it ever has in the past, at least for C9 and TSM
C9 looks pretty loaded. Fufu can do the shot calling. The only I wonder about is communication with Rush.
Meteor Driz1 votesC9 looks pretty loaded. Fufu can do the shot calling. The only I wonder about is communication with Rush.
I heard somewhere that he was actually doing some English translating for them while they were in Korea, I'll have to confirm but if that's true... dang we are golden
Axis the Dragon1 votesRush was actually TiP's shotcaller aong with Impact
Considering Apollo and Adrian aren't that fluent in Korean, he must've done a good job considering how well TiP was doing
AngryScrub1 votesThere isn't anything in that article that actually "confirms" this news though.
Loboros1 votesThey should have kept hai as support, why bunnyfufu?
Linthe2 votesThey should have kept hai as support, why bunnyfufu?
Because Fufu is a better SUPPORT. I love Hai as a shot caller but you can't just plug him into "any role"...
DestructoDave1 votesBecause Fufu is a better SUPPORT. I love Hai as a shot caller but you can't just plug him into "any role"...
When he is the only reason you are winning, you can. Meteos was a million hundred times better as a jungler than Hai was. But, Hai wins games. Maybe itll work out.
YCitizenSnipsY1 votesAs much as I hate to see C9 with another Imported player, since they were once one of the best teams in NA with a fully domestic roster, at least they are getting someone who is proven. So hopefully this import will turn out better than the last which was a complete failure.
I'm not sure what to think about BunnyFuFu, he's good but if he's in that means no Hai, and we've seen C9 with no Hai. I understand that Bunny is supposed to be a shot caller as well but GV did crash and burn at the end of last summer split.
Kinjishi1 votesC9 has different LCS team MnMs (seen in Rush vid)... wth, how does this happen? Why can't we get these too? lol