Why does it feel like my solo q games have more on the line than the LCS

i cant move wtf··1 votes·888 views

Call it subjective bias but I see more emotion in a typical solo q game than I ever see in the LCS.

When I see the pros lose a game they look like they just lost a game of rock paper scissors. Is there actually just nothing on the line or what happened?

Compare that to Magnus Carlson losing a chess match: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ta-8LU9EmaQ

Or Faker losing Worlds.

I guarantee if any NA team made it to finals at Worlds (completely by an act of God) that they would just have a look like they smelled a fart after losing.

Everyone used to say Faker is an emotionless robot but he was the real deal. He actually HAS emotions and profound pride in his play that he struggles to keep under control. NA's version of "no emotions" is just to not have them in the first place. No struggle, no pride, no drama.

Are these players really the best the region has to offer? I honestly think Riot's systematic extinguishing of all "toxic" behavior has neutered the region and made it sterile. Sure, everyone hates the toxic guy in the game but christ, at least the he cares.

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yougotCAGED1 votes

I don't mind a toxic player who is mad about the game, decisions, etc. Not one bit.

Personal flaming I'll never agree with. But everything else is just real winners emotion.

Kings Avatar1 votes

i dont really agree, you see more emotion in more important games, but winning and losing is part of competition. they all know this and act accordingly. do you see a hole lot of emotion between the bengals and the browns on a Thursday night? no. cause you win some you lose some if you flip out every time then you need to get control of your emotions. idk if youve ever played a sport or anything with some high stakes but i played tennis in hs and we went to state and lost, it sucked and one of the guys on our team cried but the rest of us were just down. in most things you realize your going to lose a lot earlier then when it happens, so you have time to accept it. ill give you that 100t in spring finals were pretty emotionless but how much emotion do you want them to show most of the time?

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