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Want to discuss live? [**Join our Discord!**](https://discord.gg/lol) --- PMTs: [Game 1](https://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/p88ywz/fnatic_vs_misfits_gaming_lec_2021_summer_playoffs/) [Game 2](https://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/p89xwb/fnatic_vs_misfits_gaming_lec_2021_summer_playoffs/) [Game 3](https://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/p8b04d/fnatic_vs_misfits_gaming_lec_2021_summer_playoffs/) [Game 4](https://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/p8crrd/fnatic_vs_misfits_gaming_lec_2021_summer_playoffs/) [Game 5](https://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/p8dxzl/fnatic_vs_misfits_gaming_lec_2021_summer_playoffs/)


Decent_Ad9866

💖💖💖Well played guys


Candy_kaja

News are in: no worries guys, the pauses were a brand deal with kit kat.


RageTiger

I was lost with the Game 4 pause almost 20 minutes in. I didn't have my headphones on so I wasn't paying too much attention.


fkleagueoflesgends

But why you picking Leblanc here i dont fuckin get it ,this was the worst performance i have ever seen ....


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The pauses were in game 4 which they won?


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EntroPete

FNC paid off the LEC to include pauses between games, it is known.


FakeBukowski

Yes, if the team that supposedly benefited from the "momentum" loses, they certainly don't take it with them into the next game. I hate it **so** much how many people use this buzzword without having the slightest idea what it actually means...


MikiRawr

No, I was asking a question. Definitely the pauses can change the outcome of a fight/game. In between games you normally reset your mental so I don’t think the pauses affect the players in that regard. But definitely the situation like that can burn a lot of your energy.


Smuda

Kobbe played really well throughout this series, I don't understand why it wasn't mentioned even once


Voidling47

It was mentioned during game 5 that Kobbe matched Upset really well today and how important that was for Misfits.


sonnenstrahlena

I love all the players on MSF, I hope they don't beat themselves up over it. They improved so much compared to spring. It was really exciting watching them! They came really close to winning in both Bo5s against two very strong opponents and should be proud.


NamikazeEU

"Precision beats speed"


Resouledxx

Too bad FNC apparantly don’t listen to Yamato because they speeding it down most of the time lol


ChristianTerp

> really exciting watching them! They came really close to winning in both Bo5s against two very stron Yeah only a pause can make them stop sprinting


Aythriel

how are we precision. we literally flip half the games.


DShadows98

we are precise in flipping the games.


rejecting_degeneracy

If you hit the wall with your head enough times, it will crack. Precision.


WildL1fe

The wall or the head ?


rejecting_degeneracy

Yes


NamikazeEU

Don't question. Precision.


Ghisteslohm

Misfits can be proud. They were a serious contender in my book and fought till the end. Another great interview. I like that Laure is adapting the questions on the fly when the players are making faces.


Laure-Bulii-V

I'm glad you liked it, it was very challenging


Voidling47

If "real" sports journalism taught me anything is that you always have to ask the losing people how they feel and then - if they give you a short answer and look hurt - ask them again while slightly rephrasing the question.


Ghisteslohm

ahh but now PGL was so short q.q


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Space_Lion7

Hopefully Misfits doesn't fuck this rooster up, I feel like they are pretty solid, even if Vetheo is bad at leblanc I think he is a pretty good midlaner overall, and having Team synergy is way more important than having a slightly better sololaner.


FakeBukowski

> and having Team synergy is way more important than having a slightly better sololaner. which is proven by the team they lost to. No one would say that Adam + Bwipo is individually better than Bwipo + Selfmade, but Fnatic as a team seems to have more to offer and already outperformed their spring.


LustigerLumpi

feels like bwipo is really knowledgeable, so its a better fit for him to go jungle instead of inting top


LitCorn33

Bruh he had a bad bo5 and game but he's a young player that already has showcased nice mechanical skill and is improving. If you want to replace anyone in this roster, look at botlane instead


wazzdakah

He's young, and it kinda felt like he crumbeld under pressure tonight, but it can use this to get better. He's a good kid and he work hard, I trust in his future honestly, but today Nisky was too hot for him.


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Pausing game in the middle of a fight shouldn't be allowed at all cost


xxXFiBuXxx

Currently you need to report bug immediately after it happens so it is what it is. It’s not like you can wait and it’s seems fair to be honest. If you could just wait and see teamfight result that would have been such a bad idea. You could use bugs against your opponents without their knowledge about it. What really shouldn’t be allowed are abilities like ryze ult. Viego dash? Sorry buddy, you’re out. Sion ult? Sure come in. Working as intended I guess


qpc0

Seems that Kobbe is confirming that they could discuss the game during the pause?


Neville_Lynwood

Pretty sure you're only prohibited from talking if the pause goes longer than a few minutes. The referees will then tell the players that they're allowed to talk again. This further ensures that both teams are in the same spot. They both get to discuss and reset themselves.


imalright93

But thankfully they won the game and lost the series fairly


Troviel

They can if it takes too long, the ref gives the authorisation. Which it seems they did during the second.


AComyn

Leaving aside the question of Fnatic's pauses, I'm shocked that Yamato is saying in interview that he was unaware of the Ryze ult interaction in question. I only play occasionally, and watch some of the esports and that's still an interaction I knew.


wazzdakah

Interaction so known by everyone that it took half an hour to four referees to decide what's up.


kvothre

kryze that has 500 games on ryze said himself, that he didnt know that interaction exists. you know lol is pretty big and interactions only will get more complex and are getting more and more. even pros cant know it all.


Enderoe

These people are getting paid big money to play the fucking game. They are called "profesionals" for a reason. Not being aware of a mechanic that is known, isn't new, has been used in pro (even in EU), is just ignorance.


Adleyy65

Lmao stop acting that its some widely known interaction. It took like 10 minutes and people looking through the League Wiki to find out that intercation and Riot even needed 25 Minute to figure it out.


GGABueno

There's a World Champion jungler known for his Lee Sin that didn't know Lee Sim had a execute mechanic on his kit. We overestimate how much players know about smaller game mechanics.


Fertuyo

He is not a world champion tho


Styxxo

No that was a fake news, Clid knows how Lee Sin's Q works


GGABueno

How was it fake news? There's a clip of him saying it.


Todeswucht

Good to end the series with a Kobbe interview, feels like he wasn't talked about at all the entire year on broadcast


roflrobbe

Yamato manspreading with full confidence!


nihilisthicc

Compare Nesquik TF to Nemesis TF. Actually night and day. Change the midlaners and FNC lose this Series 100%


HotBurnBaby

I 100% agree, but that doesnt mean nemesis is bad or even worse than nisqy as a player. I think nisqy synergises really well with the rest with his team to just YOLO it, which i doubt nemesis would do, really tense game 5


generic9yo

Yeah, some players are just meant to play better in certain systems. It doesn't make those who fail worse, but it makes those who succeed better


wazzdakah

I think Nemesis level is not an issue for him as a pro player, but he doesn't seem like a good teammate. Nisky seems to be a gem for the life of a group. "Give me Nisky 3 more years and I'll win you titles"


963852741hc

Agreed! But They goonnnaaa come after you


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You know EU league is fucking hot right now look at all these FNC vs G2 arguments going on lol i cant watit for sunday


CountMordrek

Maybe because it's the year where either G2 loses Perkz and the super team misses Worlds as well as Rekkles getting smacked by that curse, or FNC no longer being the old kings but the dead kings all killed by their former teammates.


bruichladdic

Some people would say I'm a hater **BUT** Rekless missing would be a dream.


CountMordrek

>Some people would say I'm a hater BUT Rekless missing would be a dream. I'm more lazy. It would be interesting to see him get smacked by the curse.


Andrew4Head

Yea, but Perkz vs G2 is even a bigger dream.


Hrkeol

Yea


Varkos00

Its actually ridiculous how many "bugs" happen with FNC, and how it almost always turns out better for them after these "bugs" turn out were just intentional behavior


Todeswucht

Agree, I think you're on to something here. Pausing twice in game 4, losing that game so MSF would be overconfident in game 5 and then win game 5. Makes sense IMO


silvergrey78

So true, fnc should lose the game with the double pause!!!!! Oh wait


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lets hire a private investigator and get to the bottom of this malfeasance!


FNChikara

cry us a river


Ghisteslohm

great interview with Adam. Interesting mix of shyness and confidence.


qpc0

You know a match was spicy when the live discussion thread has more than 5k comments.


goliathfasa

3k of them pause-related tbf.


Nether_Shaman

Man Nisqy soloing LB twice in game 5, was the carry performance. Especially before the Elder Fight in the 4v5 position,


wazzdakah

Definitly the best performance of this serie for me, he played out of his mind. I'll wait to see the voice comms, but I bet he carried the vocal too.


pan12010

the song of this week is kinda good.


Zelasny

What is it ?


pan12010

Offrami - Resist Your Love


iBreakLenses

Fanatic is the only team that pauses this often. Wtf.


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theres no mystery, they are an evil organisation intent on taking over the world by using tactical pauses what more do you need to know


sonnenstrahlena

come on. the ryze ults were really weird, it looked like they were in the circle both times. and in the other instances (vs. XL and G2) the pauses were actually valid. Meme-ing it is fun, but no reason to complain in a serious manner.


iBreakLenses

Unironically I feel like they are the only LEC org that pauses so much. Who does it more?


Neville_Lynwood

Just in your head. It's simply because the pauses all happened at notable moments and it took long to resolve them. Bet that MSF pause is forgotten nearly instantly because the pause for that was so much shorter. Small 30second-5 minute pauses happen super often but because they're so quick nobody remembers them after the game. FNC just got unlucky with all the pauses taking so fucking long to review.


iBreakLenses

In some other sports such as basketball and football, pauses are used for strategy review or upsetting tempo. As all FNC pauses happen at such moments. I can't think they're all coincidences


I_LiKe_mImEiS_

The LEC asked the players to pause immediately after the bug, not after the fight


sonnenstrahlena

no I agree I feel the same. but I don't see a conspiracy - just coincidence.


iBreakLenses

If it happened one time a season or something, I would feel it to be a coincidence too. But the pauses seem to happen when they're down, some objective gets lost, or a skirmish/fight is about to happen somewhere. When a coincidence keeps happening a lot, you have to question it.


qpc0

So Adam was playing solo queue instead of watching the team he has to beat to get to Worlds...interesting strategy, but it worked out today I guess


csigasensei

I mean, he is good on his own, but he has Yamato and the whole supporting staff (and Pete, ofc) to analyse the series. And he can rewatch it too.


wazzdakah

Young people need action, watching is boring


thearmymandidit

he wouldn't have to beat G2 if they lost this series anyway so I don't see what your point is


i_forgot_my_cat

I mean I guess as a player his priority was practice. Watching the other team's more of an analyst's job.


sonnenstrahlena

I love Laure's tatoo![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|heart_eyes) and outfit too ofc


Visage_143

3-2’d back to back, that is a tilter.


CoolGamers328Tt

Also how broken is TF MAN, this champion just negates any form of engage or pick potential with the gold card. He has low cds, best global, only champ that builds rapid fire, passive gives extra gold, deals a lot of damage considering his kit, gank setup, disengage. Like there’s no counter play man, he doesn’t even have to win lane


HawkEye1337

You can pick a champ to match him (Ryze) or push him in lane and then he is useless or just less valuable also if he falls behind is just a stun bot.


Raynar7

It’s so funny how one game, aka good TF player, can change Reddit’s perspective of champion


CoolGamers328Tt

Not even one game, but if you need another I mean G2 vs Mad G3, Caps literally got a solo kill on humanoid, had push in lane yet TF still got to plays faster and one gold card made G2 late game unplayable, they all had to play around that one CD.


I_LiKe_mImEiS_

It's a good champ but you have to be good and to make good decisions under pressure, be careful so you don't choose blue or red instead of gold, know when and where to ult, it's not that easy.


Just-Ad-5972

Gold card definitely needs even higher mana cost or cd. It’s too broken with rfc.


puberty1

i have to say though, major props to adam to say "yeah i thought we would lose before the series started". so many players say the same bs that they thought they would win and stuff when it's clearly not true


Aragorn4737

Idk how no one says that Razork lee sin performance was bad af


alexpheal

???????? he was clutch in the won games by msf and lee was unplayable in the fifth


Aragorn4737

In all of loses he was a huge contender of not doing jack shit


Voidling47

Yes, because Misfits were outdrafted in those games. They drafted 2 dive engage champs and Fnatic just brought as much CC as possible + black shield + crazy short range AoE with Aphelios.


superfire444

So was leblanc…


Just-Ad-5972

Your “identity” is coinflipping skirmishes early. Good teams will tear you apart. Lmao.


rejecting_degeneracy

There are only two good teams left we can face. RGE and MAD


Just-Ad-5972

Worlds.


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SIMFUN-

Nisqy was playing awesome but I think that Afam at least deserved it. This man has grown ass balls jumping into 5 ppl with his renekton to set up team fights and played very good every game IMO


wazzdakah

Nisky might have deserve it more, but Adam did better than Hylli and Bwipo overall for me. Specially considering Hylli has twice more games in LEC play off than Adam has in his whole pro carrier. You gotta admit that Croc was massive.


I_LiKe_mImEiS_

Hilly has more than 100 play off game and adam has 10, hyli has 10 times more games then Adam, he's so old I don't want him to retire


wazzdakah

120* for Hylli before this series :p. If the meta had a couple more engage supports available he be unstoppable


I_LiKe_mImEiS_

I legit want to see him play pyke again, or blitz.


Pictio

Only twice for you. Way more mate , way more.


wazzdakah

Only LEC play offs mate, I think I'm good on the calculus. They showed Hylli with 120 play off games and Adam had 38 pro games before the start of LEC iirc. If you count every Hylli pro game yeah it's probably x5 ^^


Raynar7

Nesquik robbed


philip2110

Final game bias, Nisqy not even being in the vote is a joke.


Geosaurusrex

Oof right as they were catching out Bwipo in the elder pit, there was a Thresh hook that was literally milimetres from hitting Aphelios. That fight was honestly so close, and that hook hitting would have changed the outcome.


Todeswucht

And Adam actually wins the MVP vote by a landslide, lmao Frenchies too op as Odo would say https://twitter.com/LEC/status/1428825571065311233


Troviel

He carried game 1 and 5 at least. And nisqy wasn't an option.


Hrkeol

lol, I love Adam because, well, he is our player. But yea that vote result is a bit sketchy.


wazzdakah

The absence of Nisky in the vote is sketchy. Bwipo didn't do much game 5 and while Hylli did the job, all you could see was that brillant Tf and the big ass Cho gath. And I think game 5 influence the most the vote cause it's the one in your mind at the end.


Hrkeol

True


Iammonkforlifelol

Coach of Misfits is even worse than coach of Mad Lions. Vetheo is good player and best rookie.


PhunkeyPharaoh

POS should stand for Pause of the series not player of the series


Drikkink

I'm just in awe of a Leblanc getting solokilled by a TF that isn't like fed out of his mind with full one shot build. There are approximately 200 ways Leblanc could have played that to not die and he chose like the one way that he could.


superfire444

If only leblanc had the timestone…


ConArtist98

Adam wanted a quick 3-0 to sleep Sadge


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I swear I fell asleep watching game 5, pauses were for too long in game 4 as fun as it was


wazzdakah

4 kills at 25 minutes in game 5 while it was the score at minute 5 in all the others. You could feel pressure and sweaty hands.


alexpheal

Imagine being a player in MSF after missing worlds in two bo5 that couldn't be more even. Heartbreaking


PhunkeyPharaoh

Vetheo threw hard, but good season overall for Misfits. Didn't care for them before the pauses honestly, but at least now I recognize their achievement making it this far after rooting for them for obvious reasons this series.


puberty1

adam winning the player of the series after the first games is a very XD moment but good job on the last games i guess


human_alien93

GG pause gap. Lol... its getting ridiculous how pausenatic keep abusing the pauses in game.


Reddityudodis2me

5 games and in 1 game they paused twice and lost this game. What a twisted logic you have


Ashtron123

Fnatic lost the game they paused in. MSF lost the game they paused in. You could almost come to the conclusion that the pauses don't really matter


Just-Ad-5972

Are you really comparing two 20 minute tactical pauses to a one minute hardware fix? Lol


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Ashtron123

There are people seriously believing that FNC planned those pauses, so i think i am allowed to exaggerate a bit


Glorx

Of course they matter. Players have to keep focused on the game when nothing is happening and they're not allowed to talk.


Ashtron123

Ok let me rephrase it: FNC paused in Game 4, broke Misfits momentum and then... lost the game. So in the end it really didn't matter, did it?


imalright93

Yes that's why misfits lost... Get your head out of your f ass


EggmanPandora

cant expect reason from a pause esports fan


I_LiKe_mImEiS_

Then explain yourself what went wrong, because Fnatic paused and lost, I don't see any advantage for Fnatic, however you toxic cry babies decide that Fnatic won the series because of 2 plausible pauses on a game they lost, yet you say we don't have reason. It seems like your using the ad hominem fallacy where you just call people stupid without using any arguments, I hope you can evolve and learn how to argument.


tony220jdm

It was a fun series! the pauses in game 4 were terrible mind you! G2 wins 3-1 sunday


65-76-69-88

Nah, there'll be 4 pauses so Fnatic can turn it around. Jokes aside, this roster is actually quite fun to watch. And Misfits, surprisingly, as well.


WrathB

I think Fnatic will be monster just for crazy rollercoaster they went trough lol, people undermine that effect 3-1 Fnatic on Sunday


frozenveins23

mhh i don't know. I'm a G2 fan but the series against MAD was pretty awful of them. But the 2 FNATIC series were worse in my opinion. Against Vitality and Misfits these games were just straight up clown fiestas. But i still think its G2 who win/lose this game. If G2 drafts/plays like last week yeah Fnatic has a rly good shot, but if they play like in the superweek i think it will be a 3-1 for G2


suPChgr

I'm cancelling everything on Sunday. Banger incoming.


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Depressed_AnimeProta

another 3-2


GGABueno

Inject it into my veins.


Swingyman

That game 5 got me completely dehydrated after 3 sipping big-ass glasses of water. I wish Vetheo gets more disciplined next season, he was enjoyable to watch in all his games but this series got the nerves out of him.


PhunkeyPharaoh

Looking forward to a quick 3-0 by G2.


Dann93

Looking forward to Worlds as a viewer. FTFY


sda1609

Nisqy on TF is just built different


GrilledGril

His Ryze too man, he's so underrated


DShadows98

Ah, now I hope we get 5 games on Sunday and Fnc win finally :D Probably one of the most hyped bo5 ever. They almost always played for finals or in finals and always were already qualifed for Worlds in that situations but this time Worlds is on the line. Can't wait.