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The third stage of the LPL competition is currently underway, and in the overlooked Nirvana group, a series of new revelations have emerged, pointing to the existence of palace intrigue among the teams ranked at the bottom of the league.
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This also involves Doinb's NIP, as well as the most disappointing team of this season, LNG.
The palace intrigue revelations have been made public, with Doinb entangled in the situation.
The revelations about the palace intrigue came during H4cker's live stream. It is well-known that after the end of the second stage this year, the NIP team made personnel adjustments. Apart from the dual carries Doinb and Leave, all three other members were replaced, with top laner Shanji, jungler Aki, and support Ppgod all leaving the team.
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Some viewers mocked Doinb over the departure of these players, as previously, people often compared Doinb with Rookie. Both teams were part of NIP, and when Doinb joined, NIP performed well initially, leading some of Doinb's fans to mock Rookie by saying, "Your teammates are really good."
However, after one stage ended, NIP kicked three players, and Rookie's fans began mocking Doinb, claiming that Doinb had kicked his teammates and that they were no longer effective.
Shanji appeared on the live stream to disclose some details about his departure, stating directly that his leaving had nothing to do with Doinb. Doinb's intention was for the five of them to finish the season, but NIP acted unpleasantly. There were no disputes outside the game with Doinb; it was normal to have disagreements within the game.
The implication is that NIP escalated the players' in-game disputes to a serious level, possibly leading to his dismissal. Some suspect it was Leave's influence, but Leave's personality doesn't seem to fit this; it's more likely a decision from the management.
LNG is in complete disarray, and the mid-laner is disappointing.
Another revelation concerns LNG, which can be said to be the most unsuccessful team in LPL this year, bar none. Last year, they were a world-class team, but during the transfer period, they lost player Scout and replaced him with mid-laner Haichao. The jungler Captain Weiwei performed poorly, leading to another replacement, and the bottom lane introduced the combination of Photic and Zhuo.
Almost all choices during the transfer period were wrong, resulting in this team’s continued failure.
The revelations indicate that conflicts have arisen within LNG, and support Zhuo has already packed up and gone home. H4cker inquired whether it was because he no longer wanted to play or was replaced. Shanji's response was quite interesting, mentioning that there was a player in LNG who was both underperforming and loud, making the revelation very intriguing.
Everyone is guessing who this player might be, feeling that the personalities of several players in the team don't quite match someone who is both underperforming and vocal. By process of elimination, after XiaoP was replaced, it must be one of the top, mid, or jungle positions. Top laner Zika cannot strictly be considered underperforming, so the most likely candidate is indeed Haichao, who tends to shift blame during matches.
Overall, in the current situation of LNG, it seems that only Zika has potential for recovery; the other players are not performing well, and mid-laner Haichao is the most disappointing among them.
Player growth stagnation, veteran performance decline.
Previously, the commentator Xika from Deyun had pointed out that the LPL region is currently facing a decline in veteran players' performance while new players are unable to keep up, which aptly summarizes the current state of the LPL. Personally, I believe that many players in the LPL today have issues with their professional attitudes, especially the younger players, who tend to see a drop in performance immediately after having one or two good seasons.
The main reason for this is that the players' own efforts are lacking; they become complacent after achieving some success, which is starkly different from the early days of the LPL, when the older generation of players had a strong desire to win championships and many of them did not care as much about how much money they could earn.
However, the subsequent waves of players may place greater importance on the high returns and profits of esports. After securing a high annual salary, they feel satisfied and lack the motivation and spirit to push forward.
This is why many teams' players encounter various issues, and many teams even experience internal conflicts and palace intrigue. In such an environment, even poor performances do not lead to elimination, creating a vicious cycle where more and more teams face collapse, and the entire league gradually loses hope.