Hello LPL viewers and League of Legends summoners, this is the World Game Exchange.
T1 has completed the defense of the title of the S competition, Faker has been crowned the title of LOL five-time champion, and after the end of the year's journey, it has come to the stage of the transfer period, according to normal thinking, T1 should maintain the current squad as much as possible.
However, the LCK has ushered in new important revelations in the last two days, and there are also variables in the T1 lineup.
The first point is Ruler-related, Ruler terminated the contract with JDG in advance to enter the transfer market, and at the same time sought offers from the two major regions of China and South Korea, and before Ruler did a program with Wolf and Bang, expressing his emotional hope that Faker could win the championship, and then also showed favor to Faker, and after being asked about his relationship with Faker, he said:
Of course we're close, I guess, but it's probably just me.
Ruler said that after the end of the 2018 Asian Games, Faker broke off relations with him, but after the 2023 Asian Games, the relationship with Brother Faker was not bad, and it can't be said that he broke off diplomatic relations.
Then an important clue appeared, that is, the COO of T1, that is, the boss followed Ruler on social platforms, combined with the previous information, it seems that Ruler does have the possibility of joining T1.
First of all, Ruler, as a GEN celebrity, chose to link up with T1's retired players, and also showed favor to Faker in public, it is possible that Ruler seeks an offer from T1, and T1's transfer period is also in the middle of a pulling link, GUMA also said in a previous interview that transfer is a more sensitive matter, and it is difficult to say what will happen.
There may be variables in the lower lane, and at the same time there are jungler positions, and the Korean Open previously broke the news that there are two top junglers seeking offers from T1 teams, namely Kanavi and Canyon, both of whom want to join Faker and want to win the world championship, and the salary requirements are not so high.
In this case, Oner is also facing a crisis, and Oner has played well in this World, but if it is a jungler of the level of Canyon or Kanavi, T1 may really have to think about it.
In this way, T1 is actually not a monolith, and the world champion may not necessarily continue to play for the original team for another year, before DWG left the team after winning the championship, and Zeus also rumored to leave the team after T1 won the championship last year, and later maintained the original lineup.
From the perspective of the T1 club, the pull of the transfer period is crucial, because there are many players who want to come to T1, so T1 can make a choice in contrast, and can also reduce the budget as much as possible, reduce the value of the players in the lineup, and players can leave the team if they feel bad.
Regarding the question of whether T1 wants to continue to win the championship, whether to change or not to replace, I personally think that it is a more prudent strategy not to replace, and the failure of public opinion will not be blamed, but there is a certain risk in substitution, but the ceiling can be raised, and I am afraid that I will be sprayed by fans after failure, in fact, T1 This team has a strong system bonus, and there is a high probability that other players can also play well.
Compared with the options, I personally think that Ruler and Gumayusi are currently at the same level, if Ruler is in that state last year, it can be greater than Gumayusi, but this year may not be, and even Gumayusi will be better.
But in the jungler position, you can consider the substitution, Oner's advantage is that the playing team is more obedient, but the ability to take the initiative to bring the rhythm is a little biased, it seems that there is a certain decline in personal strength, and it can be played under this system of T1, but it is really hard to say about other systems.
If you change to Canyon, you can increase the team ceiling and have to blend the styles of players and teams.
In short, T1 has two ways to choose, if it is a substitution, the purpose is to increase the team's ceiling, and everyone is happy if there is no substitution, this lineup has been playing for many years, and it is good to continue to go together.