Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 1197

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 5 Episode 82
26. All In (3)
“Jeon-ja-pa…?”
In a way, it was only natural.
When you could pick any player, you chose the one who performed best.
But for those who frequently watched Ril Champs lately, this wasn’t the case.
-?
-Ah…
When did you even stop being active with electromagnetic waves lol
-This?
The Ril Champs simulator is a program used by active professional players.
It means people who have to compete tomorrow are the ones using it.
Naturally, active players in Ril Champs have much better simulation compatibility and are easier to control.
Jeon-ja-pa was too outdated to be called an active player.
Every game develops as players progress over time.
Ril is a game where this tendency is far more pronounced.
Knowledge about Avatar utilization accumulates, and the meta shifts countless times.
The number of meta changes during the years Jeon-ja-pa has been gone is beyond counting on your fingers.
Considering whether Jeon-ja-pa could actually perform properly in the current patch version, he’s not an easy player to select.
“This is quite unexpected?”
Danmuji, who was a professional until recently, also evaluated it this way.
“Why is it unexpected? If it were you, Danmuji, who would you have picked?”
Goguma asks, channeling the analyst’s role.
“If it were me, I probably would have brought Kkongchi, who’s currently considered to be in the best form among active Ril Champs midlaners.”
“Ah. Everything except the nickname is cool…!”
Kkongchi.
Currently considered the strongest asset among Ril Champs midlaners.
Naturally, his rating is also set at S+, same as Jeon-ja-pa.
Thud.
[Kkongchi]
[Position: Mid]
[Grade: S+]
The opposing Coach Cheongyeongchae chose Kkongchi.
The professional scene is cold-blooded.
No matter how legendary Jeon-ja-pa is, he’s not active, and both the game and players continue to develop.
Eventually, people emerge who surpass him in pure stats alone, and Kkongchi was one of those people.
“Well, actually, since Jeon-ja-pa is such a legendary figure, if you have a high understanding of him, he’s worth fielding. From the perspective of active players, there’s no reason to make such a choice, but he’s still a player with sufficient stats.”
“Right~! Isn’t he a legend?”
What are those guys doing lol
Sweet potato lol
-He’s good at analysis
-Danmuji does know a lot
Since Danmuji, with his superior game knowledge, was explaining the situation well, the atmosphere naturally shifted toward the streamers speaking like analysts.
‘I should probably say something too.’
Almond didn’t necessarily have to say anything, but sitting completely silent felt awkward, so he threw in a few words.
“I see.”
There was one thing I’d learned about conversation style back in Aseng.
Whenever an expert or someone of high status appeared, simply repeating this phrase would earn you a reputation as a good speaker.
“I agree.”
“I see.”
“That’s right.”
-kkkkkkkkkkk
-What’s he agreeing with kkk
-He’s just not interested
-The auto-hunt analysis is hilarious kkk
Ding.
[Gaji-bokkeun donated 3,000 won.]
[Question! Is Almond a stupid young man?]
Gaji-bokkeun sent this donation with a very lively girl’s voice TTS.
“No, I’m not.”
Almond suddenly turned serious and denied it.
His reaction speed was indeed fast.
-kkkkkkkkkkk
-He fell for it
Physical is insane.
-This crazy guy even converses with physical reactions
-kkkkkk No?

* * *
Soon both team Coaches had finished selecting all five players for their respective sides.
Doodung.
Cheongyeongchae’s side had assembled what was currently considered the dream team in peak form in Ril Championships.
Choi Sa-rang’s side, on the other hand, was a roster of retired players with only a single one listed as currently active.
“Well, team composition is complete. There’s not a single overlapping player between them? When we use free rules, this almost never happens.”
“It seems Choi Sa-rang’s concept is quite clear, you know~”
Even the player marked as active was Cosmic, who had declared his retirement not long ago.
“ADC Cosmic, Support Marshmallow, Mid Jeon-ja-pa, Jungle Banana, Top Popcorn!”
“Wow!”
Hong-cha exclaimed, and the viewers’ chat rushed past in a torrent.
-Kyaa
-Keu
-Kyaa
-Kyaa
-Keu~
-This is insane kkk
-This?
Reel Champs’ Golden Fleet is crazy/insane
Even if it’s a relic of the past, anyone who plays Ril cannot forget the squad from Jeon-ja-pa’s golden era.
“That unnie is totally romantic!”
Lemon chimes in from beside her.
“Uh… but is this… good? Danmuji? Honestly, I’m not sure?”
Goguma asks.
“Right. This is… aside from Jeon-ja-pa, honestly, the intent behind these picks is impossible to understand except as a concept. They’re all already retired players, and the Ril meta has continued to evolve since then…”
“Could she have been an enormous fan of CK?”
“Maybe that’s it?”
“Or! I’m hesitant to say this, but… considering her Ril roster hasn’t been made public… the worst case scenario is that Choi Sa-rang might just be a CK fanatic?”
Goguma, who had all-inned against Choi Sa-rang, scratches a bit aggressively.
Hahahaha, that’s hilarious!
-CK fanatic kkkkkkk
It’s been a while since I’ve heard that kind of wording lol
-CK fanatic
-A fanatic doing this again…
-No way…
Almond brought him in to coach, but seriously? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
CK fanatic.
The golden age of CK in the past.
It was a term for those who didn’t know much about Ril but only liked CK and were fans.
It was a kind of “strong team casual fandom” that exists in any sport.
Ril or not, they’re just fans supporting Jeon-ja-pa and me.
Most of these fans don’t even have Ril in their champion pool, and the majority have never played a single match with her.
Naturally, players who actually enjoy Ril don’t acknowledge these fans, which is why they earned the nickname “Jeon-ja-pa fanboys.”
In truth, there’s no problem when they exist as fans.
The problem is that Choi Sa-rang over there is a “Coach.”
A Coach who doesn’t know Ril is a Jeon-ja-pa fanboy? That’s a serious issue.
“I agree.”
Almond suddenly agrees.
-Are you agreeing with the fanboy thing? kkk
-Wait, why are you agreeing? kkk
-He’s all-in on that kkk
-Fully committed to the bit kkkkk
“Almond?”
“I agree.”
“No, brother. Do you know what a fanboy is?”
“….”
“Ahem. So from your position of going all-in here, what do you think? It’s an all-retirement pot, after all?”
Goguma explains it in terms Almond can understand—calling it a retirement pot.
“Ah….”
Almond pauses as many thoughts flash through his mind.
“Retirement doesn’t necessarily mean a decline in skill, so I think even retired players can be chosen.”
“Oh… that’s a good point.”
-Jeon-ja-pa would say something like that
-Yeah, that’s right
-But isn’t Popcorn settled on Almond’s side?
-Right, don’t ignore the romance of the fanboys
-Now that Almond’s all-in, he’s suddenly talking well out of desperation kkk

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[Isn’t Choi Sa-rang just a one-trick pony?]
Such remarks had already reached the ears of the Coaches.
‘One-trick pony?’
Sarang was already quite irritated by Goguma’s earlier words.
Yet she welcomes the label of one-trick pony instead.
‘It’s been a while.’
It had been quite some time since she’d heard such talk.
‘This scenery too.’
Not just the one-trick pony comment, but the simulator itself felt nostalgic.
Seeing the stadium implemented through the simulator created an illusion of returning to those days.
The way staff and officials rushed about, crudely rendered though it was, gave the scene a surprisingly authentic atmosphere.
Zzzt.
A voice crackles through the in-ear monitor plugged into her ear.
-Coach, what should we ban?
A player’s voice is rendered through the system.
‘…It’s Marshmallow.’
Marshmallow typically took the lead in managing the ban-pick phase.
‘What should we ban.’
Sarang examines the opposing team’s players.
Banning is, in a sense, like blocking an acupuncture point.
Block it correctly, and not just that one body part but the entire body becomes paralyzed.
Banning worked the same way.
Done right, it doesn’t just cripple one position—it deals a fatal blow to the entire team.
‘They’ve just gone with the players in the best form recently.’
Sarang still keeps up with Ril Championships and knows all the news about the pros.
The current state of the players over there, why they were selected, and what combinations could emerge from them….
Everything begins to take shape in her mind.
She starts writing various notes on the pad given to her.
‘They’re not in sync with each other and they’re pushing with stats. They’ll probably build around value.’
Soon the opponent’s possible strategies narrow down to just a few options.
‘Give the mid-laner and ADC high-value champions, have jungle and support play early game bridge roles, top plays mid-game bridge… when that happens….’
Scratch scratch.
Several formations are sketched on the notepad.
She lists out the champions and connects the players’ names to them.
No matter how skilled a player is, they can’t master every champion. Each season they have specific champions they specialize in.
‘Gaps are bound to appear.’
Moreover, since these members weren’t originally from the same team, there will definitely be holes in their champion pool.
A team is about fitting diverse players together like puzzle pieces to create one complete picture.
Right now, they’ve essentially taken puzzle pieces from completely different pictures.
Yet despite their exceptional skills, they could still stumble forward like a rickety cart…
But if you wedge just one stick properly between those wheels?
“Jecheon Daeseong banned.”
-Understood.
The first ban locks in.

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‘What? Jeon-ja-pa?’
Cheongyeongchae thought this upon seeing the Midlaner picked first.
It had that feeling of a typical old-school CK fan pick, so to speak.
‘No way.’
Even when Jeon-ja-pa was selected, I was uncertain.
Then Popcorn and Banana were picked in succession.
Cheongyeongchae studied the Opposing Coach’s expression.
‘Hmm.’
The expression showed no particular change.
This was no mistake.
‘Definitely not a pro player pick.’
Not particularly famous, just someone from the Civil Empire who had dabbled a bit in Ril.
The fact that she was female certainly contributed significantly to Cheongyeongchae’s casual assessment.
In esports, 98.9% of professional players were male, after all.
Whether Division 3 or Division 2, he was certain the opponent wasn’t a former pro player.
‘I got my head scrambled in the military too… Let’s take it easy.’
Beyond that, Cheongyeongchae himself wasn’t as confident in his current mental state as he used to be.
He wanted to give his brain some rest before the finals.
Thus, the composition that emerged was simply an all-star game roster.
‘Just pick the players in the best form right now and overwhelm with value.’
A squad pushed purely by raw stats, completely disregarding synergy between members or combination tendencies of awakening ranges.
In such cases, the picks are likewise composed of high-value selections (*picks that become increasingly advantageous as the game progresses equally).
There’s no method that guarantees win rate quite like pure player caliber when it’s high.
Typically, the Midlaner and ADC handle that high value.
When a team has two such cannons, it’s called the ‘dual cannon’ combination.
If a stat-strong team constructs this, a stat-weak team cannot win.
[We will now proceed with bans and picks.]
There are roughly 2-3 high-value awakened forms frequently used in the current meta.
For Midlane: Gun Mage, Baby Dragon, and so on.
For ADC: Terrorist Boni, Explosion Maniac Terry, and so on.
In a normal scenario, they’d probably try to ban some of these.
[Ban]
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1. Jecheon Daeseong – Hand
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The opposing team’s ban was oddly placed on an Avatar used in top lane or jungle.
‘What is this?’
Cheongyeongchae chuckled softly and proceeded with the pick effortlessly.
As a result, the opposing team’s ban hadn’t touched the mid-laner or ADC at all—the most crucial roles in a balanced pair composition.
[Ban]
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1. Jecheon Daeseong – Hand
2. Dragon Tamer – Jeremiah
3. Blind Monk – Jagar
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Three Avatars were banned in total.
Even now, Cheongyeongchae nods in understanding and checks her notes.
She deliberates on which picks to give in sequence.
“…?!”
Suddenly, my eyes widen in shock.
‘Huh?’

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