Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 1201

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 5 Episode 86
28. According to Plan (1)
Unaware of the dark future that awaited them.
The viewers were too busy laughing.
-No way kkk
Why did you go all-in on this ㅠㅠ
-This is what Ttok-cheong is all about~kkk
-Smart young man, well played
-Fact) Almond went all-in so he wouldn’t become the shot-caller for his team. Real smart move.
-kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk ah that’s hilarious kkk
The reason was simple—Almond had a guaranteed winning move but chose to go all-in on Choi Sa-rang’s side instead.
Hearing this, Danmuji and Lemon excitedly placed their bets on Ottia as well.
“Us, us too! All-in!”
“All-in!”
“This is our only chance!”
Since everyone was going all-in anyway, odds and payouts became meaningless.
If one side won, the other lost everything.
Despite having a guaranteed winning strategy, Almond had created a game where anything could happen.
“Why would he do that?”
Hong-cha blinked in confusion, unable to understand even though she’d been given the opportunity.
Danmuji shrugged his shoulders.
“He’s trying to save the broadcast. If we had no chance, it wouldn’t be fun at all, right?”
“I see?”
-The savior of broadcasts dd
-He’s even adapting the training camp meta for us~
-This is what Daegam is
-Going all-in to save the broadcast dd
-Wow
He sacrificed himself for the broadcast… ㅠㅠ
The Knight Order members came to believe this was Daegam’s choice to keep the broadcast alive.
There was no other way to make sense of such an action.
‘Something feels off.’
Hong-cha, who had sharp instincts, seemed uneasy.
“Right now Choi Sa-rang is built around CK again. This should mean… we’ll win, right?”
Despite the words “we’ll win,” her voice trembled faintly as she nibbled at her nails.
‘What is this? Why am I nervous?’
She found it strange herself.
Ottia clearly had a much higher probability of winning. Their roster composition was far superior to Cheongyeongchae’s, and they wouldn’t be blocked by just a few jungle bans like before.
Moreover, she was a current Division 2 League Coach.
Her skill with the simulator would be several times better than an average person’s.
Even with the same skill level, experience makes all the difference.
“Yeah. We’ll win.”
Danmuji nods reassuringly.
At this moment, both teams’ bans conclude.
“…Huh?”
This time, Choi Sa-rang’s side displayed orthodox bans.
They were targeting value combinations.
Gobong mentions this as well.
“That’s completely different from before, isn’t it?”
Cheongyeongchae also speaks with slight excitement.
“Before, they were using an extreme snowball meta! But now they’re banning to counter the opponent’s value combinations? That means they’re planning to pick those kinds of Avatars themselves, right?”
“That seems to be the case. Snipe bans don’t seem to work on them anyway. They’re not some hastily assembled strong team squad like someone.”
Cheongyeongchae gets sniped by Gobong.
“….”
-kkk the reason Bong was created
-kkk can’t even blame him
-strong team squad kkk
-you got turned into Bong because of this, so deal with it
The loser remained silent.
He simply continued his commentary.
“Since they’re blue team this time, they’ll pick first.”
“They’re picking. The most sought-after in value…!? Ah, ahhh!?”
[Baby Dragon – Draco]
They picked Draco.
If they decided to go for value combinations, it was only natural.
There’s a reason the analysts’ eyes widen.
“This, Jeon-ja-pa can’t handle this, can he!? There’s no data on it!”
“An Avatar that didn’t appear during his active period…?”
Baby Dragon Draco.
This was a relatively recently released Avatar.
Like most games, characters released later tend to have better performance.
Draco was one of the prime examples of this.
The concept is that as the game progresses, the baby dragon gradually becomes a full-grown dragon.
By the late game, the firepower becomes so overwhelming that there’s virtually no way to win against it.
“Draco… everyone talks about how if it just reaches late game, it wins automatically. But if proficiency is lacking? There’s no answer, right? Jeon-ja-pa will naturally have proficiency set to 0.”
Since this Avatar didn’t even exist during his active period, having 0 proficiency was only natural.
-basically a shop pick kkk
True to form for someone Almond brought along—such a shop pick lol
-what is this
-they’re probably giving it to Cosmic
-Didn’t he pick wrong?
-He knows the current meta well, but it seems he’s confused because he just composed the team based on fandom
The viewers are also saying things like “didn’t he pick wrong?” and “isn’t he confused?”
“Well… it’s Jeon-ja-pa. Because it’s Jeon-ja-pa, even if he can somehow cover this skill gap! The team is still a problem!?”
It wasn’t simply a matter of Jeon-ja-pa’s skill level.
The entire team had to move in coordination with Draco.
Cheongyeongchae elaborates.
“Yes. That’s what ‘meta’ is. It’s a phenomenon that dominates this entire game. So in the pro scene, things like ‘I can cover the skill gap alone, so it’s a stunt show’ don’t work… and the team’s synergy is what matters most.”
“Is there a team with synergy as good as ck?”
“No. The problem is that this team synergy itself is formed within the meta. For example, if ck is a five-person team doing figure skating on ice, would team synergy even remain if they were on a grassy field?”
-Wow
-Cheongyeongchae should just do analysis
-Kkk
-The explanation is insane
-Make Cheongyeongchae the analyst!
Cheongyeongchae was a typical theorist.
That’s why he even considered transitioning to coaching, and he boasted a fairly respectable career as a player.
This was characteristic of such theory-oriented players.
Their floor was quite stable, and they excelled at building systems so that any player who came in would perform at least at a baseline level.
“But Cheongyeongchae as analyst? You realize all of this is being picked up by the audio right now? This isn’t a tournament.”
“Ah… right.”
-Oh
-Choi Sa-rang’s expression is getting worse kkk
-He’s really scratching at it kkk
-Huh kkk
-The coaches can hear too? kkkk
‘Hmm? That’s not it.’
Choi Sa-rang’s expression had hardened not because of what Cheongyeongchae said, but simply because she was deep in thought.
Of course, she didn’t agree with Cheongyeongchae’s words either.
She was just familiar with it because she’d heard it so many times.
‘Many people said things like that.’
She’d heard such things often even during ck’s golden era.
Some intangible something, some invisible force?
They said it was risky to believe in such things and attempt strange combinations or unique strategies.
At those times, Choi Sa-rang always thought.
‘Just because something isn’t visible doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.’
Can’t you breathe just because air molecules aren’t visible?
It’s simply that you can’t see it.
Scientists can’t see air molecules either, but they can analyze and utilize them.
This intangible asset called ‘team synergy’ was the same.
It doesn’t show, but it always manifests in the results.
Just as air ultimately lets us breathe.
‘So, what will they do now?’
Sarang stares intently at the opponent’s ban-pick window.
What will they pick?
We took Draco.
Still, they’ll go for a value pick.
The team composition is too good. There’s no reason not to.
The analysts mention it too.
“But then, how will Tottia respond? The ultimate value pick is Draco. Will they really come out with a different value combination to fight?”
“Yes. There’s a high probability they’ll use a similar feel. With some slight modifications.”
Thump.
[Terrorist – Boni]
[Mace Paladin – Ulte]
Tottia picked Boni and Ulte.
“Ah. Well, they’re definitely good value Avatars. But the positioning is ambiguous, right? On the surface, it looks like they’re forming a bottom duo, ADC and support… but.”
“Could this be mid and jungle?”
“Yes. That combination is definitely possible. The key to the dual-carry value combination is that it doesn’t matter much even if the mid and ADC Avatars are swapped. That’s why the player matters, you see?”
“Ah, then what about earlier—couldn’t Draco be played by Cosmic instead of mid? Cosmic has Draco data.”
It sounds plausible.
‘Ugh. This gold idiot.’
Cheongyeongchae sighs and shakes his head.
“Cosmic would be better off without the data—he’s that bad at Draco.”
-kkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
-kkkkkk oof kkk
-kkkkkkkkk
-Even Choi Sa-rang is holding back laughter kkk
-For real kkk
As the ban-pick phase continued, each team’s characteristics became clearer.
“Ah, Tottia! You picked mid, right!? Then Boni is bottom!”
[Supernova – Solia]
Solia, an Avatar used exclusively as a mid laner, was picked.
“So this means you’re making Draco a mid Jibakryeong and spreading your influence everywhere?”
Solia is one of the Avatars that Kkongchi handles very well.
Rather than deciding the laning phase, it’s an Avatar that spreads influence to top, bottom, and jungle through quick mobility.
It sometimes comes out as a counter to Avatars like Draco that must be locked in mid and only farm.
“But…”
Cheongyeongchae tilts his head.
“This is an awkward counter, you see? Against value, the real counter is to kill them early. But this isn’t killing—it’s just ignoring them and roaming around…”
Another Avatar being picked next.
[Dragon Tamer – Jeremiah]
As expected, a jungle Avatar with excellent roaming and mobility.
“Exactly. Solia’s jungle is Dragon Tamer Jeremiah! This is completely about running around and blowing things up… It looks like they’re just ignoring mid lane.”
That was it.
Rather than hindering Draco’s growth, they’re simply ending the game while he’s stuck in mid lane trying to scale.
“They positioned high-value Boni and Mace Paladin in the bottom lane to prepare for longer games. Ah…!?”
Cheongyeongchae exclaims in admiration, tapping his own head.
“I really need to learn from this. Now that I see it, the ban-pick phase is so clean! Ttoktoria!”
-Suddenly?
-Subtle move on
That’s rough/That sucks.
-Honestly seems pretty good?
-Wow
Part 2: The Power of Coaching ㄷㄷ
“The core of the Draco composition wasn’t actually Draco but the other four holding the line, right? They just targeted exactly that!”
“Ah… Not mid lane! Actually the bottom lane!?”
“Right. CK can only survive mid if the bottom lane wins, you know? Draco can’t survive alone! Plus his proficiency is 0!”
“I see. So it’s basically a bottom lane destruction composition?”
“That’s how it looks. And they constructed it with a Boni and Ulte combination that rivals Draco. Ah… Looking at it all gathered like this, it’s impressive!”
A moment later.
The remaining players’ Avatars were all decided, and both teams’ compositions took shape.
“Both teams, ban-pick complete!”
“This is what they usually call a ban-pick being ‘devoured,’ you know?”
“Ah… To that extent?”
“Yes. It’s quite difficult. Especially since Draco’s proficiency in mid lane is 0, which keeps bothering me.”
“What about Ttoktoria?”
“They deviated slightly from the current trend of dual support value, with Solia and Jeremiah serving as early-to-mid game bridges. When you add the Mace Paladin on top of that… the composition becomes very solid.”
Almond crying ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-What do we do
-Isn’t Cheongyeongchae just being biased because he lost?
That looks pretty difficult.
“It’s not easy to challenge a professional coach through ban-picks in the first place.”
Cheongyeongchae adds, just in case people misunderstand.
“Keeping up to this level is already quite significant. There’s also a major handicap in the player composition. Honestly.”
“Ah… Right. Building a squad with past legends isn’t easy. It’s not like resurrection magic or anything.”
Reincarnation lolololol
So this is kind of difficult, you know.
I’m not active duty ㅠㅠ
-If Choi Sa-rang wins this, doesn’t Ttoktoria have to retire?
Hahahahaha, yeah right haha

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A moment later.
Everything was finished by the time the tactical input phase began.
“Ah, Coach Choi Sa-rang really does take a long time during this phase, doesn’t she?”
“Why do you think that is?”
“Well, she probably had a long discussion with Jeon-ja-pa, right? Since Jeon-ja-pa doesn’t have any Draco proficiency yet.”
“Does proficiency go up just from having long conversations?”
“No.”
-kkkkkkkkk then what kkk
What the hell, seriously?
-does it go up just from talking kkkkk
-it only goes up if you drag them into the room of truth
-Ttokcheong Stronghold got destroyed like dogs kkk
“And we’re off! The match has started!”
The Ril Champs simulator runs at several times the speed of an actual game.
Situations develop rapidly.
“Kkongchi’s Solia is getting involved in the jungle together, and his influence is rising.”
“Ah, here? This?”
[FIRST BLOOD!]
“ck’s jungler! Banana is down, right? This is completely different from the last game!”
“But! But!”
Goguma springs to life.
“No! Jeon-ja-pa’s Draco!?”
The Draco is positioned at an incredibly precise location.
Like executing a set play in soccer.
A perfectly predetermined position.
“Waiting right in the path where Kkongchi is going!? No, using Draco this aggressively!? It’s still just a baby!”
Boom!
The baby dragon’s flames begin striking Solia.
The damage wasn’t as high as expected.
Boom!
But it keeps following and firing away.
“Firing! Again! Again! Another hit!?”
“Solia has no escape skill!?”
All of Solia’s skills were on cooldown.
So Jeon-ja-pa waiting at that choke point in the first place was already a crack play.
“Right now the Draco is sacrificing some CS and pretending to head home, so this is completely impossible to predict…aaahhhhh!?”
[Jeon-ja-pa has defeated an enemy!]
It was a major disaster.
Draco, who was supposed to be unmanageable in the late game, had secured a kill surprisingly early.
“Th-this is….”
“….”
A sudden silence fell over the moment.
After all, there was only one person here who had bet on Choi Sa-rang.
“Hmm.”
That one person was watching the match with a remarkably composed expression.
“Just as planned.”
Muttering words that were obviously a lie to anyone listening.
-What plan kkkkkkk
-Plan? Almondil.
-Kya
-As expected, Daegam’s plans are as vast as the heavens
-kkkkkkkkkkkkkkk is it your plan kkk
-And they lucked into this again?
-The Ttok-cheong Stronghold is coming…

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