No longer having to dive into high-stakes professional matches, it seems that players have started to define their futures. This is the time when they can truly relax and unwind. Of course, for the star players of T1, after days of excitement from their championship win at CKTG 2023, they have returned to their normal routines. Recently, the last member of the team who had not yet gone live – Faker – has also returned to his audience during his livestream sessions.
Notably, Faker has been climbing ranks again and he still maintains his style of “only picking champions he likes for that game”, not overly concerned with the current meta or conventional gameplay. Naturally, for a talented player like Faker, who has a wide champion pool, what champion he plays in ranked isn’t really that significant. However, it seems his teammates don’t share the same view, particularly when Faker recently chose Trundle for Mid Lane.
Upon seeing Faker pick Trundle, many of his teammates expressed their evident frustration in the chat. Some even claimed, “Get ready to lose 15 MMR points.” Clearly, with Riot allowing users to have similar names, many players couldn’t distinguish between the real Faker and impostors, and didn’t believe that “Hide on Bush” was indeed the real Faker. This made netizens laugh and eagerly await the moment when that player realizes they were playing with the best Mid Laner in the world.
In reality, for professional players, climbing ranks is not about trolling or ruining games, but they also don’t take it too seriously. As for Faker, he always maintains a proper serious attitude whenever he engages with any game or mode. However, it’s clear that Faker also wants to experiment with new champions, or simply enjoy playing a champion he likes at that moment comfortably. Especially since Faker has narrowed down his champion pool to align with his team’s playstyle in a professional environment.