First and foremost, it must be emphasized that as of now, fans of both GAM Esports and Team Flash are satisfied with the results and performances of both teams in the recent VCS Spring Finals 2020.
GAM has a lot to work on after this shocking loss, while Team Flash has every right to be proud of their achievement. However, for neutral viewers, the situation where Blazes was left behind during Ryze’s ultimate, causing GAM Esports’ formation to collapse in the team fight in game 3, remains a topic worth discussing, as it relates to the mechanics of champion abilities in League of Legends.
Specifically, at the 28th minute of the match, GAM focused 5 members in the Baron pit, with Dia1 using the ultimate “Realm Warp” to engage and catch the duo Slayder – CLB of Flash, while FL’s formation was split in two directions.
At this moment, the controversial situation occurred when ADC Blazes did not teleport with Ryze’s ultimate and was left behind. The tide turned abruptly when this time, the ADC of GAM was surrounded by 4 members of FL, while Sett of CBL managed to escape successfully.
In the chaotic team fight that followed, after losing Flash due to being left behind, Blazes could not escape the damage from Slayder, and GAM crumbled as 4 members fell, allowing Flash to completely dominate the match with a free Baron, then taking a 2-1 lead after game 3.
After the match, many opinions suggested that the situation with Ryze’s ultimate was the turning point of the game. If Blazes had not been left behind, GAM likely would have successfully caught the FL bot lane duo, as their other 3 members were too far away.
Losing game 3 also pushed GAM against the wall, and it was evident that their players could not keep a cool head in the following 2 games.
Some theories suggest that Blazes being left behind while standing in Ryze’s ultimate is a serious game bug, and this bug had a huge impact on the outcome of the match.
However, League of Legends experts do not agree. According to some professional opinions, Riot Games has added a hidden mechanism to Ryze’s ultimate, which states that if an ally champion of Ryze stands within the range of the ultimate but their mouse cursor clicks outside, the system will interpret that as them “leaving” the “Realm Warp”, and thus their champion will not receive the teleportation effect.
This mechanism was implemented in the game to prevent some Ryze players from trolling their teammates with the ultimate. And in the aforementioned situation, it is highly likely that Blazes did not pay attention to this and instinctively clicked the cursor outside the range, resulting in being left behind.
Therefore, according to in-depth assessments, the situation in question is entirely the effect of hidden game mechanics rather than a bug, and thus, Team Flash’s victory remains a flawless triumph.