Defeating T1, the famous “streamer team” faces a tough situation
In recent months, the name Los Ratones has emerged strongly within the League of Legends community in the Western server. This is due to the presence of several famous streamers and content creators like TheBausffs, Nemesis, Rekkles, Caedrel… Even at the recent friendly tournament organized by Red Bull, Los Ratones made a strong impression by defeating T1 and received a lot of support from the community.
With such a successful debut, it was expected that Los Ratones (LR) would continue to develop and become a strong name in the semi-professional environment, but they are now facing the risk of disbanding. Accordingly, the key player from LR – TheBausffs shared with caster Caedrel that the team’s signature playstyle will be severely restricted by Riot Games. In fact, TheBausffs is even considering leaving LR, which could lead to the disbandment of this “streamer team”.
“I have bad news here Caedrel, in season 15, when killed and respawning, there will be no Scout effect when going from the Ancient Stone Platform. But if you recall, you will receive this effect instead. Therefore, the “feed to win” playstyle that attracts opponents to gank me (TheBausffs) and helps teammates secure objectives around the map will no longer be effective. I might have to leave the team because if Riot does this, what else is there to compete for?” – TheBausffs shared this rather gloomy news with caster Caedrel.
Victory over T1 could be the last “content” of Los Ratones
As a “streamer team”, the competitive achievements or titles are not necessarily the highest goals for Los Ratones. Instead, the focus is on entertaining gameplay, unique strategies, and “creating content”. Among these, the “feed to win” playstyle with TheBausffs’ ability to attract resources from the opponents is seen as core and is frequently utilized by the team.
Essentially, the Scout effect helps TheBausffs return to lane extremely quickly, pushing minions back towards the opponents (and minimizing gold loss) even if previously defeated. Moreover, TheBausffs attracting the attention and attacks of opponents towards himself also allows mid-lane positions like Nemesis or AD carry Crownie to comfortably gather resources and control the map. However, with the upcoming changes to the Scout effect, this playstyle of LR is likely to collapse completely.
Fairly speaking, if the LR streamer team truly disbands due to Riot’s changes, it would be extremely unfortunate. Alongside serious tournaments, teams with high entertainment value and good media image like LR also bring a refreshing breeze to the League of Legends scene. Hopefully, this team will soon find a new unique playstyle in the near future to avoid the premature disbandment.