After losing to Fnatic in the final match of the MSI 2024 Play-In stage, GAM Esports has officially bid farewell to the tournament. This is a significant disappointment but understandable, as GAM did not have their strongest lineup and faced a FNC team that played too tightly and systematically. However, GAM did show a different side compared to their previous encounter when the two teams first met in this year’s MSI. It’s just that such efforts were not enough, especially when FNC had too many advantages from the early game.
Recently, “detective” Vandiril and several netizens discovered that one of the “divine” moments of GAM that helped them keep their hopes alive in the match against FNC could potentially involve a game bug. Specifically, it was the situation where only Kiaya was near the Baron pit, and he had to stop FNC from taking this buff. However, despite both the Winds of War and the Abyssal Dive from FNC affecting him, Kiaya still had time to activate his Zhonya’s Hourglass. Thus, he not only managed to survive a while longer, enough to unleash his Rocket Rain but also took down Lucian in FNC’s Noah’s hands.
According to Vandiril, this is a bug similar to many game bugs that have existed for a long time. However, due to overlapping code, and since this combo is not always executed, people usually do not notice it. But how game bugs can influence a match, according to Vandiril, was clearly demonstrated in the match between GAM and FNC.
On another note, GAM continued to have a “divine” play related to a bug. Recently, perhaps the most notable is the GAM – TES match in the 2022 World Championship. At that time, TES even lost, and to this day, the bug related to JackeyLove’s Malmortius Spike still causes controversy.
However, game bugs have coexisted with League of Legends for many years, and the bugs themselves are not clear-cut. Therefore, it’s possible that even the players are not aware that a bug occurs in the fleeting moments like Kiaya’s situation in the recent GAM – FNC match.