LCS Data Scientist — 🎨@likefireflys l|l For inquiries msg me on discord @Beora
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Ever wanted to learn how to work with the Riot API?
Never tried coding a day in your life?
I've started a video series with the aim to help people go all the way from minimal python experience to being able to access, manipulate and eventually store SoloQ data
⬇️Link Below⬇️
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How to Fix SoloQ
- Tie phone numbers to accounts
- Allow two accounts per phone number
- If one account gets punished, both get punished
- Allow names to be removed from lobby to combat target inting
- Bring Tribunal back M+, GM+ honor 5 to participate
- Rework smurf queue
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The league of legends client has got to be the most disgusting client out of any modern game ever
It just has to, there is no way there is a game client worse than it I would not believe it
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Idk about you guys but if I was TSM Regi I would not let some european dude simply walk in and steal away my title as most hated CEO in the west
He’s lost his edge
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550g for Camille passive 350hp shield every 12s isn’t worth actually guys sry the stats said so :(
Best thing I learned about data and stats in my profession is that sometimes they are dogshit and u have to use your brain
Hot Take
Tier 2 boots are bait to upgrade
Almost every boot has negative impact on purchase (Ionians are more deflated than usual because they're bugged)
Explanation below
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Tried queueing up for a normal game today
League of Legends is a really fun game I think
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Riot rly said
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Reasons why EG will win MSI:
- Being from NA, we’re already used to playing on ping
- We got patch 12.6 one month earlier than any other region
- After 3-0ing C9, TL and 100T we have fresh experience destroying international teams
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Fun fact: This little guy was coded as a "Ward" by Riot and has apparently been sneaking into all of my ward data ever since he was released
I was wondering why so many bot supports randomly started warding in the middle of lane so much
The more u know!
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If you let Jojopyun get to the point where he has “terrible work ethic” that is a coaching staff problem I’m ngl
Bro was not like that at EG 💀
HOLY DOM WITH THE BOMB
Jojopyun fired from Cloud9 due to a terrible work ethic
Can’t say it’s too surprising but now the question becomes will anyone take a chance on him in 2025 if this is what you get
#LCS
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This thread is going to be a serious and long-form critique of the Riot Games Balance Team
I am going to try to refrain from being inflammatory, if you'd like to disagree, I encourage you to
TL;DR - Patch 12.13 shows a very clear and serious problem w Riot's balance philosophy
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People may not understand but this layoff is the Esports equivalent of the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
This is the end of Esports
If Chef Phil can’t make it, no one can
It was fun while it lasted 😔
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Don't mess with tfblade
Hey @tfblade happy to meet anywhere in Korea to watch the game with you, you absolute fucking idiot.
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Tier list of which role is most likely to ragequit the game after being down 10cs and getting ganked (1) time
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If you held a gun to my head and asked my to identify any of the champions in this picture besides kai’sa I would not be able to answer with confidence
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U can tell how much someone knows about league of legends by whether or not they think lv 1 aggression is "Cheese" instead of "Using the tools your draft provides to set yourself up for a favorable early game"
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Overall the biggest problem with Esports is that your self worth is tied so closely to the work you do that you never really get to take a break from the pressure once you ramp up
If I worked McDonalds or some random tech company I wouldn't come home after a day where I messed up someone's order and care about it but in Esports even a small mistake will haunt you until the end of your career, because everyone is waiting for u to fail
The only way to decompress is with a proper amount of rest, and if you don't get that rest, it will permanently affect you.
I don't think I'll ever recover from the mental stress I endured over the past 3 yrs in this industry and I think a lot of my peers might be in the same place even if they don't want to say it
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My favorite Neace interaction
Idc how much someone charges for coaching, do what u want to do
I just think this guy is a loser
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I should rly be paid for the time I wasted going into practice tool to lay out the math for something that should just be common sense looking at the items / how the game is going to play out
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Man imagine being Regi and bragging about how much money you spend on League of Legends and then ur academy team loses a Bo3 to a team with a toilet paper cat logo who are all working for free (Sign them btw)
I'm sure someone has already tweeted this but it is so hilarious to me
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Any time u find yourself agreeing with Aribo ask urself if you might have had a carbon monoxide leak in your home recently
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"For every tree Flyquest saves the LCS burns two to mine crypto #LiveEvil 😎"
We are excited to announce a seven-year partnership with @FTX_Official making them the Official Cryptocurrency Exchange of the #LCS
Learn more at: watch.lolesports.com/article…
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For clarification before this blows up, without FoN Ryze MR is basically same as Trundle MR so u can just look @ that line, but that is an L on my part I need glasses
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The Retired LCS Commentator to Grifter pipeline has *got* to be studied
For God’s sake - Trump is literally stopping WW3 with Russia, stopping fentanyl coming across our borders with tariffs, exposing hundreds of billions of dollars of your money being wasted, and you still find ways to demonize everything he does
He is your President too!
Wake up!
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Catching up with an old friend from high school, had to describe what I do for a living
I think this just about sums it up?
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Been going back and forth over this for a while but this is my official MSI tier list
Was wondering where to put G2 but I think it just makes sense
Lmk what you think
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If I wanted to see 218 diamonds I’d scroll thru the S12 Grandmaster Leaderboards 🥱
Special edition 100 Thieves chain for the reigning LCS champs.
Platinum with 218 diamonds and a sapphire X, inspired by the championship trophy. #100T
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The rebrand is crazy 😭
I don’t think people understand how truly Good @spaceghost is, if anyone who hates her on this dumb app met her irl they’d immediately know she’s the sweetest sweetie that’s ever sweetied
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Same tournament as MSI except it’s the last place teams in each region and single-win elimination which means if you win you get to go home but if you lose you have to keep playing until you win or be crowned the biggest loser
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3. They are genuinely keeping this champion overly strong in order to sell skins, which has always been a tinfoil hat theory but jesus fucking christ guys... at least don't make it so obvious???
I really cannot see any other explanation and they are all huge problems
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Hot Take: The LCS has been steadily declining ever since they lost Ovilee on the broadcast team 🤟😔
Left Image: Spring 2020 (Jan 25 - April 19)
Ovilee leaves: Sept 2020, before Summer 2020
Right Image: Summer 2022 (Start to now)
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Here is an example
I think it has to do with the clamping feature they added
It is INCREDIBLY frustrating and I know for a fact if it isn't fixed it will cause multiple chronobreaks in pro play
There is a bug in league of legends right now that makes it so if you try to flash > cast an ability the ability goes at the max distance of the location you flashed from
It is so frustrating I have been short changed so many times please fix it riot games 😭
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I know this is a hard pill for most LCS fans to swallow but Riot rly needs to consider cancelling in-person finals in the midst of the rise in Covid numbers
If this event takes place it’ll put so many people in danger, even ppl like myself who are from NJ and wont be attending
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The year is 2067
Riot games still refuses to release a Winter Snow map during the holidays, even though it is scientifically proven to be the only thing that would end toxicity in their video game
The war rages on
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What happens when the ship falls apart inside the bottle? What happens when her heart does the same?
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>Buy out legacy org with diehard fans
>Worst announcement ever become most hated team in the league
>Team wins title, goes on miracle run
>Lay people off
>Sell a year later
Masterful gambit NRG
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Unfortunately today is my last day at Evil Geniuses, to the other ~20 ppl that were laid off today and those before us I wish u luck and lmk if u need a reference
Officially LFT for the coming Spring Split!
Very happy to take a deep dive into the breadth of my ability
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Don't listen to this boomer, Neo
All ur items are blueish green in color which means they get set bonus when u build them together, he doesn't know what he's talking abt
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Hello referees???? Veigar V2 is tweeting at one of our players during match??? Clearly trying to distract him
I demand a chronobreak to start of game, it is only fair
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Been stewing over this a bit but w the recent announcement, decided to put my name into the hat one last time🥲
This is an open offer to @TheeMarkZ / the LCS team
Would love to bring data like this to the LCS, down to work for cheap, just want to see the region flourish again
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To whoever is in charge:
If you cannot look at a champion like this, look at her numbers, how she is behaving in the meta right now and understand that this champion needs a nerf then you are genuinely failing at your job & I dont mean that to be rude I mean it as a wake up call
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To me, this says one or all of the following:
1. Riot is not properly flagging data like this and is unaware that this champions numbers are so high (unlikely)
2. They see the numbers where they are and do not think it is a problem (which is a HUGE problem)
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Mf being open about what??? Liking hitler and underage girls??? 💀 LMFAO
Actually one of the most delusional narcissists in esports and that is saying a LOT if you know anything about esports
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When Riot decided not to release the winter snow map in 2020 after the new dragon rifts released I understood, because the holiday season was so close to the release it would have been too hard to develop
But once 2021 came around and they truly abandoned it.. that one hurt
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I'm sure this was just a spoonfed Microsoft ad but holy fk if this was ever a good example of how NOT to use stats to try and qualify players
No shot a professional org releases a video comparing support KDA/CSDs??
Just very ironic given LS' public stance on this exact topic
New year, new coach, new philosophy. How we built the 2022 Cloud9 #LCS Academy Roster - powered by @Microsoft.
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Rly disagree with this direction for the game, just ends up putting top lane in an even worse position where they are essentially useless as a role with the only fix being bandaid fixes like hullbreaker
When dragons are too strong the meta gets so boring
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I now have enough confirmation from multiple sources that I'm confident the following is real, and I have come to the conclusion that every day extra counts, so it is worth tweeting.
Riot held an owners meeting where they floated the idea of reducing LCS from 10 teams to 8 teams.
They will confirm whether they go through with this on Monday.
The timescale of when the meeting occurred varies, with some sources thinking it recent (this week) and others saying they (the owners) have known for a while.
All sources confirm at least the premise that two teams in the LCS will not be in the LCS for 2024, depending on Riot's decision come Monday.
Not every teams GM even has been made aware of this. Currently a LOT of players, coaches, managers, staff that are currently on agreements that they believe extend through 2024 but could not in fact not exist in any form come Monday.
I decided to tweet this so people are aware that their job agreements with an LCS team currently have a HUGE asterisk. Do with this information what you will, and I hope it works out for you.
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I wish there was a more poetic way for me to say that when I met you, my favorite number switched from my birthday to yours
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Nvm I can’t let it go
This is dogshit lazy game design and really feels like Riot’s balance team is throwing in the towel
Setting precedent for ham-fisted bandaid changes like this is just so bad for the health of the game, makes me sad to see alongside the other recent changes
New Anti-Lane Swap Mechanics:
- Fortification buff removed for all turrets
- If two non-jungler enemy champs appear in top or mid lane, the outer turrets now gains:
- 95% damage reduction
- Attacks are fully charged
- Deals 300% damage to minions
- Enemy champs gold and XP reduced to 50%
- Defending minion and turret kills will redirect all gold to nearest allied champ
- Defending champ gains 20% bonus gold and XP
- Detection starts at 1:30 and ends at 4:00 for top and 2:25 for mid
- Image is the rough detection radius courtesy of FranktheBoxMonstr from Discord
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Surprising lack of @BroxahLoL tags under this tweet
The ultimate role model for young men, Terry Crews of Esports
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If you can see this welcome to my Twitter Circle
Hope you enjoy it, lot of great secret stuff going on in here please no leaks
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I feel like ppl just widely forget that this guy absolutely turbo fisted every top in the LCS for 8 wks straight just because he had two bad Bo3s in playoffs
The amount of weird revisionist history takes I've seen around him since then has blown my mind
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Shoutout to my mom & dad
They have no idea how league of legends works but they are very supportive 🥲
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I have always wanted to design my own League of Legends champion, and for the past 2 months I have been working with an INCREDIBLE artist @byzoemay to bring this brain child to life :')
I present to u:
Kirin, Shade of the Mist
(Full imgur album below)
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It can be really hard to be a rookie analyst in an environment where u get berated just for existing some days on socials, especially with our current situation
But little stuff like this feels rly good.
Really working as hard as I can to continue to grow, I will improve
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HAS to be illegal for Phreak to be leaking GG internal moves on stream right what the fk did I just hear ???
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Ye i’m definitely not going to run 3 liandries every game with my teammates and just drain enemy of their hp their money their jobs their moms
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If I ever get married I will be lobbying for separate beds w my partner, not a hard stance BUT i do think it would make nights where we sleep in the same bed feel more meaningful and also sometimes u don’t wanna sleep with someone else in ur bed every night
Any truers?
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Now this, brings me to my real point.
In 12.13, not only did they NOT NERF this champion
They are BUFFING IT by buffing Liandries to allow multiple users to stack the item, allowing her more item build flexibility in situations where she is played with mage mid
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I found an angel, she's got wings and a halo on top of her head, and I'm afraid if I tell everybody her name they'll love her better instead
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Can't wait to see which video gamers on my TL are brave enough to post about why women should not have the fundamental right to autonomy over their own body! 🤪🤪
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Being the head coach of a team at the LCS level honestly has the potential to be one of the most intensely stressful jobs u can take in the sphere of Esports, the weight of the responsibility is so heavy
Differences aside, hope LS is doing ok, sad to see him go so soon
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Curious what S7/8 M+ players feel abt this take
Is it really that hard to just disable chat / not be toxic enough to get permanently banned? No shot u go 4 yrs without figuring out a solution to your own inability to manage your emotions
This excuse just feels super lame to me
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My sexuality: Women are literally goddesses filled with endless beauty and men are anatomically correct sometimes I guess
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