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6s (It's been a while since Nuguri and the production team met)
8s (What are Nuguri's real thoughts before the LCQ?)
12s It feel like something went wrong and now I cannot see a breakthrough in sight like...
15s Should I give up?
17s If I went back, I wouldn't have entered the tournament and I could have just enjoyed the game
23s But somehow, I wanted to improve and prove myself
26s I believe that's what kept driving me
31s (On this episode
33s you'll see the tenacity of a guy
35s who was eliminated over and over again)
40s (This is the story of an intense challenge)
51s 4 days until the LCQ Rating Cut
55s (Today too he starts playing as soon as he wakes up)
61s I'm currently preparing for the next tournament, the LCQ
64s There are 24 teams participating, divided into three groups
67s The top 2 from each group will advance and those 6 teams will join the seeded teams
72s Out of the 8 teams, the top two will make it to the finals
77s Since there are seeded teams, the competition will be tough
79s So I'm also polishing up my individual performance
83s and preparing for the rating cut by focusing on solo queue
85s (Another day of Nuguri training hard with Shoichi)
90s (If he beats the rating cut, this will be his ticket into the Open Slot)
96s PD: How's your score right now?
100s Right now, it's fluctuating between 7,800 and 8,000
105s PD: Do you think you can reach Immortal?
108s Lately, I've been playing and it feels right, so I think it's doable
114s PD: What's your current goal? N: My current goal is to at least reach Immortal
117s I believe if I'm lucky, I can make it if I get a few 1st place wins
121s But more than that, feeling like I'm getting better is what's most important
127s Ah, I should've caught that one
129s What a shame
132s If I had just charged in, I might've won
133s I thought I did pretty well at the end...
137s PD: What's the biggest problem right now?
139s The players in the Immortal or Mythril queue are super good
144s I want to reach a level where I can play well against them
148s But I still feel like I'm lacking
149s I think addressing that should be my priority
152s (Phase 1, 2 and 3 Qualifiers Rating Cut (RP))
156s (It's expected that the LCQ Rating Cut will be higher)
160s However...
163s (He's getting further away from his safe, target score)
170s Ah, I'm not doing well today
173s (He needs to beat the rating cut in order to continue)
178s (Nuguri continues to practice tirelessly)
185s (Today too, he starts practicing as soon as he wakes up)
189s (Eliminated)
192s (Eliminated again)
195s (The gamer determined to carve his path with Shoichi)
200s PD: It seems like getting to 8,000 RP is hard
203s At first it's tough but once you get there you start fluctuating around that score
206s If you get a few first places, your score will jump up quickly
209s So it's important to maintain it after that
213s (Once he starts something, he sticks until the end)
223s (He's improving steadily)
233s (Practice matches with his new teammates)
236s Felix, Felix is down
237s N: We can win this Teammates: Just hold on Shoichi
245s Looks like we won! Good fight
250s Watch out for Sua!
252s N: Let's finish off the downed one first Hyunwoo: I'll block Sua, I'll block Sua
255s Let's fight, let's fight
259s Quick finish! There's a team at the archery range
268s Hyunwoo: Oh, here! N: We can do this!
275s Bianca: There's a team above us Nuguri: There's another team here, give me some vision
281s (July 25th: Nuguri's team participates in a top-tier private tournament)
286s There's another team with Mai, Felix and Adina
289s What should we do? Should we check the alley while moving up?
293s Let's do it, let's do it, let's do it!
296s We're not that weak, so we can compete with them
301s We can share wild animals
304s (What's the goal of your current team, EP NUGURI?) Since it's my first tournament...
307s I might be lacking in some areas, so I'm approaching it with an open mindset to learn a lot
312s Getting good results is ideal, but honestly, if I focus too much on results, it could backfire
318s So I'm prioritizing improvement
320s I feel like this program started lightly,
323s but as I got into it, I started getting more ambitious
326s and wanting to catch up to the top pros in Eternal Return
331s But realistically, it's not easy
336s I don't want us to just be
340s another team in the credits
344s If we can at least pose a threat, that would be great
348s (Q. With the seeded teams already qualified, isn't the rating cut easier this time?) Even without the seeded teams, there are still many strong teams
352s But, we believe we can beat anyone
356s While I’m not overconfident, I’m trying not to let it affect my mindset too much
364s (Q. LCQ is your last chance to reach Masters, how do you feel?) Coming from LoL, I think the team fights are very similar
369s So it didn’t take long to adapt
372s I want to show that I’ve quickly improved and put on a good performance
378s And I also have some personal goals I want to achieve
380s (Q. I heard Team Carpe Diem will also be in the LCQ?) I can tell that they have been playing together for a long time
383s Especially during scrims
386s And their synergy is great so I think they'll do well
388s It’s a shame we can’t compete together, but I’m always cheering for them
391s If we meet in the tournament, I’ll give it my all against Carpe Diem
396s We know them, and they know us, so it should be a fun match if we meet
407s (Carpe Diem’s dominating performance in Phase 3 qualifiers)
419s (They advance to Wildcard after finishing 5th in the Group Stage of Phase 3)
437s (But unfortunately, they fail to reach the Finals)
444s (LokeN's praised Tsubame play)
457s (Now, the only opportunity left for Team Carpe Diem is LCQ)
464s (Q. Did you see Nuguri achieve Immortal?) Of course, we noticed each other’s progress
468s As you play more games, you naturally improve your skills and fight details
472s So I think it’s only right that he reached that position
476s (Q. I heard you have reached 10,000 RP?) Recently, I hit 10,000 RP but since this season’s rating cut was so high we all had a lot of pressure
483s but now that we’ve overcome that, it’s helped the team practice without that burden
489s (Q. How would you feel about meeting Nuguri's team in the LCQ?) Even though we’ve ended up on different teams,
490s I hope we can meet again in the LCQ and play together against each other
497s (LCQ Open Slot Rating Cut Announcement Day)
501s (The results?)
506s (Both Teams Carpe Diem and EP NUGURI successfully passed the rating cut!)
511s (The rating cut for this LCQ was 8,517 RP)
519s (The result of his tenacity)
527s 1,000 matches!!
531s Let me do Shoichi's pose
535s Does it look the same?
537s It’s a major improvement 13,000 average damage
540s PD: You’ve really climbed up...
541s I've really climbed up
543s I don’t think I’m bad at playing Shoichi
546s Of course, there are players who are better than me,
549s but I’m not that bad either
551s (Q. What motivated you to play 1,000 Shoichi matches?)
554s I felt like I was so close so I kept playing, thinking just a little more would do it
559s And before I knew it, I’d played 1,000 matches
562s Honestly, if I wanted to confidently ask my teammates to give me Force Core or Mythril
567s I needed to be good enough to make it worth
570s So I think that’s what drove me to keep playing solo queue
574s (Q. How do you feel about reaching Immortal with just Shoichi?) I felt like I was playing well
576s Honestly, reaching Immortal with Shoichi was tough
580s Especially since the character can be inconsistent from match to match
583s But during that time, I played consistently well,
587s so when I got there I thought, “I’m doing pretty good right now”
591s (Q. The community says you're 70% as good as Luminal) I don't think so
594s When I reached Immortal, I was probably about 30% or 40% as good
598s Luminal is almost synonymous with Shoichi
601s Being compared to him is an honor in itself
610s Bianca: Pull, pull, go!
614s Felix, Felix! I got him, nice! (Finally the LCQ OPEN SLOT)
620s Jenny! Nice, I’ll heal up
624s Hyunwoo: If we don’t die, they’ll fall threw
626s (1st, 2nd place from each group will make it into the LCQ Finals)
629s I’m ready to fight
633s That was not good
634s They try their best but...
638s We survived...but they’re really strong
645s What? Again?
650s When did they get here?
654s (They get a disappointing result)
660s (They are eliminated in 7th place in the group stage)
665s (Meanwhile, Team Carpe Diem)
678s (They get 8 points in 3 rounds)
690s (But overall 64 points in 6 rounds)
703s (Advancing to the LCQ Finals in 2nd place in Group C)
715s (But even Carpe Diem couldn’t overcome the wall of the LCQ)
720s (And so their long journey comes to an end)
723s (Q. How do you feel after completing this challenge? The results were disappointing
725s The outcome was poor, and that leaves some regrets
729s The 2-month journey was tough, but there were also a lot of fun moments
733s I feel like I improved a lot, so I’m satisfied in my own way
737s (Q. What was it like participating in Masters Season 4?) When we first started, we took it lightly, including this program itself
741s We didn’t expect to get high results in the tournament
743s We just wanted to play together and have fun
747s But when the 3 of us pro gamers came together, the competitive spirit just kicked in
750s And then the team split up
752s To sum it up, we worked hard, but the results didn’t match our efforts
756s So that’s why it was disappointing
759s (Q. What advice would you give yourself at the start of this challenge?) If I could go back in time, I’d tell myself
762s Don’t play 1,000 matches with Shoichi, just play 100 with Alonso and enter the tournament
766s Give the Force Core to LokeN, that would be more efficient
770s But of course I continued to play Shoichi because I enjoyed it and had fun
773s But if I wanted efficiency, I’d probably do that
776s PD: That's very analytical
778s But... even if I went back, I think I’d still play 1,000 matches with Shoichi because that’s just who I am
781s I like to have fun and enjoy it
783s (LokeN also shared his thoughts after completing the challenge)
786s Since I took a long break after S1 and came back to the game,
791s I participated in a tournament again, I think I had fun in this season
795s (Q. Some fans are worried about conflicts between you and Nuguri...) There wasn’t really any conflict
800s We didn’t have any serious disagreements, but we did have different perspectives on how to win
809s It wasn’t like there was any major conflict between Nuguri, Hoit, and me
817s We’re even planning to watch the Finals together, so there’s nothing to worry about
823s (Q. Will we see you in S5?) I delayed a lot of things I needed to do during S4
830s So I have to catch up
833s With that in mind, I can’t guarantee that I’ll participate in S5 tournaments
841s But I’m not ruling out the possibility of seeing me in Masters
846s So, just keep that in mind
850s The journey may have come to an end but it’s not a full stop, only a comma
857s See you again!