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Eternal Return
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6s | (It's been a while since Nuguri and the production team met) |
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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! |