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over 2 years ago - /u/KlauseTheBear - Direct link

Originally posted by snaiii

I rest my fate in the hands of the coin. May the lord watch over me.

Praise be the Coin, for it is always Fair

Praise be the Coin, for it is always Just

Praise be the Coin, for it is always Present

over 2 years ago - /u/KlauseTheBear - Direct link

Originally posted by F0RGERY

Who needs Drunk Pick'ems when you have THE COINtm

THE COIN (NEW FOR 2021)

The Coin makes its debut for Worlds 2021! Too busy to pick or forget to lock in a stage? The Coin will do it for you! It will make random selections for players who miss a Pick Stage so they can always join late and let the RNG gods decide for them. So even if you missed out on making Group Stage picks, you can still check out what score The Coin got for you - you might be in contention to earn Points-based prizes because you won’t be starting from zero (unless you get SUPER unlucky).

If I lose to The Coin (spoilers - I will) I'm quitting Pick'em for good

over 2 years ago - /u/KlauseTheBear - Direct link

Originally posted by Hydraplayshin

didnt last year perfect pick ems get a pc?

Yes! We also had like...a lot of perfect picks hahahaha

over 2 years ago - /u/KlauseTheBear - Direct link

It's October 9th. I lean over my keyboard, eyes bloodshot. My fingers bleed from the furious notes I have taken, meticulously tracking every match played in every major league throughout the entirety of 2021. There are 20 monitors on my wall, each one tracking a pro player trying to level up in EU solo queue. heh, I think to myself, These guys have nothing on Balls.

This is my moment. I am the pinnacle of league esports knowledge. I can feel my consciousness merging with the data before me. Each flash, each tower dive, each kill another row and column of data informing my mental calculus. Billions of neurons reaching, striving, demanding an answer.

Who will win worlds?

I lean back in my chair and load pickem. The time has come. A choice will be made.

I better not lose to that f*cking coin again

over 2 years ago - /u/KlauseTheBear - Direct link

Originally posted by TriHardCx12345

when can i start my pickems?

The crystal ball picks (overall winner) will unlock Sept 25th. Group stage picks are Oct 9th. Quarterfinals are oct 19th.

some of that may depend on what timezone you are in actually - you should check the article on lolesports.com and confirm (https://lolesports.com/article/make-your-predictions-with-worlds-2021-pick%E2%80%98em!/bltfeb45b04ae95d98c)

over 2 years ago - /u/KlauseTheBear - Direct link

Originally posted by thejerg

I used to be in a group that did NFL pick em every season. We had a lot of fun with it until one of the guys added two bots: One that coin flipped each week, and one that just picked the favored team in Vegas.

We quit because the coin flip bot beat 3 of the 8 people in the group and the Vegas bot won the league by 5%. (we had the Vegas bot 2 seasons in a row and it won both seasons)

Yeah this is a good cautionary tale. We have implemented some penalties specific to usage of The Coin precisely for this reason.

We want everyone to be able to meme about Coin picks, and also to catch up if they missed the first few pick stages, but we don't want The Coin to somehow end up with more points than any other human XD

over 2 years ago - /u/KlauseTheBear - Direct link

Originally posted by ozmega

can we get some info on why some countries cant do pick ems this year ? been doing these since the first time, now i cant

Hi ozmega!

I don't know the specific reasons for every region/country, but in general it breaks down into one of these reasons:

  • Local law prohibits / heavily restricts predictive games (like pick'em)
  • We are prohibited from operating in a region due to US sanctions or other restrictions