I'm a third-rate LPL substitute, and I woke up back in 2013.
“Strawberry” is the top player on the Chinese server, and Misaya's Twisted Fate practically has a permanent home in the ban slot.
Looking at the crude client in front of me, I smiled.
Then, to the beat of “Wild Wolf Disco,” I typed out new strategies from future patches in all chat: “square jungle pathing,” “molten crocodile,” “inting Sion”...
All of Ionia went wild, calling me “the demon from Valoran.”
But just as I reached the top of the Chinese server and received my first invitation to a team tryout, the sender's ID made my eyes widen in shock.
“Clearlove.”
His message read: “Your playstyle is filthy. Come to WE, and I'll teach you how to raise pigs.”
You should check the version carefully. Season 3 was a pure laning phase where if your support dared to roam, your AD wouldn't even have the chance to solo farm experience. Also, Season 3 didn't have five bans. Furthermore, the Season 3 World Championship qualifiers ended before the Summer Split, while the Summer Split started after the World Championship.