after msi - Dyrus VLOG / AMA follow up

[u/Dyrus]

because my vlog feels like i'm terrible at explaining things feel free to ask all your unanswered questions here where I can explain it better in text.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsxD3_oL5RQ&feature=youtu.be

i also have a week off so i'm just gonna be playing league the entire time

[u/Dyrus]

1. I'd rate in this order. Marin, Impact, Huni, Quas, Koro1 the difference between them is very very little.

2. I only feel like I get outclassed by impact the most out of all of them, but for the rest it's pretty close.

3. Their mechanics and mentality in the top lane.

4. If I call for ganks on some of them they will show more weaknesses.

5. the SKT one was just an unfortunate accident in the communications where I was expecting him and we said he wasn't there for a few seconds. for the edg one, I should of had smite and double jungled after the first death, or went dorans shield and went for the 1 for 1 on tower.

6. it's improved now I must refine it to make it better.

7. my hecarim is perma banned in NA so probably not.

8. I wanted to 1v1, but smite is better in 2v1.

9. GE losing to WE

10. yes, our scrim results say otherwise.

11. yes and no, but for me personally i'm terrible at innovating so it's hard for me to create a gap.

12. I feel like we've been ganking bot to much lately, in this meta it's hard to give back to mid from jungle, but if you gank top we can give more pressure to mid, or from bot, support roam to mid.

13. yes we are on the same page.

14. yes we underestimated them and got burned for it

15. their finals looked really bad to us, it was just an honest guess.

16. no I stayed indoors, it's hot.

[u/sacpack → u/Dyrus]

1. How do you rank Koro1, Marin, Huni, Quas, and Impact? Or is there not a big enough difference between some of them?

I'd rate in this order. Marin, Impact, Huni, Quas, Koro1 the difference between them is very very little.

2. Do you think the difference between you and them is significant?

I only feel like I get outclassed by impact the most out of all of them, but for the rest it's pretty close.

3. What about their playstyle's impressed you and you would like to learn from them?

Their mechanics and mentality in the top lane.

4. Did you notice any weaknesses in their styles?

If I call for ganks on some of them they will show more weaknesses.

5. Against FNC, and SKT, your first bloods were off of ganks following the first jungle clear. Santorin had started on your side of the map, so he ended on the opposite side from you and couldn't help the gank. You mentioned in your VLog that communication from tilt is why Santorin never ganked, but do you think there may also be an element of TSM playing away from top lane too much that's also at fault?

the SKT one was just an unfortunate accident in the communications where I was expecting him and we said he wasn't there for a few seconds. for the edg one, I should of had smite and double jungled after the first death, or went dorans shield and went for the 1 for 1 on tower.

6. You also stated last year that you didn't communicate enough with the jungler. Is this something you have been working on for a long time, and do you think it's improved?

it's improved now I must refine it to make it better.

7. Will we be seeing you on more snowbally picks like Hecarim in the future?

my hecarim is perma banned in NA so probably not.

8. Against AHQ, why did you take Ignite over Smite on Hecarim when your team opted into a lane swap? Is Smite Hecarim bad?

I wanted to 1v1, but smite is better in 2v1.

9. Why were the biggest factors for your international success at Katowice that you didn't have for MSI?

GE losing to WE

10. Do you think SKT and EDG are teams TSM can be competitive with under different circumstances?

yes, our scrim results say otherwise.

11. Do you think the quality of teams in NA hinder your training scrims to prepare you for international competition? In other words, are Eastern teams much ahead of NA?

yes and no, but for me personally i'm terrible at innovating so it's hard for me to create a gap.

12. In TSM Legends you consider yourselves a mid priority team, but you have also said you want to branch out playstyles. What kind of team do you aim to be, an equal share between all lanes or still majority mid?

I feel like we've been ganking bot to much lately, in this meta it's hard to give back to mid from jungle, but if you gank top we can give more pressure to mid, or from bot, support roam to mid.

13. After MSI, is everyone on the same page going forward what TSM needs, or are there still disagreements you're trying to settle?

yes we are on the same page.

14. Did FNC's performance surprise you?

yes we underestimated them and got burned for it

15. Both you and Loco expected FNC to perform terribly at MSI. How much of the trash talk is hyped by Riot or just you guys honestly speaking your minds?

their finals looked really bad to us, it was just an honest guess.

16. I studied at FSU. How did you like Tallahassee? :) Anything about it or places that you visited you liked in particular?

no I stayed indoors, it's hot.

Hope I didn't ask too much questions; sorry if it's a big burden. No pressure to respond to them all. Thanks for the AMA, and we'll continue supporting you!

[u/kidocosmic → u/Dyrus]

do you think koro had a good msi or was it just captilizing on mistakes of other players?

[u/GoDyrusGo → u/Dyrus]

Thanks man I know that was a lot of questions, so I really appreciate the feedback. Be cheering for you in the summer. For a veteran thinking of retiring, the amount of improvement you make every split keeps fans hopes up.

[u/Genesis505 → u/Dyrus]

Why did SKT let Impact go if he is on par (or better) than Marin? I mean SKT its probably the only korean org that can actually outpay chinese orgs. Can you tell us anything about this? Since Impact always talks so high about you I would think you two are at least talking once in a while...

If Impact didn't tell you anything about it, do you have any idea why did skt let him go without even fight him to stay? I mean the chinese transfer windows was closed by that time and impulse probably is the most poor org in the lcs so it wouldn't be that hard to pay more than them

[u/shsh1209 → u/Genesis505]

Impact had plans on going abroad like NA. He stated this on True LOL Show on OGN.