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Unseen benefits but can be “double-edged sword”

Recently, CERBERUS Esports once again surprised the VCS community. Because, in the hands of two pretty quality junglers, EGO and Phuc1, CES continues to have one more addition to the Jungle position. The name this time is not a famous player in the VCS community, nor a young player, but a Korean foreign soldier. This person is also a former player, named Leash and had a job as a YouTuber before joining CES. But these foreign soldiers may not be able to help raise the level of VCS or players and teams in the region.

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Leash is the 3rd foreign player of VCS and the 2nd foreign player of CERBERUS Esports

Foreign soldiers all have very bad careers

As you know, Leash is Poss’ old teammate when these two players competed in the REVERSE Gaming lineup in the LCK (CK) division. And what remains about REVERSE Gaming is probably because they faced Damwon Gaming (the predecessor of DWG KIA) when ShowMaker and his teammates were still competing in the lower division. And in the season where DK won the LCK, REVERSE Gaming had the record… the penultimate in the rankings with 4 wins – 10 losses.

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In the year ShowMaker and teammates made it to the LCK, Poss and Leash’s REVERSE Gaming ranked near the bottom

Moreover, it is quite important that Leash has also been out of action for a long time, from the end of the 2018 season after a long time of not being able to turn up. Since then, Leash has mainly worked as a YouTuber revolving around League of Legends content. Although in the main jungle position, Leash is not a streamer who is too outstanding in ranking. And Leash’s return this time also caused doubts in the VCS community.

Poss used to have time to fight in the LPL – an environment quite similar to VCS when also prioritizing combat. But Poss didn’t really work. WE itself is not a top team in the LPL. In the first phase of VCS Winter 2021 – Poss’s debut tournament at VCS, this player did not play very well and was replaced by Pun almost immediately.

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Before Poss, the former SKT T1 Profit player didn’t even play a match and was only recorded as TF’s assistant coach. Profit himself used to be a highly anticipated player at SKT T1 but he could not compete for the official position in this team when SKT T1 previously had no shortage of good toplaner. And when joining VCS, the international LoL community itself did not appreciate this deal.

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Profit is the first Korean foreign soldier of VCS, and also from the famous SKT T1 team, but the impression he left is almost zero.

Contrasting gameplay

Besides language and skills, another problem that makes it difficult for Korean players to integrate with VCS is the difference in gameplay. The gameplay of Vietnamese League of Legends is more about bloody fighting combined with macros. Meanwhile, the LCK has never been famous for its fighting style. Even, there was a time when the matches in the LCK were extremely boring because they were long, but there were few fights, and they were very tactical. Therefore, Poss has clearly shown he is “matched” when facing VCS’s constant teamfight.

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VCS is famous as an area with fierce gameplay, teams are not afraid to “clash” during the game

In the current meta, the toplaner may no longer play an important role, but the jungle position is different. In any meta, the jungler is always a name that needs to have the best coordination with all lanes because this is the only position that can cover, control, and support every lane in a match. . Not to mention, VCS may lack talented ADCs or midlaners, but good Jungle is never lacking. Even within CES, if Leash joins, he will have to compete with EGO and Phuc1 – 2 younger names that have been proving their talents.

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While the LCK is heavy on tactics and discipline

Cost, salary and reputation of the team as well as the tournament

The fact that VCS “imports” Korean players with average skills can help VCS teams initially approach Korean League of Legends. However, with the addition of too many foreign players but not quality assurance, it can be costly for the team. Not to mention the fact that the VCS community’s confidence in foreign soldiers is decreasing day by day, after the cases of Poss, Profit. And foreign players who play poorly will affect the image of the host team and VCS in the eyes of the international LoL community.

Of course, it is still too early to judge whether Leash will be successful at VCS. But if we put a case where this player does not perform well, similar to the previous Poss (the possibility that Leash will debut at VCS Summer 2022), then CES will have to face a dilemma. Not only is an ineffective competition, but it can also lead to many long-term consequences in the future.

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