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Which worries you more – doing things right or doing the right things?

Doing the right thing by a far fuckin' shot. "Doing things right" is contextually limited. What governs "right" is comparatively small in scope to the consequences of doing so.

can you rank each lms player? Would you also like me to bring you to your safe safe while you are at it mr. sensitive?

I mean, I was going for snarky more than anything else, but if you're gonna be rude about it...

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what new picks do you think will become prevalent on 6.2?

Gangplank -- not because he got buffed, but because his ult nerf might take him out of ban rotations for once.
Nunu -- THANKS A LOT FOR THE BUFFS RITO. AND BY THANKS I MEAN FUCK YOU TOO

Thoughts on IEM excluding LMS entirely for Katowice?

I understand that, from a purely pragmatic and market-driven perspective, we're still effectively a non-region.
On the other hand, it's because of mistreatment like this that we're a non-region from a purely pragmatic and market-driven perspective.
But, fuck it. We pulled the tails on the Tigers and made China look like silly incompetents last October, and it was largely because nobody bothered prepping for us. Might as well keep that advantage for MSI.
(I'm still mad, though. WTF, ESL.)

Do you know how ahq chooses to field their midlaners? The casters were saying something about fielding Westdoor if they were playing on the blue side. Is this to do with champ select advantage?

Westdoor on blue side guarantees a good first pick option. The other team'll always burn a ban on Fizz, and have predictable 1st and 2nd bans too, allowing AHQ to basically choose what flavor of the month pick they want.
It doesn't matter so much what the enemy team bans vs Chawy, given that he hasn't even played the same champion in four games yet, and the ones he did pick weren't in his known champion pool last season. Conversely, this means that AHQ has a harder time shaping champ select with him.

What's your favourite team

Currently? Almost tied between Flash Wolves and AHQ. Both are feel-good true-compatriot stories for the Taiwanese scene--tempted by much richer offers from abroad (confirmed offers from both China and North America), but stayed for the sake of their teammates and their region.
AHQ gets the lead, though, for also recruiting Chawy. Not only do they look good, but now they've picked up one of last year's most powerful mids, whose performance and execution shined through despite a crappy personal and team situation. I am absolutely confident that a Chawyfied AHQ could've come out of last season's group stage at the top of their bracket (and ducked that SKT T1 matchup in the quarterfinals in the process).
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You're stuck on an island. How would you spend your time?

Building a HUGE GODDAMN FIRE so I can get noticed and rescued off the island. And don't think I don't know how--once a boy scout, always a latent arsonist.

What personality type are you out of the 16 personalities?

This is in relation to Myers-Brigg, I think. Can't be bothered to check if that corresponds with 16 types. If so, I've consistently scored INTP, which is apparently rare.

NA playoff predictions? Round by round analysis would be more than welcome :D

Nnn... TL seems the strongest overall, with key advantages over whomever comes out ahead in the Gravity vs TSM match. Keane's unpredictability comes part and parcel with inconsistency--nor am I convinced by Hauntzer over Quas.
TSM is a known quantity, much to their detriment. Their monotonous mid-centric form's been known for a very long time, but criticism fell largely on deaf ears while they were still successful. The state of NA's top teams are sufficiently advanced that it's no longer working to the same effect, and the morale of the team is at an all-time low as a result. Sure, they've historically performed at their best in playoffs--but they haven't struggled nearly so much just prior to playoffs, nor are all of their players necessarily in the top three of their respective positions this time either (friggin Wildturtle).
That leaves us with a CLG vs TL grand finals, which is impressive for CLG. Both TiP and Dignitas are troubled teams. Though in Dignitas's case, more like just kinda consistently mediocre. :| A Pobelter-centric CLG shouldn't have any trouble in the semifinals.
I'm most likely wrong on TSM, I think, but those seem like reasonable predictions based on what NA's been up to at the end of summer.

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What is your favorite slush?

Passion fruit'n'mangos, when it comes to western slushes--those tend to just be ice scraps with fruit juice poured over. Taiwanese shaved ice, though, gotta love that condensed milk and red beans with tapioca jellies. Or a straight-up mango slush with the condensed milk too. Green beans also good, but I prefer those more in a cold soup.
...I can eat none of the above, now that I'm back on keto. T_T

Would you consider yourself good at giving advice?

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Do the Garena bans on Raison and Chawy apply to play in other regions too?

Bans on elo boosting? Yes. Always have. See: Apdo.

What was the reasoning for having the Flash Wolves drop below MSE in the power rankings? I don't necessarily disagree, but I'm curious.

Hilariously bad playoff results. I was shocked at how much they struggled vs HKE. I also think they're at a plateau compared to MSE--the latter's still steadily improving (taking a game off of HKE's current form would've been almost unthinkable for them last split), which benefits them in the Regionals gauntlet.
Overall, I favor boX results and demonstrated play styles than I do in bo2 and bo1 group stages. MSE looks like they have the spark of something interesting; Flash Wolves look frustrated and lost.

Already did.. Any chance to reduce the ban?

NOT. A. CLUE. I don't have any sources on whatever committee's in charge of disciplinary actions.

meh chawy was one of the most talented player I ever seen. From DotA to DotA 2 to LoL. He was always the best few players in the world. Really sad to see Riot being so harsh on something that's done in the past. Anything we can do to help Chawy?

https://www.facebook.com/ChawyXL Cheer him on. He can probably use the emotional support right now.

Why are Chawy/Raison getting baneed when Quas has admitted to ELO boosting in the past?

How long ago was Quas's case? What evidence is there other than hearsay?
In Chawy's case, it seems as if his "client" decided to provide evidence just recently as a form of retaliation. Both for him and Raison, hard evidence was presented.
In both cases, I kind of feel that there should be a statute of limitations on this stuff. -_-

The garena employee I spoke with told me Riot got involved on both occasions. So if Riot is going out of there way in other regions why not there own? help confused.

Not really. They have final say on the world championship circuit, and much of 2014 was spent standardizing the international circuits. They're probably the final say on qualifications--though I suspect the term of the punishment was entirely up to Garena.

Are you allergic to anything?

Mild pollen allergy, I think, but unconfirmed. Nothing else I know of.

Holy moly all you lms people over hyped the shit out of karsa and maple. they suck.

Aw piss off. You're basing their performance off a single set when I've been watching them all year. It'd be like claiming Faker's a horrible LeBlanc because EDG canceled him out once.
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sry I meant top 3 LMS teams like TPA and TPS and Midnight snipers( pls no hate)?

...the Snipers are not a top team, dude.

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