Analysis and Opinion, Podcast

True Sight Podcast Ep. 2 – Robert “Dagda” Price, LPL colour caster, on LPL teams at the 2020 World Championships

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LPL colour caster Dagda joins the show to discuss LGD’s performance in Play-Ins, the level of tournament favourites Top Esports and JD Gaming, and the play style and potential of 3rd seed Suning.

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Show Notes

  • 0:00 Introduction
  • 1:43 LGD’s performance in Play-Ins
  • 4:33 – Thoughts on Peanut
  • 6:50 – Peanut’s level 3 plays
  • 8:13 – Langx playing selflessly
  • 10:18 – LGD’s Herald control
  • 12:28 – Play-ins dragon meta
  • 13:23 – LGD’s poor Herald usage
  • 15:08 – LGD team fight reliance and mid-game issues
  • 16:23 – LGD’s strategy and potential weaknesses for Group Stage
  • 19:54 Top Esports, JDG, and Damwon
  • 24:01 – Take on Damwon
  • 25:30 – Weaknesses of TES and JDG
  • 28:00 – TES’s drafting
  • 29:46 – Karsa’s jungling style
  • 34:30 – JDG and Kanavi’s jungling style
  • 36:58 – Yagao’s play style in the mid lane
  • 38:53 – Yagao vs. Showmaker
  • 40:14 Group A talk and Suning
  • 41:21 – Bot lane meta playing out for Suning
  • 46:13 – Suning’s early-game metrics
  • 48:48 Dagda fixes Tim’s Pick ‘Ems
  • 49:44 – Dagda’s take on Group A; why Suning is on top
  • 53:54 – Broxah’s limited champ pool
  • 54:50 – Dagda’s take on Group B
  • 57:30 – Dagda’s take on Group C
  • 59:55 – TSM’s potential approach to winning groups
  • 1:01:30 – Dagda’s take on Group D
  • 1:07:58 Questions from Patreon
  • 1:07:23 – Joshua Gutman: What data/visuals might improve the viewing experience?
  • 1:10:48 – Gus Lockhart: How much iG, FPX, or V5 have fared at Worlds?
  • 1:16:26 Outro