Spear Druid Chaos and the Lobby Trial

"Guys, isn't this legit a spear druid build? Looks totally viable."

"Druids always attract the weird fetish crowd. Anyway, this is a real gem. Honestly, it's super playable."

"Oh? From what top and mid are saying, they friends? Yeah, mid bro, why Taoist...? You've been support picks or tank bruisers lately—sudden mage here? Disappointing."

"No engage? Fine. Spear druid scales well, dive in and that's engage. Support's forest keeper so bot lane strong too. Enemy comp has no engage besides monk anyway—both sides just first whack and angle well, that's engage comp."

"Fuck, you kids think Master is shit now? Masters play well too. Brass 5 kids always 'Master's nothing special'."

"Yes? Taoist. Why spear? Spear master build, duh. Did he pick without checking my weapon in pick-ban?"

"Yo, Taoist carrying hard. Keeps joining fights. Damn, Taoist 2 kills tasty. Druid getting kills fine, but main dealer Taoist eating 'em better, right?"

"What do they gotta do to lose like that? Ranger weak laning, sure, but forest keeper there."

"Hyeji what? Don't say that, assholes. Anyway, good outlaw didn't get kills. Mage scholar kill ok, not strong support."

"Watch your mouth. How outlaw gets 2 kills right after I speak? Engineer ult support OP. Not Taoist's fault. He's carrying, bot just dried up."

"Our ranger buddy pissed. Tough game."

"Nah, right call. Outlaw ult and flash down, no surv item yet. Give dragon, watch teamfight. Ranger joins, berserker tp. Clash and angle max."

"Whoa!! Insane. Taoist crack shot perfect... wait, Tao, Taoist?"

"No, right play. Miss that, outlaw flash back, no chance. Good ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠attempt."

"So close. Judgment solid tho. I'd dive too. Miss sucks, but enemy dodged well—unavoidable. Damn, if caught, crazy crack play. Win tf, dragon, real shot."

"Can't win. GG this. Lost cuz spear druid? Where?! Innocent druid. Druid fans want panties? Manager, ban this."

"Haha. Ranger ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠mad af. But total LR noob vibe. Not team fault. Without Taoist, 15gg. Held jungle, top with it. Final dive viable. Leave outlaw, still lose."

"Whoa, Taoist's keyboard on fire."

"This guy's no slouch. What to do. This fun."

"Game busted, just typing wars. No surr yet. Watch fight."

"Poor guy. Why no one else surr? Berserker dead again, duo fighting."

"Y'all like it too. But... huh?"

"Too fun. What now."

~

Trial.

Yeah, that thing. One of LoE's toxic cultures.

Solo queue disputes settled by betting money on a streamer judge, decided by streamer's verdict.

Sounds fair at first, but money involved? Never normal.

Sometimes rig with streamer for win, provoke to scam. Or just toxic spamming 'trial go?' on any beef.

Obviously, no way I'd join that retarded shit.

Chicken my ass. Pathetic. Who falls for cheap bait?

No way I'd stoop to that idiot level.

I'd win anyway. Zero chance lose trial. Refuse cuz don't wanna drop to his level.

So refusing trial ain't cuz I'd lose...

No...

Yeah, do it, fuck.

100k bullshit.

I'll win anyway, why settle 100k?

Yeah, that's it.

~

But which streamer? Know some famous ones, but can I just hit up anytime for trial?

Heard of trials, no experience. Total noob. Let opponent pick? Rig scare. Don't care 500k loss, hate 'lost to him' tag.

Game over, we typing in post-game lobby.

Noob what? Anyway, he insists Icon, I distrust, watching.

Search Icon: Decent subs, Master top. Trustable-ish, but meh.

While pondering, third party chats.

...Oh right, our team druid.

~

Soon in Lee Seong-gyu's judgment voice room.

Opponent first gripes mid helped jungle unfair, insists Icon. Seong-gyu says no judging himself.

Ask what, calls friend ex-pro ADC 'Tsukan'. Challenger better than Master, right?

Tsukan, I know. Debut enemy match even. Gen1 ADC, brain over muscle fame. Retired but holds Challenger, annual comeback rumors.

Tsukan trustworthy. Accept fast, opponent hesitates then ok. Same ADC, thinks favorable?

4 in voice room, trial starts.

"Streaming?"

"Haha. Fine. Youtube? Talk later maybe."

"Voice when?"

"Nah, but easier on? Up to you."

No voice for this. Opponent on already. Seong-gyu ok, proceed.

"Issues two? Bot loss really ADC fault? Dragon tf mid front dive wrong? Agree?"

"Yes."

Opponent: Average 20s male voice. Worried minor, but post-puberty tone—adult with kid brain.

"Two issues, money split awkward? How?"

"Cocky. Nice split? Both win, winner takes all. One each, truce!?"

"Same."

Soft maybe, but I won't lose.

"Lee Seong-gyu trial, judge Tsukan! Begin."

Trial underway.