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<small>Image: Riot Games</small></p>
<p>Team Fnatic’s 2017 comeback was pretty cool</p>
<p>Here’s the thing about MOBAs: They are <em>really</em> complicated. They take a really long time to get into, and once you’re in, you’re in. You’re no longer a normal person. You’re a <em>MOBA Person</em>. When I tell a normal person I’ve logged 400 hours in <em>Dota 2</em>, they gasp. When I tell a MOBA person the same thing, they chuckle derisively. </p>
<p>And they should. When I’m watching high-level play in<em> Dota 2 </em>or <a href="https://www.polygon.com/game/league-of-legends/2248"><em>League of Legends</em></a>, all I see is a wall of dancing colors and twinkling lights, like when you jam your palms into your eyeballs really hard.</p>
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<cite>Image: Riot Games</cite><figcaption>This is fine</figcaption></figure>
<p><em>League</em> is a game of dizzying depth, and there’s a whole world of people who have dedicated their lives to navigating those depths. Pro <em>League</em> players are playing one of the most complex games ever created. They process information and make choices at frightening speed, and they do it under immense pressure.</p>
<p>We wanted to learn <em>how</em> they do that, so we talked to experts from the world of <em>League</em>, and revisited one of the most harrowing comebacks in the game’s history.</p>
<p>Check out the video above to learn just how much work it takes to excel at <em>League</em>, and to hear about one team that held together when others couldn’t.</p>
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<p><em>Source: <a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://www.polygon.com/videos/2019/12/16/21024269/fnatic-rekkles-2017-worlds-comeback-league-of-legends">Polygon</a></em></div>
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