Classmancers - A MOBA Esport Story

Yuel spent the entire day watching and rewatching replays of the scrimmage, examining every nook and cranny. He listed down all the important plays with the appropriate timestamp for each play.     

[Hmm. I should've asked somebody to go on the offensive here.] Yuel criticized his own decisions as he watched the many embarrassing defeats the team suffered that day. [But, I'm surprised. This game was actually a lot closer than how I remember it.]     

Frankly, the first two games against the enemy's infamous Triangle felt terribly hopeless at the time. However, after watching the replay, things no longer seemed as one-sided as he remembered them to be. There were multiple ways to counter the enemy's offense, but Yuel failed to pick them.     

[Some of these counters are even pretty obvious. Why didn't I go for any of them?]     

Yuel knew the answer to that himself. He was stuck in the mentality of playing safe and steady, which wasn't the right response for the enemy's Triangle formation in many of the critical situations.     

The team was pushed back and its defense couldn't withstand the enemy's pressure, so they had to find a way to go on the offensive. But, Yuel ignored that fact and insisted to stick to defense, as pointless as it was.     

[If I just told Lars to split-push back then, we might've won the 4th game.] Instead, it took Yuel all the way until the 5th game to finally wake up and go through with this obvious solution. They had a chance to end this scrimmage with a score of 4-1, but Yuel let that opportunity slip right through his fingers.     

[But, I have to say, I thought Taurus pressured us much harder than this in the 4th game. But, turns out we were actually doing alright.] It was another case of his memory not aligning with the footage.     

Memory was a curious thing. The subjective impressions and feelings Yuel experienced amidst the intense situation trampled over his objective reasoning.     

That's why analyzing the scrimmage post-facto was so important. The replay footage was unbiased, showing only the objective truth of the game.     

By watching the game again through an objective lens, Yuel corrected the biased memories he formed during the game itself. Thanks to that, he could arrive at many new realizations.     

This was one reason why compiling a video of important plays was absolutely necessary. Everybody will learn a lot by watching objective footage of themselves playing these critical games.     

Unfortunately, not everybody had the patience to sit through the entire replay and search for such important moments. Therefore, Yuel had to find all the juicy scenes for them.     

And, in order to compile everything into a video, Yuel went to visit Vincent's place on Sunday. That clown apparently had some video editing skills, but it was best to take it with a grain of salt.     

[I won't believe it until I see it for myself.] Yuel thought on his way to Vincent's place. [But, he seems to have SOME credibility, at least.]     

Back on Friday, Yuel demanded some proof from Vincent. It'd be a waste of time to travel all the way to Vincent's place only to achieve nothing, so some proof was in order.     

Surprisingly, the clown complied with the request. In fact, he sent no less than 10 videos.     

Yuel checked them out one by one, and...     

"And then, he goes for the triple kill! What a marvelous display of skill! Truly, he is the Insane Beast of the Apocalypse!" Vincent's voice boomed.     

[The microphone is a little loud.] Yuel criticized immediately. But, that wasn't a real issue, so he continued watching.     

The video itself showed Lars fighting his way through multiple enemies in a row, scoring a triple kill in the process. It was simple footage cut from a replay, with a few fake "camera effects" to make certain moments look more intense. It was nothing spectacular but it got the job done.     

The rest of Vincent's videos were the same. They showcased the plays of various teammates in Ranked matches, accompanied by Vincent's loud commentary.     

All in all, it was passable content. With a little bit of polish, Vincent could even start a career as YouTuber by posting these. It'd be titled something like "TOP 10 PLAYS WITH LOUD COMMENTARY!" That'll attract an audience. Probably.     

Either way, these videos were proof enough that Vincent possed at least minimal editing abilities. In fact, it must've been one of his hobbies, seeing as he sent over 10 videos right away.     

Just how many videos did he actually make in his free time? That had to be a lot of work.     

[If he enjoys making videos of hype moments, maybe I should ask him to make videos for us on a regular basis. I can compile important moments from our Ranked matches and he'll turn them into a video. OR, maybe I should stop being lazy and learn some video editing myself.]     

Yuel really had to step up his game in that area. Compiling replay footage was an important tool for self-improvement. As such, he was hoping to learn the basics today by watching Vincent do the job.     

[Oh, that's the station.] Yuel cut his thoughts short and got off the bus.     

"So, you have finally, o brave traveler!" Vincent started with a dramatic greeting, as usual.     

"Yeah, I'm here." Yuel threw nervous glances around them, to make sure nobody was giving them funny looks. [If anybody asks, I don't know this guy.]     

Fortunately, there weren't many people around. Maybe that's why Vincent allowed himself to act like his usual eccentric self in public like this.