Ah, memories. Riot Story Time! When Riot hit #1 in Korea (March/April 2012), they rented out an entire KBBQ restaurant and all the food/drink was free. They bussed us there, we had all the meats and Soju/Hite, and then got bussed back. I played normals (terribly) at the office until probably 2 in the morning with Nika, Matt Desanctis (the first video production employee at Riot), and a few others from the web team. I hung out with MakNoon and the other pros brought in for Riot's "Pros vs. Rioters" show match in June 2012 (it was filmed in April but aired in June). MakNoon is hilarious. He loves margaritas. The night before production began, I drunkenly joked that he should play Nasus (which was my Riot name and favorite champion, obviously) for one of the matches (back when Nasus was not viable in competitive), never thinking he'd actually do it. Before the production began, I was setting up the player video cams and he walks up to me with the most serious look on his face and says "I will play your champion." And he actually did. Not the biggest deal in the world but really cool for me.
@@anticsBack Haha, until I got your comment notification, I didn't think this Old Man Story Time would spark any interest. Appreciate it, dude. Working in video games ultimately wasn't for me, but I do have fond memories of my short time at Riot. I worked with some genuinely talented and awesome people.
@@kylemurray3526 Nah I love these kinds of stories, back from the good old days, especially when it's this personal. I myself was playing League between seasons 2-5, but I still enjoy watching Worlds or these kinds of documentaries and think of the good old times we all had.
I expected nothing going into this video and was blown away by it. The amount of work put into it is clearly visible and the emotions behind it had me on the edge of my seat the entire time. Amazing job Gbay
Nice discussion of Korea in the past of League of Legends. I've been playing since 2009 and moved to Korea in 2012 and managed to see the evolution of the game and you did a great job of summarizing it and also bringing up the nostalgia. Also tiny bit irrelevant. The Korean solo queue experience is also extremely different than other region's solo queues. Would love to see you play here sometime and maybe make a video on it.
Astounding, GBay. A random 40min. video that was more gripping than most 12 min, loosely formatted videos. And it was presented in a way that literally anybody can follow and feel. Momentous return I wish you all the best.
This documentary feels like it was made to remember me why i fell in love with League of Legends. I just began to play the game and already was all hyped with the pro scene. Rooting for Azubu Frost, trolling my TSM Fans friends (nowdays i'm a diehard TSM fan, damn you karma). But one of my friends selected the Taipei Assassins summoner icon and was rooting for them because of reasons, he had no clue about the pro scene and even i, that had some knowledge, never heard of them and was making fun of him because his team was going to be smashed early in the tournament. Jump foward, our group of friends watching the Worlds Season 2 Finals at my home, seeing all of that spectacular match, Rapidstar Karthus Quadra Kill and later on the unbelieavable: Taipei Assassins winning the match and Worlds. This video led me to my eyes brimming with tears. Thank you @Gbay99
I really want to start loving league again. I tried learning dota2 and i wad disappointed and the game feels very weird. Why does Riot Games make poor choices with league. Its impossible to continue on playing after instant bans for verbal insults and making buying champions, harder and harder to keep up.
I see a lot of other comments saying the same, but I think it's one of the highest compliments for a long-form piece of media; That did NOT feel like 40 minutes! So well put together, flowed effortlessly, it lingered long enough to digest the important story beats and still felt like there was never a dull moment. No surprise at this point Gbay, you're a top notch storyteller. GG
Incredible. I really enjoy this type of content from you Gbay. Its a refreshing feel from all the loud league junk that currently exists out there. And the best part is, I get to care about things I hadnt even known about before. I hope you feel you found your niche, because Ill stay for this. I genuinely enjoy it.
The last part was so touching. I don't play League, but I feel like this story matches a lot of sports movies about an underdog team, that wins against all odds. It's amazing when life imitates art! Well done, Gbay99
so weird to see how terrible the graphics were back then. but back then, in that moment, they looked good to me. they looked normal. wonder what it will be like in another 5 years?
Riot went for that "kinda realistic but cartoony" look like wow did, and it was relatively recently, so id honestly be surprised if they do another update of it. That look ages exceptionally well.
Gbay, this is actually such an amazing video. Both the legacy of TPA and your amazing storytelling made me finish the video and not even realize 40 minutes had gone by. I also almost cried
I remember when tpa won worlds. Everyone in Taiwan went absolute nuts and some teachers actually stopped class to stream the event. I was in school during this time and I remember distinctly that the moment tpa won, the whole school roared. People from different classes and grades were hugging each other despite us being usually more conservative. It was an emotional moment. But I didn't understand what the fuck was going on bc I didn't play league at the time. Edit: this video is amazing btw I've been waiting for you to come back
Playing since season 2 and seeing TPA Assasins grab that trophy really got me more curious and play league more as a whole. Now in the present of season 8, I feel like a grand wizard when telling other players what it was like in the past. Glad you made a documentary about the TPA Assassins, how they did the impossible and how they were to how they are now. Thx Gbay :)
I remember this specific tournament was the first one I ever watched, the grand finals between TPA and AF. I had heard whisperings of this team, and when I learned that they were from not-Korea, I was backing them 100% in the forum I frequented back then. Toyz was the reason I picked up Orianna, I remember being so floored by his performance of those god-tier ults, and I actually managed to get pretty good with her. I remember actually cheering loud enough for my roommates to tell me to quite down at some of the fights. It's a shame that the team fell apart, but for that one series, it was one of the most exciting LoL games I had ever seen, and one that rightfully bloodied the nose of the dominant Korean teams.
this is legit the best league video ive seen so far. this actually makes me want to flame less. Seeing these underdogs slaying the kings is just great. Edit: Please tell us which music u used
I honestly loved watching this. The end where you showed the TPA 2018 game legit made me so happy. I would love to see them in the pro scene together again. Where would I be able to find the video of that game?
Toyz's Orianna, Stanley's AD Nidalee top. These are names I haven't heard in a very long time and honestly and I miss it. As a young kid who just got introduced into league, S2 worlds kickstarted my passion in league as I watch this amazing team crush all the favourites who was bound to win worlds that year. After TPA's victorious journey through worlds they were all over the Taiwanese media as everyone celebrated their victory. Toyz's amazing ori ults and Bebe's ezreal snipes were a treat to watch even after all these years. Although the following season I was introduced to SKT and Faker, TPA remains in my heart as my favorite team ever in league. Thank you Gbay for bringing back and shed light upon this part of League history. I'm honestly very excited for this year's worlds and I want to see the titan get overthrown again.
Damn Gbay, I'm so impressed. This was such a fantastic watch. If you ever want to try and tackle something like this again, see if people would be willing to do a gofundme or something! It would have definitely been worth tossing a few bucks your way for this!
Good job! Its a well crafted documentary. Sadly I missed one point - their cheesy strategy. Back in season2 there was no sightstone and all you could (and as shown by TPA should) do as support is buying GPM items (RIP Heart of Gold, Philosophers stone...) and just spam wards. TPA's superior vision wars was what allowed them to take on the biggest teams. Actually their cheesy strategy (support being a ward machine) became the meta and Riot had to get involved and so support was the first role to get a rework (the addition of sightstone, removal of GPM items and a max. of 3 wards per player on the map...). They were brilliant strategists who found one simple but extremely strong strat but when the rest of the world adapted, they didn't have much more to show, sadly.
Heart of gold and philosophers stone, good memories used in Irelia top builds lol. Kinda bad memories as support as you couldn't really buy shit. Even though i had over 70% winrate with Janna S1. (Support/Top Main so mixed opinions lol) Edit: Although they didn't really invent that. Koreans warded heavily too as their meta. And everyone bought wards although mostly support.
This documentary is so good. I'm loving the recent trend on RUclips to these types of videos that take so much work and dedication: I can really see the fruit of your labor on this. Thanks for taking the time to make this; it was very interesting.
The saddest part is that these storylines just dont exist anymore, especially on the world stage. as the structure of the leagues has changed, the dominance of the korean teams is so overwhelming... there just isn't an environment that can breed these "royal road" teams and huge upsets anymore. Think of it this way: if either USA, CHINA OR EUs NUMBER ONE BEST team was to win a best of three against a korean team, that would be an upset.
Here I am, some kid from Southern California who was in high school when all of this happened and I remember it all. Wow, this is quite a feeling. Many memories of being locked up in a room with my best friend all summer playing duos while listening to CreepyPastas and eating junk food. Eventually, I would stumble across this exact channel, become an Irelia main. Years later, haven't played League in a few months (Haven't played seriously at all since 2016), I find Gbay again and he brings it all full-circle? What the hell, man, life can be real uncanny and cool.
i legit shed a tear when u started showing clips of CLG EU with that music, they were my favorite team and they were what really got me into both competitive e sports and just league overall, shit man good old days, great video
I remember watching this live. I also remember spending the next 8 months playing basically nothing but Orianna after watching the finals. Thanks for making this video.
This honestly made me emotional. I shed a few legit tears. This is what we all started playing league for. The excitement felt at that worlds is what we play this game for. All of us have put years of blood, sweat and tears into this game. How have we lost this sense of excitement and positivity for OUR game? You can blame it on Riot or the toxic community, but if you were to ask me, I feel that as a community we have come to under appreciate what we have. We need to appreciate Riot for making such an awesome game. As well as our pros for exemplifying the spirit of what a true gamer IS. The Streamers for the extra fun we have been able to have with them. We need to reflect on what we HAVE, and stop focusing on the negativity that surrounds us.
yeah, maybe it's because i'm a loner in real life but nothing feels better than the whole team tearing through the jungle after the enemy, bodies dropping like flies along the way.
Absolutely fantastic. I think this is where you shine, your documentaries are always beautiful. Was actually wondering if you could do one one empire-M5-GG about their different plays. Inventing counter jingling then their visa problems with internal strife. It’s such a complex story I only know half of, and I know you could deliver some gold
After a year i still come back to this video to watch it again after already watching it like 5 times. This is probably my favourite youtube video. Great job just awesome!
That ending was so sweet i actually shed a small tear ! It's so cool to see all of them play again together and win another game ! I'll definitely watch those vods :) Thanks for the documentary, it kept being recommended but i didn't felt like watching 40 minutes, RUclips was pushing it so much that when i saw who made it i checked it out and i don't regret.
This video is more amazing than I though it would have been. As a very first generation of league player in Korea, I can relate to this document in so many levels. I watched 2012 World championship live and for sure thought Azubu was going to win the worlds. But only to found out, how upsetting it was. How did I not watch this like a week ago? I thought it would have been long video that won't have much information. It's good that RUclips still kept this on my recommended list. Thank you for creating this documentary. Good voice, good timing of transition, good pace, and good information that brings that nostalgic memories.
I've been playing League since season 1. Season 2 worlds has the only event I've been to in all that time. It was also one of the most exciting and engrossing events I've ever been to bar none. I nearly passed out in the second match because I was too busy cheering to inhale. I was lucky enough to get upgraded to floor seating and while I can't speak for the rest of the stadium the crowd around me was as hyped as can be. This was a great video Gbay and I can't express the joy of having the memories of that match brought back up and seeing those highlights brought me. Thank you.
High quality, awesome video. I don't play much league anymore, I just hit gold quickly and quit each season for the skins in case I ever wanna come back, but stuff like this is still awesome to look at. So much research and time, so much quality and effort put into this. Fuck the haters, you're an awesome dude.
I haven’t played in almost 2 years, this brought back so many memories and feels, such nostalgia thank you Gbay. You’ve always been one of the best content creators all these years
I've been following you for a few years now and this was some of your best content full stop. This was a great documentary for the game, well written, well spoken, well edited. Just great period. Riot needs to save this for the history of the game.
What the hell was I doing without watching this? I've been getting recommended and postponed it for some reason, but still now I'm just binging every other documentaries he made
Great job on this documentary! As a SEA LoL player from the Philippines, it's kinda sad that my country couldn't produce the same calibre of esports teams like we do in Dota2 but I'm really proud of Taipei Assassins since they're probably the only SEA team to reach the top of LoL esports... for now anyways. Looking forward to more documentaries like this. :)
literally never herd of your channel, never seen your vids, this popped up in my recommended and tried to watch this when working on a writing assignment. never have been so happily distracted, this was an awesome doc, keep up the good work!
TPA went downhill during mid-season 3 mainly due to heavy internal dispute of their personnel. Lots of drama happened back then and eventually Mistake, of course after discussions with the team, decided to start over at TPA's sister team, Taipei Sniper (TPS). That championship-winning roster in season 2 was long gone even before s3 Worlds took place. Also, the meta game shifts every season or even patch, and there are always players that are better in certain patches. If the massive amount of changes every season, this in a way also explains to the video why esports teams can become world champion in one season and fail to qualify to worlds in another. Toyz was known to be a better mage player, and the mage meta in season 2 (Orianna , Karthus, Anivia) made him shine in competitive scene. And season 3 onwards the mid lane game slowly shifted into an assassin fest, and Toyz eventually got outmatched by other midlaners. As the esports scene further developed, LoL Esports simply invited more challengers, which also severely faster this outmatching process. Lastly, to be honest, the Taiwanese scene was simply too weak to practice on, especially in season 3. What a tragic season for Garena that year.
season 3 was weird for taiwan as their first team (gamania bears that ld become FW) only played against one team and it was SKT, very hard to judge if taiwan was bad or not this season tbh
I think that Taiwan lost touch on handling international teams in LoL. I noticed this since their bad run of started when they left the GPL. The hype that I had for TPA in the S2WC was because of their run in the GPL, in which they dominated every team they came to face. They were the only team at the time to dominate the international stage even before the WC came. The thing I see with teams from NA,EU,KR,CH and all the other regions at the time is that they have good teams, but I'm not sure if these teams would do great on an international level like I've seen TPA do before. That's why the moment I heard about them leaving the GPL (probably because they just beat the shit out of everyone lol), to make an own Taiwanese League. I slowly stopped watching the GPL because they were the last team I got to see that completely destroyed other international teams (before KR got hold of the world). And sadly enough I never saw TPA on the WC stage again.These are just my speculations about what happened to them.
SEA region was, and is still considered a worse region than the Taiwanese one. As you mentioned, the TPA completely dominated that league as the SEA teams have absolutely no match against them during TPA's prime time. Yes you can say those were the days when TPA schooled the 'international' scene based on the fact they played in GPL, but those were the lesser international teams we are talking about. To me if the Taiwanese organizations were eager to maintain the dominance, leaving GPL was quite a necessary move. The SEA lower tier level of gameplay is evident as did have their appearances in the highest tier of international matches - S2 Worlds when Saigon Jokers being knocked out in group stage with 1-2, S3 All Star matches when SEA players could not win a single 1v1 match and Garena All Star got stormed by the LPL All Star with a disappointing 0-2 (on a side note the S3 All Star teams have their roster selected by actual players who played in the region. The Taiwanese pro players in general received way more votes than the SEA one, but two SEA players still joined the team as it was a Garena region and Garena obviously did not want the SEA counterparts to be left out), S5 Worlds when Bangkok Titans went 0-6 and only had early lead for once in the six matches, and S7 Worlds when GIGABYTE Marines went 2-4 and being knocked out in the group stage once again. Maybe they are really making some progress as they had 2 wins last season, but sadly they are hardly a competitive region in worlds stage to begin with. The LMS, while not the strongest comparing to LPL and probably even EU, did have some promising runs at Worlds. The best one was definitely S5 when Flash Wolves and AHQ made a strong statement during group stage, and there were widely acknowledge players like Maple, NL and Westdoor that we paid attention to during those time. Not sure if those acknowledgements actually last for long but at least we did see good results after they departed from GPL. In my opinion, the reason TPA was dominant during the world stage was that they were the very few organizations that were devoted into systematic, disciplinary practice schedule in that time. The Esport scene wasnt as developed back then and not many teams and players had an organized scrim and training routine or possessed a very competitive mentality (S2 TSM in my mind, 'Im sorry about the poor performance' blah blah blah if you still remember). TPA, unlike the majority, already had a practice schedule of training for 10-12 hours every day, and I believe that really made a difference at S2 Worlds.
@@OcarinaOfVali There isnt. Also I dont get how people believe that league is terrible now. This has been the best season so far imo, just behind season 5 and maybe 3
Holy cow! This documentary is professional level! You would think at least 3 people have worked on it. But it was all done by 1 legend. A masterpiece indeed.
i remember TPA being everyone's idol back in elementary when i first started play league this video honestly makes me emotional and nostalgic holy shit
S2 was my first season in league, and after not being able to watch ANY worlds (remember how poor the streaming was????) BUT, I witnessed that grand final live. And my god what an introduction to esports, the thing is, esports has gotten better every year. Worlds finals. Mid season worlds. Domestic LCS leagues and now franchises. Just sucks the game bled so badly in 2018. I didn’t play for 3 months (after playing once a day for 6 years) I hope this game can reach its full potential
Gbay this has to be the best video you ever made, you made me emotional, overflowing with nostalgia and tearing up at the end. This was so well made, I've been following you for years, for as long as I know as a fellow Irelia main, thanks for this video man. I lost it when you showed that they played another game together. This was so well made, everything, from the info to the music. Thanks Gbay
NJWS were coming in as the lowest seed. They were definitely not thought of as on the caliber as either KT team and especially not SKT, they just clicked with the patch really well. He is exaggerating, but so are you.
This made me hate myself. I lost the first reason why i played the game... i was having fun. I felt free playing this game. Respect for the best Taiwanese Team. Best regards -Player from PH Server.
sincerely, this is maybe the best league video i've ever seen. you did tons of research and presented all of the information really fluidly without any downtime and i learned a lot while still being extremely entertained. good shit gbay
Dang, you've got me feeling so nostalgic, and the ending even got me a little emotional, especially with all the joy you could see in their faces after the game. Amazing vid.
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I just watched a 40 min. documentary about a game I don't play and people I don't know - 10/10, would watch again.
Nice
same!! Don't play League but I love this gaming channel. I was so into this doc!
SchafeLp what a coincidence, me too
I juts got the chills reading this comment. I don't think there is higher praise. Gbay seems to have found himself afterall
WTF it was 40 minutes, how the F***
Just finished watching and i must say that was a hell of a documentary! Well done!
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Wtf waffle the league boi
Waffle i love you
Ah, memories. Riot Story Time!
When Riot hit #1 in Korea (March/April 2012), they rented out an entire KBBQ restaurant and all the food/drink was free. They bussed us there, we had all the meats and Soju/Hite, and then got bussed back.
I played normals (terribly) at the office until probably 2 in the morning with Nika, Matt Desanctis (the first video production employee at Riot), and a few others from the web team.
I hung out with MakNoon and the other pros brought in for Riot's "Pros vs. Rioters" show match in June 2012 (it was filmed in April but aired in June). MakNoon is hilarious. He loves margaritas. The night before production began, I drunkenly joked that he should play Nasus (which was my Riot name and favorite champion, obviously) for one of the matches (back when Nasus was not viable in competitive), never thinking he'd actually do it. Before the production began, I was setting up the player video cams and he walks up to me with the most serious look on his face and says "I will play your champion."
And he actually did. Not the biggest deal in the world but really cool for me.
Dude that's a pretty great story, so lucky to have experienced something cool like that. Thanks for sharing!
@@anticsBack Haha, until I got your comment notification, I didn't think this Old Man Story Time would spark any interest. Appreciate it, dude. Working in video games ultimately wasn't for me, but I do have fond memories of my short time at Riot. I worked with some genuinely talented and awesome people.
@@kylemurray3526 Nah I love these kinds of stories, back from the good old days, especially when it's this personal. I myself was playing League between seasons 2-5, but I still enjoy watching Worlds or these kinds of documentaries and think of the good old times we all had.
Just wanted to let you know that someone read your comment in 2021 and found it super cool. Thank you for sharing!
@@HanyuuHOLO Haha, awesome. Yeah, those were some great times. Can't believe it was almost 10 years ago!
I expected nothing going into this video and was blown away by it. The amount of work put into it is clearly visible and the emotions behind it had me on the edge of my seat the entire time. Amazing job Gbay
same, randomly klicked on it. end up watching exited till the end
Nice discussion of Korea in the past of League of Legends.
I've been playing since 2009 and moved to Korea in 2012 and managed to see the evolution of the game and you did a great job of summarizing it and also bringing up the nostalgia.
Also tiny bit irrelevant. The Korean solo queue experience is also extremely different than other region's solo queues. Would love to see you play here sometime and maybe make a video on it.
You ARE the first one to make a constructive comment, like you promised
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Gbay in Korea POGGERS
Cant wait 2 see gbay soloQ in korea and become a charity CEO lol XD
Oh shit hey cowsep didn’t expect to see u here lol
That TPA cheering at the end... Tears and goosebumps... For the players it must have been maybe the biggest feeling ever
Astounding, GBay. A random 40min. video that was more gripping than most 12 min, loosely formatted videos. And it was presented in a way that literally anybody can follow and feel. Momentous return I wish you all the best.
This documentary feels like it was made to remember me why i fell in love with League of Legends.
I just began to play the game and already was all hyped with the pro scene. Rooting for Azubu Frost, trolling my TSM Fans friends (nowdays i'm a diehard TSM fan, damn you karma). But one of my friends selected the Taipei Assassins summoner icon and was rooting for them because of reasons, he had no clue about the pro scene and even i, that had some knowledge, never heard of them and was making fun of him because his team was going to be smashed early in the tournament. Jump foward, our group of friends watching the Worlds Season 2 Finals at my home, seeing all of that spectacular match, Rapidstar Karthus Quadra Kill and later on the unbelieavable: Taipei Assassins winning the match and Worlds. This video led me to my eyes brimming with tears. Thank you @Gbay99
I really want to start loving league again. I tried learning dota2 and i wad disappointed and the game feels very weird. Why does Riot Games make poor choices with league. Its impossible to continue on playing after instant bans for verbal insults and making buying champions, harder and harder to keep up.
Well..maybe you shouldn't insult people then? That's a start.
LightTrack atleast they dont have the kick button like in csgo😁😁😁 but really just dont be toxic is a pretty good start 🤔🤔🤔
I'm close to crying lol..
I see a lot of other comments saying the same, but I think it's one of the highest compliments for a long-form piece of media; That did NOT feel like 40 minutes!
So well put together, flowed effortlessly, it lingered long enough to digest the important story beats and still felt like there was never a dull moment.
No surprise at this point Gbay, you're a top notch storyteller. GG
IS THAT SUPERSTAR ADC LOCODOCO SMASHING CURRENT REIGNING LCS MVP DOUBLELIFT IN THE OGN INVITATIONAL?!?!? WONDER WHAT HIS UP TO NOWDAYS
yeah dude really we really want to see you coach a team or at least upload more contents ! :3
comentating na lcs with le snek
Well, your streaming with LS. lol
Btw that was really fun to watch, hope you guys do that again sometime.
He's*
I have a good idea what hes been up too lmao
Incredible. I really enjoy this type of content from you Gbay. Its a refreshing feel from all the loud league junk that currently exists out there. And the best part is, I get to care about things I hadnt even known about before. I hope you feel you found your niche, because Ill stay for this. I genuinely enjoy it.
SakuraChanGT u
The last part was so touching.
I don't play League, but I feel like this story matches a lot of sports movies about an underdog team, that wins against all odds. It's amazing when life imitates art! Well done, Gbay99
I don't give a shit about competitive LoL and watched this entire thing anyway.
Nice job Gbay.
Nice joke kiddo :)
Nick T Says the kiddo.
so weird to see how terrible the graphics were back then. but back then, in that moment, they looked good to me. they looked normal. wonder what it will be like in another 5 years?
Riot went for that "kinda realistic but cartoony" look like wow did, and it was relatively recently, so id honestly be surprised if they do another update of it. That look ages exceptionally well.
See that new Ezreal re-work? Imagine 50% of the League of Legends characters in that state of quality.
I'm probably one of the few, but the new graphics look trash compared to the old style :/
It was shite. One of the few indeed.
Well it's on PC so...lets be frank it's always going to look like crap compared to modern console graphics.
man you put so much effot into the video and then we haven an even bigger upset in league history. RIP RNG and KT
Lmao
And to finish it off, Afreeca Freecs get eliminated by C9 OMEGALUL
Not only were they finished off but 3-0'd.
Nah that TL taking out IG at MSI was the biggest hands down.
If you're including non worlds then it's team WE (12th place in China) vs GE tigers (1st in Korea) in 2015 at iem.
Gbay, this is actually such an amazing video. Both the legacy of TPA and your amazing storytelling made me finish the video and not even realize 40 minutes had gone by. I also almost cried
ye the feeld... best gbay vid imo
i teared up a bit at the end after seeing the last TPA match together
Same :D Never played league though.. still gave me the feels with the ending scenes :P
I remember when tpa won worlds. Everyone in Taiwan went absolute nuts and some teachers actually stopped class to stream the event. I was in school during this time and I remember distinctly that the moment tpa won, the whole school roared. People from different classes and grades were hugging each other despite us being usually more conservative. It was an emotional moment. But I didn't understand what the fuck was going on bc I didn't play league at the time.
Edit: this video is amazing btw I've been waiting for you to come back
QuietWorld lol wtf didn’t know league was such a big deal in Taiwan. Even the teachers god damn
QuietWorld wtf thats so cool..
That's why sports are a wonderfull thing.
And that teacher? Albert Einstein...
Yeah i remember even my dad know that TPA won world championship and he despise video games. This documentary really bring back good memories
The 2012 summer finals were legendary. I still go back and watch it from time to time
Verlisify!
Go away Verlis
dude no way i didnt expect you here. good pokemon vids n bloons my man
That TSM shade lol
Better than clg but still shit omegalul
This was worth watching Every. Single. Minute.
the ending is so wholesome aaaahhhh
I learned so much watching your two documentaries, thanks so much for making them
Holy, this was beautifully made. Worth the wait.
God bless. Glad you have your account back and you are making some high quality content. Welcome back Gbay.
Gage Acosta He got hacked
this video is so well done that gbay cursed korean teams to choke internationally
Was dat a Gbay99 vid notification...YES IT WAS,welcome back? :D
Playing since season 2 and seeing TPA Assasins grab that trophy really got me more curious and play league more as a whole. Now in the present of season 8, I feel like a grand wizard when telling other players what it was like in the past. Glad you made a documentary about the TPA Assassins, how they did the impossible and how they were to how they are now. Thx Gbay :)
"I feel like a grand wizard"
*LOUD SWEATING*
"grandpa gamer whats a taaaank?"
Magnet Cross same here bro i started playing back in s2
I remember this specific tournament was the first one I ever watched, the grand finals between TPA and AF. I had heard whisperings of this team, and when I learned that they were from not-Korea, I was backing them 100% in the forum I frequented back then. Toyz was the reason I picked up Orianna, I remember being so floored by his performance of those god-tier ults, and I actually managed to get pretty good with her. I remember actually cheering loud enough for my roommates to tell me to quite down at some of the fights. It's a shame that the team fell apart, but for that one series, it was one of the most exciting LoL games I had ever seen, and one that rightfully bloodied the nose of the dominant Korean teams.
this is legit the best league video ive seen so far. this actually makes me want to flame less. Seeing these underdogs slaying the kings is just great.
Edit: Please tell us which music u used
the one from 4:50 to 6:10 is pachelbel, canon in d
I honestly loved watching this. The end where you showed the TPA 2018 game legit made me so happy. I would love to see them in the pro scene together again. Where would I be able to find the video of that game?
ruclips.net/video/vhQCfyT-HxE/видео.html Here's the highlight of that game
Ive watched this like 4 times now and I still cant feel where 40 minutes went. everything flows so well.
Toyz's Orianna, Stanley's AD Nidalee top. These are names I haven't heard in a very long time and honestly and I miss it. As a young kid who just got introduced into league, S2 worlds kickstarted my passion in league as I watch this amazing team crush all the favourites who was bound to win worlds that year. After TPA's victorious journey through worlds they were all over the Taiwanese media as everyone celebrated their victory. Toyz's amazing ori ults and Bebe's ezreal snipes were a treat to watch even after all these years. Although the following season I was introduced to SKT and Faker, TPA remains in my heart as my favorite team ever in league.
Thank you Gbay for bringing back and shed light upon this part of League history. I'm honestly very excited for this year's worlds and I want to see the titan get overthrown again.
Damn Gbay, I'm so impressed. This was such a fantastic watch. If you ever want to try and tackle something like this again, see if people would be willing to do a gofundme or something! It would have definitely been worth tossing a few bucks your way for this!
Good job! Its a well crafted documentary. Sadly I missed one point - their cheesy strategy. Back in season2 there was no sightstone and all you could (and as shown by TPA should) do as support is buying GPM items (RIP Heart of Gold, Philosophers stone...) and just spam wards.
TPA's superior vision wars was what allowed them to take on the biggest teams. Actually their cheesy strategy (support being a ward machine) became the meta and Riot had to get involved and so support was the first role to get a rework (the addition of sightstone, removal of GPM items and a max. of 3 wards per player on the map...).
They were brilliant strategists who found one simple but extremely strong strat but when the rest of the world adapted, they didn't have much more to show, sadly.
Heart of gold and philosophers stone, good memories used in Irelia top builds lol. Kinda bad memories as support as you couldn't really buy shit. Even though i had over 70% winrate with Janna S1. (Support/Top Main so mixed opinions lol)
Edit: Although they didn't really invent that. Koreans warded heavily too as their meta. And everyone bought wards although mostly support.
This documentary is so good. I'm loving the recent trend on RUclips to these types of videos that take so much work and dedication: I can really see the fruit of your labor on this. Thanks for taking the time to make this; it was very interesting.
fyi this type of vid aint new. It used to be like this, until the algorithm came along
The legend has returned!!!
I dont even like league of legends. But this was a great video.
The saddest part is that these storylines just dont exist anymore, especially on the world stage. as the structure of the leagues has changed, the dominance of the korean teams is so overwhelming... there just isn't an environment that can breed these "royal road" teams and huge upsets anymore.
Think of it this way: if either USA, CHINA OR EUs NUMBER ONE BEST team was to win a best of three against a korean team, that would be an upset.
CGBrendy It would not be an upset if Royal Never Give up wins this years world cup by the way, and they are not Korean.
Didn't realise I was watching a 40min vid.... Time well spent keep up the good work man
What a juggernaut of a video to return with. That was so good you had me chanting TPA by the end of it!
I remember watching these matches live! Crazy how far the game has come
Here I am, some kid from Southern California who was in high school when all of this happened and I remember it all. Wow, this is quite a feeling. Many memories of being locked up in a room with my best friend all summer playing duos while listening to CreepyPastas and eating junk food. Eventually, I would stumble across this exact channel, become an Irelia main. Years later, haven't played League in a few months (Haven't played seriously at all since 2016), I find Gbay again and he brings it all full-circle? What the hell, man, life can be real uncanny and cool.
HE'S BACK BOYS
i legit shed a tear when u started showing clips of CLG EU with that music, they were my favorite team and they were what really got me into both competitive e sports and just league overall, shit man good old days, great video
I remember watching this live. I also remember spending the next 8 months playing basically nothing but Orianna after watching the finals. Thanks for making this video.
The ending actually brought me to tears. This was beautiful.
This honestly made me emotional. I shed a few legit tears. This is what we all started playing league for. The excitement felt at that worlds is what we play this game for. All of us have put years of blood, sweat and tears into this game. How have we lost this sense of excitement and positivity for OUR game? You can blame it on Riot or the toxic community, but if you were to ask me, I feel that as a community we have come to under appreciate what we have. We need to appreciate Riot for making such an awesome game. As well as our pros for exemplifying the spirit of what a true gamer IS. The Streamers for the extra fun we have been able to have with them. We need to reflect on what we HAVE, and stop focusing on the negativity that surrounds us.
yeah, maybe it's because i'm a loner in real life but nothing feels better than the whole team tearing through the jungle after the enemy, bodies dropping like flies along the way.
Gamers are always toxic, I think riots done good
@@rikrob5172 Well if it makes you happy lol
Omg what a great comment! So true!
I've watched this video 5 times now and each time I enjoy it even more. It's obvious how much time was spent into making this doc.
Absolutely fantastic. I think this is where you shine, your documentaries are always beautiful. Was actually wondering if you could do one one empire-M5-GG about their different plays. Inventing counter jingling then their visa problems with internal strife. It’s such a complex story I only know half of, and I know you could deliver some gold
He just did broooo
you're an actual prophet
I was looking for something to watch for a few minutes and ended up watching this entire documentary. It was fantastic; great job! :D
I never thought League of Legends could be this emotional ;-;
Mate has you seen Faker cry?
18:55 When your name is for the win, but your icon is a big L
Picture is taken from Leaguepedia, and on this site when no one uploads image the team is left with this L.
Are you trolling or stupid that's the League symbol
Donald Dopierala I think you are the stupid one here if you didn't get it
I'm gonna start putting THIS IS A JOKE before every joke i make now because of people like you
r/wooooosh
finally a documentary that doesnt make me want to kill myself
watch videogamedunkey's dolphin documentary, i guarantee you will love it
Justin Lim I want to kill myself anyway
Dude, what kind of documentaries are you watching?
no actually i felt really sad when he was talking about the sad end of tpa so i kind did want to kill myself
Well I can't relate
After a year i still come back to this video to watch it again after already watching it like 5 times. This is probably my favourite youtube video. Great job just awesome!
This is honestly such an amazing documentary film. 100/10 AMAZING work!
You left RUclips for a long while, but man was this video worth it, really well done Gbae
That ending was so sweet i actually shed a small tear ! It's so cool to see all of them play again together and win another game ! I'll definitely watch those vods :)
Thanks for the documentary, it kept being recommended but i didn't felt like watching 40 minutes, RUclips was pushing it so much that when i saw who made it i checked it out and i don't regret.
In all honesty, this is a very good documentary 👍
BOOM WHAT UP gbay99 finally back with some ORIGINAL league of legends action
This video is more amazing than I though it would have been. As a very first generation of league player in Korea, I can relate to this document in so many levels.
I watched 2012 World championship live and for sure thought Azubu was going to win the worlds. But only to found out, how upsetting it was.
How did I not watch this like a week ago? I thought it would have been long video that won't have much information. It's good that RUclips still kept this on my recommended list.
Thank you for creating this documentary. Good voice, good timing of transition, good pace, and good information that brings that nostalgic memories.
This brought back so many memories.. I was only 12 when I started playing, and this footage brought back so much!
Dude same!!
I can't wait for gbay to make a video about how Korea fell in worlds 2018
how about NA and EU fail to win Worlds? =)
@@renzen1 i say the same thing for koreans when it comes to dota as they have never won a world :^)
@@FoxsitoTaquito this is about League tho
@@FoxsitoTaquito Why TF are you talking about dota2 in LoL?
@@sunclonkt7839 to have relevance
I'm so happy I found this channel. Thank you for making these awesome documentaries! Each one is beautifully crafted.
I knew you're not going anywhere.
Great to have you back!
SO GOOD, one second I was 13min into the video, the next I was 38min in. Such an epic documentary.
Jake Everett Terpening nooo no no no, it was just that it went by so fast, it was so good that it helt like just a minute
I've been playing League since season 1. Season 2 worlds has the only event I've been to in all that time. It was also one of the most exciting and engrossing events I've ever been to bar none. I nearly passed out in the second match because I was too busy cheering to inhale. I was lucky enough to get upgraded to floor seating and while I can't speak for the rest of the stadium the crowd around me was as hyped as can be. This was a great video Gbay and I can't express the joy of having the memories of that match brought back up and seeing those highlights brought me. Thank you.
what a beautiful documentary, great job gbay :)
High quality, awesome video. I don't play much league anymore, I just hit gold quickly and quit each season for the skins in case I ever wanna come back, but stuff like this is still awesome to look at. So much research and time, so much quality and effort put into this. Fuck the haters, you're an awesome dude.
I haven’t played in almost 2 years, this brought back so many memories and feels, such nostalgia thank you Gbay. You’ve always been one of the best content creators all these years
Watched it through and honestly i was really getting into TPA's Journey and was genuinly happy when they have did the impossible
I never got around to watching this til now. Damn that ending is so feel good. Ty for making my season
all good things dont last i guess
I've been following you for a few years now and this was some of your best content full stop. This was a great documentary for the game, well written, well spoken, well edited. Just great period. Riot needs to save this for the history of the game.
HES ALIVE
That was a real good watch, thank you for this.
What the hell was I doing without watching this? I've been getting recommended and postponed it for some reason, but still now I'm just binging every other documentaries he made
Great job on this documentary! As a SEA LoL player from the Philippines, it's kinda sad that my country couldn't produce the same calibre of esports teams like we do in Dota2 but I'm really proud of Taipei Assassins since they're probably the only SEA team to reach the top of LoL esports... for now anyways.
Looking forward to more documentaries like this. :)
I remember hopping on skype with my friends to hype about this. Thanks for the throwback feels Gbay.
literally never herd of your channel, never seen your vids, this popped up in my recommended and tried to watch this when working on a writing assignment. never have been so happily distracted, this was an awesome doc, keep up the good work!
In the showmatch, TPA played all the champions with their worlds skin. That's just beautiful
Ayy our friendly neighborhood gboy is back. Welcome back we missed you..
as much as we could miss our 4rd favorite league of legends youtuber.
That final tune got me! Almost brought joy, sadness and shivers of seeing tpa together again.
I wish more than anything to have played League back in those early seasons, I want to have been able to witness it all from the beginning.
And Russia still doesnt have their own server lol. There is a server named Russia, but it's located in Franfurt so Russians still play at 70-140 ping
same for africa lol, 90/145
How do you think people on LAN feel? It's hosted in miami so i used to get 15 ping while natives to the server play 140.
Alaska plays on 120 ping for NA. So :l
thats cause your internet is doo doo :P not the server timmy
@@Boooolin LOL no, its bcs the server is in Chicago and Alaska is on the other side
god bless you for making me emotional about some esportsplayers giving their best , you captured all this perfectly
TPA went downhill during mid-season 3 mainly due to heavy internal dispute of their personnel. Lots of drama happened back then and eventually Mistake, of course after discussions with the team, decided to start over at TPA's sister team, Taipei Sniper (TPS). That championship-winning roster in season 2 was long gone even before s3 Worlds took place.
Also, the meta game shifts every season or even patch, and there are always players that are better in certain patches. If the massive amount of changes every season, this in a way also explains to the video why esports teams can become world champion in one season and fail to qualify to worlds in another. Toyz was known to be a better mage player, and the mage meta in season 2 (Orianna , Karthus, Anivia) made him shine in competitive scene. And season 3 onwards the mid lane game slowly shifted into an assassin fest, and Toyz eventually got outmatched by other midlaners. As the esports scene further developed, LoL Esports simply invited more challengers, which also severely faster this outmatching process.
Lastly, to be honest, the Taiwanese scene was simply too weak to practice on, especially in season 3. What a tragic season for Garena that year.
season 3 was weird for taiwan as their first team (gamania bears that ld become FW) only played against one team and it was SKT, very hard to judge if taiwan was bad or not this season tbh
Ugly Hat Man Taiwan is basically FW and trash now
I think that Taiwan lost touch on handling international teams in LoL. I noticed this since their bad run of started when they left the GPL. The hype that I had for TPA in the S2WC was because of their run in the GPL, in which they dominated every team they came to face. They were the only team at the time to dominate the international stage even before the WC came. The thing I see with teams from NA,EU,KR,CH and all the other regions at the time is that they have good teams, but I'm not sure if these teams would do great on an international level like I've seen TPA do before. That's why the moment I heard about them leaving the GPL (probably because they just beat the shit out of everyone lol), to make an own Taiwanese League. I slowly stopped watching the GPL because they were the last team I got to see that completely destroyed other international teams (before KR got hold of the world). And sadly enough I never saw TPA on the WC stage again.These are just my speculations about what happened to them.
SEA region was, and is still considered a worse region than the Taiwanese one. As you mentioned, the TPA completely dominated that league as the SEA teams have absolutely no match against them during TPA's prime time. Yes you can say those were the days when TPA schooled the 'international' scene based on the fact they played in GPL, but those were the lesser international teams we are talking about. To me if the Taiwanese organizations were eager to maintain the dominance, leaving GPL was quite a necessary move.
The SEA lower tier level of gameplay is evident as did have their appearances in the highest tier of international matches - S2 Worlds when Saigon Jokers being knocked out in group stage with 1-2, S3 All Star matches when SEA players could not win a single 1v1 match and Garena All Star got stormed by the LPL All Star with a disappointing 0-2 (on a side note the S3 All Star teams have their roster selected by actual players who played in the region. The Taiwanese pro players in general received way more votes than the SEA one, but two SEA players still joined the team as it was a Garena region and Garena obviously did not want the SEA counterparts to be left out), S5 Worlds when Bangkok Titans went 0-6 and only had early lead for once in the six matches, and S7 Worlds when GIGABYTE Marines went 2-4 and being knocked out in the group stage once again. Maybe they are really making some progress as they had 2 wins last season, but sadly they are hardly a competitive region in worlds stage to begin with.
The LMS, while not the strongest comparing to LPL and probably even EU, did have some promising runs at Worlds. The best one was definitely S5 when Flash Wolves and AHQ made a strong statement during group stage, and there were widely acknowledge players like Maple, NL and Westdoor that we paid attention to during those time. Not sure if those acknowledgements actually last for long but at least we did see good results after they departed from GPL.
In my opinion, the reason TPA was dominant during the world stage was that they were the very few organizations that were devoted into systematic, disciplinary practice schedule in that time. The Esport scene wasnt as developed back then and not many teams and players had an organized scrim and training routine or possessed a very competitive mentality (S2 TSM in my mind, 'Im sorry about the poor performance' blah blah blah if you still remember). TPA, unlike the majority, already had a practice schedule of training for 10-12 hours every day, and I believe that really made a difference at S2 Worlds.
dammit dont make me start playing league again.
It doesn't matter...you'll rage quit after seeing how bad the game is now.
You don't even rage quit you will just see how shit it is now...
Whatever you knew back then won't help you now if you play ^
They should honestly fire every bronze/ silver person on the balance team
@@OcarinaOfVali There isnt.
Also I dont get how people believe that league is terrible now. This has been the best season so far imo, just behind season 5 and maybe 3
Holy cow! This documentary is professional level! You would think at least 3 people have worked on it. But it was all done by 1 legend. A masterpiece indeed.
i remember TPA being everyone's idol back in elementary when i first started play league
this video honestly makes me emotional and nostalgic holy shit
S2 was my first season in league, and after not being able to watch ANY worlds (remember how poor the streaming was????)
BUT, I witnessed that grand final live. And my god what an introduction to esports, the thing is, esports has gotten better every year. Worlds finals. Mid season worlds. Domestic LCS leagues and now franchises. Just sucks the game bled so badly in 2018. I didn’t play for 3 months (after playing once a day for 6 years) I hope this game can reach its full potential
Gbay this has to be the best video you ever made, you made me emotional, overflowing with nostalgia and tearing up at the end. This was so well made, I've been following you for years, for as long as I know as a fellow Irelia main, thanks for this video man. I lost it when you showed that they played another game together. This was so well made, everything, from the info to the music. Thanks Gbay
Really nice video! :D
0:36 "Lucky wildcard run"
-3: 0-od KT Bullets
-3:0-od KT Arrows
-3:1-d SKT
*Bruh*
NJWS were coming in as the lowest seed.
They were definitely not thought of as on the caliber as either KT team and especially not SKT, they just clicked with the patch really well.
He is exaggerating, but so are you.
I don't play League anymore, but watching this nostalgic documentary brought a tear to my eye.
I don't even play League and I found this interesting. Well done.
This made me hate myself.
I lost the first reason why i played the game... i was having fun. I felt free playing this game. Respect for the best Taiwanese Team.
Best regards
-Player from PH Server.
sincerely, this is maybe the best league video i've ever seen. you did tons of research and presented all of the information really fluidly without any downtime and i learned a lot while still being extremely entertained. good shit gbay
as worlds 2018 played out, this video got more and more relevant. maybe we are gonna see part 2 soon? :P
Guess you have to redo the entire video if g2 takes down rng
Yep that just happened
The first time Koreans don't make it past Quarter Finals
OMEGALUL and c9 afc
C9 just 3-0'd afreeca.
RNG is Chinese lol
Dang, you've got me feeling so nostalgic, and the ending even got me a little emotional, especially with all the joy you could see in their faces after the game. Amazing vid.
40 minute documentary? **grab snacks and plays video**
Yey i thought you were done with your channel after the hacking incident. Finally new video! BBay from mumbay Back at it
Watched the whole video. Very high quality and don't regret a single second or a single ad watched. Very good!
HIS BACKKKK
He's*
*SPITS*