[Analysis of the February 19th Match: Assassin vs Spearman (Not a Spearman)]
Author: Apple Tree
(1v1 Match Video)
Yesterday, we have a showdown between the streamer Yena, who has suddenly become the talk of the town, and the newbie Lily.
Normally, I don’t analyze streamer battles, but I couldn’t pass up this juicy tidbit.
First off, let’s assume they both have identical specs since it’s all about equipment and stat adjustments.
(Short Clip)
First off, you can see as soon as it starts, the user Lily dashes forward with a spear.
Sure, it’s a bit fast, but with a good leap, she could reach Yena.
From this, we can confirm she’s not hung up on battle assistance.
Since the dash is skill-based, any user relying on battle assistance would move a predetermined distance, but not Lily.
Before she even dashes, she’s already getting ready to accelerate.
Well, that’s not the important part, moving on.
(Short Clip)
Honestly, the early part is just okay, but the problem starts from here.
You can see that the spear tip “moves” suddenly.
Those who play Deoen will know that to achieve such weapon speed, you’d either need to max out partial movement speed or use “Weapon Teleport.”
But Lily simply swings her arm quickly to hit Yena.
Blocking it was thanks to the Assassin’s passive “Once Cancelled,” so we’ll let that slide.
After that, blocking the “Phantom Dagger,” I’m not sure if it was just a good sense or she anticipated it, but I think she anticipated it.
After watching the video over 10 times, it’s clear her gaze was already on the dagger.
The problem is, Yena, the streamer, is a ranker who doesn’t use battle assistance.
An Assassin who doesn’t use battle assistance is already hard to predict, yet she managed to block it so easily?
Definitely not a newbie, and there’s a chance she’s either a top 10 ranker or a pro sub-acc.
(Short Clip)
… I don’t even understand this.
The Assassin used “Shadow Leap” but ended up catching her from behind.
Since there’s no skill effect, it seems like she just caught up with speed.
Honestly, it seems like a bug.
Hacks are impossible due to the nature of NUTRI and Deoen, and unless it’s a match arena correction error or some crazy extreme speed phenomenon, it shouldn’t be possible.
But really, it’s a bug or whatever; the skill is undeniably insane.
Three-Line Summary:
1. I wondered if an assassin could lose to a spearman, but then it started to make sense.
2. Whether it’s a bug or a hack, the skills are undeniably impressive.
3. Hurry up and turn on the broadcast, whether it’s Yena or Lily.
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Comments:
– What the heck?
– Don’t slander my Baby Lily!
└ Fact: I didn’t slander.
└ I think it should be slandered; does that even make sense?
└ LOL, it’s definitely a hack, anyway, it’s a hack for sure.
└ You idiot, bringing up hacks that have never appeared before? Even if it were a hack, the skills are real, sorry.
└ What if those skills are hacks?
└ There are so many hack parrots. I mean, how do you even make hacks in a virtual reality game? LOL.
└ Then… would the operators of the virtual reality game… make sense?
└ They are made from aliens; that makes sense.
– But how can Yena lose to a newbie who hasn’t even changed classes? Sigh, just take off that ranker title.
└ What can you do if the opponent is Lily?
└ There’s nothing you can do against Baby Lily; it’s unavoidable.
└ Don’t say anything about Yena! Don’t say anything about Yena! Don’t say anything about Yena! Don’t say anything about Yena! Don’t say anything about Yena! Don’t say anything about Yena!
└ Blocked.
– So, who’s the alternate character? There aren’t many rankers who use spears.
—
[A few strong candidates for Lily’s main character.]
Author: Miracle
I’ve narrowed it down to about five, combining top-100 rankers and some hot pro scene players these days.
(A photo with the specs of the five.)
The exclusion criteria are obviously male first. And if they don’t use a spear, they’re out. Anyone who uses support roles is also excluded.
Since they seem to handle speed well, it’s highly probable they’re agility-type users.
But looking at this, why does it feel like no one at all?;;
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Comments:
– Honestly, I really can’t tell now. LOL.
– Isn’t Luna the closest among them? The vibe is similar.
└ She uses a spear as a secondary weapon and is a spirit user? She’s not even the moving type.
└ Luna just looks similar; she’s actually the least similar among them.
└ Still, Luna is the prettiest among them.
└ Agreed, I love Luna!
└ Luna doesn’t love you.
– I think it’s ChotoChokachuChip. While she can use a double spear, she might just be using one. Yeah, yeah.
└ For real, looking at it now, the way she uses a spear is similar, and her traits are definitely agility-type.
└ But isn’t there an ongoing scrim? Suddenly leveling up an alternate character?
└ It could be a brief escape from reality.
└ But every time I see it, it’s super hard to call out that nickname, LOL.
└ I agree, the team owner wants them to change it, but they’d rather die than change that nickname, LOL.
– Isn’t it just a super rookie?
—
After returning home, I quickly washed up, organized my stuff, and rushed into the console.
I organized everything and hurriedly entered the connection device.
The blue curtain wrapped around my body, and before I knew it, I was standing in front of the arena.
As soon as I connected to Deoen, a friend message arrived.
Yena ON
▶Did you come in?
I responded with “Yes.” and after about 10 seconds, a reply came back.
Yena ON
▶Oh, then I’ll come over. I’m just taking down a boss for a moment.
After sending my reply again, I leaned against the statue for a moment.
Having something nearby gives me a comforting feeling.
I closed my eyes for a moment while waiting for Yena, but as the murmurs grew louder, I slightly opened my eyes.
People were gathered around me like they were watching some zoo monkeys.
But no one dared to push through the crowd and come up to me.
‘That’s a bit unexpected.’
In the places I incarnated, there were always many people who approached first.
Whether it was simply out of challenge or a sense of awe.
If not that, they came with pure desire or even malice.
I’d usually have dozens of encounters in a day, but now, not a single person approached me.
Looking closely at the people, they were pushing and shoving each other, bickering like familiar friends.
‘So that’s why no one is approaching me.’
Humans are social animals.
They tend to care more about the opponents than themselves, worrying excessively about how their actions appear to others.
Of course, there are some exceptions, but most people are like that.
And among this crowd, there’s probably no one who would boldly ask for a conversation without caring about anyone’s gaze.
“Excuse me!”
“?”
Oh, there is someone.
■
The spearman Lily has appeared.
Just hearing that makes it feel like a boss monster has spawned in the village, and it’s not entirely wrong.
A very brief conversation of about three hours and just one match of battle.
For a medium-sized streamer broadcast, the impact has become tremendous.
Anyone with even a slight interest in the community or broadcast would know Lily.
Her skill is one thing, but her crazily customized appearance also made a huge impression.
Most players in Deoen—ordinary people, not just the so-called “gamers”—often enjoy healing rather than battle.
The ratio of “production occupations” like farming, fishing, crafting, and building accounts for about 60% of the total players.
Among them, there were also those who lived as if the game were reality.
Gulp.
This man, Kim Cheol-soo, is no different.
As an ordinary office worker tired of his repetitive daily life, he first connected to Deoen.
It was a new world.
With senses akin to reality and a look that could be changed however one wanted.
A new world where one could escape the boring reality.
In the Deoen world, instead of fighting or exploring dungeons, he chose a production job.
The reason was simple.
He hated fighting and was reluctant to attack someone, even if it was virtual.
Of course, this wasn’t something to argue about.
The game itself actively encouraged PVP and PVE, and even though he was in production, exploring dungeons was almost essential, so everyone had to fight to some extent.
However, Kim Cheol-soo, who thought of this place as reality, didn’t do even that trivial dungeon exploration.
It was as if this place was real.
“If it’s alright, could I have your number, please?”
So, it was possible for ridiculous confessions like this to happen.
It wouldn’t be strange to date here at all.
■
What would happen if the world froze?
No one had experienced such a thing, but at that moment, everyone in front of the arena felt a similar sensation.
“What the…”
“Wow, I just got chills.”
“Still, there’s someone like that.”
“That’s such a hassle. The game company put in a warning not to do that, and he just ignores it.”
After a brief silence, the surroundings became chaotic.
They treated the man as a weirdo but were curious about how Lily would respond.
As the crowd noticed Lily’s face, they flinched.
“I don’t want to.”
Lily’s face was slightly scrunched up.
It was a frown that was barely noticeable unless looked at closely.
However, those who were around sensed a strong killing intent and reflexively readied their weapons.
But Kim Cheol-soo, oblivious to such ‘killing intent,’ didn’t give up.
“I have a lot of money! I can make you happy!”
“Wow… that’s super annoying.”
“Agreed. Your customization is terrible.”
“As part of the Baby Lily Squad, I can’t stand this!”
Strange remarks were occasionally heard, but the commotion continued.
Holding her spear, Lily was contemplating whether she should pierce through him or not when…
“Lady Lily~”
The only person who could save this situation had arrived.
Yena had come.
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