‘Reflections’ with Zorozero
Morten 'Zorozero' Rosenquist, former Top laner of Lemondogs and Ninjas in Pyjamas, is the star of the 30th episode of 'Reflections'. This episode was recorded back in February, so think of it as a bonus episode. Some of the information about the meta at the time is out of date, but it still serves as an insight into Zorozero's mindset concerning the game.
Time line of topics discussed:
- 00:05 Intro
- 00:15 Why wasn't Zorozero scouted as a potential talent?
- 01:04 How good was he back during his soloq days?
- 01:18 What changed about him since then?
- 01:31 How did he compare to guys like Wickd and sOAZ back then?
- 02:05 How did he settle on being a Top laner?
- 02:34 Was Wickd the kind of player he wanted to be?
- 02:54 Playing APs Top
- 03:20 Does his wide champion pool in LCS Summer mean he is particularly talented, like sOAZ?
- 04:04 How does he pick his champion for the game?
- 04:42 Top laners saying that the tank top meta limits what can be done.
- 06:00 What a Top laner needs to be good at.
- 07:18 The mindset of how to gain small edges
- 08:30 Farming
- 09:05 His aptitude for CSing
- 09:29 Seeing a slight edge on enemy Top laners.
- 09:48 Hardest Top laner to farm against.
- 10:23 sOAZ
- 11:20 How viable are non-tank tops?
- 12:38 Why doesn't he switch away from the supertanks?
- 13:38 Balance between tankiness and damage.
- 14:40 Is he a carry on NiP?
- 15:34 His performance vs. KMT?
- 16:38 How good is he at playing vs. Jungle pressure?
- 17:18 Synergy with dexter in Lemondogs.
- 18:14 What would the ideal Jungler be for him?
- 19:01 sOAZ and the edges that can be gained in the tank meta.
- 20:08 Wickd
- 21:38 kev1n
- 22:34 Proxy farming
- 23:22 Developing his game sense.
- 23:56 The player who is really good at punishing in lane.
- 24:43 Thoughts on Jax top lane.
- 25:51 What other position would he pick to play?
- 26:43 ADCs not being able to 1v1 the tank top
- 27:34 ADCs killing tanks in team-fights
- 29:13 Providing cover in fights.
- 29:40 Korean Top laners (Impact, Shy and Flame)
- 32:58 Gogoing (OMG)
- 33:46 Variety in the top lane items.
- 34:28 Jwaow
- 35:32 Not being able to figure out who the best Top laner is in LCS
- 36:51 How he prepares for his opposing Top laner in LCS.
- 37:20 Analysis
- 37:48 Will the tank meta last much longer?
- 38:50 What he'd change about the Top lane meta.
- 39:19 Dyrus (TSM)
- 40:18 Lemondogs approach to Worlds
- 41:20 Aftereffects of Worlds and dropping out of LCS.
- 42:40 Did he get LCS offers after NiP failed against KMT?
- 43:48 His competitive drive.
- 44:28 Is he ever cocky on the inside?
- 45:12 His mentality when LD got to the top of LCS.
- 45:40 Could he be the best Top laner in the world a year from now?
- 46:26 Next Worlds will have a Western team in the final?
- 47:11 Would NiP players submit to a full Korean style of structure?
- 48:36 Would a superteam of top European players be Korean level?
- 49:31 Why Europe has such Mid laners.
- 50:21 How good are the other Challenger teams to LCS level?
- 51:15 Darien (Gambit)
- 52:42 Aliens come to Earth and force Zorozero to make a new NiP line-up.
- 53:52 Thoughts on Bjergsen in LCS NA.
- 55:25 If I put Zorozero into LCS NA would he smash the NA Top laners?
- 56:02 Final words
