Although the BP Proof Match had concluded, viewers still hadn’t reached a consensus on who should bear the blame.
After all, with different standpoints and perspectives, different people saw different things in the same match.
But this BP Proof Match had at least proven one thing: this composition wasn’t actually “cursed.” It could win if played well, and with a pretty decent win rate at that.
The key factors were whether it had been practiced enough, whether the details were executed properly, whether the team’s strength supported it, and whether there were any flaws in tactical choices during the match.
Moreover, this was a composition that absolutely needed to secure an early advantage. If it couldn’t, it would completely fall apart and look particularly stupid.
Many viewers called it a “cursed BP” because the first time this composition appeared, it was ruined due to execution problems, showing its worst possible face and leaving viewers with the stereotypical impression that “this composition is purely brain-dead.”
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After the BP Proof Match ended, viewers could seamlessly transition to watching the GPL league.
But clearly, although the GPL league had already started, discussions about the BP Proof Match still occupied most of the space online.
Qiao Liang scrolled through briefly and saw a large number of clips and discussions about the BP Proof Match on several game-related forums.
The recorded video of this match was immediately reposted on the AiLiDao website for viewers who hadn’t watched the livestream to study and review repeatedly.
Of course, as the copyright holder of the match, Rabbit Tail Streaming actually had the right to demand that AiLiDao not repost videos related to the BP Proof Match, but Chen Yufeng wasn’t stupid and certainly wouldn’t do that.
Instead, he would arrange for Rabbit Tail Streaming’s official account to repost it, further expanding its influence.
Currently, Rabbit Tail Streaming’s popularity was at a low point. Despite the series of promotions beforehand, there were still a large number of viewers who, for various reasons, hadn’t been able to watch the BP Proof Match livestream.
Reposting the recorded video on AiLiDao would further increase its popularity and help more viewers learn about the “BP Proof Match.”
Of course, viewers could choose to watch the recordings each time, thus avoiding Rabbit Tail Streaming’s “mandatory one-hour” rule. But most people still preferred watching livestreams because they could get information in real-time about events happening at that moment—watching recordings simply didn’t have the same feel.
Today’s BP Proof Match had already ended, but its popularity was clearly still spreading, even exceeding that of the matches currently in progress.
After all, the teams scheduled for this time slot weren’t star teams, so they didn’t have much popularity to begin with. Their tactical level wasn’t high either—how could they compare to the ten star players from the original DGE first and second teams?
Combined with the innovative format of the BP Proof Match, the discussion level directly went off the charts. Players who originally had many complaints about Rabbit Tail Streaming also changed their views to some extent because of this.
“I have to say, Rabbit Tail Streaming really knows how to create content! This BP competition answered years of doubts. It seems the composition wasn’t bad; it was the players who performed poorly. The coach was wronged—taking this blame was completely unreasonable!”
“Then why didn’t the coach come out and explain before?”
“How could he explain? Wouldn’t explaining just make things worse? In the eyes of the comment section coaches, choosing such a composition was already bad enough to cause a brain hemorrhage. If he had tried to defend it, that would have been adding to the offense—a brain hemorrhage would have evolved into a decade-long brain thrombosis.”
“It seems this BP Proof Match is really quite meaningful. At least it taught the comment section coaches one thing: team coaches are professionals, and their hero selections are all carefully considered. They’re not something comment section coaches can casually criticize.”
“Don’t speak too absolutely. Today’s match only proved that this particular BP wasn’t problematic, but what about other BPs? Look at the voting for this time—aren’t the remaining compositions ones that only someone with a decade-long brain hemorrhage would choose? I’ve already voted for this truly ‘protect-one’ composition where all five heroes are utility characters with no damage. I want to see if the next BP Proof Match can prove this composition works!”
“Indeed, this BP Proof Match won’t necessarily always prove that coaches are right. It might also prove that the coach really did have a brain hemorrhage at the time! I think we should continue to follow this!”
“Damn, I want to watch every episode from now on, but doesn’t that mean I’ll have to idle for an hour in advance every day?”
“Does anyone have idling software or something similar?”
“To be fair, although Rabbit Tail Streaming is brain-dead, this match is still good to watch. It’s just idling for an hour, I can endure it!”
“Damn, don’t compromise! You should have the willpower to watch recordings rather than submit!”
“I can’t resist! This competition is too interesting, and the popularity is high. Once it starts, all forum sections will be discussing it. Can you resist not watching and waiting for the recording? I certainly can’t do it!”
“Actually, I now feel that this mandatory one-hour feature might not be that hard to accept. You can turn on Focus Mode while working and stay away from your phone for an hour, or watch some educational streamers’ recordings on Rabbit Tail Streaming. An hour passes quickly.”
“I have several good streamers here—ones who talk about economics, literature, and teach foreign languages. I can share them with everyone.”
Looking at these discussions, Qiao Liang couldn’t help but marvel: truly, humans cannot escape the “actually, it’s pretty good” trait!
It must be said that the timing of Rabbit Tail Streaming’s “BP Proof Match” was impeccable.
Rabbit Tail Streaming didn’t provide excessive explanations or apologies for the “mandatory one-hour” rule, but just let the matter pass, because explanations or apologies would have been meaningless—they would have been criticized regardless.
Moreover, if they had reverted the rule, they might have been mocked even more severely.
Rabbit Tail Streaming was clearly aware that the key to regaining popularity and reputation was what kind of content the streaming platform could provide to viewers. As long as the content was unique enough and excellent enough, viewers would still come to watch.
And the “BP Proof Match” was clearly exclusive content that only Rabbit Tail Streaming could produce.
Because this match required gathering two top-tier teams of similar strength for the results to be convincing.
If they were just ordinary strong teams, viewers would doubt: were the teams not strong enough, so they couldn’t reach the upper limit of this composition? Was the strength gap between the two sides too large, so the results didn’t have much reference value?
Only by having the top teams play this proof match would those rebellious viewers truly be convinced.
For GOG, the strongest teams were the original DGE first and second teams, which could also be seen as two all-star teams. For ioi, the strongest teams currently were the FV team and SUG team.
These four teams all had very close relationships with Tenda Group. Apart from Rabbit Tail Streaming, other streaming platforms couldn’t possibly invite them!
Moreover, Tenda Group was already the main organizer of the GPL league, and its secondary stream broadcast of the ICL league was even more excellent than Longyu Group’s official broadcast, with extremely outstanding directors, commentators, and data analysis teams that could provide professional summaries and conclusions for the BP Proof Match results.
All these factors combined made the BP Proof Match Rabbit Tail Streaming’s exclusive specialty, which other streaming platforms simply couldn’t replicate even if they wanted to.
Qiao Liang couldn’t help but marvel: “This BP Proof Match is really quite interesting.”
“The key is that as the competition continues, there will be an endless stream of what viewers consider ‘brain-dead BPs,’ so this BP Proof Match can continue indefinitely, and the content of each episode will be different. Viewers will never get bored!”
“Although Rabbit Tail Streaming doesn’t exclusively broadcast these two leagues, it can gradually convert viewers from both leagues into users of its own platform.”
“This is much more effective than advertising!”
“Mr. Pei truly lives up to his reputation. With just a casual move, he’s grasped the vital weakness of other streaming platforms.”
“Such a brilliant idea could only come from a designer like Mr. Pei, who truly loves games, loves esports, and connects with players!”