We learned how esports pros make big plays under big stress

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Team Fnatic’s 2017 comeback was pretty cool

Here’s the thing about MOBAs: They are really complicated. They take a really long time to get into, and once you’re in, you’re in. You’re no longer a normal person. You’re a MOBA Person. When I tell a normal person I’ve logged 400 hours in Dota 2, they gasp. When I tell a MOBA person the same thing, they chuckle derisively.

And they should. When I’m watching high-level play in Dota 2 or League of Legends, all I see is a wall of dancing colors and twinkling lights, like when you jam your palms into your eyeballs really hard.

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This is fine

League is a game of dizzying depth, and there’s a whole world of people who have dedicated their lives to navigating those depths. Pro League players are playing one of the most complex games ever created. They process information and make choices at frightening speed, and they do it under immense pressure.

We wanted to learn how they do that, so we talked to experts from the world of League, and revisited one of the most harrowing comebacks in the game’s history.

Check out the video above to learn just how much work it takes to excel at League, and to hear about one team that held together when others couldn’t.

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Source: Polygon