Zhou Yu couldn't find a way out by burning, and three major pain points hindered his progress. The expert bluntly said he was giving up: the environment.

With the pace accelerating and the early game being king, Zhou Yu, who should have been a strong player this season, couldn't bounce back. The data released by King of Glory perfectly explains his weakness. The battlefield of King of Glory is indeed magical; weakness can be phased or permanent, and Zhou Yu is fortunate to be in the former category.

In the early stages, after reaching level four, his combat power was not bad, with a win rate of nearly 53%, comparable to assassins or even Angela. However, in just a few minutes, his strength plummeted, dropping to around 46% in the mid-game and then to 42% in the late game. This data difference is indeed exaggerated. What exactly happened or what environmental factors dealt him a heavy blow, leaving him weak in the mid-to-late game? What is the root of the problem?

Question 1: Combat Environment

Zhou Yu players have repeatedly emphasized that the most annoying part of this mage is his skill mechanics. Even within acceptable limits, the output environment simply cannot accommodate his presence. To deal damage in team fights, there are usually only two options: initiating or following up. He needs to have crowd control, especially head-locking stuns, Wang Zhaojun's freeze, Zhang Liang's bind, Angela's fireball, and Xiao Qiao's knockback. After hitting someone, he can quickly follow up with damage, prompting teammates to follow up. Zhou Yu's fire spread is theoretically not advisable, as it seems to be the latter. It's better to wait until everyone is gathered together before spreading the fire, continuously burning enemies within range, ignoring terrain to protect himself.

Unfortunately, his power spike falls right after the start of the game. The gameplay and stats conflict, which indirectly forces him to take the initiative, create a path to survival, and then rely on his extremely short cooldowns to expand the fire's range. Logical thinking is one thing, but actually executing it is another. The fire spreads extremely slowly, and the current version simply doesn't allow him to stand still and wait for his skills to cool down. He controls himself before he can control the fire. A mage without damage is destined to take a lot of high damage from the opponent.

The combat environment is one of the problems. To put it bluntly, the damage bonus and stacking in the later stages are not powerful enough, and the pre-cast animation is too long. It is not as graceful as Wu Zetian's turn. If you miss the opportunity and are targeted by assassins, and you have no self-defense skills, how long can you survive?

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