Chapter 188 : SSR Cup - Hackstradamus
Chapter 188: SSR Cup: Hackstradamus
In the past, during World Cup seasons, there would always be an overflow of superstitions like prophesying octopuses and famous soccer players’ curses.
People preferred to focus on predictions that happened to be correct a few times for fun, calling them prophecies or curses, rather than predictions based on clear evidence.
If the accuracy rate just exceeded roughly 70 percent, it would be praised as amazing and spread across various communities with headlines like [Chills!ㄷㄷ].
✪ Hackstradamus’s Future Predictions Compilationㄷㄷ
[General] The Chilling Accuracy Rate of Mental Simulations
[iTube] Is Hackphysical’s Brain Made of a Supercomputer?
In that sense, it was only natural that on the first day of the SSR Cup, future predictions that not only boasted a 100 percent accuracy rate until the very end, but even accurately predicted the entire beginning, middle, and end of matches, set the communities ablaze.
Simply predicting match results with a 70 percent probability—who wins and who loses—would have been praised as amazing, but he got everything right with 100 percent accuracy.
Even the participating players who were reviewing their own matches later watched clips and streams, amazed enough to need no further words.
-Another Hackphysical? I’m sick of it, sick of it
-Obviously just showing off his physical prowess again ㅅㅂ
-We get that Hackphysical is amazing, so please just stop now!
…There were antis called ‘Hack-haters’ who pushed back like this, but.
-Ta-da~ This time it’s not physical but mental~
-Sit down for a moment. I’m going to tell you an amazing story
-Can you handle future prediction? I can’t!ㅋㅋ
This time it really didn’t work at all.
Because the four characters ‘future prediction’ contained that much power.
Other community users thought the same, which is why it became such a hot topic.
It’s not for nothing that the SSR Cup organizers sent a special commentary recruitment email as soon as Baek Woohyun and Team All-In’s group viewing broadcast ended.
For organizers of a broadcast-based event tournament, it was unimaginable to just sit and watch such a hot topic.
Unless they were salary thieves neglecting their duties, they had no choice but to move quickly.
“Good day, viewers! We meet you at the SSR Cup Day 3 ‘Struggle-Capture’ division finals and 3rd-4th place match. I’m Caster Kim Gwangjin in charge of hosting.”
“……”
‘The broadcast crew’s perspective is quite fresh.’
-As expectedㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Knew he’d appear as special commentary
-Future prediction on official broadcastㄷㄷ
-Hackstradamus, you! Aren’t you afraid of the consequences of revealing heaven’s secrets!
SSR Cup Day 3, where the finals and 3rd-4th place match to determine the first lineup division champion team were being held.
That’s why people took it completely naturally when Baek Woohyun appeared as special commentary next to Kim Gwangjin and Cha Seongcheol.
Since there had been talk of calling him as special commentary from the Day 1 group viewing, his appearance was practically predetermined.
“For commentary assistance, first we have Commentary Committee Member Cha Seongcheol, who always brightens my side!”
“That expression is, hmm. Yes. Commentary Committee Member Cha Seongcheol here.”
“And we have Hackphysical, who is being called by the new nickname Hackstradamus in this SSR Cup, Mr. Baek Woohyun. Good day!”
“Yes, hello. I’m Baek Woohyun.”
-Not enough as coach, now special commentary tooㄷㄷ
-At this rate, won’t he appear as a player too?
-They said there’s an event match after the regular schedule, maybe?
-If he becomes director next time, it’ll be a complete set
“As some viewers may know, amazingly, Special Commentator Baek Woohyun demonstrated future predictions with 100 percent accuracy in the ‘Duel-Solo’ division! Throughout the entire beginning, middle, and end!”
As a minority of viewers who hadn’t heard the news yet said “Really?” or “Is that possible?” in surprise, Kim Gwangjin continued.
“Will Hackstradamus’s future prediction accuracy rate in many-versus-many battles, not one-on-one duels, be the same? Let’s watch through this ‘Struggle-Capture’ division finals and 3rd-4th place match!”
This was also one of the reasons why Baek Woohyun was called for the ‘Struggle-Capture’ division rather than just the ‘Duel-Solo’ division.
They paired him with the skilled host Kim Gwangjin and Cha Seongcheol, with whom he had a friendly relationship, for his first appearance as special commentary, but anyway.
Or perhaps the SSR Cup organizers monitoring communities saw posts debating whether it was possible or impossible in many-versus-many.
“Now! The ‘Struggle-Capture’ division 3rd-4th place match proceeding first! Team ‘Sharalalala’ and Team ‘SuperGodGameApproved’ face off! Commentary Committee Member Cha Seongcheol, which team’s advantage do you predict?”
“Hmm. I’m predicting Team ‘Sharalalala’s’ advantage at about 6 to 4.”
“I see! Is the reason the match history?”
“Yes, that’s right. During the full league, ‘Sharalalala’ achieved a narrow 2 to 1 victory over ‘SuperGodGameApproved’.”
-That time they really won by a hair’s breadth
-Honestly it was almost finals levelㄹㅇ
-Finals level (both teams in 3rd-4th place match)
-I think SuperGodGame might have sharpened their blades so much it could actually be the opposite
“We’ve heard well from Commentary Committee Member Cha Seongcheol! Then! What does Commentator Baek Woohyun think?”
“Hmm.”
Baek Woohyun, who had been running simulations in his head, narrowed his eyes.
After dozens of simulations, winners and losers were divided in his mind, and the process was firmly established.
Clearing away complex thoughts, he calmly answered Kim Gwangjin’s question.
“…I also agree with Commentary Committee Member Cha Seongcheol.”
“You mean?”
“I predicted that Team ‘Sharalalala’ will take the first round victory with approximately 85 percent probability.”
-85 percent?
-Then it’s 8.5 to 1.5ㄷㄷ
-He’s more confident than Cha Seongcheol who only said 6 to 4
-Why did the probability drop compared to Day 1?
“As far as I know, most of Commentator Baek Woohyun’s Day 1 predictions exceeded 90 percent, but this time it’s definitely lower. May I ask why?”
“It’s because there are many people facing off.”
The ‘Duel-Solo’ division just required predicting what two people at most would do. But ‘Struggle-Capture’ was a 5 versus 5 match, so he had to predict ten people’s worth.
Simulations are composed of the most likely actions and reactions a person would take in any situation, and when it becomes ten people, things get tangled somewhere.
Therefore, the accuracy rate dropping was unavoidable—that was Baek Woohyun’s explanation. ……Setting aside the fact that the dropped probability was 85 percent.
“Oho. Then could you also roughly predict how the battle will unfold, like during the ‘Duel-Solo’ division?”
“Yes. First, the initial encounter battle will be fairly even. The two teams’ strength doesn’t differ much. Then the outcome will be decided in the team leaders’ fight.”
“Which side wins?”
“Team ‘SuperGodGameApproved’.”
-? Why does SuperGodGameApproved win?
-Earlier you said Sharalalala would win
-In capture battles, if you win the first encounter, the win rate is usually 65 percent;
-Future prediction that throws everyone into confusionㄷㄷ
Viewers listening to Baek Woohyun’s future prediction cried out. Because he clearly said Team ‘Sharalalala’ would win with 85 percent probability, but the actual development wasn’t like that.
As one viewer’s chat said, the fact that winning the first encounter battle in ‘Struggle-Capture’ gives a whopping 65 percent win rate also contributed to the confusion.
Baek Woohyun, who didn’t watch the chat window much, just calmly laid out his predictions regardless of their reactions.
“‘SuperGodGameApproved’s’ team leader ‘ChoHooring’ will seize a brief moment of advantage during the team leader duel to throw their ultimate skill toward ‘Sharalalala’s’ side, causing massive damage, and I predicted that’s where the first encounter battle’s outcome will be decided.”
“After winning like that, ‘SuperGodGameApproved’ will take the point. Then ‘Sharalalala’ will recapture the point in the next battle?”
“No. They’ll attempt to recapture but fail. What comes next is important. ‘Sharalalala,’ having lost their early momentum, will….”
“Will?”
“…I’ll stop here. Please watch the match directly to see how ‘Sharalalala’ will act.”
-No wayㅋㅋㅋㅋ ㅅㅂㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-If you cut off the future prediction here, what do we doㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Why only prophesy the parts where Sharalalala loses!! How do they win in the end!!
-So wickedㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
He clearly said Team ‘Sharalalala’ would win with 85 percent probability at first, but actually cut off the future prediction at a part advantageous to Team ‘SuperGodGameApproved,’ so viewers went crazy.
Of course, only they were going crazy from frustration, while Kim Gwangjin and Cha Seongcheol laughed heartily and packaged it as looking very good that he was restraining himself because it could be too much of a spoiler.
“SSR Cup Day 3! ‘Struggle-Capture’ division 3rd-4th place match! We’ll now start the match between Team ‘Sharalalala’ and Team ‘SuperGodGameApproved’!”
[‘Struggle’ Mode – Capture Battle Begins]
[Round Victory Condition: Occupy Point for Set Duration]
-“Run! Go go go!”
-“We can’t be late setting up positions!”
And so the ‘Struggle-Capture’ division 3rd-4th place match began.
As soon as they entered the point area, Team ‘Sharalalala’ and Team ‘SuperGodGameApproved’ clashed fiercely.
Supernatural ability techniques unleashed simultaneously by ten people collided violently, and since both teams were giving their all, neither side retreated—they were evenly matched.
As Baek Woohyun prophesied, the outcome between the two teams that were evenly matched was decided, also as Baek Woohyun prophesied, by the duel between the Master tier team leaders.
-“Aaargh! [Volcanic Eruption]!”
-“-What?!”
Kugugugugung!
-“Where do you think! [Lake’s Judgment]!”
“Player ‘Kim Jeon’ catches player ‘ChoHooring’ with their ultimate skill, but! This is bad! ‘Sharalalala’ took [Volcanic Eruption] head-on!”
“Player ‘ChoHooring’ properly exploited the opening! With the ground splitting and lava surging up, the ‘Sharalalala’ team members seem flustered!”
“……”
-Everything’s as prophesied
-Hackphysical isn’t saying a word but what presence
-???: I already said everything I had to say
-Commentary? Finished it all before the match even startedㅋㅋ
The team leader ‘ChoHooring,’ responsible for ‘Cho’ in Team ‘SuperGodGameApproved,’ seized a brief moment of advantage and threw their ultimate skill toward where ‘Sharalalala’ was gathered, excluding the team leader.
Team ‘Sharalalala’s’ team leader threw their ultimate skill at ‘ChoHooring’ and caught them, but the battle situation was already turning unfavorable for ‘Sharalalala.’
It was an attack from an unexpected direction, and [Volcanic Eruption] happened to be an area-of-effect ground skill.
Because the ground was unstable, they couldn’t properly establish formation and couldn’t properly leverage their numerical advantage.
‘Sharalalala’s’ team leader ‘Kim Jeon’ gritted their teeth saying “Of all things!” but ‘ChoHooring’ likely had a high probability of aiming for this situation.
Otherwise, even though it would be a duel between Master tiers, they wouldn’t have brought an area-of-effect ground skill as their ultimate.
Baek Woohyun caught exactly that point through mental simulations and predicted the direction of the first encounter battle.
“In the end, Team ‘Sharalalala’ couldn’t withstand the influence of [Volcanic Eruption] left behind by player ‘ChoHooring’! They’re wiped out in the first encounter battle!”
“It went just as Hackstradamus’s future prediction said. Truly amazing.”