The price was JKL's sacrifice in bot lane, along with handing over major early-game Map Resources without a fight.
Yes, after JKL decided to follow Luo Zhen's lead and speed up his APM, his own teammates immediately stabbed him in the back and pulled support Mark away.
Mark had genuinely struggled with the decision for a while at first.
But as a tank support, most of the time he just pressed QWER in a circle, died, and started watching the show. That way, the little skits couldn't pin the blame on him. In the end, he gave in to habit and did it anyway.
As for JKL—
He was brutally suppressed by the pirated version of himself plus PPGOD, losing Tower Plates left and right and suffering his most miserable early game against V5's bot lane so far.
This was TES's second tactic.
When TES bot lane had stable Lane Control, they held double advantages in mid and bot, and Gao Tiandi's peak was unstoppable.
But if the Early Game Tempo went wrong, they would decisively throw bot lane out as the Sacrifice Role. Thanks to JKL's defining trait—his willingness to deal damage—even without all the resources being funneled into him, he could still contribute in Team Fights.
Put nicely, he was a backup AD.
Put bluntly, he was expected to live on grass, produce milk, and still meet high standards.
In a normal Ranked Match, with this guy's personality, he would've long since copied WBG-era Huan Feng: cling to life and protect his KDA when Against the Wind, then stand still and rub it in when ahead. After all, he couldn't withstand a losing game, and the enemy had no damage in a winning one.
But now, he could only grit his teeth and hold on.
"The Second Rift