Burnout + sword9 departure + individual form + identity confusion + crazy high pressure + passionate fans (double edged sword) + role issues + haodong calling getting worse somehow + all other Chinese teams improving
EDG has already qualified for champs. The time between Split 2 and Champs isn't much but it is enough for them to get new strats see in play. They're just reinventing before champs these games don't matter much to them.