Grand Old Thread: League of Legends!

[Limeee]

Uninstalled. Last night I realized I wasn't actually having fun games anymore. Tried solo-queuing a bunch of ranked and realized I'm really not that good, I don't have the incentive to be good, and I don't like spending so much time playing a game I'm bad at where the frustration potential is so high.

What will I do with these extra 3 hours+ of my day?

if you see somebody that seems cool and did good on your team or the other, ask them to que with you
eventually you'll have a ton of people no your friends lsit, so you'll always have someone to play with

speaking of which, i que'd with a pantheon as rammus, **** did we ever get a lot of kills in the laning phase, pantheon's dps is incredible, + his stuns.
he feels god tier
is he?

 

[Cia]

I honestly think Blitzcrank could easily be the best pusher/bd'er in the game with these buffs

even with those buffs I don't think his push would be nearly as good as Sivir's.

 

[Frolossus]

shouldnt the best pusher be leblanc for the next week while her ult is bugged or whatever?

 

[M3D]

How is LeBlanc's ult bugged?

 

[ruin`]

Wobbles, only play with friends.

ALso, if your solo queing...if u see your teamates failing hard in lane phase...assume they dont know what 2 do in wandering phase either and forgive yourself the grief by.....

TROLLING. Go mass zeals or similar funny build and blow the game. Faster ur team loses, the greater chances you can have time queing up with people who will give u free wins. Have fun with games ur losing, cuz again...not every1 can 1v5 players. Quite frankly, it feels like that sometimes.

 

[Sethlon]

How is LeBlanc's ult bugged?

She can mimic twice. If she mimic's her E, then casts A or W, she can mimic again as long as the glyph for the mimicked E is still up.

Doesn't really change her pushing power though. She burns through mana too fast to do it more than twice, and getting an extra Q/W doesn't really help with pushing minions IMO.

 

[Virgilijus]

Wobbles, only play with friends.

ALso, if your solo queing...if u see your teamates failing hard in lane phase...assume they dont know what 2 do in wandering phase either and forgive yourself the grief by.....

TROLLING. Go mass zeals or similar funny build and blow the game. Faster ur team loses, the greater chances you can have time queing up with people who will give u free wins. Have fun with games ur losing, cuz again...not every1 can 1v5 players. Quite frankly, it feels like that sometimes.

That is absolutely stupid; would you appreciate having a bad game while played with better players and, because of that, they troll you and don't even try? Trolling is sacrificing everyone's enjoyment for your own, teammates and opponents included. If that's your stance on the game, I would never want to play on your team.

 

[Dekar173]

That is absolutely stupid; would you appreciate having a bad game while played with better players and, because of that, they troll you and don't even try? Trolling is sacrificing everyone's enjoyment for your own, teammates and opponents included. If that's your stance on the game, I would never want to play on your team.

I don't think you got what he said.

Your team sucks? Every single person picked a carry and is bickering over mid/top lanes? No jungler and you already locked in? Troll them. Make them quit. **** those people, as they aren't deserving of the bandwidth they're taking up.

 

[Virgilijus]

When did he say bickering? he just said failing. I've failed in lane while trying. Trolling them isn't going to benefit anyone.

 

[SamuraiPanda]

Wobbles, I'm actually going to disagree with people saying "play with friends" as a solution to stop the frustration. I think thats a nice temporary solution, but IMO the best way to enjoy the game is to find a character you really like and naturally click with.

And it doesn't matter what subjective tier that character is in, or what role they fill. I've somehow been able to convince my team to let me play pirate for nearly every game that I play him (I think I only have one non-pirate game in my last 10, and I had 0 before that game lol).

Games to me are more about my personal performance and optimization of my builds. I like learning where certain builds need work, why, and trying to adjust from there. It wasn't too long go that I literally had a build for every single role as Gragas, from AP to carry even. What I enjoy most about this game is optimizing. Between masteries, runes, items, skill order, solo/duo lane, and the shifting metagame, I always have plenty to optimize.

 

[Frolossus]

She can mimic twice. If she mimic's her E, then casts A or W, she can mimic again as long as the glyph for the mimicked E is still up.

Doesn't really change her pushing power though. She burns through mana too fast to do it more than twice, and getting an extra Q/W doesn't really help with pushing minions IMO.

it makes it insanely easy to push then flee if you get ganked

 

[john!]

no offense panda, but a lot of lesser pirate players are pretty bad. today i had one on my team that went 0-6 in 15 minutes. maybe it's just kids at my elo who think it's cool to be a pirate or something...

that might be why people naturally hesitate to let someone play gp

you're right about the "clicking" thing though, i'm convinced that some people are just naturally amazing at certain types of characters.

 

[Dekar173]

When did he say bickering? he just said failing. I've failed in lane while trying. Trolling them isn't going to benefit anyone.

It's just a fail**** of a game that inevitably will end in your own grief.

Turn it around and enjoy yourself. 0% chance of winning due to teammates? Enjoy making a wall of wards next to your first turret and watching in amazement when the opposing corki gets oracles. Oh no gatling gun

 

[DanGR]

Guys, I just played with a jungle Tryndamere on my team that stayed ahead of me in levels the entire game.

His route and build made for a CRAZY-FAST level 4 double-buff gank. (Guys in the side lanes just reached level 2.)

And at the end I got the info on how he does it so I'll have to show you guys. :D

 

[S l o X]

teach me how to dougie?

 

[SamuraiPanda]

no offense panda, but a lot of lesser pirate players are pretty bad. today i had one on my team that went 0-6 in 15 minutes. maybe it's just kids at my elo who think it's cool to be a pirate or something...

that might be why people naturally hesitate to let someone play gp

you're right about the "clicking" thing though, i'm convinced that some people are just naturally amazing at certain types of characters.

Why would I take offense to the truth? To be honest, I've only seen 1-2 people play Pirate well. Ever. I'm aware that I'm an exception.

Plus, streaming for like 2 weeks though has made me surprisingly well known among the community, enough so someone recognizes me almost every game.

 

[Octave]

SP what is your stream? I want to see some good pirate action o:

 

[KevinM]

Got my first Penta with Dan and Virg

 

[Turazrok]

I like olaf.

Wriggles + starks + mallet + atmas + bveil = hurt.

Any better ideas?

 

[Dekar173]

I like olaf.

Wriggles + starks + mallet + atmas + bveil = hurt.

Any better ideas?

Zerks + Mercs + Sorcs + Tabi + Mobility + Swift = ???

Seven League Boots, damnit.



But seriously that build you listed is rather standard, but definitely great. It's all about farming up and buying it!

 

[Mogwai]

i disagree. olaf without omen is

no need for starks... lantern, bveil, omen, mallet, atma's, zerks is pretty crazy strong.

EDIT: I've even seen olafs cut the lantern out, though of course this reduces their early jungle speed and dragon presence.

 

[Dekar173]

Lol I read Stark's and figured Omen in my mind XD

Omen is the one item I never see my friend go without (he's very, very, very far from the best Olaf out there, so take that for what it's worth... He can read build suggestions on the internet :D).

The CDR for wreckless swing is amazing, as well as the overall survivability and teamfight synergy it brings (plus a bunch of HP for your Atma's and W). Otherwise Olaf is a bunch of DPS and ... nothing much else in teamfights.



Also, any time the opposing team has 1 or more exhausts, you'll want to opt for QSS. It's definitely top 5 bang for your buck items in the game.

Also, something to do with Mogwai's comment- this may be because Wriggle's doesn't do much for your Atma's/W =P Then again, I believe with Wriggler's you can always get it early, then sell it back late-game when you can replace it with something like Hextech, Bloodthirster, etc.

 

[M3D]

I run that same build on Olaf (Lantern, BVeil, Omen, Mallet, Zerks) but I rarely, rarely get deep enough into a game to finish the atmas at the end.

So, Dekar and I ran jungle buddies last night and it was mad fun. Popping out of the jungle for ganks with two is so much fun and all that bonus experience in the lanes helps gain an advantage on the enemy team. Also let us easily control dragon. Me gusta.

So, I already jungle just about everyone else. Want to pick up Jungle Yi. Any advice peoples? Path? Builds? etc?

 

[Mogwai]

get really good at hitting dem Q procs. iirc, most Yi paths start at wraiths and then either do wolves -> blue or wraith jack the opposing jungler -> wolves -> blue. Or something like that. His jungling speed is horribly inconsistent, but he can easily be the fastest with lucky.... ehm... skilled Q procs

 

[L__]

 

[Mogwai]

lol, that's pretty good.

 

[UTDZac]

Primal Udyr is only 975 RP. I'm happy =)

http://www.leagueoflegends.com/board/showthread.php?t=380273

 

[john!]

so finally, after no significant changes to her whatsoever, anivia is on the top of elementz' tier list.

better get my final games in with her before she's nerfed into oblivion.

it was fun while it lasted, niv-niv... you'll always be my favorite <3

 

[Mogwai]

oh shut up you little drama queen. Elementz making her tier one didn't make the ***** any easier to play. People will fail with her and she will be nerf free for a bit to come.

 

[john!]

man, **** the internet, i have to put a winky smiley or something every time i'm being facetious...

i do hope she doesn't get nerfed though.

is that better?

 

[Mogwai]

sorry, I'm used to LoL forums where people legit ***** about Elementz tier list and how it's how Riot balances the game zzzzz.

 

[M3D]

So I basically spent all day on the phone, taking care of getting a new HVAC unit purchased and set up to install tomorrow. So I basically spent all day on League too and I am on a ROLL. 10 games today and I won 9 of them, including 5 straight with Jungle Trundle to finish the day. 6-0-3, 10-4-20, 5-3-12, etc... he is really legit. I wasn't that impressed at first, but I really found a rhythm with him. I build him just like Olaf (Wriggles, Zerks, Mallet, BVeil, Omen, Atmas), except I substitute in Mercs if the team is CC heavy, since he doesn't get Olaf's ult for CC mitigation.

Ganking with him is all about placing your W/E properly. Once you pick your target, you have to cut them off with E where you think their most likely avenue of escape is. It's great if you can do this in the brush, since it forces them out into the open. Place W to get yourself ahead of them or to make sure you can stick to them when they are running. Generally you want to place this after Pillar, since you want to maximize the benefit on attack speed. Coupled with Red Buff/Mallet, you can stick right on top of them and burn them down. Seems simple enough but most of the Trundles I've seen so far do it wrong. They use W to get in on their target and use E right where they are standing, which is usually a waste.

Favorite trick I've figured out with him so far is to act like a real troll. Stick close to walls, creep in the jungles, hide in brush, etc and when the enemy team approaches, split them up with Pillar and then attack. Champs like Ashe, MF, Kennen, etc, will often come to the front for JUST a second to poke and if you can split them off from their team, or even split three of them off from the other two, you can ruin any plan they might have for teamfights.

Fun times.

Also, I hope there are no Anivia nerfs. She's great, but clearly not OP. More annoying than the potential of Riot nerfs is that people will start banning her in ranked, which means you can't ban the champs that are really more problematic. :/

 

[DanGR]

Agreed about Trundle. Maybe you should play LoL while on the phone more often...



jk.


Disagree about Anivia tho. She's pretty crazy, imo.

 

[Juno McGrath]

Shes too good at some things but horrible at others. shes no where near easy to play at high level either.

IMO.

 

[john!]

sorry, I'm used to LoL forums where people legit ***** about Elementz tier list and how it's how Riot balances the game zzzzz.

popular opinion, and by extension tier lists, are a huge part of how riot balances the game.

she is a great character, maybe even borderline op, but she's relatively difficult so ideally she should be a good champion, to reward skill. it's better than garen/sona being overpowered at least.

also, i heard that trundle's pillar was global. is this true? i haven't tried him, but a global ability that isn't an ultimate seems a bit ridiculous.

 

[DanGR]

popular opinion, and by extension tier lists, are a huge part of how riot balances the game.

she is a great character, maybe even borderline op, but she's relatively difficult so ideally she should be a good champion, to reward skill. it's better than garen/sona being overpowered at least.

also, i heard that trundle's pillar was global. is this true? i haven't tried him, but a global ability that isn't an ultimate seems a bit ridiculous.

Except Elementz' tier list isn't popular opinion. It's one person's opinion.

I guess one could argue that he represents a larger majority of players, but that just isn't quite accurate. Most of the top players I've heard comment on his list and the champs by themselves disagree with him by a pretty decent margin, although they generally roughly agree with him as far as "good" and "bad" champs go- you know, the obvious ones like MF being good and eve being bad.


And Trundle's pillar isn't global. There's a bug that makes it seemingly randomly appear in places even when trundle is dead and not controlling it- I say seemingly because I'm not convinced it's entirely random. All the cases I've heard about and have seen happen personally appeared in the red/blue bushes.

 

[Leacero]

My brother has been in the process of applying to Riot for a job for almost 3 months now, he's flying in sometime later to California for the on-site interview. \o/

 

[Octave]

My brother has been in the process of applying to Riot for a job for almost 3 months now, he's flying in sometime later to California for the on-site interview. \o/

...get him to make something smash-related into a champion imo :3

Edit: What do you guys think of Elementz moving Sivir up to T1? I just picked her up this past weekend and am loving her late game shenanigans.

 

[UTDZac]

Have you guys seen the new champ?

[collapse=Spoilers]Deadly Cadence (Passive) - After casting a spell any subsequent spellcasts will cost 10% less for 5 seconds. This ability stacks up to 5 times.

Miasma - Cassiopeia releases a cloud of poison, lightly damaging and slowing any enemy that happens to pass through it.

Noxious Blast - Cassiopeia blasts an area with a delayed high damage poison, granting her increased Movement Speed if she hits a champion.

Petrifying Gaze - Cassiopeia releases a swirl of magical energy from her eyes, stunning any enemies in front of her that are facing her and slowing any others with their back turned.

Twin Fang - Cassiopeia lets loose a damaging attack at her target. If the target is poisoned the cooldown of this spell is refreshed.

- Story -

While her sister Katarina has always been the most celebrated member of the household, the Du Couteau family has a long history of service to Noxus. It has often been said that no soldier has ever been as fortunate as General Du Couteau to have been graced with daughters. His youngest, Cassiopeia - despite lacking her sister's killer instincts - was equally renowned in court for her stately character and elegance. Cunning as she was beautiful, the temptress could never be found far from the arm of any foreign dignitary, her wiles prying secrets from the lips of even the most wary attaché. With the Noxian barbarian pacification campaign having ground to a standstill, Cassiopeia had set her sights on a diplomat from a tribe of the Freljord region. Thinking him an easy mark, the scheming seductress set about beguiling him. He refused to confide in her, however, until she swore an oath of secrecy upon his sword - a strange weapon with a serpentine curve to the blade.

Once her tryst was over, Cassiopeia provisioned her father with information regarding the barbarian resistance. As she divulged this intelligence, a wave of revulsion washed over her. She screamed in agony as her silky skin hardened to scales, her lustrous hair thickened to leather, and her manicured fingernails sharpened to claws. Dazed, she fell upon a group of horrified servants, rending them limb from limb in a heartbeat. When it was over the blood soaked figure was no longer the ravishing jewel of the Noxian court, but a horror trapped somewhere between woman and serpent. Unable to serve in her traditional capacity, Cassiopeia departed for the League, continuing her service to Noxus on the Fields of Justice.

'Though she may have appeared the innocent flower, she was the serpent under it.' - Katarina, the Sinister Blade[/collapse]

 

[Juno McGrath]

Great, more female champs.

/sarcasm