League of Legends (LoL) General Chat Thread

Playboy · 26-01-2015 5:42pm

Went 5/5 and got Silver IV .. was silver III last season so not unhappy.

Korvanica · 27-01-2015 12:55pm

Played Malphite top last night for the first time in ages. Forgot how much fun he is. Was against a Garen. After my first back I was 20 cs up and he could no longer damage me.

Managed to wreck the enemy AD in every fight too. Just one of those games where everything went right !

YouSavedMyLife · 27-01-2015 2:24pm

Could never get around to liking Malphite. I think leveling is Q is the way to go but it's so mana hungry. Then I tried leveling his W and built AD because I was versus a Basis but I couldn't prevent him from farming. What do you do against high sustain opponent.

My top lane is so bad. Aatrox is pretty much my only comfort pick

Paul.k.b.90 · 27-01-2015 2:53pm

went 7/3 in placements and moved from gold 4 to gold 2.cant complain.. need to duke it out with guys in plat 4/3 atm till my MMR is lowered a bit and then the climb begins haha

Playboy · 27-01-2015 3:41pm

YouSavedMyLife wrote: »

Could never get around to liking Malphite. I think leveling is Q is the way to go but it's so mana hungry. Then I tried leveling his W and built AD because I was versus a Basis but I couldn't prevent him from farming. What do you do against high sustain opponent.

My top lane is so bad. Aatrox is pretty much my only comfort pick

I find a malph lane really boring. He is good vs certain champs like Jax in lane but he doesnt really come into his own until mid/late game when he gets super tanky and has probably the best engage in the game.

I dont really play a lot of top anymore but when I do I use Trundle. I have good success with him against traditional top laners. Sometimes I leave Jax open on purpose hoping that the other team will lock him so I can go Trundle vs him. Panth is sitll a very safe pick against most other top laners and he can roam lots too and help snowball mid.

IvySlayer · 27-01-2015 4:41pm

Malphite is my favourite top laner

Trinity Force, Frozen Heart, Sunfire Cape, Abyssal/Spirit Visage, Warmogs/Thornmail, he's a hard hitting monster! He can easily handle a Jax, Irelia, Riven, Fiora all game long.

I see Malphite support a lot, it never works

Seaaan · 28-01-2015 9:01pm

I'd advise not playing ranked at the moment.. Just lost a game because Mundo Q/Cait Q/Blitz Q were all invisible or partially invisible..

Korvanica · 29-01-2015 11:40am

Seaaan wrote: »

I'd advise not playing ranked at the moment.. Just lost a game because Mundo Q/Cait Q/Blitz Q were all invisible or partially invisible..

Or play ranked with cait blitz & mundo on the same team. Freelo. :cool:

Currently 4/4 in placements

Seifer · 01-02-2015 11:49pm

4-4 in placements.

About 15/20 minutes into the 9th game (which my team was handily winning) it appears I'm lagging out. After about 20 seconds I reconnect and see everyone else doing similar; apparently everyone got kicked. Game plays out normally from there and we win.
End game stats won't show up but no big surprise there. I relog because it says I'm disconnected from PvP.net. Greeted with a reconnect to game screen. Clicking it obviously does nothing because the game is over. That stays there for about two hours until finally I relog to find no trace of the game I won and still at 4-4.

Yay Riot :rolleyes:

SeantheMan · 02-02-2015 5:45am

My friend who was Gold last season got placed in Silver 2, tells me it's currently full of High Golds and Plats trying to climb back up.

Is it worth taking a little break from ranked till all the leagues sort themselves out, as everyone got dropped a few...the lower leagues have higher ELO players......which is worse the lower you are :P

I got dumped in B5 this season, so the climb can't possibly be any harder. It's no incentive to play at all.
However I've quickly climbed up to B3....gettin 30+ LP for a win, my only losses on the way have been placement matches.
At B3 level now there are Golds, High Silvers who obviously got thrown into Bronze too.

Last season my favourite position was support, I love Thresh. But I am dependant also on my ADC and the rest of the team, and no matter how well I ward or set up a kill...if the jungler or ADC doesn't take advantage of the advantages I provided...then it's useless.

For that reason I've taken to maining Top and Jungle this season, which is probably the reason I've been able to climb so quickly....and it's enjoyable too.
Because I can measure my game and progress vrs my opponent in lane

YouSavedMyLife · 02-02-2015 11:48am

SeantheMan wrote: »

For that reason I've taken to maining Top and Jungle this season

I'm maining jungle and mid this season. I find top, adc and supp are to dependent on the rest of the team, which is a sad fact. As an ADC you're reliant on the supp and vice versa. That's why when i play as ADC i tend to pick a scaling monster like Jinx or Vayne and just tell my supp to play safe and hope he does. Top is another story. Being able to win lane is fine and all but i have so little influence on the rest of the map its tough. Even if i take TP in lane and **** is going down near dragon and i ping that ill TP down my team just dont pick up on anything at all.

As a jungle i can apply pressure to any part of the map i want. Its great. And as a mid i can either win my lane and get ahead or roam bot or top with ease. Its great :pac:

After 22 games this season excluding placements im still sitting in the same league i got placed. Silver II

Taylor365 · 02-02-2015 12:12pm

I think ADC and MID are key to success. You can turn the tide of the game while also destroying your team chances in 1 team fight!

I try not to leave these roles to chance.

Jungle can be forked by his own teammates.
Top is an island in itself.
Supp, you're at the mercy of your team really. I've stolen dragons/fed our ADC/0 deaths etc. Still means nothing if your team suck.

Been off league since s4 finished so might jump back on in a few months :P

n1ck · 02-02-2015 12:42pm

Seifer wrote: »

4-4 in placements.

About 15/20 minutes into the 9th game (which my team was handily winning) it appears I'm lagging out. After about 20 seconds I reconnect and see everyone else doing similar; apparently everyone got kicked. Game plays out normally from there and we win.
End game stats won't show up but no big surprise there. I relog because it says I'm disconnected from PvP.net. Greeted with a reconnect to game screen. Clicking it obviously does nothing because the game is over. That stays there for about two hours until finally I relog to find no trace of the game I won and still at 4-4.

Yay Riot :rolleyes:

You'd be delighted if you lost and the game was non existent afterwards.

Seifer · 02-02-2015 12:43pm

n1ck wrote: »

You'd be delighted if you lost and the game was non existent afterwards.

But I won so I'm not.

n1ck · 02-02-2015 12:45pm

Seifer wrote: »

But I won so I'm not.

So put yourself in the other shoes and stop moaning.

Seifer · 02-02-2015 12:49pm

n1ck wrote: »

So put yourself in the other shoes and stop moaning.

Or how about I post on the League of Legends general chat thread about something that happened to me in League of Legends and if you've nothing interesting to say about it you resist hitting that reply button to post inane, obvious statements?

Korvanica · 02-02-2015 12:50pm

Seifer wrote: »

But I won so I'm not.

The other team are

Decided i'd fill for my placements. Went 4-6. Bronze 1. Played ****e most games. Interestingly enough 3 of my 4 wins were Rammus jungle.

Placed bronze 3 last year and never played ranked until the last week to get into Silver 5 for the reward.

This year I've decided to only play ranked so it'll be interesting to see where I end up. Silver 4 here i come

n1ck · 02-02-2015 1:04pm

Seifer wrote: »

Or how about I post on the League of Legends general chat thread about something that happened to me in League of Legends and if you've nothing interesting to say about it you resist hitting that reply button to post inane, obvious statements?

People like you need to be told to stop moaning.

I've been playing my placements but I haven't played in months so I've been playing support because my mechanics are ****e! I was plat 5, expecting to get placed mid silver because I butchered my MMR at the end of season 4.

cherryghost · 02-02-2015 1:08pm

Guys please stop the bickering and keep on topic, instead of making sniding remarks at one another.

Playboy · 03-02-2015 12:13am

n1ck wrote: »

People like you need to be told to stop moaning.

I've been playing my placements but I haven't played in months so I've been playing support because my mechanics are ****e! I was plat 5, expecting to get placed mid silver because I butchered my MMR at the end of season 4.

Why dont you leave the aggro in game where it belongs. No need for it here mate

Korvanica · 05-02-2015 11:23am

DJ Sona :O

Probably the coolest skin for any game I have ever seen !!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7BfXn4OXdA

YouSavedMyLife · 05-02-2015 4:14pm

I never played Udyr before i bought his ultimate skin, and then he became one of my mains in S3. Played rework Sona twice so far. She wouldn't be one of my go-to supports and there is no way i would pick her in ranked but i think i may have to get this skin. Only if it gets the price reduction that Udyr got for the first week. No worth 3250 RP imo

SeantheMan · 06-02-2015 2:10am

No *skin* is worth 20 euro !!

SeantheMan · 06-02-2015 2:29am

King of 1v1 Korea is on atm...

VODS here
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGA73hIgOhANAW_ruTXDKig/videos

http://www.reddit.com/r/LoLeventVoDs/comments/2ut4qi/korean_solo_king_tournament/

YouSavedMyLife · 11-02-2015 1:06am

In most pre-game lobbies i would ask for Jung/Mid>>>>>>>>Everything else and in most cases would get to Jungle or Mid. But recently stopped asking for it and would fill in most cases or pick whatever i felt like from what options was left. Went on a 18 game win streak :pac: Streak ended today with a single loss but won another two after that loss.

Also picked up Sion top. Played him mostly in the jungle but went top with him on a whim. **** me he is strong. Maxxing E first gives him insane poke that comes out so so fast for high damage and low mana cost.

Playboy · 11-02-2015 5:19pm

YouSavedMyLife wrote: »

In most pre-game lobbies i would ask for Jung/Mid>>>>>>>>Everything else and in most cases would get to Jungle or Mid. But recently stopped asking for it and would fill in most cases or pick whatever i felt like from what options was left. Went on a 18 game win streak :pac: Streak ended today with a single loss but won another two after that loss.

Also picked up Sion top. Played him mostly in the jungle but went top with him on a whim. **** me he is strong. Maxxing E first gives him insane poke that comes out so so fast for high damage and low mana cost.

Do you build him full tank?

YouSavedMyLife · 11-02-2015 9:57pm

Playboy wrote: »

Do you build him full tank?

No. I'm 5-1 with him in ranked so far with the one loss came from me bringing him bot as a support because of troll picks in the lobby.

The 5 times i took him top i pretty much won my lane, if not in kills but in CS for sure since i would bring them so low from E poke they would have to keep distance or back. In all 5 games i bought a Black Cleaver just so they fear my damage in a team fight instead of being just a tank trying to disrupt ****. Bought a Hexdrinker in a game where the enemy had double AP. In most cases i try to take items that have HP. Randuins, Warmogs, Sunfire, Cleaver...

Also, why is Gnar a thing? I laned top versus him for the first time today as Renekton. Haven't played Renek in some time but just wanted to try him out. Everytime i dashed to Gnar he would just jump away, and his jump had a shorter CD than my E. **** me was it frustrating. Then by about level 8-10 i can't do do **** cause he built tanky and still does **** loads of damage with his free Vayne AA stacks and Mega Gnar which also does stupid damage.

**** me i haven't been this frustrated in a 1v1 lane in a long time. Trying to think of what top champs i play that would shut him down in lane. Fiora, Lissandra, maybe Kayle. Thats about it. Maybe an ADC like Vayne or Quinn.

SeantheMan · 12-02-2015 2:09am

Playboy wrote: »

Do you build him full tank?

Guy made a great video about Sion and how to play him.
He went from unranked to challenger with Sion Top
His explanations about how to play him are very good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XA4FC2g4wVA

B00MSTICK · 15-02-2015 11:13pm

I got fed up playing support only for the ADC to get caught/not engage in more than 50% of my games. Started playing Sion up top and having much more fun!

In my unranked ELO its quite easy to steal their buff, die and tp back to lane level 2, plenty of pots and red buff!

Taylor365 · 16-02-2015 9:14am

Went 21/1 yesterday on Annie.

Can't 0-100mph tanks without the DFG though.

IvySlayer · 16-02-2015 2:50pm

Won a game as Morgana jungle :P

Guy who was last pick was supposed to go jungle but raged and went Katarina mid, I volunteered to take smite and jungle

Tough few first minutes, but once you build AP and tear, she has amazing clear speed and her ganks are lethal if you land the bind!!

n1ck · 16-02-2015 2:58pm

IvySlayer wrote: »

Won a game as Morgana jungle :P

Guy who was last pick was supposed to go jungle but raged and went Katarina mid, I volunteered to take smite and jungle

Tough few first minutes, but once you build AP and tear, she has amazing clear speed and her ganks are lethal if you land the bind!!

Once you learn where to pull the jungle mobs to so they soft reset, most ranged champions can clear and with her spell vamp once she gets some AP she has really nice sustain.

Playboy · 17-02-2015 8:33pm

n1ck wrote: »

Once you learn where to pull the jungle mobs to so they soft reset, most ranged champions can clear and with her spell vamp once she gets some AP she has really nice sustain.

Didn't that get a pretty hard nerf in 5.1 making picks like TF and Twitch unviable? Something to do with reducing the number of soft leashes before a hard reset

Splinter · 18-02-2015 12:01am

Playboy wrote: »

Didn't that get a pretty hard nerf in 5.1 making picks like TF and Twitch unviable? Something to do with reducing the number of soft leashes before a hard reset

yup 5 soft leashes is a hard reset now iirc

Paul.k.b.90 · 18-02-2015 6:41pm

yeah 5 resets now before it hard resets...Jungle right now is easily the most difficult role i think..rarely get a gank off before backing which is kinda annoying if you play aggressive..makes u need to pick some what farming style champs or point and click CC champs..

YouSavedMyLife · 18-02-2015 7:39pm

Vi and J4 are very strong at the moment. They can clear jungle and gank after. Just ban both of them and you get a free win cause the enemy jungler will struggle with any other jungler :P

n1ck · 21-02-2015 12:21am

Playboy wrote: »

Didn't that get a pretty hard nerf in 5.1 making picks like TF and Twitch unviable? Something to do with reducing the number of soft leashes before a hard reset

My mistake, shows how much I pay attention to patch notes!

Dcully · 22-02-2015 6:21pm

Hey guys MOBA newbie here.
Ive played a handful of lol games in the past but never stuck with the game.
Recently ive got into Heroes of the Storm and really enjoying it.
Its insanely addictive and a good introduction to the MOBA scene.
Ive also played smite and enjoyed it just not as much as HOTS.
Since ive dipped the toe in so to speak im keen to attempt to get into lol or dota but i hear lol would be easier to get in to?
Of the free characters with lol are there any recommended characters to play with to learn the ropes?

msowa · 22-02-2015 7:08pm

Hi Guys, I was in the Woolshed (Dublin) last firday and I noticed that there was a huge screen with LoL on one of the walls - is that one-off thing or actually there's a spot where you can watch LOL / DOTA ?

Paul.k.b.90 · 22-02-2015 7:37pm

its the guys part of the Irish league group on FB.. they organise viewing parties every little while Just search "this is irish league of legends" on FB.. has a bout 2500 members.

Taylor365 · 22-02-2015 8:50pm

Finished 10 Placement games there. Won 6 lost 4. Back down to Gold 4....

74/10/65

13 Double Kills
3 Triple
1900 minions slain...poor guys

YouSavedMyLife · 23-02-2015 12:45am

Dcully wrote: »

Hey guys MOBA newbie here.
Ive played a handful of lol games in the past but never stuck with the game.
Recently ive got into Heroes of the Storm and really enjoying it.
Its insanely addictive and a good introduction to the MOBA scene.
Ive also played smite and enjoyed it just not as much as HOTS.
Since ive dipped the toe in so to speak im keen to attempt to get into lol or dota but i hear lol would be easier to get in to?
Of the free characters with lol are there any recommended characters to play with to learn the ropes?

The thing with LoL at low levels is that alot of the games are gonna be full of smurfs and it can be off-putting for new players trying to get into the game. So be prepared to be frustrated, often. Another thing is picking champions that are meta for certain lanes. I'm not a meta sheep but alot of people are and there can be toxic players because you didn't pick a certain character for a certain lane. I think Smite is just like LoL in that aspect with a jungle, 2 solo lanes and a duo lane.

The free characters change each week. Of the rotation for this week i would recommend Aatrox, Wukong or Ezrael. Aatrox being not so mechanically difficult to play and Wukong being a point and click champ with no skill shots. Ezrael just because he is a safe pick with an escape on his E.

Of the cheaper characters that can be bought with game currency i suggest Annie, Kayle, Sivir and Warwick. All easy to play, can be bought with game currency after about 5 games and all being in, or just outside the "meta" at the moment.

YouSavedMyLife · 26-02-2015 2:29am

Just played a normal and instalocked Sona. Didn't get the reaction i wanted

They said nothing at all. Then in the game i didn't actually have the ultimate skin cause i didn't buy it. Still no reaction

Orizio · 26-02-2015 9:12am

YouSavedMyLife wrote: »

The thing with LoL at low levels is that alot of the games are gonna be full of smurfs and it can be off-putting for new players trying to get into the game. So be prepared to be frustrated, often. Another thing is picking champions that are meta for certain lanes. I'm not a meta sheep but alot of people are and there can be toxic players because you didn't pick a certain character for a certain lane.

Eh people massively over-rate the amount of smurfs playing lower leagues. Being fed doesn't equal someone being a smurf, and a silver/gold playing bronze isn't necessarily going to play well.

Morever you don't play ranked if you don't have at least a basic understanding of the meta. Norms is whatever.

Korvanica · 26-02-2015 11:29am

Yea play Normals for a while after reaching level 30, and teambuilder if you wanna practice a specific champ/role.

When someone is fed in lower elo, as mentioned, it doesn't mean they're a smurf, usually in lower elos, people cannot deal with a fed champ (focus/save cc for them etc) and it snowballs out of control.

If someone says they're a smurf and calls mid/top or whatever, **** them, if they're really a smurf they will be able to carry from any position.

YouSavedMyLife · 26-02-2015 2:25pm

I'm not talking about smurfing in lower ELO. I'm talking about smurfing at lower levels, 1-29. I have made a smurf account and leveled it to 17 and the amount of smurf players at 1-10 is high. If you're brand new to the game and your getting stomped in lane by that Riven and Zed it would be off putting, no?

IvySlayer · 26-02-2015 4:02pm

I started a new account on the EUNE server, 50% of people are smurfs using Master Yi to stomp :P

It can be very off putting to new players, the toxicity is really bad

Playboy · 26-02-2015 4:16pm

IvySlayer wrote: »

I started a new account on the EUNE server, 50% of people are smurfs using Master Yi to stomp :P

It can be very off putting to new players, the toxicity is really bad

I think matchmaking picks up pretty quick on who and who isnt a smurf. If you are a genuine new player you will likely get matched against other new players and if a smurf you will get matched against other smurfs. I leveled a second account to 30 because a friend started the game and I wanted to play with him. Games for the most part were far tougher than normals on my main account

Korvanica · 27-02-2015 1:06pm

After months of teambuilder simply not working for me its finally working again ! Yaay ! Its nice to be able to play what I want with a team of people who are playing what they want. Atmosphere is much better than all other queues.

Seifer · 03-03-2015 1:01pm

Interesting direction from Riot: http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/features/team-and-earn-party-rewards

Really trying to push the playing with friends angle. Gonna get a lot more people randomly adding after a game you do well in to queue for the next

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