League of Legends (LoL) General Chat Thread

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 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.

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 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

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

YouSavedMyLife wrote: »

I have started banning Graves. He is pretty much the premier ADC at the moment. Hes not overpowered in the grand scheme of the game itself, but there is no reason to pick any other ACD when he does everything. I'm just fed up to see him in every ****ing game.

That's because Graves is one of the easiest ADCs to play as with high burst, with the added benefit of being the most resilient one thanks to his grit passive.

And yes, he's got everything an ADC needs: burst, CC, escape. Makes for an easier laning partner compared to an ADC that lacks CC or escape. I generally prefer being paired with an ADC that's got a form of CC... so naturally I hate having an Ezreal on my team.

n1ck wrote: »

Apart from Graves' smoke screen slow he has no form of CC whereas if an Ezreal builds Iceborn he has an aoe slow on a 3-4 second CD.

Apart from Graves' CC he has no CC...

CC he can utilize in lane. As opposed to waiting for Ezreal to farm 2900 gold to get his with a tear before it.

n1ck wrote: »

The slow from his smoke screen is still a form of CC, just because it is not hard CC does not mean it isn't a form. Graves is FOTM at the moment because he is just an all round ADC, he is not weak at any point of the game but disregarding a champion because it has no CC is a bit silly! :P

Um, yeah, I know slow is a form of CC

I was just pointing out how ridiculous it is to say "apart from his slow (CC) he has no CC"; you can't just ignore a part of a champions kit to try make a comparison with another champ more favourable.

YouSavedMyLife wrote: »

Also found an awesome site to replace lolnexus. lolskill.net. Check it out next time your loading into a game. Lots of detailed info on the matchup

I stumbled upon carry.gg on reddit and it's pretty slick. It's one of the first of the scouting sites to incorporate the new end-points in Riot's API's (as acknowledged by a Rioter in the reddit thread).

Screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/AP2LgCf.jpg

Really handy as jungler to aid in deciding where to apply pressure.

Seifer wrote: »

Um, yeah, I know slow is a form of CC

I was just pointing out how ridiculous it is to say "apart from his slow (CC) he has no CC"; you can't just ignore a part of a champions kit to try make a comparison with another champ more favourable.

I wasn't trying to elevate one above the other, it was more so trying to point out that his smoke screen being CC and the reason you pick him in lane is questionable.

So Bard looks totally OP

2 passives
Q - Multiple stun on short CD that goes through minions.
W - Health packs that provide a speed boost that dont expire unless stood on by an enemy
E - A Portal that allows your whole team can go through walls
R - An aoe stun to the enemy and damage immunity for your team. Can also be used on baron, drake and jungle mobs.

So teleport whole team into baron pit, stun enemy team and provide damage immunity to nashor so you can smite it

Looks super fun but he is way to versatile, totally overloaded kit. How the hell are you supposed to win team fights or bot lane trades with that ult? Not to mention short cd stun he also has with Q and his ability to teleport the jungler into lane for ganks

Seifer wrote: »

I'm not saying he won't be strong but:

Q - it's a skill shot that HAS to hit two targets or the target then a wall to stun.
W - Yeah, these seem like they'll be very annoying to lane against.
E - Will be hard to use in solo Q but can't wait to see what the pros do with it
R - The AOE stun also makes the enemy immune so unless it's being used to buy time for one of your initiators to get into position it'll be better off used defensively.

I don't see how his ult affects bot lane trades terribly. He can't really teleport the jungler in. The tunnel is one directional so he'd have to be where the jungler is to bring him with him.

He does look incredibly fun though

Q - It might be a skill shot but imagine you are an adc in bot lane. You can't stand behind your minions without risking a stun.

R - I didnt realise it made the enemy immune too.. that obviously makes it a much more sensible ult. Great for shutting down assassins in Team fights though