League of Legends (LoL) General Chat Thread

YouSavedMyLife wrote: »

OMG didn't play yesterday, and who are SHR? :pac:

Only one game was competitive and that was TPA vs SRC which was enjoyable to watch if only to see TPA throw.

SHRC*



Groups A + B really are the least interesting for me, especially with the whole SK/Svenskeren drama. No real point watching group A outside of the SSW + EDG games, AHQ + DP are terrible.

Group B is wierd, TSM looked really strong in their 2 wins, albeit one of them was verse a weakened SK, and terrible vs SHRC.... On the other hand SHRC did not look good at all vs SK or TPA. I reckon a better pick/ban next game and TSM could potentially beat them.


All about the last 2 groups though, gonna be some great games. Hopefully Alliance and Fnatic show up, sick of this Korean dominance so would love an upset or two.

I'm on an eleven game losing streak at the moment. Dropped from 98LP in Gold 1 to Gold 3 in my last game just now. I'm playing well, not feeding atleast and in some games winning my lane bar the last one where i took the new rework Soraka bot :rolleyes:

I really don't see what i can do Queuing for another game now. Surly i gotta win at some stage....right......RIGHT?

Seifer wrote: »

You're probably on tilt if you're resorting to trying out reworked champs on their release; probably best to take a break.

Watched the Alliance vs. Cloud 9 game at lunch; waste of a lunch break :mad:

Nah it was over the course of the last 3 days, and i'm playing well, so i dont think im on tilt. The Soraka game was my first game today so tbh i wasnt angry and didnt give a **** tbh.

Alliance vs C9 was terrible. Boring right through then C9 win after 1 TF, ZZZZ

-Edit- Lost my 12th game Atleast this time it was a close game!

FNC weren't robbed, everyone is aware of that 'bug', they should have been as well. Ultimately they made some awful mistakes in the last few minutes that lost them the game.

Just saw Wings pla Viktor on PBE. Dear god, the damage was insane, guaranteed to be nerfed.

LoL the only serious e-sport, past or present, in which NA has superior players to EU.

Slugs wrote: »

Don't think Fnatic were robbed, but I seriously think EU needs to learn from NA and do some serious roster changes - Soaz needs to go from Fnatic and I think Froggen might want to take a serious look at Nyph and Tabzz on the bot lane... He could just replace the two with YOLOstar and Rekkless...

Also, is there any benefit to not finishing your jungle item?

Whenever Fnatic were struggling in their games, Cyanide had not finished his spirit stone, which was driving me insane as I felt he was missing on the sustain, conservation, CDR and whatever respective effect he was getting. Just wondering is it not viewed as gold efficient (particularly when your team's behind) or was he just being a spa?

Seems like a lot of EU teams are constantly changing line-ups these days, not sure it helps. If there are better players out there that they can afford - like Bjergsen, Lustboy etc - then great, but that caliber of player isn't that easily found.

How well financed are EU teams in comparison to NA teams? Always got the impression TSM/CLG are the best off money wise outside of Asia.

Surprised more EU LoL teams don't go the SC2 route and send their team to Korea to train full time. Playing and scrimming on the best servers with perfect ping - or even entering Korea LCS - will surely help bring the likes of FNC/Alliance to the next level. Guess money/visas are a problem.

Playboy wrote: »

To be honest the only thing that killed the EU teams was their inconsistency. NA has only 1 team and thats Cloud 9. LMQ is Chinese and TSM has EU players.

Fnatic was the only team that troubled Samsung Blue in both games. Alliance beat NWS once and threw the other game froma very strong position. Considering the Koreans are considered far and away the best region then I dont think it was a poor showing from EU. I think the skill cap is very high in EU but they need better coaching and they need to practice more against Chinese teams. Imo if the EU get their act together then I think they are capable of challenging Korea next year.

EU Dream Team

Top: Freddy
Mid: Froggen
Adc: Reckkles
Support: Yellowstar
Jungle: Shook I think but this position is an issue for EU teams.

Agree completely with all your points. The issue I find with EU is that all the top tier teams have very... tilt-prone players, or at the very least players who lack a basic level of consistency that you can expect from them.

I also think that there are no standout junglers in EUW, maybe Diamond. But for the top tier teams, Cyanide is very poor, Svenskeren is a **** (and I feel he should be banned from competing) and Shook is very tilt-prone/hit and miss.

however the EU really struggled vs China which in fairness they should be able to cope with if they can beat Korean teams.

Not necessarily... Whats important to remember is that each region has its own style of play and being adept at one does not automatically mean that you will be able to instantly deal with and address another...

The way I think of it, you could be a fantastic boxer but then get dragged into kickboxing. You learn how to kickbox and become really good at it, but you can't expect to be able to deal with a Muay Thai fighter.

Orizio wrote: »

Dunno what the rules are now but a team house - or housing with a Korean team - would be of some benefit imo. It was of significant benefit to a number of SC2 players.

Most teams have team houses that they live in. Having multiple teams in 1 house wont work for league. There would just be too many people.

Alliance need to replace wickd. He underperforms on almost all champions except Irelia. Once shes banned you know hes probably going to have a bad game. They deserved that loss to Kabum, they got cocky and picked an awful team comp. Zero waveclear, No Hard CC, All melee except Twitch (and Kayle). What the **** were they thinking.


I think i've been doing something right in solo queue lately. Played 2 games last night and got asked if I was a smurf in both and got called a god by most of the enemy team in one of them. All this while I was playing thresh support Pretty nice confidence boost.

Why not offer Poohmandu and Piglet a spot ?

I guess Pooh really is retiring, but Piglet is still up there with some of the best ADCs in the world. Can't believe he is without a team


Also with regards to NA vrs EU and who is better at the game, I think it's 4 or 6 of the 15 players representing the NA teams are actually from America. In the coming years , as was the way of SC2, I can see them just getting in more and more Koreans and Asians

Aren't most of the US players historically some of the best at Fighting games ? or the first Mega-star of gaming outside Asia.....Johnathan Wendell ?

Got to play Sion just now in the jungle and he instantly clicked with me. They really nailed the feeling of being an unstoppable monster. His clear time is pretty good but his sustain is godlike, i used my first potion when at 80% HP just before i started my second buff camp. I did the most damage in the game even though i built full tank. Very impressed with this champ more so than Gnar and Azir.

Azir needs something. I feel like his AA style play is kind of awkward for a mage. Maybe just need more games with him but he is something i would like to pick up.

Any thoughts?

Seifer wrote: »

I think Sion looks, sounds and feels amazing but his gameplay is a little lacking.
Just played him top against Maokai and laning was the normal, top farmfest with no chance of us killing each other. When it came to team fights after he blows his ult he's just so easy to kite. Now I was against a Lucian, Thresh and Ziggs but I still think his lack of mobility will be a killer.

Agreed. Its Imperative you land your ult on initiation since it combo's so well into his Q. Missing ult can lead you into trouble since the range of his E isn't the best outside of using a minion for the knockback. Frozen Mallet and Randiun's are both excellent choice's to give him more sticking power, but again landing the ult is very important.

I feel like he is weaker top than jungle since his ult doesn't help him a whole lot in a 1v1 situation.I think he would lose lane hard versus the likes of Irelia, Renekton, Jax, Aatrox or Darius. If i had to take him top i would take TP and ult gank bot everytime the opportunity presents itself. If you jungle him you can't really ward against him post 6, since most of his ganks will come in lane with ult. Simply gotta dodge the ult and punish him for it.

Map looks great alright. The jungle changes are interesting. Seems like alot more diversity with itemization which could lead to many different styles of jungle play and new champs joining the ranks of jungle meta. Excited for the changes.

Increased advantages for the defending team is one thing im now sure about. It's possible games could drag out even longer but with the buffs to jungle, baron and dragon buffs it could change the flow of the game drastically with alot more team fights being played out in the river and jungle instead of in lane. See how it plays out.

Agree with you about the %Regeneration stat being hard to gauge. Would have to check champion profiles on a site per game to see if the stat is worth it. Or they could include per level stat increases in the game's character page. Which would be nice

After 11 games of Azir in ranked i can confirm he is my favorite champ :pac: 7wins 4 losses. Rough start when i was still getting used to his mechanics. Plus i took him as supp once and top twice. Supp game was horrible but i felt it could have gone better, but both games top went decent, except for one when i faced Nasus top. Only reason i lost that lane was because Shaco camped top and i couldn't punish Nasus for CSing.

What i like most about him is that it always feels like i'm doing something. Feels like Zed in a way with the mobility and the ability to outplay your opponent. Unless its Ahri He also has insane zone control and peel for ADC. If i hang back with ADC in a TF i can push any bruisers off them and we can wreak teams behind a wall. Even moreso if its a jungle fight. His early game is pretty rough and you will have some mana issue's if you want to poke in lane. His mid to late game insane. Does lots and lots of damage when you get Deathcap + Nashors. He also has fantastic chase down once at 25%+ CDR. If you land a Q on someone trying to escape, they are pretty much dead. Lots of fun, much enjoy 10/10

-Edit- Oh yeah, i don't like his passive. Never have i felt like it made an impact in anything at all. In most cases i would drop it and recall or roam so i don't miss like 10 or so CS. Yeah. Useless

BMMachine wrote: »

ugh, cosplay girls in the ridiculously over sexualised costumes and get ups of the in game characters always just makes me shake my head

The game's overwhelming target audience is young males from 16-30, many of whom have little to no sexual experience. This kind of stuff appeals to them. Ultimately unless the game's market audience itself becomes more diverse, it won't change.

I agree however, it all comes across as pretty pathetic and very unattractive.

BMMachine wrote: »

kind of the issue im referring to. there is no need for the game to be over sexualised but it is

Well why not? Many people like it and males are just as sexualized as the females

Boobs sell though !!
Ever go onto twitch...some of the most popular channels are girls...but it's not any kind of girl...they nearly always are relatively attractive...but have some cleavage on show. I don't know what all the guys going onto them channels are expecting.

Anyways, heading to finals this Sunday, hopefully it's good...but I can see it being a 3-0 stomp.
Apparently the Imagine Dragons from the Warriors theme will be playing at it...also more free stuff (championship riven skin)