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League of Legends |OT| Free to play Dota clone (PC)
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So, I have a left handed mouse even if I'm not left handed, so I use it with the buttons inverted so that it works like a normal right handed mouse.
The game ignores my settings this and still treats it with the left handed settings.
Well, that's not really that problematic after all but the first instinct when moving is clicking the right button and the left when I'm in the menus and doing the opposite is weird.
The game ignores my settings this and still treats it with the left handed settings.
Well, that's not really that problematic after all but the first instinct when moving is clicking the right button and the left when I'm in the menus and doing the opposite is weird.
Jazzy Network
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God Xin is a beast. Been doing well with him. Even got a quad kill in 1 game. He' still OP as hell.
Alex
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Fighting Urgot in the mid three times, while it was just random matches (I'm no pro), I don't find him scary in the least. The first time you eat a a barrage from him it's a bit shocking, but once you get used to the mechanics it's fairly easy to avoid in a 1 v 1 situation.
Late game he doesn't seem to be anything noteworthy at all. That said, I hope they lay off the tank hybrids for awhile.
Late game he doesn't seem to be anything noteworthy at all. That said, I hope they lay off the tank hybrids for awhile.
It's *really* easy to avoid Urgot's E, the cast time is long enough for anyone who is paying attention to dodge. I still think he is pretty good early game, his Q does a good amount of damage to anyone.
He does seem mostly useless late game though. His abilities don't scale very well so his damage is pretty pitiful and his tanking isn't really great enough to make him worth it as a sole tank late game. He's kinda fun for interesting setups with the switcheroo ability, but the range is so short it isn't really as useful as it could be.
He does seem mostly useless late game though. His abilities don't scale very well so his damage is pretty pitiful and his tanking isn't really great enough to make him worth it as a sole tank late game. He's kinda fun for interesting setups with the switcheroo ability, but the range is so short it isn't really as useful as it could be.
LonelyIsland
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HeartAttackJones said:
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LonelyIsland
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played Galio for the first time in AR, AM. (All random, All Mid)
it was freaking awesome.
http://twitpic.com/2i6wrm
it was freaking awesome.
http://twitpic.com/2i6wrm
thestopsign
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jon bones said:
Yeah, that's about par for someone who hasn't played a DotA style game before. Hopefully you learn from your mistakes and go from there.
Legato.Reborn-
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I think we can all rejoice in the fall of the poking metagame. (It's still there somewhat, but not like it was).
Teknopathetic
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"Does Mercury boots not reduce the stun on Galio's ult? I think the only way to break out of it is cleanse and I haven't even tried that yet. Flash Galio has been doing well from what I've seen."
I'm pretty sure it does. I was able to get out of it mashing flash with merc treads. Cleanse definitely works.
I'm pretty sure it does. I was able to get out of it mashing flash with merc treads. Cleanse definitely works.
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Okay, so basically in LoL you'll have monthly metagames. These metagames are team compositions that synergize very well together (the heroes) and rape just about all other compositions out there.
The poking meta has been the favorite in the past few months or so. (Is slowly dying now in favor of others ie; AoE comps)
The God tier poking team was, Ezreal, Janna, Heimerdinger, [Insert 2 support/tanks] ie; Morgana/Taric, Amumu/Shen.
If they were a competent team, you WOULD NOT beat them. Under no circumstances. By the time you got to heimer's front line you were dead from all the poking/kiting.
It was horrible for solo-que's. Hell, even 5v5's were difficult.
(I'll be honest here, I would pick the healing meta (soraka,taric,kayle,etc) back in January a million times over the poking.)
damn, this game is deep as hell
i'm gonna mess around with a couple of the free champions again tonight and probably bite the bullet and buy a couple pay-for champs
amumu and teemo look like fun dudes
any other suggestions for noob friendly champs to pick up?
i enjoyed starting with ashe because she had a nice spread-shot to help put a dent in minions and her Big Shot move was a nice way to put a dent in & hamper an enemy Champion
i did not enjoy starting with ashe because of her lack of melee options and seemingly low health
i'm gonna mess around with a couple of the free champions again tonight and probably bite the bullet and buy a couple pay-for champs
amumu and teemo look like fun dudes
any other suggestions for noob friendly champs to pick up?
i enjoyed starting with ashe because she had a nice spread-shot to help put a dent in minions and her Big Shot move was a nice way to put a dent in & hamper an enemy Champion
i did not enjoy starting with ashe because of her lack of melee options and seemingly low health
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jon bones said:
She's a DPS carry, if you make it to 45min with her, you'll 1shot other carries.
jon bones said:
She should always be in the back row anyways.
Annie is admittingly pretty easy to play. It's so easy to last hit with Q, insuring you'll have plenty of mana. Q is also a target spell which makes things so much easier. Her burst dmg is insane if you get Mejai stacked. Stun Tibbers helps tremendously in team fights. Only problem is she's fragile (but no more than ashe imo) and stun rotates every fifth spell which can be a problem if team fights last a little while.
Alex
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The recommends are hit and miss, they need to (and are, I believe) update them for the current iteration of the game.
If you're looking for simple starter picks or guides, you could just go to mobafire, pick the character and find the highest rated guide. They'll usually list ideas and theories for everything from items to runes to masteries, skill order, etc.
Helpful as a newer player until you can get into the discussions and branch out in your preferred ways.
If you're looking for simple starter picks or guides, you could just go to mobafire, pick the character and find the highest rated guide. They'll usually list ideas and theories for everything from items to runes to masteries, skill order, etc.
Helpful as a newer player until you can get into the discussions and branch out in your preferred ways.
jon bones said:
The recommended items are generally ok, but after a while you should really have your own builds for heroes and have an idea of what items are generally good and what are generally bad. For example, you should never bother buying Malady (get Stark's Fervor), Berzerker Greaves (Merc treads are generally the best boots) or Wartmogs armor (rod of ages is often a better bet).
Also a lot of heroes can be built in different ways, like Sion who can go straight tank, AP or AD. Recommended will only give you one option.
Another thing is that your item build should depend heavily on both your teammates and your opponents. Item builds are very nice for starting players, but later on, once you know all the items really well, you'll want to basically pick one or two really core items for your champ and then just buy stuff depending on how the match is going.sohois said:
Examples:
They have a ton of cc? Pick up Merc Treads and Banshees
They have no cc but a ton of melee? Pick up Ninja Tabi and Thornmail
Your team is already up 8-0 in kills? Pick up a Mejais and a Guardian Angel so that you quickly get even further ahead and stay further ahead.
You notice they have an early Aegis/GA and have a decent amount of armor and magic resist? Pick up some armor or magic pen items instead of rushing that Rylai/Bloodthirster.
Could go on forever, but you get the idea.
Milabrega said:
Clarity is a waste of a summon spell on Ashe. If you need Clarity it means your spamming Volley to kill creeps instead of last hitting properly. I'd rather have Cleanse and Ghost to get out of a hairy situation then to have a spell that loses it's usefulness mid to late game.
I really love Amumu and he's a great tank. Although the best way to play him is the jungle game and you'll need to be around 20 to have the runes/masteries to make that possible.jon bones said:
Regardless, if you play him safe in the laning phase he'll have incredible utility in team fights. His ultimate (his AOE snare) will turn the tide of battle and and is a great initiator.
I bought the Collector's box, and then the Champion pack with the $10 points you get with the Collector's box. So $35 for about, what, forty champions?jon bones said:
Not sure if I would suggest it, I don't think I've touched half of them yet and learning how to play a new Champion can put more stress on your team. It also fucks up your ARAM game if you get rando'd with a champion you've never touched. But then again, it's a good value and it'll give you the opportunity to figure out how certain champions work (practice matches with bots), and that information is super useful when fighting those champions.
But it also isn't too hard to save up IP, ten or so matches will get you around 1350, which'll allow you to buy some pretty effective champions (doesn't matter about their price, Kayle and Soraka are the cheapest Champions at only 450 IP and are also some of the best.)
Also, the runes with the Collector's set are somewhat worthless. I say somewhat because while they aren't the most useful (a Quintessence that decreases Rez time by 5%), they are tier 3 runes that you can use before level 20.
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