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League of Legends |OT| Free to play Dota clone (PC)
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Depends on who's in my lane. If I need a longer stun, then I move fear up the rank and start maxing it earlier.eznark said:
fear
dark wind
dark wind
drain
dark wind
crow storm
After level 6 I try to max the skills in this order:
dark wind (max)
crow storm (max)
fear (max)
drain (max
Son of Godzilla
Banned
Yea, drain is an incredible nuke. And fear is completely broken. Storm Crow is little more than harassment if you don't have drain.
NinjaBoyLao
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LoL just won IGN's 2 gamers choice award(for obvious reason)
http://bestof.ign.com/2009/pc/best-strategy-game.html
http://bestof.ign.com/2009/pc/best-multiplayer-game.html
So that means, everyone will have the UFO Corki.
http://bestof.ign.com/2009/pc/best-strategy-game.html
http://bestof.ign.com/2009/pc/best-multiplayer-game.html
So that means, everyone will have the UFO Corki.
Melhisedek
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How is community in this one? I mean how much I'll get yelled at for being a newb?
Play the tutorial and a practice match or two, then join matchmaking. You should be matched with other noobs, but you will occasionally get placed with more experienced people, and those people might get frustrated and say something...but for the most part people will try to teach you.Melhisedek said:
This guy has done commentary on many different games and he found his way to LoL, he made this observation in one of his commentaries.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBXcGM9VRTQ#t=3m27s
Herbspiceguy
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I haven't played DotA actively and never tried HoN, but the the general consensus seems that the LoL community is friendlier and much less elite. I've seen many posts about this appearing on the forum by people who have experienced these communities.
However there might be a difference based on your elo (rating). As more people have started playing LoL, some posts indicate that lower elo means more rude behaviour. I haven't experienced this myself because I haven't been in the low elo for a while. That said there are always bad apples, regardless of elo. I sometimes meet one, but it's not too bad. Here's a funny example; I recently played a game with Larias on my team through matchmaking. He has 'emissary' status, so he's like an ambassador of the game. He usually makes sophisticated posts on the forum and has a LoL youtubecast. Yet I haven't seen anyone insult people in caps like him in a good while, only because some didn't play like he expected them too, even though it was pretty obvious our team would win. The contrast between his appearance on the forum and the way he acted in-game couldn't be larger.
Besides playing practice games first, I strongly suggest checking out a guide for the champ you want to play. That's what I always do before playing a new champ.
However there might be a difference based on your elo (rating). As more people have started playing LoL, some posts indicate that lower elo means more rude behaviour. I haven't experienced this myself because I haven't been in the low elo for a while. That said there are always bad apples, regardless of elo. I sometimes meet one, but it's not too bad. Here's a funny example; I recently played a game with Larias on my team through matchmaking. He has 'emissary' status, so he's like an ambassador of the game. He usually makes sophisticated posts on the forum and has a LoL youtubecast. Yet I haven't seen anyone insult people in caps like him in a good while, only because some didn't play like he expected them too, even though it was pretty obvious our team would win. The contrast between his appearance on the forum and the way he acted in-game couldn't be larger.
Besides playing practice games first, I strongly suggest checking out a guide for the champ you want to play. That's what I always do before playing a new champ.
I try to play two or three matches a night and honestly, the assholes are few and far between. More often than not if someone start being a dick, the rest of the players will react strongly to try and shut the idiot up.
When you play your first few matches just defend and support. Stick near turrets and do not wander off alone. As long as you don't die a lot no one is going to be pissed. Even if you get zero kills but rarely die it's likely you've been an asset (or at least not a liability).
When you play your first few matches just defend and support. Stick near turrets and do not wander off alone. As long as you don't die a lot no one is going to be pissed. Even if you get zero kills but rarely die it's likely you've been an asset (or at least not a liability).
Melhisedek
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Any tips for a beginner? Like what hero to use and what items? And overall strategies?
Take a few classes to a practice match and see what you prefer. ranged/mage/tank/melee dps. You can read about each class at the store where it also says how difficult it is to master a certain class.Melhisedek said:
You can find some class specific strategies here: http://leaguecraft.com/strategies/guides/ (or at the official forum)
I just had one of my best games playing Sivir (only my second try with her). Finished at level 17 with 9/1/8...the second highest hero was level 14 and on my team :lol Only shopped that one time after I died so I had 3k+ when the game finished Very easy-to-play character with an impressive dps output throughout the game.
Very easy-to-play character with an impressive dps output throughout the game.Teknopathetic
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Yeah, rets go, eznark.
Herbspiceguy
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A New Champion Approaches: Gragas, the Caskmaster
Looks like a fun champ to me.
Looks like a fun champ to me.
Here's two preview videos for the new champs from the test realm.
Gragas - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUmsU-p7MdM
Pantheon - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-uI1wKGWHg
Gragas - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUmsU-p7MdM
Pantheon - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-uI1wKGWHg
Yeah the LoL community has been very cool. Sometimes you'll get the guy who is all business and hates anybody who isn't playing how he wants them to play, but just ignore those dudes.
I tried playing HoN and the first game I got into the entire team got pissed at me because I was only lvl 1. They instantly dismissed me (even though I know how to play DotA), so I just quit the match early and came back to LoL.
On a side note, I'm currently in love with Fiddlesticks, he's just downright awesome. I try to max Dark Wind as early as possible, it's insane when you are in a lane with 2 enemy champions. Any time you can get the 2 of them alone in the early game, throw a Dark Wind at them and it just bounces back and forth until it kills one of them. Not to mention how deadly Crow Storm + Drain can be.
I'm still pretty much a noob though, I'm only lvl 9 so I don't have flash yet, which kind of breaks Fiddlesticks. But anybody who is noob friendly go ahead and add me (Aesthet1c). I'd like to get some more people on my friendlist, right now it's kind of just me and my brother in law.
I tried playing HoN and the first game I got into the entire team got pissed at me because I was only lvl 1. They instantly dismissed me (even though I know how to play DotA), so I just quit the match early and came back to LoL.
On a side note, I'm currently in love with Fiddlesticks, he's just downright awesome. I try to max Dark Wind as early as possible, it's insane when you are in a lane with 2 enemy champions. Any time you can get the 2 of them alone in the early game, throw a Dark Wind at them and it just bounces back and forth until it kills one of them. Not to mention how deadly Crow Storm + Drain can be.
I'm still pretty much a noob though, I'm only lvl 9 so I don't have flash yet, which kind of breaks Fiddlesticks. But anybody who is noob friendly go ahead and add me (Aesthet1c). I'd like to get some more people on my friendlist, right now it's kind of just me and my brother in law.
thestopsign
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Nope. Just played a few games as Nunu, and went 18-1-2 and 4-1-11. The first game, I got overleveled fast, and my ultimate was taking out their whole team in one hit. I got multiple triple kills from that. He's a fun hero to play as. Both games I had a Kassadin on my team that was over 20-0 though, the hero seems over powered if played right.
I've played them both a bit and found the Gragas is kinda cool, but everything he does he does it rather rather poorly and other champs do it much better. He's a novelty right now, and I'd expect him to receive some sort of buff or even a reworking in the future.
I found Pantheon to be a much better champ though. His spear shot makes for amazing early game harassment. I normally take a pair of boots, 2 health pots, and a mana pot out of the gate. This allows me to move very quickly around the lane since pantheon's base move speed is already pretty high. With this extra move speed you can constantly harass an enemies that are trying to get last hits and keep them away from the experience and gold. At level 3, once I've skilled my main skills and with a competent laning partner, double killing the lane enemies is pretty easy to do with a well timed shield strike after my partner initiates. This has been successful with a wide range of partners, but Twisted Fate, Janna, Rammus, Annie, or Alistar pretty much guarantee it. You need to take advantage of his great farming ability and you need to stay ahead of the game or else he becomes very useless. After buying your initial items, don't spend anything until you have a B.F. sword, because once you have that you'll be able to realize the full farming ability. Your heartstreaker will now one shot creep waves and you'll be able to clear the jungle. My goal is to get two bloodthristers and a last whisper by level 16. Stacked, you can stun+heartseeker most champs to about 20% health, auto attack once, spear and they're dead...very devastating combo. Again, the problem is you need a lot of money to get to that point, so use your ult to clear waves and gain stacks and money. I rarely use my ult for offensive purposes unless I see my team winning a skirmish and I can cast it at the enemies escape point and land on the runners...otherwise anyone with half a brain can dodge it.
I found Pantheon to be a much better champ though. His spear shot makes for amazing early game harassment. I normally take a pair of boots, 2 health pots, and a mana pot out of the gate. This allows me to move very quickly around the lane since pantheon's base move speed is already pretty high. With this extra move speed you can constantly harass an enemies that are trying to get last hits and keep them away from the experience and gold. At level 3, once I've skilled my main skills and with a competent laning partner, double killing the lane enemies is pretty easy to do with a well timed shield strike after my partner initiates. This has been successful with a wide range of partners, but Twisted Fate, Janna, Rammus, Annie, or Alistar pretty much guarantee it. You need to take advantage of his great farming ability and you need to stay ahead of the game or else he becomes very useless. After buying your initial items, don't spend anything until you have a B.F. sword, because once you have that you'll be able to realize the full farming ability. Your heartstreaker will now one shot creep waves and you'll be able to clear the jungle. My goal is to get two bloodthristers and a last whisper by level 16. Stacked, you can stun+heartseeker most champs to about 20% health, auto attack once, spear and they're dead...very devastating combo. Again, the problem is you need a lot of money to get to that point, so use your ult to clear waves and gain stacks and money. I rarely use my ult for offensive purposes unless I see my team winning a skirmish and I can cast it at the enemies escape point and land on the runners...otherwise anyone with half a brain can dodge it.
This thread isn't really active
I just downloaded the game a few weeks ago and the game is a blast. I never played DOTA, tried HON and got yelled at for being a noob , but the LoL community is pretty nice. The friends I play with make it even more awesome.
How many of you dudes play it here?
I just downloaded the game a few weeks ago and the game is a blast. I never played DOTA, tried HON and got yelled at for being a noob
, but the LoL community is pretty nice. The friends I play with make it even more awesome.How many of you dudes play it here?
I'm playing it religiously, go ahead and add me, CheetoBanditoJoeFu said:This thread isn't really active
I just downloaded the game a few weeks ago and the game is a blast. I never played DOTA, tried HON and got yelled at for being a noob
How many of you dudes play it here?
I've got a couple groups of players with vent servers for premades.
I play at least once a day, more like 3 matches or so.JoeFu said:This thread isn't really active
I just downloaded the game a few weeks ago and the game is a blast. I never played DOTA, tried HON and got yelled at for being a noob
How many of you dudes play it here?
eznark, feel free to add me as well
thestopsign
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I play, and I've gotten really good recently. Just went 38-1!
My name is Chronos on LoL.
My name is Chronos on LoL.
NubCakes09
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I've been playing this game a lot more and I'm getting pretty good with Sivir. I added some of you on here and if anyone else wants to add me, my name in LoL is NubCakes09.
Jazzy Network
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Add me if anyone wants to play: J Rizzle
NinjaBoyLao
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There is a huge backlash in the forum.
http://www.leagueoflegends.com/board/showthread.php?t=66426
Because of this.
http://www.leagueoflegends.com/board/showthread.php?t=66146
http://www.leagueoflegends.com/board/showthread.php?t=66426
Because of this.
http://www.leagueoflegends.com/board/showthread.php?t=66146
Castor Krieg
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eznark said:
Because of new publisher in Southeast Asia all people playing from that region got blocked to access U.S. servers since yesterday.
NinjaBoyLao
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And it is still unsure if we, SEA gamers, are going to start from scratch(again) or keep everything we've unlocked in our NA summoner profile. And also, we cannot play with the friends we've met in LoL anymore.
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