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[kiunchbb]

Fuck this game's players some(most)times. It warms my heart nice-GAF exists, even though I almost never play with you guys

Hahahahahaha

I can't wait till the day you finally play with us, we'll assemble a team of top guy* just for you.

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*top raging guys

 

[Pancakes]

I can't wait till the day you finally play with us, we'll assemble a team of top guy* just for you.

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*top raging guys

We'll make him join Mumble for extra rage.

 

[kayos90]

Wrong. You probably haven't played a game with Sweetooth.

I don't know... I was raging pretty hard last time. I think I rage harder if I can't talk though.

 

[bjaelke]

Lost both our nexus turrets after 35 minutes but managed to fend them off in something that could have been mistaken for the battle at Helm's Deep. They picked up 4 uncontested barons because we were too busy fighting super minions.

 

[bjaelke]

Sorry for dp but this is the Heimerdinger rework Riot is currently working on:

Note: This is not confirmed but something Riot is testing on their internal server.

 

[zkylon]

I'll try not to give you guys material and just rock top with Malph. It's probably the only position I'm pretty confident I'll never feed in. Lux mid I'll win pretty often, and I really like ganking with her so I usually do well with her, but sometimes I just get out of bed the wrong way and keep missing my ults and snares. Sona bot is also a safe bet, but I suck at telling when her Q is gonna hit minions and when it'll hit champs. I also like to buy WotA with her and apparently some people are sensible about that in this place

 

[Volimar]

Sorry for dp but this is the Heimerdinger rework Riot is currently working on:



Note: This is not confirmed but something Riot is testing on their internal server.

I love Heimer but I kind of hope most of this doesn't happen...

 

[Achtius]

So many re-works

 

[Achtius]

Was winning big, then xcloser throws. He is the King of throw now, not me.

how did this happen, so confusing

edit: opps double post =/

 

[Koomaster]

I'll try not to give you guys material and just rock top with Malph. It's probably the only position I'm pretty confident I'll never feed in. Lux mid I'll win pretty often, and I really like ganking with her so I usually do well with her, but sometimes I just get out of bed the wrong way and keep missing my ults and snares. Sona bot is also a safe bet, but I suck at telling when her Q is gonna hit minions and when it'll hit champs. I also like to buy WotA with her and apparently some people are sensible about that in this place

If you hover over her skills with the cursor it gives the range around her. I'm pretty sure the range it gives for Q is the range champs need to be in to get hit since it's smaller. You have to get in fairly close either way to hit with that.


I've been learning Heim this week and was thinking of getting him; I really like him the way he is. It feels great setting up some turrets, having champs walk through them trying to get to me, throw a stun on them while they get hit with turret damage over and over. Then watching them limp away slowly as I ult then fire rockets into their back till they die.

Then again, with the rework I can set up 3 turrets.... *cackles*

 

[Volimar]

If you hover over her skills with the cursor it gives the range around her. I'm pretty sure the range it gives for Q is the range champs need to be in to get hit since it's smaller. You have to get in fairly close either way to hit with that.


I've been learning Heim this week and was thinking of getting him; I really like him the way he is. It feels great setting up some turrets, having champs walk through them trying to get to me, throw a stun on them while they get hit with turret damage over and over. Then watching them limp away slowly as I ult then fire rockets into their back till they die.

Then again, with the rework I can set up 3 turrets.... *cackles*

I really like Heimer too. I did so well with him when Dominion first came out, before people started learning counters for him. Blast zone Heimer was the first (non free) skin I ever got.

 

[Wolf Akela]

Riot really should change the avatar depending on your skin. Makes me wonder why it's not like that.

 

[Boken]

Riot really should change the avatar depending on your skin. Makes me wonder why it's not like that.

What about the minimap icon and the party HUD?

Also, you guys flatter me, my mechanical skill is very average and pretty bad for my proper rating. I do make good calls though.

 

[Q8D3vil]

support nautilus is extremely strong.
never lost a game with him yet, people dont like him as support because they are not used to see it (because he is either banned or jungler in high level play).

 

[Achtius]

What about the minimap icon and the party HUD?

Also, you guys flatter me, my mechanical skill is very average and pretty bad for my proper rating. I do make good calls though.

That one game we played, you were ignited and everyone on mumble were assuming you were dead, but you actually went to golem, kite them and life steal yourself back to like 20 health. that was quite awesome

Also why is my crappy notebook too crappy to run league, waiting in the airport for my flight is so boringgggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg

entertain me lolgaf

 

[LCGeek]

You should've seen my chat when I first started playing Blitz hoo boy, people can be dicks don't let it get to you. Also, the tribunal system is usually pretty fair so even if 4-5 people report you, most people won't punish you for it.

I sucked with mine yesterday and had someone I invited turn on me despite them being dumb enough to give up first blood.

 

[kayos90]

Man... Akali is such a pubstomp that she owns a Malphite top. Never had that happen before. And of course people don't by pink wards until 30 minutes in. lolz.

 

[zkylon]

Frostfire Annie is fucking UNJUST. The whirly thingie that appears around her when she has her passive up is black with that skin instead of white, so most of the times you can't see it because it fades with the ground. Good thing you can click on her to see how many charges she got for her passive.

 

[kayos90]

Frostfire Annie is fucking UNJUST. The whirly thingie that appears around her when she has her passive up is black with that skin instead of white, so most of the times you can't see it because it fades with the ground. Good thing you can click on her to see how many charges she got for her passive.

Lol, I don't think it's that hard to see imo.

 

[zkylon]

Lol, I don't think it's that hard to see imo.

UNJUST I say!

 

[EXGN]

Was winning big, then xcloser throws. He is the King of throw now, not me.

How did this happen 0_o? Accidental surrender vote?

 

[Finn of Ooo]

How did this happen 0_o? Accidental surrender vote?

Seriously I need to know how this went down.

 

[Achtius]

Seriously I need to know how this went down.

we all do, we demand closure!

 

[Wolf Akela]

I really can't imagine how that happened. Noct didn't even leave for a long time. The enemy team aren't exactly quick pushers.

Did you completely ignore a lane or two?

 

[SouthernDragon]

They surrendered right when we did because they thought it'd be funny. We surrendered 4-1, they surrendered 5-0.

 

[dimb]

It was pretty funny.

 

[shintoki]

Gaffers just shouldn't post games with anyone from here playing Janna. Its just painful to see my Janna do so poorly.

 

[Achtius]

Gaffers just shouldn't post games with anyone from here playing Janna. Its just painful to see my Janna do so poorly.

you should play with us so no one can

 

[Pancakes]

Gaffers just shouldn't post games with anyone from here playing Janna. Its just painful to see my Janna do so poorly.

The horror!

 

[The_Inquisitor]

So I am thinking of finally getting into LoL. Any advice/character for a noob?

 

[mercviper]

Frostfire Annie is fucking UNJUST. The whirly thingie that appears around her when she has her passive up is black with that skin instead of white, so most of the times you can't see it because it fades with the ground. Good thing you can click on her to see how many charges she got for her passive.

Smart/tricky Annies go for the stun with a fireball at 3 stacks and cast incinerate/fire shield before it lands to proc it.

 

[SouthernDragon]

So I am thinking of finally getting into LoL. Any advice/character for a noob?

Start with Ashe

Get boots

Be very, very careful.

Last hit

When the lanes break down, stick with the team.

 

[kayos90]

How did this happen 0_o? Accidental surrender vote?

Best game ever.

 

[The_Inquisitor]

Start with Ashe

Get boots

Be very, very careful.

Last hit

When the lanes break down, stick with the team.

Sorry, what does last hit mean?

 

[dimb]

Sorry, what does last hit mean?

Gold goes to the person who gets the killing blow on a minion or enemy champion.

 

[kayos90]

Sorry, what does last hit mean?

It means killing the creep and getting money.

 

[Koomaster]

Sorry, what does last hit mean?

He's talking about minion health. Get the 'last hit' on a minion to kill it. Killing minions = gold = items. If one of your minions kills an enemy minion you don't get any gold.

 

[The_Inquisitor]

Okay. I almost have finished dl'ing. Will join GAF chat asap.

 

[SouthernDragon]

It's also a good way to control your lane. You don't want to be continuously hitting minions early game, it's bad.

 

[Achtius]

also buy a ward if you leaving your fountain with more than 75 gold

 

[The_Inquisitor]

Okay a bit of admission. I played for a bit months ago. Always played the old guy with clock. I've pretty much forgotten everything I learned.

So Ashe is recommendation? What's a good item build?

 

[Pancakes]

Was watching the Oddone stream when I noticed a Lulu top:

I wanna try this out.

 

[LCGeek]

Okay a bit of admission. I played for a bit months ago. Always played the old guy with clock. I've pretty much forgotten everything I learned.

So Ashe is recommendation? What's a good item build?

For an ashe

Pots and boots to start.

Beserker greaves with the boots.
Infinity Edge
Phantom Dance

After that if you can bloodthirster or last whisper depending on armor of enemies.

 

[zkylon]

Smart/tricky Annies go for the stun with a fireball at 3 stacks and cast incinerate/fire shield before it lands to proc it.

Yes, I do that myself, stack 3 for my passive, then do E-flash-tibbers-Q-W. You usually don't do this with Annie in laning phase because you want your stun up at most times so junglers don't even dare ganking you. The Frostfire thing becomes a problem in that scenario, and in general it's just an unfair advantage over regular Annies that I feel should be corrected. It's not even tied to her skin theme, since it's just black, no snow flakes particles or anything.

Okay a bit of admission. I played for a bit months ago. Always played the old guy with clock. I've pretty much forgotten everything I learned.

So Ashe is recommendation? What's a good item build?

Start with boots+3 HP pots. Core items for most AD carries should be Berserker's Greaves, Infinity Edge, Phantom Dancer and at least a Vampiric Scepter, though you should usually farm enough for a Bloodthirster. Then it's up to the match, you can get Last Whisper, Mandred's, defensive items (guardian angel, banshee's veil), etc.

 

[Ferga]

Was watching the Oddone stream when I noticed a Lulu top:

I wanna try this out.

Get a FM after wits end or an early phage. Ionic spark is a no-no unless you plan to split push alot.

 

[The_Inquisitor]

Okay I admit i like clock guy. Is he good? if so, what build would be good for him? using http://www.squidoo.com/league-of-legends-zilean-guide right now.

 

[SouthernDragon]

He's good as an aggressive support. So go support build on him:

Faerie Charm -> Philostone
Heart of Gold
Boots
Aegis
Boots 2
---
Then, whatever. I personally like getting Chalice, especially with spam happy supports like him. I keep the Philostone and Heart for a long, long time since it allows me to get tons of Wards throughout the game. I also get an Oracles after Aegis for wardsweeping.

 

[The_Inquisitor]

He's good as an aggressive support. So go support build on him:

Faerie Charm -> Philostone
Heart of Gold
Boots
Aegis
Boots 2
---
Then, whatever. I personally like getting Chalice, especially with spam happy supports like him. I keep the Philostone and Heart for a long, long time since it allows me to get tons of Wards throughout the game. I also get an Oracles after Aegis for wardsweeping.

What categories are those items. what are boots/boots2?

 

[Wolf Akela]

Zilean is played either as:
1. AP carry transitioning to support
2. pure support

The reason for #1 is that his damage output drops late game.

I looked at the guide. Archangel's Staff isn't a good choice on him. I'd personally build these
- Sorc Shoes
- Catalyst->Rod of Ages
- Rab's Deathcap
- Morello's Evil Tome
- Zhonya's Hourglass (prioritize if getting too focused)
- Situational (Guardian Angel / Banshee / Void Staff / Frozen Heart / Will of the Ancients)

With Morello's and blue, you get max CDR. I'm not sure on this, but I read that max CDR + constant Rewind lets you use your ult every ~30 seconds.

He's also a great poke support. He's so annoying to lane against because of his long range bombs with massive base damage.

 

[mercviper]

Yes, I do that myself, stack 3 for my passive, then do E-flash-tibbers-Q-W. You usually don't do this with Annie in laning phase because you want your stun up at most times so junglers don't even dare ganking you. The Frostfire thing becomes a problem in that scenario, and in general it's just an unfair advantage over regular Annies that I feel should be corrected. It's not even tied to her skin theme, since it's just black, no snow flakes particles or anything.

? I just meant that if you play smart, you won't see the stun graphic up in lane regardless. And, knowing how a smart Annie plays, you should be checking her buff stacks when you see her without the graphic and still be avoiding any aggressive Annie movements because of how easily a non stun graphic Annie can manipulate her spells, negating said advantage of the skin.

Regarding jungle ganks, I would rather their jungler waste time attempting to gank on the assumption that I don't have a stun when I actually do, so I don't really agree with the "use it to prevent ganks" reasoning. I'd even venture to say that keeping a stun up is just calling to be ganked since you are at your most vulnerable right after you cast the stun proc spell as annie, and not casting during the lane phase just means you are making last hits harder for yourself.