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[mercviper]

So I installed this game last night. Haven't played it yet. I have only played one other MOBA before, and that's SMITE. I am aware that it is much different than LoL, it being in 3rd person and more of an action game and all. Still, I'm willing to give LoL a shot. How long do games usually last? And does GAF play together or do you all do your own thing?

games are on average 40 minutes.

GAF plays together, although until you hit level 30 you'll probably have some problems. Best way to get a GAF game going is to just invite people from the channel.

 

[zkylon]

So far what I'm thinking is Olaf, Shy, Diana, Irelia (I don't think she can jungle but I like her).

 

[Ken]

So far what I'm thinking is Olaf, Shy, Diana, Irelia (I don't think she can jungle but I like her).

Irelia is great. Play her before her S3 nerfs!

 

[Blizzard]

So I installed this game last night. Haven't played it yet. I have only played one other MOBA before, and that's SMITE. I am aware that it is much different than LoL, it being in 3rd person and more of an action game and all. Still, I'm willing to give LoL a shot. How long do games usually last? And does GAF play together or do you all do your own thing?

Though 5v5 is 40+ minutes as mentioned, Dominion is an alternate mode that may last shorter (20-30 minutes), 3v3 is a mode that may last shorter (15-25 minutes?), and ARAM is a custom mode people play that should last shorter (15-25 minutes?).

Human vs bot 5v5 games should last 30 minutes or less if you have a decent player on your team, but if they go longer then you may run the risk of losing (intermediate bots get tough past 30-35 minutes).

 

[Finn of Ooo]

So lately I keep getting pugs where all the other people are irl friends and call each other by name. So I start to call them by their names as well, some people seriously get pissed and hilarity tends to ensue. What are some other ways to fuck with teammates without actually putting yourself at a huge disadvantage?

 

[Ken]

So lately I keep getting pugs where all the other people are irl friends and call each other by name. So I start to call them by their names as well, some people seriously get pissed and hilarity tends to ensue. What are some other ways to fuck with teammates without actually putting yourself at a huge disadvantage?

play heimer

 

[Ferrio]

So lately I keep getting pugs where all the other people are irl friends and call each other by name. So I start to call them by their names as well, some people seriously get pissed and hilarity tends to ensue. What are some other ways to fuck with teammates without actually putting yourself at a huge disadvantage?

I do that always.

"Hey Jim, you doing all right there?"

"Dammit Bob!"

Never had anyone get upset.

 

[zkylon]

I do that always.

"Hey Jim, you doing all right there?"

"Dammit Bob!"

Never had anyone get upset.

Yeah usually they just ignore me when I let myself into their conversations

 

[scy]

New item updates. This time, Tear of the Goddess:

Tear of the Goddess

+250 Mana
+7 Mana Regen per 5 seconds
UNIQUE Passive – Mana Charge: Each time you spend Mana, your maximum Mana increases by 4 (3 second cooldown).
Bonus Mana: 0/750

And then Archangel's Staff:

Archangel’s Staff

+250 Mana
+60 Ability Power
+10 Mana Regen per 5 seconds
UNIQUE Passive – Insight: +(3% of Maximum Mana) Ability Power
UNIQUE Passive – Mana Charge: Each time you spend Mana, you gain 5 maximum Mana (3 second cooldown).
Bonus Mana: 0/750
Transforms into Seraph’s Embrace at 750 Bonus Mana

And then the upgrade! Seraph's Embrace:

Seraph’s Embrace

(Upgraded from Archangel’s Staff when fully charged)
+1000 Mana
+60 Ability Power
+10 Mana Regen per 5 seconds
UNIQUE Passive – Insight: +(3% of Maximum Mana) Ability Power
UNIQUE Active: Drains 25% of your current mana to shield yourself for an equal amount for 2.5 seconds - 120 second cooldown.

dat Barrier

 

[VanillaCakeIsBurning]

Act like you know them and say things like "Josh, are we still going to the movies on Friday night?".

So

1000mana
60AP (+30 minimum)
Active shield for 250 damage minimum.

 

[zkylon]

So tankier Ryze then... scary...

 

[scy]

So tankier Ryze then... scary...

Time to relearn how to spam all of the buttons.

 

[zkylon]

It might also mean a big deal for Karthus.

I like that it also destroyed the glass cannon two archangel staff build by making the 3% AP unique.

Everything they've been doing so far seems sensible.

---

I think I might go with Diana. AP + jungle, what could possibly go wrong?

 

[Leezard]

Time to relearn how to spam all of the buttons.

If in doubt, faceroll.

 

[Ferrio]

It might also mean a big deal for Karthus.

I like that it also destroyed the glass cannon two archangel staff build by making the 3% AP unique.

Everything they've been doing so far seems sensible.

---

I think I might go with Diana. AP + jungle, what could possibly go wrong?

You'll hate her jungle, I know I'm not that fond of it.

 

[scy]

It might also mean a big deal for Karthus.

Rod of Ages, Seraph's Embrace Singed.

gg

Edit: Mafia Graves sale, oboy oboy oboy.

Also, Zyra's on sale. All the new Zyra supports!

 

[Ferga]

AP Sona. Tear at 7-8 minutes. Embrace at 20minutes. Win lane and turret dive with op shield.

 

[inky]

I loled too much at this, especially at the chat hahaha. Didn't screencap chat, but let's say it wasn't appropriate to post in the first place.

I must say I laughed because they reported him for not banning rather than what was being said.

 

[Achtius]

AP Sona. Tear at 7-8 minutes. Embrace at 20minutes. Win lane and turret dive with op shield.

considered it done

 

[Lone_Prodigy]

Rammus for 345 RP? Honestly.

 

[zkylon]

You'll hate her jungle, I know I'm not that fond of it.

All AP junglers are pretty shitty, rite?

Ugh, I wish I had learned to jungle much much before...

Rod of Ages, Seraph's Embrace Singed.

gg

Fuck that T_T

Also, Zyra's on sale. All the new Zyra supports!

Been meaning to try that ever since I saw Azubu do it. She'd make bot ganking heaven.

 

[garath]

Zyra sale!! Finally! Definitely grabbing her. Lee on sale too. Time to watch all the hilarious missed Q's and no energy Lee's. Hope they aren't on my team.

I'll still play zyra mid too. She's not that bad.

Kinda bodes well for a Rengar sale soon too. If that happens I might have to refund him then rebuy. I just bought him last week.

 

[VanillaCakeIsBurning]

Waiting for that blink dagger.

 

[Wolf Akela]

New item previews

Holy shit Tear is now core on Singed.

YOU CHASE A NEAR DEAD SINGED?

HE SUDDENLY GETS 1000 SHIELD

On the downside, no more AAS stacking.

 

[Boken]

Minor spoiler: Blade of the Ruined King and Wicked Hatchet are actually Season 3 items.
During development, we actually had a very powerful version of Madred's called Tankbusta that completely destroyed the Bruiser meta (yes, it can be done!). However, we found that there was a lot of crossover between Takbusta and the S3 items, so we scrapped Tankbusta and brought over the S3 items instead.

Give us more spoilers, nome!

 

[garath]

Waiting for that blink dagger.

That would be copying dota!




It'll be called a flash stone.

 

[Ferrio]

The season 3 change I'd love to see is the damn chat rooms not suck.

 

[Mothman91]

The season 3 change I'd love to see is the damn chat rooms not suck.

Not everyone can afk as good as us in the neogaf chat room.

riot plz

 

[Pandaman]

hi guys, started playing a week ago. :3 will be hanging out in the neogaf channel as pandagaf.

right now learning miss fortune, sona and ahri.

 

[dimb]

hi guys, started playing a week ago. :3 will be hanging out in the neogaf channel as pandagaf.

right now learning miss fortune, sona and ahri.

Oh wow, you picked up League? Cool, hope you find things about it you can get into. There are "SC2 is dying" jokes to be made but I'll spare you from them, because even as someone not super involved in the community I'm already tired of them.

 

[Pandaman]

Oh wow, you picked up League? Cool, hope you find things about it you can get into. There are "SC2 is dying" jokes to be made but I'll spare you from them, because even as someone not super involved in the community I'm already tired of them.

yeah. a reallife friend of mine has been getting into esports, he knew how much i love sc2 so he kept asking me where all the pro-team game vods were. -.- since they dont exist i sent him to LoL and ended up following him. but hey, even destiny started playing sc2 again. i'll be back to that game once i get my own hots account/internet upgrade. i dont want to get fanbois account locked again.

 

[Q8D3vil]

yeah. a reallife friend of mine has been getting into esports, he knew how much i love sc2 so he kept asking me where all the pro-team game vods were. -.- since they dont exist i sent him to LoL and ended up following him. but hey, even destiny started playing sc2 again. i'll be back to that game once i get my own hots account/internet upgrade. i dont want to get fanbois account locked again.

Hots beta still on na server only right ?
had so much lag when i played it for the first time, it was unplayable :/

 

[Pandaman]

Hots beta still on na server only right ?
had so much lag when i played it for the first time, it was unplayable :/

yep it is.

so in the meantime:

>play soraka
>more kills then my adc

>play sona
>team is miss fortune, ashe, volibear, sejuna
>bot gets volibear

 

[Blizzard]

yep it is.

so in the meantime:

>play soraka
>more kills then my adc

Stick around here a while, and you'll learn it's called "pulling an Achtius". ;D

 

[VanillaCakeIsBurning]

yep it is.

so in the meantime:

>play soraka
>more kills then my adc

>play sona
>team is miss fortune, ashe, volibear, sejuna
>bot gets volibear

Relevant

 

[Ferga]

I've seen destiny's stream. All he does is flame his teammates in every single game even when he is winning :\

 

[Pandaman]

I've seen destiny's stream. All he does is flame his teammates in every single game even when he is winning :\

yeah thats why everyone is so amused at the idea of him playing a team game.

 

[Ken]

Oh yay new people.

 

[Q8D3vil]

yep it is.

so in the meantime:

>play soraka
>more kills then my adc

>play sona
>team is miss fortune, ashe, volibear, sejuna
>bot gets volibear

so your like lvl 10 now or something ?
games from lvl 1 to 30 are not even real games sadly, had a friend who was playing it casually until he hit 30 and that was the turning point for him.

 

[Pandaman]

so your like lvl 10 now or something ?

wow man, manner up.

i'm level 11.

games from lvl 1 to 30 are not even real games sadly, had a friend who was playing it casually until he hit 30 and that was the turning point for him.

yeah i figured as much.

 

[Achtius]

no, sona getting more kills than adc in the first 10 minute doesn't change even after lvl 30...

Spoiler

not when I am playing Sona at lesat

 

[Pandaman]

no, sona getting more kills than adc in the first 10 minute doesn't change even after lvl 30...

Spoiler

not when I am playing Sona at lesat

thats why i started playing sona instead of soraka. when my adc snarfs, sona atleast has an offensive presence in team fights with her ult and how her auras work. soraka's great at keeping long drawn out pressure relevant, but if fights are snowballing you get a silence and give your ally armour. maybe an ult or exhaust if they're up. :\ otherwise as soraka in those circumstances i just hope that my warding is relevant.

 

[Ferrio]

Been jungling with my lvl 20 friend. It's so aggravating and difficult. No one helps if I'm being invaded, yet they'll scream their lungs off for ganks.

 

[dimb]

Been jungling with my lvl 20 friend. It's so aggravating and difficult. No one helps if I'm being invaded, yet they'll scream their lungs off for ganks.

So it was like playing a game with me.

 

[Pandaman]

no, sona getting more kills than adc in the first 10 minute doesn't change even after lvl 30...

Spoiler

not when I am playing Sona at lesat

i got bitter and reverted to form.

 

[Boken]

OLYMPUS OGN Winter begins now:
http://www.twitch.tv/ongamenet

First up is Azubu Frost v Xenics Storm which should be a decent matchup

Really interested in seeing how powerful KT1 proves to be

 

[GridironGrace]

Been jungling with my lvl 20 friend. It's so aggravating and difficult. No one helps if I'm being invaded, yet they'll scream their lungs off for ganks.

Happens alot. lol. Game is great when played with a group of 5 and good team work. Otherwise most of the time you end up frustrated or being blamed. Thats a typical response in the solo q, being blamed for the game snowballing. Especially at that level where alot of them dont understand jungling enough

 

[Boken]

Rengar+Orianna is the new ADC's worst nightmare (used to be evelynn)


SGS v TPA on right now:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=oUSexQq1RgQ#!

 

[garath]

If S3 hasn't started by Saturday night I'm going to immerse myself in solo queue. I should get 4-5 games or so in a row. Probably enough to piss me off royally. I'd like to get up to 1350 or so though. I have another 5 games of massive swing elo so I need 3 out of 4 to be wins.

sigh.

 

[scy]

Happens alot. lol. Game is great when played with a group of 5 and good team work. Otherwise most of the time you end up frustrated or being blamed. Thats a typical response in the solo q, being blamed for the game snowballing. Especially at that level where alot of them dont understand jungling enough

That's why the key to winning solo queue is to just try to make plays. It's why my top/mid selection tend to be ones that can roam or push hard. Being able to convey my advantage in lane to other lanes. Sitting on your advantage in lane is almost always the wrong call.

You win your lane so your Jungler doesn't need to help you more, effectively cutting down the lanes he needs to keep an eye on by one. This also means that their Jungler has to focus more on your lane to help out their laner. On top of that, you're free to do things on the map to either gank a lane or divert attention to you. Bot losing hard but you win mid lane? Roam down there with the jungler for a four man gank. Top losing hard? Three man gank it. Everybody winning, or at least even, their lanes? Take objectives, force the game to move on.

The same thing applies to GAF games. We try to help lanes that are losing (or at least need some kind of assistance). That's kind of how games work out, regardless of the kind of queue it is. Solo, duo, full premades. Make up for lost lanes in the early game and then try to out play the enemy team in the mid-to-late game.

If S3 hasn't started by Saturday night I'm going to immerse myself in solo queue. I should get 4-5 games or so in a row. Probably enough to piss me off royally. I'd like to get up to 1350 or so though. I have another 5 games of massive swing elo so I need 3 out of 4 to be wins.

sigh.

I might as well do the Platinum grind at this rate. It's only like 20 or so wins, that should be doable in a few days.

Spoiler

This sounds familiar.

Edit: Looks like we have an idea of what Manamune will have:

Unique Toggle: Your basic attacks and single target spells drain an additional X% of your current mana and deal twice that amount in bonus magic damage over 2 seconds.