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[drawkcaB]

Wasn't there some talk a good while ago about fixing certain champion sizes, like Vladimir being too small and Brand being too big? Has that pretty much been abandoned by now?

he has decent ganks and decent clears but the problem is that he is so weak in the jungle. If Lee/Elise counter jungle him and meet him, he can't fight.

Pretty much. Aatrox needs items in order to take advantage of what his kit offers. Until then he's vulnerable. Playing him in the jungle slows his itemization down. Best games I had with him where when I would get Bloodrazor, skip Wriggle's and immediately go for either BotRK or Hydra, then build SotAG.

Being around 50% health levels 3-7 the entire time because of how his kit works doesn't help his dueling. He's honestly a solid jungler with several build paths and can fit in lots of teamcomps. You aren't gimping your team with the pick, just recognize that you need early successful ganks to power through his mid-game.

OOooooo Nightmare bots for CS practicing.

 

[PhillipCostigan]

here's some more Vlad:

...aaaaaaaaaaaaand Hazmat Heimer:

 

[ShdwDrake]

Finally a a lad skin I like.

 

[PhillipCostigan]

Heimer skin is 975 RP

Soulstealer Vlad spotlight

also a random Yasuo nerf which I feel is kinda weird cos I think he's in a pretty good spot right now:

Sweeping Blade ( E ) each cast's dash base damage increase cap lowered to 50% from 100% max.

 

[Ferrio]

Sweeping Blade ( E ) each cast's dash base damage increase cap lowered to 50% from 100% max.

Well there goes starting E on yasuo.

 

[zkylon]

i don't like either of those skins

 

[Terbinator]

 

[brian!]

when i started putting levels into e instead of q on yas he got a lot easier

 

[garath]

here's some more Vlad:







...aaaaaaaaaaaaand Hazmat Heimer:

Holy crap. That Vlad skin is sweet. I thought it was a VU from first glance.

How can I justify it though. Who plays Vlad anymore?? It would be worse than buying the Heartseeker Ashe skin. At least that one was semi-limited.

 

[drawkcaB]

Guy who drew that really captured my eyes. And my sewn on fingers and receding gum line.

 

[Edwardo]

when i started putting levels into e instead of q on yas he got a lot easier

Rly? I've never even tried e first.

 

[Ferrio]

Rly? I've never even tried e first.

E was a great start. Allows mobility and high damage harass at lvl 1. Start Q and you have to play passive.

Still a good chance I'll take it over Q.... if anything it means I'll feel less obligated to get 4 stacks.

 

[Talents]

Rly? I've never even tried e first.

It's amazing on Yasuo. It can even get you a kill level 1 or 2 if used right.

 

[PhillipCostigan]

I always start E on Yasuo, far better than Q

I don't like maxing it though.

 

[Ferrio]

So tempting...

http://get.moe/


riven.moe ?

 

[Brutalx2]

Let me see if i got it, jungler is basically someone who get buffs and travel between lanes to assist?

 

[PhillipCostigan]

patch notes

only a few more weeks of old Nidalee in LCS!

get on that freelo while you can

 

[zkylon]

Let me see if i got it, jungler is basically someone who get buffs and travel between lanes to assist?

yes

patch notes

only a few more weeks of old Nidalee in LCS!

get on that freelo while you can

imma miss old nidalee

i don't ever win as nidalee anyways, people have no patience

 

[Newt]

Sivir buffs <3.

 

[zkylon]

i predict adcs will go stupid this patch

i was gonna make a stupid bet like changing my avatar to ziggs for a week or something if it didn't happen but ehh

 

[Ferrio]

Jesus christ nid's traps...how how can that go through?

Least she can't heal herself anymore.

 

[brian!]

putting points in e just gives you a better 1-6 on yas which was a big problem i had when i played him, i would also inadvertently push with q and get frozen out a lot
u don gotta max it tho
it allows him to last hit, generate shield faster, be able to e again on a targer faster, and I guess you can cheese out the opponent if they are bad

 

[PhillipCostigan]

Jesus christ nid's traps...how how can that go through?

Least she can't heal herself anymore.

she can.

 

[Edwardo]

Well I guess i'll have to try E first.

 

[Ferrio]

she can.

Son of a bitch.

Nidalee heals a target ally champion and grants them bonus attack speed for 6 seconds.

Lying patch notes.


Least teleport got nerfed.

 

[PhillipCostigan]

Son of a bitch... lying patch notes.

Least teleport got nerfed.

target ally can still include herself. patch notes didn't lie

also, my favourite part of the patch notes:

"LeBlanc
No more silence. Only tears."

Pwyff the god

 

[kiunchbb]

Walk to a bush, lost 15% health.

 

[brian!]

i mean level whatever you use better, if you're having success with q use that, it just doesnt fit how i play him early on

 

[Ferrio]

target ally can still include herself. patch notes didn't lie

Well original tooltip states allies and herself, so thought this meant only allies now.

 

[Einbroch]

Walk to a bush, lost 15% health.

Yeah I hate Teemo too.

 

[brian!]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lK84LvXVtg&feature=kp

 

[Leezard]

Walk to a bush, lost 15% health.

I think Garen does more damage than that.

 

[Ferrio]

Yeah I hate Teemo too.

These are worse than shroom.

Lower cooldown, not an ult, does % dmg, applies a debuff.

Only thing they do worse is they aren't invis.

 

[Einbroch]

These are worse than shroom.

Lower cooldown, not an ult, does % dmg, applies a debuff.

Only thing they do worse is they aren't invis.

Well, they only last two minutes, so they won't be all over the map.

 

[Ferrio]

Well, they only last two minutes, so they won't be all over the map.

Guess that's true enough.

 

[Edwardo]

Teams with Braum and Skarner are gonna be silly.

i mean level whatever you use better, if you're having success with q use that, it just doesnt fit how i play him early on

Ya i'll at least try E to see how it feels. I'm generally ahead in cs when I max Q tho.

 

[Newt]

We're introducing a new restriction for ranked duo queues so players can only duo queue with teammates ranked within one full tier above or below them. We found that the vast majority of duos are already between players within these thresholds and this change allows us to curb some of the potential abuse cases we saw under the previous matchmaking system.

In the case of unseeded players, the new system will allow for duo queuing with Gold, Silver and Bronze players while their skill level is still being assessed. After they've been placed, the usual restrictions will apply.
Players may only queue for ranked duo games with players ranked within one full tier above or below them. For example, a Silver III player may duo with players ranked anywhere from Bronze V to Gold I.
Unseeded players who were ranked in solo queue during the previous season will use that rank to determine duo eligibility.
Unseeded players who have never been ranked in solo queue are able to duo queue with Gold, Silver or Bronze players.

They actually went with this piece of shit change. So stupid.


Well time to level my smurf and stomp low ELO.

 

[zkylon]

it really stings that they have a flay change that isn't fucking fixing the dam spell

got me all excited for a stupid new icon

 

[Mothman91]

Damn, that's a huge patch.

 

[brian!]

i dunno if i want to be known as a seeded player

 

[Blizzard]

They actually went with this piece of shit change. So stupid.


Well time to level my smurf and stomp low ELO.

Why is this stupid? It seems as though (per your accounts?) both dodging and duo queues are significant helps when playing ranked. Would it be a bad thing to eliminate them or at least curb some abuse cases?

And specifically about this change, do you regularly duo with gold players while you are in diamond? That seems a bit unfair to the players you would be matched against if you can consistently carry at that level.

 

[Newt]

Why is this stupid? It seems as though (per your accounts?) both dodging and duo queues are significant helps when playing ranked. Would it be a bad thing to eliminate them or at least curb some abuse cases?

And specifically about this change, do you regularly duo with gold players while you are in diamond? That seems a bit unfair to the players you would be matched against if you can consistently carry at that level.

I don't know why you're under the impression duo q makes ranked easier. If you're both playing on legit accounts, ranked is just as tough, sometimes even harder. Dodging is a risk/reward thing, it also doesn't directly make ranked easier.

About a 1/3 of my ranked games are that of duo with Gold players. I don't feel like I'm abusing the system at all.

 

[Blizzard]

I don't know why you're under the impression duo q makes ranked easier.

That doesn't answer any of my questions -- why is this change bad? Did you as diamond regularly duo with gold or lower? If so why or why not?

To be fair the other questions are a bit unrelated.

 

[dimb]

Teams with Braum and Skarner are gonna be silly.

They kind of have different use cases, and because they aren't something that can be completely controlled it's difficult to stack them to proc one after the other. Skarner's team fight will probably be pretty strong though.

 

[Edwardo]

They kind of have different use cases, and because they aren't something that can be completely controlled it's difficult to stack them to proc one after the other. Skarner's team fight will probably be pretty strong though.

True. Good point.

 

[Stone Ocean]

Yooo the Vlad skin

Too bad Vlad is poop

Well there goes starting E on yasuo.

And god fucking bless

 

[drawkcaB]

They kind of have different use cases, and because they aren't something that can be completely controlled it's difficult to stack them to proc one after the other. Skarner's team fight will probably be pretty strong though.

That said, having them both peel for a fed ADC...mother of god.

 

[Terbinator]

Hm, not sure where the new support item will fit in with me. A Nami heal into E + 25% AS boost appears too silly to turn down. The 800g tax on Mikael's is pretty rough but you do get that 10%CDR in return and the extra MP5.

Conversely, the new 10% CDR from MC eats into Morello's worth and I really like the 20%/MP5/passive on Nami for giving Ebb and Flow that extra potency. I might actually try a few normals before diving in.

 

[brian!]

i thought edwardo was just commenting on the absurdity of seeing a crystalz skarn and mustachioed circus guy hanging out ¯\_(&#12484_/¯

 

[CRS]

Not a fan of the changes on Randuin's Omen. I would understand a decrease of the movement speed debuff from the passive, but removing it all together? Not a fan of this ADC patch with the exception of the Nid rework.

Can't wait to try her out in the jungle tho.