Yeah, I can agree with that.
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League of Legends |OT8| Goodbye, Promos.
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The extreme examples are people like young earth creationists or global warming deniers, who can be shown giant reams of evidence that just seem to slide off of them. It just makes no effect. They create elaborate, self contained conspiracy theories to prop up their position; climatologists are engaging in a massive conspiracy, for instance, or God made the earth to look just as if it were billions of years old, but really it's not.
Now imagine that most people aren't that extreme, but do many of the same things to notably lesser degrees. I'm sure I do it sometimes. We find ways to argue with inconvenient facts we don't like on an emotional level. We find ways to ignore evidence that doesn't suit our worldview.
I'm not suggesting that getting the facts out there is useless and that we should stop, I'm just saying that we account for human nature at the same time. The human brain is not some perfectly rational, reasonable instrument. Especially in an emotionally charged environment -- like a discussion of autism with parents of autistic children -- I think we need to expect that most human brains will be driven by emotional needs first, with logic serving as a slave, not a master.
Now imagine that most people aren't that extreme, but do many of the same things to notably lesser degrees. I'm sure I do it sometimes. We find ways to argue with inconvenient facts we don't like on an emotional level. We find ways to ignore evidence that doesn't suit our worldview.
I'm not suggesting that getting the facts out there is useless and that we should stop, I'm just saying that we account for human nature at the same time. The human brain is not some perfectly rational, reasonable instrument. Especially in an emotionally charged environment -- like a discussion of autism with parents of autistic children -- I think we need to expect that most human brains will be driven by emotional needs first, with logic serving as a slave, not a master.
PhillipCostigan
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that game was sad
that trynd...
that trynd...
We knew the game was over once your team started flaming in all chat.
PhillipCostigan
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Stone Ocean
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I ask for your forgiveness on behalf of all non-dick FoTM Rivens in the world
There are Rivens with dick?
Kiunch NO.
PhillipCostigan
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all around it was a pretty bad game. My usual support had to mid cos our Soraka wanted mid. the soraka was afk most of champ select so i had to take exhaust instead of heal
I was calling dragons and stuff but you probably saw Lee just farming red and wraiths, then take a blind Q into the enemy team
they kept us there for ages and that allowed trynd to split.
the riven didn't know where she had to be. We also had no pressure in lane because We had soraka against Ez and Taric.
I was calling dragons and stuff but you probably saw Lee just farming red and wraiths, then take a blind Q into the enemy team
they kept us there for ages and that allowed trynd to split.
the riven didn't know where she had to be. We also had no pressure in lane because We had soraka against Ez and Taric.
Nice! Thanks guys. Do you guys upgrade to Frost Queen right after sighstone/boots or leave it for last?
Soraka can put pressure, its just that you guys had a really bad trade early on.
Yes, the frost upgrade is very good because if your adc is a shitter you can start farming without losing stacks.
also the slow is good for keeping people inside your ult.
Wolf Akela
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Exploring other junglers again, but on blind pick because I can't get any game on Team Builder at this time.
Nautilus: Curbstomped. Got really fed dunno what to buy so I was thinking of either Wits or Gauntlet. Decided on latter since it's still safer.
Fiddlesticks: super sad pick against a team of Vayne, Thresh, Sion, Riven and Leblanc. I should also stop right clicking while I'm draining.
Amumu: I completely regret my experimental decision to buy Golem instead of Wraith and maxing RWEQ. I know I didn't start having mana issues with Wraith + spamming maxed E before.
Nautilus: Curbstomped. Got really fed dunno what to buy so I was thinking of either Wits or Gauntlet. Decided on latter since it's still safer.
Fiddlesticks: super sad pick against a team of Vayne, Thresh, Sion, Riven and Leblanc. I should also stop right clicking while I'm draining.
Amumu: I completely regret my experimental decision to buy Golem instead of Wraith and maxing RWEQ. I know I didn't start having mana issues with Wraith + spamming maxed E before.
Lone_Prodigy
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The Kat nerf is pretty big. Her level 6 power spike must be too good.
The Rammus nerf looks fine. The Q cooldown nerf will slow his ganks, and the taunt duration wasn't touched.
I guess fixing the range of Sona's Q was too good. There were probably too many Sona players running AP and buffing W encourages her support side.
In case it got buried in the vaccine comments, is Sona incredibly popular in competitive/high-level ranked now, that they would want to nerf Q? I thought if anything, she was weak for a while, and easy to kill for champions who could get to her.
Of course I've seen mention of Thresh nerfs changing things around a bit, e.g. Blitzcrank being more favored, so maybe change affected things.
Of course I've seen mention of Thresh nerfs changing things around a bit, e.g. Blitzcrank being more favored, so maybe change affected things.
Wolf Akela
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I don't know if I'm imagining it, but the last patch brought back the delay in Sona's Power Chord again. Like if I'm in W stance then Q->AA quickly, I'll fire off a W Power Chord. Soon after the fix to the range of her Q, I could fire Q Power Chords after stance change quite easily. Now I have to intentionally wait around 0.5s after stance change.
PhillipCostigan
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2-2 :/
gotta have dinner before I play my last one
gotta have dinner before I play my last one
If your team tries to do baron for no reason, just ping back the shit out of them.
I don't like the Katarina nerf. They always talk about counter play, and she has one of the most easily countered ults in the entire game. It has to do major damage, because it can be interrupted with very little skill and a lot of different ways.
If you pick a team without CC or an interrupt against Kat, you deserve to get wrecked by her ult.
Just last night I took Amumu to counter Katarina. She was totally worthless in team fights.
PhillipCostigan
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Yeah, it was the Wukong. he had no idea how important objectives are
we lost a drag at one point because he went top to get the last hit on a riven
the objective control was so bad and he was so toxic.
PhillipCostigan
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Our Ziggs was also awful. Like so heavy and the Nasus didn't create any pressure top. He was freezing lanes instead of pushing towers and he played team fights really poorly.
Please do. I'd like to watch
Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule
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GAF, help me decide, Fizz or Yasuo for top lane 
They're both kinda more suited for midlane...GAF, help me decide, Fizz or Yasuo for top lane
If you're looking for a top lane assassin, I recommend Fiora!
GAF, help me decide, Fizz or Yasuo for top lane
I would probably say neither, but between those two, I prefer Yasuo.
Nightblade Irelia in every game. Was that skin on sale recently?
Neither. I played Yas top back when it was all the tanks like Mundo up there, but not anymore. I wouldnt go Fizz top either.
GAF, help me decide, Fizz or Yasuo for top lane
Neither. I played Yas top back when it was all the tanks like Mundo up there, but not anymore. I wouldnt go Fizz top either.
Yes, Fiora is awesome.
Please no. She is the cancer of top lane.
Ryze and Teemo aren't Fiora skins.
Stone Ocean
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Are you sure you want to go down that rabbit hole, Alice?
Because I can show you W O N D E R L A N D
Thought so! I tend to do that on Annie but I was just unsure about it since today I saw Annie Bot playing support Annie and not upgrading (kept GP to basic) but I guess it was because he got really fed (even a Quadra) or maybe because of different build paths?
Thanks a lot for the tips btw!
Orochinagis
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I guess Riot wont touch Sona's E right?
Why did they omited that but nerfed her Q and increased her W but never look at E short radius.
Why did they omited that but nerfed her Q and increased her W but never look at E short radius.
Zacs with Rivens are bad enough. Rather not see something with her repaying him in the end.
Repeat after me: Yo-ho, yo-ho, near the hooks I'll never go.
Stone Ocean
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Yo-ho yo-ho missclicked the minion and gave first blood
No, hes strong atm. Learn Sivir/Leona asap.
PhillipCostigan
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2-3
90 LP though so one win for promos again
90 LP though so one win for promos again
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90 LP though so one win for promos again
Ganbare, dongersama! ヽ༼◥▶ل͜◀◤༽ﾉ
Is Q really a nerf? 0.05AP ratio on a champion who in 99% of game doesn't even get any considerable amount of AP seems pretty meaningless. She's still strong.
So thanks to Negaduck helping me with Gnar I had some good matches yesterday even though I lost both. Felt better playing althought I'm still too timid whenever the opposing laner applies pressure and I had a few solid TPs and a pair of killer ults that turned teamfights completely around. Gonna play ~5 or so more Gnar matches and then move on to Sion and maybe Maokai.
He's pretty bad in lane. Slightly below average jungler.
Stone Ocean
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Decent jungler, shit laner
Orochinagis
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She is a monster in early levels and keep the enemy adc at bay with her new poke kit as intended but poor bot lane I guess, its not like Zilean can double that damage or other supps that can non stop CC you or gives full inminity to their adc. I feel confused how Riot wants her stay passive with her offensive new mechanics,
I think my problem with Sion's ult is that it's super unreliable, has a decently long cooldown, and is massively less powerful than other bruiser ultimates (i.e. J4, Pantheon, Wukong, etc.).
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