LoL has some refreshing variations on the theme, but it probably isn't worth a retail price, to be brutally honest.
Maybe. I've been playing this really steady for the last 9 months and it still feels like I have lots to learn. I haven't really played any game for that long and at this pace since ... well, maybe Ultima Online, I guess. I know it's just the DOTA formula, but I didn't play DOTA nearly this long before moving on. They're definitely doing something right.
Just completely lost a nail-biter game for my team by going bottom late game. I know the golden rule, but still just completely blanked on it. Super fail. Thought the other team was in the area as well, but apparently not. Just like in MtG, it's one of those stupid mistakes that haunts you for a bit.
That if you go bottom lane, opponents get baron, TEIN. It's more than enough time to grab it before you'll get there.
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creating without regard to result,
claiming nothing,
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ugh.... so garena (the one releasing LoL in Asia) recently decided to do actually make a sale where you spend anywhere between 3-20 bucks in order to buy things like skins, champs, ip boosts, even rune pages (hilariously though no rune bundles or anything like that).
This normally wouldn't bother me much except they decided to sell the heroes that are currently unreleased over here (Brand, Vayne, Nocturne, Rumble) at 10-20 a pop... i actually find this practice kinda disgusting.
Sigh sorry needed to rant..
Wait a minute, you're playing on PH server. Yeah, I heard about the things you guys have to go through, especially with the "no RP" deal. I hope it will get closer to our experience, just hang in there.
Meanwhile, my brother tried playing LoL, and he's interested in Nocturne. Of course, it's going to take a while before he buys him, so I wonder about which champ he should play before getting his favorite specter. Warwick is kinda obvious, and he does like him, but what about the champs for 450-1350 IP?
Ashe is a top tier carry for 450 IP, so that one's obvious.
Amumu is a top tier tank for 1350 IP, so that one's obvious.
Alistar is totally awesome for 1350 IP, so that one's obvious.
Twisted Fate is totally mapcontrol for 1350 IP, so that one's obvious.
Morgana is starter-friendly support for 1350 IP, so that one's obvious.
Annie is the starter-friendliest caster for 1350 IP, so that one's obvious.
so that one's obvious.
that one's obvious.
one's obvious.
obvious.
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Alternatively, just get all the 450 IP ones. They're all not that starter-friendly, but they should do. Then you can figure what kind of playstyle you like and buy from there. None of them are very mobile, though.
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claiming nothing,
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So, none of them are that close to Nocturne or Warwick? Oh well, that's fine. I know about the newbie-friendly champs, I just want to choose a champion which will give him the skills he needs while playing dem gankers. Perhaps Nunu would fit?
There is this mythical 75-gold item in the shop that solves all problems, ever. Wards. If you see him coming before he gets there, you can catch him.
Alternatively, picking a team with some actual stuns. Mordekaiser and Mundo aren't exactly great at catching Yi. Have you seen Malzahar vs Yi? Boom, dead! Same with Annie, and a lot of other burst casters.
Against 5 tanks/tanky DPS, Yi is going to be a beast, though. No way around it. Did you even have any exhausts?
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Kayle in lategame is sort of like that.
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Yi is fine, really. (If anything, fairly UP.) You just have to prepare for him. Wards, hard CC, teleports, etc. I know that in non-ranked you can't know what they pick, but you still should prepare for everything.
And to be fair, with your team comp, I didn't expect you to win, either. Tanks/tanky DPS are nice, but you really don't want 5 of them. A single Janna on enemy team would've completely and utterly screwed you up, as you would've never caught anything.
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[FONT=Comic Sans MS]Basically to expand on TheEnd's point, it isn't so much that Yi is OP (as we beat him in a lot of fights and I don't think he is OP) its that he backdoors too well and can towerdive very fast which leaves you little time to react even with wards and teleport as he doesn't need minions for cover to take down a tower(which two of us had).
Also to your point about being too slow I was playing Singed who when I play him is usually one of the fastest champs in the game. I can run up, initiate with fling, slow, and then poison them. The only one that could consistently out run me was Yi with his ult.[/FONT]
Basically to expand on TheEnd's point, it isn't so much that Yi is OP (as we beat him in a lot of fights and I don't think he is OP) its that he backdoors too well and can towerdive very fast which leaves you little time to react even with wards and teleport as he doesn't need minions for cover to take down a tower(which two of us had).
Also to your point about being too slow I was playing Singed who when I play him is usually one of the fastest champs in the game. I can run up, initiate with fling, slow, and then poison them. The only one that could consistently out run me was Yi with his ult.
Again, the team comp was terrible against split-push teams (or, hell, a lot of teams, really). Yi could've been a lot of different champions and still could've split-pushed you guys over.
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So i'm loving rumble more and more every day he's slowly but surely digging me out of elo hell (Was close to almost breaking under the 1000 mark but have fought back). Although there are just those game where you can't stop that one vlad from feeding so badly that you've no chance of winning. Ya know. Anyone up for duo queing now and then should send me a line when i'm on. Usually like having another guy to play with.
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Hah, yea. Search for that on stream sites and you can see streamed games of people doing it.
Maybe. I've been playing this really steady for the last 9 months and it still feels like I have lots to learn. I haven't really played any game for that long and at this pace since ... well, maybe Ultima Online, I guess. I know it's just the DOTA formula, but I didn't play DOTA nearly this long before moving on. They're definitely doing something right.
Just completely lost a nail-biter game for my team by going bottom late game. I know the golden rule, but still just completely blanked on it. Super fail. Thought the other team was in the area as well, but apparently not. Just like in MtG, it's one of those stupid mistakes that haunts you for a bit.
and acts without effort.
Teaching without verbosity,
producing without possessing,
creating without regard to result,
claiming nothing,
the Sage has nothing to lose.
Wait a minute, you're playing on PH server. Yeah, I heard about the things you guys have to go through, especially with the "no RP" deal. I hope it will get closer to our experience, just hang in there.
Meanwhile, my brother tried playing LoL, and he's interested in Nocturne. Of course, it's going to take a while before he buys him, so I wonder about which champ he should play before getting his favorite specter. Warwick is kinda obvious, and he does like him, but what about the champs for 450-1350 IP?
Amumu is a top tier tank for 1350 IP, so that one's obvious.
Alistar is totally awesome for 1350 IP, so that one's obvious.
Twisted Fate is totally mapcontrol for 1350 IP, so that one's obvious.
Morgana is starter-friendly support for 1350 IP, so that one's obvious.
Annie is the starter-friendliest caster for 1350 IP, so that one's obvious.
so that one's obvious.
that one's obvious.
one's obvious.
obvious.
.
Alternatively, just get all the 450 IP ones. They're all not that starter-friendly, but they should do. Then you can figure what kind of playstyle you like and buy from there. None of them are very mobile, though.
and acts without effort.
Teaching without verbosity,
producing without possessing,
creating without regard to result,
claiming nothing,
the Sage has nothing to lose.
[FONT=Comic Sans MS]Basically to expand on TheEnd's point, it isn't so much that Yi is OP (as we beat him in a lot of fights and I don't think he is OP) its that he backdoors too well and can towerdive very fast which leaves you little time to react even with wards and teleport as he doesn't need minions for cover to take down a tower(which two of us had).
Also to your point about being too slow I was playing Singed who when I play him is usually one of the fastest champs in the game. I can run up, initiate with fling, slow, and then poison them. The only one that could consistently out run me was Yi with his ult.[/FONT]
Practicing that ☺☺☺☺ in bot matches lately.
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nashor's tooth
ionian boots
void staff
deathcap.
then whatever defensive weapon you want.
the reason for ionian and nashor's is this.
nashor's gives +50% attack speed mana regen +ability power and the best of all skill cool down.
ionian gives + cool down.
between these two you can get your ult down to about 35 seconds.
the tooth is great for her passive which really comes into play at times. with the mana regen you can keep up with the quicker cool downs.
deathcap of course is a must for any caster.
these 3 then defensive items should keep you up alive and going strong.
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fenrisrip25
So i'm loving rumble more and more every day he's slowly but surely digging me out of elo hell (Was close to almost breaking under the 1000 mark but have fought back). Although there are just those game where you can't stop that one vlad from feeding so badly that you've no chance of winning. Ya know. Anyone up for duo queing now and then should send me a line when i'm on. Usually like having another guy to play with.
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for those of you who don't know what that is.
the real story is much better and far funnier.
the reason that i say this is that i had a ryze bot follow me from the bottom all the way to the mid. when i left before he even showed up.
the other reason is that i had shen and reneketon ignore 2 other people and attack my guy only.
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Champs I play:
Renekton
Amumu (Jungle)
Warwick (Jungle)
Nunu (Jungle)
Rammus (Lane)
Zilian
Anivia (I'm not so great at ranged champs, honestly)
Irelia
I'm level 25 at the moment. Using IP boosts for Runes.
The username I go by is also Dracosavant.
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Bravery: http://eu.leagueoflegends.com/board/showthread.php?t=87174
I LoL too. Account name: Hermitthedruid, level 20.
I play:
Rammus
Annie
Blitzcrank
Teemo
I really should try more champions.
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