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Post by Tangrufa on May 17, 2011 20:55:02 GMT -5
Yeah, that game. The one you've probably heard of anyway. League of Legends is an online game inspired by the Defense of the Ancients, or DotA, map from Warcraft. They are both general real time strategy games. In League of Legends, or LoL, as referred to from here on, the aim of the game is to, with your team of 5 or 3, invade the other team's home base and destroy their nexus, whilst simultaneously keeping them from reaching yours. It is not as simple as it sounds, however, as one must traverse and destroy the devastating towers, prohibiting inhibitors, and the other team to reach this goal. Therein lies the fun of the game. With around 76 champions and counting to choose from, each with their own background and skillset, ranging from Veigar, the Tiny Master of Evil, to Blitzcrank, the Great Steam Golem. Each match is incredibly diverse in its own way. Whilst LoL and DotA seem incredibly similar, the creators decided to turn it up a notch, encouraging teamwork and more aggressive play as well, rewarding players with gold on the destruction of enemies. The main style of the game has you level up whilst defeating minions, summoned automatically from your and the opposing player's nexus, to gain skills to be able to combat your foes. Whilst this is done, one acquires gold, which can be used to buy a variety of equipment, located at the shop in your base. There are a few types of gameplay. There is the general player versus player format, which can be done with groups of 5 and groups of three; one may also form a match against a team of computer-controlled bots, as a form of practice. Such is explained within a tutorial match, given to you to show you the game's ropes. As such, I have decided to create this topic of discussion to converse with other players, or possibly entice others to give it a try. with so many playable characters, you are sure to find yourself suited to one or another! I, for example, currently play most often with Annie, the Dark Child, and her stuffed Teddy Bear, Tibbers. I rather prefer her style as a mage who can summon a monster to the field, stunning her enemies and wreaking havoc with fire. One bit to mention, is that it's completely free to join and play. The only things you are missing out on by not using cash is the ability to gain more champions a little quicker, and the purchasing of skins, which are free to use for the free to play, without purchasing beforehand, 10 champions of the week. Um, yes! I'm not a particular veteran, but if you have any questions, on characters or other things, I will do my best to answer them! Annnd a bit of enticing character art of the mentioned three champions. So, which champion do you often play as? Is there one whom aggravates you greatly to play against? Are there any whom you aspire to obtain?
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Post by Loogs on May 17, 2011 20:57:36 GMT -5
That first guy is totally a Black Mage rip.
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Post by asmo on May 17, 2011 22:21:27 GMT -5
play hon instead. thanks in advance.
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Post by Tangrufa on May 18, 2011 7:12:54 GMT -5
Kay Mister Asmo, then do make a Heroes of Newerth thread instead of being a meanie here <3
I can't say I've ever played HoN, but I don't plan to pay money for an online game anymore~!
...But is this really that much of a dud? I feel like an idiot for putting something up that nobody likes.
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Post by Kuroboom on May 19, 2011 0:26:49 GMT -5
I've heard it's fairly popular, but MMOs aren't really my thing.
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Post by Geo on Jun 1, 2011 20:18:30 GMT -5
I play tons of lol. I love it. Whats your summoner name Tangrow? Mine is Baitdoll, and if you play others, its also baitdoll on HoN, and Dota, but I play League in Dota, because I'm such a badass, I play in THR.
HoN is a terrible terrible copy of Dota. It's not even a rip off, its an actual copy.
Having played dota for years, I find LoL to be on of the best AOS games I've played yet. Its amazing, its fun, and superior in every way.
Its not a dud, plenty of people play, this community is just relatively small, so you might not find a lot, I think DL plays though.
For me personally? I don't aspire to obtain any, as I throw money into the game and buy them all lol. Most of them, I'm missing like 8, ones I'm not interested in.
Heroes that annoy me? Currently Rumble. He always owns so hard, and his sprint/shield is mega broken Imo. Sprints is one escape, shields are another, but two in one? Come on. I've never seen one do bad.
My favorites? I like annie as well, but not playing her! Shes such a cutie! I think my best game was Brolaf, with 2 pentakills, and 3 quadras. If you have a buddy laneing with you to get you fed early, and he happens to play support, your golden. He was playing Soraka. Olaf at 20% life with a good item build, can 5v2 so easily. The other being a support healing and stuff when you get too low, but not over-healing.
Is he my fav though? No. Miss fortune is. I just love struttin! I am only mediocre with her. I'm a mediocre player who focuses more on push and not kills, so on average I have more deaths then others, but usually win us games, because I end with 9 building kills, most solo. I don't like backdooring but realize its a part of the game.
My bests are tanky types, because the deaths are not that detrimental, and I'm an aggressive player.
Overall, Renekton and Poppy are my best. If you want to play a serious game where I don't feed or troll, its with one of them. I'm ranked in 3's with Poppy currently.
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Post by Tangrufa on Jun 9, 2011 6:23:11 GMT -5
Ah! I go by, erm, Tangrow there too. I threw you a friend requesting, I think!
On topicwards, I have recently acquired Karma and Amumu and I love them both. Mostly because no one uses Karma and Amumu is a tank and it's nice to have a tank on hand <3
Although I can't say I ever see Rumbles, but I'm not at level 30 yet, so maybe I'm biased. I really dislike Fiddlesticks though, because CAWCAWCAW and by that I mean his ultimate which decimates small children.
Um, yeah! I'm also interested in the gravedigger guy that will be released, seeing as I really liked Orianna the robot lady <3
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Post by Geo on Jun 9, 2011 12:09:01 GMT -5
Oh yeah, I bought orianna immediately, and I love her. I like amumu, but don't get used to him. He's banned in every ranked game I've ever played. He's way to broken. Only guys with two stuns and a passive aoe madreds lol. He's crazy. Karma is good. I think everyone should master a good support hero. Next time I'm on I'll check, if not I'll send you an invite.
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Post by AngelicTragedy on Jun 26, 2011 21:51:16 GMT -5
Since we're talking champs I figured I'd throw my preferred champs out there.
My best champs are Lux, Nasus, and Malzahar. Lux was the first champ that I really got the hang of and I'm known for stealing kills and buffs with her like a mofo. Nasus I usually build tanky and farm my ass off. I've got major love for that doggy bitch. Malzahar is my trolling champ. There is just something magical about infecting minions and then walling and picking up a cool 200 gold.
My backups that I'm working up are Biltzcrank, Gragas, Warwick, and Xin. I'm getting really used to Gragas because he's pretty much a drunk, fat Lux with a mana restoring ability and a nice knockback instead of 'Lazorz!'.
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Post by Hamuu on Jun 28, 2011 16:51:24 GMT -5
Gawd, lets see.
I just purchased Amumu a day or so ago and I have been practicing jungling on him. He's probably the first tank I have really done well on.
Poppy is wonderful, gotta love AD Casters, especially little bitches like her.
Miss Fortune and Master Yi are nearly the same to me, My builds for them are nearly identical. It just comes down to long range mischief and ass pounding or speedy speedy curb stomp.
There's more, but I am to lazy to type them all out. You gonna be on tonight Tang? I will add you and we can dick around.
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Post by Geo on Jun 29, 2011 8:51:02 GMT -5
Ouch you play yi and mf similar? Thats so ridick crazy.
I guess if it works, but I don't think my yi and her share a single item, much less an identicel build.
I get ap mf or hybrid mf, and end games with around 500 creeps, maxing her aoe solo mid first with ap, nets you entire wave kills in those 2 seconds, and shes such a damn good pusher, plus i get mobility boots and just strutt strutt around the battle field, I love mf so much, but im terrible with yi.
Im terrible with yi and god awful with sivir, i think my BEST game with sivir is 0-22-13 with 8 building kills
i havent played in two weeks so i plan to get some good games in tonight if you guys are on
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Post by Geo on Jun 29, 2011 8:54:23 GMT -5
your a good lux dl, you owned me mid with vlad, although hes my favorite, and i play him the most, hes definitely not my best, hes one of my worsts, overall lol i regularly go 0-22 with him, regualry, 70% of my games easily. i however, do win about 80% of my games with him, so go figure, I like to tank with him. 7k healthpool while having 600 ap is pretty nice. He just keeps getting slammed with nerf after nerf I like to troll on trundle, not only is he a troll, but I get to sprout gloop dicks all over the place and hes pretty fun.
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Post by Hamuu on Jul 6, 2011 15:13:07 GMT -5
Tangrow I just have to say awesome to you sir! I have gotten to the point where every time we bring in someone new we haven't played with yet I am worried cause it has a high probability to crash and burn. I know we didn't win but that wasn't a bad game at all.
Hopefully you will still continue to play with us. Joe, Soul, and myself are all level 30, if your friend is 30 too we should mess with some ranked games.
Also Drew, when we gonna play? As in not against each other?
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Post by Geo on Jul 7, 2011 3:47:49 GMT -5
tonight bro lol
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Post by Tangrufa on Jul 7, 2011 5:48:34 GMT -5
Oh! Hahah, thanks. I have a terrible habit where when I play Morgana I never win, so it gets frustrating, but it's always so fun to play as her! Mostly cause I can turn on my shield and run all over Cait's traps and break them <3
I just got Orianna again cause I forgot how much I loved using her, so there's...another AP Caster in my champ roster of AP casters. Seriously, those guys are the only ones I can play right it's so embarrassing.
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Post by Geo on Jul 7, 2011 6:13:52 GMT -5
Don't worry man, I love vlad and play him most of all, but my win ratio with him is about 20%. I've played like over 1000 games with him. Plus like my average kd ratio is like 1-11 with him. Not kidding. Still my fav, and I can pull some sweet shit.
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