Officially Unofficial League of Legends Thread

• Hatsunechan wrote on 2014-01-20 02:49

  Quote from Natural Harmonia Gropius;1189553:

  Anyone been having severe lag/rubber-banding issues after the latest patch?

  
  It's your computer or probably Riot's connection specific ISP's because Riot sucks.
• Meiji wrote on 2014-01-20 05:35
  >12/4/14 as Ireliawaifu
  >We have a 20/3/5 Fizz on our team also
  >Game extends quite a bit cause Nunu and Sivir kept being fucking idiots
  >Finally, Nunu/Sivir decide it was a good idea to 2v3 Nasus/Singed/Kat and end up dying
  2 heavy 2 carry.
  
  I really hate these braindead champion picks who keep throwing an easy game. Who the fuck even picks Nunu against a team like that, he doesn't contribute to anything. We had full map control and absolutely NO reason at all to lose the game, goddam it.
  
  riotpls
• Taycat wrote on 2014-01-20 06:42
  idk i hate when i go against bots and suddenly a gold3 comes along and ganks all the lanes
  im sittin here like "god dammit"
• frncsjhnhawaii wrote on 2014-01-20 11:54
  Hey, everyone, I've been away from LoL for a while (holy trinity of ADC era) and I have some questions to ask.
  
  Can someone explain how these new teir lists came to be? (RoG / Nerfplz) Like how some champs like Lucian and Jynx got to the top of ADCs, why Irelia fell off the face of the earth (favorite champ, hurts to see her so low on tier lists now), and who are the compulsory picks/bans and how that came to be?
  
  Jungle changes and Jungler routes? Is Wight more of a priority for the top/bot laners to take at the start of a match than wolves/golems?
  
  Game pace? Turrets seem to drop a lot quicker now.
  
  edit:
  Currently watching NA LCS Spring games and it's a lot of info to take in. Any help that can cut down on the homework of understanding the current meta game would be great.
• Snowie Stormflower wrote on 2014-01-20 12:58

  Quote from frncsjhnhawaii;1189719:

  Hey, everyone, I've been away from LoL for a while (holy trinity of ADC era) and I have some questions to ask.
  
  Can someone explain how these new teir lists came to be? (RoG / Nerfplz) Like how some champs like Lucian and Jynx got to the top of ADCs, why Irelia fell off the face of the earth (favorite champ, hurts to see her so low on tier lists now), and who are the compulsory picks/bans and how that came to be?
  
  Jungle changes and Jungler routes? Is Wight more of a priority for the top/bot laners to take at the start of a match than wolves/golems?
  
  Game pace? Turrets seem to drop a lot quicker now.
  
  edit:
  Currently watching NA LCS Spring games and it's a lot of info to take in. Any help that can cut down on the homework of understanding the current meta game would be great.

  
  
  From what I've been playing, people are trying to base their picks and bans on the actual LCS now.
  The pros usually set the meta for the rest of the players.
  
  A lot of Champions that were once unused are getting to the top now because all stronger champions are getting nerfed while the ones that were "weak" go untouched, and thus, slowly come out on top of the power creep.
  
  Irelia got nerfed a long time ago, though.
  
  The taking of Wight depends on what side you're on, Purple top will always take golems, Blue top will take the Wight every now and then.
  It's the other way around for bottom lane, you get the idea.
  
  I think Jynx and Lucian are just up there because they can snowball pretty hard and have a good versatily on them, especially Jynx who also packs a bunch of utility.
• Hatsunechan wrote on 2014-01-20 14:23

  Quote from frncsjhnhawaii;1189719:

  Hey, everyone, I've been away from LoL for a while (holy trinity of ADC era) and I have some questions to ask.
  
  Can someone explain how these new teir lists came to be? (RoG / Nerfplz) Like how some champs like Lucian and Jynx got to the top of ADCs, why Irelia fell off the face of the earth (favorite champ, hurts to see her so low on tier lists now), and who are the compulsory picks/bans and how that came to be?
  
  Jungle changes and Jungler routes? Is Wight more of a priority for the top/bot laners to take at the start of a match than wolves/golems?
  
  Game pace? Turrets seem to drop a lot quicker now.
  
  edit:
  Currently watching NA LCS Spring games and it's a lot of info to take in. Any help that can cut down on the homework of understanding the current meta game would be great.

  Just the usual riot nerf/buff cycle. Which holy trinity were you talking about? Corki/Graves/Ezreal? All 3 were nerfed at multiple points while other adc's were buffed (Sivir, Varus). Lucian was released and considered trash by the entire community until the koreans learned how much of a lane buly he was and how fast he can destroy towers. THEN riot decided it was a great idea to release Jinx who is by far the most OP adc we've had so far. Her entire kit is so strong right now there's no reason not to pick her, she snowballs so hard because of that passive which is what pro teams rely on to win most of the time.
  
  Irelia hasnt been touched for a while but riot's previous nerfs already pushed her to never really be used anymore. She has an extremely hard time with the top lane meta right now and struggles with a lot of the matchups (Renekton, Shyvana, does fine vs Mundo though imo). She still has a really strong midgame and decent lategame but having such a weak early makes her hard to pick in games where winning is your job.
  
  Game pace has dramatically increases since early S3 where teams would just farm for 20-30 minutes and then start teamfighting. Now you start seeing teamfights and grouping as early as 10 minutes. The koreans came up with this meta and other regions just followed. They pretty much figured out, why should we farm when we can group early and take towers for early gold and map pressure? What was extremely popular a few months ago (and only a tiny bit now) was 2v1 lane swaps where the adc and support from one side would go top lane and completely zone the enemy top laner from exp and cs and take the tower as early as 3-4 minutes in with the jungler. If you did this faster than the other team you could then rotate your duo lane bottom and take that tower and get an easy 200 gold ea early (nerfed to 100~ now). Another reason for lane swaps is to let champs like Vayne be able to farm and get to lategame status easier. Especially after her nerfs to condemn she loses extremely badly to the popular adc's right now in lane. In lower elo's you can outplay them but at challenger elo where the skill level is so high Vayne struggles a lot.
  
  Vision is also still a big meta thing atm. Since each champ can only place 3 wards now there's actually even more vision wars than S3. You'll probably see this more if you watch LCS and listen to the casters. Dont worry too much about the LCS or fotm picks though, just play who you want. ANYONE is viable in solo q if you know what you're doing.
• frncsjhnhawaii wrote on 2014-01-20 19:15
  Thanks for the replies guys.
  
  Yeah, I was around during the Corki, Graves, and Ezreal era and quit because of how often I'd get into hour long games.
• Intimacy wrote on 2014-01-20 20:46
  To sum up my first game as diana, toplane vs shen.
  
  [2:42:04 PM] Carya: http://puu.sh/6s33m.jpg
  [2:42:05 PM] Carya: 250 cs
  [2:42:07 PM] Carya: first diana game
  [2:42:13 PM] Carya: i was playing her like a fucking bruiser
  [2:42:14 PM] Carya: wondering
  [2:42:14 PM] Carya: wtf
  [2:42:18 PM] Carya: why isn't my hp regening each hit
  [2:42:28 PM] Carya: That's why i died 6 times
  [2:42:29 PM] Carya: LOL
  [2:42:33 PM] Carya: i'd like
  [2:42:36 PM] Carya: kill mundo shen
  [2:42:37 PM] Kaon: ..looll
  [2:42:39 PM] Carya: keep fighting
  [2:42:43 PM] Carya: and got confused
  [2:42:45 PM] Carya: like
  [2:42:51 PM] Carya: i seriously
  [2:42:55 PM] Carya: wanted to buy a bt on her
  [2:43:00 PM] Carya: i missed sustain that much
  [2:43:38 PM] Carya: Totally my kind of champ though
  [2:43:40 PM] Carya: lol
  [2:43:43 PM] Carya: she really is
  [2:43:45 PM] Carya: just...
  [2:43:50 PM] Carya: need to learn to play around her sustain
  [2:43:53 PM] Carya: well, lack there of
  
  
  Okay so, 3 more games of testing, i love diana, but i play so many lifesteal bruisers that i constantly think i can survive things better than i can...i've hit basically max build all 3 games >.> really thinking of throwing a BT into my build to say fuck you no sustain, i'd have saved me at least 4 times a game, and granted me like 3 extra kills a game, or more.
  
  

  [Image: http://puu.sh/6scvo.jpg]
• Brynn wrote on 2014-01-21 01:52
  Just get Life Steal quints... BT is a big investment.
• frncsjhnhawaii wrote on 2014-01-21 01:58
  I have a new account now: Tantojutsu.
  
  After playing some bot games, I realized how messed up it can be when not playing above bronze level ranked. 1v5 beginner bots was crazy hard as Udyr. I think all of my teammates were in a skype call since they bought nothing but potions.
• Intimacy wrote on 2014-01-21 17:12

  Quote from Brynn;1189891:

  Just get Life Steal quints... BT is a big investment.

  
  Ls quints on her trash her earlygame xD and it's not nearly enough sustain, i was also joking around BT seems extremely trolly, i just have to adapt to 0 sustain.
• Intimacy wrote on 2014-01-22 20:29
  And on this day, renekton officially got his testicles cut off, i salute you brave gator, may we see you in season 29 when riot gets around to buffing you.
  

  [Image: http://puu.sh/6un0W.png]

  [Image: http://puu.sh/6uobd.png]
• Shanghai wrote on 2014-01-22 22:57
  http://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/1vs0iu/riots_issue_with_renekton_and_why_they_are/ceve9iw
  
  Calm down, they're not final since it's PBE. Hopefully...
• Juno wrote on 2014-01-23 01:14
  I rather like those changes. His sustain was too high for a resource-less lane bully and the armor shred should have been taken out after the season 3 armor changes. The Slice/Dice early damage buff means that he'll have more incentive to commit to fights rather than stun/spin/laugh, too. I suspect there's more coming as these still leave him on the strong side, but, if this is it then it seems good.
• Intimacy wrote on 2014-01-23 05:44

  Quote from Juno;1190623:

  I rather like those changes. His sustain was too high for a resource-less lane bully and the armor shred should have been taken out after the season 3 armor changes. The Slice/Dice early damage buff means that he'll have more incentive to commit to fights rather than stun/spin/laugh, too. I suspect there's more coming as these still leave him on the strong side, but, if this is it then it seems good.

  
  
  
  They're making his Q scale with up to 90% total ad to make his lategame better as a trade off for his weaker earlygame, but the way i see it he'll lose lane against so many champs now, and he'll be riven without a shield, and less mobility, just with a built in heal.