League of Legends

[Magebolt]

ahha that is funny. Exactly what Meiun said, The game is very action packed and you have think a lot. I find myself trying to think of new ways to kill the enemy and confuse it all the time haha.

[krele]

idk if i like it much... i have yet to play a full game though, but from what i saw, i liked the simplicity of dota more, like being able to tell where the shops were, but that could also be something that comes with time

This game is actually a good amount more user friendly and "simpler" in the good ways, but more complex in a lot of fun and cool new ways. There is only one shop (the one at your base), and it gives you recommended items based on your character as Lucifer said that help a lot for noobs.

Meh... I hate how the games are being created... Having to wait a minute for before playing the game is sort of bad... They could've just made a lobby system...

Other than that, the gameplay is fine... I just lost a match x_X

Matchmaking is quick and easy and generaly gets you paired up with atleast reasonably balanced teamates. It usually only takes like 30 seconds, often less. But either way there IS a lobby system as well for those who want to use it.

There is a lobby system other than practice matches? How do I access it? I can't try it out right now, and I couldn't find it yesterday...

This game is not as dynamic as DotA... Creep blocking and denying was really important aspect of the game and required skill... With this, all you need to be good is some common sense...

Also can anyone tell me, is there a creep based upon Roshan? I do see a red dot on the map as on the real dota, but I don't really wanna check it out during gameplay. How strong is that thing? What do you get from killing it?

You can access the lobby via Selecting Bot & Practive game from the game select menu. You still receive IP and EXP from lobby games, just at a reduced tate. As for the Roshan like creep, yes there is one (not sure it spawns right away though). It's marked by a red skull and crossbones to the leftish and up a bit from the center of the map. It is fairly tough and you all need to be in the mid to upper teen levels with your team to take him typically. As for the game being dull and just requiring common sense... I definitely disagree but I suppose everyone is entitled to their opinion. I just don't think you will make it awfully far in later matches with that attitude ;) There are countless tactical and other advanced things in this game that are possible. For instance, with blitzcrank you can rocket grab people into towers and bushes with ganks waiting, combo in that heimerdinger guys turrets with that or the alchemist guys toss move to further move them to wherever you like. Just as an example.

Ahh, I knew that lobby, but getting 35% cut from my earnings is just wrong D:

Well, I'm a DotA player, a really damn good one too, and those comboes are only elementary ones, and yeah, to find out you can combine that just requires some common sense and low-to-mid level of thinking... But yeah, everyone has an own point of view. It's just that DotA appealed much more to me than LoL. I love the game's acronym though :D... lol...

[Meiun]

That was just a basic example, there is definitely a lot more. But to each his own.

[Lucifer]

Been playing a few games, and it's starting to grow on me. Just wondering, anyone have any favorite characters? Thus far my favorite is the Bowser copy, Rammus.

[Meiun]

There are a lot of good characters. Recently I've been playing Jax and Dr. Mundo a fair amount though.

[Magebolt]

I love Sivir the Battle mistress cause i completely own with her :3 lol and uh
Another one which is really cool is Annie the Dark child :)

[Titan]

I play with Master Yi all the time  ;D

I actually just got 16/3/3.
But the rest of my team was kinda bad, cept one other guy.

[EpicPhailure]

I've been trying some of the characters available this week. I've had some good experience with Udyr and Malphite, although I don't really like Udyr that much. He doesn't seem to be a damage dealer, like Malphite can be.

[Lucifer]

I've been trying some of the characters available this week. I've had some good experience with Udyr and Malphite, although I don't really like Udyr that much. He doesn't seem to be a damage dealer, like Malphite can be.

Ohoho, then you aren't playing Udyr well. Try going Phoenix form first, then bear form for chasing down and stunning. Also the recommended items for him are basically perfect. Early game with Udyr is slow but, mid-late game he gets so much lifesteal and attack speed it's utterly insane. I haven't tried malphite yet, he just looked big and boring, but I'll try him soon.

Just played a few games with Magebolt, =D, prrrrdy fun. If anyone else wants to get a game going, just hit me up on MSN at silencedbullet@hotmail.com

[EpicPhailure]

Oooh. I thought that the general rule was to save your ultimate for other stuff, that's probably why he didn't feel well.

And yeah, that's exactly what Malphite is. But don't mistake his tanking abilities for slow, his 'E' skill make him run insanely faster for a couple seconds, and that goes in conjunction with the recommended items he has that offer slowdown and or stun per hit.

[Lucifer]

Oooh. I thought that the general rule was to save your ultimate for other stuff, that's probably why he didn't feel well.

And yeah, that's exactly what Malphite is. But don't mistake his tanking abilities for slow, his 'E' skill make him run insanely faster for a couple seconds, and that goes in conjunction with the recommended items he has that offer slowdown and or stun per hit.

Ah, yeah the weird thing about him is that he has no ultimate. I played a couple games with Malphite, the first one being an utter disaster where my entire team fed them (including me), the second one I got a 14 kill streak, =D. He is as I thought, big and boring, but yeah definitely not slow. He's one of those characters that are very fun to team with, with all those slows and the disable. Not  necessarily someone I would play often personally though.

XD, I was laughing at this earlier.
http://www.leagueoflegends.com/board/showthread.php?t=46093
10,000 referalls lets you develop your own custom hero. Cmon guys! 10,000 people and we can get a Stick Man! Yeaaah!

[Magebolt]

Bahahahaaha That sure would be something ahaha, It could have a GS as a weapon! ahahhahaha or a slasher! :P

[Lucifer]

Sigh..., I played until 4am this morning farming the IP to buy Twisted Fate, and now he's in this week's rotation. Ah well. If anyone is interested in him, I really recommend him. He's very difficult to master, but once you do, his ability to do high damage, stun, slow, reveal invisible, and teleport to any location on the map, makes him really !@#$ing fun to play. His only downside that I can see is that he's very very squishy. Remember to have a health potion on you at all times early game, and use recall/gate to heal and get back into your lane in seconds. Gate into grass to gank, or in front of fleeing enemies, but don't get gank-crazy. Fate is very vulnerable to getting ganked himself, and is usually the first one to die in a team battle.

It took me around 5 games to be able to correctly time his pick a card ability, which by the way isn't random, so if you're quick you can get a gold card every time you activate it. This is a must if you're going to use him, as that stun will be the backbone of your ganking throughout the game, along with your incredibly fun global slowing ultimate. On that note, feel free to use this ultimate even when you're not chasing anyone, as it will make all enemies on the map visible, which can be a lifesaver for teamates. For items, there's sorta two ways you can go. You could either go like the recommendations suggest, giving him fast attack speed and high crits so he can dish out the damage while he stuns and slows, or you could stock up on ability power. Items like Lichbane or Zhyonya's Ring will do an incredibly job increasing the damage of wild cards and pick a card. I personally recommend ability power, as it scales extremely well with your abilities.

As for actually getting abilities, what works best for me is to get pick a card and gate first, then max wild cards, (obviously also putting points into your ultimate in the process), then max pick a card, and finally gate. This route might not make you the gank master early game, but you'll be a feared enemy with your incredibly high range and high damage wild cards. (And by long range I mean long range, wild cards can abuse people hiding behind their towers easily, however it's also easily dodgable, so use your mana wisely, and recall/gate to quickly refill whenever you feel like it, without loosing any time out on the field.) Another way to go would be maxing wild cards and gate first, instead of pick a card. Many argue that pick a card just isn't as usefull, and pries too much attention away from the fight. Personally I've done it so much it's automatic, but it's different for everyone. With gate maxed early, you could make massive amounts of money helping each lane push.

*Edit*
Forgot to mention summoner abilities/masteries/runes. Personally I don't have any runes right now, and I'm no expert on masteries. Generally I go pure utility though, as they seem the most useful for how I play. As for choosing summoner abilities, I'd recommend Cripple, Ghost, or Heal. I've heard Flash and Clairvoyance are good too, but I'm not that high of a level yet ><.

Woah, this all looked smaller on my sister's labtop...

[EpicPhailure]

How much was Fate?

[Lucifer]

Ah, misread, I think he's in next week's rotation. Anyways, he's pretty cheap, only 1350.