League of Legends XXXVIII: Featuring Mumble, The Giant Halibut

[TheShrike]

So.

I just had the BEST game.

gg riot soraka op now

Oh man, that Nasus seems to have a really horrid time. I mean, he's a tricky champ sometimes, but 20 deaths? Also, the build makes me cry, but that's another story entirely.

[Godskook]

Oh man, that Nasus seems to have a really horrid time. I mean, he's a tricky champ sometimes, but 20 deaths? Also, the build makes me cry, but that's another story entirely.

All told, I think they're quite a bit related. He's almost 100% squish item-wise, which really does explain why he's dying so much. Well, that and Revive.

[Guancyto]

Our Nasus was a level 4 duo queued with a level 30 (that being Gangplank). It was his first PvP win.

I was annoyed at him during the game because I thought he was feeding on purpose (he'd run into towers and die and everything), but we 4v5ed admirably by the end. Despite the disparity in kills and large difference in assists we ended with a 7k gold advantage. It's probably thanks to more dragons, more turrets and baron... but Nasus being worth less gold than a caster minion may have also been a factor.

[Godskook]

I was annoyed at him during the game because I thought he was feeding on purpose (he'd run into towers and die and everything), but we 4v5ed admirably by the end.

I didn't think people would be that stupid, but then I got my brother to try League, and he'd constantly run into towers, and then run away going "oh god, why is it shooting me".

[NineThePuma]

Just got out of my first game as kayle in a long while.

Holy crap. At some point, between last time I played and this time, I learned how to last hit.

I went top against a Maokai and just... wrecked. I zoned him hard, bullied him into tower hugging and basically free farmed. Their kennen ganked me twice and I got away virtually unscathed both times.

I went 9/1/? with my one death being a very stupid one at level 7 when Rammus invaded their jungle, tripped over their jungler, and me + Lux + Rammus 3v3'd Kennen + Trundle + Maokai, and I ended up split off from the fight, with just me and Kennen and got beaten out for it.

Lesson learned, next time we met, I had an IE, my ult up, and he had some pansy AP items. I ate him.

[Math_Mage]

I thought I didn't know how to play Twisted Treeline.

Then I stopped playing bruisers and started playing AD carries.

Several consecutive ranked wins and a gold badge later, I'm no longer concerned that I don't know how to play Twisted Treeline. My problem is more general: I just don't know how to play melee champions. Good to know.

[Qwertystop]

Wait, there's TT Ranked? All I see when I hit TT is a normals option.

[Maeglin_Dubh]

Wait, there's TT Ranked? All I see when I hit TT is a normals option.

You need three people. No solo queue.

[Winthur]

I didn't think people would be that stupid, but then I got my brother to try League, and he'd constantly run into towers, and then run away going "oh god, why is it shooting me".

Good times.

[Nadevoc]

I guess the Kha'Zix patch had... -> ... bugs.

That reminds me... need to take a screenshot of a Lulu ulted Kha'Zix then make a post on Riot's forums claiming I found a huge bug in the game...

[Douglas]

That reminds me... need to take a screenshot of a Lulu ulted Kha'Zix then make a post on Riot's forums claiming I found a huge bug in the game...

Don't forget Surge and relic buff.

[Maeglin_Dubh]

How do I Sivir? I do well with Caitlyn and Tristana and Graves, but I want to learn Sivir.

[PersonMan]

Don't forget Surge and relic buff.

"I told my teammates about the bug, but they (Lulu) only made it worse."

[Laudandus]

How do I Sivir? I do well with Caitlyn and Tristana and Graves, but I want to learn Sivir.

Your W is an autoattack reset, so attack + W wins trades better than just attack. Use your E to react to skill shots and slow projectiles, try to bait things when possible and be careful when it's not up. Your Q is a huge nuke, and you should either fish for landing it in lane or use it to farm, depending on whether you're losing lane really badly. Your ult rocks, and should be used either at the start of teamfights or when you're ahead in lane and are near your tower (you can chase them all the way back to their tower, and probably kill them before they get there).

Build standard AD carry, max Q > W > E > R or Q > E > W > R, depending on how consistently you can spell shield things (both in terms of your personal skill, and in terms of what there is to shield).

[Eldariel]

E not only to skillshots but all spells really; blocking Graves Buckshots adds up real fast not to mention taking out the Collateral Damage for instance. Of course, blocking Alistar combo (yes, the whole combo is blocked if he does it at the normal speed) is always awesome, and Sona Qs and stuff like that.

[NineThePuma]

Good times.

I love how the Tristana went 0/18/2, and goes "learn to play noobs, easy win."

[Silverraptor]

Good times.

I love how the Tristana went 0/18/2, and goes "learn to play noobs, easy win."

Yeah, that trist had no right to talk.

That reminds me... need to take a screenshot of a Lulu ulted Kha'Zix then make a post on Riot's forums claiming I found a huge bug in the game...

When you do that, post the LoL thread link here for us!

[Zen Master]

My personal favourite for Sivir spell shield are long channels. Like Nunu ult. He has to stand still, for a longish while - taking my hurtful attacks while achieving nothing. Yea.

Also, either take different runes than I do, or get a mana item. She doesn't have an actual mana pool - more like a small puddle.

[ex cathedra]

Yeah, that trist had no right to talk.

It's called jokes.

[Silverraptor]

It's called jokes.

Well sorry. I do the tribunal alot and I've seen alot of cases exactly like that. So I was sure the guy was trash talking the enemy when I looked at that.

[NineThePuma]

It's called jokes.

I... don't really think so? That doesn't strike me as joking, that strikes me as trash talking, from someone who doesn't deserve any sort of praise for their behavior.

Even assuming it was an in house game.

[Winthur]

I... don't really think so? That doesn't strike me as joking, that strikes me as trash talking, from someone who doesn't deserve any sort of praise for their behavior.

Even assuming it was an in house game.

In house games for Elo are OP.
Also, that Tristana ranged from "acting completely clueless, standing around places such as jungle for no reason", then "apologizing for letting a 10 year old brother play" to this. So peculiar.

[Temotei]

It's called jokes.

Looks like trolling to me. Then again, it's probably funny to him/her.

[ex cathedra]

I think that it's funny. I don't know what sort of expectations you have of other human beings, but regardless of whether it was intentionally or unintentionally ironic the situation still strikes me as quite amusing.

[MCerberus]

Hey I've finally seen something I hate more than an Anivia blind-rushing a catalyst: Recalling with a blue buff.

Seriously, you're Anivia.

[TheShrike]

Eh, if you're low on HP or your Blue is about to run out and the wave is at the enemy tower, I would consider recalling.

[MCerberus]

Eh, if you're low on HP or your Blue is about to run out and the wave is at the enemy tower, I would consider recalling.

That's not the common situation I see. Usually it's. "Welp, level 7 with my first Blue buff. OH NOES OUT OF MANA" *Recall*. I guess I should say 'mana recall with blue'.

Seriously, that second blue is where Anivia is setting up for a lane win. Usually you're wanting to attract more-than-healthy attention from their jungler due to clearing waves to the tower, keeping river clear for your team, then attrition. They either get pushed out by minion damage, wear down their tower and lose CS, or are Gragas. I hate Gragas.

[Forrestfire]

Would anyone be up for playing some games tonight? I need more practice as anivia, and don't really want to throw myself into solo queue...

[Qwertystop]

Would anyone be up for playing some games tonight? I need more practice as anivia, and don't really want to throw myself into solo queue...

I'd be up for playing some games, but I don't want to play with someone who's never played any non-bot games. Are you that, or are you gust getting to know how to play Anivia with bot games?

[sonofzeal]

Okay, how did this happen?

PVP Dominion. Both teams had a Poppy who ended up going #1. The enemy team's Poppy went 16/6/10; I went 10/6/4. A couple other champions on my team had decent KDA ratios, but I remember nobody on my team was even close to my total score, so it's not like we had four arsekickers and one feeder. And yet, somehow, we absolutely clobbered them - won with about half our nexus health left. I mean, I know you can win without necessarily winning fights, but the final kill scores compared to the nexus scores just seemed totally out of whack.