League of Legends XXXIX: Harrowing in the Playground

[Miscast_Mage]

Not a themed team as such but what about a team that has on assist/kill refreshes?

Darius top, Yi Jungle, Kat Mid, Trist bot

Get 1 kill -> Ace every team fight?

Don't forget Fiora(jungle, perhaps, or mid, if Kat goes bot?); her E(burst of speed) resets on kills, and reduces the cooldown by 50% on assists. Are there any supports that have a cooldown reset on kills/assists, or maybe a double-bruiser bot lane(or whoever else has a cooldown reset on kills)?

Also, if you want to make the most of Yi's cooldown reset, send him mid as AP, and maybe Kat top? This helps balance out the AD/AP on the team, as well.

[sonofzeal]

Three more "Guess That Counter", for your speculative pleasure!



Anivia vs Kog'Maw (this was random'd)



Malphite vs Skarner (mineral wars!)



Janna vs Katarina (suggested by Thrantar)

[Forrestfire]

Anivia vs Kog'Maw (this was random'd)

Anivia, unless the Kog'Maw is very good at dodging. He sits still during his ability animations, and to get the full damage off of his attacks, he also needs to stand still.

I think kog'maw would zone her out with constant damage if she didn't have access to blue.

Janna vs Katarina (suggested by Thrantar)

Is Janna AP? If that's the case, Janna would win here. She has some strong AP damage, can shield when kat goes in, and can easily interrupt katarina's ult the moment it happens.

[Dallas-Dakota]

Anivia, but only if she gets a regular blue, otherwise Kog would just outharass her with long range AA and regular aa since without blue, anivia can't dps enough early game.

By the time max range(or out of range for kog anyway) stun from Anivia has landed and she's in range for E, Kog can already fire back and isn't slowed anymore.

Malphite if he gets blue, he would win in kills, but not in cs. Otherwise Skarner.

And Katerina.

[sonofzeal]

I should specify that these matches are on Proving Grounds, between Carter and myself (both sub-30 summoners). So, no blue, no ganks.

[Eldariel]

Well, Anivia obviously wins but I don't know how good an Anivia we're talking about. I could see Kog'Maw having the autoattacker's edge. Still, I must go with Anivia out of principle.

Janna beats Kat.

Malphite should beat Skarner but Skarner's low CD shield can be a thing if Malphite misbuilds. Hm. Hard to call. I'll go with Malph.

[mrcarter11]

His Kog beat me as Aniva, this was also a random choice match. I own Aniva, but that was my first game with her.. It was fun, and Aniva Q+E did manage to kill him a few times.

He killed me a few times in the early game as Skarner, and managed to maintain a higher CS til near the end of the game. However, I had gold from a stone and HoG and was able to outbuild him and then win the game.

Janna just sorta killed Kat. Her shield absorbed my entire ult. And I was building AP. I would open an entire burst on her, at which time her shield would absorb the worst of it and then she'd fling me back and kite me until shunpo was ready to use again. She won quite easily.

[McDouggal]

Here is what you are doing for the next 5 hours: Dunkmaster Yi while this runs in the background.

[ZeroNumerous]

Spoiler

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Time to play.... GUESS THOSE LANES!

To win, you need to simply correctly guess who went to which lane, and who had which role in the current meta-game.

[Adumbration]

Could you put that on spoilers? It's stretching the screen quite a bit.

[Silverraptor]

Spoiler

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Time to play.... GUESS THOSE LANES!

To win, you need to simply correctly guess who went to which lane, and who had which role in the current meta-game.

SPOILER THIS PICTURE! PLEASE!!!

[Forrestfire]

Jungle teemo, Riven top, Shaco/Xin bot, Annie mid?

Also, MY SCREEN! You killed it!

[Fredaintdead]

I'm gonna say: Jungle Teemo, AP Shaco Mid, Support Xin bot with Bruiser Annie, and then Tank Riven top.
Also: Yes, please spoiler that image.

[McDouggal]

The lower team has a jungle Blitz. What the frack?

[ZeroNumerous]

Could you put that on spoilers? It's stretching the screen quite a bit.

SPOILER THIS PICTURE! PLEASE!!!

Also, MY SCREEN! You killed it!

Also: Yes, please spoiler that image.

Get better moniters, the lot of you.

Jungle teemo, Riven top, Shaco/Xin bot, Annie mid?

No.

I'm gonna say: Jungle Teemo, AP Shaco Mid, Support Xin bot with Bruiser Annie, and then Tank Riven top.

Haha no.

The correct answers is: Jungle Teemo, AD Carry Shaco who switched to AP because we needed magic damage, AP Support Xin Zhao, with Bruiser Annie top and Tank Riven mid.

[Mtg_player_zach]

Get better moniters, the lot of you.



No.



Haha no.

The correct answers is: Jungle Teemo, AD Carry Shaco who switched to AP because we needed magic damage, AP Support Xin Zhao, with Bruiser Annie top and Tank Riven mid.

Didn't stretch my screen. :P

I agree, get better monitors. 1900x1200 exists yo.

[Godskook]

Didn't stretch my screen. :P

I agree, get better monitors. 1900x1200 exists yo.

Some of us use laptops, and having a laptop that big sometimes defeats the purpose.

[Fredaintdead]

Get better moniters, the lot of you.

I have a laptop. Not a possibility.

[ZeroNumerous]

I have a laptop. Not a possibility.

Some of us use laptops, and having a laptop that big sometimes defeats the purpose.

Use actual computers, the lot of you.

[McDouggal]

My Laptop has faster load times than 90% of the other League players. It also is more portable. Why should I?

[Tychris1]

My Laptop has faster load times than 90% of the other League players. It also is more portable. Why should I?

Because without the anchor of a real computer on the physical world Cthulhu will suck you into his cravenous maw as he conquers the world. Your laptop will not sink your spiritual soul on this plane, it will be flighy and easily sucked in.

That's why.

[Fredaintdead]

My Laptop has faster load times than 90% of the other League players. It also is more portable. Why should I?

Same here.
I'm sorry Zero, but you're coming off as rather aggressive here, and personally, it's upsetting me a little. I understand you're likely just joking, but it's coming off (to me anyway) as a little bit mean. Just thought I'd be honest with you there buddy.

[Temotei]

Because without the anchor of a real computer on the physical world Cthulhu will suck you into his cravenous maw as he conquers the world. Your laptop will not sink your spiritual soul on this plane, it will be flighy and easily sucked in.

That's why.

I can take him.

[ex cathedra]

Same here.
I'm sorry Zero, but you're coming off as rather aggressive here, and personally, it's upsetting me a little. I understand you're likely just joking, but it's coming off (to me anyway) as a little bit mean. Just thought I'd be honest with you there buddy.

Take it easy.
laptop-using scum.

[Fredaintdead]

Take it easy.
laptop-using scum.

I assure you I am.
My laptop kicks the lights out of most PCs anyway.

[ZeroNumerous]

My Laptop has faster load times than 90% of the other League players. It also is more portable. Why should I?

Same here.

Because a PC can be upgraded incrementally instead of replaced entirely. Because a PC doesn't burn itself out in a few years due to overheating problems. Because you can't drop a PC unless you're screwing around. There's a multitude of reasons to use them over laptops, not the least of which is an acceptably sized screen.

I'm sorry Zero, but you're coming off as rather aggressive here, and personally, it's upsetting me a little. I understand you're likely just joking, but it's coming off (to me anyway) as a little bit mean. Just thought I'd be honest with you there buddy.

I'm sorry to hear that, but I assure you it's all in fun.

[Mtg_player_zach]

I assure you I am.
My laptop kicks the lights out of most PCs anyway.

I'm somewhat confident that it wouldn't beat mine.

Totally also portable. Throw it in the car. Buckle it in. Safety first of course.

[TechnOkami]

Hey guys. Hey, hey guys.
I can whisper too! D:

[Fredaintdead]

Because a PC can be upgraded incrementally instead of replaced entirely. Because a PC doesn't burn itself out in a few years due to overheating problems. Because you can't drop a PC unless you're screwing around. There's a multitude of reasons to use them over laptops, not the least of which is an acceptably sized screen.



I'm sorry to hear that, but I assure you it's all in fun.

I'm glad that that's the case then.
As for upgrading... such a thing doesn't bother me. My laptop is decent enough for what I need it for, I have a portable USB fan to help with any overheating that occurs, I'm okay with a smaller screen to be honest (I've been using a laptop for so long now that a larger screen would likely feel too big for me), and it's small enough that going home for a weekend on the train doesn't mean I have to leave it behind. To put it simply, a smaller (albeit admittedly less powerful in some respects) machine suits me fine since size and portability are more important constraints for me right now.

I'm somewhat confident that it wouldn't beat mine.

Totally also portable. Throw it in the car. Buckle it in. Safety first of course.

I'm inclined to agree with you there. But I'd argue that yours ALSO beats the lights out of the PCs of most LoL players.

[McDouggal]

Because without the anchor of a real computer on the physical world Cthulhu will suck you into his cravenous maw as he conquers the world. Your laptop will not sink your spiritual soul on this plane, it will be flighy and easily sucked in.

That's why.

I have a laptop security cable.

Also, it's a new model thinkpad with extended warranty. It was designed to get thrown around by luggage monkeys at airports and come out working.

Also, Zero, a good laptop won't burn out in a few years due to overheating. May I suggest a Lenovo?