League of Legends LXVI: Hosted by Jhin_In_Tonic and Starring Aurelion LOL

[Artanis]

Regarding the grading system...is there actually anything below a C? Because I have had so many games where double-digit deaths, sub-1.0 KDA, and pathetic CS get me a grade of C that I start to wonder if D's actually exist

[thracian]

I don't think it has much to do with CS - I went 12/0 as Nasus with 247 CS last game and only got an A.

Admittedly that was also a 45 minute long game. 247 is slightly anemic for a solo-laner in 45 minutes, especially one as farm-focused as Nasus.

EDIT: The lowest I have personally received is a C-, and that was when I ended the game 0/13/1 after dying twice in lane at level 1.

[Olinser]

I don't think it has much to do with CS - I went 12/0 as Nasus with 247 CS last game and only got an A.

It's not absolute CS. It's CS over time. 247 is great in a 25 minute game, not great in a 40 minute game.

There are a number of factors which Riot refuses to confirm concretely - but general consensus is that the big 3 factors are CS, KDA, kill participation. But also remember, those numbers are compared to other champions playing that champion IN that role. So jungle Nasus has a different S level than top Nasus.

Also, according to Riot, D ranks DO indeed exist.

https://support.riotgames.com/hc/en-...ery-Guide#h1q4

[Siosilvar]

Lyra got a D+ after going 0/15 once, IIRC. I'm not sure it's possible to earn an unqualified D or a D- without intentionally feeding.

[YossarianLives]

You all make good points. The grading system is more in-depth than I had thought.

[shadow_archmagi]

those numbers are compared to other champions playing that champion IN that role.

So, to farm S rank, you just have to play the champions that everyone else is TERRIBLE at? Time to become the #1... Heimerdinger?

[Manticoran]

Well, except remember, you can only get a chest from an S on a given champion like once a season or something, so really you just need to get ONE REALLY GOOD GAME per champion.

[shadow_archmagi]

Well, except remember, you can only get a chest from an S on a given champion like once a season or something, so really you just need to get ONE REALLY GOOD GAME per champion.

So, if we're going FULL CHEST FARMER, you can get 4 chests per month, 12 months in a season, so you need to master 48 champs, and for best effect, they should be ones that other people are bad at.

[TechnOkami]

They've said she's only craftable. Technically, since you can purchase the crafting keys and crates, she **can** be purchased, but that's not the intention. I think if you actually price everything out in RP she's the most expensive skin.

~sigh~

The one bloody Annie Skin I want... oh well, time to re-roll every skin shard until I find it.

[Manticoran]

~sigh~

The one bloody Annie Skin I want... oh well, time to re-roll every skin shard until I find it.

That's not how Hextech Annie works. You need to get 10 "Rare Gems" or whatever those are, which you "Sometimes find in chests", then combine them into a "Special Hextech Chest" which you then get Hextech Annie out of. It's intended to be a rare thing that requires lots of using the system to eventually get gems.

[Tesla_pasta]

So, if we're going FULL CHEST FARMER, you can get 4 chests per month, 12 months in a season, so you need to master 48 champs, and for best effect, they should be ones that other people are bad at.

Yorick/Mordikaiser mains rejoice.

[Olinser]

Yorick/Mordikaiser mains rejoice.

Eh, not really. Sure they get 1 S rank from their preferred champion, but you can only get ONE per champion.

For regular people, you're better off picking common champions with low win rates if you're trying to farm S ranks.

[mrcarter11]

That's not how Hextech Annie works. You need to get 10 "Rare Gems" or whatever those are, which you "Sometimes find in chests", then combine them into a "Special Hextech Chest" which you then get Hextech Annie out of. It's intended to be a rare thing that requires lots of using the system to eventually get gems.

It's been shown elsewhere that you can actually get a Hextech Annie shard, which you can then upgrade with essence into the skin. Not sure if Riot will patch it out at some point, but for the moment it can happen.

[Dienekes]

So, to farm S rank, you just have to play the champions that everyone else is TERRIBLE at? Time to become the #1... Heimerdinger?

Nah you need to 5 man and then among yourselves each say you're going to the lane you're not actually going to. "Yeah I'm totally going Bot as Nasus... totally Riot."

[Duck999]

Eh, not really. Sure they get 1 S rank from their preferred champion, but you can only get ONE per champion.

Not sure exactly how the system works. Is this one S chest per champion per amount of time (week, month, season) or is it just one S chest from each champion ever?

[Siosilvar]

Nah you need to 5 man and then among yourselves each say you're going to the lane you're not actually going to. "Yeah I'm totally going Bot as Nasus... totally Riot."

I'm almost 100% certain that the champion ranking system uses the automatic lane detection tech they worked on and not the role you picked. Because you can still get graded in blind pick.

Not sure exactly how the system works. Is this one S chest per champion per amount of time (week, month, season) or is it just one S chest from each champion ever?

One per champion per season.

And it's the champion you were playing whenever anybody in your premade got at least an S-. So, for instance, Ryo's Kindred, Manti's Akali, and Dragonus's Jhin are marked off because efdf and I both earned an S in that game.

[Dienekes]

I'm almost 100% certain that the champion ranking system uses the automatic lane detection tech they worked on and not the role you picked. Because you can still get ranked in blind pick.

Ah damn, I suppose that means it's another thing I'm going to be largely ignoring. Besides there's still only 1 skin I actual want, and the likelihood of getting that 1 seems pretty unlikely.

[Vogie]

So, if we're going FULL CHEST FARMER, you can get 4 chests per month, 12 months in a season, so you need to master 48 champs, and for best effect, they should be ones that other people are bad at.

Actually, the best way to main Chest Farming would be joining 5 mans of people doing exactly that... as long as 1 person gets an S, everyone gets a chest. So, each person will only need to master (on average) 1 champion per 5 weeks, or easily 10 champions a year... which isn't really a bad thing in itself.

In other words... Riot has just created the most interesting raid, in any MMO, of all time.

[Ashen Lilies]

Coming to the realization that I can't play any kind of splitpushing or carry champion (or any top laner that isn't... iunno, friggin' Malphite or something) with my IRL friendgroup is super exasperating.

[Dragonus45]

One per champion per season.

And it's the champion you were playing whenever anybody in your premade got at least an S-. So, for instance, Ryo's Kindred, Manti's Akali, and Dragonus's Jhin are marked off because efdf and I both earned an S in that game.

Oh so that's why I couldn't get a box when I got a S with Jhin a minute ago. Well that kind of sucks.

[Vogie]

Every time I see that first premium box... I read it like this...

[shadow_archmagi]

Okay, so, let me get this straight:

If you are playing a game, and anyone on the team earns an S rank, you receive a chest, and the champion you're currently playing is marked as "Chesty" and can no longer generate chests for the season? So, to earn max chests, you simply have to:

1. Pick four new champs every month
2. Play them. Hope someone on your team is really good.
2B. Or, heck, get an S ranking yourself.




Is the following scenario possible?

1. I earn a chest with Tahm Kench, because he's my bestie. He is now marked and can't award me any more chests.
2. My friend, let's call him Jeff, joins me for a game later that week. He's playing Brad the Cosmic Traveller.
3. I win with an S ranking using the Kench. I get nothing because I already got my Kenchest.
4. Because Jeff hasn't gotten a chest with Brad, he meets the conditions of "Teammate with S" and "Unchesty Champ" and gets one.
5. I then play eleven more games with Tahm and earn everyone else lots of chests because I am the greatest.

[Ashen Lilies]

Yes.

For those confused, your champion tab in your profile will show you which champions you've earned chests on. For example, I won't earn any more chests this year while playing Illaoi, Jhin, Fizz, or Akali.

[Manticoran]

Okay, so, let me get this straight:

If you are playing a game, and anyone on the team earns an S rank, you receive a chest, and the champion you're currently playing is marked as "Chesty" and can no longer generate chests for the season? So, to earn max chests, you simply have to:

1. Pick four new champs every month
2. Play them. Hope someone on your team is really good.
2B. Or, heck, get an S ranking yourself.




Is the following scenario possible?

1. I earn a chest with Tahm Kench, because he's my bestie. He is now marked and can't award me any more chests.
2. My friend, let's call him Jeff, joins me for a game later that week. He's playing Brad the Cosmic Traveller.
3. I win with an S ranking using the Kench. I get nothing because I already got my Kenchest.
4. Because Jeff hasn't gotten a chest with Brad, he meets the conditions of "Teammate with S" and "Unchesty Champ" and gets one.
5. I then play eleven more games with Tahm and earn everyone else lots of chests because I am the greatest.

Also, specifically it's someone you're queue'd with, not just someone on your team. Random pubbies can't get chests just because you're awesome.

[Forum Explorer]

Also, specifically it's someone you're queue'd with, not just someone on your team. Random pubbies can't get chests just because you're awesome.

As a random pubbie this makes me very sad.

[shadow_archmagi]

As a random pubbie this makes me very sad.

Time to start queuing with random pubbies more

[Dienekes]

And the problem with chests has already become apparent. As I had to deal with an adc that ran out in the middle of every team fight so our xin would get kills and get an S. Threw away a very promising lead that game.

I expect this kind of crap to end after a few weeks. But it still gonna be annoying

[Siosilvar]

ARAMs on a smurf are weird... at no point should Warwick ulting Garen be the correct play, and yet it was. Nor should I be both primary damage and primary tank, and yet I was.

This is probably the most fed Warwick game I will ever play. My back hurts after that.

[Duck999]

Speaking of ARAM...
Yesterday I played a pretty long game of ARAM that was fairly even. I was Renekton and built a bunch of magic resist (they had four mages) and health (cleaver, mallet, steraks). After the game ended, the enemy Ezreal got extremely mad at me (bringing in some vulgar language) because I "didn't fall off ever" as though that were my fault. He did, however, bring up a good point that Kindred should have shredded me. Anyone know why I may have survived that?

[shadow_archmagi]

Speaking of ARAM...
Yesterday I played a pretty long game of ARAM that was fairly even. I was Renekton and built a bunch of magic resist (they had four mages) and health (cleaver, mallet, steraks). After the game ended, the enemy Ezreal got extremely mad at me (bringing in some vulgar language) because I "didn't fall off ever" as though that were my fault. He did, however, bring up a good point that Kindred should have shredded me. Anyone know why I may have survived that?

Possible answers include:

Kindred had a rough game and didn't deal any damage anyway
Kindred wasn't shooting you

I mean, it doesn't matter how hard she can hit if she gets Blitzcrank'd. In general, shooting the pure tank is a mistake anyway.