League of Legends XXXIX: Harrowing in the Playground

[Reinboom]

Sejuani: Werealmostnothing

[TechnOkami]

Voli doesn't transform, he's just a bear...

Although that's saying something.

[Daverin]

Time for me to pop in and say hi! Its been awhile since I've played...

So, what all has happened since, say, the Diana patch? It looks like Riot decided they'd just up the pretty factor by a couple of margins since I've last played...

Also, Reina? That joke was hilarious.

[Cogwheel]

Crazy OP, because AP is balanced to be higher #'s than AD but lower ratios.

Well, of course. I'd like to think even I can spot an item this blatantly stupid.

[Douglas]

Sejuani: Werealmostnothing

Yes, how does she not freeze to death with that outfit and her home climate?

[MCerberus]

Rengar: Manbearlion

... Alert Al Gore!

[Reynard]

Yes, how does she not freeze to death with that outfit and her home climate?

Bristles keeps her warm?

Alternatively, magic ice powers confer some amount of insulation.

[Silverraptor]

Rengar: Manbearlion

You're missing Tigers. Oh my.

[Dire Ferret]

Sejuani: Werealmostnothing

Heh, made me laugh.

[MCerberus]

Bristles keeps her warm?

Alternatively, magic ice powers confer some amount of insulation.

The nature of the chainmail bikini's protection also applies to warmth.

[NineThePuma]

All of the "human" champions from Freljord are lightly clothed.

I'm convinced that Freljordians are actually Norse.

[Sohala]

So... a lane disagreement turns into awesome:

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Me and Darius couldn't decide who would take top, so we both stayed. He didn't push the lane, so I opted to hide in the bush and focus on harassing the enemy Jax. We are eventually hard denying him, with me between him and his minions while Darius is free farming. The gank finally comes after Jax is already behind by two levels, they focus me (I am actually the tankier between Darius and I) and our level advantage easily wins us the fight with one kill on Lee Sin.

There is backing, more hard denying, and another gank (this time two kills for us). Darius now has a good three levels on Jax, so I start roaming a little. Pick up a double kill down at bot (who were pushing hard instead of denying).

At 15 minutes the /All chat raging begins and at 20, GG.

Hah, nice. Ezreal or Nidalee managed to hold down a 1v2, then?

Ez with jungle back up.

Lords and ladies, I'm not sure you missed it or something but:
There is already a new thread and this is 50 pages

Hold on I can't read that... *Pulls out and puts on extra pair of glasses* ...Well why didn't you say so.

[Cogwheel]

I am slowly realizing that aside from maybe Jax, as far as enemy mages and especially carries go, Rammus is my favourite assassin.

Not sure how I feel about that.

Particularly against carries, though, late game Rammus (doubly so with red) is more or less "Enemy champion, welcome to die. Go directly to die. Do not pass go. Do not collect 200 gold."

[Forrestfire]

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Well, that happened.

We were kinda demoralized when one of our friends never connected, so after ten minutes in being just kinda even, I decided to request that we all just gank bot lane. Then mid lane. Then bot again. Then top. Then dragon. Then baron

Thankfully we had a good tactician who has been playing from the beginning (Eve), so he knew exactly how to play the December 2010 meta, as he put it.

The last fight had both teams poke around baron for about three minutes with no vision (we would kill each others' wards as they were placed), before they decided to engage on us and attempt to focus down eve. They also decided to ignore me for the entire fight. Poison and sunfire OP.

They surrendered right after we aced them with only blitzcrank dead.

[Math_Mage]

Playing Vayne is intensely frustrating and satisfying at the same time.

That is all.

[Cogwheel]

So a friend of mine (not especially skilled herself) wanted me to help teach a friend who's just starting out. Seeing as I already teach her to some degree.

I figure they're level 5 and already have a PVP win, so hey, good sign!

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I am forced to assume that the match at the bottom was someone providing a demonstration.

Then the latest of the Fortune matches got them the most gold, so I can get a good idea of the sort of build they go for.



What on earth did I get myself into?

[PersonMan]

So, in champ select there was some confusion about top lane/support and who was where, but we worked it out. Then, in the loading screen, it dawns on me: We have almost no magic damage. I'll need to go Easy Mode Fizz.

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I told their Fizz to try Bruiser Fizz because they play almost the same, except that with Easy Mode Fizz the target you focus just sort of dies partway through and you can just leave instead of tanking your way through a fight.

Easy Mode Fizz so Easy Mode.

EDIT: Tanking two enemies to kill the enemy Nexus as Yi, using my rebound taunt key all the while...Your skills are inferior, indeed.

[Qwertystop]

Well, those were certainly fun ARAMs yesterday.

[Silverraptor]

So a friend of mine (not especially skilled herself) wanted me to help teach a friend who's just starting out. Seeing as I already teach her to some degree.

I figure they're level 5 and already have a PVP win, so hey, good sign!

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I am forced to assume that the match at the bottom was someone providing a demonstration.

Then the latest of the Fortune matches got them the most gold, so I can get a good idea of the sort of build they go for.



What on earth did I get myself into?

Here's a tip. Bring them on mumble with you and we'll help you out.

[Miscast_Mage]

Here's a tip. Bring them on mumble with you and we'll help you out.

I second this; don't worry, we don't BITE.

Oh wait. Surprise! We do bite!

Also, is it just me, or is her spider-form laugh evilishly adorable? The dancing baby spiders doing the can-can don't help.

So, Elise has the honour of buying the very first champion that I'll insta-buy on release day; The potential to make enemies go OHGODSTHESPIDERS is just too much fuuuuun~

[Bunny of Faith]

Come to the EUW server, we have all the fun! Like triple blue!

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Also, end screen. I need to play Morgana more:

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[Forrestfire]

So it turns out that a lot of players at my elo in normals are just not prepared for the type of counterjungling Nunu brings to the table. Who knew?

[Istari]

So I found out I love Ezreal, any tips, build help specifically would be appreciated.

[Math_Mage]

So I found out I love Ezreal, any tips, build help specifically would be appreciated.

AD reds/quints, 21/0/9, boots-pots start, consider 1-2 early Doran's if lane is tough, otherwise Phage+Vamp --> Sheen --> Trinity --> BFS core. Decide whether you want to finish BT for quick LW/GA or go all the way to IE. Max R>W>Q>E until postseason patch, then we'll see.

[Godskook]

AD reds/quints, 21/0/9, boots-pots start, consider 1-2 early Doran's if lane is tough, otherwise Phage+Vamp --> Sheen --> Trinity --> BFS core. Decide whether you want to finish BT for quick LW/GA or go all the way to IE. Max R>W>Q>E until postseason patch, then we'll see.

1.I'm running 21/9/0 on him, just cause of my standard habit with ADCs. I had wondered last game if he was able to go 21/0/9 for the MP5. Good to know. What else do you pick up over there?

2.Overall, that's the skill progression I've been using too, but how're you starting him? I've been going QEW so far.

[Eldariel]

Fun night. Streak of ranked wins (including a hard carry) into two theme games (and a bunch of other games, all with doubled IP):

Team Void, now with Kha'Zix!

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It's worth noting that the enemy team was all women; tentacle monsters vs. schoolgirls is a lopsided match-up, or so I've been told. Oh, and they laned Karma/Lux bot (with Lux as low-CS), Vayne top.

Team Zoo, an idea we got after realizing our enemy team in a game was all animals:

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Rengar and Volibear formed our killlane bot and actually got FB. Of course, game went late anyways but once I was able to pick off Draven with a Wall to force a Flash and then do it again, we won.

[Temotei]

AD reds/quints, 21/0/9, boots-pots start, consider 1-2 early Doran's if lane is tough, otherwise Phage+Vamp --> Sheen --> Trinity --> BFS core. Decide whether you want to finish BT for quick LW/GA or go all the way to IE. Max R>W>Q>E until postseason patch, then we'll see.

I've been told to finish bloodthirster before finishing triforce up. Thoughts?

[Eldariel]

I've been told to finish bloodthirster before finishing triforce up. Thoughts?

Both are fine. BT gives you more poke and more power in the now, IE gives you massive autoattack damage increase when finished. So basically, BT for gold efficiency and poke, IE for stand-up damage.

EDIT: I'm batman.

[toasty]

Fun night. Streak of ranked wins (including a hard carry) into two theme games (and a bunch of other games, all with doubled IP):

Team Void, now with Kha'Zix!

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Personally I would have done Support Cho, Top Lane Kass, Middle Malz, Jungle Kha.

Did you have Kass support? I had one of those in a solo queue game. It was pretty hilarious because we got first blood on the enemy blue (Kass got it, I was AD in the same lane with him) and we completely wrecked the enemy with it. It was pretty hilarious, but in hindsight the player may have been a smurf... so that might have helped.

[Godskook]

Both are fine. BT gives you more poke and more power in the now, IE gives you massive autoattack damage increase when finished. So basically, BT for gold efficiency and poke, IE for stand-up damage.

EDIT: I'm batman.

You read him wrong. He said triforce, not infinity edge.