League of Legends - The Game, The Phenomenon, The Insanity -

[Sanae Kochiya]

League of Legends, otherwise known as the "Inferior to Dota 2," "That Game with the Shitty Fanbase," "That Game Literally Everyone Plays," "Everyone and Their Mother Streams This Game" and referred to very aptly by its (probably unintentional) acronym, LoL, is the MOBA from Riot Games that has somehow become one of the biggest online things of the past few years, generating a sizable fanbase, a sizable following, and its own world esports circuit, currently on its fifth season right now (Go Unicorns of Love!)

I heard about this game back when it was released, and I had the same response I did to most other online games at the time... "Meh." Didn't get into it that much until my freshman year of college, where my dormmates roped me into the game. I subsequently cut off all ties with my normal social life and League is the only reason for my existence now. It's pretty fun imo. Joined in the late end of Season 3 and reached Gold in Season 4, currently Silver III in Season 5. In League terms, this makes me a "Baddie who should shut the fuck up because he's horrible at the game and should never try to talk about it"

( this community).

So yeah, I looked and I didn't see any LoL threads on the Farms, so just kinda curious as to everyone's opinions with League. I personally enjoy it, from the YT personalities that do a lot of League stuff to the LCS esports scene and the streams to just playing the game in general. Anyone else play perchance?

Also if you by any chance you wish to join LoL, then I encourage you to use http://signup.leagueoflegends.com/?ref=53667df935b80846268583. This is the legitimate link and not at all an attempt to use a discussion thread of LoL to throw out a referral code and essentially panhandle to the Kiwi Farms community. Definitely not whatsoever.

 

[QI 541]

I played it once. All I remember is dying every time I got within 10 feet of Jax.

 

[A Random]

what's a moba can i eat it

 

[autism420]

In my very first game of LoL (must have been around three years ago) a teammate told me that I was a faggot and to kill myself. It has the best community of any game ever.

 

[The Lone Wanderer]

My cousin plays but I just don't get it.

 

[Orthodox Chrischanity]

In my village we are poor. We only have computers from 2013, and we only get 5.6MB/s download speed. Our youth have grown disillusioned with their country and seek a better life. Few opportunities exist, but there is one hope: eSports. LoL and DotA 2 have enabled the next generation to leave home and live the decadent western dream.

My flatmate plays DotA 2 every day. He convinced me to try it a few days ago. I thought it was interesting and the tutorials somewhat fun. But then I started my first game, and, even though I was "battle level 1", I pretty much got this:

In my very first game of LoL (must have been around three years ago) a teammate told me that I was a faggot and to kill myself. It has the best community of any game ever.

Not only was everyone else battle level 1 or 2, they seemed to have been playing it for decades. I could not tell if they were trolling me with the faggot noob stuff. At least, those that actually didn't write in Cyrillic, which may have been one other player. There was a lot of Cyrillic flashing across my screen, as well as nonstop dingdingdingdingdings of signals appearing on my map.

I decided to try LoL. I got pretty much the same experience, except I was being cursed at in Polish. I had fun, though, by saying "Thank you, comrade". Apparently "comrade" is the Polish equivalent of the n-word.

I want to love these games. I want to enjoy them. But I'm too casual for all this serious business.

 

[Soew]

played on and off since 2011(?) never got into ranked, stuck around gold mmr in normals. haven't played in a long while but been following the LCK and LPL plus some CLG games.

really love the game, once you know items well enough that you can make builds on the fly it becomes a lot better. the strategic aspect is what i have always really liked to the point where i almost enjoy watching it more the playing it.

if i have learned anything it's that the support life is a hard life.

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for the first 2 years i was a teemo main, i regret nothing :^)

 

[Sanae Kochiya]

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for the first 2 years i was a teemo main, i regret nothing :^)

I fucking love Teemo. I don't care what anyone else says.

Nothing's more satisfying than building full AP and melting an Ahri in three autos.

 

[Orthodox Chrischanity]

I had played for a few days as the free Amumu. I did quite well with someone playing Jinx. Together we would dominate a lane. Those were the fun games because we didn't talk, we just played. And it seemed we knew how to work together. But this was just one person. I'd try to insinuate myself if there was another Jinx, but they would say "get out of my lane noob!" But that was after I said, "I don't speak Polish."

Is there always a fight for Master Yi? I mean, I'm not even loading the selection screen before someone has it.

 

[Sanae Kochiya]

Is there always a fight for Master Yi? I mean, I'm not even loading the selection screen before someone has it.

In pre-30's and low elos (Bronze, Silver, etc.), Yi is a pubstomper because most people can't properly focus him or save their CC to disable and kill him, and also because the warding is hideous, allowing him to Highlander in and get his resets. He used to be slightly more powerful when Feral Flare was released, but that's just because it was an unbalanced item and Riot can't balance worth a shit. Typical rito™, really.

Nowadays, he's an OK pick, but he's hardly a contested pick.

 

[The Lone Wanderer]

Just remembered this.

 

[KingGeedorah]

I play DOTA guys, sorry.

Lemme know when you switch though!

 

[Orthodox Chrischanity]

I play DOTA guys, sorry.

Lemme know when you switch though!

I've been "playing". I manually put in Western Europe servers, which cut down on Cyrillic. In fact, people will shout "report <x> all russian!"

I'm somehow battle level 4, whatever the significance of that is. It's likely that I'm that far because my team did far better than me and won the game, thus making my rating illusory. I really think that some of these people who do so incredibly well at my battle level are those who create sockpuppet accounts. Something something k/d/r and all that.

I almost wonder about a CWC announcer pack.
"TEAR DOWN THAT ANCIENT NOW! NOW! NOW!"
"Mega kill! But during the stone age."
"30 seconds. Why did no one pick Sonichu?"

Maybe a Magi-chan courier.

Edited to add: If I could find a very, very patient person to play with and could coach, I think I might even enjoy the game more.

 

[Sanae Kochiya]

I play DOTA guys, sorry.

Lemme know when you switch though!

I play Dota a bit. Not very much though, and I'm absolutely terrified to go into PvP. I won't lie when I say that Dota intimidates me compared to League.

 

[Soew]

I play DOTA guys, sorry.

Lemme know when you switch though!

i actually played a sold 40 hours of it when i switched to Linux but i hated the turn-time mechanic so want back to league eventually. tbh i think it's a better game then league though, just the items make me think that if i ever got gud at the game i could pull off some insane shit.

 

[KingGeedorah]

i actually played a sold 40 hours of it when i switched to Linux but i hated the turn-time mechanic so want back to league eventually. tbh i think it's a better game then league though, just the items make me think that if i ever got gud at the game i could pull off some insane shit.

Hmm I can see what you mean. I just recently played Infinte Crisis which is a complete League ripoff, and the movement is not the same at all. I just started with DOTA back in the Warcraft 3 days, and been playing 2 for about 3-4 years now. I'm just super comfortable with it and it's mechanics to warrant the same amount of dedication to another MOBA.

 

[Dr. Mario]

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Ai wo torimodose ♫

 

[Sanae Kochiya]

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Ai wo torimodose ♫

I'm looking really forward to Ekko coming out.

 

[Stress Sigh]

If anyone on the U.S servers would like to play with me shoot me a message. Mostly Play Braum or jungle.

 

[SP 199]

for the first 2 years i was a teemo main, i regret nothing :^)

I fucking love Teemo. I don't care what anyone else says.

Y'all doing Satans work.

But Yeah I only recently got into it recently although I only ever really play ARAM with my mates to kill time.

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Although I did buy the PROJECT: Yi skin cause it looks bitchin'