Old League of Legends Thread

[Viq]

So basically Korean teams value map pressure over everything else. The Korean mentality is to just go forward, and keep going forward. This is something you'll see in Chinese matches, and to a lesser extent SEA matches too. They are great at understanding when they have an advantage, and then pushing the shit out of it. NA and EU teams do a lot of, "Ok, we're up a bit. They can't fight us, so let's farm safely to extend the lead." The problem with that is as the game goes on, gold and level differences matter less and less. If you're 50 minutes in and no one has a baron buff, the gold doesn't matter. You're all the same level, and sitting on 5-6 item builds. The Korean and Chinese teams will recognize an advantage 15 minutes into the game, and press that advantage to finish the game in under 30 minutes instead of trying to stall in an attempt to slowly suffocate out the other team, which really just gives them a chance to come back.

[shepardG]

Genius, how has NA not picked up on this....

[D44kpunk]

i thought this was common sense, it's also an easy way to get out of low elo as long as you're good enough to get an advantage. NA teams have better stall mechanics than korean/chinese imo but eh

[bluefan]

Finally finished 10 ranked games. After playing over hundreds of normal since LoL started back in 2009 lol.

Nautilus's Fists, Gold Division IV!

[Aero]

I completely forgot how difficult it is to level up a new account. No masteries or runes. Team mates are all shitty smurfs who think they are all challenger level and make simple mistakes. And its cripplingly slow to gain exp. I do not envy new players.

[Zetanio]

Playing this game during the summer is fucking stupid.

[Ezek]

Finally finished 10 ranked games. After playing over hundreds of normal since LoL started back in 2009 lol.

Nautilus's Fists, Gold Division IV!

Wow, I thought Gold V was the highest you could get placed. Grats on your eeasy end of season gold rewards, lol.

I completely forgot how difficult it is to level up a new account. No masteries or runes. Team mates are all shitty smurfs who think they are all challenger level and make simple mistakes. And its cripplingly slow to gain exp. I do not envy new players.

Low level smurfs pretty much act as a huge deterrent to new players (especially new players that have never played a MOBA before). I recommended LoL to a few IRL friends months ago and got them started (taught them the basics like lane mechanics, last hitting, etc); none of them still play. I watched over one of them play once and the guy was getting flamed by dickweeds the entire game for being "bad" in a level 6 SR game. Where the fuck else is he going to learn how to become better? He could spam bot games but then he'd be useless when he finally hits 30 because he has no idea how to lane/roam/teamfight properly against real human beings.

[Deftscythe]

If you want friends to stick with it you need to smurf with them, in my experience. Of course, when I first started playing my friends just queued with me on their level 20~s to my level 5 and I proceeded to feed my balls off for months, lol.

[Conrad]

really loving fiddles support. pairing him with draven or cait is ridiculous, and he has cc out the wazoo. quickly becoming my 2nd or 3rd pick support in most games.

[Dantrag]

Sorry you don't learn the game 1-30. You learn the game when you're 30.

[ringthree]

Can someone tell me something about ADC. I don't think I am playing it correctly, like with my hand movements. Some people suggest using A to attack, but I don't know what the benefit of that is, and it doesn't seem to help me at all considering my mouse still has to hover over the target anyway. Is kiting just clicking back and forth or is there something about using A to autoattack I am not understanding?

[Fereydoon]

Can someone tell me something about ADC. I don't think I am playing it correctly, like with my hand movements. Some people suggest using A to attack, but I don't know what the benefit of that is, and it doesn't seem to help me at all considering my mouse still has to hover over the target anyway. Is kiting just clicking back and forth or is there something about using A to autoattack I am not understanding?

If you use attack move (Shift + click or a + click by default) when you reach your destination you will attack the closest target to you, if you're being chased on, say, Ashe, attack move short distances, so you move and shoot without having your mouse over the champion behind you.

[ringthree]

If you use attack move (Shift + click or a + click by default) when you reach your destination you will attack the closest target to you, if you're being chased on, say, Ashe, attack move short distances, so you move and shoot without having your mouse over the champion behind you.

I knew I was missing something, Jesus Christ no wonder I suck at ADC. The more you know ---* (It could also be that I suck, but hey I am going to blame something else for now).

[Gryffes]

Can someone tell me something about ADC. I don't think I am playing it correctly, like with my hand movements. Some people suggest using A to attack, but I don't know what the benefit of that is, and it doesn't seem to help me at all considering my mouse still has to hover over the target anyway. Is kiting just clicking back and forth or is there something about using A to autoattack I am not understanding?

Also between auto attacks when chasing you should be right clicking in front of the enemys movement path, it will let you keep a closer distance than just right clicking on them.

[Hiryo]

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...ps3080115a.png

Okay, I think I finally learned how to play....

Edit: except I still cant cs

[Aero]

If you use attack move (Shift + click or a + click by default) when you reach your destination you will attack the closest target to you, if you're being chased on, say, Ashe, attack move short distances, so you move and shoot without having your mouse over the champion behind you.

Just to clarify its not when you reach your destination; youll attack anything on your way to your destination. If there is something to attack(Not neutral minions) youll stop advancing and attack instead. The way you word it makes me think youll only attack once you are done moving.

Another tip for not getting juked in brushes is to attack move into the brush(Assuming there are no minions in your attack range). Youll attack the champion the second you have vision.

[Fereydoon]

Just to clarify its not when you reach your destination; youll attack anything on your way to your destination. If there is something to attack(Not neutral minions) youll stop advancing and attack instead. The way you word it makes me think youll only attack once you are done moving.

Another tip for not getting juked in brushes is to attack move into the brush(Assuming there are no minions in your attack range). Youll attack the champion the second you have vision.

Yeah, my bad on that wording. I also forgot about attack moving into bushes.

[bluefan]

I can see why people get so bitchy in ranked now hahaha. If it's not an afk, it's one who just implodes the team. Admittedly, a couple of times I was probably the weak link, but damn...is gold rank always this...childish?

[Anakron]

Another tip for not getting juked in brushes is to attack move into the brush(Assuming there are no minions in your attack range). Youll attack the champion the second you have vision.

That's actually a very good tip, thanks!

[Dantrag]

I can see why people get so bitchy in ranked now hahaha. If it's not an afk, it's one who just implodes the team. Admittedly, a couple of times I was probably the weak link, but damn...is gold rank always this...childish?

Plat is just as bad. I think when my other account was silver it was more enjoyable than gold/plat...