What is League of Legends? League of Legends is a team game very similar to the WarCraft 3 custom map DotA. There are two bases, one on either side of the map and several "lanes" between the bases along which AI controlled units spawn. An overhead view of the 5v5 map looks about like this:
There is a base in the bottom left, and a base in the top right. 3 lanes connect the two bases and every 30 seconds AI controlled "minions" spawn in each lane. Everyone who is in the game controls 1 "champion" unit and your job as a team is to push your lanes and destroy the opposing base. The lanes are protected by turrets and so you need your own minions along side you to be able to kill the turrets without getting targeted by them. 2 bases, 3 lanes, 5 players per team.
What are Champions? Champions are the powerful units that you get to control. You pick 1 before the map loads and that is the champion you will use for that match. Champions start each match at level 1 their max level is 18. The important thing to consider is the stats of the champion you select will be affected by the level of your account.
What do 'account-levels' have to do with anything? When you create an account you have a level 1 account. That is called your 'Summoner Level'. You are the summoner, and the champion you select for the match is the 'summoned'. You increase your summoner level by playing matches. Every match you play will earn you XP and IP. Earning enough XP will increase your summoner level with the max level being 30. Wins are worth more XP/IP than losses, so try to win. Your summoner level also determines: (1) How many runes you can slot and (2) How many mastery points you can allot
If you are low leveled still and playing by yourself then the game will try and pair you against similarly leveled opponents, but if you are playing with higher leveled friends then it will seek higher leveled opponents. Just something to consider when you start learning how to play.
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What is IP again? IP is the other kind of points you earn when you play matches. You earn both XP and IP and IP are the points that you use to purchase runes and champions. Yes, that’s right, you have to "buy" the champions, but you get the points for free so its not a bad deal. (You can also spend real money on champion packs if you would rather not take the time to earn them) The point is that you get the IP for free so you should figure out which champions you are good with and spend it on those. When you buy a champion you will have it unlocked on your account forever. And if you don't buy ANY champions, you will still have access to 10 of them. Every week there are 10 "free" champions. But they are only free for the week and 10 different champions will be free the next week. And so if you are level 1 you still have 10 champions available to you and so try them out, figure out which one you might like to spend points on and then buy it.
And so IP is good for Champions and Runes. You can also spend *real money* to unlock champions but you can NOT unlock runes with real money, only IP and so runes have to be earned.
To sum up: You have an account that goes up to level 30 (this is your summoner level) You earn XP (to level up the account) and IP (to buy champions/runes) every time you play a match You have rune pages (with up to 30 slots) You have a mastery page to spec (with up to 30 points) (and you can respec as much as you want)
This is probably a bit over-kill and so if something doesn’t quite make sense just ask and someone will clarify. And if you are going to start playing please post: (1) Your GameFAQs name (2) Your Summoner name (this is different than your log-in name) (3) Your preferred champions. It’s just nice to know which champions people prefer to play or use the most.
And please BOLD THE INFORMATION so we will see it and update the list accordingly.
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These are topic titles we 100% have used before. For future reference:
Learn from your mistakes. Demacia. Now and Forever. It is never ending. Never underestimate the power of the Scout's code. Our rage is beyond your control! Ahhh... You sure you're not in the wrong league? Die first, then we'll talk. Do you wanna play? It'll be fun. Take a good look. It's the last you're going to get! If you want me to hit you less, die sooner. Time To Feast! Mundo's ABC's of success: Always Be Cleaving Who wants a piece of the champ?! C'mon, I'm not even holding the controls! Only two jokers in the deck and I got dealt you. Time to Feed! Guess what's about to hit the fan. I'm OP? Your MOM is OP!
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-Dominion beta is out! Get cracking at it! -Xerath, the Magus Ascendant, previewed. If you want an artillery mage, he's your boy! -Riven released and hotfixed. Yi 5.0, tons of fun but also hard to play!
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And lastly, what the hell Anagram. Do NOT interrupt the first five posts! ****-blocking everybody's easy access to the important info and forcing them to sift through clutter is just plain bad, man. |:-<
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Also, don't forget to go into the Board 8 chat room and select yourself to always enter it automatically upon logging on so that we can minimize the amount of time in solo queue.
From: Biolizard28 | #008 Dominion is already out, not just the beta, and Riven hotfix is pretty cold by now.
More like that silly Xin skin comes out today and I still don't know how to get it.
$$$$.
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::REMINDER:: If you need info change please BOLD THE INFORMATION so we will see it and update the list accordingly. ::REMINDER::
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KanzarisKelshen posted... And lastly, what the hell Anagram. Do NOT interrupt the first five posts! ****-blocking everybody's easy access to the important info and forcing them to sift through clutter is just plain bad, man. |:-<
Sorry Kanz. But at least I posted an important fact there.
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First off best Free Week Ever. Secondly, Jungle. Sion. Is. So. Good. He needs blue but once he gets it he can spam W and never lose health. He clears the jungle extremely fast thanks to E. And once he hits level 4 lol stun you're dead. Level 6 turns him into a stupid counter jungler because you can't fight him. As long as you protect his blue he murder stomps his jungle.
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From: Anagram | #037 So is anyone really looking forward to Xerath? All I know about him is his siege mode concept.
They're putting a Siege Tank as a champion. If you aren't hype you aren't alive tbqh.
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also what is the aim chat? someone invite me next time I'm on - I have a group of 3-4 people I mostly play with, but I am interested
also Riven is awesome and watching a saintvicious jungle riven has made me want to do it so badly
ALSO Xerath sounds like he can Kog'Maw-snipe people running away, except farther and harder. "oh hey you want to b under your turret and you're 1100 units away LOL NOPE DEAD"
Well guys, I did pretty well with Lux in Dominion. Better, in fact, than I did with any of the tanky DPS champions I tried.
I think I've come to terms with the fact that I'm just not good with AD champions. I'm not good with any of the tnaky DPS, and the only AD carry I can play is Ezreal, and I usually run him hybrid.
So, I can tank, mage, or support. And I guess that's it.
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This exact thing happened last night with me and HGR
To be fair though it was after we'd had like 5 complete games where he connected in time so it was clearly a fluke occurrence. Wonder how fluke it actually is, though...
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