Sona is hella OP. She doesn't need a lot of AP/regen items to stay effective so she can easily slot some tank items. Combine that with the fact that she has great mobility and that she has no need to get into attack range to do her job and you end up with some frustrating team fights.
lots of magey types will stack tanky items though
what is it about sona that makes it so that you have to focus on her in a team fight? other than her ult which, while great, is hardly exceptional.
Sona is hella OP. She doesn't need a lot of AP/regen items to stay effective so she can easily slot some tank items. Combine that with the fact that she has great mobility and that she has no need to get into attack range to do her job and you end up with some frustrating team fights.
lots of magey types will stack tanky items though
what is it about sona that makes it so that you have to focus on her in a team fight? other than her ult which, while great, is hardly exceptional.
She heals everyone else, she buffs everyones damage, she shields everyone else...
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Sona is hella OP. She doesn't need a lot of AP/regen items to stay effective so she can easily slot some tank items. Combine that with the fact that she has great mobility and that she has no need to get into attack range to do her job and you end up with some frustrating team fights.
PIH and skip both play good sonas
i have considered picking up a support-based character but i think i'd get frustrated after the early laning phase
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You damn nerds. Stop talking about League of Legends and get laid.
If I wanted to play something with that much down time, I'd switch to an MMO.
There's not that much down time if you don't die.
In order to get to the point of not dying, you have to play a shitload.
In order to practice when you're first starting, you have to spend 35 minutes of a 45-minute game dead, or walking to somewhere where you can actually play the game.
No, to get to the point of not dying you just have to either do some trial in error, or have someone who knows the game give you some pointers, or read a basic guide.
Assuming you ignore the ridiculous amount of time it takes to get a game together, and how difficult the interface makes it to do so?
Yes, it has a huge amount; every time you die, not only do you have to wait to respawn, but you have to wait for your dude to walk to where you can actually play the game, both of which take for-fucking-ever.
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In order to get to the point of not dying, you have to play a shitload.
In order to practice when you're first starting, you have to spend 35 minutes of a 45-minute game dead, or walking to somewhere where you can actually play the game.
that hasn't really been my experience, and i'm pretty scrubby and die a good amount
like, even if i'm really scrubbing it up and die 10 times, that's me sitting out about 5-7 minutes total out of an hour game
In order to get to the point of not dying, you have to play a shitload.
In order to practice when you're first starting, you have to spend 35 minutes of a 45-minute game dead, or walking to somewhere where you can actually play the game.
Seriously?
Maybe you're just using champions that don't work well with your natural play style...?
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Assuming you ignore the ridiculous amount of time it takes to get a game together, and how difficult the interface makes it to do so?
Yes, it has a huge amount; every time you die, not only do you have to wait to respawn, but you have to wait for your dude to walk to where you can actually play the game, both of which take for-fucking-ever.
But that is gonna happen for almost any online game.
If I wanted to play something with that much down time, I'd switch to an MMO.
There's not that much down time if you don't die.
In order to get to the point of not dying, you have to play a shitload.
In order to practice when you're first starting, you have to spend 35 minutes of a 45-minute game dead, or walking to somewhere where you can actually play the game.
Play a ranged character. Shoot from afar. Run when they get close.
Hell, you're going to die. The trick is to not die a lot. Yeah, it takes practice, but that's the fun in it. Just gotta be patient.
The respawn timer is there for a reason. Surprisingly enough, it's not to piss you off.
Sona is hella OP. She doesn't need a lot of AP/regen items to stay effective so she can easily slot some tank items. Combine that with the fact that she has great mobility and that she has no need to get into attack range to do her job and you end up with some frustrating team fights.
lots of magey types will stack tanky items though
what is it about sona that makes it so that you have to focus on her in a team fight? other than her ult which, while great, is hardly exceptional.
She heals everyone else, she buffs everyones damage, she shields everyone else...
and by stacking tanky items that's the role she's consigning herself too. and if she's tanky she must be later game, meaning that unless your team is getting rolled, her damage should be negligible, especially if she's hanging back like you say to just extend her aura
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In order to get to the point of not dying, you have to play a shitload.
In order to practice when you're first starting, you have to spend 35 minutes of a 45-minute game dead, or walking to somewhere where you can actually play the game.
that hasn't really been my experience, and i'm pretty scrubby and die a good amount
like, even if i'm really scrubbing it up and die 10 times, that's me sitting out about 5-7 minutes total out of an hour game
it's about the same for MNC
Are you counting the time you spend walking to where you're going? Because that stacks about an extra twenty seconds or more on to each death. Not to mention the time you spend actually trying to get into a fucking game.
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Assuming you ignore the ridiculous amount of time it takes to get a game together, and how difficult the interface makes it to do so?
Yes, it has a huge amount; every time you die, not only do you have to wait to respawn, but you have to wait for your dude to walk to where you can actually play the game, both of which take for-fucking-ever.
in-houses take a while to get together because you need exactly 10 people, and some people are picky and so forth
Assuming you ignore the ridiculous amount of time it takes to get a game together, and how difficult the interface makes it to do so?
Yes, it has a huge amount; every time you die, not only do you have to wait to respawn, but you have to wait for your dude to walk to where you can actually play the game, both of which take for-fucking-ever.
But that is gonna happen for almost any online game.
Assuming you ignore the ridiculous amount of time it takes to get a game together, and how difficult the interface makes it to do so?
Yes, it has a huge amount; every time you die, not only do you have to wait to respawn, but you have to wait for your dude to walk to where you can actually play the game, both of which take for-fucking-ever.
I didn't realize that, play, create normal game, invite friends, queue was a lot to ask of someone.
Being dead and having to walk back is kind of key to the game's design though. If you die you have to be gone so the enemy team can push. But really, you spend hardly any time dead compared to a game like counter strike.
Assuming you ignore the ridiculous amount of time it takes to get a game together, and how difficult the interface makes it to do so?
Yes, it has a huge amount; every time you die, not only do you have to wait to respawn, but you have to wait for your dude to walk to where you can actually play the game, both of which take for-fucking-ever.
in-houses take a while to get together because you need exactly 10 people, and some people are picky and so forth
5-man team games are easy to get together
I have yet to see it take less than ten minutes.
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In order to get to the point of not dying, you have to play a shitload.
In order to practice when you're first starting, you have to spend 35 minutes of a 45-minute game dead, or walking to somewhere where you can actually play the game.
that hasn't really been my experience, and i'm pretty scrubby and die a good amount
like, even if i'm really scrubbing it up and die 10 times, that's me sitting out about 5-7 minutes total out of an hour game
it's about the same for MNC
Are you counting the time you spend walking to where you're going? Because that stacks about an extra twenty seconds or more on to each death. Not to mention the time you spend actually trying to get into a fucking game.
you do a lot of hiking in MNC as well
i mean they are similar games in most ways. the interface is different, the learning curve is steeper, and the amount of character options is vastly different, but aside from those things the games have basic structural similarities
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If I wanted to play something with that much down time, I'd switch to an MMO.
Good God that's scary.
It's the breathing that really does it.
EEESH.
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lots of magey types will stack tanky items though
what is it about sona that makes it so that you have to focus on her in a team fight? other than her ult which, while great, is hardly exceptional.
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I don't get it either man.
There's not that much down time if you don't die.
She heals everyone else, she buffs everyones damage, she shields everyone else...
PIH and skip both play good sonas
i have considered picking up a support-based character but i think i'd get frustrated after the early laning phase
Lols.
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In order to practice when you're first starting, you have to spend 35 minutes of a 45-minute game dead, or walking to somewhere where you can actually play the game.
I got laid Monday I think. If not, it was definitely Sunday.
Yes, it has a huge amount; every time you die, not only do you have to wait to respawn, but you have to wait for your dude to walk to where you can actually play the game, both of which take for-fucking-ever.
Teemo doesn't count.
And that's gross.
that hasn't really been my experience, and i'm pretty scrubby and die a good amount
like, even if i'm really scrubbing it up and die 10 times, that's me sitting out about 5-7 minutes total out of an hour game
it's about the same for MNC
Seriously?
Maybe you're just using champions that don't work well with your natural play style...?
now check this out:
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such a wonderful show. Horrible scares and wonderful sweet characters all in the same story.
But that is gonna happen for almost any online game.
Play a ranged character. Shoot from afar. Run when they get close.
Hell, you're going to die. The trick is to not die a lot. Yeah, it takes practice, but that's the fun in it. Just gotta be patient.
The respawn timer is there for a reason. Surprisingly enough, it's not to piss you off.
and by stacking tanky items that's the role she's consigning herself too. and if she's tanky she must be later game, meaning that unless your team is getting rolled, her damage should be negligible, especially if she's hanging back like you say to just extend her aura
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in-houses take a while to get together because you need exactly 10 people, and some people are picky and so forth
5-man team games are easy to get together
It wasn't Teemo!
She brought Tibbers.
I didn't realize that, play, create normal game, invite friends, queue was a lot to ask of someone.
Being dead and having to walk back is kind of key to the game's design though. If you die you have to be gone so the enemy team can push. But really, you spend hardly any time dead compared to a game like counter strike.
you do a lot of hiking in MNC as well
i mean they are similar games in most ways. the interface is different, the learning curve is steeper, and the amount of character options is vastly different, but aside from those things the games have basic structural similarities
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Heh. Well I bet we could save the money in a few years if it weren't for the whole getting married thing, plus paying off her student loans, plus putting me through the rest of my education.
I think we can wait :P
If waiting in the queue lasts over a minute it is an unusually long queue for me.
Also, you should cancel the queue way before 10 minutes, generally that gets you lopsided matches.
I'd say my average queue time is roughly 25-30 seconds.
I think he means finding a group if you're in a pre-made.