So how/why does a character get banned in ranked? Why I'd amunu constantly banned? Is it a hard ban or a soft ban?
When you play ranked, each team gets to choose two champs to ban from that game. You may not select that champ, next ranked game you do it all over again.
Bans and selections are done back and forth, so it's a game itself in trying to get your favourite champs while denying them theirs. See tournament play where champ bans may not be the usual but targeted directly at a player ("so and so is an amazing Nid, fuck that guy, ban Nid")
So how do you guys get into games in this? I just started playing, my friend plays with me, but we only seem to be able to play against the computer. Any time we try to team up and join a PVP game in the auto match, we just end up sitting and waiting for 10 mins+ for it to match us, and eventually give up as nothing matches and we log out. We dont have any filters in place...what are we doing wrong?
It's been a while since I duo-queued... could you say exactly the steps you're going through?
Queue time shouldn't be anywhere near ten minutes; I usually bail on the queue and restart if it's longer than 5 (the queue does occassionally 'hiccup' and place you in an indefinite queue. All you have to do is cancel and restart).
I was experiencing this with a smurf. For whatever reason, duo-queuing at super low ELO results in incredibly long search times.
What is this I don't even.
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I got the Boxed copy... I so wish I could at least log in and redeem the code. I sure hope I wasn't sold a dud, that would be so terrible.
Heh, usually I'm pretty patient on patch day, but today.... I really want to check out what this did for Panth! It looks like his abilities are going to scale a bit better into late game, but they didn't touch his base stats which I always felt was more of the problem for him, especially his health. But if his abilities are really that much more useful, then his health might not be such a big deal. Ugh, I need to get some hands on time to find out, I'm so impatient!
The gods certainly weren't role models in our sense, unless you wanted to model a Mount Olympus trailer park.
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Is it like this for every patch/every new champ? A really long period of server downtime, I mean.
I got the Boxed copy... I so wish I could at least log in and redeem the code. I sure hope I wasn't sold a dud, that would be so terrible.
I've been thinking about picking up a boxed copy but most of the retailers I've seen don't have any. Not that big a deal though since I think the boxed copy comes with an XP boost that won't do me any good.
I want to do Leona/Pantheon bottom lane tonight. CHILDHOOD FRIENDS LANE IS GO.
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I gotta disagree on the Leona -> Taric comparison made earlier.
Shatter's an aura power, not a high-armor buff click (though it's doubly effective for Taric than it is for his allies) and it's not quite as effective I think. Also, Taric has no powers that help his placement outside of summoner spells.
Malphite's got Seismic Shard (okay not really placement) and his ult, which is amazing, and similar to the speed that Leona can move with her dash. I dunno, I figured Malphite was a better pick for 'a tank kinda like Leona' than Taric.
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Im sitting here looking at my steam library of 30+ games installed, my library of ps3 and wii games, and complaining that I have nothing to play... all because I can't chuck barrels filled with arcane beer and headbutt peeps with gragas... first world problems go!
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RaakamToo many years...CanadalandRegistered Userregular
So, the LeBlanc build I found online turned out to be a dud, thanks mobafire. Building a Mejai's early pans out maybe once every 3 to 4 games, where I hit the 20 stacks around the 25~ minute mark and then it's over.
Unfortunately, it's really hit or miss and I want something more reliable early game.
This is sort of what I'm looking at now:
Amp tome + Health Pot
Shoes + Kage's
Sorc shoes + DFG
Blasting Wand --> Rod of Ages/Rylai's/Rabadon's
Maybe Mejai's being built around the 20mn mark might be more useful, and only if we're snagging dragon well enough to get extra gold influx, though hitting 20 stack is amazing.
Anything I'm missing here?
Also, Karthus is a giant piece of goosery and I detest his ult.
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So, the LeBlanc build I found online turned out to be a dud, thanks mobafire. Building a Mejai's early pans out maybe once every 3 to 4 games, where I hit the 20 stacks around the 25~ minute mark and then it's over.
Unfortunately, it's really hit or miss and I want something more reliable early game.
This is sort of what I'm looking at now:
Amp tome + Health Pot
Shoes + Kage's
Sorc shoes + DFG
Blasting Wand --> Rod of Ages/Rylai's/Rabadon's
Maybe Mejai's being built around the 20mn mark might be more useful, and only if we're snagging dragon well enough to get extra gold influx, though hitting 20 stack is amazing.
Anything I'm missing here?
Also, Karthus is a giant piece of goosery and I detest his ult.
I always go boots + pots on LeBlanc. You're not going to be doing any serious nuking pre-level 6 anyway.
Boots + pots
Amp tome + Sorc Shoes
Kages or Mejais depending on how you're feeling
Party Hat/Rylais
Is it like this for every patch/every new champ? A really long period of server downtime, I mean.
Yes. It is perhaps one of the most painful things.
They used to give us estimates. Made it even worse.
Apparently it was supposed to last until 11 AM pdt, which would be 15 minutes ago. They took down the message at like 6 which implied to me that that estimate had changed.
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How do you guys go about getting the RoA so early? 3k is alot of gold and the catalyst heal doesnt help me sustain hardly at all. Rushing a tear always seems to turn out better for me. Perhaps at level 30 and with the proper runes it'll be a much better item to get.
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They announced because of a delay in the QandA process that servers should be up between 11:30-12:30 PST. Which is an hour from now at the earliest.
And 11AM pdt is 40 minutes from now, not 15 minutes ago.
Hmm, the two places I checked told me 11 PDT would be 1 PM EST. So now I'm sad.
Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if Labor had not first existed. Labor is superior to capital, and deserves much the higher consideration. - Lincoln
Had a Singed in my crew the other night who rolled spell vamp. It was kind of cool watching him slowly heal back to full hp from 1/3 while purple's carries chased him around the jungle. Little green 23's floating over his head everywhere he ran.
Where is the spotlight. I want to see a team that happens to include Skarner beat up another team that happens to include Skarner.
Yeah, I'm seriously lacking in my bi-weekly dosage of Phreak saying "Now watch as I skillfully turn this 2v1 around and come out ahead. And please, don't notice I'm 4 levels higher than both of them."
Caenem on
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I too am expectant of the spotlight. I find the lack of spotlight to be disturbing...
Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if Labor had not first existed. Labor is superior to capital, and deserves much the higher consideration. - Lincoln
Had a Singed in my crew the other night who rolled spell vamp. It was kind of cool watching him slowly heal back to full hp from 1/3 while purple's carries chased him around the jungle. Little green 23's floating over his head everywhere he ran.
Pretty sure you can use all champ/item abilities while dead as Karthus.
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KayWhat we need...Is a little bit of PANIC.Registered Userregular
How do you guys go about getting the RoA so early? 3k is alot of gold and the catalyst heal doesnt help me sustain hardly at all. Rushing a tear always seems to turn out better for me. Perhaps at level 30 and with the proper runes it'll be a much better item to get.
I've been wondering about this, but every time you level you get a big chunk of HP/Mana back over time, and you get bonus HP/Mana from the item anyhow, so sustain should be passable if you're careful.
I'm pondering the wisdom of ditching my usual Meki->Chalice early start on Galio to Sapphire->Catalyst->Rod of Ages, which is how I've always rolled on Swain.
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When you play ranked, each team gets to choose two champs to ban from that game. You may not select that champ, next ranked game you do it all over again.
Bans and selections are done back and forth, so it's a game itself in trying to get your favourite champs while denying them theirs. See tournament play where champ bans may not be the usual but targeted directly at a player ("so and so is an amazing Nid, fuck that guy, ban Nid")
I was experiencing this with a smurf. For whatever reason, duo-queuing at super low ELO results in incredibly long search times.
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And he deserves it.
you should be fine.
With the rotten luck I have, It wouldn't surprise me so much.
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Yep, sometimes the game is down for the entire day.
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Or self-righteousness.
I've been thinking about picking up a boxed copy but most of the retailers I've seen don't have any. Not that big a deal though since I think the boxed copy comes with an XP boost that won't do me any good.
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Shatter's an aura power, not a high-armor buff click (though it's doubly effective for Taric than it is for his allies) and it's not quite as effective I think. Also, Taric has no powers that help his placement outside of summoner spells.
Malphite's got Seismic Shard (okay not really placement) and his ult, which is amazing, and similar to the speed that Leona can move with her dash. I dunno, I figured Malphite was a better pick for 'a tank kinda like Leona' than Taric.
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I, for one, want to do Nasus/Teemo bot sometime soon. Sam and Max: Freelance Police.
(Please make a Detective Skin for Nasus)
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Yes. It is perhaps one of the most painful things.
They used to give us estimates. Made it even worse.
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Unfortunately, it's really hit or miss and I want something more reliable early game.
This is sort of what I'm looking at now:
Amp tome + Health Pot
Shoes + Kage's
Sorc shoes + DFG
Blasting Wand --> Rod of Ages/Rylai's/Rabadon's
Maybe Mejai's being built around the 20mn mark might be more useful, and only if we're snagging dragon well enough to get extra gold influx, though hitting 20 stack is amazing.
Anything I'm missing here?
Also, Karthus is a giant piece of goosery and I detest his ult.
they don't it be like it is but it do
or
get a soraka
or both
I always go boots + pots on LeBlanc. You're not going to be doing any serious nuking pre-level 6 anyway.
Boots + pots
Amp tome + Sorc Shoes
Kages or Mejais depending on how you're feeling
Party Hat/Rylais
alt: play Sivir
1. Karthus Ult animation begins
2. Type in /all
3. Press W
4. 8-)
leaves you kind of squishy though
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And double support seems to be turning into kind of a thing from my end.
You have to win early though as you kind of whither late game.
Apparently it was supposed to last until 11 AM pdt, which would be 15 minutes ago. They took down the message at like 6 which implied to me that that estimate had changed.
And 11AM pdt is 40 minutes from now, not 15 minutes ago.
Hmm, the two places I checked told me 11 PDT would be 1 PM EST. So now I'm sad.
Seriously, though.
Had a Singed in my crew the other night who rolled spell vamp. It was kind of cool watching him slowly heal back to full hp from 1/3 while purple's carries chased him around the jungle. Little green 23's floating over his head everywhere he ran.
Yeah, I'm seriously lacking in my bi-weekly dosage of Phreak saying "Now watch as I skillfully turn this 2v1 around and come out ahead. And please, don't notice I'm 4 levels higher than both of them."
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that would be fun
That....that is genius
Pretty sure you can use all champ/item abilities while dead as Karthus.
I've been wondering about this, but every time you level you get a big chunk of HP/Mana back over time, and you get bonus HP/Mana from the item anyhow, so sustain should be passable if you're careful.
I'm pondering the wisdom of ditching my usual Meki->Chalice early start on Galio to Sapphire->Catalyst->Rod of Ages, which is how I've always rolled on Swain.
3DS FCode: 1993-7512-8991