Phreak: "Will this finally be the international event where TSM makes it out of Groups, or NA makes it out of Groups? Where Bjergsen makes it out of groups?"
Bjergsen: "Hey! What about Rift Rivals?
Phreak: "Okay, when you're playing against good teams?"
The elicited an audible "holy shit" to an empty house.
It's really helpful when the crazy-fed enemy adc never buys any armor pen items at all, so I can just throw on Thornmail and stack armor and laugh as they tickle me.
Also, having 850 armor (Sejuani) is hilarious, even if it's only briefly. Because without penetration it's basically invincibility. Actually, screw it, there really isn't any way to itemize to break through that, but once it wears off and I'm no longer in god mode, you'll still need last whisper stuff...
So I had three WW games where I went 12/1/5, 10/0/2, and 2/0/0. I decided to reward myself with Malphite, whom I thought would be the perfect AP Dark Harvest jungler.
Turns out I'm 100% wrong on that front. I don't know if I'm building him wrong or what he just doesn't feel as impactful as he should.
Even if his R is hilarious and got my an almost quadra (I had a Zilean bomb on me when I Red in, it killed people before I could land).
If, if Reagan played disco He'd shoot it to shit You can't disco in Jackboots
I came so close to winning a game at 13 minutes yesterday in flex queue, but we couldn't quite seal the deal and a couple of people died and we had to do a second push
There were some extremely dumb lvl 1 shenanigans, and then as Janna with Q and W I got a doublekill botlane lvl 2 by flash-W Nami under their turret and then blind Q-ing a retreating Trist also under turret.
Sometimes flex matchmaking is not very balanced...
So I had three WW games where I went 12/1/5, 10/0/2, and 2/0/0. I decided to reward myself with Malphite, whom I thought would be the perfect AP Dark Harvest jungler.
Turns out I'm 100% wrong on that front. I don't know if I'm building him wrong or what he just doesn't feel as impactful as he should.
Even if his R is hilarious and got my an almost quadra (I had a Zilean bomb on me when I Red in, it killed people before I could land).
Malphite sounds like a terrible Dark Harvest jungler because it doesn't seem like he has a fast clear and he has shit ganks until six. It's possible that he can do something with a hard CC lane and red buff but a lot of people could gank in that scenario.
I came so close to winning a game at 13 minutes yesterday in flex queue, but we couldn't quite seal the deal and a couple of people died and we had to do a second push
There were some extremely dumb lvl 1 shenanigans, and then as Janna with Q and W I got a doublekill botlane lvl 2 by flash-W Nami under their turret and then blind Q-ing a retreating Trist also under turret.
Sometimes flex matchmaking is not very balanced...
What even happened to Nami anyway? Like I used to see her a lot, played her a decent amount myself, but now I almost never see her and when I do she doesn't seem to accomplish much.
I came so close to winning a game at 13 minutes yesterday in flex queue, but we couldn't quite seal the deal and a couple of people died and we had to do a second push
There were some extremely dumb lvl 1 shenanigans, and then as Janna with Q and W I got a doublekill botlane lvl 2 by flash-W Nami under their turret and then blind Q-ing a retreating Trist also under turret.
Sometimes flex matchmaking is not very balanced...
What even happened to Nami anyway? Like I used to see her a lot, played her a decent amount myself, but now I almost never see her and when I do she doesn't seem to accomplish much.
I'm not sure! I've always had the problem that she's 1. sort of hard to play and 2. cannot scale into an AP carry
Like you try to think of when you want to play Nami and it's like
1. when I want to win lane with a strong early adc. But in that case why not choose someone with more reliable allin than the bubble, like a tank. Or someone with stronger poke, like Sona or Zyra or Karma.
2. when I want to sustain a farming adc...ok but then why am I not playing Soraka for heals or Janna for shields
3. when I want an enormous cc teamfight ult (yeah Nami is pretty much the best at this, but not hugely better than eg Braum)
4. when I want to peel/sustain during teamfights (...iffy. Much harder to peel with Q than with most other support peel tools. And something like a Karma R+E feels better than some W bounces. And it almost feels like people should be peeling for me because I'm squishy)
I don't know...basically Nami fills a similar role to like...Bard? Where she does all these support things, but each of the things she does, someone else kinda does it better, and also she's a bit difficult, so why aren't you playing someone else? Plus you get exploded really easily. I think most players probably think about her fairly similarly to me, though they maybe haven't thought it through as thoroughly.
So I had three WW games where I went 12/1/5, 10/0/2, and 2/0/0. I decided to reward myself with Malphite, whom I thought would be the perfect AP Dark Harvest jungler.
Turns out I'm 100% wrong on that front. I don't know if I'm building him wrong or what he just doesn't feel as impactful as he should.
Even if his R is hilarious and got my an almost quadra (I had a Zilean bomb on me when I Red in, it killed people before I could land).
Malphite sounds like a terrible Dark Harvest jungler because it doesn't seem like he has a fast clear and he has shit ganks until six. It's possible that he can do something with a hard CC lane and red buff but a lot of people could gank in that scenario.
That was what I figured out last night. I'm thinking MAYBE if I go Tiamat it might help, but in comparison to other junglers he just doesn't seem to have the same impact. And then when you do ult into them, they immediately focus you and you die. So it doesn't pan out.
If, if Reagan played disco He'd shoot it to shit You can't disco in Jackboots
TL; DR version: Replacing the old ranked queues system with in-client tournaments, ~twice a month.
Holy shit that sounds like fun!
Also: "Before each tournament, you’ll sign up your team, lock in a short time before the games begin, and enter into a scouting phase. The scouting phase shows your opponents’ most played and most successful champs, as well as those that they’ve recently played in Clash." yessssss target bans I dig it!
...I definitely can't assemble a dedicated 5s from my tuesday night crew because everyone is too casual, so I'm not completely sure how I'll get a team, but please do think of me if you end up with a support/adc/mid-shaped hole in your group
TL; DR version: Replacing the old ranked queues system with in-client tournaments, ~twice a month.
Also important but not in the link you posted, Draggles says all champions will be unlocked for these tournament modes, which is the best part. If Riot can provide some good spectating options (mostly for the higher level tournaments), this will be among the most exciting things Riot has done for the game.
...I definitely can't assemble a dedicated 5s from my tuesday night crew because everyone is too casual, so I'm not completely sure how I'll get a team, but please do think of me if you end up with a support/adc/mid-shaped hole in your group
Well, to clarify, they only have to commit to a single tournament at a time. So if you can get a group for one weekend but not the same one next time, it's fine. Having said that, ADC is usually the weak link in my nebulous group--most people are either support / top or jungle / solo lanes that I know, for whatever weird reason.
Given my parental obligations, I am unsure how often I would be available to participate, but it does sound like a really cool feature.
Well, if you're addressing me personally that's probably my role if I'm tournament tryharding...if for no other reason than I don't trust anyone else's shotcalling. (Okay, my laning is just bad, though partly due to lack of practice.)
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I actually really like stuff like the scouting phase and the other commitments they've gone with to try and mimic the feeling of playing in a big league with known actors.
Also for what it's worth if anyone's in EU-W and wants my mid silver ass I'm down to fill a slot (usually ADC/Mid/Support)
...I definitely can't assemble a dedicated 5s from my tuesday night crew because everyone is too casual, so I'm not completely sure how I'll get a team, but please do think of me if you end up with a support/adc/mid-shaped hole in your group
Well, to clarify, they only have to commit to a single tournament at a time. So if you can get a group for one weekend but not the same one next time, it's fine. Having said that, ADC is usually the weak link in my nebulous group--most people are either support / top or jungle / solo lanes that I know, for whatever weird reason.
Given my parental obligations, I am unsure how often I would be available to participate, but it does sound like a really cool feature.
Well, if you're addressing me personally that's probably my role if I'm tournament tryharding...if for no other reason than I don't trust anyone else's shotcalling. (Okay, my laning is just bad, though partly due to lack of practice.)
I meant to Credeiki, I thought you were a jungle main.
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I would like to avoid 5-7 losing games in a row
Edit: that would be no. Currently on 2 lost right after I was promoted to S1
@Goumindong always suggests stoppinbg for the day after a single loss.
I'll give it two, but if you go much beyond that, you will only be playing on tilt.
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Also, having 850 armor (Sejuani) is hilarious, even if it's only briefly. Because without penetration it's basically invincibility. Actually, screw it, there really isn't any way to itemize to break through that, but once it wears off and I'm no longer in god mode, you'll still need last whisper stuff...
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Turns out I'm 100% wrong on that front. I don't know if I'm building him wrong or what he just doesn't feel as impactful as he should.
Even if his R is hilarious and got my an almost quadra (I had a Zilean bomb on me when I Red in, it killed people before I could land).
There were some extremely dumb lvl 1 shenanigans, and then as Janna with Q and W I got a doublekill botlane lvl 2 by flash-W Nami under their turret and then blind Q-ing a retreating Trist also under turret.
Sometimes flex matchmaking is not very balanced...
What even happened to Nami anyway? Like I used to see her a lot, played her a decent amount myself, but now I almost never see her and when I do she doesn't seem to accomplish much.
I'm not sure! I've always had the problem that she's 1. sort of hard to play and 2. cannot scale into an AP carry
Like you try to think of when you want to play Nami and it's like
1. when I want to win lane with a strong early adc. But in that case why not choose someone with more reliable allin than the bubble, like a tank. Or someone with stronger poke, like Sona or Zyra or Karma.
2. when I want to sustain a farming adc...ok but then why am I not playing Soraka for heals or Janna for shields
3. when I want an enormous cc teamfight ult (yeah Nami is pretty much the best at this, but not hugely better than eg Braum)
4. when I want to peel/sustain during teamfights (...iffy. Much harder to peel with Q than with most other support peel tools. And something like a Karma R+E feels better than some W bounces. And it almost feels like people should be peeling for me because I'm squishy)
I don't know...basically Nami fills a similar role to like...Bard? Where she does all these support things, but each of the things she does, someone else kinda does it better, and also she's a bit difficult, so why aren't you playing someone else? Plus you get exploded really easily. I think most players probably think about her fairly similarly to me, though they maybe haven't thought it through as thoroughly.
That was what I figured out last night. I'm thinking MAYBE if I go Tiamat it might help, but in comparison to other junglers he just doesn't seem to have the same impact. And then when you do ult into them, they immediately focus you and you die. So it doesn't pan out.
You pretty much commit to losing lane and then if your team can manage for 20 minutes you win.
Don't you mean Yasuo?
TL; DR version: Replacing the old ranked queues system with in-client tournaments, ~twice a month.
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League of Legends: Doctor Ivellius
Twitch, probably another place or two I forget: LPIvellius
Holy shit that sounds like fun!
Also: "Before each tournament, you’ll sign up your team, lock in a short time before the games begin, and enter into a scouting phase. The scouting phase shows your opponents’ most played and most successful champs, as well as those that they’ve recently played in Clash." yessssss target bans I dig it!
...I definitely can't assemble a dedicated 5s from my tuesday night crew because everyone is too casual, so I'm not completely sure how I'll get a team, but please do think of me if you end up with a support/adc/mid-shaped hole in your group
Also important but not in the link you posted, Draggles says all champions will be unlocked for these tournament modes, which is the best part. If Riot can provide some good spectating options (mostly for the higher level tournaments), this will be among the most exciting things Riot has done for the game.
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Well, to clarify, they only have to commit to a single tournament at a time. So if you can get a group for one weekend but not the same one next time, it's fine. Having said that, ADC is usually the weak link in my nebulous group--most people are either support / top or jungle / solo lanes that I know, for whatever weird reason.
Given my parental obligations, I am unsure how often I would be available to participate, but it does sound like a really cool feature.
Well, if you're addressing me personally that's probably my role if I'm tournament tryharding...if for no other reason than I don't trust anyone else's shotcalling. (Okay, my laning is just bad, though partly due to lack of practice.)
Steam, various fora: Ivellius
League of Legends: Doctor Ivellius
Twitch, probably another place or two I forget: LPIvellius
Also for what it's worth if anyone's in EU-W and wants my mid silver ass I'm down to fill a slot (usually ADC/Mid/Support)
I meant to Credeiki, I thought you were a jungle main.