So, anyone playing League of Legends?

[Berekän]

http://www.reddit.com/r/leagueofleg...we_have_encountered_an_issue_with_the/c9zql45

Also, qq time, so apparently my MMR is high enough to get matched with Gold II and IV's but not to give me the last point to enter promotion series, I've won 3 ranked games with a wooping gain of 0 LP each

 

[Azael]

What league/division are you in? They've apparently implemented similar LP clamping in all Division I's as in Diamond I to stop people from climbing "too high" due to lucky streaks.

 

[Berekän]

Silver I, trying to get into Gold V

 

[Azael]

Probably the case then.

 

[Berekän]

Oh well, will just keep playing ranked without any kind of reward.

 

[Hellraiser]

Getting 0 LP per win is pretty bullshit though. They should have just done qualification series if you drop below 0 LP in the bottom divisions of each league to see if you stay or get kicked down. Would solve the problem much better as lucky streaks would mean jack.

 

[Juul]

Riot actually took a stance on Call order vs. Pick Order
http://www.reignofgaming.net/redtracker/topic/94820-pick-order-vs-call-order

 

[Ulminati]

brb, off to instalock and paste that link

 

[Demnogonis Saastuttaja]

Why copy SC2 league system if you only manage to have the worst of both worlds? Doesn't change anything though in the sense that only winning matters, but it's still stupid.

Of course pick order wins, what the hell, if I picked Karthus before the 3 IMID guys they can either go fuck themselves or go fuck themselves and lose the game. This still doesn't change the fact that everybody wants to play mid and nobody supports.

 

[Ulminati]

I like to support...

 

[Juul]

But... But.. Riot said...

 

[Berekän]

Doesn't everyone want to play top tho?

 

[Hellraiser]

I still don't see how insisting on pick order makes you "toxic" according to riot. The claim is especially hilarious when most calls in ranked solo queue are in the form of "mid or feed". Yes, blackmail is definitely not toxic bu insisting on pick order is. FFS Riot.

Also why should I allow myself up to getting counterpicked, to the detriment of the team, because some last pick calls a role? Is there a reason why last pick wanting to play a specific role more than an earlier is more important than an earlier pick wanting it? Is there a good reason why I should endure getting counterpicked and a nightmarish lane which may cause our team to lose when it could have been avoided because somebody doesn't know how to play in a lane other than mid?

The rating system in solo QQ doesn't rate your performance in a specific role or a specific champion for that matter, it rates you as a player of League of Legends overall. That includes supporting, jungling, laning top, mid or bot, not just playing your favorite champion in your favorite lane. That includes being able to fill in a role and playing well enough to help your team win even if all you do is not feed and buy wards. If you want to specialize in a role and neglect every other one then go find a team to play premade 5-man teams with in ranked, not solo queue. Or just stick to normals.

 

[Grunker]

She also still farms and pushes waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay better than him which more than makes up for his strenghts over her (though the slow-thing is a cheap-shot from your side - her E slows as well). The shield change WILL help her in team fights but not in lane, btw. In team fights the balls explode instantly.

I don't think the changes are big enough to make her unplayable. I do think it's weird to nerf her and Zed and not Kha'Zix though.

I think you overestimate the new shield. Old W was about 33% more potent at all AP-levels. She needs only take a little bit of damage on the first W-proc before the old W is better in every case. For example: Diana has 500 AP. Old W shields for 380, new shield for 250(x2). This means that if Diana takes more than 120 damage to her shield, before it refreshes the old W is better. That's less than 1 ADC auto and definitely less than any AP ability.

I think Zed deserved the nerf by the way.

I obvious don't disagree on Zed (see my original post on the subject), I just think it's weird they're nerfing the top assassins without nerfing Kha'Zix. I mean, if Diana needs a nerf, surely Kha'Zix does as well? They're pretty similar champs and work roughly equally well.

 

[Grunker]

On P vs. C: Seems like RIOT is avoiding taking a stance by taking a stance. Their statement says nothing.

 

[Jasede]

I get that I'm getting the clamp but I thought that happens as you get close to 90~ LP.
I, on the other hand, am sitting on 20-30 LP in Silver 1 and get 3-4 a win - and lose 3-4 a loss. Am I really supposed to win, oh, 20 games more than I lose?

 

[Demnogonis Saastuttaja]

Or you can win against supposedly better opponents.

 

[Darth Roxor]

For the love of Christ, ffsARAM

I have some 67 champs. In the last 10 games I got Malz 3 times and Poppy 4 times. WTF

 

[Azael]

http://www.reignofgaming.net/news/24288-updated-pbe-aatrox-the-darkin-blade-preview-and

Some p. big changes are coming, it seems. All jungle camps will now spawn at 1.55, so you can't take golems and be back in lane without losing cs/xp as bot on blue side. Kha'Zix no longer gets to consume passive on evolved spikes ( ), they're ditching Malady and split some of it's effects to Wit's End and Nashor's Tooth instead, Aatrox preview and much more.

The jungle change should be interesting, I guess. Removes some of the advantage of blue side bot lane. Malady always seemed like an extremely niche item that wasn't very slot efficient, so good riddance I guess. Not sure what to think about Aatrox, besides having an atrocious name and title. Melee carries aren't exactly viable, so I guess he will be built more like a fighter.

 

[Grunker]

All jungle camps will now spawn at 1.55

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSsss

Paging Juul.

Kha'Zix no longer gets to consume passive on evolved spikes ( )

Wow, that's a HUGE nerf

EDIT: Nope, nevermind, the patch says they now slow for 2 seconds by default... so, kind of a buff in some ways? Also reduced mana costs, lol.

 

[Jasede]

Good. He needed one.

 

[Grunker]

^ see my edit

 

[Jasede]

@.@

They nerf every commonly banned champ- but not Kha?

 

[Grunker]

I'm more upset by this:

Lissandra

• Ring of Frost
  • Cooldown reduced
  • Damage reduced
• Frozen Tomb
  • Slow increases per level
  • Damage reduced at later levels

WELCOME TO: A GUIDE TO MAGE DESIGN, BY RIOT!

Step 1) Design a proper, standard mid-laner AP mage.

Step 2) Give her the two absolutely-required-to-even-function assets of AP mages; hard CC and good burst damage.

Step 3) Wait a while and let people become comfortable with the return of a good standard mage.

Step 4) Argue that her strong CC makes her burst damage overpowered.

Step 5) Condemn her to a career as niche-support like the rest of the failed experiments.

The stories of Zyra and Lissandra are practically completely identical, and other mages have been there as well.

Fuck, I love playing standard AP mages, and fuck, they suck at the minute. RIOT finally makes one that doesn't, and they scheme to send her off to the support rows immeadiately. Thank God, we almost had some competition for the AD-casters and AP assassins there for a while.

I am Grunker - and I am very butthurt about my favourite role getting no love

 

[Darth Roxor]

ffsRIOT