League of Legends: Official Thread

maxle · 2011-08-02T17:08:12.000Z

Lazy Shiftless Bastard:

Nope. You get 1% more at 100, then 2% is around 300 AP. Apparently this is because it has actually a .5% AP ratio (ie 1% damage per 200 AP), not a 1% AP ratio, but the tooltip rounds up at .5% damage. This might also mean that you don’t actually do as much extra damage as the tooltip says because some calculations use all the decimal points and don’t round up/down like the tooltips do.

Despair scales by .005% per ability power, although it appears to scale by .005% per ability power only after the first 100 AP. The tooltip reads 1% at 100AP because the .5% will appear to round up to 1%. However, it the damage dealt is still .5%

The wiki’s wording is confusing.

Sir_Digby · 2011-08-02T17:11:12.000Z

Buceph:

That being said, I need to go back and do the tutorial (if that’s possible.) And I need to find some decent guides on starting out in the game. I think, however, I’ve found a game I’ll be willing to co-op play with people I know, that all of us will enjoy.

What you really need to do is either join the US mumble or the EU mumble and start playing with other people; practice makes perfect, believe me, and knowing how fucked up the community is in any random game you can either get someone who understands you are a new player and helps you out and gives you great tips or you can simply get a bunch of asshats who will troll you incessantly.
Really, if you find the game fun, play with your friends and/or join the mumble servers, it improves your experience tenfold.

MrCoffee · 2011-08-02T17:11:32.000Z

Buceph:

I just played my first game of this. A friend has been trying to get me into it for a while, and I’m staying at his place this week, so we were both sat in the same room and I had my first game. Now, I probably should have played the tutorial first, but as he had to get to bed in time for work tomorrow we didn’t have time for me to try it. He had explained the basic idea, but I had no idea on how to go about implenting a strategy to suceed. That being said, I had a lot of fun.

I was playing with Turic. I basically picked a lane and went down it and killed the little monsters, then when the big monsters came I attacked them, then I ran away when I couldn’t kill them. One guy asked me if I was a noob (or maybe it was an accusation.) To which I told him it was my first game. I didn’t hear anything else until we were about to lose when a string of swear words were unleashed upon us. That being said, I wasn’t the worst player. One guy had more deaths than me, one less assist than me, and I had managed to destroy a building.

I can see how this could be immense fun. The choice of characters, the killing little dudes to level up, the buzz (I imagine) of killing one of the proper dudes, taking down a tower, and actually working with people. Tie in levelling up in an overall manner and I could see myself enjoying this a lot.

That being said, I need to go back and do the tutorial (if that’s possible.) And I need to find some decent guides on starting out in the game. I think, however, I’ve found a game I’ll be willing to co-op play with people I know, that all of us will enjoy.

The first few games you won’t understand much of what is going on, especially if you never played a game of this kind before but you will start getting used to it after around 600 games.

Pogo · 2011-08-02T18:12:40.000Z

God damn I hate the EU meta.

It’s not just that it reeks of WoW-like requirements for team composition, but that people are trying to employ the meta without really understanding why the fuck it works. I’m talking supports that take the AD’s farm, do a terrible job of warding, and a jungler who just passively farms our jungle while getting his ass owned by counter-jungling and failing at gank attempts on lanes that aren’t pushed.

It’s just so dumb and annoying.

Sir_Digby · 2011-08-02T18:18:48.000Z

Pogo:

God damn I hate the EU meta.

It’s not just that it reeks of WoW-like requirements for team composition, but that people are trying to employ the meta without really understanding why the fuck it works. I’m talking supports that take the AD’s farm, do a terrible job of warding, and a jungler who just passively farms our jungle while getting his ass owned by counter-jungling and failing at gank attempts on lanes that aren’t pushed.

It’s just so dumb and annoying.

That sounds like sheer, unadulterated stupidity, doesn’t have anything to do with meta. :D

peacedog · 2011-08-02T18:34:41.000Z

Pogo:

God damn I hate the EU meta.

It’s not just that it reeks of WoW-like requirements for team composition, but that people are trying to employ the meta without really understanding why the fuck it works. I’m talking supports that take the AD’s farm, do a terrible job of warding, and a jungler who just passively farms our jungle while getting his ass owned by counter-jungling and failing at gank attempts on lanes that aren’t pushed.

It’s just so dumb and annoying.

In the last week I have twice selected a ranged carry to go with a support, only to have that support claim they are “not support” or “not support until late” once we’re in lane. A Janna and a Soraka.

Cindex · 2011-08-02T19:38:36.000Z

I enjoy playing supports for many reasons; I don’t have to worry (usually) about last hitting, I already ward like mad, there is usually someone on the team that HAS to be babysat, and the items are much cheaper, but still just as rewarding in their own way.

Keep in mind, this does not mean playing Janna, and buying a rabadons and a lichbane. That is not support. Get to know 5g/per and aura items. Your goal is to tilt the odds of teamfights in your favor from the backseat.

espressojim · 2011-08-02T20:29:25.000Z

Congrats to Pogo for his first penta kill as akali, which won us a very close game.

(replay available upon request.)

DragonPup · 2011-08-02T20:37:58.000Z

So depending on your ranked badge type at the end of Season One at the end of August, you get stuff. Link here. Gold and above get a special Jarvan skin

MrCoffee · 2011-08-02T21:11:15.000Z

It’s Ashe!

Hanacker · 2011-08-02T21:13:23.000Z

No, I’m pretty sure that’s Kale.

MrCoffee · 2011-08-02T21:14:07.000Z

No, i’m pretty sure that’s Kayle.

Hanacker · 2011-08-02T21:16:08.000Z

Kale is better for you.

Also, now I’m not sure if that’s an Ashe skin that looks like Kayle or a Kayle skin that looks like Ashe.

MrCoffee · 2011-08-02T21:21:52.000Z

Kayle skin that looks like Ashe that was the joke.

Hanacker · 2011-08-02T21:23:45.000Z

Not knowing the context I wasn’t sure if it was a joke or not. Is it supposed to look like Ashe? Is there some alternate universe backstory to explain Ashe becoming Kayle?

maxle · 2011-08-02T21:29:46.000Z

espressojim:

Congrats to Pogo for his first penta kill as akali, which won us a very close game.

Us? What, the team that rages together stays together?

Nathan_Phoenix · 2011-08-02T21:30:08.000Z

DragonPup:

So depending on your ranked badge type at the end of Season One at the end of August, you get stuff. Link here. Gold and above get a special Jarvan skin

What ELO’s give you what badge? I didn’t see anything about it in the post.

MrCoffee · 2011-08-02T21:36:16.000Z

Hanacker:

Not knowing the context I wasn’t sure if it was a joke or not. Is it supposed to look like Ashe? Is there some alternate universe backstory to explain Ashe becoming Kayle?

It’s the free Kayle skin everyone that played 10 ranked matches will get, the reason why she looks so much like ashe? who knows.

Pogo · 2011-08-02T22:02:19.000Z

espressojim:

Congrats to Pogo for his first penta kill as akali, which won us a very close game.

(replay available upon request.)

Lookin through that replay, I see so many situations where I should have extended for a kill… though the replay doesn’t show my health most the time so.

But yeah that team split up, they knew where we were at baron, and Kass ulted in behind me to silence like everyone, but missed. You lit up like 3 people and I slaughtered Kass with Ez. After that it was a blur of ulting to people that just seemed to magically disappear after one combo, and flash/ult to the escaping Jax.

I’m sorta glad those two asshats voted no, lol. When I saw Yi midgame with only Berszerker greaves and Warmogs, and Ez with Archangels, I tend to vote Yes. At least they finally finished their builds.

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maxle · 2011-08-02T22:14:45.000Z

Nathan Phoenix:

What ELO’s give you what badge? I didn’t see anything about it in the post.

Silver is 1500, I believe bronze is 1300. Gold…I want to say 2k, but it might be 17 or 18. Platinum is certainly well over 2k, as Chiffy is 2k, and he has gold.

Also, anyone have advice on better Irelia builds? I keep going TF -> Atmog’s, but I’m pretty sure that’s not ideal. Although it’s worked alright so far.