League of Legends: Official Thread

fire · 2011-10-26T14:08:19.000Z

Pogo:

You stop using microphone ports and get a USB headset.

In reality it probably has to do with a sound device conflict.

On some sound cards/drivers you need to unplug and plug the mic jack back in to get the recording system to reset itself.

Hmm. This happened with both an external USB mic (not headset) and with built-in MacBook speakers. Maybe it’s a Mac thing. Everyone knows Mac hates gamers.

guppy · 2011-10-26T14:11:15.000Z

I would assume it is a feedback loop issue and caused by proximity of speaker to microphone?

Pogo · 2011-10-26T14:11:50.000Z

Eh, try to find troubleshooting about the Mac version of Mumble then I guess.

bluemax · 2011-10-26T14:30:24.000Z

McKnight:

Just say, I’m going solo top when you lock in. If they disagree, tell them they are last pick and should just do what they are told/play support. If they troll you afterwords then meh, it was going to happen anyway.

Yup. If I have one of the first two picks I ignore whatever the last pick person says they are going to play. If I’m in charge of banning I’ll go so far as to ban a champ that someone says they’re gonna play.

Hanacker · 2011-10-26T15:08:50.000Z

Why does last pick guy have no rights? He’s a person too.

McKnight · 2011-10-26T15:19:45.000Z

Hanacker:

Why does last pick guy have no rights? He’s a person too.

Last pick should be playing support or filling what the team needs, considering there can be anywhere from 200 elo in between top and last pick (not even counting duo-queue). Having your last pick solo against the enemies first is a really bad idea. I mean sure you might get lucky and it might work out but statistically speaking you have a very low chance of that happening.

bluemax · 2011-10-26T15:57:02.000Z

Going along with what McKnight said, the whole point of having a pick system like LoL uses is to counter pick the other team/compliment your own picks. If the last pick guy demands to fill an important slot on a team with his champion of choice BEFORE you’ve seen anything the other team picks you’re essentially crippling your chances of putting together a good lineup and winning the game.

If you have last pick and say something completely stupid like “I’m solo top Katarina” or “I’m jungle Shaco” then yeah I’m banning the fuck out of your champion if I can. You’ve already admitted you’re trolling me so I might as well force your hand.

guppy · 2011-10-26T16:10:33.000Z

Let’s talk some more about drafting.

Assume for a moment that you are first pick, or that the enemy has picked someone who doesn’t need a specific counterpick, to the extent that such a thing is possible. Barring stacking your team with specific combinations of champions, what position or champion would you want your team to lock down first? Assume for the sake of argument that you know everyone on your team and that swaps will happen, so it doesn’t matter if you want to play that role or not.

Therlun · 2011-10-26T16:11:17.000Z

Also note, first pick in Dominion is a random player.

chequers · 2011-10-26T16:22:53.000Z

frank austin:

I just started playing this, and I’m already frustrated with the quality of my teammates in most games. If anyone doesn’t mind playing with a relative newbie (I’m not that bad I swear) my username is the same as here. I’ve mostly been playing Tryndamere, though I started with Ashe.

Hop on mumble and play games with us. Playing with level 30s when you start involves dying a lot, but learning faster. I preferred it.

fire:

How the hell do you get mumble to work? When I use it, all I hear is feedback until I kill the speakers.

Mumble works for me on OSX. Make sure your audio stuff works in another app like Skype, perhaps the hardware is busted.

Calistas:

Cheq! You were the one who said “stuff it, let him have top and let him lose the game for us”.

Yeah, it was my bad :-(. I was too drained to bother arguing with him. Most games I’m in where I get 1 or 2 pick I take top and equal or beat my opponent, but can’t leverage that into helping the rest of my team win. I need to figure out how to leave top lane and go kill someone. Or just play AP mid more competently.

Pogo · 2011-10-26T16:24:29.000Z

It’s not possible to lock down a position, really. You could argue that there is a best tank or OT jungler, or a best top pusher, but you start talking about bot lane or mid lane and there’s no clear cut winners. Popular high-ELO meta doesn’t prove things like Cait+Taric = win at all.

maxle · 2011-10-26T16:37:15.000Z

McKnight:

Last pick should be playing support or filling what the team needs, considering there can be anywhere from 200 elo in between top and last pick (not even counting duo-queue). Having your last pick solo against the enemies first is a really bad idea. I mean sure you might get lucky and it might work out but statistically speaking you have a very low chance of that happening.

This is only true in ranked, though; the order of pick in normal draft appears to be random.

McKnight · 2011-10-26T16:41:17.000Z

maxle:

This is only true in ranked, though; the order of pick in normal draft appears to be random.

Oh yea, I presumed people were talking about ranked. Normal draft is completely randomized, Riot did it to stop people trying to infer their normal elo from it (something they keep very hidden these days).

McKnight · 2011-10-26T16:42:27.000Z

guppy:

Let’s talk some more about drafting.

Assume for a moment that you are first pick, or that the enemy has picked someone who doesn’t need a specific counterpick, to the extent that such a thing is possible. Barring stacking your team with specific combinations of champions, what position or champion would you want your team to lock down first? Assume for the sake of argument that you know everyone on your team and that swaps will happen, so it doesn’t matter if you want to play that role or not.

Jungler or AD carry, depending on the bans. Alternatively pick your worst player’s best character.

Calistas · 2011-10-26T21:15:31.000Z

Cheq: us kiwis and Aussies are just too nice, really! We’re good people.

I would love to see a good list of picks/counterpicks to the champions of the week. Or in general. I enjoy thinking and reading about the meta.

McKnight · 2011-10-26T21:17:16.000Z

Not perfect, but you’re welcome (not done by me).

If you are having trouble with a champion, don’t be afraid to ask. We are here to help, usually anyway ;)

chequers · 2011-10-26T21:29:00.000Z

lol

maxle · 2011-10-26T21:50:40.000Z

Shyvana? Really?

Lazy_Shiftless_Basta · 2011-10-26T22:15:13.000Z

What?

McKnight · 2011-10-26T22:24:49.000Z

Apparently it’s the name of their new champion.