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  • Bears_16_and_0
    Banned
    • May 2003
    • 1328

    #1

    League of Legends!

    Hey guys,
    There is a really fun game I've been playing for the last few months called League of Legends. Its a free to play (with extra stuff like skins being purchased with cash, nothing that gives an advantage is bought with cash) MOBA game. MOBA is a genre that was basically created with Defense of the Ancients, a mod for Warcraft 3.

    Its basically 5 v 5, and everyone picks a 'champion' and you control just that one character on an RTS like gamefield. The goal is to knock down the other teams towers and eventually kill their base. You level up by killing the other teams CPU controlled minions and player controlled champions and you gain gold and buy items to make your character stronger (gold and xp is contained in one game for your champion)

    The thing that makes this different than DoTA primarily is that there is a persistent bonuses you can get as your summoner (basically your account). You get xp and influence points for every game you play. As you gain levels you can put more points into masteries which are kinda like WoW or diablo skill trees. Its not a huge advantage, but you can level up to 30. You can also purchase 'Runes' With your influence points that will give your character some bonuses. I wouldnt be turned off by the summoner system its not a big deal or a big grind.

    anyways, if anyone wants to play use my referral link =P

    https://signup.leagueoflegends.com?ref=4b64c624c2c12

    my summoner name is Tekman
  • Bears_16_and_0
    Banned
    • May 2003
    • 1328

    #2
    Re: League of Legends!

    heres a decent quality gameplay video:

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    • MachoMyers
      Old School
      • Jul 2002
      • 7670

      #3
      Re: League of Legends!

      I was going to try both League of Legends and Heroes of Newerth. I had some weird installation problems with LoL so I tried HoN and I've been playing for about a week now and I love it. Its in open beta now so you can try it for free but will eventually be charged for it ($30) unlike LoL which is free.

      HoN feels a lot like DoTA which I didn't play too much of so its a new and fresh gameplay experience for me. Harsh learning curve but be successful in PvP games like this is really enjoyable.

      Here is the HoN beta website: http://beta.heroesofnewerth.com/

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      • Bears_16_and_0
        Banned
        • May 2003
        • 1328

        #4
        Re: League of Legends!

        yeah it's impressive what they added to HoN recently. That game is so unintuitive though, unless you played DoTA.

        League of Legends probably had one of the coolest gaming April Fools things, because they turned it into a 'skin' for another champion for really cheap. They made a joke about releasing this manatee champion, but then....

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        • WDOgF0reL1fe
          MVP
          • Apr 2005
          • 3427

          #5
          Re: League of Legends!

          Eh. Ive been playing HON for about 3 months now and tried LOL awhile ago cause my friend plays it. Wasnt too impressed, mostly because of the graphics I think but I just couldnt get into any of the characters.

          I really like HON even though some of the heroes are overpowered.
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          • MachoMyers
            Old School
            • Jul 2002
            • 7670

            #6
            Re: League of Legends!

            Originally posted by WDOgF0reL1fe
            Eh. Ive been playing HON for about 3 months now and tried LOL awhile ago cause my friend plays it. Wasnt too impressed, mostly because of the graphics I think but I just couldnt get into any of the characters.

            I really like HON even though some of the heroes are overpowered.
            Got any tips besides the basics? I've only played about 10-15 matches so I'm still learning. Trying to mostly play with support like Pyromaner or Arachna is my main character picks so I don't mess up too bad. I prefer range to melee for landing killing blows/staying out of harms way.

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            • CreatineKasey
              MVP
              • Sep 2007
              • 4897

              #7
              Re: League of Legends!

              I've played DotA for years before this so I was able to waltz into both HoN and LoL and dominate. I'm still undecided as to which one I like better.
              Xbox Live Gamertag: CreatineKasey

              M - I - N - N - E - S - O - T - A

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              • Phobia
                Hall Of Fame
                • Jan 2008
                • 11623

                #8
                Re: League of Legends!

                Personally I like LoL the best. Even over DotA

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                • CreatineKasey
                  MVP
                  • Sep 2007
                  • 4897

                  #9
                  Re: League of Legends!

                  Originally posted by Phobia
                  Personally I like LoL the best. Even over DotA
                  I'm getting hooked. It's so fun for me because I started out just dominating people so my ELO skyrocketed and I'm playing good competition where people quit much less.

                  I am actually preferring the concept that not all heroes are available all the time. It limits repetitiveness over the life of the game.

                  The only thing I wish they'd have are a legitimate ladder and real tournaments that have influence points as a reward. I love tournaments.

                  If any OSers want to play with me, add me. Same screen name on LoL.
                  Xbox Live Gamertag: CreatineKasey

                  M - I - N - N - E - S - O - T - A

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                  • MachoMyers
                    Old School
                    • Jul 2002
                    • 7670

                    #10
                    Re: League of Legends!

                    HoN official launch on May 12.

                    http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/63598

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                    • LingeringRegime
                      Hall Of Fame
                      • Jun 2007
                      • 17089

                      #11
                      Re: League of Legends!

                      Sorry for the prehistoric bump, but it is what it is.

                      Anyone still playing this or HoN?

                      I got both late last week, and have been pouring over noob videos, to try to figure out what the hell is going on. Haven't yet played online, but spending a lot of time with the bots (LoL) and in practice mode (HoN).

                      I heard a lot of the "horror stories" about playing with people online, so just wanted to see if there were people still playing either of these that I can learn from.

                      My account names are...

                      LoL: Geckomentalist
                      HoN: ProtonSock

                      Here is a link to check out HoN: http://heroesofnewerth.com/ref.php?r=H7C9T7NM

                      This was a pretty intense match of two pro teams.

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                      Last edited by LingeringRegime; 08-23-2011, 10:59 AM.

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                      • FedExPope
                        Pro
                        • Aug 2009
                        • 900

                        #12
                        Re: League of Legends!

                        I've been playing HoN since May, have gotten to be competent at it. Add FeddyCaeks to ur friends. The game is def better with friends.

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                        • LingeringRegime
                          Hall Of Fame
                          • Jun 2007
                          • 17089

                          #13
                          Re: League of Legends!

                          Originally posted by FedExPope
                          I've been playing HoN since May, have gotten to be competent at it. Add FeddyCaeks to ur friends. The game is def better with friends.
                          Thanks man. I will definitely add you to my friend list.

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                          • sportsdude
                            Be Massive
                            • Jul 2002
                            • 5001

                            #14
                            Re: League of Legends!

                            Originally posted by DEFTFUNDAMENTALZ
                            Thanks man. I will definitely add you to my friend list.
                            I started playing LoL recently. Without any prior experience in a MOBA-style game, I have been a bit overwhelmed. I've been playing with human teammates against bots so far. Right now I really like using Sona, who's one of the free characters this week. I am thinking I might go into vs. mode against other people this weekend, especially since I just read that the matchmaking will match me with other noobs. I am not sure I'll ever become good or even just average at the game but I don't really care, it's a lot of fun to play.
                            Lux y Veritas

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                            • LingeringRegime
                              Hall Of Fame
                              • Jun 2007
                              • 17089

                              #15
                              Re: League of Legends!

                              Yeah, the genre is great. The people in the community well.....

                              I don't take it all that serious, so it is fun. Haven't played in ages though. Will probably get back into the scene when DOTA 2 comes out.

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