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101toss
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
3232 Posts
May 15 2013 17:28 GMT
#3721
where does g0atsebusters end up
Math doesn't kill champions and neither do wards
onlywonderboy
Profile Joined August 2012
United States23745 Posts
May 15 2013 17:56 GMT
#3722
On May 16 2013 01:49 nyxnyxnyx wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 16 2013 01:06 onlywonderboy wrote:
On May 15 2013 22:56 nyxnyxnyx wrote:
Analysis of names in gaming (LoL in particular)

1. [alphabets]][numbers] (e.g. smithy99, heartlovesex69)

The worst offender for noob names, appending numbers to a name typically is a lazy naming tool reserved for noobs. As evidence, no pro has numbers in their name. Low skill group.

Exceptions:
All-numbers case (we'll get to this later)
420 (sometimes)
Numbers used as onomatopoeia or as a word/numbersplay (e.g. ihad6lastnight)

2. [numbers] (e.g. 2009, 4875 )

Typically a naming convention adopted by Chinese players. Be wary of these guys, they're usually pretty good.

3. [ALLCAPS]

Highly polarized group, usually having strong personalities. Typically higher variance in skill, being either very good or very ungood.

4. xx[something]xx (e.g. xxYOLOxx, xxSHINOBIxx)

Baddie, no exceptions

5. [insert anime character/reference] (e.g. sasukekiller, Yoruichi)

Popular names for the otaku-types, the skill level can be very different, depending on the anime characters used. A general rule of thumb is, the more obscure the character, the higher the skill (due to higher age typically associated with watching less popular animes). Also, the obscure characters within an anime typically will have higher skill as well. Expect sasukekiller to feed while Lucy tentaclefucks everyone.

6. aLpHaBeTs (e.g. sOnIcBooM)

Typically displays moronic / twit-like behaviour. Low skill group.


7. Propercapitalization (e.g. Excalibur)

Usually related to higher intelligence. High skill group.

8. Foreign language (e.g. 你媽媽好強, 징벌의 전장)

Foreign players in a foreign server (e.g. Chinese / Korean players playing on NA servers) typically are more skilled than the locals, since there's some selection bias in that casuals don't typically make the effort / have a need to play on foreign servers. High skill group.

9. [action or phrase] [champion name/ role] (e.g. Top Only, Nidalee or Feed)

Good at that role and nothing else. High/low skill depending.

KiWiKiD would like to have a word with you.


really? you want to use kiwikid as a counterexample? l0l

I would hardly consider him "low-skill" lol
RIP Ryan Davis / TL or Die / @onlywonderboy
nyxnyxnyx
Profile Joined April 2010
Indonesia2978 Posts
May 15 2013 18:09 GMT
#3723
On May 16 2013 02:56 onlywonderboy wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 16 2013 01:49 nyxnyxnyx wrote:
On May 16 2013 01:06 onlywonderboy wrote:
On May 15 2013 22:56 nyxnyxnyx wrote:
Analysis of names in gaming (LoL in particular)

1. [alphabets]][numbers] (e.g. smithy99, heartlovesex69)

The worst offender for noob names, appending numbers to a name typically is a lazy naming tool reserved for noobs. As evidence, no pro has numbers in their name. Low skill group.

Exceptions:
All-numbers case (we'll get to this later)
420 (sometimes)
Numbers used as onomatopoeia or as a word/numbersplay (e.g. ihad6lastnight)

2. [numbers] (e.g. 2009, 4875 )

Typically a naming convention adopted by Chinese players. Be wary of these guys, they're usually pretty good.

3. [ALLCAPS]

Highly polarized group, usually having strong personalities. Typically higher variance in skill, being either very good or very ungood.

4. xx[something]xx (e.g. xxYOLOxx, xxSHINOBIxx)

Baddie, no exceptions

5. [insert anime character/reference] (e.g. sasukekiller, Yoruichi)

Popular names for the otaku-types, the skill level can be very different, depending on the anime characters used. A general rule of thumb is, the more obscure the character, the higher the skill (due to higher age typically associated with watching less popular animes). Also, the obscure characters within an anime typically will have higher skill as well. Expect sasukekiller to feed while Lucy tentaclefucks everyone.

6. aLpHaBeTs (e.g. sOnIcBooM)

Typically displays moronic / twit-like behaviour. Low skill group.


7. Propercapitalization (e.g. Excalibur)

Usually related to higher intelligence. High skill group.

8. Foreign language (e.g. 你媽媽好強, 징벌의 전장)

Foreign players in a foreign server (e.g. Chinese / Korean players playing on NA servers) typically are more skilled than the locals, since there's some selection bias in that casuals don't typically make the effort / have a need to play on foreign servers. High skill group.

9. [action or phrase] [champion name/ role] (e.g. Top Only, Nidalee or Feed)

Good at that role and nothing else. High/low skill depending.

KiWiKiD would like to have a word with you.


really? you want to use kiwikid as a counterexample? l0l

I would hardly consider him "low-skill" lol


fair enough, considering the state of NA
cool beans
nyxnyxnyx
Profile Joined April 2010
Indonesia2978 Posts
May 15 2013 18:10 GMT
#3724
On May 16 2013 02:28 101toss wrote:
where does g0atsebusters end up


g0atsebusters falls under 'Numbers in name', but with an exception since the 0 is an o replacement. Also penalized for poor capitalization. Overall, not too high-skill, especially coupled with the reference to goatse which is rather troll-y and immature.
cool beans
RandomAccount#49059
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States2140 Posts
May 15 2013 18:15 GMT
#3725
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Ketara
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States15065 Posts
May 15 2013 18:19 GMT
#3726
TLers shouldn't be allowed to be in bronze.

We should have a how to not be in bronze seminar.

Step 1: Don't get into bronze in the first place, much less stressful than getting out.
http://www.liquidlegends.net/forum/lol-general/502075-patch-61-league-of-legends-general-discussion?page=25#498
101toss
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
3232 Posts
May 15 2013 18:28 GMT
#3727
On May 16 2013 03:19 Ketara wrote:
TLers shouldn't be allowed to be in bronze.

We should have a how to not be in bronze seminar.

Step 1: Don't get into bronze in the first place, much less stressful than getting out.

the real step 1 is to stay unranked
Math doesn't kill champions and neither do wards
Nos-
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Canada12016 Posts
May 15 2013 18:29 GMT
#3728
On May 16 2013 03:28 101toss wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 16 2013 03:19 Ketara wrote:
TLers shouldn't be allowed to be in bronze.

We should have a how to not be in bronze seminar.

Step 1: Don't get into bronze in the first place, much less stressful than getting out.

the real step 1 is to stay unranked

vacuously not in bronze, it's genius
Bronze player stuck in platinum
mordek
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States12705 Posts
May 15 2013 18:30 GMT
#3729
Tiberius77 -> B1 awww yeah. Confirmation.
It is vanity to love what passes quickly and not to look ahead where eternal joy abides. Tiberius77 | Mordek #1881 "I took a mint!"
Sufficiency
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Canada23833 Posts
May 15 2013 18:36 GMT
#3730
As someone who finally hit gold this season, I say screw bronze....

+ Show Spoiler +
It'll be a while before silvers and golds are also excluded
https://twitter.com/SufficientStats
Ketara
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States15065 Posts
May 15 2013 18:41 GMT
#3731
Having played with the entire gambit of silver league, I'd say there's a pretty noticeable skill gap between low silver and high silver. Silver league is a lot of people.

I think Bronze is pretty much the same way, big difference between bronze 5 and bronze 1.
http://www.liquidlegends.net/forum/lol-general/502075-patch-61-league-of-legends-general-discussion?page=25#498
Sufficiency
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Canada23833 Posts
May 15 2013 18:43 GMT
#3732
On May 16 2013 03:41 Ketara wrote:
Having played with the entire gambit of silver league, I'd say there's a pretty noticeable skill gap between low silver and high silver. Silver league is a lot of people.

I think Bronze is pretty much the same way, big difference between bronze 5 and bronze 1.


The thing is, any diamond player can and will make a blanket statement about every player gold and below, similar to what you did about bronze players. There comes to a point that you outskill bronze players so much that you really can't tell the difference between them.
https://twitter.com/SufficientStats
Navi
Profile Joined November 2009
5286 Posts
May 15 2013 19:08 GMT
#3733
right now im playing in silver on a smurf. its hilarious
the enemy team more often than not implodes in rage and the arguments and justifications they feel obligated to make in all chat is ridiculous haha
Hey! Listen!
Ketara
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States15065 Posts
May 15 2013 19:10 GMT
#3734
On May 16 2013 04:08 Navi wrote:
right now im playing in silver on a smurf. its hilarious
the enemy team more often than not implodes in rage and the arguments and justifications they feel obligated to make in all chat is ridiculous haha


Well if you're going 15/0 on TF like when we played, I can understand a little rage.

Navi bein' mean to the nubs.
http://www.liquidlegends.net/forum/lol-general/502075-patch-61-league-of-legends-general-discussion?page=25#498
Shikyo
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Finland33997 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-05-15 19:14:49
May 15 2013 19:13 GMT
#3735
On May 16 2013 04:08 Navi wrote:
right now im playing in silver on a smurf. its hilarious
the enemy team more often than not implodes in rage and the arguments and justifications they feel obligated to make in all chat is ridiculous haha

Silver feels like a league where players can play 1 role / champion really well but don't always do it so they play really well some games and feed horribly in other games. Another archetype are the players that do pretty well while winning usually(leading to many stomps) but when they / anyone else does poorly they rage hard and flame everyone and feed. Another archetype are players that play well in laning / early game but then have the most awful decisions / dives later on and throw leads that would be easy to keep otherwise.

The actual mediocre skill stable players are actually really rare it seems.
League of Legends EU West, Platinum III | Yousei Teikoku is the best thing that has ever happened to music.
Ketara
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States15065 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-05-15 19:19:30
May 15 2013 19:16 GMT
#3736
I think the biggest noticeable difference between high silver and low silver is that in high silver you don't see many people anymore who just make really moronic build choices. The people who are playing support but hate supporting still buy wards, people don't start mid/top with dorans items anymore, etc.

You still see junglers who have one predetermined build order they go, which is tuned for a jungler who's fed all to hell, and still try to go it even if they're like 0/4, which bothers me, but in general the build they're trying to go for makes some sense, just not for that particular game.

I think you're right about the decision making though. I'm just starting to feel like I have some semblance of understanding whatever the fuck it is I'm supposed to be doing outside of 20mins into the game. When I watch my friends in silver 5 play they get in these positions where it's 30-40 mins in and they have a clear lead and still just sort of wander around the map not doing anything with their lead.
http://www.liquidlegends.net/forum/lol-general/502075-patch-61-league-of-legends-general-discussion?page=25#498
TheYango
Profile Joined September 2008
United States47024 Posts
May 15 2013 19:18 GMT
#3737
If they knew how to play from behind, and how not to throw leads, they wouldn't be in Silver.
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Artok
Profile Joined May 2011
Netherlands2219 Posts
May 15 2013 19:27 GMT
#3738
On May 16 2013 04:18 TheYango wrote:
If they knew how to play from behind, and how not to throw leads, they wouldn't be in Silver.

Where would they be? Im pretty sure they wouldnt be in diamond either from my experience.
Chun-li since ST
nafta
Profile Joined August 2010
Bulgaria18893 Posts
May 15 2013 19:29 GMT
#3739
On May 16 2013 04:27 Artok wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 16 2013 04:18 TheYango wrote:
If they knew how to play from behind, and how not to throw leads, they wouldn't be in Silver.

Where would they be? Im pretty sure they wouldnt be in diamond either from my experience.


In the magical land called dreamworld.Why do you think gambit are so good?They practice only with the best!
mordek
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States12705 Posts
May 15 2013 19:30 GMT
#3740
I'm just bad mechanically. I don't play enough to improve really. ARAM being released was pretty much right up my alley XD I would like to get into Silver for some dignity but once again just a time issue.
It is vanity to love what passes quickly and not to look ahead where eternal joy abides. Tiberius77 | Mordek #1881 "I took a mint!"
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