[Patch 3.07: Nerf Everything Not Nami] General Discussion…

On May 31 2013 00:49 xes wrote:
Sounds like they need to unclog the tubes to get better internets flowing

On May 30 2013 19:08 Chrispy wrote:
I like Khaldor but I really didn't like that video. It seemed dishonest in a way, I can't really explain it. Sort of felt like that paper you are writing where you know your argument is a crock of shit but you've got to argue it anyway so you only include the few things that support your argument while ignoring the rest.

Looks like we're back to status quo. Hope more of you lurkers unburrow and talk with us. :3

On May 31 2013 00:55 onlywonderboy wrote:

I watched it and sorta felt the same way. It seems like his argument was "There are way more SC matches to choose from, so OF COURSE they have less viewers than LoL. LoL is only popular because it's free to play and it's popularity as a game doesn't transfer over to it's popularity as an eSport at all!" He was well spoken but can't say I agree with the sentiment.

On May 31 2013 00:01 AsmodeusXI wrote:
But more hilarious than that to me is like: "Oh, you wanna catch up with DotA, do you Valve? NO WAI."

On May 30 2013 23:59 JonGalt wrote:
So we were talking about patch cycles. Just read the new DotA patch.

Good gravy that is a bajillion changes. It's like a brand new game hahaha. Blows my mind. Granted that's probably about 3-4 LoL patches, just all in one. Overwhelming to say the least.

On May 31 2013 01:01 TheYango wrote:

At least Valve can catch up putting new heroes in DotA 2 faster than I can catch up buying new heroes that Riot puts out.

On May 31 2013 01:04 onlywonderboy wrote:

Face.

But that's just disparity in the business model. If LoL had an upfront cost to buy all of the champs in the game at a discount I would have been all over that. And based on the number of CostCo members in this forum they probably would have too lol.

On May 30 2013 18:19 iCanada wrote:


I dont really know what these guys are on aboiut, I'd say the average sports broadcast kicks the shit out of the average eSports broadcast in terms of value, commentary, entertainment, and production value.

I like eSports, but we have randoms who happened to be roommates with some pro player two years ago doing all the reporting work. Real sports has a guy who spent 4 years getting a degree on how to be an expert broadcaster.

You ask any sports fan if they have any one call that sticks with the, stays in their mind more than the actual event itself and everyone has at least one of them.

I honestly have been watching eSports for probably five years, and I can't think of a single time watching eSports that this has been the case outside of Korea... Hell, aside from maybe korean commentators going nuts after Doublelifts OGN pentakill, but the Koreans have much better production value in eSports than we do.

For example, I could recite the entire call from the tying goal in an Oilers game from 2007, I have the call itself more memorized than the play however remarkable it was.
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I've seen some equally remarkable, equally epic eSports moments, but none of them stick with me the same way. None. Thing is, my sports list could go on and on and on.

On May 31 2013 01:04 onlywonderboy wrote:

Face.

But that's just disparity in the business model. If LoL had an upfront cost to buy all of the champs in the game at a discount I would have been all over that. And based on the number of CostCo members in this forum they probably would have too lol.

On May 31 2013 01:49 Seuss wrote:
It's so easy to keep up when you've been playing for years and started with the physical disc + champion bundle. I literally have enough IP right now to buy the next two champions, and that's just from periodic ARAM binges.

I think a lot of veteran players who haven't taken breaks don't really appreciate how hard it is to flesh out a new account.

On May 31 2013 02:05 xes wrote:


Passive: Bulk discount!
-Teammates are able to buy any item at X% the gold cost as long but it comes bundled in packs of Y

Q: Free trial
- Minions follow you for X seconds

W: Pizza break
- Heals you and nearby allies of X health and Y mana

E: No membership card
- Causes minions to walk away from you for X seconds

R: Free samples
- Enemy champions path to random locations on the map for X seconds

On May 31 2013 02:05 JonGalt wrote:


I don't even know what a reasonable price would be. 200? 300?

On May 31 2013 02:11 Capped wrote:


100+ champs in the game, about half of those 6300 / 975 / $10 the other half can probably be estimated at half that so roughly $750

$750 fucking dollars to buy all the champs in the game.

I dont think even costco would go much below $500 there.

EDIT: Wait, there was a physical copy of league?

On May 31 2013 02:18 xes wrote:

There was a collector's edition which came in a box. http://leagueoflegends.wikia.com/wiki/Collector's_Edition