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On November 03 2013 17:29 terranallin wrote: I am wondering why my favorite champs feel pretty weak in late game(summoners)- Riven and renekton. They don't fulfill any particular role well. They lack overall utility and cannot engage opportunistically because there's no retreating once you engage. I've played through through all the champs in the game, and these both have problems.
champs with no reliable gap closer and no good escape should always have more raw power dps wise to compensate risk of being shut down e.g ryze/morgana/lux can all shutdown riven/renekton.
e.g if i wander around with a instantaneous gap closing champ and I can engage relatively quickly without being denied e.g xin zhao(E +ult) and irelia can gap close and burst a bit(E+W) and retreat. whereas riven is too predictable and takes too much damage and lacks a variety of builds. whatever you build on riven, another champ is much better with that gear etc.
my question is to you guys why won't riot attempt to force riven to be super competitive and be a viable pick? even tryndamere can still lose easily in pubstomp solo.I don't get why riot is saying 'some champs are for fun and early game cheese'.
May I ask what level you play at?
Riven and Renekton are both very, very good at what they do. Both of them see competitive play, and they're very, very viable. Maybe you're trying to force square pegs into round holes by trying to get them to do something their kits aren't designed to, but both are some of the strongest lategame fighters/bruisers.
If you have any questions about how to play a champ or whether or they're viable, go ahead, but blanket statements that are wrong will get shot down.
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Anyone know where Marin's account that was #1 in korea challenger went? He couldn't have dropped from challenger if hes #1.
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On November 03 2013 17:43 UnKooL wrote: Anyone know where Marin's account that was #1 in korea challenger went? He couldn't have dropped from challenger if hes #1.
His ID was relegated due to inactivity.
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On November 03 2013 15:56 GhandiEAGLE wrote: The real question is how will NiP cope? CitizenWayne returns from the grave to carry NiP to season 4. A man can dream. Turn on bjergsen's stream, see him dumpster hai 1v2. I think he'll do fine.
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On November 03 2013 17:29 terranallin wrote: I am wondering why my favorite champs feel pretty weak in late game(summoners)- Riven and renekton. They don't fulfill any particular role well. They lack overall utility and cannot engage opportunistically because there's no retreating once you engage. I've played through through all the champs in the game, and these both have problems.
champs with no reliable gap closer and no good escape should always have more raw power dps wise to compensate risk of being shut down e.g ryze/morgana/lux can all shutdown riven/renekton.
e.g if i wander around with a instantaneous gap closing champ and I can engage relatively quickly without being denied e.g xin zhao(E +ult) and irelia can gap close and burst a bit(E+W) and retreat. whereas riven is too predictable and takes too much damage and lacks a variety of builds. whatever you build on riven, another champ is much better with that gear etc.
my question is to you guys why won't riot attempt to force riven to be super competitive and be a viable pick? even tryndamere can still lose easily in pubstomp solo.I don't get why riot is saying 'some champs are for fun and early game cheese'.
I'm curious about what you consider overall utility and engaging opportunistically. I'd say both of those champs have them in spades. Super competitive picks both of them, to the point where they can be safely first picked.
On the broader question, champs should have variable power curves IMO. Adds to the strategic choice. Do we play for a superior late game? Do we pick strong mid game champs to end the game before their strong late game? Do we pick strong early game champs to snowball an advantage?
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On November 03 2013 13:30 sung_moon wrote:Show nested quote +On November 03 2013 13:23 Lord Tolkien wrote:On November 03 2013 13:05 Shiznick wrote: Looks like most pro mid laners in NA are starting to pick up leblanc. I'm not surprised, I think her burst is pretty insane, and she's pretty safe with how her W works. And we're also seeing Shyvana top and Brand mids again. We clearly need to nerf Zed more often. correlation=causation I can say that Top Shyv with farm is pretty good. I was skeptical at first, but now I'm a believer. I'm really really surprised Trundle Top isn't picked more. I feel like vs. a lot of tops, they just can't do anything to him/ out 1v1 him. edit: And thanks. Want this 13k RP ez  double edit: My friend who hasn't played/watched LoL in awhile wants to know what the best game and the best series to watch from Worlds were. SKT v Sword was the best match that I caught. You can show people SKT without having it be a complete stomp.
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On November 03 2013 10:41 WaveofShadow wrote: Does anybody have a good understanding of how clamping works? I'm trying to figure out if it makes any sense at all to hope to hit gold over the next week now that I earn 6/win and I'm at 46 LP.
I'd rather just give up now to avoid the frustration I'm sure it will cause me, especially since it is doubtful I will be able to amass any large amount of games between now and the deadline.
Took me about 100 games to get out of clamping.
I started clamping really hard after I got promoted to Dia5. Getting 4-6 per win and losing 16-23 per loss. I went 0-90 and everything in between a dozen times. After doing that 90 back to 0 back to 90 a few times, it finally started to loosen up and im like +/- 15pt per now.
Just stop caring and itll eventually work itself out.
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On November 03 2013 19:34 Fusilero wrote:Small funny thing from the garena taiwan stream http://www.twitch.tv/garenatwLook below CGAL's name in the corner. They have taken a dragon.
yeah they are using dragonballs to record the numbers lol
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This is hilarous, NiP Bjergsen barely more than 10 000 viewers. TSM Bjergsen : 32 000 viewers. LOL
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43K viewers instantly o_O Dem stream revenues. And taking the trash out while at it. Not Bad. I wonder how long he "secretly" leveled that NA account. Because it is quite telling
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2 promo games to dia4. Get the same twisted fate who goes "mid or feed" and goes triple gp10 items and feeds mid anyway.
QQ
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Void staff corki, LNL is some next level stuff. Now he throws in a haunting guise.
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On November 03 2013 19:52 Argoth. wrote:43K viewers instantly o_O Dem stream revenues. And taking the trash out while at it. Not Bad. I wonder how long he "secretly" leveled that NA account. Because it is quite telling  Name changes OP.
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So, somebody sent me a mystery gift but it didn't say what skin I got because I was AFK at the time, so I have a skin for one of the 100+ champs that I own no skins for.
Pretty funny.
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I wonder what biergsens account was before
he wins lane and has no idea what to do after and keeps repeating "im so bad at this game"
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He stomped Hai 2 games in a row but made terrible decision after, I think he hasn't sleep in a while. Now he's vs Nijacky
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He's pretty much toying with whoever his lane opponent is and that after 40hours of no sleep lol ~
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On November 03 2013 20:18 Gahlo wrote:Show nested quote +On November 03 2013 19:52 Argoth. wrote:43K viewers instantly o_O Dem stream revenues. And taking the trash out while at it. Not Bad. I wonder how long he "secretly" leveled that NA account. Because it is quite telling  Name changes OP. I'm dumb
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