On June 11 2015 06:49 Gahlo wrote:
The thread titles are a bit tongue in cheek unless it's a patch where a champion or something big comes out in.

Which means next patch will probably be titled RIP Ryze or Pool Party patch discussion.

cLutZ

United States19574 Posts

June 10 2015 22:13 GMT

#82

On June 11 2015 04:53 DrunkenOne wrote:
Not sure if you follow other sports but ESPN is viewed in a similar light by every hardcore sports subculture. I'm a huge football nerd and everyone considers ESPN a pretty huge joke in general since its just watered down stuff for the mainstream masses. They are still only verrrry slowly been incorporating more advanced stats and analysis despite those being around for 10+ years, and you still have hilariously wrong tropes like "When running back X has Y carries his team is 33-0, why don't they give him the ball!!!" constantly spouted by ESPN "analysts" and commentators.

On the flip side, they are by far the largest sports "journalism" brand so a front page article on there (and not a brief one occurring right before worlds) is pretty big in terms of exposure.

I don't know why people didn't like the article. ESPN got great access and actually revealed some interesting things that eSports writers seem to always try to keep confidential (like what is inside of a gaming house, discussing Faker's single-parent Dad). Plus that writer writes in a totally compelling way that kept me interested even though I knew the whole story already.

If there were more writers that actually wrote pieces like that in esports and not just LoLeSports puff pieces and press releases then arguments like "we don't need an asshole like Richard Lewis" might actually have some merit.

Ansibled

United Kingdom9872 Posts

June 10 2015 22:30 GMT

#83

What a patch.

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I enjoyed the ESPN article, it was interesting to read and had some stuff / perspectives that I didn't know. I really didn't like the last mainstream article I read though, the C9 one by the Kickstarter guy.

krndandaman

Mozambique16569 Posts

June 11 2015 01:37 GMT

#84

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zer0das

United States8519 Posts

June 11 2015 02:40 GMT

#85

I'm really glad they're nerfing Luden's. Aram might be more than everyone that is AP stack Luden's and try to poke each other from 5 miles away while trying to avoid snowballs.

I_Love_Bacon

United States5765 Posts

June 11 2015 02:44 GMT

#86

Random question: Why the influx of Alistar bans? Because he just protects so well and that's good in the heavy tank meta?

SagaZ

France3460 Posts

June 11 2015 02:49 GMT

#87

Cause some pro players said he's the best support right now.

Anakko

France1934 Posts

June 11 2015 02:52 GMT

#88

Alistar bans are good. I'm having a blast playing naut support currently, and I don't need my lane opponent to be tankier than me.

Slusher

United States19143 Posts

June 11 2015 02:56 GMT

#89

he's really annoying and hard to get to leave lane, amazing in teamfights, and can escape most warding adventures with ult.

he's pretty annoying to deal with and mid bans aren't that important atm so why not

kongoline

6318 Posts

June 11 2015 02:57 GMT

#90

he was pretty op since the ult buff nothing has changed people just started to playing him again

cLutZ

United States19574 Posts

June 11 2015 03:02 GMT

#91

On June 11 2015 11:44 I_Love_Bacon wrote:
Random question: Why the influx of Alistar bans? Because he just protects so well and that's good in the heavy tank meta?

If you watched MSI you notice that he is the #1 support if you are incompetent (Been true for almost ever, as evidenced by me not being terrible on him), however he is also pretty good if you are competent because he is Alistar and Q is the best non-ultimate support spell in the game.

On June 11 2015 11:57 kongoline wrote:
he was pretty op since the ult buff nothing has changed people just started to playing him again

People just started playing him? Lies and damned lies.

I_Love_Bacon

United States5765 Posts

June 11 2015 03:13 GMT

#92

Just seems odd to me is all. I've been using Alistar consistently for years as one of my go-to-supports and seeing his popularity suddenly jump up seems odd. I think part of it has to do with the particular ADCs in the meta at the moment as well as several of the supports.... and ironically today because of Cait/Janna being disabled he's extra-strong as those 2 are (imo) his biggest challenge.