If You Don't Play League Of Legends: Why Not?

If you haven't taken my advice and played League Of Legends yet then I want you to look at something.



That's the Season One release trailer. It was awesome, wasn't it? Okay, so after watching that, tell me again why you aren't playing? You should try it, now. Happy Hunting.

Review On New League of Legends Content

Yes, Season One is here and the new League of Legends content went online today. As promised, I am here to give you guys my take on it. The first thing you will notice is the new interface, starting with the sign-in screen. Instead of the original sign-in screen, you will now see Ryze and Katrina and a fairly aesthetically pleasing backdrop. After signing in you will notice that everything about the new interface is different. To me, it may take some getting used to. I like it, but I'm not used to seeing it like that. Now when you click the play button, you will have more options than before. You can do a normal game or a ranked game, and then you have the option to enter matchmaking or use an arranged team. This option I like a lot. Now instead of playing with whoever I am matched with, I can choose to play with friends in an arranged game. I think this, plus the increased penalties on leavers and afkers, is a great solution to these uneven and handicapped games that plague LoL. Now, besides those new features, I also decided to try the new character, Xin Zhao. I played two games on Twisted Treeline and here's what I gathered:

1. He has a good attack strength.
2. As he gets up in level his health increases quite a bit (though not nearly as much as a well-fed Cho'gath).
3. His Audacious Charge ability is good for stopping and killing champions that are trying to flee.

I like the way this champion plays and he fits my style fairly well. I would say that he is a great DPS champion with decent skills; one of my only complaints with this champion is that I don't find his ultimate ability to be incredibly useful. It is just a basic AoE attack and may come in handy for killing swarms of minions or in large group battles but will definitely not be a game changer. What I am going to try to do here in the next couple of games is develop a build for him as well as what I think an ideal team for him to play on would be and I may or may not post it to the blog, depending on the amount of requests I have for it. With the release of Xin Zhao they also released two new skins for him. One is the Commando skin which is a more modernized look for him and it really reminds me of how Arnold Schwarzenegger looked in the movie predator. The other is the Imperial skin (which is shown in the above picture and is my favorite so far). This concludes my quick review on LoL's newest content. As I delve more and more into the new content I will continue to update this post and keep my readers informed. Good luck and happy hunting!

Request-A-Post Contest - July

This morning I decided to reward my blog followers in a new way with the Request-A-Post Contest that will from now on be held at the beginning of every month. Here's the way it works. If you're not already a follower, become a follower. Post a comment to this blog post giving your creative idea for a post that you think people would want to read about. It can be a game you want me to review and write about, a helpful gaming subject, or anything else to do with online gaming (PC only please). In five days the top 3 ideas will be selected and set up in a new post for everyone to vote on. The winner of the vote this month will receive $10 worth of Riot Points that can be used in League Of Legends. Use them to buy new characters, new outfits, XP bonuses, or anything you would like in the LoL universe. This prize will change month to month based on which prizes the readers prefer but will always have to do with online gaming. Leave some great creative ideas and as always Happy Hunting.

Awesome Free Game - League Of Legends

It's not often I find a single game that can pique my interest enough to make me want to rave about it, especially one that's free. However, League Of Legends has done just that. League of Legends was created modeling DoTA, a very widely used Warcraft III mod. If you have never heard of DoTA, don't feel bad. I hadn't either when I began playing. However the game is simple to catch on to, it just takes a little time and tweaking to master. It's a MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena) with over 40 completely different and unique champions to choose from. When I say unique, I mean unique. You can choose to play a pirate named Gangplank, a mummy named Anunu, or even be a werewolf named Warwick. Don't fret over which champion you choose the first battle because you get to reselect your champion every match you play. On to the gameplay. They currently offer two maps, a 5 vs 5 and 3 vs 3. The 3 vs 3 is perfect if you are have a limited amount of time to play or if you are just starting out since they are typically much shorter than the 5 vs 5. The game is completely free and they give you 10 champions to choose from at a time. These champions rotate every week to a set of 10 different champions, keeping you on your toes, entertained, and trying new strategies. If you find that you are really set on a certain champion you do have the option of purchasing RP (Riot Points) and unlocking champions for you to own permanently, however I have been completely content with playing the 10 free champions I'm given every week. The RP can also be used to unlock outfits or bonuses. New content and playable characters are also released every other week so you are guaranteed to never get bored. Try League Of Legends out for yourself and let me know what you think. If you like any kind of action/hack and slash/RPG, then trust me, you won't be dissappointed.

Also, if you try LoL and like it, leave a comment on my page or send me an e-mail and I will add you to my newsletter which includes helpful hints and tips as well as strategies and builds for LoL. Good luck and happy hunting.