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Post Post #33800 (ISO) » Fri Aug 22, 2014 10:20 am

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So I'm getting back into LoL now that I live with people who play it regularly which has re-kindled my love for Dominion. Today I decided to re-learn Dominion and picked up Gnar figuring if I was going to lose a bunch of games while I re-learned the map I might as well have fun and learn a new champion. However instead I learned that the Elo decay is real and Riot foiled by cunning plan to lose my way to being decent again.

I did however enjoy Gnar immensely, his kit is quite well suited to Dominion as well, the map allows him to largely bypass his weak early game and rewards his mobility and poke. Boomerangs difficulty is really overhyped, it took a bit but once you're familiar with when it calculates its return path you can predict it fairly easily. The main difficulty I had was the sheer cast time on Mega-Gnars abilites, the other team was able to interupt his non-ult skills fairly easily. I followed the cookie cutter BoRK -> Tank build which I think is the correct build path for him but I am tempted to experiment with a Shiv if I'm against a team with a low number of gap-closers.
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Post Post #33801 (ISO) » Fri Aug 22, 2014 10:32 am

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Edit: There's moooooore



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So these are fucking awesome. You have to get the Advocaat from a specialty store or import it though, at least around here bars don't carry it. If you're in California, Bevmo carries it.

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Not a huge midori fan but i'd probably try the lulu one.
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Post Post #33802 (ISO) » Fri Aug 22, 2014 10:47 am

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Cabd wrote:You have to get the Advocaat from a specialty store or import it though


:D

I grew up on that stuff (at least, that's what I'm told... also might explain some things)
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Post Post #33803 (ISO) » Fri Aug 22, 2014 12:41 pm

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Post Post #33804 (ISO) » Fri Aug 22, 2014 1:57 pm

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Post Post #33805 (ISO) » Fri Aug 22, 2014 2:26 pm

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I might have to steal Singed Insanity Potion one for work.
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Post Post #33806 (ISO) » Fri Aug 22, 2014 2:28 pm

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Insanity Potion sounds awesome but then again I like Angry Orchard so.
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Post Post #33807 (ISO) » Fri Aug 22, 2014 4:01 pm

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I have spent 1961 hours playing LoL.
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Post Post #33808 (ISO) » Fri Aug 22, 2014 4:01 pm

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How do you know that
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Post Post #33809 (ISO) » Fri Aug 22, 2014 4:18 pm

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http://wastedonlol.com/

brandi, you've spent about
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You are 45471th on NA servers and 248305th in the world.
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Post Post #33810 (ISO) » Fri Aug 22, 2014 4:23 pm

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PJ. wrote:I know a handful of people were in skype with me earlier when I said this, but to the people that weren't, no one believes Riot when they say these server issues are DDoS, right?


It's probably ddos.

Ddos is really easy to pull off
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Post Post #33811 (ISO) » Fri Aug 22, 2014 4:25 pm

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That's always counted my hours wrong. I checked like a year ago and I was at 30 days. Then I checked a month ago and I was at 32ish. And now I'm at 29.
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Post Post #33812 (ISO) » Fri Aug 22, 2014 4:26 pm

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JasonWazza wrote:Is there a reason Jayce mid isn't a thing, or is it simply because AD mid's are less of a thing?


Both Singapore teams spam the fuck out of it, so much so that tpa permabans have against them
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Post Post #33813 (ISO) » Fri Aug 22, 2014 4:27 pm

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notscience wrote:Jayce mid works

But if you don't get a BF sword your f irst back you're kinda meh until mid-late


Your build sucks.

Tear rush, next item varies by playstyle. The sentinels and f5 midlaners go different things (and they are the only people whose Jayce opinions count other than that Korean challenger guy)
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Post Post #33814 (ISO) » Fri Aug 22, 2014 4:30 pm

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Saigon, not Singapore.

I mixed up my sea places
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Post Post #33815 (ISO) » Fri Aug 22, 2014 4:32 pm

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Also jokers not sentinels.
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Post Post #33816 (ISO) » Fri Aug 22, 2014 4:34 pm

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Maestrust, you've spent about 295 hours on League of Legends which means 12 days of your life.
You are 380036th on NA servers and 2454806th in the world.
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Post Post #33817 (ISO) » Fri Aug 22, 2014 4:40 pm

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BROseidon wrote:
notscience wrote:Jayce mid works

But if you don't get a BF sword your f irst back you're kinda meh until mid-late


Your build sucks.

Tear rush, next item varies by playstyle. The sentinels and f5 midlaners go different things (and they are the only people whose Jayce opinions count other than that Korean challenger guy)


I feel like this is a common thread

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Post Post #33818 (ISO) » Fri Aug 22, 2014 4:41 pm

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Across all of my accounts, I've spent well over 150 days of my life.
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Post Post #33819 (ISO) » Fri Aug 22, 2014 6:12 pm

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Just because something is the ideal build in professional team play against professional players does not mean that it is an ideal or even relatively desirable approach in ranked silver solo queue.

Not that I disagree that Tear is really comfortable. Just saying.
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Post Post #33820 (ISO) » Fri Aug 22, 2014 6:15 pm

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The hours are kinda off because I'm pretty sure it's counting the time the client is open rather than the time that you spent in games.

At least I hope so. Otherwise I spent 1/7 of my life since I started playing league non-stop.
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Post Post #33821 (ISO) » Fri Aug 22, 2014 6:20 pm

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I build tear if I don't have enough for the BF

I just like to rush the new lifesteal mana thing
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Post Post #33822 (ISO) » Fri Aug 22, 2014 6:37 pm

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Post Post #33823 (ISO) » Fri Aug 22, 2014 6:50 pm

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Iecerint wrote:The hours are kinda off because I'm pretty sure it's counting the time the client is open rather than the time that you spent in games.

At least I hope so. Otherwise I spent 1/7 of my life since I started playing league non-stop.


From what i have heard it's based on the IP you've gained (so is rather off if you buy IP boosts)

notscience wrote:I build tear if I don't have enough for the BF

I just like to rush the new lifesteal mana thing


So in other words you give up a huge late game power spike for a pretty meh early game power spike.

Muramana + IE late game with fully leveled W is beautiful (My max crit is like 1.4k)

Not only can you 2 shot the Carry late game (which is beautiful) you can duel most tanky champs so well (Jax type champs)

I have gone against a full health full build jax as half health jayce at the end of a team fight, and lost with him on 100 health (and to be fair it was because i failed to change forms when i should have)
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Post Post #33824 (ISO) » Fri Aug 22, 2014 7:02 pm

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Iecerint wrote:Just because something is the ideal build in professional team play against professional players does not mean that it is an ideal or even relatively desirable approach in ranked silver solo queue.


Also just as a point, something that benefits late game is better in ranked silver because of the lack of closing out a game.

(meaning you have time to hit a massive power spike)
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