Riot placed in several game modes including Practice, Non-Ranked, and then Ranked matches that allow random group leaders to eliminate limited number of characters, the non ranked mode is randomized only if you enter the fry by yourself. It really is a win-lose situation depending who you're matched up with. This is the…
I think one of the main limiting factors, and one these studios have had to combat is the sever competitive angle the gameplay often forces on their player base. League of legends is built from the ground up to be a bit more casual friendly than the others. Yeah it sorta sucks you're limited to several characters a month,…
The metagame shifts in starcraft1 even now, top US pros were recently commenting on how surprising it was that in the year since SC2 the tactics and things are still developing for the original. Listen to some of the State of the Game podcasts as they have some enlightening things to say regarding tactics and how people…
Played HoN when was free, now i can;t play because their system is so bad for some countries. LoL, it is worth to try this game? Btw i am waiting DOTA 2 do come out, HoN will be free then.
No, you pay for something which is at best ... AWESOME. But you'll have to play with flaming russian kids and asshole noobs. Admittedly some people can't get over this type of caustic community (because they're dainty little girls). For a free game LoL is very very good, but coming from Dota it seemed far too casually…
Games / Sports etc arent tests though so thats where the skill comes in - reacting in real time! Hell, i dont play chess but im sure people will make a mistake in the heat of the moment because they didnt read a move through fully. In SC2 there was a patch released prior to one of the Major league gaming tournaments - this…
The more i play LoL games the more i fucking loath and despise the people who make it, they really just dont get it. Also fuck knows why a game with a constantly changing playingfield is an esport, its a bit like adding in new classes to WoW - and anyone who played Arena in season 5 when they added Deathknights knows how…