State of the League

There are a lot of League of Legends sites out there, and most of them have a lot of bloggers. It's a tall order to keep up with all of it, but don't you worry; we'll do it for you. We like you that much.

Each week, we'll sort out the best blogs, vlogs, podcasts, sites and articles from the rest and compile them into one handy (and also dandy) post for you to use as a guide to the week's League of Legends happenings.

• The Art of LoL's Lobster took a look at the OGN Invitational.
• Dedrayon, SK Gaming's recent addition, sat down with JammeH for an interview. JammeH later discussed Elo Hell, wondering if this was a real issue in matchmaking or something created by the community.
• Dyrus vlogged about his and EG's recent happenings.
• Stonewall tweaked his Nautilus-era jungle tier list.
• TheBirdofPrey discussed the rates at which players can accrue Influence Points.
• Fnatic will be heading to Korea for a six-week television event in Korea. Shushei talked about his expectations for the trip.
• Dignitas' OGrandeLeo caught up with the (new) Absolute Legends captain, Angush.
• The Rain Man talked about TSM's recent performance and how they're preparing for Hannover.
• A few people have wondered how Travis got his sexy wallpaper. That specific problem? I can't help you with. But you can make your own.
• In an excellent read, Obscurica talked about the primary differences between conventional sports and e-sports.
• Chaox also vlogged about the team's prep for Hannover.
• Reginald vlogged, again discussing the team's Hannover prep.
• Xyros interviewed Scarra, who discussed Dignitas' recent success at the Curse Invitational.
• In a new series, SK Gaming's aBhorsen began looking at the game's older champions, specifically comparing them to the newer champions with similar kits. First up was Garen as compared to Riven.
• In a three-part series (three links), Winrar broke down the numbers on Nautilus-era Shen to determine if he is as overpowered as the community claims.
• Steamanchor used the recent patch changes to predict some champ bans and selections we might see at IEM Hannover.
• And here are the week's vlogs and podcasts: Beyond the Rift ep. 33, In the Zone ep. 15, LoLPod ep. 35, MOBA Weekly ep. 22, State of the League ep. 24, Trinity Force Podcast ep. 17