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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 keep track of 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. But we're not perfect. Did we miss something? (You bet we did!) Let us know.

ggChronicle

  • MonteCristo broke out the thesaurus for his latest edition of "The Upper Bracket," where he asked the community to rally behind the content producers.
  • They might've taken a short sabbatical, but the Trinity Force crew was back in action for its 37th episode.
  • Pluto, Comely, MonteCristo, Sotere and Hornet gathered once more for this week's episode of LeagueNation.

Reign of Gaming

  • Tuck wondered if it's time for League of Legends teams to formally adopt coaches.
  • Emeraldw wrote about the concepts and practice of zoning.
  • Stonewall updated the jungle tier list for the Jayce era. He later discussed the new prominence of Nunu.
  • Winrar sat down with the aforementioned Stonewall for the man's first text interview. He also wrote a guide for new players looking to break into the ranked teams scene.
  • DCGreen took a look at the TSM Invitational match between Team SoloMid and Team Dynamic.
  • Prant took an in-depth look at the Utility Mastery Tree, wondering if the options therein were often underrated by players.
  • Hanshinshin broke melee damage dealers into three categories and argued why, exactly, League of Legends needs all types.
  • Westrice recorded his latest vlog, in which he discussed the Curse house, the not-Zyra patch and the new Curse sponsor.

SK Gaming

  • DarthSexy, whose name most decidedly does not fit the traditional Sith themes, wondered if music actually helped players perform better. My thoughts? It can't hurt.

State of the League

  •  Travis, Nick Allen, sjokz and Zarox gathered for this week's Whose League Is It Anyway.

Team Dignitas

  • SecretAgentDuc revisited the famous Dreamhack Summer 2012 match between CLG.EU vs Moscow 5.
  • KatanaMordecai provided some tips and guidelines for picking an AP mid laner.
  • MrRipley, of dubious talents, took a look at a few AD carries for bot lane, discussing their strengths and weaknesses, as well as their synergies.
  • Rabe discussed the time and place for engaging a team fight.
  • Melmels analyzed the meta game and its refusal to change.
  • Garamor sat down with SYDTKO to talk about season 2, the meta and what he's been up to lately.
  • Achilles talked about the etiquette of draft pick. I would've made a joke, but this is honestly a good read and something more summoners need to consider.

Team SoloMid

  • Forbes' John Gaudiosi interviewed Xpecial to discuss Season 2 and League of Legends' growth.
  • Wingsofdeathx vlogged about his haircut and the not-Zyra patch.
  • Dyrus also vlogged. I know better than to summarize here.
  • Salce recorded a vlog, covering his thoughts on the then-upcoming Zyra patch.

Odds 'N' Ends


Last Hits: Could've Been Never

Published by DomNomNom 11 months, 1 week ago

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 keep track of 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. But we're not perfect. Did we miss something? (You bet we did!) Let us know.

ggChronicle

  • HolySpork discussed using and abusing the split push.
  • Sotere  and ZeroCardinality joined up for Meta Musings, already in its third episode.
  • Pluto, MonteCristo, Comely, Sotere and Hornet brought us ep. 2 of LeagueNation.

Reign of Gaming

State of the League

  •  Travis, Nick Allen, sjokz and Zarox joined up for the latest episode of Whose League Is It Anyway.

Team Dignitas

Team SoloMid

  • Xpecial vlogged about TSM's recent performance, prompted by the team falling to the losers' bracket of the TSM Invitational.
  • IPL interviewed TheOddOne.
  • Chaox vlogged about TSM's recent happenings, though there may have been an interruption of the adorable, cuddly type.
  • Wingsofdeathx vlogged about Jayce.
  • Salce also vlogged about Jayce, as well as the gaming house.

Odds 'N' Ends

  • Moobeat caught a pretty interesting red from Morello, wherein the 101st champion is discussed. It's possible they're bringing an otherwise-dead champ back to life, but it's just as likely they have a certain eco-terrorist in mind.
  • Dominate Dominion's Tootulz looked at the Jayce patch and speculated on its implications for the Crystal Scar. Reportedly, he received a little help from TheFeedski.
  • in2LoL's Gaegamel discussed the ideology that is Elo Hell.
  • in2LoL's Novacaine_One caught up with SK Gaming's Nyph.
  • CLG.EU's Krepo vlogged about his time in Korea and a few other topics.
  • SSJSuntastic wondered if Malphite is really worth a ban in solo queue.

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 keep track of 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. But we're not perfect. Did we miss something? (You bet we did!) Let us know.

ggChronicle

  • Obscurica came down hard on the analysts, producers and shoutcasters of the League of Legends scene. Absolutely worth the read, but if you're not the type (why are you reading this entry?), the short of it is that we all need to do better.
  • Obscurica also continued his coverage of the Garena Premiere League: Week seven, day one, day two, day three.
  • The ggC team premiered a new argument-based show: LeagueNation. This week's episode featured Hornet, MonteCristo, Sotere, Comely and Curse's Pluto.
  • The Trinity Force Team brought us ep. 36, where they (among other things) interviewed Ken Hanson, developer of the iPhone PentaKill app.
  • Busy guy Obscurica also covered OGN's The Champions: week 1, day 1; day 2.

Reign of Gaming

  • Prant took an in-depth look at Urgot. He also analyzed the efficiency of Atma's Impaler.
  • Tuck359 recapped the TSM Invitational, as well as the NGTV Battle Royal.
  • DCGreen covered the latest changes on the PBE. If you want some insight into the Jayce patch, this is your stop.
  • Westrice vlogged about joining Team Curse, the gaming house and life in the top lane.
  • Hanshinshin analyzed champion resources, specifically noting that mana has inexplicably become a detriment.
  • Stonewall blogged about his journey toward higher Elo.

SK Gaming

State of the League

  • Travis grabbed some sandwiches with TSM.EVO's Nhat Nguyen, because sandwiches are delicious.
  • He caught up with mTw.NA's Muffinqt to preview Jayce's abilities.
  • By the way, Travis is heading to Korea. Do you want to help him as he endeavors to create some awesome new content? Of course you do.
  • He also brought us the third episode of Whose League Is It Anyway,featuring IPL's Nick Allen, ggC's Comely, SK Gaming's Sjokz and Leaguepedia's Zarox.

Team Dignitas

  • Mechachomp discussed the time and place to push down your opponent's turret. Apparently "ALWAYS" is the wrong answer.
  • MrRipley (who may or may not be talented) sat down with former Absolute Legends.EU jungler, Veggie. He later took a look at some of the discussions occurring about the meta shifts we're seeing.
  • Speedzor began his 18-part series about the basics League of Legends. Once it's finished, you'll have completed LoL Basics 101 and can move on to the intermediate-level courses.
  • Whalemuffin, the whaliest of muffins, looked at the art of controlling the creep wave.
  • DHhero caught up with Najin Shield's mid-laner, HooN, who wants real bad to go up against CLG.EU's Froggen. He also spoke with Najin Sword's top laner, MakNooN.
  • Viru5z tackled the age-old question, "Is there an Elo Hell?"
  • AdnapTaf dusted off his psychology degree to help people deal with the, erm, problematic behaviors of some League of Legends players.
  • Exlerth discussed some tactics players can take to improve their own play.
  • Ddalgi sat down (in front of a camera) for an interview with FYA Umashi.
  • BulbasaurBulba escaped the range to write the basics on mid lane.
  • The Solo Top discussed how players can use pro streams to improve their own play.
  • Dotrobot discussed the gold/10 items. I'm not sure why he called it the gp5 meta after describing the items, but there you have it.
  • Kapkipz caught up with Ego Ignaxio, arguably the best Kennen player in the game. Just don't ask him to play someone else.
  • Megatron, mortal enemy of Optimus Prime, took a look at the best times to gank a lane.
  • Jethro grabbed an interview with CSN's Rachel "Seltzer" Quirico.
  • Katana Mordecai wrote about the thought considerations players should make when picking an AD carry.
  • KungFuPanzer caught up with Team Curse's support, Elementz.

Team SoloMid

Odds 'N' Ends


Travis to Korea

Published by Tnomad 11 months, 2 weeks ago

Last Hits: Links in Your Copy

Published by DomNomNom 11 months, 3 weeks ago

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 keep track of 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. But we're not perfect. Did we miss something? (You bet we did!) Let us know.

ggChronicle

  • The Trinity Force team was back in action, and this week they included an interview with TheOddOne. If you missed the episodes prior to this, check out their archives.
  • MonteCristo brought the ggC staff's world power rankings.
  • Obscurica continued his coverage of the Garena Premier League: week 5 day 1, day 2, day 3; week 6 day 1, day 2.

Reign of Gaming

SK Gaming

  • sjokz continued the Summoners Recap series with ep . 7 and not-8. She was also at Dreamhack and grabbed just a ton of interviews: Snoopeh, rapha, Ocelote, Extinkt, Cyanide, Joe Miller and Deman, Krepo, and Alex Ich.
  • WhatTheMoose broke down the cost/benefits of gold/10 items for AP carries.
  • YouGoJoe23 took a look at the power of Karthus and Nocturne's (mostly) global ultimates. He later discussed the play of Team Dynamic at MLG Anaheim. Finally, he took a look at the differences between Ashe, Kog'Maw, Corki, Graves and Vayne.
  • Mydnight blogged about the different communities forming within the League of Legends scene.

State of the League

  • In case you missed it earlier, Travis was a busy man during the California League tournaments. Catch up on his interviews here.
  • In show news, a low-key State of the League aired after the aforementioned tournaments. He also recorded another episode, though it ran into some difficulty along the way.
  • Meanwhile, SK's sjokz, IGN's Nick Allen, ggC's Comely and Leaguepedia's Zarox sat down with Travis for episode 2 of Whose League Is It Anyway.
  • Travis later sat down with CLG's Robert Del Papa to discuss the business side of an esports organization.

Team Dignitas

Team SoloMid

  • Chaox wrote the basics for playing AD carry, as well as discussing specific lane comps.
  • Dyrus vlogged after the California tournaments.
  • TheOddOne vlogged about counter-jungling.
  • Xpecial vlogged about his recent happenings, including losing in the TSM tournament.

Odds 'N' Ends


Travis Gafford: The Interviews

Published by DomNomNom 12 months ago

There has to be a warrant out for Travis' arrest, because our boy has been KILLIN' IT!

Terrible jokes aside, Travis has certainly been a busy man the last couple weeks. With the myriad LAN events going on in the LA area, Travis caught up with (seemingly) as manyLeague of Legends teams, pros and community people as he was able. He's thrown this videos up on Reddit over the last few days, but if you missed any or all of them, we've recapped them for you below.

MLG ANAHEIM

GIGABYT E-SPORTS LAN

  • Before GESL began, our main man caught up with CLG.NA's Chauster.
  • He snagged interviews with Curse.NA's Saintvicious, two of the Dirtnap Gaming team, and pro-turned-caster Dan Dinh while the event was happenin'
  • After GESL ended, he caught up with TSM's Reginald, as well as the captain's ladyfriend, Leena.

FINALE

  • And as the dust settled, Travis and HotshotGG got a little intimate in a hotel room.

Draven Banner

The problem with new champs is that they cost you something, specifically one of Riot's point types. While the early adopters will always be around, the savvy shopper will get as much feedback as he or she is capable before deciding on a purchase. We're here to help you with that.

Below we've compiled the reviews and impressions on Draven from the top names in the community, be they professional, journalist or somewhere in between. Read and watch to your heart's content, and let these pros and fans help you make your decision.

  • Curse Gaming's Cop: "Draven is used as sustainable physical damage and should be focusing on doing as much damage as possible in teamfights. I wouldn't pick Draven if you're against a lot of assassins because he doesn't have an escape, making him an easy target."
  • ggChronicle's Obscurica: "Draven is a thrill to play. The emphasis on axe-juggling makes even the simple act of farming a game more than obligation – the zig-zag route Spinning Axe causes Draven to take is inherently a lot more interesting than the straightforward rush at the target. His kit actively rewards you with massive power boosts for being as much of a showboat as possible – something only further emphasized by the fact that even his recall animation has him smarmily posing, and his death causes him to laugh one final time."
  • ColbyCheeze: "It took me awhile to get used to throwing his Q and still using his W during fights. He has the same range as Sivir -- 550 -- so it's a little bit lower than a lot of the other attack carries; you have that danger of being in the wrong position. He has more damage potential than someone like Ashe, but you have to be careful about your own positioning."
  • Team Dignitas' Spell: "My personal opinion is that he is extremely hard to master but extremely fun. Ricochet mechanic is quite tricky since at first it feels completely random. I didn’t play long enough to know it 100%, but it as well feels like there is some script behind it so you should be able by perfect positioning be able to master this ability to full potential."
  • ggChronicle's Optimus Tom: "Early on, you can be aggressive (though you'll pay for it if you're too aggressive). Aggression is really, really good on Draven; you can constantly chase by catching axes and activating Blood Rush. Passive farming looks like it could be effective, but you need a very good balance of farming and catching axes and harassing your opponent with them. Wicked Blades applies when throwing Spinning Blades, so you can do easy damage-over-time harassment."

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 keep track of 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. But we're not perfect. Did we miss something? (You bet we did!) Let us know.

MLG Anaheim is the theme this week, but there's plenty of other content out there if that one event isn't your thing.

ggChronicle

  • MonteCristo previewed MLG Anaheim, beginning with the NA teams. He followed this with a preview of the EU teams and his prediction for the final results.
  • The Trinity Force boys were back in action, this time reviewing some gameplay and discussing MLG Anaheim.
  • Obscurica continued his coverage of the Garena Premier League, looking at the second and third days of week three.
  • Obscurica also liveblogged the Riot World Invitational.
  • HolySpork discussed the AoE team comp.

Reign of Gaming

  • Tuck359 recapped the RoG invitational finale between Team SoloMid and Team SoloMid.EVO.
  • DiffTheEnder asserted that the Frozen Heart is the best item in League of Legends.
  • Stonewall updated his jungle tier list for the Draven era.
  • Elementz continued his quest to improve the community's attitude, this time looking at changes Riot could implement to make the League of Legends experience better.
  • Winrar developed the essential rune kits for League players.
  • Curse manager Flyy previewed the EU teams for MLG Anaheim, and managed to catch statements from players of each team.

SK Gaming

State of the League

  • Five attractive people got together for an hour-long roundtable where they discussed -- what else? -- competitive League of Legends.
  • Our own Travis sat down for an interview with Doublelift to discuss his expectations for MLG.

Team Dignitas

  • Zerockk interviewed Moscow 5 mid laner Alex Ich.
  • Zerockk followed that interview with another one, this time sitting down with Curse.EU's YoungBuck.
  • Vigilante interviewed 4Not.Fire's Zekent (also known as Spamhappy).
  • More Zerockk interviews! This time featuring Saintvicious.
  • Aaand Zerockk finished up Dignitas' interviews this week by having a conversation with sOAZ, the newest member of Fnatic.RaidCall.
  • In not-interview articles, redrover discussed the synergy required between the bottom lane players.
  • BiiVii, meanwhile, provided some general tips for players to use so they can improve their overall game mechanics.
  • Tenebrae took a look at the decision-making process player should use when pushing towers.
  • Nizzy discussed the value of team composition, noting that the best champion available isn't necessarily the best champion for the comp.
  • KatanaMordecai discussed the time and place for teams to engage fights at Baron Nashor.

Team SoloMid

  • Reginald weighed in on the recent player swaps and team additions.
  • John Gaudiosi of Forbes interviewed Reginald prior to MLG.
  • Pingmeep interviewed Wolf Pack's ElawlApple, which might be the most awkward name I've typed since I started Last Hits.

Odds 'N' Ends

  • Carmac discussed the significance of Riot's business model as an indicator for League of Legends' success as an esport.
  • After parting ways with Fnatic.RC, Shushei hosted an AMA via Reddit.
  • Elobuff's gfmidway interviewed Dignitas' Crumbzz, discussing the former jungler's transition to top lane, his reason for switching teams and the upcoming events.
  • IPL released its latest League of Legends update, this time looking mostly at Team SoloMid.
  • ButButButily released episode 2 of 20 Min to Win.
  • Renekton Bot, your favorite handsome robot crocodile, pitched some new item ideas.
  • HotshotGG brought us the latest episode of Hotstuff with HotshotGG.
  • Moobeat caught an interesting post from Morello regarding the stealth remake.
  • CLG blogger Vanille previewed some of the teams competing at MLG Anaheim.
  • The MOBA Weekly team brought Shinkz aboard for this week's episode.

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