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Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 8:41 pm
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Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 8:55 pm
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Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 8:57 pm
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Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 9:09 pm
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Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 9:17 pm
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Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 10:05 pm
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Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 11:09 pm
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The Azure Maestro TerashiLeonGoken AND NOW Another COMPLETE DISPLAY of my TOTAL NOOBISM! ...what the hell IS League of Legends anyway? I've seen a lot of it but never played it. Very popular MOBA game, inspired by the DotA mod from Warcraft. It's pretty massive in the eSports scene right now as well.
TOTAL NOOBISM! YOU WERE WARNED! biggrin |
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Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 11:51 pm
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Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 2:41 pm
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TerashiLeonGoken The Azure Maestro TerashiLeonGoken AND NOW Another COMPLETE DISPLAY of my TOTAL NOOBISM! ...what the hell IS League of Legends anyway? I've seen a lot of it but never played it. Very popular MOBA game, inspired by the DotA mod from Warcraft. It's pretty massive in the eSports scene right now as well. Implying I know what any of those even mean. xd TOTAL NOOBISM! YOU WERE WARNED! biggrin
Okay uh...
MOBA: Massively Online Battle Arena. It's a weird cross between Strategy and Action, mostly leaning towards the former. The basic premise of any MOBA game is: There are two teams pitted against each other, typically with 5 players each. Each player controls a "champion" or "hero" or whatever the specific MOBA decides to call them. This unit is essentially an MMO character: They level up and gain gold over the course of the game, and they gain stats as they do so. As they level they can unlock and improve their skills, usually most MOBAs use a pool of three skills, an "ultimate" skill, and a passive.
Gold is typically acquired from getting kills and assists on enemy players, or by "farming". Farming is handled somewhat differently depending on the game, but it usually involves fighting and killing enemy minions.
But wait, what're minions?
Minions are computer-controlled...well, minions. They spawn in waves and march mindlessly to their dooms. If a player is around when they die, he/she gets exp, and if he/she killed the minion, he/she gets gold as well. They are quite weak compared to the players' Champions, though their damage can add up quickly when in groups. They grow stronger over the course of the game, but usually much slower than players do, and thus they grow increasingly irrelevant as the game passes. (They're still the foremost source of gold, though.)
But where do these minions come from?
They spawn from a central building in most cases. In League, it's called the nexus.
Okay, that's cool. What's the point of the game?
Here is the main map in LoL. It's a link because the picture is huge.
Think of it as two-way tower defense. There are three clearly defined lanes, as you can see. They are separated from each other by the neutral Jungle, where non-aligned mobs spawn and can be killed for money, exp, and passive buffs. More on that later.
One wave of minions spawns after every predetermined set of time for each lane. They'll march until they reach a hostile, at which point they attack them mindlessly.
See those weird pig/knight looking structures? Those are the turrets.
Turrets
They are the main point of the game. You must destroy the enemy turrets.
Turrets hit very hard and are quite durable. However, they will always target minions first (unless you engage with one of their champions while within turret range). Therefore, you usually need to work together with your AI-controlled minions to take one down. As you take down each set of turrets, the inner turrets lose their invincibility. As you go deeper into enemy territory, the turrets become stronger.
That little crystal thing at the end of each lane is an Inhibitor. If destroyed, it will respawn after a duration. However, while it is respawning, your nexus will spawn extra-powerful minions for that lane.
The big crystal at the middle of each team's base is the nexus.
Nexus
The nexus is the ultimate goal of the game. If your nexus's health drops to 0, game over, you lose. It spawns minions for your lanes. It has a fairly sizable health pool, but will still fall quickly when undefended.
It is invincible unless its nexus turrets are down, those are invincible unless an inhibitor is down, inhibitors are invincible unless the innermost lane turrets are down, those are invincible unless the middle ones are down, etc.
TL;DR
It's two-way tower defense meets Team Fortress 2 meets Starcraft or Command and Conquer or Warcraft. Whichever you're more familiar with.
"Wait, what? This all sounds very strategic, why are you mentioning a shooter?"
Well, it may be a strategy game at heart, but the gameplay is fast, furious, and skill-oriented (I will admit the early phases of a match can be pretty boring), and teamwork is an absolute must.
It's a lot of fun, if you want to try it out let me know so I can shoot you a friend request.
and a referral link. -shiftyglance-
I do warn you that the learning curve is pretty steep and the community has a large concentration of assholes, but overall it's a very fun game.
Oh right, eSports.
eSports is short for electronic sports.
Basically the competitive scene for LoL and Starcraft and Quake etc. etc.
Pro gaming is just as legitimate a career as say, major league baseball nowadays.
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Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 2:46 pm
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Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 3:16 pm
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The Azure Maestro TerashiLeonGoken The Azure Maestro TerashiLeonGoken AND NOW Another COMPLETE DISPLAY of my TOTAL NOOBISM! ...what the hell IS League of Legends anyway? I've seen a lot of it but never played it. Very popular MOBA game, inspired by the DotA mod from Warcraft. It's pretty massive in the eSports scene right now as well. Implying I know what any of those even mean. xd TOTAL NOOBISM! YOU WERE WARNED! biggrin Okay uh... MOBA: Massively Online Battle Arena. It's a weird cross between Strategy and Action, mostly leaning towards the former. The basic premise of any MOBA game is: There are two teams pitted against each other, typically with 5 players each. Each player controls a "champion" or "hero" or whatever the specific MOBA decides to call them. This unit is essentially an MMO character: They level up and gain gold over the course of the game, and they gain stats as they do so. As they level they can unlock and improve their skills, usually most MOBAs use a pool of three skills, an "ultimate" skill, and a passive. Gold is typically acquired from getting kills and assists on enemy players, or by "farming". Farming is handled somewhat differently depending on the game, but it usually involves fighting and killing enemy minions. But wait, what're minions? Minions are computer-controlled...well, minions. They spawn in waves and march mindlessly to their dooms. If a player is around when they die, he/she gets exp, and if he/she killed the minion, he/she gets gold as well. They are quite weak compared to the players' Champions, though their damage can add up quickly when in groups. They grow stronger over the course of the game, but usually much slower than players do, and thus they grow increasingly irrelevant as the game passes. (They're still the foremost source of gold, though.) But where do these minions come from?They spawn from a central building in most cases. In League, it's called the nexus. Okay, that's cool. What's the point of the game? Here is the main map in LoL. It's a link because the picture is huge.Think of it as two-way tower defense. There are three clearly defined lanes, as you can see. They are separated from each other by the neutral Jungle, where non-aligned mobs spawn and can be killed for money, exp, and passive buffs. More on that later. One wave of minions spawns after every predetermined set of time for each lane. They'll march until they reach a hostile, at which point they attack them mindlessly. See those weird pig/knight looking structures? Those are the turrets. TurretsThey are the main point of the game. You must destroy the enemy turrets. Turrets hit very hard and are quite durable. However, they will always target minions first (unless you engage with one of their champions while within turret range). Therefore, you usually need to work together with your AI-controlled minions to take one down. As you take down each set of turrets, the inner turrets lose their invincibility. As you go deeper into enemy territory, the turrets become stronger. That little crystal thing at the end of each lane is an Inhibitor. If destroyed, it will respawn after a duration. However, while it is respawning, your nexus will spawn extra-powerful minions for that lane. The big crystal at the middle of each team's base is the nexus. NexusThe nexus is the ultimate goal of the game. If your nexus's health drops to 0, game over, you lose. It spawns minions for your lanes. It has a fairly sizable health pool, but will still fall quickly when undefended. It is invincible unless its nexus turrets are down, those are invincible unless an inhibitor is down, inhibitors are invincible unless the innermost lane turrets are down, those are invincible unless the middle ones are down, etc. TL;DRIt's two-way tower defense meets Team Fortress 2 meets Starcraft or Command and Conquer or Warcraft. Whichever you're more familiar with. "Wait, what? This all sounds very strategic, why are you mentioning a shooter?" Well, it may be a strategy game at heart, but the gameplay is fast, furious, and skill-oriented (I will admit the early phases of a match can be pretty boring), and teamwork is an absolute must. It's a lot of fun, if you want to try it out let me know so I can shoot you a friend request. and a referral link. -shiftyglance- I do warn you that the learning curve is pretty steep and the community has a large concentration of assholes, but overall it's a very fun game. Oh right, eSports. eSports is short for electronic sports. Basically the competitive scene for LoL and Starcraft and Quake etc. etc. Pro gaming is just as legitimate a career as say, major league baseball nowadays. ...Does that explain it somewhat?
Thank you for explaining, though! biggrin |
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Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 3:48 pm
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Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 3:52 pm
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TerashiLeonGoken The Azure Maestro ಠ_ಠ mfw I write out a giant explanation. Okay, MOBA I explained. DotA was the very first MOBA game: it stands for Defense of the Ancients. It was a mod for Warcraft III. Sorry about that. sweatdrop And thank you. By the way, my internet is absolute ~/~, so don't look forward to me joining anytime soon. sweatdrop
No problem.
Now, question for everyone: Does anyone play Pokemon Showdown? Or do competitive battling in general? |
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