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If Jhin is having duelling problems that he must largely try to deal with on his own,?he probably buys Phantom Dancer (over Rapid Firecannon). Maybe a Sterak's Gage for a defensive item against bursty champs (Vi, Rengar, etc) since Jhin's abilities scale with both base and bonus AD. A Gauntlet/Youmuu's combination is pretty unlikely to work well on Jhin when it comes to duelling/kiting. That's too big an overall damage sacrifice.

I've spent the past day or so watching some games with Jhin, and I've even gotten in a couple of games playing as Vega with a gun. After my journey across the realms of the PBE this is what I've dug up and have to offer. Jhin's Niche Sniper caster-carry hybrid with long-range cleanup capability. A literal marksman. Pros Huge early-game trades Good snowballer Safe farming and lane harass Generous Attack Damage scalings on all abilities No qualms with farming under tower Good for a solo lane or duo Easy champion to pick up Cons Susceptible to falling off late Base 325 movement speed Squishy without lifesteal Very little self-peel Bad duelist past level 6 Jhin's Damage It's no secret that, being a caster/carry combo, Jhin deals largely physical damage. He indeed deals high-scaling physical damage on Dancing Grenade (Q), Deadly Flourish (W) and Curtain Call (ult). Both his passive fourth hit and all hits of Curtain Call scale with the target's missing Health. Lotus Traps (E), though, do magic damage that scales generously with total AD, making backline snipes exceedingly rewarding in the late game. Deadly Flourish This is Jhin's W spell and it is deceptively good. It's a 2500 range ability that hits through minions and snares if your target has recently taken damage from an ally, and gives you a speed boost if the snare lands successfully. It will generally see more use in a duo lane than a solo lane, since ally damage procs it, but at the mid to late levels it sets up quick clearing of a marching wave via Dancing Grenade. Always be mindful of where you use it from, however, as with 2500 range it can easily give away your position via ward. Jhin, Jhin, Jhin of the Jungle Watch out for that creep! ...uh, if you didn't catch that 90's Disney reference, pay it no mind. Anyway, Jhin in all likelihood won't be considered a viable jungler by any stretch, as a lack of sustain and mobility hurts him dearly in early jungling when he otherwise would actually have competent clear speed between his spells and crit autos. One notable thing though, is that he can gank...without actually ganking. Aggressive laners will love having the support of a long-range snare from well out of ward range thanks to Deadly Flourish, and the potential threat of the equally long-range executes, which are devastating with lockdown applied from a laner. Even so, I don't recommend trying this without at least running it through a bot game or two first. Power spike Jhin can be a tremendous early-game force, even for a ranged AD. Dancing Grenade's damage is amped up with each unit it kills as it bounces, so when it finally boinks an enemy champion, they can really feel the pain. When Jhin's abilities are on cooldown, the threat of his crit auto can discourage trades, and vice versa. As mentioned before, if facing an enemy like Graves or Malzahar who is going to shove the wave in, not a problem. Jhin's early damage can make life absolute hell for melee champs in lane, such as Talon, who will constantly get whacked with everything Jhin has and may be driven straight out of lane early on. Said damage also makes farming under tower deceptively easy; however, he doesn't have much of an answer in this situation vs long range utility mages like Orianna and Lux, so it's up to him to assert lane dominance...which he really won't have much of a problem doing with his early-game power. Example build 1 Wanna give Jhin a run soon? Try doing this build... Infinity Edge Rapid Firecannon Ionian Boots of Lucidity Death's Dance Lord von Dominik's Regards Defensive item (Guardian Angel, Zhonya's Hourglass, Mercurial Scimitar, etc.) Infinity Edge and Rapid Firecannon are pretty much no-brainers. The synergy between Jhin's kit and these two items is beautiful, especially if Jhin can proc Rapid Firecannon with the fourth shot. Ionian Boots of Lucidity has been my preferred choice for boots, but Jhin doesn't do too badly with Berserker's Greaves as that does tack a little more onto his lackluster mobility for 300 gold. The optimal choice for third item has made for a very heated debate on the PBE chats; Essence Reaver for some, The Bloodthirster for some others, but for me and a few other peeps, Death's Dance. This item can give you so much health back when clearing waves and camps that it's nuts, and you can keep chucking out Grenades and Deadly Flourishes while having an easier time surviving thanks to its other passive. As for the last item, go with what you think you need, but a lot of people have been theorizing that the benefits of a sixth offensive item outweigh the need for a defensive one. Personally, I disagree given how immobile Jhin can be, but hey. We'll see in time if it really is worth sacrificing survivability. Jhin's been quite a bit of fun so far! Looking forward to getting more time to play as him this weekend.

I really hate new Shen. He feels like an even bigger "wall of thorns" in the top lane than before, especially vs autoattackers like Trondo and Irelia who are just screwed outright in many trades. I honestly hope it does not make it to live in this state.

The voice chat rumor was already deconfirmed by a Rioter on reddit. EDIT: If Riot really wanted Voice Chat in their game, they've defs got the manpower to do it and someone would do it during one of their Thunderdomes. As enticing as bringing in a third party to do the dirty work sounds, I seriously doubt they would do that. That'd be a huge slap in the face to the dev teams and their interns.

Tried the Runic Echoes enchantment on jungle Karthus, and after a few games I honestly think it makes Karth jungle a (good) thing again. I AM THE ELOBRINGER!

You are not the only one. I've heard a lot of people say that he could be better suited for mid - even the champ's dev Gypsylord said on twitter that "I designed him to be a marksman in the duo lane, but I have a feeling he's going to be a pretty good mid laner."

And here he is. The next champion, Vega Jhin, is a cleanup, artillery ADC. http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/page/champion-reveal-jhin-virtuoso

I don't think that's Godot... There are actually a lot of people named Godot out there on For Glory. And I know the one here doesn't play Olimar...well last I checked, anyway. The character Godot is actually a pretty popular dude from the Ace Attorney series.

My call for top three is IMT, then TL, then either TSM or C9 CLG could also be thrown into that mix as well. Losing Doublelift isn't going to be that bad in all likelihood, given how he played in 2015.

2600 RP, i believe that's the equivalent of bout $20 US. However region transfers to Japan will likely be free of charge early on.

Ah, yes, Pon. The Japanese Triforce (Pon, Potechi, Gungnir) are essentially my idols lol

Quinn's alright as an ADC in the right situations, as part of an early to mid game comp (often with Leona), as a hard counter to Vayne, or when you're expecting a 2v1 lane or your support to not do anything. Best paired with utility mage mids like Orianna or Lux who can either help you carry the game or carry it themselves in your stead should you fail to do anything meaningful with your mid-game spike. She's also boss in 3v3 if you wanna try that. EDIT: jungle Quinn player reporting in!

Hit the PBE to play some Japanese Sion. Absolutely crushed top lane, then the last teamfight. WEEABOO POWAH

Japan's already got their own professional league (they've been playing on KR since its inception), so my money's on LoL being welcomed with open arms as a nice change of pace.

And then those guys figure out the game and start dominating even the Koreans, right? Riiight?

A new League of Legends server has been announced. Enter the JP server! http://boards.pbe.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/general-pbe-feedback/bGhLqG5A-japanese-content-on-pbe

You could have defs won that Luigi game a lot more cleanly imo. First stock you were way too impatient. You were much better on the second. Mario has some pretty damn quick attacks that you have to respect. Your idea of footsies and spacing what you could is probably the best approach until you can get a solid combo.

Not that I know of. Only Dragon Fist and Pool Party Lee should be affected. And if all skins get that benefit, it's not like it's going to make a world of difference noting how Lee is generally built in competitive play, so chances are they'll just allow him anyway. Side note about that new champ: the mask, affiliation with roses, and appreciation for beauty is very reminiscent of Vega, the Spanish claw-wielding ninja from the Street Fighter series. EDIT: It was pointed out to me that the new champion's name, Jhin, is derived from the Japanese word for "God". According to Shinto, there is a suijin (water god), kajin (a fire god), Fūjin (wind god), and dojin (earth god), among others. In the teasers, there are instances of fire, water, air, and earth appearing (fire = Vi, water = Garen, wind = Sona, and earth = Zed). This implies that the new champion, despite appearing to use guns, will draw heavily from Shinto, a Japanese religion, in possible addition to other sources of Japanese mythology.

I've played a lot of games, but nothing has even come close to topping the difficulty of Fire Emblem: Thracia 776. Holy fucking shit. That game was mentally taxing.

Vinnie will very likely just drop Smash 4 altogether. I doubt he will return to the game in any capacity after this, especially once he gets dropped by his sponsor. Ally isn't really an asshole per say (even though Vinnie + some others make him out to be one), but he has absolutely no filter whatsoever, and I can attest from having met the guy that if you can't get thick skin, you will not like him. He's that one loudmouthed yet cool dude in every community or circle of friends. That being said, Vinnie made this waaaaaay bigger than it needed to be. He should never have pointed fingers; thanks to that, he just ended up making himself look like a spoiled shithead at Dismantle. Moral of the story: if you're going to start drama, at least be able to watch your own ass. This obviously doesn't just apply to eSports - always remember the repercussions if you're about to drop someone's name like that.