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Something similar happened to my friend. He was going even in promos for S4, and he ended S3 about mid-gold elo. Where did he place after going 5-5? Bronze 1. It seems like doing promos this early in the season is praying for the RNG to not screw you over but that might just be me.

I won't be impressed until he gets Grey Warwick : )

9-1 you'll probably place a division or two up from where you were at the reset; 8-2 you'll probbaly stay the same. It won't be hard to manmode into gold though

Please don't joke about that, if I see another Pikachu main I'm probably gonna lose my shit Sincerely, Captain Falcon player

That feel when underleveled in a game to the point where you feel like you're playing the thing you're supposed to kill Agreed 100%.

Really makin me wish 3DS and Wii U were more cross-compatible...

Riot said they had intended to release them during 5.2

Hit me up tonight dude, I'll be online Also i look like a tool in that vid lol. My DK is way too defensive. (I was the pink one, Mael messed up and said it was Jory but nope twas I. Godot was of course the Robin)

Not our fault you end up in the middle all the time.

Don't hold me to this but I've caught a rumor that Fizz is on the scope for a potential rework sometime down the road. To quote someone on a public chat, "he's basically a bruiser that you can not kill or even peel off your carry without lots of team dedication and coordination". There are champs that are in greater need of a rework, such as Mordekaiser, Poppy, Vladimir, etc. before Fizz can be so much as thought about.

As you are probably aware, it's very likely that Patch 5.3 is going to hit live this weekend. Sooooo...here's what you can expect to see come patch time! Skins The following skins will be released this patch at 750 RP unless otherwise stated: Warden Sivir Warden Nautilus Marauder Ashe Marauder Warwick Sweetheart Annie Heartseeker Varus - 1350 RP * The Lunar Revel skins were included in a previous patch. Tuesday release date, perhaps? Ward Skins Heartseeker Ward - 640 RPNew Summoner Icons Sweetheart Tibbers icon - ??? RP / ???? IP (might be special, like a gift; will need to check.) Nemesis Bravery icon - Special (Nemesis Draft - play a game of Nemesis Draft, and this is rewarded if you did NOT dodge any N.D. lobby) Masked Teemo 2015 icon 1 - Special (Lunar Revel) Masked Teemo 2015 icon 2 - Special? (might be available in the store) Champions - Texture Rebalances The following champions are receiving texture rebalances for most (if not all) of their skins: Fiddlesticks Kennen Mordekaiser Veigar Champions - General Ahri is getting a few nerfs. Orb of Deception's mana cost is up, and Fox-Fire's range and base damage are down. Azir's soldiers' attack range is being cut down, Conquering Sands' Base Damage is down, and Arise! lost a third of its damage on turrets. Diana got a small buff to her Pale Cascade - the spheres now spin around Diana much faster than before. Click here to view Fiddlesticks got a pretty minute nerf to his Drain range. Gnar nerfed again - he spends less time in Mega Gnar, and he must wait longer before he can build Rage afterward. Gragas had the slow on his Barrel Roll strengthened (now 60% at rank 5) Kassadin's Null Sphere lost 10 base damage. Kennen's Electrical Surge now shocks enemies who are in his Slicing Maelstrom, even if they aren't marked yet. Rengar's Bonetooth Necklace (Yellow) gains a new upgrade at 20 stacks or with the Head of Kha'ZIx: it will store wards via charge system (up to two charges), gaining one charge every 60 seconds. Sona has had a few base stat changes (NOTE: This change will be reverted in a hotfix later on) Twisted Fate's Stacked Deck buildup now applies to towers (the bonus damage will not trigger, however). Varus's Chain of Corruption now has a greater missile width, making it easier to hit Zyra's plants now have a range indicator visible to Zyra and her allies. Champions - Insignificant Stuff The following champions are receiving minor changes this patch, mainly bug fixes: Annie Cassiopeia Diana Katarina Kennen Nidalee Twisted Fate Udyr Locked Screen offset There is a new option in the menu that allows you to offset locked screen based on whether you're on the blue or the purple side. This offset will be turned on by default. Items - Trinkets Greater Stealth Totem now holds up to two charges and gains one every 60 seconds. Farsight Orb now drops a visible ward at the target area. This thing lasts for one minute and has only 1 HP. Oracle's Lens joins the other upgraded trinkets at 250 gold to upgrade, down from 475. Items - General Spectre's Cowl is the only affected item this patch outside of trinkets, it got a 50% buff to the regen that triggers on taking damage from enemy champions.Summoner's Rift Baron Nashor can no longer be walked through even if your champion ignores unit collision.New Featured Game Mode - Nemesis Draft Pretty straightforward this time around. You pick the champions for the ENEMY team! There is still a ban phase beforehand. The timer after all champions have been selected has been increased to 60 seconds to allow for comp arrangement. Dodge penalties have been strengthened for Nemesis Draft (minimum 30 minutes, up to 2 hours for 3rd dodge) Summoners who do not dodge any match of Nemesis Draft (played at least one game) will receive a special Summoner Icon at event's end In-Client Match History The match history has been expanded to include the last twenty games, and has detailed information mostly seen on the website. I've taken screenshots to give you a better idea of what this is about. That's it! Lots of nice little things coming out this patch. The next featured game mode is here though! Are you ready to play champions that are out of your personal comfort zone? I know I am. Bring on the Fiddlesticks. Pls don't ty

I wish I had taken screencaps of the Akali/Lux raging. Man I/we made them mad af But yeah, new champ for me for top lane? Sure, this guy is a total beast.

Most Fizz players in solo queue are like that, same with Vayne; I almost always ban both champions as a result That feel when mobility creep startin' to get out of control

Oh man, I'm going to enjoy the thrashing that this week is likely going to turn into when saturday rolls around unless CLG does really badly, which I don't see happening vs Winterfox and Gravity. I love bunny fufuu though

"Nothing is more terrifying than having to deal with Karthus's OP late game twice" - enemy Kha'Zix

Such is typical early on in the ranked season. Things will get less hectic in about a month or so when ranks are more fleshed out

Bronze boys, bronze boys Whatcha gonna do Whatcha gonna do when they're feedin' too

That feel when Zombie Karthus is amazing

For those interested, Apex happened despite all the mishaps and nuisances from Mother Nature, and featured tournaments for all four smash games (not counting Project M). For those interested, here's what the top 16 of the Wii U tournament were playing: (Click here for more info) 1. Diddy Kong / Captain Falcon 2. Rosalina and Luma / Olimar 3. Sheik / Captain Falcon 4. Sonic 5. Sheik 6. Diddy Kong 7. Duck Hunt / Little Mac 8. Pac-Man 9. Greninja 9. Fox 9. Pit / Robin 9. Diddy Kong / Palutena 13. Mega Man 13. Sheik / Luigi 13. Diddy Kong 13. Mario

Bazaro and I ran a pin-down-and-blow-up strat. It worked like a charm...nothing quite like 100-0ing a poor withered Nidalee.

What the hell was the Seattle coach thinking? lol

lol, gotta love bots on twisted treeline For future reference, you don't wanna build Shiv and PD for first two items, since Tryndamere has innate Critical Strike Chance. The damage core for Tryndamere on TT is almost always Rush Shiv, it's awesome on him; then work towards Cutlass. Once you're done Cutlass, you don't have to turn it into a Blade of the Ruined King right away - you can hold off on that until you complete Wicked Hatchet / Lord Van Damm's Pillager, or upgrade your boots. You will wanna finish Blade second if they start building serious HP, such as Rylai's Crystal Scepter or Overlord's Bloodmail.