Just a rough idea for a funny League of Legends style parody of Blank Space by Taylor Swift. If anyone wants to take these lyrics and make an actual song, feel free. Just make sure to give credit!
[Verse 1]
Dude we need you, come play please?
Normals have some terrifying things.
Feeders, ragers, tryhards, cheese.
When you logged on I sent
Your invite, we need our friends
You look like our salvation.
League's a game, want to play?
New champ, Jungle top,
You can play her wherever you like.
People say she, just can't stop,
And I know you read about her.
So hey, come on man,
We don't even have to deal with bans.
Take the invite quick my friend,
We can make the normals good for a small span.
[Chorus]
So it's gonna be a pre-5
Or it's gonna be filled with flame.
We can tell you when the queue pops
Don't bail, that'd be a shame
My ignore list is getting long
Way too much rage and blame
Cause you know we hate the players
But we love the game!
We're hyphy and we're reckless.
We'll dive in way too far.
It'll leave us healthless.
Or make us into stars
My ignore list is getting long
Way too much rage and blame
But I've got just one spot, brother,
And it's got your name.
[Verse 2]
Lack of hope, tensions high.
Randoms do some terrifying things.
Stolen dragons, screaming WHY
You're like Faker man, such a god
Come play what you want,
Carry a single game,
Don't make us go without you, please no
Screaming, blaming, AFKs
You could make all the difference
Stop the one random play
That makes us all think aloud
"What the hell? Who is this?"
He's so high, so remiss
So please head the call when we beg
Cause dude we're your friends and we're totally in need.
[Chorus]
[Bridge] x2
We beg because normals are torture.
Don't say we didn't, say we didn't call ya
[Chorus]]
Thursday, December 18, 2014
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
PSA - Skill Requirements
So there's been a ton of arguments over jungle timers lately. And one of the major arguments that seems to come up is the idea that because it takes skill to remember to time jungle camps, objectives, etc that they shouldn't be given to people.
And while I agree that it does take skill to do these things, I think the argument is completely foolish. Just because something takes skill doesn't mean that it should automatically stay in the game. Jungle camp icons automatically show up if cleared for instance, keeping track of them with no help whatsoever would take skill, but nobody is arguing that they should be changed.
Auto attacking takes less skill than telling your champion to use every single attack. Heck, why not make autos skill shots? These would add more skill to the game. But we don't suggest them.
Making something harder does not make it better. People talk about DOTA 2 for instance and the skill that it takes compared to LoL with mechanics like denial. But the thing is, I don't want League to be that complicated. I don't think I would enjoy it as much if it was.
So make arguments for objectives and camps having no timers, but don't simply say they shouldn't exist because it takes skill. Remember there are a ton of things not in League that take skill, and they don't exist because adding them would make the game worse.
And while I agree that it does take skill to do these things, I think the argument is completely foolish. Just because something takes skill doesn't mean that it should automatically stay in the game. Jungle camp icons automatically show up if cleared for instance, keeping track of them with no help whatsoever would take skill, but nobody is arguing that they should be changed.
Auto attacking takes less skill than telling your champion to use every single attack. Heck, why not make autos skill shots? These would add more skill to the game. But we don't suggest them.
Making something harder does not make it better. People talk about DOTA 2 for instance and the skill that it takes compared to LoL with mechanics like denial. But the thing is, I don't want League to be that complicated. I don't think I would enjoy it as much if it was.
So make arguments for objectives and camps having no timers, but don't simply say they shouldn't exist because it takes skill. Remember there are a ton of things not in League that take skill, and they don't exist because adding them would make the game worse.
Monday, March 17, 2014
Nautilus - W Changes
As of now Nautilus's W reads like this on the LoL Wiki:
ACTIVE: Nautilus gains a shield that absorbs a certain amount of damage. The shield dissipates after 10 seconds if not already destroyed. While the shield persists, Nautilus's basic attacks are enhanced to debuff all enemies within 175 range of his target, dealing bonus magic damage over 2 seconds. Titan's Wrath also resets Nautilus' basic attack timer when first used.
SHIELD STRENGTH: 100 / 150 / 200 / 250 / 300 (+ 10% bonus health)
MAGIC DAMAGE: 40 / 55 / 70 / 85 / 100 (+ 40% AP)
It scales like this:
MAGIC DAMAGE: 40 / 55 / 70 / 85 / 100 (+ 40% AP)
Basically, Nautilus get's a shield which scales with max health. Then, while it's up, his auto attacks to apply a DoT.
The problem with this mechanic is that as a tank, Nautilus soaks damage. But a grand majority of the damage he can put out is through his W. Meaning that in order to do his job as a tank, he fails in his job to do any kind of damage (which most tanks need to do at least SOME of).
So, I propose a change to W. Make it last only 5-7 seconds, but keep the damage during the entire baseline duration.
In other words, make it more like Lulu's Help, Pix!, where Pix still does damage on AAs even if the shield is broken. It should read something like this:
ACTIVE: Nautilus gains a shield that absorbs a certain amount of damage. The shield dissipates after 5 seconds if not already destroyed. For five seconds, Nautilus's basic attacks are enhanced to debuff all enemies within 175 range of his target, dealing bonus magic damage over 2 seconds. Titan's Wrath also resets Nautilus' basic attack timer when first used.
This change will make it so that Nautilus does not have insane uptime on his W damage in fights, but he also won't have insanely low uptime on it either.
So, I propose a change to W. Make it last only 5-7 seconds, but keep the damage during the entire baseline duration.
In other words, make it more like Lulu's Help, Pix!, where Pix still does damage on AAs even if the shield is broken. It should read something like this:
ACTIVE: Nautilus gains a shield that absorbs a certain amount of damage. The shield dissipates after 5 seconds if not already destroyed. For five seconds, Nautilus's basic attacks are enhanced to debuff all enemies within 175 range of his target, dealing bonus magic damage over 2 seconds. Titan's Wrath also resets Nautilus' basic attack timer when first used.
This change will make it so that Nautilus does not have insane uptime on his W damage in fights, but he also won't have insanely low uptime on it either.
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Better Smurfing - Making Low Level Games Better
One of the things that I've noticed as I've leveled my smurf is that lowbie games are filled to the brim with players who are obviously not playing LoL for the first time. In other words, the games are filled with smurfs like myself. And while this isn't a problem for ME, I believe that it's kind of a big problem for people who are new to the game. They shouldn't have to play with players who can have thousands of wins under their belts when they've maybe played a hundred themselves. At the same time, plenty of people who are smurfing aren't looking to crush new players (Or at least many of us aren't :|), they're looking to get another account to level 30.
So, why not kill two birds with one stone? Let's make the smurfs less of a problem for new players while making new levels 30s less of a complete pain in the ass.
Suggestion: Allow people to attach smurfs to their main accounts giving increased EXP but placing them into a seperate MMR pool for smurfs (Or just give them a higher MMR in general based on their main account's normal MMR).
I think this would be a wonderful tradeoff that would be a net win for everyone. Smurfs level faster. New players don't get stomped by smurfs.
So, why not kill two birds with one stone? Let's make the smurfs less of a problem for new players while making new levels 30s less of a complete pain in the ass.
Suggestion: Allow people to attach smurfs to their main accounts giving increased EXP but placing them into a seperate MMR pool for smurfs (Or just give them a higher MMR in general based on their main account's normal MMR).
I think this would be a wonderful tradeoff that would be a net win for everyone. Smurfs level faster. New players don't get stomped by smurfs.
Thursday, March 6, 2014
What it Feels Like For a Bronze (What it Feels Like For a Girl - Parody)
Madonna Version - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYwgG2oyUbA&feature=kp
Glee Version - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGZRRJN_JXM
Bronze can ward up
And land their skillshots
Smite drag and nash
'Cause it's OK to be a pro
But for a pro to look like a Bronze is degrading
'Cause you think that being a Bronze is degrading
But secretly you'd love to know what it's like
Wouldn't you
What it feels like for a Bronze
Easy bans
Amu, Malphite, Blitzcrank,
Junglers, do not gank
So never purchase wards
Gold inside but you don't see it
Every Bronze they always say it
When you're typing to your team in chat
Could you not be such a prat
Do you know what it feels like for a Bronze
Do you know what it feels like in this League
For a Bronze
Toxic words that rest on fingers ready, Bronzie
Hands that rest on keyboard keys repenting
Hurt that's not supposed to show
And anger everyone will know
When you're trying hard to be your best
Could you feed a little less
Do you know what it feels like for a Bronze
Do you know what it feels like in this League
What it feels like for a Bronze
Gold inside but you don't see it
Every Bronze they always say it
When you're typing to your team in chat
Could you not be such a prat
Do you know what it feels like for a Bronze
Do you know what it feels like in this League
For a Bronze
Do you know what it feels like for a Bronze
Do you know what it feels like for a Bronze
What it feels like in this League
Gold inside but you don't see it
Every Bronze they always say it
When you're typing to your team in chat
Could you not be such a prat
Do you know what it feels like for a Bronze
Do you know what if feels like in this League
For a Bronze
Do you know what it feels like for a Bronze
Do you know what it feels like in this League
For a Bronze
In this League
Do you know?
Do you know?
Do you know what it feels like for a Bronze
What it feels like in this League.
Glee Version - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGZRRJN_JXM
Bronze can ward up
And land their skillshots
Smite drag and nash
'Cause it's OK to be a pro
But for a pro to look like a Bronze is degrading
'Cause you think that being a Bronze is degrading
But secretly you'd love to know what it's like
Wouldn't you
What it feels like for a Bronze
Easy bans
Amu, Malphite, Blitzcrank,
Junglers, do not gank
So never purchase wards
Gold inside but you don't see it
Every Bronze they always say it
When you're typing to your team in chat
Could you not be such a prat
Do you know what it feels like for a Bronze
Do you know what it feels like in this League
For a Bronze
Toxic words that rest on fingers ready, Bronzie
Hands that rest on keyboard keys repenting
Hurt that's not supposed to show
And anger everyone will know
When you're trying hard to be your best
Could you feed a little less
Do you know what it feels like for a Bronze
Do you know what it feels like in this League
What it feels like for a Bronze
Gold inside but you don't see it
Every Bronze they always say it
When you're typing to your team in chat
Could you not be such a prat
Do you know what it feels like for a Bronze
Do you know what it feels like in this League
For a Bronze
Do you know what it feels like for a Bronze
Do you know what it feels like for a Bronze
What it feels like in this League
Gold inside but you don't see it
Every Bronze they always say it
When you're typing to your team in chat
Could you not be such a prat
Do you know what it feels like for a Bronze
Do you know what if feels like in this League
For a Bronze
Do you know what it feels like for a Bronze
Do you know what it feels like in this League
For a Bronze
In this League
Do you know?
Do you know?
Do you know what it feels like for a Bronze
What it feels like in this League.
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Kha'Zix - Better Nerfs
While nerfing Kha'Zix's damage is certainly one way to reduce his power, in my opinion the better way to curb his power is to touch on the range of his E.
Right now the baseline range of his hop is 600. It's about middle of the pack in terms of mobility spells overall and on the short side in terms of actual gap closers.
When evolved, Kha'Zix's E increases 300 range going up to 900, straight to the very top in terms of range on gap closers. Not only this, but kills and assists refresh the ability.
Important Side Note:
One of the things Riot wanted to do in changing his W was to make it more of an option than a requirement. But right now, evolving E is a requirement on Kha because it gives him So much more mobility between the reset and the increased range.
So:
Let's make Kha's E evolution give less range, around 200 or maybe even just 150. This keeps his E evolution very strong by giving it resets and tons of mobility in teamfights but it stops him from hopping the majority of an entire screen onto squishies, deleting them and hopping another almost entire screen away with relative lack of counterplay.
Essentially, this change would make it both harer to get onto his target and harder to escape once that target is dead. A Kha'Zix will have to play smarter in order to be as effective as they are now instead of simply needing to be more fed.
Right now the baseline range of his hop is 600. It's about middle of the pack in terms of mobility spells overall and on the short side in terms of actual gap closers.
When evolved, Kha'Zix's E increases 300 range going up to 900, straight to the very top in terms of range on gap closers. Not only this, but kills and assists refresh the ability.
Important Side Note:
One of the things Riot wanted to do in changing his W was to make it more of an option than a requirement. But right now, evolving E is a requirement on Kha because it gives him So much more mobility between the reset and the increased range.
So:
Let's make Kha's E evolution give less range, around 200 or maybe even just 150. This keeps his E evolution very strong by giving it resets and tons of mobility in teamfights but it stops him from hopping the majority of an entire screen onto squishies, deleting them and hopping another almost entire screen away with relative lack of counterplay.
Essentially, this change would make it both harer to get onto his target and harder to escape once that target is dead. A Kha'Zix will have to play smarter in order to be as effective as they are now instead of simply needing to be more fed.
Friday, February 28, 2014
Boots of Mobility - Change the Passive
As of right now, Mobility Boots are very weak because of the change that happened with 4.3 They have the same MS of Boots of Speed when in combat, lower than any other tier 2 boots in the game. The trade-off being that when out of combat you have more MS than any other boots.
Because of how harsh the MS drop is between in combat and out of combat, I think that a better factor for determining whether you get the speed should be the last time you took damage. Essentially, make Boots of Mobility work like Miss Fortune's passive, Strut.
This would mean that as long as you yourself don't take damage, you're still moving quickly. It would reward players that avoid being hit while fighting and would change nothing for champions that are taking damage before they deal it. It would also put a larger emphasis on kitting Mobility Boots instead of just running from people with them.
Alternatively or Additively:
Since moving between camps is one of the problems for junglers, make it so that the boots don't go down to 25 MS when hit by neutral monsters.
Because of how harsh the MS drop is between in combat and out of combat, I think that a better factor for determining whether you get the speed should be the last time you took damage. Essentially, make Boots of Mobility work like Miss Fortune's passive, Strut.
This would mean that as long as you yourself don't take damage, you're still moving quickly. It would reward players that avoid being hit while fighting and would change nothing for champions that are taking damage before they deal it. It would also put a larger emphasis on kitting Mobility Boots instead of just running from people with them.
Alternatively or Additively:
Since moving between camps is one of the problems for junglers, make it so that the boots don't go down to 25 MS when hit by neutral monsters.
Monday, February 10, 2014
Runic Blessing - Make it Slightly Less Awful
So everyone has seen that tiny shield that some people get at the start of games (Not talking Granite Shield from Malphite here). To say the least, the mastery is bad. 50hp shield only when you respawn. In other words, in order to take any kind of advantage from this mastery, you need to die a lot. And even if you were to die a lot during a game for good reasons, like in kill trades as a tank, it STILL has almost no actual value as a mastery. Especially when you compare it to the masteries on the same tier:
Second Wind - Increases all self-healing effects by 10% while below 25% health.
Legendary Guardian - Grants 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 armor and 0.5 / 1 / 1.5 / 2 magic resistance for each nearby visible enemy champion within 700 units.
So, you can either have a few 50 hp shields, one every time you die, or you can have 10% self healing at critical health or up to 5 armor and 2.5 mr for nearby enemy champions at any time during the game.
There isn't any kind of contest between these masteries.
So, my suggestion is that the Runic Blessing should be refreshed whenever you are in the fountain and out of combat. Somewhat like the Crystaline Flask. This would at least give the talent a small bit of worth compared to the other masteries on the tier that it's on. It would still be inferior, but it wouldn't be completely terrible.
Second Wind - Increases all self-healing effects by 10% while below 25% health.
Legendary Guardian - Grants 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 armor and 0.5 / 1 / 1.5 / 2 magic resistance for each nearby visible enemy champion within 700 units.
So, you can either have a few 50 hp shields, one every time you die, or you can have 10% self healing at critical health or up to 5 armor and 2.5 mr for nearby enemy champions at any time during the game.
There isn't any kind of contest between these masteries.
So, my suggestion is that the Runic Blessing should be refreshed whenever you are in the fountain and out of combat. Somewhat like the Crystaline Flask. This would at least give the talent a small bit of worth compared to the other masteries on the tier that it's on. It would still be inferior, but it wouldn't be completely terrible.
Saturday, January 4, 2014
I'm Coming Bot (Saint's Story) - I'm Coming Home Parody
I'm coming bot
I'm coming bot
Tell the lane I'm coming bot
Let the rain wash away all the pain of yestergame
I know my jungle awaits and they've forgiven my mistakes
I'm coming bot, I'm coming bot
Tell the lane I'm coming
Back where I belong
I've never felt so strong eh
Feeling like there's nothing that I can't try
And if you feel me put your hands high, high, high, hey
And if you feel me put your hands high, high, hey
This is my story this is my song
If you ain't got the smite, don't attempt to try this at home
It's just a poem from a man once living caught
Now I'm in the zone, tell the lane I'm coming bot
Been a long time coming, been a long time coming
This song feel like the greatest of all time coming
Cause I do it B-I-G, I remember we would be high
Who'd have thought we'd be running league when we was knee high
To appreciate the sun you gotta know what rain is
Or cause I'm famous you don't gotta know what pain is
But I bounce back, would ya look at that
I take my spot at the top and I ain't looking back
[Chorus]
I'm coming bot
I'm coming bot
Tell the lane I'm coming bot
Let the rain wash away all the pain of yestergame
I know my jungle awaits and they've forgiven my mistakes
I'm coming bot, I'm coming bot
Tell the lane I'm coming
Hey, confusion like I was losing my blue
But one thing I never lose is my crew
My closet need a lot of cleaning now
I can't sleep cause I don't like the sh-t I dream about
Hey Dear Baron help me get the turrets down
And then help me get my score up
And get back to what I had
If my kills outweigh my deaths, do you think my mistakes is gon even out (even out)
I guess try and see, it's on my KDA, I'm living for my team
Now theys is just as high as me
Talk well, wonder if Counter Logic knew how great I would be when he fired me
[Chorus x2]
I'm coming bot
I'm coming bot
Tell the lane I'm coming bot
Let the rain wash away all the pain of yestergame
I know my jungle awaits and they've forgiven my mistakes
I'm coming bot, I'm coming bot
I'm coming bot
Tell the lane I'm coming bot
Let the rain wash away all the pain of yestergame
I know my jungle awaits and they've forgiven my mistakes
I'm coming bot, I'm coming bot
Tell the lane I'm coming
Back where I belong
I've never felt so strong eh
Feeling like there's nothing that I can't try
And if you feel me put your hands high, high, high, hey
And if you feel me put your hands high, high, hey
This is my story this is my song
If you ain't got the smite, don't attempt to try this at home
It's just a poem from a man once living caught
Now I'm in the zone, tell the lane I'm coming bot
Been a long time coming, been a long time coming
This song feel like the greatest of all time coming
Cause I do it B-I-G, I remember we would be high
Who'd have thought we'd be running league when we was knee high
To appreciate the sun you gotta know what rain is
Or cause I'm famous you don't gotta know what pain is
But I bounce back, would ya look at that
I take my spot at the top and I ain't looking back
[Chorus]
I'm coming bot
I'm coming bot
Tell the lane I'm coming bot
Let the rain wash away all the pain of yestergame
I know my jungle awaits and they've forgiven my mistakes
I'm coming bot, I'm coming bot
Tell the lane I'm coming
Hey, confusion like I was losing my blue
But one thing I never lose is my crew
My closet need a lot of cleaning now
I can't sleep cause I don't like the sh-t I dream about
Hey Dear Baron help me get the turrets down
And then help me get my score up
And get back to what I had
If my kills outweigh my deaths, do you think my mistakes is gon even out (even out)
I guess try and see, it's on my KDA, I'm living for my team
Now theys is just as high as me
Talk well, wonder if Counter Logic knew how great I would be when he fired me
[Chorus x2]
I'm coming bot
I'm coming bot
Tell the lane I'm coming bot
Let the rain wash away all the pain of yestergame
I know my jungle awaits and they've forgiven my mistakes
I'm coming bot, I'm coming bot
Tell the lane I'm coming...top
Friday, January 3, 2014
New Move Command - Simple Move
One of the things that I find very frustrating in league is when the basic form of move isn't really what I want. I don't want to autopath through a dangerous area by mistake. I don't want to auto attack an enemy champion instead of going towards a wall. I don't want to go around baron pit to get inside, I want to go straight towards it and hit a wall so I can throw a ward inside.
So, I suggest the creation of a new kind of move, one that doesn't involve attacking or pathing but literally sends your champion in a direction without taking anything else into account. It'll let you run constantly into a wall, it'll send you at a champion, not to attack them, but to stand where your cursor was. A simple move command.
This will make hopping walls with abilities like Riven Q and Nidalee cougar W much more consistent while adding depth to the options that a person has in how they control all of the champions. Not to mention it'll help people combat some of the awful autopathing problems we all run into.
So, I suggest the creation of a new kind of move, one that doesn't involve attacking or pathing but literally sends your champion in a direction without taking anything else into account. It'll let you run constantly into a wall, it'll send you at a champion, not to attack them, but to stand where your cursor was. A simple move command.
This will make hopping walls with abilities like Riven Q and Nidalee cougar W much more consistent while adding depth to the options that a person has in how they control all of the champions. Not to mention it'll help people combat some of the awful autopathing problems we all run into.
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