That was sad to read, but thanks for sharing - I think it's important for us to remember that there's always someone on the other side of the screen. As an anecdote, I have terrible ladder anxiety. I always hated playing competitive games, and I hate even more letting my team down. When I started playing ranked in VALORANT, I always tried to hide and play super safe, not wanting to die first and 'throw' the round for my team. I'm glad to have a few great friends that offer positive encouragement, otherwise I'm not sure that I would have the gall to continue playing online versus games, truth be told. Every word of encouragement goes a long way, even if it feels cheesy. Thanks for trying to encourage the community to be better, I personally really appreciate it.
Read moreNice to see another Ranma 1/2 fan!
one of the first mangas I've read! Unluckily, its not an easy IGN to secure lol
If you are so scared by the ladder and constantly fear about letting your team down, do you even enjoy competitive versus games? And if so why? It reads like a single player or coop game would fit you better.
Yeah this is a good question. I can't really explain it well, nor do I know why it happens. I just get sorta jittery and nervous whenever I start playing ranked. After a bit it usually gets better though.
It seems its not even limited to team games. Even when I used to play StarCraft2, I would get really anxious playing ladder. Despite hitting diamond in 1v1, I absolutely hated laddering and only did it because all my friends did it. I guess I'm just anxious about competition? It's pretty strange to me too haha
I created a Reddit account finally, solely to respond to this. I agree wholeheartedly. The issue with this is not that the Varus learned wrong and bots need to be changed, it's the assumptions of a rather judgemental gaming community that were the problem.
Incidents like this is why I quit Overwatch; quit summoner's rift altogether; and why upon reaching max level in Neverwinter, I quit and uninstalled promptly after my first end game dungeon. The issue are the players that frankly need to feel superior to others. The ones who only feel content when they have something (even something intangible) to hold over others.
In league I will only play arams now (started playing the week between Voli and Fiora release). All my friends have quit league totally. In one friend's case it's the money grabs from a corporation(he hates Blizzard and WOTC for the same thing), for the others it's been the community.
Hell most of the games I play now are either single player, or with friends only.... Even games like Among Us where winning means literally nothing are ruined by people who feel the need to make it more than a competition(they have to find a way to turn it aggressive).
Oh yeah for sure. As I get a bit older I find that my tolerance for what I have to 'overcome' to have fun in a game gets lower and lower. If the community looks too toxic or the game looks too grindy, I just don't bother anymore.
Dont be the last guy in r6 they will kick you so fast
haha don't worry, I overcame that fear and I find that I do a lot better when not playing scared.
Congratulations! That's a great achievement and something to be proud of :)
I've followed Doublelift ever since I was a kid and getting into League, many many seasons ago. I've followed his highest highs and lowest lows - cheered alongside him when he won his titles and cried when I heard about his family situation. He's the main reason I got so into League and eSports. It's incredibly sad to see the end of his professional player journey, but I'm excited to see what comes next for him.
This is seriously cool! They're all adorable, my favorite goes to Yordle Jinx :)
This is freaking insane! Awesome job :)
So happy to hear sentiments like this! This is the North star for a lot of teams at Riot, trying to make great moments where people can be a genuine fan of the IP and believe that anything is possible. The work is so much more rewarding when we get to read awesome stuff like this!
Hope we can continue to impress and delight y'all.
Not sure yet. Chocolate is basically in preorder stage and says it doesn't start ship out till the 18th and the popcorn says due to demand it could take 2-3 weeks.
Damn I really wanted to know, they a bit pricy so if not good not tryna order them
I've tried the Piltover Pop and my friends and I loved it. Imo better than smartfood, which I already love.
Haven't tried the Zaun one yet, but it certainly seems exotic.
I got 123/150! I'm sort of ashamed that I missed both of my mains (Bard and TF)
This would actually be a great idea to teach kids about certain aspects of math.
My computer graphics professor in uni actually had league of legends questions in his final exam. Was pretty neat lmao, I can't actually access the old exam repo since I graduated though :(
That looks fantastic! Hope she continues growing as an artist :)
I ran a game of Shen with Lissandra R (could have picked Kayle R too). You don't know how great it feels to Shen R + Taunt + Shen W + Locket + Lissandra R to completely deny someone from killing an ally. Looking back, Kayle R may have been even better.
Wow, that's super impressive, congratulations!
I keep wanting to play League with my brother but all he does is play Roblox lol
That was a lot of fun! Managed to get 71%, I definitely knew exactly how some of the voice lines sounded, but just couldn't put them to a champion...
Wait... did that actually happen or am I too naive? No way.
Our interviews are pretty laid back for the most part. I chatted with my interviewer about the various ways Bard (my main) can troll his own teammates.
If you have ANY Swain games right now, HOLD THE FUCKING LINE AND DO NOT STOP PLAYING 3 SWAIN GAMES A DAY.
The SQUEEZE HAS NOT YET BEEN SQUOZE. There will be a (LP) ladder attack by Seraphine abusers that could trigger Swain to go down to 40% winrate, BUT DO NOT STOP PLAYING SWAIN.
Remember back to 2015 Skarner's 70% winrate. We haven't come even close to hitting the peak of Swain's winrate yet. Everyone KEEP PLAYING SWAIN AND WE WILL HIT 70% AND WE WILL ALL COLLECT OUR FREE LP!
ππ THE LP TO THE MOON πππππππππ
I AM NOT A HIGH ELO ANALYST, I JUST LIKE THE CHAMP
Swain game LP gains are going back down to 20 fast. Don't believe the hype you see on reddit, they only post victories. Everyone on reddit is a LP genius!
Canβt wait to graduate college and have a shit time finding a job lmao
Riot and most other gaming companies offers internships for software, art, and data positions - that's a pretty straightforward ticket for an entry-level position! Be sure to check it out if you're interested at all.
https://www.riotgames.com/en/university-programs
Edit - applications will open in September per UltraCombo (university programs manager) in the comment chain below.