Braum is 'The Interceptor,' putting himself between his teammates and danger and taking the blows for them. He has an interesting skill set with some slow and stun capabilities, but his biggest advantage seems to be his shield. This sounds like the kind of champion who will produce #BIGPLAYS with clutch saves and he should be a lot of fun to watch.
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Tuesday, April 22, 2014
LCS Fans - Get pumped up for Braum, the Heart of the Freljord!
Braum is 'The Interceptor,' putting himself between his teammates and danger and taking the blows for them. He has an interesting skill set with some slow and stun capabilities, but his biggest advantage seems to be his shield. This sounds like the kind of champion who will produce #BIGPLAYS with clutch saves and he should be a lot of fun to watch.
LCS eSports Question of the Day:
Curse Voice is a third-party add-on to League that allows for team voice chat, but its overlay also includes Champion Ultimate and Jungle timers. Some players love the idea while others feel this is an unfair advantage over people who don't install it. So our Question of the Day, LCS Fans, is:
Curse Voice...Good or Bad?
And here's what you had to say:
@ste_coolname123 wrote: I don't need a client to tell me ultimates cd as long as I can follow the action/simply ask teammates, and I think lol is one of those games which should be chat-less so, not even a bit interested in oral communication.
@D3nn0s wrote: I don't know.. I like the ult timer of allies but that's it. But I agree with people who say Riot must implement it so either everybody has it or nobody has it. The automatic timer (even tho you have vision) is a terrible thing imo..
@Chef_Lu_Bu wrote: haven't used it. I'm not a fan of, as I understand, it keeping track of things like camp spawns and such. I think that memorization of spawn timers is something indicative of a skill-cap. Not every player can FADC in street fighter, and the game doesn't do it for you, because you're supposed to learn it on your own.
@Konman81 wrote: I think its good because it is forcing players to get better about timers... Watching diamond games players already time everything.
@the_grimmia wrote: It's not like timers are hard to remember. Buffs are five, drake is six, and baron is seven. It's math. Use a calculator rofl.
@DungOhBeetle wrote: Jungling since start of season 3, getting the timers wasn't hard for me, people complaining about static timers is moot. I think the only problem is it third party software, if riot patched in auto timers people would still bitch and moan, but at least it would promote some strategy around objectives for those who don't strategize at all in the game.
@JamesConnor wrote: I think in the sense of pushing Riot to integrate systems like this into the game, it's good. Dota does fine with voice in game
@SearchThisCity wrote: Regardless of the whole spawn timer debate, its a very solid and reliable communication system, its better than skype!
@Gregorok wrote: Curse voice is good, doesn't really give unfair advantage. One could only wish that Riot would have done it themselves.
@PyunTaeFoo wrote: I think the idea is great, but not releasing it in full limits teams, if you have it you have an advantage and if you don't, well..Knowing timers is just gonna tell you when dragon or baron respawns, it still won't save bad players from bad rotations. Koreans play in windowed mode and keep timers in a wordpad, this is basically the same except you don't have to manually enter it.
@Fighter9363 wrote: Its good with all the timers and stuff and the chat thing when you can talk with your teamates is awesome!
@spdivr1122 wrote: Good. All it does is give you ult timers and baron/dragon time if you had vision. Nothing else.
@GoonLvOver9000 wrote: the voice comms part is golden, the timers are broken and bad for the game
Sunday, April 13, 2014
EU LCS SEMIFINALS : PREDICTIONS
BY Jeremy “Ne0 Jets” Heimann
1. COPENHAGEN WOLVES VS ALLIANCE
Season series 3-1
in favor of ALLIANCE
COPENHAGEN WOLVES last beat Alliance January 14th, all the way back at the start of the spring split. During the split, the
Wolves were led by Amazing in the jungle with a 4.1 KDA and their ADC, Forg1ven,
with a 3.7 KDA ratio. While the two of them led the team by stats, they really
need to get their Mid, Cowtard, and Top
Lane , Youngbuck, off to better
starts. Each of them averaged only around 2.5 KDA. Youngbuck has shown that his
Heimerdinger Top is scary and I expect it to be banned out. I also expect him
to fall back to Renekton whenever possible.
Prediction ALLIANCE 2-1
win.
2. GAMBIT GAMING VS ROCCAT
Season series 3-1 in
favor of ROCCAT
GAMBIT may have lost three games to ROCCAT but
they won the most recent and they still have a chance to get the last laugh in
this playoff series. Gambit is a playoff machine and they play better when they've
had some boot camp time. They finished fourth at IEM Katowice when just before
that they were looking shaky. You can’t
base what Gambit will do on the regular season. This team comes ready to play
and goes up a notch when it’s elimination time. Gambit’s Mid
Laner, Alex Ich, is fourth in total kills with 116, and he loves to play high
mobility champs with strong kill potential. Genja has an impressive 6.0 KDA, but
he'll really need to have a good showing in the playoffs for Gambit to win. His
lane mate, Edward, has a team low 2.1 KDA. Diamond in the jungle hasn’t had a great year, but he is still a very dangerous Jungler. I expect
to see some bans thrown at him: Eve, Kha'Zix and Xin (yes, Xin) are all strong
in patch 4.5. If one gets through, it will be banned the next game. Darien
plays a solid Top. He just needs to just go tanky and stay away from the Ryze
pick.
ROCCAT had some serious ups and downs (including
moments of freefall) and they needed to stop the bleeding. They went an average
2-2 in Super Week right before playoffs and haven’t
been so dominant since early in season when they were challenging the meta.
Teams have caught grown accustomed to their play style, and they are facing a
team that has toyed with the meta a few times themselves. Individually, their stats
don’t really stand out but, as a team, they
are solid across the board. Their Support, Vander, actually leads the team in
KDA at 4.1, followed closely behind by Celavar with a 4.0 KDA. Overpower has a
huge champion pool and can seemingly play whatever. Xaxus in the Top
Lane is a solid, all-around
player. Jankos has good synergy with Bot and works hard on getting them going.
Prediction GAMBIT 2-1 win.
Saturday, April 5, 2014
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Evil Geniuses Roll with Temp Roster due to Visa Issues
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Sunday, March 16, 2014
Saturday, March 15, 2014
IEM World Championship Saturday, March 15th
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Friday, March 7, 2014
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
EU LCS W8D3 Thur, March 6 SUPER WEEK CONTINUES
Today's Matches:
1. Alliance vs Gambit Gaming
2. SK Gaming vs ROCCAT
3. Millenium vs Supa Hot Crew
4. Fnatic vs SK Gaming
5. Supa Hot Crew vs Copenhagen Wolves
1. Alliance vs Gambit Gaming
2. SK Gaming vs ROCCAT
3. Millenium vs Supa Hot Crew
4. Fnatic vs SK Gaming
5. Supa Hot Crew vs Copenhagen Wolves
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
EU LCS W8D1 Tue, Mar. 4 | SUPER WEEK!
Today's Matches:
1. Copenhagen Wolves vs Fnatic
2. ROCCAT vs Gambit Gaming
3. SK Gaming vs Millenium
4. Supa Hot Crew vs Alliance
5. ROCCAT vs Millenium
How the hell did I not realize it was Superweek? Although, I knew it was Superweek...I just didn't realize it started Today..but I should have realized it..because that's..sort of ..my job, but okay...I'll just pretend I had this posted all day. *feeble smile* :)
1. The Wolves are hot and they're looking to capitalize on Fnatic's rough patch, but who DESTROYED Gambit last week? Should be a great match..betting we see close to a 50/50 split on viewer votes for this one. I'm thinkin' Wolves today.
2. ROCCAT <3 <3 <3 Who..are these Russian guys they're playing?
3. This should be SK's game.
4. I think Alliance will upset SHC today. Call it intuition. :)
5. Bye Millenium...sorry. :/ Go Overpow! :)
1. Copenhagen Wolves vs Fnatic
2. ROCCAT vs Gambit Gaming
3. SK Gaming vs Millenium
4. Supa Hot Crew vs Alliance
5. ROCCAT vs Millenium
How the hell did I not realize it was Superweek? Although, I knew it was Superweek...I just didn't realize it started Today..but I should have realized it..because that's..sort of ..my job, but okay...I'll just pretend I had this posted all day. *feeble smile* :)
1. The Wolves are hot and they're looking to capitalize on Fnatic's rough patch, but who DESTROYED Gambit last week? Should be a great match..betting we see close to a 50/50 split on viewer votes for this one. I'm thinkin' Wolves today.
2. ROCCAT <3 <3 <3 Who..are these Russian guys they're playing?
3. This should be SK's game.
4. I think Alliance will upset SHC today. Call it intuition. :)
5. Bye Millenium...sorry. :/ Go Overpow! :)
Yeah..we got this..
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Gamers2 | A Beautiful Lie?
Former SK Gaming Captain Carlos 'Ocelote' Rodriguez throws his scarf back into the competitive scene with his new team, Gamers2. Announced this week with a cheesy dramatic *video meant to generate hype for his still unproven mates, Ocelote's clear desire is to return to the EU LCS. But are they any good?
The new team's line up includes Ocelote in Mid, Jesper 'Jwaow' Strandgren (Top,) Sebastian 'Morden' Fernandez (Jungle,) Soler 'Yuuki60' Florent (AD,) and Hugo 'Dioud' Padioleau (Support.) If you're familiar with Ocelote's former team, 'OceloteWorld,' you'll recognize this entire roster, save for the ditching of 'Haydal' in favor of Salade Tomate Oignon's 'Yuuki60.'
Ocelote's fledgling team does have a few things going for them. They've got strong sponsors already on-board (G2A.com and Ozone,) a mansion set up in Madrid to be their gaming house, and some interesting if not entirely innovative ideas. To quote their announcement, "Our mansion will be opened up to the community where they will be able to meet the players, play some paddle or basketball, have a BBQ and truly integrate and immerse themselves in the player lifestyle and get to know the team on a personal level like never before."
But across many forums today, fans and foes of the former SK mid-laner questioned if his team has any real chance of living up to their lofty LCS goals. And we're prompted to question, what is really going on with this seemingly pre-packaged package?
Ocelote has been very successful at marketing himself and he's no stranger to the idea of branding. To me, what he's put together here is more than just a team of LOL players - it's an attractive team of LOL players, because he's not just looking at competing here, he's looking at the future of eSports and its media potential, and he knows exactly what draws the media's eye. For anyone in the business who can see the explosion brewing, it's hard not to think this team is gambling on fandom much more than any true hopes of competing on the stage at Worlds.
Not that that stops Ocelote from dreaming.
There was a pro-wrestler back in the 80s named 'The Nature Boy' Ric Flair, who used to step into the ring wearing the long, gold satin robes trimmed at the sleeves with white feathers. He was a bad guy in pro-wrestling terms, hated for his ego and vanity, and he laughed all the way to the bank with this carefully cultivated act.
Sometimes I feel like Ocelote dances on that line, although he doesn't do it intentionally. But that only makes his act all the more bizarre. Truth be told, I actually like the flamboyant Ocelote, the same as thousands of other fans. He's a caricature of himself, but he's innocent and fun and his arrogance is born out of some reality. The man is beautiful. And he's hungry. And he believes in the future of eSports. And I can't fault him for any of those things.
Insane or Genius?
Sunday, February 16, 2014
MeyeA doing a Strip Tease?
He offered one on twitter today:
So what do you say, Fangirls and Fanboys...is this something you would want to see?
Saturday, February 15, 2014
Alex Ich, Darien and Diamondprox will miss Week 6 due to Visa Issues.
*See this link for full explanation from Gambit : Gambit Explains Visa Issues
Friday, February 14, 2014
EU Spring Split W5D2 Fri, February 14
Happy Valentines Day, Fangirls!
Here's today's Matches:
1. Alliance vs Supa Hot Crew
2. Fnatic vs Millenium
3. Copenhagen Wolves vs ROCCAT
4. SK Gaming vs Gambit Gaming
Today's Questions: Which LCS Pro or Caster would you most like to have for YOUR Valentine?
Here's today's Matches:
1. Alliance vs Supa Hot Crew
2. Fnatic vs Millenium
3. Copenhagen Wolves vs ROCCAT
4. SK Gaming vs Gambit Gaming
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Today's Questions: Which LCS Pro or Caster would you most like to have for YOUR Valentine?
My Personal Pick : CandyPanda
Because who doesn't love getting candy for Valentines Day?
*Don't forget to vote in 'Cutest Pro NA' poll!*
<--Up top there in the sidebar!
*Don't forget to vote in 'Cutest Pro NA' poll!*
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Sunday, February 9, 2014
NA LCS W4D2 Sunday, Feb 9
Today's Matches:
1. Counter Logic Gaming vs Evil Geniuses
2. Curse vs Team SoloMid
3. Cloud 9 HyperX vs Team Coast
4. XDG vs Team Dignitas
Who do YOU Support?
1. Counter Logic Gaming vs Evil Geniuses
2. Curse vs Team SoloMid
3. Cloud 9 HyperX vs Team Coast
4. XDG vs Team Dignitas
Coming off a strong win vs Dignitas yesterday, can Curse crack TSM's kevlar-coated armor?
Who do YOU Support?
Saturday, February 8, 2014
NA LCS W4D1 Saturday, Feb 8
Today's Matches:
1. Cloud 9 HyperX vs XDG
2. Team Dignitas vs Team Coast
3. Evil Geniuses vs Team SoloMid
4. Curse vs Team Dignitas
Following a week off, third place Dignitas is back in the game with two important matches.
1. Cloud 9 HyperX vs XDG
2. Team Dignitas vs Team Coast
3. Evil Geniuses vs Team SoloMid
4. Curse vs Team Dignitas
Following a week off, third place Dignitas is back in the game with two important matches.
Can they top the competition?
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Friday, February 7, 2014
EU Spring Split W4D2 Fri, February 7
Today's Matches:
1. SK Gaming vs Copenhagen Wolves
2. Supa Hot Crew vs Gambit Gaming
3. Fnatic vs ROCCAT
4. Alliance vs Millenium
Will ROCCAT pay Fnatic back?
1. SK Gaming vs Copenhagen Wolves
2. Supa Hot Crew vs Gambit Gaming
3. Fnatic vs ROCCAT
4. Alliance vs Millenium
Will ROCCAT pay Fnatic back?
Are you Ready, boys? :)