League of Legends

[SaintCrazy]

Learnin' how to jungle with Warwick

I'd say its going good so far

[Ablu2]

Got jungling down with skarner, still need a lot more practice before I try it in a PVP match though.

Also, I got to be shen again. Mixed feelings about his buff, but I guess it's okay.

[SaintCrazy]

So what's the general consensus on buying champs? Should I always wait for sales, or just go for it as soon as I have the IP?

[KevTehNev]

So what's the general consensus on buying champs? Should I always wait for sales, or just go for it as soon as I have the IP?

I use IP for nearly every champ, people say save up for runes, but I guess you should only start doing that at level 15 or so. I mean if you have the disposable income, just use RP for 6300 champs you really like.

I have so much RP now it's fucking stupid. My dumbass friend gave me $100 worth of RP after I asked him how Fiora was, and I was gonna go get a RP card and buy her bundle. Told me to save my cheddar and give him my account info, I log back into my account and see nearly 15k in RP and my face just...



I don't know what to do with THIS much RP.

[vealin99]

Jesus Christ your friend is generous
you should get runes at around level 20-30

[Ganelon]

Never spend RP to buy champions. It's almost a guarantee that if you're buying them that quickly, you've not actually played them enough to even know if they suit your style. Runes are, of course, only available through IP as well, but you can't really go wrong with buying them because one set of 9 runes or 3 quintessences can easily be applied to half of the champions you play, with only specific ones being truly unique like flat AD marks for Akali (for bodaciously anyone who does physical damage, use armor pen instead. You'll thank me for it later).

Generally speaking, you only need 5 champions. It's better to own and be proficient with more, but don't go blowing your IP on ones you haven't even played before, and especially don't spend the real cheddar equivalent on something you can get for free. There's plenty of good skins out there, and IP boosts are a better long-term investment if you really insist on paying.

[Shoolis]

Never spend RP to buy champions.

OOPS

[KevTehNev]

Never spend RP to buy champions.

I don't see an issue if you're buying a double bundle when they come out.

I also bought Xerath with RP when he was 75% off and it was all i could really do with my leftover RP.

6300s on sale aren't THAT bad to spend cash on.

[Noffletoff]

Never spend RP to buy champions.

I don't see an issue if you're buying a double bundle when they come out.

I also bought Xerath with RP when he was 75% off and it was all i could really do with my leftover RP.

6300s on sale aren't THAT bad to spend cash on.

Let's play another game.

[KevTehNev]

Never spend RP to buy champions.

I don't see an issue if you're buying a double bundle when they come out.

I also bought Xerath with RP when he was 75% off and it was all i could really do with my leftover RP.

6300s on sale aren't THAT bad to spend cash on.

Let's play another game.

That was fun, and by fun is I hate playing Draft because it's always serious people METAGAMEMETAAAAGAME...

[Ganelon]

That was fun, and by fun is I hate playing Draft because it's always serious people METAGAMEMETAAAAGAME...

Draft mode cons:
- Metagame
- Counter-picking

Draft mode pros:
- You never have to play against Shaco

I think the choice is clear.

[Cottarsby]

Well, I don't know anything about any of the champions or runes or glyphs or whatever

But it really it quite fun.

Although I had Ryze during the tutorial, and no longer. I want my magic balls back

[Verom]

luckily he's only 450, so after a couple games you can get him.

[Cottarsby]

Do I want to unlock him with riot points, or influence points?

And what in the hell is the difference.

[[Insert Fail]]

RP = Riot Points, IP = Influence Points

Influence Points are in-game currency, awarded by playing games - how much you gain is based on victory, loss, game time, and a few other factors. Anything and everything that is gameplay-affecting (champions, runes, and runepages) can be purchased with IP.

Riot Points are points purchased with cheddar. Riot Points are, for the most part, superficial. The only significant item you can ONLY purchase with RP are skins (and bundles when new champions are released). You can purchase champions and runepages as well.

You may have gotten some RP on your account from Riot - there will be times they give away free RP as a reward to well-behaved players. Ideally, you want to save your RP to purchase a skin for a champion you want, or to purchase one of those 6300 champions you really like. I personally suggest just saving RP for skins. Your IP is better saved for runes (once you hit level 20, not before that, because tier 1 and 2 runes are bad) and champions.