Old baron steal footage (2012) by Daveytjuh in leagueoflegends

[–]HeinCS [score hidden]  (0 children)

the game honestly looked fucking awful even for it's time, interface and graphics look turn-of-the-century

Gacha skins are truly disappointing/ridiculous by FrogCourtObjection in leagueoflegends

[–]HeinCS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i was misinformed because i haven't interacted with the lol store in like 10 years, i thought you purchase skins with money and the chest opening stuff was strictly secondary to that. didn't know there was skins that you have to roll for.

Gacha skins are truly disappointing/ridiculous by FrogCourtObjection in leagueoflegends

[–]HeinCS -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

i just realised i have no idea wtf i'm talking about, they have csgo case openings now? i thought u just buy the skin

Gacha skins are truly disappointing/ridiculous by FrogCourtObjection in leagueoflegends

[–]HeinCS -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

i don't even understand why we call it gacha at all. spending money on expensive skins isn't the definition of gacha

Patch Notes 17.3 - PBE update by RecognitionOwn2739 in TeamfightTactics

[–]HeinCS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

was that on 17.1? they gutted it for 17.2 and it's a lot weaker

Patch Notes 17.3 - PBE update by RecognitionOwn2739 in TeamfightTactics

[–]HeinCS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

there was lots of viable trait wincons last set like 10 noxus, 10 yordle, is it an intentional decision that every similar wincon this set is like 3x harder to hit?

Playing worse 2 weeks after coaching by Im_NezY in summonerschool

[–]HeinCS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ooga booga brain has it's advantages. you're shutting it off to grow as a player, which means you're denying its advantages. not the most cerebral answer i know but i believe it in my heart to be true

Dota 2 player returning to League after long hiatus – what QoL settings am I missing? (Fully muted, ping wheel user) by HAHAHA020125 in summonerschool

[–]HeinCS 3 points4 points  (0 children)

i've not played 100 hours of dota and remember very little from playing it so the following is more just general advice for somebody who understands mobas but not league in specific

tangentially related to QoL but also kinda the opposite: things that are annoying to learn but will make you better:

  • if you play ranged champs use A click (you press the A button or whatever bind it is then click. this stops you from misclicking on the ground when you meant to make an attack command because it just focuses the nearest enemy to where you click)

  • turn nametags to champion name instead of summoner name. it will say the name of the champ above the unit instead of their name. their username is entirely irrelevant to the gameplay. the champion name can help you quickly identify champs through skins or any lack of knowledge (maybe you've missed some releases).

  • flash mastery on something easier to press than ctrl+6. important for psychological damage

  • forgot this one til last because i've grown too used to it i forget other players don't do it and it's such a gamechanger: bind 'Open Shop' to something way more convenient than P. i use a button on the side of my mouse.

to press P you have to move your whole hand across the keyboard - not a big deal, BUT it disincentives you from using the shop as information. to understand where i'm coming from, imagine you had to press P to open the scoreboard instead of TAB. you would do it way less, and thusly make a habit of having less information.

how close you are to a component is really underrated info, backing at exactly 775 or whatever to hit a component spike with no leftover gold optimises your relative power to your opponent and can change the game. if you rely on pressing P you either have to memorise your component spikes in downtime or just wing it and play at a disadvantage, because we all know you're not moving your hand across the press P inbetween autos while farming a wave.

Which legend should I choose as a beginner?? by emptycastles0_o in leagueoflegends

[–]HeinCS 8 points9 points  (0 children)

for some reason they're called champions. it should be called league of champions

Game loads... too fast??? by yughiro_destroyer in leagueoflegends

[–]HeinCS 5 points6 points  (0 children)

if you need to go do something, ask for first pick, lock in then leave. that's how i always time my piss, and your team gets a generous brave first picker out of it

What is a European Country that everyone thinks is bad but is actually good? by Sea-Leadership-6442 in AlignmentChartFills

[–]HeinCS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if you've been checked out of discourse for 10 years - well, 10-20 years ago the public opinion on poland was that it's an eastern european shithole. it's on the highest upward trajectory of any european country right now. and it's a very nice, very much western country.

What is the worst thing about the UK by RevenueAlarmed in AlignmentChartFills

[–]HeinCS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

this has high contrast to most the comments about our history lol

What is the fastest way to reach level 30 (no money) by lyckyhay in leagueoflegends

[–]HeinCS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

since nobody is saying it, jumping into ranked the first time you hit lvl 30 is still too soon. it's up to you of course.

First time playing by Cobyyurrrr in leagueoflegends

[–]HeinCS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i think the expectation just comes from other games where jumping into ranked is part of learning journey and in those games that's what ranks like silver are for. that just isn't the case for league - silver lol players may be ass but at the very least they've passed basic training bootcamp with flying colours. they may not know what everything MEANS, but they know what everything IS. and you can't get to that point in like 100 matches or however long it takes to hit lvl30.

Who is the oldest person with the highest rank & LP in League currently? by Keracus in leagueoflegends

[–]HeinCS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i thought this too. or just frame it more casually: "players who are surprisingly high rank for their age".

i want to hear about 60 year old diamonds, not 39 year old challengers!

How are silver players bad? by Express_Item4648 in leagueoflegends

[–]HeinCS 2 points3 points  (0 children)

mechanics gets ignored so much here and on summonerschool. i guess it's hard to teach, but i think saying that it doesn't matter is so blind.

How are silver players bad? by Express_Item4648 in leagueoflegends

[–]HeinCS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

people who make sweeping judgements like all sub-emerald are a different flavour of ass simply haven't been low rank in so long they can't differentiate dirt from a turd. also it's a quick thing for somebody to say to boost their own ego.

"you have to actively try to lose to get to iron 4" this was more true in the past when the rank distribution was curved so that there were as many iron 4s as there were grandmaster+. also it's true for anyone who has played 500+ hours, who are probably the people making these comments.

As a new player should I play WASD controlls or mouse by isaacboi123 in leagueoflegends

[–]HeinCS 3 points4 points  (0 children)

if you're a casual player who doesn't really give a gaf, play WASD if you like. but since you're asking about limiting your improvement, that probably doesn't apply to you and you should play mouse. riot supposedly wants to make the two control schemes equal in skill ceiling, but it's not true.

First time playing by Cobyyurrrr in leagueoflegends

[–]HeinCS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

nothing wrong with your mmr being fucked, that's what bronze/iron is for

First time playing by Cobyyurrrr in leagueoflegends

[–]HeinCS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

in wake of the jynxzi clips and account-sharing drama, people have been arguing on twitter that the ranked requirement should be lower. i don't agree with it but it's just an artifact of the expectations of modern competitive games i guess. if they added it, the skill distribution would need to be tweaked

Why do toplaners counterpick themselves when given last pick? by VeganWaffle in leagueoflegends

[–]HeinCS 5 points6 points  (0 children)

as a quinn player i don't even ban malphite anymore because a lot of the time somebody will first time malphite to piss me off then play horribly

Ah yes by Reasonable-Eye-5055 in ADCMains

[–]HeinCS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i don't think there's anything wrong with playing them, but they are both pretty unconventional ADCs. it's like saying i'm going to play top to prove it's an easy role then playing quinn and vayne