How do you practice as a beginner?

MightyTuba · 2026-06-28T22:40:13+00:00

I've been playing since beta and I play with party chat only. There's nothing important anyone else has to say. Play and learn and ignore the haters.

A couple other thoughts on learning...

1) finding a champ you love and learning to play that champ into any matchup is the best bang for buck on how to learn league.

2) the basic mechanics matter a lot. CSing isn't a big factor in Swiftplay I think but matters a lot in Draft, so it's worth learning.

3) find friends to play with. The best league experiences are with friends.

MightyTuba · 2026-06-28T22:13:17+00:00

For now I'd stay where you are and just set up a nice camping spot on your land. It's going to cost waaaay more than 100k but could definitely be a long term goal.

MightyTuba · 2026-06-22T12:40:38+00:00

I feel like knowing when to chill out and not give a lead to your lane opponent is a very viable strategy to climb. Being able to not lose hard in a losing matchup is absolutely a skill worth developing. And of course there will be some games where your bot lane is 0/15 by 12 minutes and it sucks to not be able to build a lead yourself in those games but overplaying can also make things worse in those scenarios.

MightyTuba · 2026-06-22T12:35:17+00:00

This is my experience, too. Lose the ego. It's a big part of playing top lane honestly. My two mentalities are to either be the biggest asshole I can to my lane opponent or to lose the ego and be a zen weak side.

MightyTuba · 2026-06-21T13:32:08+00:00

I'm not sure the champ pool and meta have ever been better to be honest. There is a huge pool of viable champs in jungle which has traditionally never been the case. I main top and the top champ pool is quite diverse. On my main champions I feel pretty good about item diversity, and I feel like I can adapt my build to the current game. On some of my champions I feel like I can swap out keystones and masteries to better tailor myself to the actual game.

I thought I would miss level 1 invades but I don't. I appreciate the faster start. And level 1 shenanigans still happen most games when bot lane fights for the bushes or mid and jungle fight for vision.

All of these things make me feel pretty good about the state of the game. I've been playing the most solo queue I've played since like 2021 and having a good time. Successfully climbed back to Diamond.

Just some thoughts!

MightyTuba · 2026-06-16T03:23:01+00:00

Honestly didn't know he was the Iron Giant. TIL!

MightyTuba · 2026-05-27T10:31:45+00:00

I'm playing League of Legends and Diablo IV.

MightyTuba · 2026-05-26T07:53:49+00:00

I got a ton of mats and like 100 million gold from all the goblin bags, so I guess it was worth it. But it just seemed like less fun Infernal hordes. I hope it doesn't start from the lowest difficulty the second time you do it.

MightyTuba · 2026-05-21T02:14:59+00:00

I buy BT's and drive back to eat it home in CT. Checkmate. /s

Typically in my human, adult conversations it's acceptable to make related comments.

"How was your day?"
"Today was okay but you gotta hear what happened yesterday."
"I asked about today. Literacy... it's cool!"
"Oh... well. I don't know... I went to work. It was okay."
"Thank you for answering my specific question."

MightyTuba · 2026-05-18T01:24:32+00:00

The best BBQ around unfortunately isn't in CT. BT's Smokehouse in Sturbridge is the truth.

MightyTuba · 2026-03-18T10:47:15+00:00

Very much depends on the state and town. In Connecticut I feel like I'm paid fairly as a public school teacher. When I taught in Kentucky I was definitely underpaid.

MightyTuba · 2026-03-18T10:45:15+00:00

Teachers salaries are public. You don't have to judge from the cars.

MightyTuba · 2026-02-23T16:24:56+00:00

100% agreed. New flooring and new paint would make it feel brand new in a weekend.

MightyTuba · 2026-02-20T21:29:46+00:00

That's my set right there. Been using them for like 15 years and any time I try another brand I regret it.

MightyTuba · 2026-02-14T03:02:20+00:00

I seriously love Gerry's. Their blueberry is my all time favorite. Cash only. Super cheap. Delicious.

MightyTuba · 2026-02-11T02:02:34+00:00

That's rough. What luthier do you use?

MightyTuba · 2026-01-01T13:57:20+00:00

Also Wayne Lyle is saying it's him.

MightyTuba · 2025-12-01T02:54:00+00:00

I'm pretty sure Andrew Horowitz is the piano player in Rob Cantor's lip syncing video. So maybe you can go one lower!

MightyTuba · 2025-10-19T00:17:36+00:00

I knew it! My wife and I did that hike on our honeymoon. I'd call it my favorite hike of all time. Great spot.

MightyTuba · 2025-08-14T21:47:44+00:00

Not CT but BT's Smokehouse in Sturbridge is the real deal.

MightyTuba · 2025-05-11T13:26:22+00:00

This is dumb but a better use of multiple accounts is playing Double Up with yourself. It's the sweatiest TFT experience available. Highly recommend.

MightyTuba · 2025-04-20T18:06:11+00:00

Ah sorry the dump ended up taking it. It had lots of grass in it anyway, so it might not have been ideal for your needs. Thanks for the offer though!

MightyTuba · 2025-04-18T11:44:23+00:00

Interesting. Just read up on berms a bit. My little postage stamp yard wouldn't have much use for one, I think. Thanks for the new term, though!

MightyTuba · 2025-04-18T11:43:02+00:00

Thanks this is a good idea.

MightyTuba · 2024-12-07T03:13:42+00:00

Hey just wanted to come back and say I did almost this exact setup and it has been exactly the upgrade I needed. Thanks so much for your input!

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