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Solid Mindset: Making the Most of a Bad Situation

Bad situations happen. You’re playing a game of Heroes, your team is down three levels, and you’re stuck just playing the mini-game of clearing minion waves. It’s really easy lose your mental fortitude, to finally give up and take...

Should You Really Be Attacking Tanks as an ADC?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQzB0HDstLY TheOddOne answers the question "should ADCs focus tanks?" once and for all. It can be difficult to know who to trust as a beginner playing League of Legends. You will undoubtedly receive unsolicited advice from teammates, enemies, and MobaFire users...

Earning Your Edges: How to Win Your Lane and Survive Ganks

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  Sometimes you go too HAM. When riding the incredible high following an in-game outplay you often put yourself in a vulnerable position. Maybe it's a level 1 fight where you force your opponent's flash. He decides to stick around with...

Hearthstone: Your Guide to Legend

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So you’ve moved past the need for a beginner’s guide and are ready to climb the ladder. Or maybe you’re rank 5 and just need that final push. Regardless, here are some tips to remember as you’re climbing. Know Your...

Great Gamers Steal: Outsourcing Your In-Game Decisions to Pro Players

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Before I make a purchase of any kind, no matter how inexpensive, I first spend at least 10 minutes looking for an expert's opinion on the product online. I don't put much value into Amazon reviews because I...

Five Mistakes New Hearthstone Players Make

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One: Coining Out Wrong This is the biggest mistake that most new players make, even ones coming from other games. A lot of them think that the best way to play is to put down the biggest thing you can...

Bot Lane Heavyweight: The Case for Gragas Support

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There are few champions that have managed to consistently adapt to the ever-changing meta and stay useful over a long period of time. Gragas, once an S-tier mid laner, had a brief stint in the top lane after being...

‘OMG’ Syndrome: Why You’re At Risk & How to Avoid This Deadly ELO-Eating Disease

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12:37AM. You reassure yourself that it's not that late as you calculate how many hours of sleep you can get if you go to bed after this game. You are so close to being promoted that you can taste...

Heroes of the Storm: 5 Reasons Why You Died

“All right, I’m gonna take down this gate real fast, it’s just Li Li here...wait what?! How did I die? Oh, it was Jaina, what was she doing up here?” Sound familiar? It happens to me almost every day, but...

How to Lose Your Lane without Losing the Game

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"GG". The game hasn't even hit the 5 minute mark and your team's morale is already in jeopardy. The game was declared over moments after you barely lost a close duel resulting in the enemy team earning the first...

Matchmaking: How to Choose the Right Champion as a Beginner

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At the time of this article being written, League of Legends features 129 playable champions, plus one more (Aurelian Sol) expected to be released any time now. All of these options make for an overwhelming decision when players new to...
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Booster Shot #2: The Cobblestone Manifesto

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Welcome to the second installment of Booster Shot, an article series where I--your ever-stalwart Counter-Strike reporter--explore and explain unique, highly situational, and mostly useless boosts in excruciating detail. Plus, this week I found a map-breaking boost. It's at the...