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Last week I discussed limited design space in Hearthstone. With card games it is often very easy to see examples of limited design space, but the examples are very important nonetheless. In strategy games, MOBAs especially, it can be...

Stop trying to burn down Baron. Trying to secure Baron is a high-risk play that even professional teams struggle to pull off in games that aren't a complete blowout. If you think you and your rag-tag group of 5...

The pool of viable champions for top laners now includes a highly mobile bruiser in Ekko. Things have changed since the Mundo/Shyvanna meta of a few seasons ago. The most recent champion introduced into top lane as a top...

Coming off of the discussion about Power Creep in Hearthstone, here’s another designer issue which can cause issues when developing cards. Limited design space is when a card that creates an unbalance effect when used with other cards is...

When a professional League of Legends team has extremely skilled players in each of the carry roles - mid, top, and marksman - expectations are high, and rightfully so. I'm sure I wasn't standing alone at the start of...

What is Power Creep? Power Creep is something that you’d have likely heard before if you play card games. While it is not a concept strictly confined to card games, that is where you will see the most obvious examples....

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...

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...

Many of the public outcries of late for champion nerfs have been directed towards some of the hyper-carrying AD champions: Zed, Shyvana, Quinn, etc.. But one champion that has escaped the wrath of many people (not all) has been...

  Disclaimer: As the title suggests, this piece is entirely my own opinion, it does not represent the opinions of any other writer, nor is it a factual representation of the game state, only my personal feelings on the subject. I’ve...

I need to reduce the size of my champion pool, and maybe you do to. If you're anything like me, you've probably read dozens of tips from top tier players on how to climb ELO. One of the...

There can be many variables that goes into your decision when choosing an AD carry champion in champ select. If you are forced to choose your ADC on first rotation that decision becomes even harder. The general consensus...