Solo Queue

The other day I primed myself for a ranked game. As per usual, my queue time was long enough for me to cook dinner, do my 4 month late taxes, and create an entirely new stock portfolio; but something...

As I peruse my friends list, a slightly disproportionate gender ratio persists. Especially in the high-elo category, few female friends appear. But an even greater distortion exists: the majority of my girlfriends play support. It's no surprise to...

Sometimes after a massive outplay I feel so 'swole' that I want nothing more than to flex on my enemies. Unlike first-person shooters where inappropriate actions involving a hot drink made from leaves can be executed, League of...

Are you the type of person who enjoys seeing their friends rot away in despair? Does the anger of others humor you? We've made a collection of champions for you, best suited to sabotage your own team. Champions like Dr....

The latest action in a series of unfortunate events surrounding the topic of Riot Games' Dynamic Queue has been from the players themselves. In all likelihood, the majority of players have yet to hear about this outcry, which has been...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwPa1SGLGv0 On May 31st 2016, Riot hosted a roundtable discussion regarding Dynamic Queue. They brought together the following personalities. Riot Pwyff - Communications Lead at Riot Games Riot Socrates - Lead Designer at Riot Games (worked on Ranked system, etc.) Gbay99 - Streamer,...

The bird is back - not Quinn. The 'OG' Master Tactician, Swain, has returned to the meta once again, almost exclusively as a top laner. Not only is he one of the top 10 most banned champions, but also...

I'm here to bring you the next hot topic on Summoner's Rift - the sleeper pick that you haven't - and probably will never see - in professional League of Legends play. It's... Ezreal! It's not just any Ezreal though....

Less than half an hour after a reddit post calling out The Rain Man's toxicity on stream, he was swiftly banned on his main League of Legends account, followed by a cumulative ban on all of his other existing...

Patch 6.9 brought some massive mage changes, however, the greatest impact has probably been seen on Malzahar so far. He has gone from an often neglected midlane mage into a top tier permanently banned jungler. If he happens...

I bumped into dankcloud (mandatorycloud) the other day in a game, getting absolutely carried by the former LCS star. But perhaps the more surprising aspect of this was that he was playing Kha'Zix jungle. The experience really had me introspecting - why...

Mitch Albom, without a doubt, has been one of my favorite writers since I first flipped through the leaves of Tuesdays with Morrie. It also happens that he covered one of the most revered and controversial collegiate basketball teams of all time:...