...In less than 3 days... Seems like all the raging kids are out playing LoL these days... I only had a couple of descent games with no flaming and raging and these where the only games I managed to win, the rest where just people that thought that chatting was more important than playing the game itself.
Saturday, 28 July 2012
Tuesday, 24 July 2012
New High Score!!
After more than 500 games, I managed to get my new high score in ranked, passing the previous one by a whole 1 point! (from 1356). Hope this trend keeps up and I can even touch the 1400 elo barrier! :D Silver medal, here I come! :D
Wednesday, 18 July 2012
My LoL Diary goes to Athens, Part 4: The After-Party
After the crowd cleared out, what was left was wreckage! Unfortunately, these barbarians destroyed everything in sight, just out of frustration that they couldn't get in. Anyway, here's a shot of what was left in the lobby of the place holding the event.
What I found inside was clearly better than what I left behind me a while ago. Lot less crowd, lot less noise and much more comfort!
But... Everyone on stage was busy doing this and that and the people still in the room had camped the front lines so I couldn't possibly get close myself. So, I took the chance for a few more photos and, since I didn't know how long this was going to last and if they suddenly tell us to leave in order to close the room down, THE PHREAK was my prime target! I got as close to him as I could while he was signing autographs and taking pictures with the fans. I could even touch him if I just stretched my arm out, it was the closest I have EVER been to a LoL celebrity like David.
Of course, another thing that caught my eye was his gaming laptop, the one he used to stream the games played on the Event. So, no chance is missed! :D
After a while, the crowd started to thin out and I managed to get near the stage. I looked around for Raven or Panic but I saw them on the other side of the stage, talking to fans. Time was getting late and I almost thought that this would be my last chance I'd get this evening (little that I knew at the time) but I couldn't really do anything about it from where I was standing.
Bless my stars, Raven came my way, as if she knew I was waiting for her to come. I called out her name and she heard me, came closer and I introduced myself. She thanked me for coming all the way to the event and I was pretty complete just with that. I was ready to just walk away and leave (since Panic was still lingering on the other side of the stage) when the unthinkable happened. Raven gave me a piece of paper and a pen and told me "Write down your number and stick around. If I lose you in the crowd, I'll call you to meet up with us and talk later, ok?" .... My hand shook while I was scribbling down my phone number. I nodded "ok" and walked back from the stage.
For the next half hour or so, I was wondering if I wrote down my phone number correctly or not. I also begun to frantically check my phone every now and then to check for reception. It wasn't needed though. Thankfully, the staff that was cleaning the room just ignored our presence there and as the crowd grew even thinner, Rioters started getting off the stage as well. First I went and said a "hello" at Demorphic but then I noticed Panic sitting around and I had the best chance to introduce myself to him as well.
He was really happy I came and introduced myself, he even said he was looking forward to meeting me. I couldn't say I wasn't feeling the same things! We chatted for a while, mostly about the events that occurred outside the Event area and he told me they didn't expect THAT many people to be present. I could only agree to that, I myself was surprised. I asked him if Riot intended to visit again at the International Fare of Thessaloniki and, to my delight, he said yes! (September is coming fast! :D)
In any case, only a few people where still around the stage, with most of them camping around Phreak, asking him all shorts of questions about LoL. David didn't hesitate to answer anything about anything. Even when people asked him why do they always get noobs on their teams and elo hell, he just laughed and tried to explain as much as he could what went on. Here are Zahariel and Saxo from team inS, discussing stuff with Phreak.
Raven and Drogi
A wild Phreak appears...
Me and the rest of the gang (Yep, I did actually got to touch Phreak! :P )
We managed to convince Panic to get inside the photo as well.
Some people left the event with gift bags, some left with Riot codes to redeem, some left with T-shirts and Teemo hats... I left the Event with the best price of all! New friends! :D
Can't wait to see you guys again next month!
------------Outtakes------------
- People outside saying "omg, I'm 2k elo and I'm surrounded by noobs. I should be inside, not out here with the retards"... Well, after the 3rd or 4th time I heard this quote, I turned around and told him "That's it, I'm reporting you!". Thankfully, he reacted better than I would expect someone would in-game and we burst out in laughter.
- At some point, RavenWorld picked up a few spare Teemo Hats and handed them around to those that where still around. I respectfully declined the hat as it would look ridiculous on me. I regreted it the moment I told this story to my gf (she loves hats, any type of hat)... Please brink some hats when you come to I.F.T plz!! :D
- While discussing with Phreak, I asked him a very simple Question. "Will Annie EVER grow up?" This is the ACTUAL discussion that followed:
Me: "So, will Annie ever grow up?"
David: "What are you talking about, she's 8"
Me: "That's exactly what I'm talking about, the game is out for 2 years and she's still 8"
David: "No, you're wrong. Annie was 6 when the game came out"
Me: "Still, noone said anything about Annie growing up. Why don't you put it on the patch notes"
David: *laughs* "Like, Annie... Age now increased from 8 to 9"
Me: "Exactly, it would be a great humoristic adition to the patch notes"
David: *still laughing* "I.... I actually support this, I'll forward it when I get back to L.A."
Riot, if I EVER see the line "Age now increased from 8 to 9" it will be the GREATEST, I mean the GREATEST gift I could ever receive from you. EVER!!
My LoL Diary goes to Athens, Part 3: The Finals
Then the miracle happened! Nifhelorz's brother called again and told us the doors where open for everyone! We kinda didn't believe it at first and we where not really considering going back but since the Metro we would get to go back was passing by the one the event was at, we decided to give it another go!
We got to the place again and, oh my God, the doors where wide open! We got inside and where confronted by the largest crowd ever, I couldn't even dare to assume how many people where in that place. I just took up my camera and took a picture of it...
We got to the place again and, oh my God, the doors where wide open! We got inside and where confronted by the largest crowd ever, I couldn't even dare to assume how many people where in that place. I just took up my camera and took a picture of it...
Sadly, the place was dark and the flash of my camera was ruining the pictures. I tried to save them all I could but all I can do is apologize for the bad quality... You see, I intended to get my tripod with me but I forgot it in my car on my way to the train station this morning. So, flash-less photos where a total disappointment...
In any way, by the time we arrived at the event, the Grand Final was already on it's way, well over 20 minutes! The battle was fierce and the crowd was roaring and cheering whenever possible. We tried to get to the higher platforms of the building to get a better overall view of the match and found a comfy spot where we stayed for the rest of the event.
The first game of the finals went on for 52 minutes so, it wasn't such a disappointment. And the whole atmosphere was electrified, with all the dim and colorful lights. I managed to capture some of it in video!
The second game started really intense but didn't live up to the first one. It ended kind of fast, with "Test Your Limits" coming on top and winning the Event Tournament.
The event was over... But lucky for me, the best part is yet to come!
~End of Part 3
My LoL Diary goes to Athens, Part 2: The Event
The event was AWESOME!
...
Or so I heard, we didn't manage to get inside in the first place... As it appears, the building was too small to house ALL the fans that came to the event so, many people where forced to be left outside when the doors leading inside where closed shut. We decided to stick around a little longer in case it was some kind of misunderstanding (people in front where behaving really bad, breaking down the doors and throwing stuff at the event managers), but it seemed that our fear was true. The event was full, no-one else was getting in.
So, with no further delay, we got off the crowd and went to chill out to a nearby cafe for a chill glass of ice coffee. It was rather stupid to just stay and wait under the scorching sun for a miracle to happen, so we decided to let some time pass and try the event later, in case something changed. Sadly, that didn't happen either...
Only seconds after we sat down at the cafe, Nifhelorz's brother who managed to get in the event called him and told him they opened another door on the side and we could probably get inside from there. With hope restored, we went back at the Event once more. The crowd was significantly smaller this time but still, we didn't find any way in as the side doors where only opened as access to the underground garage and nothing more. We heard a rumor that the doors would open in a few minutes so we stuck around again (at least we where at the hall of the building which had air conditioning, so it was a bearable wait, but still, no doors where opening. Finally, we decided to call it quits and leave the event all-together...
As plan B, (in case anything went wrong with the event), the guys told me of a board-game cafe that was only a few stops away with the Metro train, so we finally managed to get that long desired coffee! I must admit that I only visited a place like that once before in my life but that time was not nearly as fun as this one! From Gladiator's drink to beating 2.2 elo players on board games, the time we spend there was awesome! And because they have been busting my balls for a couple of days to post the photos from that time, here they are...!!
...Thanks for the great time guys!! :D It was really something! ;)
~End of Part 2
...
Or so I heard, we didn't manage to get inside in the first place... As it appears, the building was too small to house ALL the fans that came to the event so, many people where forced to be left outside when the doors leading inside where closed shut. We decided to stick around a little longer in case it was some kind of misunderstanding (people in front where behaving really bad, breaking down the doors and throwing stuff at the event managers), but it seemed that our fear was true. The event was full, no-one else was getting in.
So, with no further delay, we got off the crowd and went to chill out to a nearby cafe for a chill glass of ice coffee. It was rather stupid to just stay and wait under the scorching sun for a miracle to happen, so we decided to let some time pass and try the event later, in case something changed. Sadly, that didn't happen either...
Only seconds after we sat down at the cafe, Nifhelorz's brother who managed to get in the event called him and told him they opened another door on the side and we could probably get inside from there. With hope restored, we went back at the Event once more. The crowd was significantly smaller this time but still, we didn't find any way in as the side doors where only opened as access to the underground garage and nothing more. We heard a rumor that the doors would open in a few minutes so we stuck around again (at least we where at the hall of the building which had air conditioning, so it was a bearable wait, but still, no doors where opening. Finally, we decided to call it quits and leave the event all-together...
As plan B, (in case anything went wrong with the event), the guys told me of a board-game cafe that was only a few stops away with the Metro train, so we finally managed to get that long desired coffee! I must admit that I only visited a place like that once before in my life but that time was not nearly as fun as this one! From Gladiator's drink to beating 2.2 elo players on board games, the time we spend there was awesome! And because they have been busting my balls for a couple of days to post the photos from that time, here they are...!!
...Thanks for the great time guys!! :D It was really something! ;)
~End of Part 2
Tuesday, 17 July 2012
My LoL Diary goes to Athens, Part 1: Arrival
It all begun as an idea... I had many friends playing League of Legends that I'd like to meet in person so, I really wanted to do this trip at some time. And the Riot Event was a great excuse for me! So, even though I had quite a few things to attend to, I managed to make time and go to Athens!
After a 5 hour long journey by train through half Greece (a pleasant journey that is, thanks to the beautiful co-travelers Elisabeth and Christina) I finally arrived at Athens! And after settling down on my hotel room, I set off to find my friends! So I got into a cab and arrived at the meeting spot. My friends John (Bombastrelopas) and Constantine (Gladiator) came shortly after. Upon meeting them, I figured out it was the perfect opportunity to settle the score between me and Gladiator as to who is the best support player in LoL... I used all my persuasive skills for that and...
...no, I couldn't convince him... *sad face*
Anyway, after meeting up with the rest of the gang, we set off towards the Event, which was held a little further... We started as a small company of people...
(Gladiator, Bombastrelopas, Mitsoloth, Nifhelorz)
..but as we drew closer and closer, the more people started gathering on the way...
Finally, we reached the outside of the building where the event was being held. And the crowd that was already there waiting was unimaginable! These few pieces of information is lacking to actually show how many people where there, waiting to attend the event!
Still, we joined the rest of the League fans and took our turn in waiting for the event to begin...!!
~End of Part 1
Monday, 16 July 2012
To Athens and back again!
What a weekend! Travelling ~400 km by train for the first League of Legends MAJOR event in Hellas that didn't quite go as expected...! I will take some time to get the photos and videos off my cameras but then I'll come back and describe in detail my experience from the event!
I'll separate the post in parts cause I don't want to make one huge wall and so readers may want to skip some parts that doesn't interest them.
Here's a tiny teaser of what's to come...
I'll separate the post in parts cause I don't want to make one huge wall and so readers may want to skip some parts that doesn't interest them.
Here's a tiny teaser of what's to come...
Wednesday, 11 July 2012
Replay uploads!
LoLReplay uploading works again for me, so here's the replay for my last game once more...
Game #519
I fear that this way you won't be able to watch the replay from spectator mode though...
Game #519
I fear that this way you won't be able to watch the replay from spectator mode though...
Tuesday, 10 July 2012
I had to post this one!
The teams where descent champion-wise... But this game isn't about the champions now, is it?
That Nasus top versus Warwick didn't feel well. So, I tried to make a quick gank top to give a slight advantage to my teammate but I didn't manage to level up to 3 so I can get the fear and we missed the first blood, which was taken seconds after by the enemy bottom lane. It, kinda, went south the rest of the game, with my teammates trying to get kills but dying in the process, and me roaming around the map, helping wherever I can. Then Warwick left his lane and things went bad. Nasus remained to free farm, I think, I bit too long while the enemy team pushed here and there, tower diving and killing us on every turn. Our team's focus was horrible, focusing down their Taric and Warwick most of the time, often killing all except the two carries! Flames and blames started erupting on our side and the first surrender vote wasn't late to come...
Taking the lead, I managed to bait the opponents on a "last stand" type of fight on the dragon area. We managed to pull that nicely and got our first Ace. Then got dragon and regrouped. It was a nice breath not because we got some extra gold but because we knew we could take them. That fight wasn't a fluke, the opponents came in full force but we managed to ace them. We got a couple of roaming kills afterwards and then we got their jungler as he failed to initiate a teamfight. With Udyr gone, leaving their team without a heavy tank and no smite, I pinged Baron. But Nasus had the brightest idea EVER to go pick up our Red Buff... Still wondering why he did that. With him gone and me not as tanky as I would want to be, the enemies engaged us on a 4v4 teamfight which we lost badly and gave away the free baron. The flames and blames got more intense, everyone blaming anyone with just me trying to keep the team together and fight it out. I gave up and wanting to at least play the rest of the game in peace, I just ignored them all.
Best 5-10 minutes of the game! With no pings being spammed here and there, no flames and no shouts, I (can't talk about the rest of the team) focused on the fight and little by little we pushed them back. Baron respawned, we got him, pushed and won...
I wonder what would happen if I didn't ignore my teammates... Would we still win?
End game stats:
Here's the link for the replay:
Game #519
Two things about the replay...
2shared asked me to create an account to upload the replay (still can't upload with LoLReplay, don't know if it's general or just me...). I don't know if it asks for you to create an account too in order to download the replay but if it does, I'm sorry for the inconvenience (still, it's easy and free to make an account if you still want to).
Also, I recorded the replay on Spectator mode, hopefully all my replays will be on Spectator mode. I still don't know how the .lrf and .lrs files work though so it MAY appear on Spec mode for you or maybe not... I hope it does!
That's all! Cheers summoners! ^_^
That Nasus top versus Warwick didn't feel well. So, I tried to make a quick gank top to give a slight advantage to my teammate but I didn't manage to level up to 3 so I can get the fear and we missed the first blood, which was taken seconds after by the enemy bottom lane. It, kinda, went south the rest of the game, with my teammates trying to get kills but dying in the process, and me roaming around the map, helping wherever I can. Then Warwick left his lane and things went bad. Nasus remained to free farm, I think, I bit too long while the enemy team pushed here and there, tower diving and killing us on every turn. Our team's focus was horrible, focusing down their Taric and Warwick most of the time, often killing all except the two carries! Flames and blames started erupting on our side and the first surrender vote wasn't late to come...
Taking the lead, I managed to bait the opponents on a "last stand" type of fight on the dragon area. We managed to pull that nicely and got our first Ace. Then got dragon and regrouped. It was a nice breath not because we got some extra gold but because we knew we could take them. That fight wasn't a fluke, the opponents came in full force but we managed to ace them. We got a couple of roaming kills afterwards and then we got their jungler as he failed to initiate a teamfight. With Udyr gone, leaving their team without a heavy tank and no smite, I pinged Baron. But Nasus had the brightest idea EVER to go pick up our Red Buff... Still wondering why he did that. With him gone and me not as tanky as I would want to be, the enemies engaged us on a 4v4 teamfight which we lost badly and gave away the free baron. The flames and blames got more intense, everyone blaming anyone with just me trying to keep the team together and fight it out. I gave up and wanting to at least play the rest of the game in peace, I just ignored them all.
Best 5-10 minutes of the game! With no pings being spammed here and there, no flames and no shouts, I (can't talk about the rest of the team) focused on the fight and little by little we pushed them back. Baron respawned, we got him, pushed and won...
I wonder what would happen if I didn't ignore my teammates... Would we still win?
End game stats:
Here's the link for the replay:
Game #519
Two things about the replay...
2shared asked me to create an account to upload the replay (still can't upload with LoLReplay, don't know if it's general or just me...). I don't know if it asks for you to create an account too in order to download the replay but if it does, I'm sorry for the inconvenience (still, it's easy and free to make an account if you still want to).
Also, I recorded the replay on Spectator mode, hopefully all my replays will be on Spectator mode. I still don't know how the .lrf and .lrs files work though so it MAY appear on Spec mode for you or maybe not... I hope it does!
That's all! Cheers summoners! ^_^
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