League of Legends is an Action RTS video game released on octomber 27, 2009. The game is developed and published by Riot Games and it was first announced in late 2008. LoL had a six months beta from april 2009 till’ octomber 2009, when the game got a full release.
The game is not your traditional RTS game, even if it's real time and has a lot of strategy involved. Some call it ARTS (action real time strategy), some call it MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena) and some call it AoS and/or DotA clone (Aeon of Strife and Defense of the Ancients, are two famous custom maps designed for StarCraft BroodWar and WarCraft 3).
In reality the game has features and mechanics from more than one genre. It combines classic RTS elements, with Action and RPG elements, adding team play into the mix, along with tactical decisions. In the newly released Dominion Game mode, you can also see FPS elements. League of Legends has a wide range of influences and requires different skills for different situations. Call it the cocktail molotov of gaming ATM, ready to explode! And...yeah, i mean it in a good way J
It's the most popular and played game right now! As of July 2011, LoL has surpassed WoW in terms of active players!
Now, CHAAAARGE! To the gameplay elements of League of Legends! GO GO GO !
Numero uno amigo, it's a TEAM game. Two teams of 5 members each (or 3 each for the smaller map) battle for supremacy in the Summoner's Rift, the main LoL map (Twisted Treeline is the 3v3 map). Also the new Dominion game type, with different gameplay, has it's own unique map called Crystal Scar.
Each player controls one single POWERFULL unit, called champion. As of 1 December 2011 there are 88 different champions. The teams start the match in opposite positions. The purpose of LoL matches is to destroy the enemy Nexus (the main structure of the enemy team). In order to do so, each team has to go through a series of towers and kill many AI spawned and controlled minions that fight along with the 5 enemy champions. There are three lanes that lead to the enemy base. Also there is a jungle territory, where you can fight neutral minions and gain buffs. Of course the main enemy is not represented by the towers, enemy minions or neutral minions, but by the enemy champions/team.
You gain XP and Gold for killing or assisting a kill of an enemy champion, last hitting minions, destroying towers etc. XP makes you gain levels (18 is MAX level) and earning Gold permits the purchase of items from the shop. Every champion starts at level 1, has a unique passive/game mechanic and 4 different abilities which are leveled up to a maximum of 5 (main 1-2-3 skills) and a maximum of 3 for the last skill, the ULTIMATE. Also as a champion gains levels, stats begin to grow. Basic stats are: Damage, Health, Mana, Move Speed, Armor, Spell Block, Health Regen and Mana Regen.
League of Legends is a session-based game and lasts about 30-40 mins in classic mode (Summoner’s Rift 5v5), about 20-25 mins in classic mode 3v3 (Twisted Treeline) and about 10-20 mins for the new Dominion mode on the Crystal Scar map.
The game can be played in five different modes ATM: Tutorial mode, Custom, Co-op vs AI, Normal game and Ranked battle.
This is it for Part 1 of the „30 Seconds Until Minions Spawn!” series! Stay tuned for Part 2, other news, patch notes and discussions, strategies, live streams of TOP players and replays soon J
PS: for all you Maverick or Poker fans, i leave you with Twisted Fate till’ next time.
Much Love!
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