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[EVARGNUG]

Got basic tier 3 setups for ad, ap, jungle. Need new champion don’t know who. Thinking Jarvin, Lee Sin. Who should I’s buy :sad:?

[4r5]

Vision wards are super strong this season (X-post /r/LeagueOfLegends) •...

Too Long; Won’t Read: Read the bold
Pre-text: My name is Isms and I’m a Platinum NA player. My goal with this post is to try and expedite the evolution of how we adjust to the new pre-season changes. The faster we adapt to our future meta, the more time Riot has to fix the problems that will eventually arise. Many summoners are complaining about the new changes to the game without learning how to adjust to the new gold, item, and vision systems in place. To me, the most impactful change Riot has introduced this season is with the vision system, and the faster we adapt to it, the more we can strategize around it. I’m here to show you why I think that the new vision wards (100g) are the most op item in the game right now. Here’s why every one of you should be buying more early game vision wards.
Pink wards are not just wards used to clear enemy vision, but are vital to claiming areas of map control and permanently maintaining it.
If a pink ward is in an area of the map your team controls, its own vision acts as an alarm to intruders and can warn you if they come close enough to destroy it. They now require 5 auto attacks so often will provide enough time for your to collapse on the intruder.
The biggest change to the vision system is that pink wards are now permanent until destroyed and only cost 100g.
I’ve yet to see even diamond players fully utilize these incredible tools efficiently, and the faster we all start experimenting with them, the faster we will evolve our meta and push this game to the limits. Below I’m going to show you 3 specific uses that are worth well beyond 100g. This article is long enough, so I’m only providing enough specifics to kickstart theorycrafting.
-Top Lane, Purple Team-
The top laner on purple side should look to maintain a pink ward at his own tri-brush.
Top Lane Tri-Brush Pic
For only the cost of 100g, he can maintain control of all rear ganks until the ward is destroyed. Utilizing this (for only 100g) combined with the new trinket system, the laner can alternate between relying on the pink ward for safety when his lane is being pushed against, and his trinket can be placed when he is pushing himself. This will also allow you to keep a ganking path open for your lane as long as you maintain the pink.
Now in order to counter this strategy, the enemy laner will HAVE TO KNOW that you are placing one there (this won’t happen until the inevitable meta adjusts to this very strategy). At this point, you’ll have a ward there permanently until he finally has a chance to safely check it (100g ward for a large number of minutes of vision? hell yes!). If the enemy laner wards your tri brush over the wall without fully face checking? You’ll see it and destroy it. If the enemy laner finally decides to try and destroy it himself, he’ll have to know it’s there, know it’s safe to facecheck, and finally auto attack it FIVE TIMES while praying that you aren’t baiting him for an easy gank when you see him go for it.
This same strategy can be used bottom lane. It will be a bit more difficult against a duo lane, since they are more likely to try and ward your tri brush. Regardless, this strategy supports Riot’s intentions of pink wards giving you vision control of areas of the map under your team’s control. The enemy team should have to fight for control over vision of a brush on your side of the jungle.
-Blue team, Jungler/Mid/Bottom Lane-
Someone on the blue team should pink ward just above the red buff brush.
Red Buff Brush Pic
For only the cost of 100g, this ward is probably the most effective. this will permanently (until destroyed, which the enemy has to FIGHT FOR) protect your team’s red buff, wraiths, mid lane from rear-wraith ganks, and bot lane from tri-brush ganks. The great part about this ward is that it is hidden in a brush that gives vision of a ton of different areas and the enemy has to venture pretty deep in order to check if one is even there. Another great part is that it frees up your bottom lane’s ward requirements, as the tri-brush gank path is fully covered from all gankers except those that can wall jump (and have knowledge that they have to wall jump ahead of time to avoid the ward). My suggestion is that the jungler try and pink this area since it mostly protects his jungle.
I also suggest that, if the red buff brush is covered, another team member should *pink ward the interior brush above wolves. *
Doggy Brush Pic
This area gives less information- only a short warning if the jungler ganks mid from behind or tries to counter jungle wolves/blue buff from that approach, but is an extremely safe ward and will probably only cost 100g to keep permanently warded until map control is lost.
-Bot lane, either team side brush-
This one’s a bit different, but i’ve yet to see anyone utilizing it well.
By warding the very front (closest to your base) of the first brush on the very outside of the map on bottom lane, you can keep your side lane brush clear of wards for offensive lane ganks and brush control.
Bottom Lane Offensive Brush Pic
The objective here is to put it at the very front (closest to your base) of the brush so you can clear the brush of any enemy wards while keeping your pink ward close enough to protect. This clearly doesn’t work if you are being pushed to your own tower, but if your lane is mostly even and you’re experienced with lane manipulation, this will make sure you maintain bush control while keeping the pink secure enough that the enemy can’t reach it to destroy it without long range or risking themselves. This clearly works much better against short ranged bottom lanes, and won’t work at all if you can’t even get out from under your own turret. But if your team applies all of the above tactics and maintains strong map vision, you should have the freedom to push your lane and keep this brush safe. This technique isn’t exactly permanent, but should last very long periods of time if your team maintains bottom lane pressure.
TL;DR: Read the bolded comments above. Pink wards OP. People aren’t trying to adapt to the new changes. If we expedite this adaption, Riot will have more time to work on the game during the preseason each time things settle.
P.S. On a side note, I also think that jungling in the pre-season is easier. It’s easier to adapt the Meteos playstyle and farm all day while keeping track of enemy wards (highlight their trinket in inventory). Doing this should tell you exactly when to gank. With a little bit of communication from your laners who watch their opponents ward, this also will give you information on where to gank. People will learn, and over time these mechanics will be expected instead of the exception.

[tolore]

not bad I tried the tri bush top purple side one and it stayed up long enough to definitely justify the purchase. Sadly The first time the jungle came at me I went to protect the ward without noticing shyvanna was 4/0/1 and got torn in half.

[GHOSTMACHINES]

Taric is kind of redic right now.

[FOBio]

Is he better in another role than support now?

[KowtowRobinson]

Is he better in another role than support now?

Doesn’t matter, double targon lanes. EVERYONE is a carry.

[umthrfkr]

let me know when all this pre season changes bullshit ends. enjoying Infinite Crisis atm. will be back when bullshit settles down.

[k4polo]

Vision wards are really strong actually.

You can only place 1 vision ward but they are permanent.
You can bait people with this and i have done this alot.

You can permanent ward a bush that your enemy doesn’t check.

Taric is pretty strong now that he can build items. He can guarantee stun someone and it is kinda hard to focus down.
Before he didn’t have the items to do what he was meant to do. His passive really sucked before since he had no items.

Then again alot of supports are stronger now which is good. They can make more of an impact than playing minesweeper and the occasional stun.

[GHOSTMACHINES]

I offer pictures of Darius and the power of the dunk. Praise Darius:

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Show time, bebe:

[qoqonuts]

I’ve posted this before, but you’ve made it relevant again.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_NrOkJ8DjQ

[bmckay]

I’m just starting this game and playing Jinx exclusively. She’s so damned fun. Even without runes/masteries, she’s a beast when leveled and built. I think I’ll be sticking with this game now lol.

[k4polo]

And of course Taric is slated for nerfs from Riot which comes as no surprise.

Well use him while you can for now. Really strong support.

[Mr.PaVy-RD]

i wish riot would fix hecarim also im wondering why they still havent fixed elises spiderling bomb disappearing

[k4polo]

Even you guys gotta admit this is some bullshit.

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[Cito48]

well i wouldnt want people that im paying a salary to lay my game streaming my competition’s game such as dota. others whatever

[KowtowRobinson]

Even you guys gotta admit this is some bullshit.

http://www.ongamers.com/articles/riot-season-4-lcs-contracts-stipulate-players-cannot-stream-dota-2-blizzard-games/1100-261/

Don’t like it? Don’t sign the contract. Not like they are losing all their income by saying no to Riot, they can still stream all they want without playing in LCS.

[k4polo]

Even you guys gotta admit this is some bullshit.

http://www.ongamers.com/articles/riot-season-4-lcs-contracts-stipulate-players-cannot-stream-dota-2-blizzard-games/1100-261/

Don’t like it? Don’t sign the contract. Not like they are losing all their income by saying no to Riot, they can still stream all they want without playing in LCS.

You are right but should their streaming be outside of their job? They should be able to stream what they want but oh well. It is their personal stream. Do they have the right to control their stream? Do they have any say so on their stream?

It is not able the contract but more about if it is justifiable. A contract shouldn’t defined your own streaming in my opinion.

That is like my job effecting what I stream or some lame crap like that. It is like freedom of expression or someting like that.
I suppose I am the only one who thinks this. Oh wells.

[RadicalFuzz]

Even you guys gotta admit this is some bullshit.

http://www.ongamers.com/articles/riot-season-4-lcs-contracts-stipulate-players-cannot-stream-dota-2-blizzard-games/1100-261/

Don’t like it? Don’t sign the contract. Not like they are losing all their income by saying no to Riot, they can still stream all they want without playing in LCS.

You are right but should their streaming be outside of their job? They should be able to stream what they want but oh well. It is their personal stream. Do they have the right to control their stream? Do they have any say so on their stream?

It is not able the contract but more about if it is justifiable. A contract shouldn’t defined your own streaming in my opinion.

That is like my job effecting what I stream or some lame crap like that. It is like freedom of expression or someting like that.
I suppose I am the only one who thinks this. Oh wells.

If normal jobs were streamed somehow, then it’s likely that McDonald’s would make you sign a contract saying you can’t stream yourself working at Burger King. Pro player streams regularly get thousands of views, and streaming is a huge part of why League is so popular. Remember when the World Series was on, other Twitch channels were messing up because of the sheer volume of people on the League stream. It’s definitely a very odd job requirement, but like Kowtow said if you don’t like it don’t sign the contract.

[flaw]

i can sort of understand games within the genre… but WoW, HearthStone. I know they’re releasing a card games but, ffs.
someone is paranoid.

[GHOSTMACHINES]

I can understand the reasoning behind it, but that doesn’t make it seem any less scummy.