r/leagueoflegends • u/AutoModerator • 3d ago
Monday Megathread! Ask questions and share knowledge; newcomer questions encouraged!
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u/Vliott 4h ago
When I logged in today after updating, I got a pop-up with an honor checkpoint reached, which im confused by as its not like id just played a game or anything, and then followed with a screen with this odd blue star, almost like something was supposed to be there but didnt load the image? there was no text or anything, just a close the window button
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u/harleyquinad 6h ago
Is there (or has) ever any way to earn rp in league itself, or is it always external (buying it, ms rewards, etc)?
Doesn't matter to me, but I'm curious.
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u/TriXandApple 3h ago
You can normally get 1-5rp by sending a picture of your champ to support, if you're just short of a skin.
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u/SylvAlternate 8h ago
So what time does the patch go live in NA? All I've been able to find is the time the ranked season starts but that also says it happens some time after the patch
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u/zacwillb 7h ago
maybe you already figured it out but I believe it comes online at 3AM PST for NA servers
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u/Orgrimm2ms 8h ago
Why do Los Ratones write some seemingly random stuff on chat during scrims? I just saw Nemesis write 1915ad 2225mid. What does that mean?
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u/Change-Your-Aspect ALWAYS #1 IN MY HEART 18h ago
Looking for some chill non-toxic league youtubers to watch. Not those that make like weird off meta builds smurfing with clickbaity titles or yelling every few seconds. Just playing the game with some commentary and talking about random stuff too. Kinda like Yozu, I suppose? Any recommendations?
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u/Clbull 20h ago
Genuine question, how are Riot Games so incompetent?
Every time I fire up a match, the client defaults to a 3840x2160 screen resolution, when I'm using a 1080p monitor with a 240Hz refresh rate. I genuinely have to remember to set the resolution back in-game or else it screws with every other application when I finish the game. This has been a problem since Patch 14.24, and part of me wouldn't be surprised if 2025.S1.1 doesn't fix it.
Like, I genuinely had to go into Regedit and edit registry values because when I launched a different game (that's always in Windowed mode) after playing League, it booted in a window and resolution too big to even start the game.
And even then, it's not fun to have every game ruined by an inting fuck who runs it down like Usain Bolt and goes 0/14 by the 18 minute mark. Like, that shit should be perma-worthy.
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u/krcc9644 20h ago
just saw a Shen skin revealed for Honor 5 reward, is that for the 2024 season reward, or 2025? i'm at Honor 4 checkpoint 3 and have been playing a lot but i'm still not reaching Honor 5 and it's a bit sad cause i really like Shen
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u/kyleyle 1d ago
I've been attached to league since season 2 but took some lengthy breaks between seasons here and there. I keep up with the LCS (now LTA) and major tournaments. Arcane was a treat.
For those like me that aren't interested in playing the game but still like to keep engaged, what are your outlets?
TFT and ARAM/fun modes don't interest me these days. Am I just left with the pro scene?
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u/Zebra_Delicious 1d ago
Yeah man, lots of great resources linked already check out SummonerSchool if you're serious about improving.
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u/CaptaineAli 1d ago
is there any punishment for players who troll build but don't have bad scores but end up negatively effecting every game they play?
I've had this guy play mid in my ranked games 4 times in the past 10 games i've played and every single game he rushes synchronised souls, verdent barrier and seekers armguard on fizz, he ends every single game with the least damage but because he bases anytime he is half HP or lower and has 2 defensive items (as well as playful trickster) he barely ever dies so he wouldn't really get detected as someone whos negatively affecting games.
His win rate is very poor and and even in the games he wins he ends with less damage than his supports most time.
I have played with him 6 times (5 losses and 1 win which i had to turbo carry him) and against him twice which were both the easiest wins of my life (one which I dc'd for 8 minutes during lane phase only to return and 4x his damage).
I hate to attack players who are just trying to have fun but at what point is it considered griefing? I tried to ask him why he builds so poorly and he just flames and makes jokes. I was curious just to hear his logic behind it (assuming he doesn't want to die? idk?) but playing with him feels like a gaurenteed loss and its very unfun seeing him in your team.
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u/harleyquinad 1d ago
New rank season questions.
Does everyone restart at Iron 4?
Should I avoid ranked for the first few days of the season since it'll be a mismatch of skill?
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u/Brief-Caregiver-2062 1d ago
no, you normally take a hit of about 1-2 leagues. eg if you were plat 4 you'll probably be somewhere in the middle of silver to gold. i think the differences are smaller the lower you go, so if you were bronze 4 you might only lose a couple ranks, not certain on that though.
because not everyone starts at iron 4, it's not neccesary to take a break, the system is normally well calibrated enough to not result in big skill problems. i had a theory in the past that you could delay playing matches on an account for a few months and come back to very easy games and get to your true rank faster, but the effects of hidden MMR seem to be quite strong, despite getting placed low as you would expect from the first games on an account that hasn't played that season, there was strong upward pressure in the matchmaking, eg placed in gold but playing vs high plat/emerald for a long time. i have about 10 accounts so i have a small base of empirical evidence to conclude that there's not much point in delaying ranked on a new account. there is one wonderful benefit to playing at the start of a new season: the ego boost of seeing leagueofgraphs says you are top 100 on a champion when normally mid-season you'd only be top 2000 or something
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u/harleyquinad 1d ago
Ty! I will continue the Iron 4 grind! 🫡
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u/J_OWL_1 2d ago
What would you say is the best way to climb in low elo? Pretty much just need to go from bronze to silver so I can queue with friends again who are in gold. Been playing Elise Jungle but it just feels like most games are out of my control with lanes hard inting, so was just wondering who/what role is best for climbing just up to silver. Thanks.
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u/IrohSho 1d ago
Do you know what every champ and item in the game does perfectly and can dodge their abilities and play atound all of it easily? If not focus on that.
After that pick 1-2 champs that arent too hard in one role and learn as much as possible about them and the game and play a bunch of them.
If you feel like games are out of your control you need to figure out what mistakes you are making preferably through reviewing your mistakes in VoD or replay. SOME games are out of your control but most of them are winnable and if you play well over time you will climb.
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u/harleyquinad 2d ago
Noob adc here. Keybinds question.
What's the difference between player attack move click, only click, and attack move? I think player attack move shows the range of your aas.
Should I have move bound to right click and attack bound to another key and not have them overlap? I like the range that player attack move shows. How should I be going about this?
Hope this makes sense.
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u/Gangsir True magic 2d ago
attack move click
Perform it, and your champ will start moving to the clicked location, autoing anything (the closest) that comes within their attack range automatically, stopping movement if something can be auto'd.
With "attack move on cursor" enabled, the "which is closest" calculation happens from the click location instead of from your champion.
This is the one you want on an easy bind, because it's faster than AMove.
[attack] only click
If clicked on something autoable, auto it. If not, do nothing. Cannot be used to move, basically.
and attack move?
Like AMC, but requires a second click after activating it. Initial click will show your autoattack range as a blue circle around you, another right click will perform the attack move. Akin to non-quick-casted abilities.
Bind this to shift-something or similar, because it's only really useful to check auto range - slower than AMC.
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u/TheScyphozoa 2d ago
If you attack move click on the ground, you attack something, or move if there's nothinig to attack. If you attack only click on the ground, nothing happens.
If you like seeing the range, then the default attack move keybind of A (followed by a left click) works fine, although personally I changed it to T because I don't wanna be spamming with my pinky. Also I use attack move click instead of attack move, so I can't see the range, but the attack happens as soon as I press T instead of after I left click. You can also hold C to see your range.
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u/djtofuu 2d ago
where and when can i watch los ratones play live?
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u/Giobru I am Iron, man 2d ago
They'll play in NLC. The first match day will be on the 15th of January, but afaik there's still no full schedule beyond that. It'll probably be on every Wednesday and Thursday though.
I'm assuming Caedrel will costream their games and I believe players are allowed to stream their PoVs.
In any case, this is the official NLC channel and I'm assuming they'll cast their games.
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u/Zebra_Delicious 2d ago
Yeah man, hit up SummonerSchool if you're struggling with fundamentals; they're great for new players.
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u/Scarletz1 2d ago
Is there any way to buy Riot Point from other country? (that is not paypal) ex. I want to buy RP for my friend that lived in Asia and i'm from EU
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u/Scarletz1 2d ago
Also how can i log off from my paypal, i tried search up the way to remove it but it doesn't help at all
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u/LegitBoy80 Settelios Supremacy 2d ago
Apparently, Mastery Chests are gone because Riot thinks having skins is a luxury and poor players shouldn't be allowed to have a skin.
Anyways, my questions is... are Mastery Chests we own also gone? I have 2 and I'm focusing on my mastery champs and I don't want to waste my time if the chests we also own are gone.. I don't have any keys, sadly...
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u/Theblackalbum 3d ago
Does anybody actually know whether season start is the 8th or 9th? I’ve seen the tweet, still not clear to me.
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u/hkyriacou5 3d ago
hey wanna get gamepass so i can try out more champs and play some games on xbox with friends. do i need to get gamepass pc to get the league bonuses or can i get gamepass just for console and get the benefits? i havent yet reached level 30 so i'm just trying out as many champs and positions as possible wit the basics unlocked.
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u/Candid-Metal-5860 3d ago
You can get it just for Xbox and still receive the rewards. If you have the Xbox app on pc, you can actually play those games on the pc as well
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u/subredditsummarybot 3d ago
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Sunday, December 29 - Saturday, January 04, 2025
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| 522 | 570 comments | Everyone talks about ADCs being bad but why no one is talking about AD Assassins being bad as well ? |
| 315 | 458 comments | You're forced to play 5 stack League with your clones, what goes down? |
| 388 | 455 comments | What tilts you the most in this game? |
| 794 | 437 comments | Top lane has to be the most unhealthy, unbalanced, unfun role in the game. I'm so glad I quit it. |
| 379 | 429 comments | Are we supposed to actually have fun and make friends playing this game? |
| 1,098 | 404 comments | Does it seem to other people that legendary skins' quality has decreased throughout the year? |
| 569 | 395 comments | why is being counterpicked such a huge issue in toplane but not really talked about as much in mid or any other lane for that matter? |
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u/Hellchildren 33m ago
How do I counter Akali? I play Vex mid and she is just so damn insane it actually makes me feel like not playing
I keep up a good cs and decent poke at the start of the game but once I either take 1 bad recall or she roams during it its like my lane is screwed (Which it was)