Arclight Xerath would have been a good choice, what with the random Arclight Brand they popped out. Though it may be too similar to Guardian of the Sands. Dark Star would be absolutely gorgeous for Xerath, and a far better choice than the champions they chose. ~~Also Kassadin even though he has a Cosmic skin.~~ Knowing Riot, though, Xerath is likely to end up with a 1350 skin for a line that is fitting, but otherwise skimped out on. It'll be just enough to get us to shut up, and nothing more. @ Eternum Cassie, girl, you deserve Bewitching.

With Talon being as loyal as he is to the General, I don't believe he would be keen on Katarina disobedience, as well as how she no longer follows his teachings. I would love for them to touch more upon Talon's lore now, since everything's changing. Maybe Talon is just **that** good of an assassin that not even Riot can find him.

> [{quoted}](name=MrHaZeYo,realm=NA,application-id=yrc23zHg,discussion-id=JUBp4chl,comment-id=0000,timestamp=2019-01-11T01:56:17.122+0000) > > It's like gambling, because you have the chance at getting other goodies along the way, plus at least 1 gemstone. > > So while you need to put in 140 to get the skin, you'll get other things with it, it isn't just 140 for the skin, it's 140 for the skin, 1-3 gemstones, and like 20 Epic skin shards and 60 other skin shards. Yep! That's why I clarified (or tried to, I'm bad with words) that this was viewing them as worth for the Tokens on their own! You'll get a __lot__ out it, but if you're looking for the Aatrox skin alone, it may be discouraging. Especially if you own the majority of skins already!

> [{quoted}](name=Hexs Fortune,realm=NA,application-id=yrc23zHg,discussion-id=k0EMpEi9,comment-id=000100000000,timestamp=2018-11-19T06:15:36.023+0000) > > During the bi-annual Blue Essence Emporium events you can buy icon/gemstone packages for Blue essence Ahhh, thanks! Didn't know about that.

> [{quoted}](name=Hexs Fortune,realm=NA,application-id=yrc23zHg,discussion-id=k0EMpEi9,comment-id=0001,timestamp=2018-11-19T04:19:37.307+0000) > > You can sorta do that by converting BE to Gemstones then use those gemstones on hextech crates How do you convert BE to Gemstones in the first place?

Hm. There was something I read that mentioned about how our age and society (dear god, another 'society' post) has become so addicted to the internet that our attention spans have shortened, blah blah blah, but we've also become more moodier as a result. We spend less time outside with friends, and more times alone in our rooms wasting life away at these games. It's unhealthy and for some reason leads to people being complete assholes in game. If that doesn't satisfy you for an answer, there's always the "insecure people using their online identity to insult others and make themselves feel good" which is kind of true? But, that's not League-exclusive. It's just a general thing on the internet. Personally, I believe it's because of how the game is, opposed to say, Overwatch. The games are longer, and you're usually stuck with the same 4 (9) people for 20-50 minutes. If you have an issue with one of the 4 / 9 players, you're stuck with them for a while. It's a competitive, team game, requiring everyone to play their parts. Some people take it too seriously and end up holding grudges against certain people for the entire length of the game. Not to mention bad plays, off-meta champions and other things that affect their chances of winning. It can be annoying to have a, say, LeBlanc support who's new. People who take it too seriously because they're competitive in nature end up getting tilted, and it carries on for multiple games. With people's shortening attention spans it's harder to keep them stimulated in the same game for long and they stop trying after a while which can also be tilting for some players. It also means they can only tolerate a person they don't like for only so long before getting mad. I'm not entirely sure if that's the reason why this game is so toxic, but hey, you can always blame the Yasuo mains! ;) (i mean this as a joke)

I have 50 friend requests because I feel bad if I decline them, but I also never want to see most of these people again. Now, people can't add me if they wanted to so it's actually a nice way of not having to deal with the guilt of declining, unlike Blizzard's way of racking up requests (some of which are from wayy back when I played WoW). Dunno if that counts as a confession but aye. As for in-game, I very rarely finish support items on Shen and Pyke, just because I'd rather get the respective Knight's Vow and Duskblade (I rush Mobis on Pyke for whatever god forsaken reason, so I need the like 150 gold). Tends to annoy some of my ADCs, but it's not like I'm not building any support on, say, Thresh.

{{champion:91}} {{champion:157}} {{champion:141}} {{champion:238}} {{champion:555}} (Based on mains/who I play) {{champion:38}} {{champion:157}} {{champion:141}} {{champion:245}} {{champion:202}} (Lore) im that 12 year old emo kid who threatens to shoot up the school bc they think that they're bad ass /shrug

**gLORY TO THE SIN'DOREI**

'Tis gonna be extremely fucking laggy and crash everything but you know what? I love the idea so I'm down.

{{champion:90}} and {{champion:38}} - Have always been my favorites, since before I even really got into the lore. I was digging Malzahar just because my emo-self loved hoods at the time (thus leading to my current Talon obsession) and I started playing him. Kassadin came at a later time, but I found him cool since the first time I ever saw Kassadin in game, his ultimate really amazed me and that's basically how those two became some of my favorites. Now lore? Ah, geeze. ___ I'm glad that they gave Kassadin some love with his daughter coming to League, as in just a minor lore update. I mean, hey, it's better than nothing and now he's being a bit more recognized by the community because he's the father of one of now most popular characters of League. His lore now, as many people have said, is basically Varus' old lore. Lost everything and now lives only to combat the void and literally nothing else. Revenge, essentially. He also got a small story recently so that was pretty cool. It definitely gave us some really cool insight onto his mind and everything, and not gonna lie, I am LIVING for it. But I'm going to go into a bit of detail about why I kind of dislike his new lore. We know little to nothing about his "past" as in his childhood. What kind of family was he raised in, did he have parents for most of his life? If not, what happened to them. All we know is that he guarded caravans and guided them, and these fellas basically named him because their Shuriman is shit. He doesn't have a name? Or he did? Did he forget it? Why doesn't he have a name? Will we ever learn it? That part confuses me, but I still really love how he has a story behind his 'name' and how he got it. Kassadin doesn't sound like your modern-day Shuriman name so it's nice that we learn how he got that name. I really don't have a lot of quarrel with his new lore! I actually love it so much. It's when it gets to the point where he swears to kill the void, etc. To be fair, what would you do personally if you lost everything you loved and cared for to the void and you know the person "responsible" for it (Malzahar). Of course you're going to give your life in an effort to stop him... Maybe... Depends on the person. I think it's honestly super cool that he goes "crazy" in collecting artifacts to combat the void. At least he isn't bat-shit crazy and running in unprepared... But he still is. He's gathering resources, stealing shit from old ruins, having armor made, blessed, crafted. Going out of his way to get his hands on things no mere man should end up wielding. The way he's going about it, not too long before he stumbles upon a Darkin, I'd bet, but that's besides the point. So, he's gathered all the stuff and now he's going to fight the void. He still knows very little about the void itself. He knows little about how to properly combat it, what methods to use. At least, that's how it seems to be, but he can still fight off the void pretty well regardless? So um, I guess it really doesn't matter. One thing I want to know; his connection to Horok. I also want to learn more about Horok in general, but we can wait. In his new story he's basically obsessed with the guy, mentioning a lot of stuff about him. My theory is he's a descendant of Horok. It happens that he leads a caravan to the place in which the blade is, and later comes back to retrieve it/knows where it is. He says himself he believes that it's fated. He also says this which makes me think that Horok and Kassadin are related. > The desert knows Horok. His name shall live forever. and > Kas sai a dyn. Whom does the desert know? > The desert does not know you, beast. You are not welcome here. You are lost in this ancient land of gods and men. > But the desert knows my name, for that is my name. I just want them to expand on that a bit, and maybe not make him old Varus. As for Malzahar, his new lore is cool as well. Not much you really can do with a man obsessed with bringing forth the end times. I do wish they kept the relationship he and Kassie had. Now it's just Malzahar spreading the void, Kassadin hearing about this and going, "Well, guess I'll risk my damn life to kill this guy." Rather than the 'old tricking-me-into-murdering-my-daughter-you-silly-you' thing which gave each other more of a reason to fight rather than, "I'm going to kill everything related to the void remotely." ~~Which may result in him accidentally murdering his daughter again so hey!~~ also its like 9 in the morning and i haven't slept yet so if this makes no sense bear with me please

My and my unbiased self; {{champion:157}} {{champion:91}} Not sure what they would have to discuss, if anything, but I love them to death so it'd be neat. {{champion:141}} {{champion:91}} Lot of potential for Rhaast to nag at them for being edgy. {{champion:39}} {{champion:91}} You gave Irelia and Sivir an interaction, yet slept on my mans. {{champion:81}} {{champion:91}} For all the Ez & Talon lovers/shippers. Dunno, this one could be neat as well I guess. {{champion:38}} {{champion:81}} I'm so sad that Kass isn't getting any interactions. Anyway, Kass has explored a bunch of shit and still does for artifacts for combating the void. No way he hasn't snagged an artifact before Ezreal and there is no way Ezreal is not interested in this guy. Armor from Zaun (I believe), the Void Stone, Horok's Netherblade! And, with the loss of his daughter, having someone young and full of energy around would probably grow on him and help repair his '_I don't care unless I'm fighting the void_' attitude. {{champion:38}} {{champion:555}} Sandwraith Pyke, to be exact. Any Shuriman, honestly. I just love Kassadin. {{champion:81}} {{champion:157}} "Noxians, I hate those guys." and, "Ninjas, I hate those guys." IT'S AN EASY, "You stole my line!" from Ezreal! I know that these three are related but _please_ Kassadin needs love! {{champion:145}} {{champion:90}} {{champion:38}}

If you go into a normals game, and you have a party of four, you can surrender to troll even if you're winning. That's why I believe Ranked Flex doesn't support 4-mans. Besides, early surrender votes are for if the game is totally lost and everyone agrees that it is. Otherwise, you could still win, opposed to giving up. Yes it can be annoying when one person votes no, but is it too hard to wait five more minutes to surrender at 20?

Yeah. When I mess up a lot on my (current) mains, Talon and Malz I get a little pissed off since they are considered "easy" champions.

His Malefic Visions refreshes when his target is Q'd or R'd. If you place the silence behind your enemy, chances are they'll walk back into it, refreshing the DoT. Pop a W, and watch the voidlings chase.

My theory is, rather than destroying the box, he embraced it and the shadows. Surely something like that has to hurt, or have some sort of effect on him, hence the cry. Then he beheaded his former master, because there was no purpose in keeping him alive, and because of the master's favor over his son, rather than Zed. It could've been an ambush as well. Coming this far, it was very unlikely that Zed would've destroyed the box, especially with all of his emotions he had, so it could've been planned.

Malzahar's W is what summons the voidlings. Do you mean his E (Malefic Visions) which is the DoT ability? I will admit, he does take little to no skill, but people can still manage to do bad on him. Zed's also fairly easy to play. Just hard to master. The game is not instantly lost if a Malzahar is on the enemy team, as with all champions.

As of late, I've been going with Shen support. Wouldn't say he can "carry" a team, but he can help in fights for sure. Not my favorite picks, but I've seen Sona does well for carrying, only issue is, she's squishy and susceptible to CC. I've also seen my fair shares of Janna in the botlane which is rather annoying. As you mentioned, Zyra is fantastic for that kind of thing. I'd have to recommend Lux. Similar to Zyra, high damage, rather easy, isn't considered a troll pick in the botlane and does rather well. Bard, if you can play him can be equally as annoying or deadly if you build mostly AP. There's also Zilean, who can do really well, but also really poorly. And for Taric, he's great fun. He has a heal, shield and a stun. Mind you, they're not that substantial, but with his passive, you can keep your ADC alive, while dishing out damage and CC. Mana is a slight issue if you keep spamming abilities to get your Q to go off cooldown. His ultimate can be fantastic in team fights and for diving, but it doesn't last long and can be messed up easily.

I'd say Fiora could be a good pick, if you can get ahead. The vitals help for sustaining in a fight, plus that ultimate, but aside from that, Illaoi is a solid pick.

I was expecting a joke about how a pregnant mother can carry at least one person.

No. {{champion:91}} is gonna get banned a lot more now D:

The Dalaran joke. Ahhh nostalgia

{{champion:245}} won't be sleeping tonight..

I see Takumi there...

Draven was enough last rotation, now you're giving us Twitch? Alongside Talon and Shaco as well, do you wish for the end of ADCs?

Same. I no longer play Support, and previously my background was my frequently played champion but now it's Sona who I have the most mastery on. This really pisses me off because I'd rather have Kalista or Zed appear over any support.

Ah, alright. But I don't have any option for the Practice Tool yet it still selects a random champion for me. EDIT: Never mind, selected Blind Pick in the custom game then going into the Practice Tool fixed it. Thank you very much ^^

I wanted Galactic Azir but I got Star Guardian Janna. I could care less now though since I have Warring Kingdoms Azir ;^;

Any upcoming ideas for Kalista or Azir? Are you going to give them a mini-rework or just play around with things over the course of the future patches to see what works and what doesn't.