You’re at the selection screen. You soft-pick Ringo, your mates do the same with Adagio and Ardan. You think to yourself this is a good team comp; you can slow them with Achilles Shot, Ardan can drop his Gauntlet forcing the enemy team into Adagio’s Verse of Judgement. Twenty-five minutes later and you’re staring at a Defeat screen. Your opponents weren’t exceptional, both … [Read more...]
Spectator Mode Wish List from a Future Shoutcaster
MOBAs are new and fascinating to me. Having recently picked up VainGlory, I dove right in, quickly climbing the ranks where I plateaued at The Hotness. That isn’t to say I won’t be able to still move up, but for now I’m okay with where I’m at. I’ve always been better at talking about games than playing them anyway. … [Read more...]
Meta: Why Invade Early Game?
Last week in our first meta article we discussed the current trend towards full-team jungle invades in the first 90 seconds. Today we're going to talk about that in more detail. There's a current trend towards full-team jungle invasion that's running rampant in the Halcyon Fold, but is it the best possible early game strategy? Let's look at the benefits. A skirmish early … [Read more...]