Luck Of The Draw! What Group Is Your Team In?
Today was the first ever live groups selection for League of Legends’ World Championship. One team was going to get shafted and placed into what has been known as “The Group of Death”. TSM was the poor team to do so this year. Over at goldper10.com, Tom North has the group recap and his predictions: Group D – The non-American Dream Teams: LGD Gaming, Team Solo Mid, KT Rolster, Origen Going through:...
Have Faith CLG Fans! Help Is Here!
Recently, CLG received a big blow to their team, as jungler Xmithie is unable to join the team for Worlds due to visa issues. But their is some hope, as Philippine esports members have reached out to CLG, seeing this sort of problem in the Dota 2 scene. Over at esports.inquirer.net, Kyle Edralin has the scoop: However, it may not yet be the final word for Xmithie’s participation in the upcoming championship. After a reddit...
Microtransactions… League fans Got Off LUCKY!
It should be no surprise that most modern gamers HATE microtransactions. The very concept of “pay to win” or “freemium” gaming makes our blood boil! And its everywhere, especially with the rise of smartphone gaming and news of big name companies like Nintendo and Konami now beginning to shift focus on the mobile, casual market. Hell, microtransactions are even rearing their ugly heads in full price...
Is China Making The Most Out Of Their Players?
The Chinese League of Legends scene is bursting with talent, and it showed at MSI, even though they had a few Korean imports, EDG beat 2013 World Champions SKT in a best of 5. Top Chinese teams like EDG and LGD have taken in high profile Korean players and made huge improvements, but could they of done better with local talent, is there a more efficient way to build a team? What did teams in the past do? Could they have...
A Huge Blow To CLG!
After finally winning a chance to go to Worlds, CLG fan thought all the bad luck was behind them, but sadly, bad luck has again come to haunt CLG. Released on their website today, CLG announced that starting Jungler Xmithie would not be able to join them at Worlds due to visa issues. MaTTcom announced Xmithie’s replacement, and asked fans not to worry: We will be fielding Jae-Hyun “Huhi” Choi as our starting jungler for...