Posts Tagged ‘Strategy’
Card Me: Sleep & Ætherize
When I first got into Magic: the Gathering awhile back, Sleep has always found its way into a deck slot at some point.
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Card Text: Tap all creatures target player controls. Those creatures don’t untap during that player’s next untap step.
Flavor Text: “I give them dreams so wondrous that they hesitate to return to the world of the conscious.”
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A relatively simple card, Sleep has been a key reason why I can emerge victorious in my games of Magic. I particularly like how the card art shows Mr. Horse getting some quality, dreaming time as well. Read the rest of this entry »
Capitalism through Cards Part 3
The main problems with the old deck stemmed from its lackluster speed and overall consistency. It took too long to get going, and by the time I could stabilize and establish a board presence, I found myself staring into the eyes of defeat constantly. To play on a razor’s edge a few turns into every game became very unpleasant, so to alter the deck again proved necessary. Read the rest of this entry »
Birds of Prey Part 2
So a lot of Yu-Gi-Oh! players have flocked over to YGOPRO for their online Duels.
Unlike Dueling Network, the website many Yu-Gi-Oh! players have been using prior to this newer program, YGOPRO features a slick system that takes care of a lot of the complex triggers and mechanics automatically. Dueling Network relied on the players doing things by manual means (from determining how card effects resolved to other tedious things like calculating damage).
YGOPRO’s quicker and well-programmed system makes it an attractive choice for Yu-Gi-Oh! players who want streamlined matches without having to wait a century between turns.
I decided to recreate my Harpies deck from Dueling Network with some minor modifications to try out on YGOPRO. Read the rest of this entry »
Like a Pro
If I ever got good enough at “League of Legends” to play like a professional, and I could get the honor of having a Pro Player Picks video, I would definitely choose Sejuani as the champion I would want to showcase.
I consider Sejuani to be my best jungler up my sleeve. For a long time, people have dissed the Viking lady who rode on the pig, even claiming she was near the bottom of the barrel in terms of tiers and overall viability.
I have never considered Sejuani to be like a secretly broken character or anything, but I do think that she has been an underestimated champion at the very least.
However, Sejuani will soon be donning some armor on top of her chainmail bikini in favor of a new kit and visual rework. I believe that Sejuani will still be my jungler of choice after her remake is implemented into the game.
What can I say? Sejuani is one cool customer. PIG POWER!
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Capitalism through Cards Part 2
My deck in Magic: The Gathering looks drastically different than what it was a few weeks ago, but it needs a lot of work still. A LOT OF WORK.
I have to say that it is very unfortunate that I happened to pick a deck strategy that is very iffy, to put it kindly.
THE DECK RECIPE!
The deck recipe with the sideboard is as follows:
Creatures
Arbor Elf x4
Elvish Visionary x4
Crocanura x2
Slaughterhorn x4
Fathom Mage x3
Deadbridge Goliath x4
Garruk’s Packleader x2
Duskdale Wurm x1
Sylvan Primordial x1
Skarrg Goliath x2
Spells
Farseek x4
Sleep x2
Simic Charm x3
Lands
Simic Guildgate x2
Island x11
Forest x11
Sideboard
Crocanura x2
Simic Charm x1
Pit Fight x3
Chorus of Might x1
Dissipate x1
Aetherize x2
Miming Slime x1
Sky Games x1
Naturalize x2
Skarrg Goliath x1
Toward the Top Part 5
I am making progress in my efforts to attain my true Elo/rating in “League of Legends.”
So the game’s system placed me in Silver I for some reason after I completed my seeding games. I found it odd because some of my other friends got placed in Silver 1 as well, despite having more ranked games and higher ratings than me at that point of the Preseason heading into Season 3. I just thought the system was a bit inconsistent with the placement in some cases.
Oh well. Regardless of where the game put me at, the original goal was to rise up as high as I could.
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The Right Recipe
Team composition is very important in “League of Legends.” A well-balanced composition sets up a recipe for success, significantly improving the odds that a team can win with proper execution. Every element for a standard team, whether it is the support or jungler, comes together to serve a purpose.
Being able to judge the strength of your team composition at champ select is an appropriate skill to pick up. Does your team have enough damage? Does your team lack crowd control capabilities? Is your team too squishy? Does your team have a tank?
There are certainly many aspects and components to consider, all of which will be tested as a LoL match carries on. Some games can be made that much easier or more difficult, and this can be based solely on how both teams construct their respective team compositions. It is paramount to treat every champion role as a vital ingredient that determines who can enjoy the taste of victory in the end.
Below are five random things I try to keep in mind when it comes to creating an ideal team composition. In no particular order of significance.
Snowballing
There is a key method when you want to win at “League of Legends,” and this is to snowball.
Snowballing refers to building up your character’s in-game strength to the point where you can overwhelm your opponents. In LoL, this method is accomplished through racking up gold and then using this money to purchase power through items.
All of it is rather linear if you think about it.
A New League
So Thresh has been officially added into “League of Legends” as a playable champion. I haven’t played many games as or against Thresh yet, but I do appreciate the direction that LoL’s champions are starting to shift toward more creativity (though power levels are often sketchy upon a new champion’s debut).
For one thing, I believe many of the recent champion additions have added many more options to the table. When I first played LoL, I found many of the champions to be on the plain side, and newer characters at times were underwhelming in terms of “wow factor” to say the least.
Granted, this was because I played the original Dota for four years before shifting over to LoL. Many “crazy” mechanics in LoL are often gimped and nerfed versions of stuff you would come across in Dota, so perhaps this affected my perception on “new” champion kits coming off as stale or rehashed in my book.
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Toward the Top Part 4
I have started to do my seeding games for “League of Legends.” Initially, I have fared relatively well by winning six of my eight games so far, which is pretty solid considering I have two more seeding matches left. I feel like a lot of my preparation has paid off so far.
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Toward the Top Part 3
I am nearing a point where I can say I am about ready to attempt climbing the Elo ladder for real in “League of Legends.” There has been a lot of mental preparation as I fine-tune my in-game fundamentals, especially when it comes to playing well in general.
I don’t want to rely on fancy gimmicks or anything of that sort – I just need to win. And a lot. If I win more than I lose, I will naturally acquire a lot more Elo in the long haul. However, I want to be intelligent about my ranked matches.
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Toward the Top Part 2
As you improve in something, you start to see the flaws in others. This has been apparent in “League of Legends” as I have been practicing to elevate my game.
And by flaws, I mean the random “errors” you notice. They can be subtle things like missing last hits, being a step out of position or using an ability incorrectly. At times, I find myself wanting to “correct” someone during a given match of LoL, especially when I see they use one of my “go-to” champs improperly.
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Eat Crow
I am improving by a lot in “League of Legends.” I can definitely tell with how much better I am playing. In particular, I have added Fiddlesticks, the Harbinger of Doom, toward my personal repertoire of champions. Fiddlesticks is an unusual character in the sense that he is potentially powerful, but he is an uncommon sight because he does require some skill to use properly.
I used to struggle with Fiddlesticks back in the day. I found him tricky and a tad awkward to use. But now that my individual, in-game ability has risen by so much, I now understand how to use his mechanics and champion kit more appropriately. Whether it is in the jungle or playing a mid Fid, it is very fun to make my foes eat lots and lots of crow.
Fantastic 15
When it comes to “League of Legends,” people always talk about who they “main,” as in who they consider as the characters they specialize in when it comes to champion picks. As I have become better at the game, I can definitely cover a lot more ground as far as the champion roles go. But if I had to narrow down the list for each role down to just three choices, there would certainly be some tough decisions.
Nonetheless, I have managed to create a list of who I think are my main champs for each given role.
LoL Philosophy No. 4
LoL Philosophy No. 4 – “Locust Swarming.”
When it comes to teamwork, “League of Legends” often spawns a lot of mixed opinions about what the “best” approach is for a given situation and tactic. For today’s post, I want to talk about team fighting and what I believe is usually an optimal plan of attack.
Let me tell you … it really BUGS me when my allies overcomplicate a team fight. They try too hard to be fancy when usually the simplest approach will probably yield the best results. My friends and I have started to call a particular maneuver the “Locust Swarm.”
Yes, picture those pesky buggers that swarm from spot to spot, devouring everything in their path and you can get an idea of what this concept entails.
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