League of legends strategy's for a new player?

[Cloakedwand72]

Just trying out League of legends and any easy to learn tips for a low level plus players like me?I do not use a mic. 

Edited January 6, 2016 by Cloakedwand72

[InterCity]

I played since 2009, but stopped playing recently due to lack of time. Reached Diamond 2 at EUNE server, and I have some tips:

• Don't try to get the kill at all costs. Basically, if you get the kill and die in the process, it is overall worse for you than for them. That is because you are going to miss minions (coloq. farm) and thus gold. Also, killing 16 minions (one wave worth of them) roughly equals one kill, so it's not that much. Despite the urge you might have, I'd recommend only going for the kill if you are ahead enough.
• Learn to last hit minions ASAP. It will boost your scores enormously. My technique is to wait until they are at about 10% health or so (without hitting them myself, letting our minions to do the damage), then do one attack as last hit. For starters, try to aim for 35-40 minions killed at the 10 min mark, or 80-90 by 20 min. As you learn, push the envelope further and further. When I stopped playing, I was routinely having 70 creeps at 10 min, and I was among the worse players in my division.
• Ranged champions, especially so-called AP Mids (mages) are easier to play in my opinion, but they lack toughness. Tip #1 applies twice there.
• Generally, you should try to play the following champions first (in this order): Lux, Annie, Master Yi, Garen, Teemo, Jinx, Ashe, Warwick, Zed. Most others are not too hard either, but avoid Syndra, Orianna, Kindred, Rumble, Heimerdinger, Azir and pretty much any support champion in your first games. These, while very powerful, are extremely difficult to play (but satisfying :)).
• Bot matches. They help you learn quite a lot in the beginning, and even later in your career, they're good for testing out new strategies and champions.
• Do not play PvP when angry. Listen to some "Of monsters and men" or whatever you like instead, drink a glass of water or go royally destroy some sorry bot's rear. This applies twice for ranked games, wannabe "champions" take note.
• Use the mute button often. It's located on the "score" screen brought up by tab (little speech bubble). League community is absolutely god-awful, and you don't really need to hear all the nonsense they throw at you. On the other hand, if you meet a nice player, be sure to honor them after the game. Oh, and don't click that report button unless someone very bad happens.
• The "Recommended items" for each champion are quite a nice place to start. Take starter items, then essential items, then offensive if you are winning and defensive if you are losing. Buy offensive if you bought defensive the last time or vice versa.
• Once you reach 30, stay away from ranked games for another half a year or so. Fresh 30s rarely have the experience necessary to rock, and many then find themselves in the bronze league, which is notoriously hard to escape.

Well, that's about it... Be sure to check out PassTheJelly's noob mistakes list. And try not to do any of those.

If you want some mentoring, I could probably play a game or two with you, given that you are in a compatible timezone.

[Cloakedwand72]

18 minutes ago, InterCity said:

I played since 2009, but stopped playing recently due to lack of time. Reached Diamond 2 at EUNE server, and I have some tips:

• Don't try to get the kill at all costs. Basically, if you get the kill and die in the process, it is overall worse for you than for them. That is because you are going to miss minions (coloq. farm) and thus gold. Also, killing 16 minions (one wave worth of them) roughly equals one kill, so it's not that much. Despite the urge you might have, I'd recommend only going for the kill if you are ahead enough.
• Learn to last hit minions ASAP. It will boost your scores enormously. My technique is to wait until they are at about 10% health or so (without hitting them myself, letting our minions to do the damage), then do one attack as last hit. For starters, try to aim for 35-40 minions killed at the 10 min mark, or 80-90 by 20 min. As you learn, push the envelope further and further. When I stopped playing, I was routinely having 70 creeps at 10 min, and I was among the worse players in my division.
• Ranged champions, especially so-called AP Mids (mages) are easier to play in my opinion, but they lack toughness. Tip #1 applies twice there.
• Generally, you should try to play the following champions first (in this order): Lux, Annie, Master Yi, Garen, Teemo, Jinx, Ashe, Warwick, Zed. Most others are not too hard either, but avoid Syndra, Orianna, Kindred, Rumble, Heimerdinger, Azir and pretty much any support champion in your first games. These, while very powerful, are extremely difficult to play (but satisfying :)).
• Bot matches. They help you learn quite a lot in the beginning, and even later in your career, they're good for testing out new strategies and champions.
• Do not play PvP when angry. Listen to some "Of monsters and men" or whatever you like instead, drink a glass of water or go royally destroy some sorry bot's rear. This applies twice for ranked games, wannabe "champions" take note.
• Use the mute button often. It's located on the "score" screen brought up by tab (little speech bubble). League community is absolutely god-awful, and you don't really need to hear all the nonsense they throw at you. On the other hand, if you meet a nice player, be sure to honor them after the game. Oh, and don't click that report button unless someone very bad happens.
• The "Recommended items" for each champion are quite a nice place to start. Take starter items, then essential items, then offensive if you are winning and defensive if you are losing. Buy offensive if you bought defensive the last time or vice versa.
• Once you reach 30, stay away from ranked games for another half a year or so. Fresh 30s rarely have the experience necessary to rock, and many then find themselves in the bronze league, which is notoriously hard to escape.

Well, that's about it... Be sure to check out PassTheJelly's noob mistakes list. And try not to do any of those.

If you want some mentoring, I could probably play a game or two with you, given that you are in a compatible timezone.

I might want to play a game or two with you but am not a ultra hardcore gamer.But am considering trying Esports Arena online app when it comes out.

[InterCity]

1 hour ago, Cloakedwand72 said:

I might want to play a game or two with you but am not a ultra hardcore gamer.But am considering trying Esports Arena online app when it comes out.

Not a problem. My glory days are also probably over now, taking in account how long it has been since my last game (over a month). Are you anywhere near europe?

 

[Cloakedwand72]

53 minutes ago, InterCity said:

Not a problem. My glory days are also probably over now, taking in account how long it has been since my last game (over a month). Are you anywhere near europe?

 

East coast America.But i am at my computer most of the time any way.

[RainDreamer]

Uh, I am not exactly a pro, but I will add another advice as a support player: be aware of the map. Always ensure you are able to see where the enemies are, and where they may be. If they are missing from map, notify your team. Always have vision wards at important places like baron and dragon, but depending on your progress you may move your ward to jungles, yours or theirs. Once you see enough enemy movement, you can read their strategy and respond appropriately. Information warfare is extremely important if either you or them has a jungler, since it is important for those champions to be able to gank unnoticed.

Moba games are rather similar to chess in a way, in that there is only a numbers of possible moves at one time, and learning to recognize them early then counter them will help you.