GameOn - MOBA Games - League of Legends

Official Site: http://na.leagueoflegends.com/

Source: Youtube Channel RiotGamesInc

If we are to talk about MOBA Games, League of Legends (LoL) is bound to be the one game to be brought up (other than DotA 2 which isn't officially out yet).  I have accumulated close to 600 hours on LoL since I first started 2.5 years ago when DotA was still my main MOBA game.  That is perhaps the most I have ever spent on a single game (even more than Phantasy Star Online).  It is undeniable that Riot Games' League of Legends is the most popular MOBA game on the market and one of the most played online games.  Although there are many similarities from DotA's cast of characters, many of the champions in LoL are distinct with their own personality, unique play-style, and story background.  The game is constantly expanding, improving, and updated so that the game's quality continues to further itself.  A new champion is released every month with changes to existing ones to balance out the gameplay.  There are many things that Riot does right with the new MOBA genre: simple to learn gameplay while still keeping it highly competitive and challenging, organized user-interface and comprehensible item shop, impeccable level design and art style that distinguishes objects from each other and the environment, and listening to the community to keep them involved.  Like many other games, it does have its faults.  The community is filled with younger audiences which unfortunately brings a lot of immaturity, whining/raging, name calling, and profanity filled goodness along with high egos and arrogance (this is not a generalization, you can tell the difference before schools out and right when the time they get back home).  Children aren't the only ones to blame as many adults can be just as disrespectful and uncouth as they are in the streets.  In short: the general community of LoL is ill-mannered and hard to get along with.  That doesn't mean that everyone who plays LoL are going to rip your head off if you happen to do something wrong.  In fact, I had a few matches where players from both teams were very courteous and joked around a lot which made the game really enjoyable (rare case, but they exist).  Another problem is that the game frequently suffers from lag, bugs, disconnections to the server, glitches, and problems (usually right after a new patch).  The Riot team is incredibly hard working though and has always made it a point to notate all issues and remedy them.  The following for LoL is very strong and so there are a lot guides and videos that help players understand the game better.  LoL is very balanced and the dynamics of how the game can be played makes for a very interesting match each time one plays.  I highly recommend League of Legends for anyone who wants to play a MOBA game as an introduction to the genre as it's one of the easiest to learn and get into.  Click on the top link and click play for free on the upper right hand corner to begin downloading and playing.  This concludes this week's GameOn event, I hope everyone enjoyed it.