Maintaining a presence in the lane is one thing, but staying too long is an often fatal mistake. After chasing down an opponent and killing them, many beginners will push towers while at low health, ascendance because there is no one there to challenge them. This opens the player up to being ganked by another en
Score was afflicted by the "second place curse" as it was generally called. This became a meme because, for many years when competing in the LCK, Score would end in second. Luckily for him, the curse was broken in 2018. After that moment of hard-earned success, the player retired in 2
In the 2013 World Championship finals, SKT T1 faced Royal Club in the finals. Tt was the battle of prodigies: the notorious unkillable demon king, Faker, vs. the greatest marksman to grace Summoners Rift, Uzi. This iconic series was the crucible that forged the Chinese Vs. Korean team rivalry in League of Lege
For people who are competitive by nature, games like Apex Legends are inherently more fun when they're winning. In fact, the FPS game's matchmaking system works so that even the worst players can enjoy the thrill of getting kills and occasional wins. Dying less often means less time spent loading into games. And of course, there's always the satisfying feeling of seeing the "Champion" banner, which continues to excite me as much today as it did when I first started play
That is until they faced Korea's Samsung White which consisted of Looper, Dandy, PawN, imp, and Mata. In an utterly embarrassing stomp (and on some of their signature champion picks), Samsung White defeated Uzi and Star Horn Royal Club to cement Korea as the most dominant region in the wo
Because there are so many variables that change up the gameplay, such as changes to skill-based matchmaking based on whether a person is playing solo or with a squad and limited-time modes, it’s hard to offer a clear before-and-after compari
Before I signed up for the session, I wanted to understand Metafy from a coach’s perspective. I spoke with Perry "KnowKami" Vinson , a partnered Twitch streamer , YouTuber and top-level Dragon Ball FighterZ player. Vinson said he joined the site after seeing other players tweet that they’d started coaching on Met
In the early season, Sunfire Aegis was by far the best tank mythic item. After several nerfs, the three tank items have become much closer in balance. Balanced stats means the items are evaluated based on their active abilities less than the raw numbers. For Turbo Chemtank, that active makes the i
The site vets prospective coaches based on their tournament performance, though the team screens coaching candidates to ensure they’re personable as well. Metafy doesn’t take a commission or transaction fee and intends to monetize other ways in the future. Fabian suggested that the bigger picture could include a subscription program that allows access to a library of instructional videos. In turn, the site can pay a cut of that to the creators as w
This one just has so much panache and detail work to it. And no one can deny the romantic idea behind a cowboy samurai. His animations are also just really smooth; plus, his sword becomes a gun. Know what's cooler than a sword? A gun-sword. At least, that's what Squall Leonhart would have people beli
This roster of IG is noteworthy for playing the game with a fight-first mentality aiding in coining the term "LPL Aggression" by analysts and casters. The ultimate caveat of Invictus Gaming winning this world title is that they had virtually no path of resistance past defeating tournament favorites, KT Rolster, in the quarterfin
Samsung Galaxy's finals set against SKT T1 in 2017 was simply amazing. SKT T1 was going for a three-peat and their fourth Worlds title, trying to take home their second consecutive title after an incredible run in 2016. The roster of Huni, Peanut/Blank, Faker, Bang, and Wolf faced off against CuVee, Ambition/Haru, Crown, Ruler, and Cor
Further, it feels good knowing my money is going directly to the coach, allowing them to continue doing what they love. While revenue from tournaments, streaming, and YouTube can help, most players won’t be able to live off of those sources of income alone. Coaching provides them another opportunity to gain income for their years of hard w
Because of his legendary skills, people used to say that the MiG on his tag didn't stand for the name of the team (Maximum Impact Game) but for Madlife is God. Unlike many esports athletes, he prefers to be called by his full name, Hong Min-gi, instead of by MadL
Carlos Rodríguez Santiago is known for his many scarves, his mean Cassiopeia, and for his past as a professional World of Warcraft player. He used to play under the name "ocelote" and he does not capitalize the first letter of that name because he believes that all letters of his name are equally import
Teleporting back to base when at low health or low mana seems like a waste of time, but it will save the headache of respawning and allows players to buy new items and upgrades as their opponent respa
