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League of Legends (LoL, Rus.
League of Legends is a computer game of the Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) genre, developed and published by Riot Games for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X systems.
The game is created in the likeness of a multiplayer map for Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne — DotA[1].
It is a free to play game with payment by microtransactions.
It was announced on October 7, 2008 and released on October 27, 2009.
League of Legends was generally well received by the gaming community and its popularity has grown markedly over the years.
According to a 2012 Forbes article, League of Legends has become the most popular computer game in North America and Europe in terms of the number of hours played.
As of January 2014, more than 67 million people play League of Legends per month, 27 million per day, and more than 7.5 million simultaneously during peak hours.
2] League of Legends is the official discipline at the WCG Championship in 2010, 2011[3] and 2013.
In July 2010, Season One was launched, which made many additions to the game.
As of July 2011, 15 million accounts were registered, and more than a million people played every day.
Esports breakthrough, according to the magazine Igromania[4].
Contents 1 Gameplay 1.1 Game modes and player selection 1.1.1 Main modes 1.1.2 Time modes 1.2 Game client 1.3 Features of Champions (in general) 1.4 The most important innovations relevant for January 5, 2015 (Pre season 2015) 2 Tournaments 3 Reviews and criticism 3.1 Reviews in the gaming press 3.2 Awards 4 Notes 5 References
League of Legends
Developer Riot Games WW
Publisher
Riot Games
CN
Tencent Holdings Ltd
AS
Garena
Creators of the game Designer
Christina Norman Rob Garrett Steve Feak
Composer
Christian Linke
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Latest version
5.23
Genre
MOBA
Media
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Platform
Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X
Game Modes
Multiplayer game
System requirements
Minimum: Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP1, Windows 7 and Mac OS X Processor Intel Core 2 Duo 2 Ghz or Athlon 64 X2 2.6 Ghz 2 GB (for Windows Vista and 7, 2.5 GB will be required) of RAM A GeForce 7600GT or Radeon X1650 XT video card with 128 megabytes of memory and DirectX 9.0 c support 8 GB of free hard disk space A video card with shader support version 2.0 A 16 bit sound device compatible with DirectX
Gameplay The game takes place in the world of Valoran, where there are endless battles.
The game involves two teams of 3 to 5 players, each of which has its own base.
Players ("summoners") choose their characters ("champions").
The task of the game is to destroy the enemy's base.
Players are assisted by computer controlled minions (creeps).
In battles (activated by right clicking), players can either get gold or die.
For gold, players buy various things that give the champion additional bonuses in the form of increased damage, increased mana, etc.
Gold can also be obtained by killing neutral monsters.
Dead players are reborn on the base.
The game has 3 lines along which minions and champions advance to the enemy base.
Between the lines there is a forest in which there are neutral monsters.
There are special monsters in the forest, for killing which you are given a bonus for a short time.
Players accumulate experience points and "Influence Points"(in game currency) after each match.
Accumulating experience points lead to an increase in the Summoner's level, up to a maximum of level 30.
As the level increases, additional talent points and rune slots become available (see below), which improve the overall strength of the champion chosen by the Summoner in the game.
He can also choose two summoner spells.
They significantly affect the gameplay and have long rollbacks, but at the same time they do not spend mana.
All spells can be improved with the help of talents that are developed in the skill tree.
All talents are passive effects, although some affect the Summoner's skills that can be activated.
They are grouped into three categories: attack, defense, support.
Talents can be reallocated between matches if desired.
DirectX 9.0 c Internet connection 128kb\s and higher Recommended: Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP1, Windows 7 and Mac OS X Processor Core 2 Duo 2.93 Ghz or AMD Phenom X3 8650 2.3 GHz 2.5 GB (Windows Vista and 7 will require 3 GB) of RAM GeForce 8800GT or Radeon HD3870 video card with 256 megabytes of memory and DirectX 9.0 c support 8 GB of free hard disk space Video card with shader support version 3.0 Sound device 16 bit, DirectX compatible DirectX 9.0 c Internet connection 128kb\s and higher
Like talents, runes affect the gameplay to a small extent.
Runes are divided into signs (physical damage), seals (protective), symbols (magical) and quintessences (an enhanced version of the sign, seals and keyboard Control, mouse symbol).
Runes have three ranks.
They can be unblocked in the Site leagueoflegends.com store only for in game currency; you can have more than one (http://www.leagueoflegends.com/) copies of runes.
Summoners must place their runes in the Rune Book to benefit from them.
The Book of Runes has a limited number of slots for each type of rune, but more pages for the book can be purchased either for influence Points or for Riot Points.
In the League of Legends store allows Summoners to purchase additional options through Riot Points (RP) and Influence Points (IP).
This, for example, other images for Champions (change appearance), the images of totems, different boosters (accelerating gaining Experience Points and Influence Points), etc.
Riot Points are purchased with real money, while Influence Points a player can earn by simply playing the game.
The fight against dishonest players is conducted through a democratic system known as a Tribunal.
In this system, players send complaints about bad players.
If a certain number of complaints about the Summoner accumulate, his case is considered by officials from Riot Games.
It should be noted that players cannot be permanently suspended through this system, since "all permanent bans are issued manually."
Complainants receive a Fairness Rating based on their accuracy, which encourages thorough case analysis.
Game modes and player selection League of Legends is a session based game.
The system creates teams with an average MMR (rating, MatchMaking Rating) of players.
MMR uses the Elo formula with its own adjustments.
The training mode is a set of two introductory games that teach the basics.
It is designed to help new players learn important concepts that are not always obvious.
The custom mode allows players to create the games they prefer, rather than relying on matchmaking to create their team.
In custom matches, the teams may be uneven
(for example, 3 vs 4 or 2 vs 5) and may include a combination of players and bots whose champions are controlled by the computer.
The classic mode represents normal or ranked matches in which the goal of the teams is the Nexus, which can only be attacked after the destruction of the inhibitors, which, in turn, are available for destruction after the destruction of all the towers on the line.
The classic mode presents two different maps: "Summoner's Gorge" - 5x5 on 3 lines, each team has 3 towers and an inhibitor per line.
All of them lead to the Nexus with 2 towers.
"Cursed Forest" — 3x3 on 2 lines, each team has 5 towers and 2 inhibitors.
At the end there is a Nexus.
There are 3 altars on the map: two give bonuses to players, the third accelerates and heals.
The rank type of the game is available for players who have reached level 30.
Ranked games use only the Selection Mode, and players are placed in a League System based on the results of their matches.
ARAM (everyone has random champions and everyone is on the middle line) - the mode on the Howling Abyss map randomly selects champions among those available to the player; 2 re elections are allowed if the player is not satisfied with the choice, and you can also exchange with allies if they agree.
Temporary modes
During the holidays, Riot Games pleases its players with different temporary game modes.
All for one a game mode that takes place on the map "Summoner's Gorge".
Champion Selection works similarly to the Selection Mode, where a randomly selected team captain blocks three champions.
The difference is that the team members vote for the champion, for whom the whole team will play.
Added on November 22, 2013 Re added on October 15, 2015.
Decisive Duel is another mode available for a limited time, which first appeared during Showdown 2013 on the Howling Abyss map.
Each team (consisting of 1 or 2 players) fights to be the first to achieve a certain goal — to break the first tower or get the first blood.
Hexakill is a game mode on the "Summoner's Gorge" map.
Teams consist of 6 players.
Added on February 20, 2014, U. R. F. (Ultra Destructive Format) - a game mode on the Summoner's Gorge map with infinite mana and energy resources, as well as an 80% reduced recharge time.
Added on April 1, 2014.
Re added on April 1, 2015.
All for one.
Mirror Mode is a game mode that takes place on the Howling Abyss map.
The players of both teams vote for the champion to be played by both teams.
Added on May 25, 2014.
Nightmare Bots game mode.
Players play against complex bots that have the abilities of different heroes.
Added on July 17, 2014, Ascension The sands of Shurima changed the relief of the Crystal Canyon, making the outer circle of the map impassable.
You need to use the Golden Transcendence (accessory) to teleport and join the battle.
The team that manages to score 200 points first wins.
Hexakyll.
Strahovin is a 6x6 game mode, on the map "The Cursed Forest".
The Legend of King Poro[5] - 5x5 game mode, on the map "Howling Abyss".
It was launched in connection with the New Year holidays on December 16, 2014.
On this map, instead of the usual Summoner spells (Jump, Exhaustion, etc.), the player is given two others: "Poro Throw" (a small Poro throw, when hit, you can teleport to the enemy) and "To the King!" (when the Poro King appears on the battlefield, using this skill, you will instantly move to him).
Butcher's Bridge — ARAM mode, which replaced the "Howling Abyss" map in the style of Bilgewater.
It was active during the "Bilgewater: Fire Tide" event.
The game client consists of 3 applications: lol.launcher.exe — the game launch application, if necessary, updates to the required version, and also allows you to see the status of the game server and links to the latest news.
pvp.net -a client based on Adobe AIR, which manages the MMORPG component, and is also used for chatting and searching for games.
Allows you to view game statistics and much more.
League of Legends.exe — a game application in which the battle itself unfolds.
Consumes several more resources than pvp.net the client.
One application cannot be launched without launching another.
All applications are interconnected via OLE.
Features of champions (in general) Regular release of new champions, which contain their own "zest".
Videos are released for each new champion and/or for some new images of the old champion.
For example, with the release of the character Jinx (Jinx), the video Get Jinxed was released.
To the image of the champion Darius (Darius) "Dunkmaster Darius" (off. translation "Master Darius Darius") a video of the same name was also released.
The enmity of champions.
That is, in the League of Legends there are characters between whom, according to their "biography", there is a fierce war, a chase, etc.
For example, Jinx is a bully who constantly annoys Vi (Wai) and Caitlyn( Caitlin), two policemen.
Naturally, these two want to catch Jinx.
In the game, you either have to kill Jinx Caitlyn and Vi, or the police Jinx.
During the match, all these characters have a counter that shows the number of enemy kills.
Another example is the feud between three champions: Ashe (off. translation of "Ash") and Sejuani (Sejuani) and Lissandra (Lissandra).
There is a battle for Freiljord: Ashe wants peace in Freljord, Sejuani wants to capture the entire Freljord so that her tribe becomes the most powerful and Lissandra — for her terrible goals.
Here the task is activated after 30 minutes of the game.
At the same time, tasks are formulated differently for each character (that is, depending on who you play for): Ashe is weak and defenseless, so kill her, Sejuani is crazy, you also need to neutralize her, Lissandra is still that scoundrel, you should also kill her.
Also, unlike many MOBA, champions in League of Legends must be opened by buying for IP (Influence Points), or through RP (Riot Points), which are purchased for real money.
This helps beginners to learn from lighter and older characters, because they will often be cheaper and their power balance will be more balanced.
Also, the" cheapness " of a character is determined by the release date, that is, each new character costs 7800 IP for the first week after the release, then it becomes the price of 6300 IP.
Some champions have their own unique items that can be improved in the store.
The most important innovations that are relevant for January 5, 2015 (Pre season 2015) The most important event is a complete update in the graphic, musical and, partially, in the subject plans of the map of the Summoners ' Gorge.
Many things have been updated: The map view.
The old textures have been completely replaced with new ones, more pleasing to the eye and more suitable for modern measurements.
Also, the textures of the champions are still being updated so that they are in harmony with the new map.
Minions have also been updated.
Musical accompaniment.
A new melody was added to accompany the entire game, different from the original, but the developers did not remove the classic melody, and the player can choose it.
Also, the items for foresters (jungle) have changed.
Summoner spells have been redesigned.
Each of these items can be enhanced in 4 enchantments.
Tournaments At the Grand Final of the 2010 World Cyber Games, a League of Legends tournament was held in Los Angeles, in which teams from China, Europe and America competed.
The Counter Logic Gaming team from North America won the tournament, taking a prize of $7,000.
At the World Championship of the First Season in June 2011, held in Sweden at the Dreamhack Festival, the prize money was US $ 100,000.
The Fnatic European team defeated teams from Europe, the USA and Asia to win the tournament and received $50,000 in prize money.
More than 1.6 million viewers watched the streaming, with a peak of over 210,000 concurrent viewers in one of the semifinal matches.
After the First Season, Riot announced that $ 5,000,000 would be paid in the Second Season.
Of this $ 5 million, $ 2 million is allocated for Riot partners, including for the IPL and other major esports associations.
Another 2 million goes to the qualifiers and the championship of the Second Season.
The remaining one million will go to small organizations that will also hold League of Legends tournaments.
After a series of network problems during the World Championship Playoffs of the Second Season, which led to delays of several matches, Riot announced on October 13, 2012 that it quickly developed a special LAN client designed for use in tournament conditions, when delay and other network problems can be detrimental to the proper organization of the event.
The LAN client was deployed for the first time during the first quarter final and in the semi final matches played in accordance with the postponement of matches, and was used during the final.
On October 13, 2012, the professional team from Taiwan " Taipei Assassins "(TPA) defeated the South Korean" Azubu Frost " with a score of 3-1 in the Final of the Second Season of the World Championship and received a fee of $ 1,000,000 in prize money.
In October 2013, the Korean team " SK Telecom T1 "and the Chinese team" Royal Club " competed at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
"SK Telecom T1" won the main prize of $ 1 million, and "Royal Club" received $ 250,000.
As of 2013, League of Legends is the most popular esports game in South Korea.
On March 23, 2013, the Italian launch of League of Legends took place at the cinema studio in Rome; more than 1,500 people attended, including developers from Riot Games, journalists and various guests.
The show included a cosplay contest and an exhibition match between two Italian teams.
On July 11, 2013, one of the publisher's managers, Nick Allen, announced that the United States of America had officially recognized professional League of Legends players as professional athletes, and the visa process was now simplified for them.
These changes allow professional players to stay in the United States for up to 5 years.
In October 2014, in the final match between the teams "Star Horn Royal Club" (China) and "Samsung White" (South Korea).
The team from Korea won the upper hand.
In October 2015, the Korean team "SK Telecom T1 "defeated" KOO Tigers " (Korea) and won a prize of $ 1 million.
On October 31, 2015, for the first time in Russia, the broadcast of the World Cup final was shown on the 2x2 channel[6]
Reviews and criticism Reviews in ig The game was rated 9.2 out of 10 by the independent press on the IGN website.
League of Legends (http://pc.ign.com/articles/104/1042996p1.html) on IGN, Igromania gave the game 8 out of 10.
Ilya Yanovich Playing: League of Legends (http://www.igromania.ru/articles/105095/Igraem League of Legends.htm) / / Gambling addiction.
— 2010.
— № 1 (148).
— Pp.
182-184.
Awards Date
Reward
Category
Result
December 14, 2009 IGN Readers ' Choice
The best strategy game of the year
Winner[7]
December 21, 2009 Gamespy Gamers' Choice Awards 2009
Computer Game of the Year
Winner[8]
October 8, 2010 1st Game Developers Online Choice Awards Public's Choice October 21, 2011 Golden Joystick Award
Winner[9]
Best Free To Play Game Winner [10]
Notes 1.
↑ Nguyen, Thierry.
Clash of The DOTAs (http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3175835).
1UP.com (September 1, 2009).
Checked on October 21, 2009.
Archived from the original source on April 18, 2012 (http://www.webcitation.org/670gRd2xh).
2. ↑ Ian Sherr.
Player Tally for ' League of Legends’ Surges (http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/01/27/player tally for league of legendssurges/).
WSJ Blogs Digits (January 27, 2014).
Verified on November 13, 2015.
3. ↑ WORLD CYBER GAMES (http://www.wcg.com/6th/fun/news/news view.asp?keyno=C11030410001) ANNOUNCES NINE OFFICIAL GAME TITLES 4.
↑ Best Games of 2013 > Generation Games (http://www.igromania.ru/articles/222434/Igry pokoleniya.htm).
Verified on January 25, 2014.
5. ↑ The snowfall is already here!
(http://promo.ru.leagueoflegends.com/ru/snowdown 2014/game mode/).
promo.ru.leagueoflegends.com.
Checked on December 12, 2015.
6. Трансляция Broadcast of the final of the League of Legends World Championship on 2x2 (http://2x2tv.ru/blog/lol final 2015/).
2x2tv.ru.
Checked on November 27, 2015.
7. ↑ PC Best Strategy Game Readers' Choice 2009 (http://bestof.ign.com/2009/pc/best strategy game.html).
IGN (December 21, 2009).
Verified on May 28, 2011.
Archived from the original source on December 20, 2012 (http://www.webcitation.org/6D2VHcZbA).
8. ↑ PC Gamers' Choice 2009 (http://goty.gamespy.com/2009/pc gamers choice.html).
Gamespy (December 21, 2009).
Verified on May 28, 2011.
Archived from the original source on December 20, 2012 (http://www.webcitation.org/6D2VINgpQ).
9. ↑ Riot's League of Legends Leads Game Developers Choice Online Award Winners (http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/30864/Riots League of Legends Leads Game Developers Choice Online Award Winners.php).
Gamasutra (October 28, 2010).
Verified on May 28, 2011.
Archived from the original source on December 20, 2012 (http://www.webcitation.org/6D2VJ9JWB).
10. ↑ Beta Gamezone (http://www.gamezone.com/news/league of legends wins 2011 golden joystick award for best free to play game).
GameZone (October 22, 2011).
Checked on October 25, 2011.
Archived from the original source on December 20, 2012 (http://www.webcitation.org/6D2VJo4Ly).
References leagueoflegends.com (http://leagueoflegends.com) — the official website of League of Legends (English) ru.leagueoflegends.com (http://ru.leagueoflegends.com) - the official website of League of Legends (Russian) leagueoflegends, an external wiki site (http://www.wikia.com/wiki/c:leagueoflegends) (English)
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