As we speak I would like to introduce to you probably the most successful free to play - games: the double Golden Joystick - winner "League of Legends" by Riot Games!

League of Legends is a MOBA-Game (Multiplayer Online Battle Enviornment), which is oriented in the direction of the famous Warcraft 3 - Map "Protection of the Ancients".

For individuals who never played DotA (are there any?) and who do not know the game concept I'll clarify it in detail:

The beginning

League of Legends does not put high requirements on your PCs. You want a minimum of:

- processor with 2 GHz - 1 GB RAM, - DirectX 9.0 capable video card, - 750 MB free laborious disk space, - DSL or similar

Create an account either on the server EU West, EU Nordic/East or US, depending on the place you live. You can also create an account on US while dwelling in Europe however you'll expertise greater pings then. I offer you a hyperlink to create an account in my creator's bio. Choose a name (at all times the toughest part) and a nice image and off you go!

The Champions

There are 2 teams 5 players (there are extra game modes, but they are not necessary at first because as a newbie you should start with 5vs5 to study the gameplay). Before every match you all select a "champion" who is the character you need to use in battle. Dependant on your private preferendes it may be e.g. an undead mage, a large granite golem, a bit boy driving on a Yeti, a brave knight and plenty of more.All in all there are more than 80 (!) completely different champions and each second week one is added.

Each champions has 4 completely different skills (3 regular and one extra strong, the "Ultimate") and a passive, which he has because the beginning. You be taught the talents by leveling up ingame and your max champion stage is eighteen which means that you have 5 factors in each normal skill and three in your ultimate.

You receive experience for levelling up by:

1. Being close to when enemy minions or impartial monsters are killed by your troops (it's not essential to kill them your self!)

2. killing or aiding to kill enemy champions

At first you usually play whatever you want, later it is helpful to communicate together with your teammembers earlier than the match begins so that you have a balanced setup and not 5 champions of the identical kind.

The totally different kinds of champions are roughly:

1. Mages ("AP Carries": AP means skill power, they mainly deal magical damage with their skills)

2. Fighters ("AD Carries": AD means Attack Damage, they primarily deal bodily harm with their autoattacks)

3. Tanks (They are laborious to kill and defend their very own carries, for instance by gorgeous or taunting the enemies)

4. Supports (They've both buffs or heals to support their carries and preserve them alive)

5. Junglers (They don't begin in the lane but in the jungle and assist their teammates by ganking and ambushing the enemies)

The interesting level is: Relying on the gadgets you equip on your champions they're typically able to fulfill completely different roles!

To start with you do not have own champions, however each week there are 10 free ones which everybody can use. After some matches you should buy more champions with affect points (IP) in the shop. I'll come to this later.

The map

The map has 3 completely different lanes, which lead from your personal to the enemy base. On these lanes there are several Towers which you have to destroy before you may assault the bottom itself. As a support your main constructing ("Nexus") spawns minion waves in brief intervals which provide help to in fights. Between the lanes there is the "jungle", the place neutral monsters are located. Should you kill those you obtain gold and/or temporary buffs.

As quickly because the match begins everybody has about a minute to spend his starting capital on objects within the shop.

This does not take long since you don't have much gold within the beginning. There are other ways to earn gold within the game:

1. Everyone receives gold over time

2. Killing enemy minions or impartial monsters (right here it is very important give them the final blow, the so referred to as "lasthitting")

3. Killing or aiding to kill enemy champions

4. Destroying enemy buildings (towers and inhibitors -> destroying them makes your minions stronger)

5. There are a number of objects which grant you additional income (the so called gold/5 gadgets -> they provide you 1 gold every 5 seconds)

The objective

For those who destroy the enemy main constructing (Nexus) your workforce wins. For being able to attack the Nexus, nonetheless, you have to destroy all 3 towers and the inhibitor on not less than one lane and the 2 towers which defend the Nexus. So it is not the most effective concept to hunt the enemy champions 24/7 if you do not push the lanes at the identical time. A mean match takes 30-45 minutes, rarely more than an hour. As quickly as the match reaches minute 20 it's also attainable to surrender.

More game modes are a 3vs3 and a pretty new domination map ("Dominion") the place you must seize and defend certain points. In addition there are ranked modes for players with summoner stage 30 (explanation follows) during which you receive an Elo count relying on your wins and losses. For newbies I extremely suggest the traditional 5vs5 map!

The summoners

league of legends sweatshirt of Legends also has an RPG part. You do not solely choose a name and an image for your self (you are a so referred to as "summoner", do not combine it up with the "champions") however you are additionally able to stage up your self and purchase small buffs with Influence Points (IP).