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tarvalslain87 Can we use this? I figured I could use the LYN logo because it's for internal use only, and there are no prizes etc.

In due time sir. We're still working on the player list etc. I'll be posting a new thread once we've got all the information we need.

This post has been edited by v1n0d: Aug 22 2014, 11:42 AM

I'll release the registration form once I've formed a new thread.

No need to cheat la, no prize tourney also takkan so desperate to cheat.

Practice more often, move up the MMR ladder. Games automatically become harder.

You must not be doing work at the office on a regular basis.

Lel. Kasi enjoice mah, scoreline nice. If 0-22 later nobody wanna admit which ID is theirs.

If it wasn't an unkers thingy, this would work. Pipul working, sexing waifu, feeding kids etc., I can understand the difficulty in making it at a set time. But when we give you the freedom to pick a time that suits you and you still cannot make it, that one I cannot brain. Clearly some people aren't taking this seriously enough, and they should not have registered if they couldn't commit to 1 night in a week.

Anyhow, our focus now is to get the remaining games sorted out. Hopefully tonight's teams are more organized. Similar to last night, Lanfear and ORO will be the lobby hosts.


P.S. To the teams that turned up in full yesterday, thank you so much for your support.

No offence, but your performance in D1 means jack squat here. Things have changed so much, and many of my ex-compy mates from back then are in the same 4k scrub bucket as me. It's a new world, and us dinosaurs are going extinct for a reason.

This post has been edited by v1n0d: Sep 5 2014, 06:08 PM

What's your current rating? If it's below 4k I should be able to help.

In that MMR range, one of the biggest problems players have is that their farm rate is very poor (I've seen 2900 games where the GPM on the winning team's carry was below 400). I'd suggest working on your last hits first, either through playing safelane carries, or through the game's last hit tutorial. You should be able to get around 2k gold in a 4-6 minute window if you're uncontested in lane.

Wa suddenly got demand. Can take advantage and make money ah?

This post has been edited by v1n0d: Sep 12 2014, 07:14 PM

Inhouse lobby tonight anyone?

Come join. If you're in the guild you can see my game under "Guild Lobbies".

There are no requirements to join a guild, you only need to be invited. PM TS your Steam profile address and he'll hook you up.

Done. Hopefully there will be more people around tonight, I only managed to get 5 last night. Everyone keeps going off for matchmaking in small groups.

No offence, but the definition of support at 3k, 4k, and 5k differs greatly. I still support in ranked games because I've seen the difference between the brackets, and I strive to be consistent.

Haha Tales From the Trench indeed. Things like these happen on a regular basis, which is why it's important to end the game as soon as possible. People get cocky when they steamroll, hence the ultra-throws that follow.

If everyone wants to carry, the one support makes a lot of difference. Most players screw up by picking a farm-dependent support when teamed up with 4 carries. The key is to pick a support that has massive nuke potential at levels 1-3 and secure farm for either your safelane/mid. All you need to do is keep your carries alive and farming until they can come online.

Also, don't feed. Playing support is not an excuse to feed. Positioning is doubly important on a squishy, poor, and exp-starved support.

Some things can't be helped. What matters is you don't screw up when the odds are in your favor.

This part is most important. You have to size up your teammates, and fast. No point in dedicating your support to someone who won't take advantage of it.

Most higher level plays aren't applicable to your bracket. Take it from someone who's been there and back. For the 2k & 3k brackets, you often end up being the solo support, so smoke ganks etc. don't always result in a kill. The most likely scenario is you smoke to gank a lane, but the core in that lane is too busy ricing and he doesn't notice your rotation. At the end of the day, you've done nothing except lose experience and waste gold.

Best supporting style for lower-level pubs:
1. Pick a support that can land solo kills. Avoid jungling supports, knowing when to rotate out of the jungle is a skill even 4k players have yet to master.
2. Buy only observers at the start. Don't buy sentries/smokes unless absolutely necessary. Too many 3k players overward (15 minute bootless supports are food).
3. Try for first blood. If it doesn't work, go pull creeps until you're level 2/3. There's no point in giving the opposing team a free experience advantage.
4. Rotate only when runes spawn. The night cycle one is the best, because the opponent mid will almost always walk down to the rune spot despite not having vision of the area.
5. Push whenever possible. This includes landing a couple of hits on an enemy tower every time your lane gets pushed a bit too far during the laning stage.

Bonus:
Pick one enemy player and kill him twice. Type "Haha noob <insert hero name> ez MMR." in all-chat and watch as the flaming hands you an easy victory.

CM & Veno would be good, both can give chase quite well. WD works well against heroes with summons (very few players can micro well to avoid the cask bounces).

Like tarvalslain87 said, we can't exactly force people to play. Anyways, I'll make it a point to open my party to the guild whenever I'm online. If anyone wants to join, please do.

P.S. Sometimes the guild party is bugged, in which case just PM me and I'll invite you.

I'm out. Got class every day this week, then traveling to Langkawi over the weekend. Looks like I'll only be able to play next week.