Match-ups Critique

[quote=PsiGuard]You spend a lot of time and space explaining things that could be outlined more briefly. Instead of writing an entire paragraph about why boots will help you avoid ahri's Q, just say "Boots will allow you to escape ganks more easily and dodge skillshots like [[Orb of Deception]]. Go into as much detail as you like, but don't waste the reader's time. Keep the actual writing as short as possible and pack in as much information as you want. You don't want to ramble on a section this big (I assume you're going to cover a lot of matchups).[/quote]

[quote=tehAsian]Maybe put the information in spoilers to save space :p[/quote]

[quote=koksei]um.. why would you even list ahri? wukong = top; ahri = mid derp[/quote]

[quote=Hutshi]Slappiz mentions Wukong vs Katarina, in his Katarina guide, might help.. :O[/quote]

[quote=Cubby1313]I agree with PSI that there is a lot more being said in these paragraphs than answers given, if that makes any sense. I really really like that you list off the spell icons at the top though, I'm probably gonna steal that for mine :) Your writing feels like you are talking to the reader, which is good, but it also just has a lot of filler. I can't talk much because as you can see below, I write a lot in mine... "Usually around level 3 or 4, Ahri will have another ability to watch out for. This one is called Charm and it really causes trouble early and late game. It is another skill-shot that shoots farther than Orb of Deception. If you are hit, your champion will slowly walk to Ahri, entranced. When Ahri lands a charm, she unleashes a full combo and it may be the end of you, if you don't have full health. However, it is easier to avoid this skill-shot. Charm stops at the first enemy it hits, including minions and your Decoy. It's a good idea to stay behind the farm unless you're engaging." Could be more like: "[[Ahri]]'s [[charm]], though also a skill shot that can be dodged, is extremely dangerous because of the taunt it casts on the first enemy unit hit. If you are hit with [[charm]] then it is likely that you will get hit by [[ahri]]'s full arsenal and will be walking with a limp for awhile... Keep moving, never hold still, hide behind minions, and if all else fails, use your [[decoy]] so as to avoid the taunt and the impending damage you are likely to otherwise take." Mine is about a line and a half shorter *judging off of pre published quick reply box, but still gets all of the information across, while still having a bit of personality. Also tehAsian has a good idea in using the spoilers. I love spoilers and use them primarily in my champion matchup section. The only reason I would see that you shouldn't do this would be if you were actually creating a separate guide, and then I would just name each chapter after the champion that you are writing about. Here is an example of how I have formatted my champion matchup section: [center][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/tg2N8.jpg[/IMG][/center] [center][icon=Ahri size=70][/center] [Center][color=#016d6f][b]Ahri[/b][/color][/Center] [center][b]Replay: Coming Soon[/b][/center] [center][b]Difficulty: [color=#808000]Medium[/color]- [color=Red]Hard[/color] Status: [color=#00ff00]Rarely Banned [/color][/b][/center] [Spoiler=For In-depth Information to use when facing Ahri Click Here][center]When friends of mine ask me how [[Orianna]] does when going head to head with [[ahri]] I always have a little trouble explaining it. [[ahri]]’s [[orb of deception]] and [[charm]] both have a larger range than [[command: attack]] and can therefore be extremely dangerous. [[Ahri]] actually can’t do much damage to you if you can consistently dodge [[charm]] and you make her choose between trying to hit you with [[orb of deception]] or using it to farm minions. [[ahri]]’s passive [[essence theft]] grants her 35% spell vamp on basically every 3rd spell. Once [[Ahri]] buys her [[hextech revolver]] she will get 12% spell vamp for using any of her spells and will receive 47% spell vamp when her passive is proced. Because this grants [[ahri]] so much sustain in lane it is important for you to decide whether you want to burst her down quickly, or pick up your own sustain. In this case I think it might be better for you to rush a [[Rabadon's Deathcap]] and continually poke her so that she is using her spells simply to regain her own health, not to actually cause damage to you. Afterwards you should feel free to go back and build your [[will of the ancients]].[/center] Tips:[list] [*] One of the best ways to counter [[ahri]] is by keeping the ball out and about. [[Ahri]] is an extremely linear champion so the player is constantly trying to make straight lines in order to cause damage. You can use this to your advantage because [[ahri]] will completely forget about your ball location and you should be able to side swipe her fairly easily and land a few good Q,R Combos. You also want to be sure to position yourself so that in her attemps to hit you with [[orb of deception]] she actually won’t be hitting all of your minions. Do NOT stand at the back of your caster wave in order to dodge her attacks. Doing this will make it so that she can hit every single minion with a single [[orb of deception]] and the fact that you dodged it isn’t really a big deal. You should try to be between and to the side of your two minion waves so that minions are still between you and [[ahri]] so she can’t hit you with [[charm]] but so that if she tries to hit you with [[orb of deception]] she only hits 2 or 3 minions. [*] After [[ahri]] has reached level 6 she is quite difficult to kill since [[spirit rush]] is similar to having 3 flashes, plus she likely has [[flash]] as well. If you can arrange for your jungler to show up, make [[ahri]] burn her flash, and then come back 20 seconds later so that she burns her [[spirit rush]] then you don’t have to worry about [[ahri]] trying to dive you at your turret. Remember that if [[ahri]] has blue buff then [[spirit rush]] only has about a 90 second cool down so you need to act quickly and cause as much damage as possible in order to get the kill. Also, try not to use your ultimate on her unless you know that her [[spirit rush]] and [[flash]] are down so that you can cause some serious damage. [*] Remember that once [[ahri]] is out of mana, she is out of spell vamp, and this is when you are going to be able to get your kills with a well-placed Ultimate combination. [*] [[fox-fire]] is deceivingly dangerous. If you see her activate this ability and notice the 3 blue fire balls surrounding her you need to keep your distance so that you don't get hit by any of the fires. Consistently doing this will make this spell cast a waste of mana that will become very frustrating to your opponent. [*] The most important thing you can do is to avoid getting hit with [[charm]]. Allowing [[ahri]] to hit you with this skill shot is just giving her free damage… mid to late game a single [[charm]] can and will spell defeat for your team if you aren’t careful. If you have a [[garen]], [[talon]], [[soraka]] or [[lulu]] on your team then you should convey to them that they need to save their silences for [[ahri]] so that you, as a team, can shut her down and make her useless to her team.[/list][/spoiler] [center] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/aLj6G.jpg[/IMG] [/center] [center][icon=Akali size=70][/center] [Center][color=#929b06][b]Akali[/b][/color][/Center] [center][b]Replay:[/b] [url=http://www.leaguereplays.com/replays/match/453861/]Cubby’s Ori – 8/0/12 – Mid Against Akali[/url][/center] [center][b]Difficulty: [color=#808000]Medium[/color] Status: [color=#00ff00]Rarely Banned [/color][/b][/center] [Spoiler=For In-depth Information to use when facing Akali Click Here][center] When playing against an [[akali]] you need to be extremely aggressive before she hits level 6. Her ability to escape is minimal and her damage output isn’t that high. Remember that [[akali]], although very fast, is still a melee champion and has to be right in your face to do much damage. You however are [[Orianna]] and your Ball is just as blood thirsty as you are. If you constantly harass her with your auto attacks and your ball whenever she is in range you will deny her precious farm. I find myself pushing [[akali]] all the way to her tower so that her tower will help me to deny her the CS. Of course I don’t stick around though since that would leave me open to a gank and that just isn’t very smart. The only time that I will continue to push at the turret though is if I see all of the other members of her team somewhere on the map. [/center] Tips:[list] [*] Once [[Akali]] has her ultimate, [[shadow dance]], you have to be a bit more wary because the dash range on [[shadow dance]] is 800. Use your Q,W to farm but otherwise just stay back and stay safe. If you are slightly pushed to your side of the lane, be sure to stand just inside of turret range so that if she does dash to you she will take a turret hit. [*] If I have blue buff and [[akali]] uses [[twilight shroud]] I will quickly spam my Q,W combo where she disappeared so as to do a decent amount of damage to her even though she is stealthed. [*] [[vision ward]]s can secure kills for you. If you have an aggressive jungler then [[akali]] will simply throw down her [[twilight shroud]] and run away. While [[Akali]] is pushed to her turret you should place a [[vision ward]] in the middle of your lane and she won’t know what hit her. [[Akali]] players get cocky because they think they can just stand in their shroud and escape all danger. Because of this it will take them a second to realize that the hits you are landing on them aren’t just lucky guesses, you are flat out targeting her. This is an excellent advantage that you MUST take advantage of. If you can get one kill off of her because you bought the [[vision ward]] then it paid for itself and also granted you an extra 150 gold and by denying [[akali]] any last hits and experience she would have gained had she not died it has helped you even more. [/list][/spoiler] It looks better in the guide, but still just shows you how someone else is doing the same thing. I cover a lot of information in my matchups and that's why I decided to use the spoiler coding. The guide would appear so much longer if I didn't use it and it allows the reader the option to see the information they want to instead of having to scroll through the information they don't. Note: it is possible to center the text for the spoiler title, but if you do then all of the contents in the spoiler would be centered as well. For this reason I chose not to , but you could since you have chosen to center that text anyways :)[/quote]

[quote=OTGBionicArm]Should do what I do monkey; (Pulled from my guide) CHO'GATH, THE TERROR OF THE VOID Difficulty: 5/10 This is either a really easy opponent or a really hard one, depending on the player. Cho'Gath is fairly easy to fight in the sense that his moves are fairly obvious and easy to dodge. Rupture is one of the most obvious and easy to dodge moves in the game, but Cho'Gath players know this and generally look to see how you dodge and change how they use the move. Don't be too predictable. Be wary of Cho'Gath's Vorpal Spikes. They hurt when you're near his auto attacks. When he gets his ultimate, Feast. Have your jungler come in whenever he gets stacks. If he gets big, he's scarier and hard to kill, but if you shut him down and deny him stacks, he's actually kinda cute. :3 Also be aware that he can do the same thing you do, execute. If you're low on health he may Feast you. You don't wanna be a snack. Summary: Dodge Rupture, Deny him stacks of Feast, Fight like a gentleman Suggested Early items: Mercury's Treads Negatron Cloak, Chain Vest Suggested Late Game items: Madred's Bloodrazor, The Black Cleaver, Last Whisper Give the reader some info if they wanna be thorough, but give them a summary if they want quick tips.[/quote]

[quote=Asaki]I don't believe that this is going overboard. You want to give people all the information they need to play the champion to its potential, and if someone is overconfident or scared out of their minds for no reason, that doesn't help one reach the champion's potential.[/quote]

[quote=A Chubby Baby]i find the amount just right. keep up the good work~[/quote]