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[quote=OTGBionicArm][center] [color=#0080ff]STATUS:[/color] [color=#ff0000]OFFLINE[/color] [color=#0080ff][b]Introduction:[/b][/color] Hello, everyone, I've decided to start reviewing guides because I generally enjoy reading them and seeing new ideas. I myself have had a few popular guides (I kinda miss my [[Darius]] guide. I used to be a contender! D:) and enjoy helping people with things League-related, via my guides, or via comments on others' guides. [color=#0080ff][b]How this works:[/b][/color] You submit your review application. I read it over and try it out. (I refuse to do a review until I've tried the guide in question, as written) I give you my review. My scoring is based on how well the guide is written, how much I enjoyed reading it or playing it, and completeness of information. Any thing I see that is missing, or needs changed will be in my review. I will give you a single score of 1 to 10. Scores above 8 will receive an [color=#00ff00]up-vote[/color] and [color=#800080]+rep[/color]. Scores of 6-7, will receive no vote, but they will be given [color=#800080]+rep[/color] for the effort. Scores below 6 will receive a [color=#ff0000]down-vote[/color]. Because I will have to play a game with the champion, avoid sending me guides about the following; [[Brand]], [[Caitlyn]], [[Kog'Maw]], [[Maokai]], [[Trundle]], and [[Vayne]]. I own every champion besides those six. The review will be posted on this thread, not on the guide. [color=#0080ff][b]Rules:[/b][/color] Your guide must be in English. No exceptions. You must have read jhoijhoi's [url=http://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/build/making-a-guide-101506]guide to making a guide.[/url] The champion in the guide must have been released over a month ago. By then, general strategies should have been created for them. I don't wanna get swarmed with [[Kha'zix]] guides. You must have at least 75 posts on MOBAFire. [color=#0080ff][b]What I look for in a guide:[/b][/color] I look for innovation in build and theory. I hate standard cookie cutter builds, and you won't get points for giving me the "best" build, especially if the explanation for using it is "All the 2k+ elo players use this." I really like experimental builds you don't see often, as long as you have valid reasons for using it. Plus, I'm actually going to play this out; don't tell me to play tank [[Evelynn]], that isn't an innovative build, it's trolling, and telling me to build [[Ashe]] with [[infinity edge]], [[Phantom dancer]], [[last whisper]] etc; is boring as hell. Completeness of information is key, whether it being beginner tactics to advanced tricks. Skill range varies greatly for the people use MOBAFire for guides, and you should at least try to accommodate both new and veteran players. I like valid reasons for everything, but nothing too technical. Math-crafting is obnoxious and I don't bother reading it if I see giant formulas everywhere. Keep it readable for the average player. I do not rate guides on appearance, however wall of text guides will lose points because I, like many people who will read it, have extreme ADD and long bricks of text hurt my eyes. A little coding is great. [color=#0080ff][b]What I expect in return:[/b][/color] [color=#800080]+rep[/color] for my review. Check out my new [[Draven]] guide and tell me what you think. (It's in my signature) Optional!: Try out my guide. [color=#0080ff]Form:[/color] Summoner Level: What champion is this guide about?: Have you read the [url=http://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/build/making-a-guide-101506]guide to making a guide?:[/url] Why should I review this guide?: What should I focus on in my review?: Link to your guide: [color=#0080ff]Finished Reviews:[/color] [color=#ff8000]BlackIceT's[/color] [url=http://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/build/wukong-dont-touch-the-bananas-solo-top-laning-guide-176976]Wukong: Don't Touch The Bananas![/url], Score: 9.5/10. [color=#800080]+rep[/color] and [color=#00ff00]up-vote[/color]. [color=#ffff00]Viola Orpheus[/color]' [url=http://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/build/sona-the-marvelous-musician-236918]Sona - The Marvelous Musician[/url], Score: 8/10. [color=#800080]+rep[/color] and [color=#00ff00]up-vote[/color]. [color=#0080ff]In Queue:[/color] [color=#00ff00]RosePhoenix's[/color] [url=http://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/build/reverent-riven-an-in-depth-riven-guide-by-rosephoenix-211204]Revanent Riven[/url] [color=#ffff00]bsurma's[/color] [url=http://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/build/will-dunk-for-feed-a-guide-to-the-hand-of-noxus-242143]Will dunk for feed: A guide to the hand of Noxus.[/url] [/center][/quote]

[quote=BlackIceT]Summoner Level: 30 What champion is this guide about?: [[Wukong]] Have you read the guide to making a guide?: Yes Why should I review this guide?: Because it is awesome. What should I focus on in my review?: Everything Link to your guide: In my signature[/quote]

[quote=OTGBionicArm]Summoner: [color=#ff8000]BlackIceT[/color] Guide: [url=http://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/build/wukong-dont-touch-the-bananas-solo-top-laning-guide-176976]Wukong: Don't Touch The Bananas![/url] [spoiler=My place is at the top!] Let's get started with my first official review! The game I played as [[wukong]] following your guide sadly resulted in a loss. I went 3/0 in lane against [[Kha'zix]] (Who wasn't in the matchups, I had to improvise.), but the enemy [[Kog'maw]], [[Nocturn]] and [[Katarina]] got hardcore fed elsewhere. I could not even attempt to carry my team and the game was a surrender at 20, and I ended 3/3/0. But since the guide is about solo top [[Wukong]] I believe I succeeded to grasp following your guide. Note; [[Kha'zix]] is a super easy matchup for [[Wukong]]. I had him so behind he started building GP/10. Onward to the guide itself!: [list] [*] [b]Build:[/b] Your standard build brings me back to the good old days when [[Warmog's Armor]] and [[Atma's Impaler]] where ALWAYS built on bruiser. I didn't get a chance to use the actual cheat sheet. (I only got to [[Wriggle's Lantern]], [[Glacial Shroud]] and [[Phage]].) And on that note you have a very good optional items section. [*] [b]Masteries:[/b] Awesome for damage oriented [[Wukong]], but I can't help but notice you don't include an alternative setup using 9/21/0. You mention multiple bulkier or almost tank builds, but no masteries for them. Maybe you could add some? [*] [b]Runes:[/b] Great setup, my only gripe is the lack of [[Greater quintessence of swiftness]]. I felt sooooo slow. But I'd probably have failed hard at last hitting without your rune set up. Maybe add some optional runes? [*] [b]Summoner Spells:[/b] I definitely agree with your choice of [[Ignite]] and [[Ghost]]. It made up for my frustrations of not having the swiftness quints and secured me 3 kills on [[Kha'zix]] before he made it to his turret. [*] [b]Skill order:[/b] back when I was new to the game I played [[Wukong]] and I somehow always maxed [[Crushing blow]] because I didn't know any better. Thank you for showing me that maxing [[Nimbus strike]] first is far better, and it definitely went far in my duels. [*] [b]Top Lane Objective:[/b] I feel like it's not a very good idea to tell people that your objective at top is to "take the enemy turret". Especially with a champion who scales so well with farming, like [[Wukong]]. Taking the turret early means its harder for you to find creeps, but then, you van roam and hopefully get kills. I don't know, it's something to consider mentioning. [*] [b]Match-Ups:[/b] They are very, very, detailed. I'm sure if I had the privilage of fighting someone who was on the list, (Obviously, [[Kha'zix]] is brand new) I'd have just as easily won my lane following your tips. [*] [b]Team Fight synergy:[/b] This section is awesome, and demonstrates exactly how deadly [[Wukong]] can be with other team mates. Sadly I could not abuse this as my mid laner was [[Heimerdinger]]. TL;DR: An amazing guide, and the best [[Wukong]] guide around. I would recommend this guide to newer and veteran players alike. Following the guide reminded me how much i used to love playing [[Wukong]] when I began playing League of Legends. It's also a very visually appealing guide, and very in-depth, a lot of work has been put in to it, and you deserve every bit of recognition you get. My verdict: 9.5/10 [/spoiler] Awaiting the next guide to review, [b]bring 'em on[/b]. :D[/quote]

[quote=Embracing]Summoner Level: 30 What champion is this guide about?: [[Riven]] Have you read the guide to making a guide?: Yes Why should I review this guide?: Because I spent 20 hours in making it What should I focus on in my review?: Anything Link to your guide: In my sig "Reverent Riven"[/quote]

[quote=Viola Orpheus][b]Summoner Level:[/b] 30. [b]What champion is this guide about?:[/b] [[Sona]] [b]Have you read the guide to making a guide?:[/b] Yes, at least two or three times. [b]Why should I review this guide?:[/b] I could use some more feedback. [b]What should I focus on in my review?:[/b] None in general. [b]Link to your guide:[/b] [url=http://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/build/sona-the-marvelous-musician-236918]Sona - The Marvelous Musician[/url][/quote]

[quote=OTGBionicArm]Getting right on these, be aware that the order I do the reviews in is basically what ever champion I get to use first, so the [[Sona]] guide will be done first most likely. Everyone has a hard-on for top lane and jungle, I never get to play them. D:[/quote]

[quote=OTGBionicArm]Summoner: [color=#ffff00]Viola Orpheus[/color] Guide: [url=http://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/build/sona-the-marvelous-musician-236918]Sona - The Marvelous Musician[/url] [Spoiler=Adagio, Summoner.] First off, let me say that your guide has solidified my choice in [[Sona]] as my second main support. She's so versatile and fun to play. Plus, ARCADE [[Sona]]. <3 The game I played using your guide did not start out well, a few reasons I will point out as I go, so bare with me. But me and my carry [[Graves]] came around, we and [[rengar]] obliterated most of their team single-handed. I ended the game 2-2-8. [[Sona]] can 1v1 a fed [[ezreal]], huehuehuehuehue. Onward to the review!: [list] [*] [b]Build:[/b] Personally I'd put [[Locket of the iron solari]] as core over [[Randuin's Omen]]. A bruiser will typically build it, and locket is a better support pick, imo. I could be wrong, but that's my preference. Otherwise everything's correct to me. [*] [b]Runes:[/b] Perfect. Exactly what I ran on [[Sona]] previously. Although I run mana regen glyphs over magic resist because I spam a lot. Maybe add those in as optional? :p [*] [b]Masteries:[/b] This was my one major gripe. I felt so squishy doing 0/9/21. I play [[Sona]] super aggressively, and prefer a 1/16/14 setup. I still have the bonus early gold, but i also have [[Indomitable]] and [[Initiator]] which I find to be way better than the last tiers of utility. I gave first blood when warding because I was too slow and took too much damage trying to get away from their level 2 gank. D: I suggest adding an "Aggressive" mastery setup. [*] [b]Summoner Spells:[/b] I'd take [[cleanse]] out of the optionals, because it only effects you and have no utility for the team or your carry. Otherwise all good choices. [*] [b]Ability explanation:[/b] This section is very well detailed and informative, however, I suggest you space it out a bit between each skill. It gets a bit "wall-o-texty" because everythings right next to each other. [*] [b]Maxing W over Q:[/b] Personally, I max Q. Leveling up the heal never seems to help much (For me). While the massive chunk of damage Q does with [[Power Chord]] is always worth it to me. But again, that just comes down to my playstyle. I play [[Sona]] kind of like [[Taric]], if that makes sense. But of course I was with [[Graves]] who gets armor passively anyway. if I'd been with [[Vayne]] or something, probably woulda maxed W. [*] [b]Items:[/b] Awesome selection and a lot of options. Thank you, so much for telling people to stop doing [[Mejai's Soulstealer]] and [[Lich Bane]] on [[Sona]]. >:D (Though I have done this at mid lane! But that isn't what the guides about.) [*] [b]Laning Partners:[/b] You mention lack of experiance playing with [[Graves]] and [[Draven]]. Luckily, I played with [[Graves]] and can provide some insight, and I main [[Draven]] and [[sona]] is one of my preferred supports with him. Both of them benefit much more from maxing your Q, they want more damage, and have pretty good sustain by default. ([[Graves has bonus armor, and [[Draven]] is OP with lifesteal.) [[Graves]] can be a bit of a poke lane, and the movement boost from E helps him out a lot because he's slow and has a low range. [[Draven]] prefers a support to actively DPS with him, so if you see him chasing, help him out with some DPS, which [[Sona]] is one of the better supports to do that. Just watch his axes carefully, if he's harassing, and not going all in, he will lead the axes backwards. My [[Draven]] guide has a section detailing the two working together if you wanna use it as a reference. [*] [b]Enemy supports:[/b] You definitely need to add more in here. I laned against [[Taric]] and since I'm still slightly new to [[Sona]] I had to improvise how to deal with him. Luckily every time he [[Dazzle]]'d me, I had just got done poking a fourth of [[Ezreal]]s health and he was too busy running to follow up. I like to play ZONE-A, (Get it? huehue) and maybe it would be worthwhile to add a tid-bit about zoning with [[Sona]], as she is one of the best zoning supports out there. [*] [b]Gameplay:[/b] Pretty wall-o-texty. I managed to get through it, no major problems I see. But man does that hurt my eyes. o.o Just some line dividers would help divide that up enough to not kill my eyes with text. :p TL;DR: A funny fun guide to follow, and a great effort. I'd reccomend this guide to any aspiring musicians ([[Sona]] players) and it gets the OTGBionicArm seal of approval. It's a bit overloaded with text, but that's something that can be fixed and doesn't affect the viability of the information. Again, I'm crediting this guide with helping definitively choose [[Sona]] as one of my main supports, so thank you very much for that! My verdict: 8/10, up-voted and +rep! [/spoiler] Working on RosePhoenix's now, if I can ever get to top lane -.-.[/quote]

[quote=Viola Orpheus][quote=OTGBionicArm] Summoner: [color=#ffff00]Viola Orpheus[/color] Guide: [url=http://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/build/sona-the-marvelous-musician-236918]Sona - The Marvelous Musician[/url] [Spoiler=Adagio, Summoner.] First off, let me say that your guide has solidified my choice in [[Sona]] as my second main support. She's so versatile and fun to play. Plus, ARCADE [[Sona]]. <3 The game I played using your guide did not start out well, a few reasons I will point out as I go, so bare with me. But me and my carry [[Graves]] came around, we and [[rengar]] obliterated most of their team single-handed. I ended the game 2-2-8. [[Sona]] can 1v1 a fed [[ezreal]], huehuehuehuehue. Onward to the review!: [list] [*] [b]Build:[/b] Personally I'd put [[Locket of the iron solari]] as core over [[Randuin's Omen]]. A bruiser will typically build it, and locket is a better support pick, imo. I could be wrong, but that's my preference. Otherwise everything's correct to me. [*] [b]Runes:[/b] Perfect. Exactly what I ran on [[Sona]] previously. Although I run mana regen glyphs over magic resist because I spam a lot. Maybe add those in as optional? :p [*] [b]Masteries:[/b] This was my one major gripe. I felt so squishy doing 0/9/21. I play [[Sona]] super aggressively, and prefer a 1/16/14 setup. I still have the bonus early gold, but i also have [[Indomitable]] and [[Initiator]] which I find to be way better than the last tiers of utility. I gave first blood when warding because I was too slow and took too much damage trying to get away from their level 2 gank. D: I suggest adding an "Aggressive" mastery setup. [*] [b]Summoner Spells:[/b] I'd take [[cleanse]] out of the optionals, because it only effects you and have no utility for the team or your carry. Otherwise all good choices. [*] [b]Ability explanation:[/b] This section is very well detailed and informative, however, I suggest you space it out a bit between each skill. It gets a bit "wall-o-texty" because everythings right next to each other. [*] [b]Maxing W over Q:[/b] Personally, I max Q. Leveling up the heal never seems to help much (For me). While the massive chunk of damage Q does with [[Power Chord]] is always worth it to me. But again, that just comes down to my playstyle. I play [[Sona]] kind of like [[Taric]], if that makes sense. But of course I was with [[Graves]] who gets armor passively anyway. if I'd been with [[Vayne]] or something, probably woulda maxed W. [*] [b]Items:[/b] Awesome selection and a lot of options. Thank you, so much for telling people to stop doing [[Mejai's Soulstealer]] and [[Lich Bane]] on [[Sona]]. >:D (Though I have done this at mid lane! But that isn't what the guides about.) [*] [b]Laning Partners:[/b] You mention lack of experiance playing with [[Graves]] and [[Draven]]. Luckily, I played with [[Graves]] and can provide some insight, and I main [[Draven]] and [[sona]] is one of my preferred supports with him. Both of them benefit much more from maxing your Q, they want more damage, and have pretty good sustain by default. ([[Graves has bonus armor, and [[Draven]] is OP with lifesteal.) [[Graves]] can be a bit of a poke lane, and the movement boost from E helps him out a lot because he's slow and has a low range. [[Draven]] prefers a support to actively DPS with him, so if you see him chasing, help him out with some DPS, which [[Sona]] is one of the better supports to do that. Just watch his axes carefully, if he's harassing, and not going all in, he will lead the axes backwards. My [[Draven]] guide has a section detailing the two working together if you wanna use it as a reference. [*] [b]Enemy supports:[/b] You definitely need to add more in here. I laned against [[Taric]] and since I'm still slightly new to [[Sona]] I had to improvise how to deal with him. Luckily every time he [[Dazzle]]'d me, I had just got done poking a fourth of [[Ezreal]]s health and he was too busy running to follow up. I like to play ZONE-A, (Get it? huehue) and maybe it would be worthwhile to add a tid-bit about zoning with [[Sona]], as she is one of the best zoning supports out there. [*] [b]Gameplay:[/b] Pretty wall-o-texty. I managed to get through it, no major problems I see. But man does that hurt my eyes. o.o Just some line dividers would help divide that up enough to not kill my eyes with text. :p TL;DR: A funny fun guide to follow, and a great effort. I'd reccomend this guide to any aspiring musicians ([[Sona]] players) and it gets the OTGBionicArm seal of approval. It's a bit overloaded with text, but that's something that can be fixed and doesn't affect the viability of the information. Again, I'm crediting this guide with helping definitively choose [[Sona]] as one of my main supports, so thank you very much for that! My verdict: 8/10, up-voted and +rep! [/spoiler] Working on RosePhoenix's now, if I can ever get to top lane -.-. [/quote] Thank you for the review. +rep =) Should I post my answers to your concerns here or in the guide discussion? And I'll take a look at your [[Draven]] guide later tonight when I get back to my laptop (On the phone at the moment).[/quote]

[quote=Svinka]Summoner Level: 30. What champion is this guide about?: Kayle Have you read the guide to making a guide?: I tried, but I didn't read the guide to reading a guide, so I failed. Why should I review this guide?: No reason. If you don't play Kayle, feel free to skip it. What should I focus on in my review?: The computer screen. Link to your guide: [url=http://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/build/hybrid-kayle-the-divine-carry-250279]here you go.[/url][/quote]

[quote=OTGBionicArm][quote=Svinka] Summoner Level: 30. What champion is this guide about?: Kayle Have you read the guide to making a guide?: I tried, but I didn't read the guide to reading a guide, so I failed. Why should I review this guide?: No reason. If you don't play Kayle, feel free to skip it. What should I focus on in my review?: The computer screen. Link to your guide: [url=http://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/build/hybrid-kayle-the-divine-carry-250279]here you go.[/url] [/quote] Sorry, you didn't read the rules :p 10 posts isn't 75, and yea, gotta read that making a guide thing.[/quote]