Well, I finally hit level 8. This is an exciting time in my development as a Garen player; being level 8 means that I finally have access to Flash (I have one more spell to unlock, Ignite, but I don't see myself using it terribly often, so I am not nearly as concerned about that). I am still playing in bot matches only for the most part, but I did dip into my first Coop match last week. It was highly instructional, and both players who I ran it with have added me as a friend. In addition, I just found out that one of my closest RL friends plays (I did not know this before), so we... Read More

So it seems that grinding is going a bit slower than I had expected... I had anticipated reaching level 10 today, but with RL duties to worry about, and a life to live outside LoL, it is looking like I still have a ways to go. So, I started experimenting with Garen, since I have already decided that he is going to be my main, at least for a little while.

Most of the time, I wind up finishing games before I even finish half of my planned final kit, so I played a game this morning, and purposely attempted to draw it out by not pushing so heavily. Now I realize, when playing against... Read More