I went with a friend to the March 2nd NA LCS this past sunday. I went in not hoping for a lot and was absolutely blown away. The drive wasn’t bad since I live less than half an hour away and we left early to dodge the traffic. When we arrived, there was a decent line to wait in in order to be escorted to the studio itself, but we got lucky and ended up with front row seats! The production value was outstanding, and although the seats were mildly uncomfortable and I was next to a larger gentleman that took up about half of my seat as well as his own, I felt comfortable spending four hours... Read More

For this article, I’ll try to be addressing competitive play primarily. However, as far as balance goes, League must be balanced around both competitive play as well as solo queue. Although the two are wildly different in terms of balancing and viability, League is both a game and a spectator export, so it’s important to consider both. While some champions might be overwhelmingly strong in solo queue due to high carry potential if their opponents make mistakes (Such as Riven) and useless in competitive due to opponents making fewer mistakes, you need to be careful in hurting their... Read More