[ April Fools' Day 2014] Ultra Rapid Fire - The future of League of Legends

Posted on at 10:28 PM by Moobeat
[ Hope you guys enjoyed it! The queue is available until April 7th at 11:59 PDT ]

We're starting April off with a bang - ULTRA RAPID FIRE IS HERE!

 U.R.F is :
"The future of League of Legends is Ultra Rapid Fire and the future is right now. Set to go live next preseason, this massive update will help every player make impactful plays at every stage of the game."
Continue reading for more on the future of League of Legends!

Mysterious Urf Login Screen and Icon

Posted on at 7:11 PM by Moobeat
[ U.R.F is here! ]

A mysterious new, Urf-tastic login screen is sitting out in the urf-ther waiting to be deployed!


There is also a fierce new 2014 Urf Icon!

What could it all mean??

Relive The World Championship Teaser

Posted on at 2:27 PM by Moobeat
Riot just posted up a new "Relive the World Championship" teaser on youtube!

Wait a second! Let's take another look at that handsome shadowy face at 0:30:
Embrace the shadow!
Looks like the skin(s?) to celebrate SKT T1 , our S3 World Champions, are on the way !

3/31 PBE Update: PAX East Summoner Icon

Posted on at 11:45 AM by Moobeat
A very small update, featuring a new summoner icon,  has been pushed to the PBE!

(Warning: PBE Content is tentative and iterative - what you see may not reflect what eventually gets pushed to live servers! Manage your expectations accordingly. )

New Summoner Icon

A new PAX East 2014 summoner icon, likely to be handed out during the event, has popped up in the files!

Free Champion Rotation 2014 Season Week 11

Posted on at 10:08 AM by frostyNinja
The free to play champion rotation for this week features Janna, Jax, Ryze, Tryndamere, Nocturne, Skarner, Ahri, Varus, Draven, and Zyra.

Continue reading for these champions' regular store prices.

Champion and Skin Sale 4/1 - 4/4

Posted on at 7:00 AM by frostyNinja
A new champion and skin sale starts tomorrow! Between April 1st and April 4th, you'll be able to pick up Urfrider Corki for 487 RP, Fisherman Fizz for 487 RP, Royal Shaco for 260 RP, Volibear for 487 RP, Jarvan IV for 440 RP and Shaco for 395 RP.
Continue reading for a better look at this sale's discounted skins!

This Week in eSports - We're Back!

Posted on at 9:14 PM by Glyceroll
This Week in eSports is back and chock-full of news! In addition to the results of this weeks NA / EU LCS, we also have a heads up on the All-Star voting and ticket availability, info on the SK vs Gambit Gaming Remake, several roster changes, and much more!
(Warning: There are spoilers after the jump! For spoiler free info check out the NA/EU threads)

Continue reading for a look at next weeks LCS and a recap of everything  from the past two weeks!

Red Post Collection: More on Team Builder, FeralPony on unpopular items, EUW Issues for March 29th

Posted on at 5:12 PM by Moobeat
[ Update ] Added in more Team Builder discussion!

This evening's red post collection features Lyte with more Team Builder discussion - including the recent experiment and a fill option, FeralPony chatting about a few of the game's least popular items ( Ohmwrecker, Atma's Impaler, and Executioner's Calling ), and Rincewind with context on the recent EU server problems.
Continue reading for more information!

Panser's S@20 Weekly Recap: 2014 Season, Week 10

Posted on at 4:55 AM by Moobeat
Miss out on this week's League of Legends news? Check out Panser's weekly news recap for the past week (March 24th through March 30th)!
Articles mentioned:

NA LCS Spring Split Week 10

Posted on at 12:01 PM by Glyceroll
The season is edging closer and closer to the end as we move into the NA LCS Spring Split Week 10!
Continue reading for a (spoiler free) look at team info, schedules, and VODs once they become available!

3/28 PBE Update: Void Fizz & Super Galaxy Rumble Splash Arts, Barrier Color Change, and more!

Posted on at 5:36 PM by Moobeat
The PBE has been updated! In addition to a color change for the summoner spell Barrier, we now have the full splash arts for Void Fizz and Super Galaxy Rumble!
Continue reading to check out the latest PBE content!

[Updated] Red Post Collection: Team Builder Experiment, Mystery Skins back 4/1 - 4/4, Ranked Rewards Survey, FeralPony on Reworks, and more!

Posted on at 1:06 PM by Moobeat
[ Update: A Team Builder "experiment" starting today - players will now have to invite at least one friend to their group to become a captain. Details added after the jump. ]

This afternoon's red post collection features a heads up on a new Team Builder experiment to reduce queue times, the announcement that Mystery Skins will be returning between April 1st and April 4th, info on a recent survey hinting a changes to ranked rewards, Feral Pony chatting about how reworks begin, a context thread for the recent EUW server problems, and more!
Continue reading for more information!

3/27 PBE Update: Gragas VFX, Lion Dance Kog Q Update, Void Fizz Load Screen, and more!

Posted on at 8:13 PM by Moobeat
The PBE has been updated! In addition to a note about Atlantean Syndra being pulled from the PBE, you'll find a preview of the Void Fizz's load screen, new VFX for Gragas and Lion Dance Kog'Maw's Q, and a handful of tentative balance changes!
Continue reading to check out the latest PBE content!

EU LCS Spring Split Week 10 + Preview Show

Posted on at 10:28 AM by Glyceroll
[ Update: Due to a bug, Gambit and SK will be replaying their match this week! More info ]

With Week 10 of the EU LCS kicking off this week, we're edging closer and closer to the end of the season!
Continue reading for a (spoiler free) look at team info, schedules, and VODs once they become available!

Champion and Skin Sale 3/28 - 3/31

Posted on at 8:15 AM by Moobeat
A new champion and skin sale starts tomorrow! Between March 28th and March 31st, you'll be able to pick up Guqin Sona for 487 RP, Musketeer Twisted Fate for 375 RP,  Hired Gun Graves for 260 RP, Draven for 487 RP, Trundle  for 440 RP and Karma for 395 RP.

Continue reading for a better look at this sale's discounted skins!

Red Post Collection: Team Builder is Live, Statikk on Kassadin Rework, Xelnath Grab Bag, and more!

Posted on at 11:49 AM by Moobeat

In addition to a reminder Team Builder is now live on most servers, this afternoon's red post collection features Statikk discussing his thoughts on the Kassadin rework now that it's out on live, Xelnath with a grab bag of rework and champion discussion, Solcrushed with an update on the PBE Gragas rework, and much more!
Continue reading for more information!

Red Post Collection: Team Builder Launching to Live Soon, [4.5] Changes to Lee Sin Changes, Pwyff on community communication, and much more!

Posted on at 6:47 PM by Moobeat
[ Update # 3: Team Builder should be up and going on NA, EU, TR, BR, OCE, LAS, and LAN! Enjoy! ]

Tonight's red post collection is a HUGE!

First up is a a heads up that Team Builder will be launching to live servers soon and we can get ready with the snazzy new promotional site and a Team Builder launch video! Also in this collection, you'll find Statikk with context on Lee Sin's tentative 4.5 changes ( as seen in today's PBE update! ), Pwyff on communication between the devs and the community, Riot Rhojin with a statement regarding players intentionally tanking games to be placed in low MMR and tiers, and much more!
Continue reading for more information!

[ UPDATED ] 3/25 PBE Update: Super Galaxy Rumble Login Screen, Fist Bump Ward Skin, Lee Sin Changes and more!

Posted on at 12:12 PM by Moobeat
The PBE has been updated! New stuff includes Super Galaxy Rumble's Login screen & music, a Fist Bump Ward Skin, Lee Sin W changes, and oodles of other tentative balance changes!
Continue reading to check out the latest PBE content!

New March Bundles Now Available!

Posted on at 11:32 AM by Moobeat
Good news everyone! Between now and April 1st, three new March flexible bundles are available for purchase! You'll have your choice between the Big and Tall bundle, Yordle Overload Mega Bundle, and the cleverly named "What does Ahri Say?" bundle.
Continue reading for more information and a full run down of each bundle!!

Red Post Collection: [Continued ] Please Nerf Responsibly, Night Hunter Rengar being Pulled from PBE, and more!

Posted on at 12:59 AM by Moobeat
Tonight's red post collection features Morello with another set of posts discussing recent balance philosophies, including the value of tradeoffs and several champion specific comments. You'll also find a heads up that Night Hunter Rengar is being removed from the PBE while the team works on making him "as awesome as possible" and ricklessabandon with a very small change for Ahri's Q.
Continue reading for more information!

3/24 PBE Update: Tentative Pantheon Balance Changes

Posted on at 5:02 PM by Moobeat
A small update, containing mostly Pantheon balance changes, has been pushed to the PBE! Also worth noting is that Night Hunter Rengar is being pulled from the PBE for some additional improvements!
Continue reading to check out the latest PBE content!

Free Champion Rotation 2014 Season Week 10

Posted on at 10:00 AM by frostyNinja
The free to play champion rotation for this week features Sivir, Soraka, Teemo, Akali, Xin Zhao, Miss Fortune, Sona, Jarvan IV, Xerath, and Yasuo.

Continue reading for these champions' regular store prices.

Champion and Skin Sale 3/25 - 3/28

Posted on at 7:00 AM by frostyNinja
A new champion and skin sale starts tomorrow! Between March 25th and March 28th, you'll be able to pick up Queen Ashe for 487 RP, Jade Dragon Wukong for 487 RP, King Tryndamere for 260 RP, Fizz for 487 RP, Irelia for 440 RP and Jax for 292 RP.
Continue reading for a better look at this sale's discounted skins!

Red Post Collection: Morello on Nerfing Responsibly, Rengar & Skarner Discussion, Fate of "Mage Fortune" and more!

Posted on at 10:06 PM by Moobeat
Tonight's red post collection features Morello with smorgasbord of posts concerning recent balance trends, specific champions of interest ( such as Gragas, Lee Sin, and Pantheon ), and more! You'll also find posts relating to the Rengar rework,  more on Skarner's rework follow through, ricklessabandon discussing the fate of "Mage Fortune", and  Kitae chiming in on the "Plot is Highly Overrated" quote.
Continue reading for more information!

Panser's S@20 Weekly Recap: 2014 Season, Week 8/9

Posted on at 11:31 AM by Moobeat
Missed out on this week's League of Legends news? Check out Panser's weekly news recap for the past week (March 16th through March 23th)!
Articles mentioned:

Red Post Collection: March 21st Patch Update, Team Builder Design - "Why Champion, Position, and Role?", and more!

Posted on at 9:04 PM by Moobeat
Tonight's red post collection features a heads up on the March 21st  patch update on  that fixed up a few Heimerdinger issues, Lyte discussing Team Builder and the question of "Why Champion, Position, and Role?", info on how summoners of every region can snag a free Dreadknight Garen skin for following League of Legends on twitter, and more!
Continue reading for more information!

NA LCS Spring Split Week 9

Posted on at 8:51 AM by Glyceroll
After a week break for last week's IEM, the NA LCS is back with week 9!
Continue reading for a (spoiler free) look at team info, schedules, and VODs once they become available!

3/21 PBE Update: Gragas Rework

Posted on at 6:55 PM by Moobeat
The PBE has been updated! New stuff includes the Gragas kit rework, a new icon for Forbidden Idol, and oodles of tentative balance changes for Graves, Lulu, runes, boot enchantments, and more!
Continue reading to check out the latest PBE content!

Red Post Collection: Gragas Rework, Mad Scientist Ziggs and Syndra SFX, Yasuo Sheathing Reference, and more!

Posted on at 6:51 PM by Moobeat
Tonight's red post collection features Solcrushed with details on the Gragas rework that will soon hit the PBE for testing, Phreak and ricklessabandon with a few comments on the upcoming Rune Balance Changes, BelligerentSwan discussing how Mad Scientist Zigg's and Syndra's Ult's SFX were created, Pwyff chatting about AP Tristana and the 4.4 Lich Bane Nerfs, and ohmikegoodness with an animation reference for Yasuo's sheathing animation!
Continue reading for more information!

Upcoming Rune Balance Changes

Posted on at 9:48 AM by Moobeat
Riot has just published a preview of their upcoming balance changes to runes! Additionally, there will also be a Rune and IP Boost sale that will start with the next patch and last through the end of April!
Continue reading for more information!

Red Post Collection: Context on Pantheon PBE Changes, More on PBE Miss Fortune and Rengar, No Rumble VU, and Pwyff on Recent Balance Decisions

Posted on at 4:42 AM by Moobeat
This morning's red post collection is HUGE! It includes SmashGizmo with context on the tentative 4.5 Pantheon changes that are now up on the PBE, ricklessabandon with follow up discussion on his PBE Miss Fortune changes, Riot Wrekz chatting about Leona's balance,  Meddler on the Rengar rework, IronStylus confirming no Rumble VU in the immediate future, and Pwyff covering multiple topics, including Lee Sin, Recent balance decisions, and more!
Continue reading for more information!

3/20 PBE Update: Miss Fortune Changes are back!

Posted on at 11:29 AM by Moobeat
[Update: In addition to the range nerfs, Pantheon's ult channel and land time also have changes ]

The PBE has been updated! New stuff includes additional tweaks to Atlantean Syndra, the return of ricklessabandon's Miss Fortune changes, and tentative balance changes for Pantheon and Rengar!
Continue reading to check out the latest PBE content!

Arctic Ops Varus Now Available!

Posted on at 11:17 AM by Moobeat
Arctic Ops Varus is now available for purchase! Featuring a deadly new bow, chilling new particles, and a unique recall animation that'll have you hooked, this bad boy is on sale for 975 RP through March 24th at which point he'll go up to his normal 1350 RP price point.
Continue reading for a look at this cool new skin!

EU LCS Spring Split Week 9 + Preview Show

Posted on at 10:03 AM by Glyceroll
After a long break due to last weeks IEM event, the EU LCS is BACK with Week 9!

Continue reading for a (spoiler free) look at team info, schedules, and VODs once they become available!

Champion and Skin Sale 3/21 - 3/24

Posted on at 7:49 AM by Moobeat
A new champion and skin sale starts tomorrow! Between March 21st and March 24th, you'll be able to pick up Blood Moon Akali for 487 RP, Northern Front Swain for 375 RP, Traditional Lee Sin for 260 RP, Elise for 487 RP, Xerath for 440 RP and Akali for 395 RP.
Continue reading for a better look at this sale's discounted skins!

3/19 PBE Update - Super Galaxy Rumble, Night Hunter Rengar, Atlantean Syndra Updates

Posted on at 7:10 PM by Moobeat
The PBE has been updated!

New stuff includes new Super Galaxy Rumble and Night Hunter Rengar skins, a new splash art for Malphite, updates for Atlantean Syndra, Void Fizz being enabled for testing, and more!
Continue reading to check out the latest PBE content!

[Updated] Red Post Collection: The Remaking of Xerath, Tentative Miss Fortune Changelist, Email Verification Reminder

Posted on at 6:22 PM by Moobeat
[ Update: Added in ricklessabandon's tentative Miss Fortune change list for 4.5 ]

[ Breaking news: Heimerdinger temporarily disabled due to bug and EU restart at 4:00 GST ]

Tonight's red post collection features a dev blog by ZenonTheStoic on the recent Xerath rework, ricklessabandon sharing his tentative 4.5 Miss Fortune change list, and a reminder to verify your email address for a free IP boost!

Continue reading for more information!

Super Galaxy Rumble prepped for Combat

Posted on at 4:28 PM by Moobeat
Suit up because a drilltastic preview for the upcoming Super Galaxy Rumble just went out!
"Here we go. Final checks… let’s see now… 
Volcanic flamespitter? Check. Plasma shield? Check. Electro-harpoon rockets? Check. Hyper-explosive equalizer rounds? Check, check and triple check. All systems set to AWESOME - finally, my Super Galaxy suit is complete! 
I’m coming, Bandle City. Time to rev up and roll out!"
Burning for more info?
"The fire in a yordle's heart never burns out!"

Red Post Collection: 4.5 Itemization Changes & New Items, Lee Sin Lessons , "Plot is highly overrated" and more!

Posted on at 3:37 AM by Moobeat
While not quite as big as last night's PBE update, this morning's red post collection is a doozy! Within, you'll find FeralPony discussing some tentative 4.5  item changes ( including two brand new items! ),  Riot Chun with more discussion and another draft of the Lee Sin retune, Kades sharing his perspective on the "Plot is highly overrated" quote, and Xypherous with follow up discussion on his previously mentioned Summoner Spell and Enchantment Changes.
Continue reading for more information.

3/18 PBE Update: Atlantean Syndra, Void Fizz, Super Galaxy Rumble VO, Rengar Rework

Posted on at 4:18 PM by Moobeat
A giant update has been pushed to the PBE!

New stuff includes: New Atlantean Syndra and Void Fizz skins, new art for Malphite, the voiceover for the upcoming Super Galaxy Rumble skin, Rengar's rework, updates to Brush vision, updates to the gold and crit floating combat text, and oodles of tentative balance changes.
Continue reading to check out the latest PBE content!

Red Post Collection: Heimerdinger Bundle, Tentative 4.5/4.6 Summoner Spell and Enchantment Changes, 3/17 Launcher Outage, and more!

Posted on at 11:18 AM by Moobeat
This afternoon's red post collection features a heads up on a new Heimerdinger bundle to celebrate his VU,  Xypherous with an overview on tentative Summoner spell and Enchantment changes that will be hitting the PBE soon, Rincewind with context on yesterday's launcher problems, Morello with some quick comments on Nautilus and Darius, and Riot Sephyre noting the OCE server skin "hasn't been forgotten".
Continue reading for more information!

Patch 4.4: Heimerdinger Visual Update

Posted on at 3:35 AM by Moobeat
[ Update: A new "Complete Heimerdinger Bundle" is now up in the shop! Info added to post. ]

EUREKA! Patch 4.4 is here and it includes the Heimerdinger visual update! Everyone's favorite Revered Inventor has a dashing new model, an updated voiceover, and an ingenious swagwalk toggle!
Continue reading for more on Heimerdinger's new look, including a preview for all of his updated skins, his new special interactions, new lore entry, and more!

Patch 4.4 Notes

Posted on at 1:21 PM by Moobeat
Patch 4.4 is on it's way and the official patch notes have been posted!

Continue reading for the full set of notes, including a run down of the Kassadin rework! Also be sure to check out the bottom of the post for additional information on some of the visual changes mentioned in the patch notes!

[ Skin Preview ] The Hero of a Fallen City

Posted on at 11:50 AM by Moobeat
A teaser,  titled "The hero of a fallen city",  for an upcoming Rumble skin has been published!
In addition to the picture, this "Skin Preview" post is accompanied by a small quote:
"How can I be their hero if I can’t protect them? 
This isn’t the end. It’s time for an upgrade. I’ll show them what yordles are worth." 

Free Champion Rotation 2014 Season Week 9

Posted on at 10:06 AM by frostyNinja
The free to play champion rotation for this week features Caitlyn, Diana, Garen, Kha'Zix, Leona, Nami, Rengar, Talon, Twisted Fate, and Twitch.

Continue reading for these champions' regular store prices.

Champion and Skin Sale 3/18 - 3/21

Posted on at 7:14 AM by frostyNinja
A new champion and skin sale starts tomorrow! Between March 18th and March 21st, you'll be able to pick up Warring Kingdoms Xin Zhao for 675 RP, Dragonwing Corki for 487 RP, Karate Kennen for 260 RP, Ziggs for 487 RP, Caitlyn for 440 RP and Zilean for 292 RP.
Continue reading for a better look at this sale's discounted skins!

Patch 4.4 Server Maintenance

Posted on at 5:42 PM by Moobeat
Good news everyone - Server maintenance for our next patch, Patch 4.4, has been scheduled! On March 18th at 3 AM PST for NA, 4:00 GMT for EUW, and 2:00 GMT+1 for EUNE, servers will go down in preparation for the upcoming patch.

Here's Riot Zaps with the NA version of the maintenance announcement:
"Summoners, 
On 3/18/14, starting at 01:30 AM PDT, ranked queues will be disabled in preparation for patch 4.4. At 03:00 AM PDT, the servers will be shut down and all games currently in progress will end in a draw and stats will not be recorded. We estimate the battlegrounds will be unavailable for 6 hours."
Here's a collection of the patch 4.4 maintenance threads for each server:

NAEUWEUNEBRTRLASLAN, RU, OCE

I'll keep you updated as more information on what the patch contains and patch notes become available. While the latest PBE content is usually a good indicator of what's to come, please remember that it is tentative and not everything may make it to live.

This Week in eSports 3/10 - 3/16

Posted on at 4:32 PM by Glyceroll
No LCS? No problem! We've got plenty of other news to top off This Week in eSports!
(Warning: There will be event spoilers after the jump!)

Continue reading for a look at the results for the IEM World Champs, an update on Promise's Situation, and more!

Red Post Collection: More on Dominion Revive Trinkets and Riot API at PAX East

Posted on at 2:52 AM by Moobeat
This morning's red post collection is short and sweet! It features ManWolfAxeBoss with more on his tentative Revive trinkets for Dominion , as well as Riot Sargonas chatting more about third party programs and how to get involved with Riot's API at this year's PAX East!
Continue reading for more information!

[March 14th - 16th] IEM World Championship - UPDATED

Posted on at 4:59 AM by Glyceroll
[ Update: Due to delays from D1, the schedule has changed a bit! See post for updated info / D1 vods! ]

While there is no NA or EU LCS this week, we do have the IEM World Championship -  a three day slugfest between some of the best teams from around the world!
Continue reading for a details run down of the finals including team info, schedules, and VODs once available!

Red Post Collection: Rune Changes in "super-near future", Rengar Rework on PBE "quite soon", Dreadknight Garen for EU & OCE, and more!

Posted on at 11:42 PM by Moobeat
Tonight's red post collection features ricklessabandon with a brief comment that we should see more info on the upcoming rune changes "in the super-near future",  Riot Jag commenting the Rengar rework will be on the PBE "quite soon", Riot Sargonas discussing third party programs, a heads up how EUNE/EUW/TR/RU and OCE summoners can snag a free Dreadknight Garen skin for following regional LoL social media, and more!
Continue reading for more information!

3/13 PBE Update: Minor Kassadin Q Tweaks

Posted on at 12:39 PM by Moobeat
Another extremely small patch has been pushed to the PBE!  While the purpose of these late cycle patches is to polish up and fix any bugs before the patch goes live, Kassadin received minor balance changes to his new Q shield in today's update.
Continue reading to check out the latest PBE content!

Champion and Skin Sale 3/14 - 3/17

Posted on at 7:08 AM by frostyNinja
A new champion and skin sale starts tomorrow! Between March 14th and March 17th, you'll be able to pick up Leprechaun Veigar for 260 RP, Shamrock Malphite for 260 RP, Emerald Taric for 260 RP, Zyra for 487 RP, Swain for 440 RP and Sona for 395 RP.
Continue reading for a better look at this sale's discounted skins!

Red Post Collection: Zed R Indicator, Team Builder, "Fiesta De Mascaras" Masks, and more!

Posted on at 10:36 PM by Moobeat
Tonight's red post collection features Lyte with additional Team Builder discussion, CertainlyT mentioning future improvements for Zed's R's Kill Indicator, context on March 12th's EU service issues, a brief comment on the small PBE patches from earlier today, a look at some of the handmade "Fiesta De Mascaras" masks shared on the LA LoL FB page, and more!
Continue reading for more information, direct from the forums and social media!