The battle for the Freljord begins

Posted on at 7:37 AM by Moobeat
The battle for Freljord has begun! Riot has launched a new mini site dedicated to the event, featuring more information on each of the three tribes, what they stand for, and who fights for them.
I won't even attempt to recreate the beauty of the mini site and the information on there so do yourself a favor and check it out yourself!

Once you've sufficiently checked out the awesome mini site, continue reading for more info about the in game parts of the event, including how to obtain one of three summoner icons based on the three tribes of Freljord!

Lissandra and three new Freljord skins now available

Posted on at 6:14 AM by Moobeat
Lissandra, the Ice Witch is now available for purchase! For her first week of availability, Lissandra will be priced at 975 RP / 7800 IP, after which she will drop to the standard 6300 IP price point. Alternatively, you can pick up both Lissandra and Bloodstone Lissandra for a mere 1462 RP.
Accompanying the Ice Witch are three new Freljord skins -  Runeguard Volibear for 975 RP,  Ice Drake Shyvana for 975 RP, and the legendary tier Black Frost Anivia for 1820 RP.

Continue reading for a replay of Lissandra's champion spotlight and video previews of Bloodstone Lissandra, Runeguard Volibear, Black Frost Anivia, and Ice Drake Shyvana.

Matchmaking available on the Howling Abyss

Posted on at 5:28 AM by Moobeat
As you likely have already heard, Patch 3.6 "The Freljord patch" is out! The most prominent feature to come along with it is the brand new Howling Abyss ARAM map. Additionally, there is now a match making queue for the ARAM game type - no more dealing with pesky custom games!
Continue reading for the official announcement regarding the advent of matchmaking for ARAM games and the reroll feature.

Sejuani and Trundle Relaunches live!

Posted on at 4:31 AM by Moobeat
With the Freljord patch, both Sejuani and Trundle have been relaunched with completely new visuals and a slew of updates to each of their kits.
Continue reading for an encore showing of each champions updated champion spotlight, video previews of each of their updated skins, and more!

New Free Champion Rotation Season 3 Week 13 + Rotation Sale

Posted on at 10:01 PM by Moobeat
This week's, Season 3 Week 13, free to play champion rotation includes Anivia, Ashe, Gragas, Janna, Nunu, Olaf, Quinn, Tryndamere, Udyr, and Volibear. These champions are already available for free play.

Riot also has something new in store for this week's champion rotation. In light of the Freljord conflict brewing in patch 3.6, all of these champions and one of their skins are on sale for 20% off.

This means for one week you can pick up Anivia for 632 RP, Hextech Anivia for 600 RP, Ashe for 208 RP, Freljord Ashe for 416 RP, Gragas for 632 RP, Gragas , Esq. for 780 RP, Janna for 468 RP, Frost Queen Janna for 780 RP, Nunu for 208 RP, Demolisher Nunu for 780 RP, Olaf for 632 RP, Glacial Olaf for 416 RP, Tryndamere for 468 RP, King Tryndamere for 416 RP, Udyr for 468 RP, Primal Udyr for 780 RP, Quinn and Valor for 780 RP, Phoenix Quinn for 780 RP, Volibear for 780 RP, and Northern Storm Volibear for 600 RP.

Continue reading for a a price list for the free rotation champions just in case you have so much fun you want to pick one up, as well as any applicable Great Atlas cards and video previews of all the discounted skins!

Champion Spotlight: Lissandra, the Ice Witch

Posted on at 9:50 PM by Moobeat
Lissandra's champion spotlight has been released. Check it out for for an tips on how this cool new champion works!


"Learn how to send your enemies to an icy grave in this Champion Spotlight. 
An extremely mobile, mana-efficient mage, Lissandra relies more heavily on crowd control and kiting than raw burst damage. Her unique suite of abilities makes her an excellent choice for either a roaming mid or a safe, self-sufficient top laner in a double AP comp. 
Learn some tips, tricks, sample mastery and rune builds, and more in the Lissandra Champion Spotlight. "

Patch 3.6 patch preview and notes

Posted on at 3:47 PM by Moobeat
The eagerly anticipated Freljord patch, patch 3.6, has been scheduled for later tonight. On 4/30 at 2:00 PDT for NA, 4:00 GMT +1 for EUW, and 3:00 GMT+2 for  EUNE the servers will go down for maintenance 

This patch will see Proving Grounds replaced by the fantastic new Howling Abyss map, the introduction of an ARAM match making queue, relaunches for Trundle and Sejuani, and much more. Lissandra will also be in this build and "will be released at a later date".

Here is the patch preview, which'll give you an overview to the changing coming to Nasus, Quinn, and the new Howling Abyss map coming in this patch.
Continue reading for a full set of patch notes and more information!

Behavior Alerts - Nudging players back on track

Posted on at 3:27 PM by Moobeat
Lyte has unveiled Behavior Alerts, a new player behavior feature warning players about their toxic behavior as reports start to roll in. This feature is now on the PBE and soon available in a future patch.

Continue reading for more info on this new feature!

New Champion and Skin Sale 4/30 to 5/3

Posted on at 7:42 AM by Moobeat
A new champion and skin sale starts tomorrow! Between April 30th and May 3rd, you'll have a chance to pick up Fizz for 487 RP, Karma for 395 RP, Malphite for 292 RP, Jack of Hearts Twisted Fate for 260 RP, French Maid Nidalee for 260 RP, and Dynasty Ahri for 487 RP.

Continue reading for a video preview of the discounted skins!

Champion Spotlight: Trundle, the Troll King

Posted on at 2:29 AM by Moobeat
Just like Sejuani, Trundle has also received an updated champion spotlight in preparation for his relaunch coming in the next patch.

"In this edition of the Champion Spotlight, you'll learn how to trounce your victims and own the jungle as Trundle, the Troll King. 
The sustain from King's Tribute and Frozen Kingdom keep Trundle's health topped off as he quickly tears through the jungle. By keeping his health high, Trundle's ready to seize an opportunity to gank, pressure lanes or counter-jungle. A clutch Froze Pillar can block enemies' escapes routes, slow down stragglers and disrupt positioning in team fights. And when enemy champions get a little too tanky, Subjugate allows Trundle to steal valuable defensive stats from his target, reducing a scary threat into a tasty troll snack. 
Check out the video for tips, tricks, and sample runes and masteries when playing as Trundle."

Champion Spotlight: Sejuani, the Winter's Wrath

Posted on at 7:20 PM by Moobeat
Riot has posted an updated champion spotlight for Sejuani in light of her upcoming relaunch.

"In this edition of the Champion Spotlight, you'll learn how to freeze enemies into ice-cubes, hurtling from the jungle as Sejuani, the Winter's Wrath. 
As a tanky, crowd-control machine, Sejuani tears through monster camps and pressures lanes with high-impact ganks. Her full suite of spells suited perfectly for securing kills, Sejuani bursts from the jungle to knock opponents into the air with Arctic Assault. Once stunned, she whittles them down with Flail of the Northern Winds, and eliminates any escape plans using Glacial Prison. Her early game pressure translates to late game initiation and her crowd control can peel enemies off allied champions. From the early game to the end stage, the Winter's Wrath brings home the bacon. 
Check out the video for tips, tricks, and sample runes and masteries for going full boar as Sejuani."

Panser's S@20 Weekly Recap: Week of April 22nd

Posted on at 11:11 PM by frostyNinja
Another week has passed! Missed out on all the news? Don't fret, as Panser's got a quick recap of all the important bits and pieces of this past week's happenings.

Articles mentioned: 

Red Post Grab Bag - Player Behavior, More from Morello, and Akali's glowing hands

Posted on at 3:37 AM by Moobeat
Tuckered out from all the exciting LCS playoff action? Then why don't you take a break to peruse this latest collection of red posts!
Continue reading for a several posts about player behavior topics - including champion select, pre-game / post-game chat in the logs, and more, Morello talking about relaunches and sharing his thoughts on Poppy, and an upcoming aesthetic reversion that should make Akali players happy.

North American Spring Playoffs Begin

Posted on at 4:21 AM by Seranaya
And for you NA LCS fans out there, the North American spring playoffs begin today as well! (What a great day for eSports!) Be sure to tune in to find out which of your favourite NA teams will win big this weekend.
Continue reading for schedules, VODs for each match, and more!

EU Spring Playoffs Begin

Posted on at 4:09 AM by Seranaya
Update: Added in information about aAa's disqualification from the EU LCS playoffs.

Here we are! After a long spring season we have finally made it to the first playoffs of the LCS! Here we will see the best of the best compete for a spot in the summer season along with great cash prizes.
Continue reading for information on schedules, VODs, and more!

Hippalus discussing Skin Trading

Posted on at 11:15 PM by Moobeat
Interested in the latest news about the potential skin trading system we heard about a few months ago? Hippalus commented on the subject today saying:
"...Unfortunately there are some significant hurdles with a skin trading system that have yet to be solved, so it is not a solution that will be available anytime soon (if ever). "
Continue reading for several posts discussing the idea of a skin trading system, elaborating on the statement above, and explaining why it would be problematic.

New Champion and Skin Sale 4/26 - 4/29

Posted on at 3:57 PM by Moobeat
A new champion and skin sale starts tomorrow! Between April 26th and April 29th, you'll be able to pick up Ziggs for 487 RP, Leona for 440 RP, Wukong for 440 RP,  Shurima Desert Zilean for 487 RP, Fiddle Me Timbers for 375 RP, and Earthrune Skarner for 260 RP.

Continue reading for video previews of the discounted skins.

After Hours Gaming League Finals This Saturday

Posted on at 3:17 PM by Matt Demers
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While a large portion of the League of Legends community will be focused on the League Championship Series this coming weekend, that might not be everyone's cup of tea. For those who's looking to settle their competitive cravings in a short burst, the After Hours Gaming League will be holding its grand finals on Saturday.

Instead of any of the professional teams we've come to know, the AHGL fields rosters from many of the biggest tech companies in the world, in a tournament for $5,000 - donated by Riot - to the charity of their choice. Many of these employees are gamers just like you or I, and it's kind of fascinating to see them pitted against each other like inter-office softball.

AHGL is the experiment of Sean "Day[9]" Plott, a name that'll be familiar to any of you who pay attention to competitive StarCraft. Plott is one of the foremost figures in that community, and extended the AHGL to League of Legends in an effort to expand the competition.

This season has seen teams from companies like Microsoft, Curse, Zynga, Epic Games, IPL and Electronic Arts square off; it only seems fitting that Google and Amazon will be clashing in the grand finals, as the top two companies on the Internet. The AHGL's B League will be also having its Grand Finals, as SecurityMetrics will be taking on Qualcomm, TSM Snapdragon sponsors and makers of phone processors.

“I’m still amazed to see the league grow from eight teams two years ago to 80 today,” said Plott, via release to the press. “The number of participating teams and their passion demonstrate the entrenched popularity of eSports as an amazing hobby, that gaming together is a fantastic way to have fun and bond with colleagues and friends alike.”

As far as we can tell, the series is going to be a best-of-three, with Amazon possibly having an edge due to being last year's champs. The stream can be found on Red Bull's web site for the event; the finals for League of Legends will be starting at 1PM PDT (4PM EST). Qualcomm vs. SecurityMetrics will happen later on in the day at 7PM PDT (10PM EST).


( This is a guest article by Matt Demers, a journalist and League of Legends columnist that has written about gaming for the Toronto Star, ggChronicle and Riot Games. You can find him on Twitter at @MattDemers, or check out MattDemers.com for more of his work. )

Morello reboots @Morello thread - Lots of red posts!

Posted on at 4:40 AM by Moobeat
Morello has revived his old "@Morello" thread over on the general forums and has returned to asking a smattering of summoner questions.
Continue reading for a barrage of posts regarding champion balance, cast times, North King Darius, and more!

League of Legends Latin America FB and Alpha/Beta

Posted on at 1:38 AM by Moobeat
I have some good news for our Latin American summoners out there! Riot has begun it's alpha testing on the upcoming Latin American servers. These servers will be split into Latin America North and Latin America South and feature a full translated Spanish client and voice overs.


The Latin America North Alpha has already started, as evidenced by it's availability in the Regional settings of the launcher.

I would suggest making your way to the official League of Legends Latin America Facebook page if you seek more information about all this. There you'll also find all sorts of sample champion voices from noteworthy Latin American voice actors.

PS: If anyone else has any relevant information about this, feel free to share! I know this is exciting for many of you and I apologize all I have to go on is google translates of the announcements.

4/24 Leagues Maintenance

Posted on at 8:53 PM by Moobeat
*NOTE: This is not a server maintenance but a LEAGUES ( ranked ) maintenance. 
Starting at 10 PM PDT for NA, 06:00 UTC for EUW, and 07:00 UTC+1 for EUNE, ranked queues will be disabled while the League system is undergoing maintenance. There will NOT be server downtime.

Here is RiotRival with the details:
"Summoners,

We will be performing a Leagues Maintenance tonight. Ranked Queues will be disabled at 10:00 PM PDT in preparation for the maintenance. During the maintenance, the Leagues tab will be unavailable."

There is no time estimation for when the maintenance will be done but I'll be sure to keep ya updated.

[ Updated ] On Fixing Melee AD Carries and Shyvana changes in the works.

Posted on at 7:35 PM by Moobeat
Updated: Scarizard commented on some specifics of the Shyvana buffs. Added to bot!

Ready for a small collection of red posts to help you get through this otherwise quiet day in Runeterra?

Continue reading for a few posts discussing the problems with buffing Melee AD Carries and a hint of upcoming Shyvana buffs.

4/22 PBE Update: : Slight changes to Bloodstone Lissandra splash.

Posted on at 7:25 PM by Moobeat
A super small PBE update just went out, containing what seems like last minute polish and a slight changes to Bloodstone Lissandra's slash. Hopefully these "empty" PBE patches are a sign that the  patch is almost ready to be pushed to live.

At any rate, continue reading for a full shot of the updated splash and a comparison between the new and old.

Riot Launches new PBE Community

Posted on at 6:56 PM by Moobeat
Riot has just launched a new PBE community site featuring a fancy new upvote and downvote system.

Here is Riot Pwyff with the announcement:
"Hey Summoners! 
Today we’re going to be soft launching a replacement for the PBE forums with a more community-driven content system. With this new forum, we want to promote high quality comments and content while also raising visibility on popular topics. For the PBE community specifically, this also means more pressing feedback will rise to the top, allowing us to react quicker to make those changes. While functionality may be minimal right now (we want to make sure everything’s stable first!), there will be more features to come as we go down the line.

For a quick rundown on how to use the new forums: players and Rioters can submit new discussions to the forums, where anyone with a PBE account can “upvote” or “downvote” a post (or comment) to indicate the quality of the discussion. Higher voted posts and feedback will rise quicker (and will have more visibility) while lower rated posts deemed unconstructive by the community will fall lower down the page. So… without further ado, we hope you get to posting and discussing on our new PBE community!"

New Free Champion Rotation Season 3 Week 12

Posted on at 2:48 PM by Moobeat

This week's, Season 3 Week 12, free to play champion rotation include Dr Mundo , Fiddlesticks, Miss Fortune, , Rammus, Shen, Thresh, Twitch, Veigar, Xin Zhao, and Zed These champions will be available for free play starting tomorrow.

Continue reading for a a price list for the free rotation champions just in case you have so much fun you want to pick one up, as well as any applicable Great Atlas cards!

New Champion and Skin Sale 4/23 - 4/26

Posted on at 2:02 PM by Moobeat
A new champion and skin sale starts tomorrow! Between April 23rd and April 26th, you'll be able to pick up Jayce for 487 RP, Urgot for 395 RP, Mordekaiser for 395 RP, Chosen Master Yi for 260 RP, Enchanted Galio for 260 RP, and Muay Thai Lee Sin for 487 RP.

Continue reading for video previews of the discounted skins.

Lee Sin Headband Giveaway! ( CLOSED )

Posted on at 6:55 AM by Moobeat
This contest is now CLOSED. Thanks for your entry! 

While Lee Sin might not be able to see it, there is no denying that his headband is absurdly fashionable. Lucky for you, I just so happen to have a crocheted Lee Sin headband to give away!
Continue reading to see how you can score a handmade Lee Sin Headband of your own!

Panser's S@20 Weekly Recap: Week of April 15th

Posted on at 6:26 PM by Moobeat
Need a refresher on all the League of Legends new from the past week? If so, Panser's got you covered! Here is her S@20 weekly recap for the week of April 15th.
Continue reading for links to the articles mentioned in the recap.

Elementz becomes free agent and compLexity's brunch Ü retires

Posted on at 6:57 PM by Moobeat
With week 10 of the NA LCS coming to a close, we have a few LCS related announcements to catch up on!

Continue reading for details on Elementz becoming a free agent and the retirement of compLexity's brunch Ü.

European LCS Super Week Begins

Posted on at 4:08 AM by Seranaya
The European LCS super week is beginning! A total of 20 matches will be played over 3 days as teams compete for a spot in the next part of the LCS.

Continue reading for information on schedules, VODs, and more!

4/18 PBE Update #2: Tons of new Splash arts

Posted on at 9:16 PM by Moobeat
The PBE has been updated and a smorgasbord of new splash arts have been added!
Continue reading for a closer look at all the fantastic new splashes, including Lissandra's splashes, new defaults for Sejuani, Trundle, and Nunu, and arts for the Volibear, Anivia, and Shyvana skins currently on the PBE.

( Updated ) 4/18 PBE Update: Udyr's title now "The Spirit Walker"

Posted on at 2:30 PM by Moobeat
Update: There also appears to be new Freljord faction summoner icons - one for each sister. These will likely have something to do with the new icon acquiring method we heard about a while back.

A small PBE patch, containing very minor changes, went out earlier this afternoon.

Biggest change is Udyr's title is now "The Spirit Walker" changed from "The Animal Spirit"

Speaking of Udyr, also included in this patch was the revised Udyr bio we were privy to earlier ( click here to read the new lore for yourself ).

Balance Changes

Diana
  • Pale Cascade ( W ) cooldown reverted back to 10 at all ranks from 14/13/12/11/10. ( This is an undoing of a PBE change we saw a few days ago ).

Need a refresher on the latest PBE content? Here are links to the other PBE patches this cycle!

P.S: I also noticed custom games seem to now show your League and Division. Not sure if this is new to this patch or if I'm just now noticing it. Turns out it was added last patch and also shows on your buddy list.

New Champion and Skin Sale 4/19 - 4/22

Posted on at 12:18 PM by frostyNinja
Summoners, a new sale is upon us! Starting April 19th and lasting until April 22nd, you'll be able to pick up Malzahar for 440 RP, Kha'Zix for 487 RP, Kog'Maw for 440 RP, Pool Party Ziggs for 487 RP, Astronautilus for 487 RP, and Arcade Sona for 487 RP.

Continue reading for those fancy-schmancy video previews of the discounted skins!

( Updated ) Commemorative TPA S2 World Champ Skins

Posted on at 4:36 AM by Moobeat
( Updated out of leaks since there is now an NA announcement about it. )

It looks like the Taipei Assassin's are getting a set of five skins to celebrate their victory in last year's Season Two World Championship.
Mundo, Ezreal, Orianna, Nunu, and Shen compose the team comp used by TPA in their final game of the championship.
Continue reading for more information on this new set of upcoming skins!

[ Leak ] Potential 1v1 and 2v2 Map ( Updated )

Posted on at 4:19 AM by Moobeat
( This is a LEAK. Treat all the information below as unconfirmed and speculative until it can be confirmed. )

A peculiar video was discovered today, showing off what seems Tencent ( Chinese League of Legends ) showing off a new  1v1/2v2 dueling map. 

[click here for YouTube mirror]

UPDATE: Here is an official Riot response from RedBeard:
"Hey guys – since this is getting a ton of attention, I thought I’d pop in to share a few details: 
This ‘first blood’ map was dreamed up by some Rioters who wanted to make an awesome 1v1/2v2 map JUST for the All-Star game. They brewed it up during the ‘Thunderdome,’ which is a regular all-night hackathon Riot holds to explore cool new stuff. 
Wickd vs SoAZ’s 1v1 extravaganza was awesome to watch and got me even more hyped up for this event at the All-Star game.
Because it was created solely with the idea of using it in the All-Star game, it’s not something that we have any concrete plans for besides the event."

According to the debonair Alex Penn, this video comes from Tencent's annual press conference.

As you can see in the video several LCS players, including TSM Reginald, cL Nickwu, GGU BloodWater, and more, duking it out on a fiery themed, single laned, dueling map.

You might also notice that Heimerdinger has three turrets active and they have a weird little particle, likely something to do with his scheduled rework / update.

Damn good speculation from redditor nojitosunrise: The recent LCS All Star post reads "All-Star Week will also unveil a very exciting event this year. Many of you speculate about which individual players are at the top of their respective positions. In Shanghai, we’re finally going to answer that question. Your favorite players from top, mid, jungle and bot will square off against one another in an individual tournament. The last players left standing will have the right to claim they’re the best individual competitors in the world.". Seems like a prime time to unveil this duel-rific map.

Revised Udyr Lore

Posted on at 12:56 AM by Moobeat
While updated champion bios are the new hip thing, not everyone was pleased new Udyr's new lore. In response, Riot has actually revised the lore to remedy some of the issues summoners seem to be having with it.
Continue for the revised bio and more discussion.

4/18 NA Hardware Maintenance

Posted on at 11:29 PM by Moobeat
NA servers will go down for a few hours during the morning of 4/18 while Riot performs a brief hardware maintenance. This is not a content patch.

Here is Chager with more information:
"Hello Summoners!
Tomorrow morning (4/18/13 at 2am-6am PDT) there will be an NA downtime while we perform a hardware maintenance. Normally we don’t go into detail about these, but I wanted to give more context about why we’re doing it and what the benefits are. We will be upgrading some key hardware components in our North America infrastructure. This new hardware will increase the efficiency of our databases and help us stay ahead of growth. 
While this new hardware will deliver a notable performance improvement across our game’s platform, the goal is to provide increased stability and reliability. Service issues are obviously something we try to avoid, but in the event that we do experience a major outage, this new hardware will also help us accelerate the rate at which we bring the platform back up and get people back into game. 
Thanks,
-Chager
Live Production
Riot Games"

Get ready for the LCS All-Star Week May 24th - May 26th

Posted on at 10:01 PM by Moobeat
Voting has closed an the fan favorites have been chosen for the upcoming All-Star week!
Continue reading to see which players made it into the all start team, details on the event, and more!

4/17 PBE Update: Lissandra Lore Goodies

Posted on at 4:29 PM by Moobeat
Another night passes and another small update has been pushed to the PBE!
Continue reading to peruse the short list of changes, including some new Three Sisters quest icons and a rather flavorful speech from Lissandra.

NA LCS Week 10: Super Week

Posted on at 12:02 PM by Moobeat
Are you guys ready for another SUPER WEEK of NA LCS action? This week features a total of 20 games played out over the course of Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday and features each and every team battling it out to see who remains on top.
Continue reading for schedules, VODs for each match, and more!

Russian Server now Available!

Posted on at 9:48 AM by Moobeat
Riot has officially launched their Russian servers and transfers from EUW and EUNE to the new server are now up!
"A new League of Legends platform for players from Russia and CIS countries is now up and running. 
We’re bringing the authentic League of Legends experience to Russia and CIS. Live in the region? We’d like to welcome you to the new server, so head over to the website to find out more about the new platform, free transfers, events and local promotions. 
Добро пожаловать!'

Furthermore, ThorSerpent shared
  • The only language that is supported on the new server is Russian;
  • Transfer to CIS / Russian server is free at the moment, but transfer back is not;
  • Player Support won't be able to reverse any transfers to CIS / RU server, including any accidental ones.
For those wondering, summoners who transfer to the Russian server will also receive VolibearNorthern Storm VolibearCaitlyn, and Arctic Warfare Caitlyn for free.

For more information, visit the newly release Welcome to the Russian servers FAQ or just browse around the new Russian forums. Я желаю вам удачи!

Statikk talks recent Zed PBE Changes

Posted on at 9:26 AM by Moobeat
As you may have seen, Zed has received a few changes on the PBE. Most notable is that his Shadow Slash no longer reduces Living Shadow's cooldown when striking minions but now reduces it by double the amount when striking champions.
Continue reading for a nice big helping of context, from Statikk, regarding the tentative changes to the Master of Shadows.

More on Skin RP Price Changes and other tidbits

Posted on at 12:21 AM by Moobeat
Between all this Freljord and skin RP price change talk, not much is getting done on the ole' general forums. Good thing I'm here to wrap it all up for you or you might get overrun! 
Continue reading for a wealth of forums posts including more discussion on the recent skin RP price changes, when the next ultimate tier skin will be out, and Morello briefly mentioning Sion's rework and a small idea for Leona.

4/16 PBE Update: Karma Balance Changes [ Updated ]

Posted on at 5:32 PM by Moobeat
Update: Added in the updated Anivia and Ashe voices.

A small patch containing mostly balance changes has been pushed to the PBE.
Continue reading for a few more balance changes and a length post, from Scarizard, explaining the goal of the recent Karma PBE changes.

New Transfer Options Now Available!

Posted on at 2:07 PM by Moobeat
It's a long time coming but server transfers between NA and EUW/EUNE are now available! They will run you 2600 RP and are a one-way process.
Shot of the new transfers available in the EU shop.
Here is Ymir with the good news:
"Starting today, players will be able to skip over the Atlantic and transfer between the North America and EUW or EUNE servers. This upgrade has been a long time coming and we’re stoked that players now have more flexibility to choose where they play 
To purchase a transfer, head to the in-game store and click on the Other tab. Intercontinental transfers are one-way and run 2600RP, so always double check you’re heading to the right server. Additionally, European players who joined the North American server prior to June 1st 2010 and weren’t able to move to the European platform when it opened will receive a free one time transfer token.

For the full scoop on eligibility, transfer options and more, check out this page on our Knowledge Base."
As mentioned above, click HERE for more information on the transfer process.

Continue reading to learn how players who PREDATE THE LAUNCH OF THE EU servers can get their NA and EU accounts merged together and a few other relevant red posts.

Red Post Grab Bag: Karma's Balance, context on Thresh PBE Changes, and more

Posted on at 2:28 AM by Moobeat
What better way to kick off a new day than with a bundle of red posts?
Continue reading for posts pertaining to Karma's balance, the status of Rengar's buffs, the long lost Norse King Darius skin, Anivia nerfs ( or lack there of! ), and a response about the recent Thresh PBE changes.

4/15 PBE Update #2: Updated Tutorial and Three Sisters In Game Quest

Posted on at 9:03 PM by Moobeat
In addition to the patch earlier today, a second patch has been deployed to the PBE!
Continue reading for a look at the updated tutorial, new Three Sisters in game quest, and more!

4/15 PBE Update: New Olaf Lore and HA Champ Select Music

Posted on at 3:29 PM by Moobeat
A minor update has been applied to the PBE!
Continue reading to check out the new Howling Abyss champion select music, new lore for Olaf, and some balance changes.

New Free Champion Rotation Season 3 Week 11

Posted on at 11:55 AM by Moobeat

This week's, Season 3 Week 11, free to play champion rotation includes Ashe, Karma, Karthus, Lee Sin, Maokai, Morgana, Teemo, Wukong, Zac, and Zyra. These champions will be available for free play starting tomorrow.

Continue reading for a a price list for the free rotation champions just in case you have so much fun you want to pick one up, as well as any applicable Great Atlas cards!

New Champion and Skin Sale 4/16 - 4/19

Posted on at 11:31 AM by Moobeat
A new champion and skin sale starts tomorrow! Between April 16th and April 19th, you'll have able to pick up Volibear for 487 RP, Blitzcrank for 395 RP, Galio for 440 RP, Gothic Orianna for 260 RP, Hyena Warwick for 487 RP, and Northern Front Swain for 375 RP.

Continue reading for video previews of the discounted skins.

Panser's S@20 Weekly Recap: Week of April 7th

Posted on at 6:34 PM by Moobeat
Need a refresher on all the exciting League of Legends new from this past week? If so, Panser's got you covered! Here is her S@20 weekly recap for the week of April 7th.


Continue reading for links to the articles mentioned in the recap!

More on Freljord Lore and Lyte talks Honor System.

Posted on at 10:53 AM by Moobeat
Haven't got your fill of Freljord lore discussion yet? GOOD!
Continue reading for a smorgasbord of posts regarding Freljord lore and Lyte discussing more about the honor system.

Dicussion on Udyr's new lore and other Freljord tidbits

Posted on at 11:06 AM by Moobeat
With each PBE patch, more and more Freljord lore comes out and, just like what happened with Trundle's new lore, Udyr's lore change has come under fire.
Continue reading for slew of posts concerning Udyr's recently changed lore and a handful of other Freljord related posts.