10/31 PBE Update: Twitch Skin Splash Arts, RPG splash arts, Winter Summoner's Rift assets, and more!

Posted on at 12:35 PM by Moobeat
The PBE has been updated! As we kick off week three of the 6.22 / pre-season cycle, today's update includes several new Twitch skin splash arts, splash arts for three of the new RPG skins testing this cycle, assets for recently announced Winter Summoner's Rift, and more!
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Winter Summoner's Rift teaser

Posted on at 10:17 AM by Moobeat
A teaser video for a work in progress Winter Summoner's Rift is going around Riot's social media!
Continue reading for more snow-covered information and look for this map skin to launch later this year!
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Free Champion Rotation, Week of November 1st

Posted on at 10:03 AM by Aznbeat
The free to play champion rotation for this week features Bard, Draven, Ekko, Evelynn, Hecarim, Jax, Renekton, Twisted Fate, Varus, and Zilean.
Continue reading for these champions' regular store prices.
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Champion & Skin Sale 11/1 - 11/4

Posted on at 7:28 AM by Aznbeat
A new champion and skin sale starts tomorrow! Between November 1st & November 4th you can snag Creator Viktor for 675 RP, Darkflame Shyvana for 487 RP, Northern Storm Volibear for 375 RP, Emumu for 260 RP, Yasuo for 487 RP, Maokai for 440 RP, Shaco for 395 RP and Janna for 292 RP.
Continue reading for a better look at this sale's discounted skins!
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Red Post Collection: Ask Riot on LCU & Death Recap, Doom Bots in RGMQ, LoL FB Stickers, Pre-Season Stealth Changes, & more!

Posted on at 3:40 PM by Moobeat
[UPDATE: The 2016 World Championship has finished! Click here for results & vods.]

Today's red post collection includes Ask Riot on the LCU and the Death Recap system, Doom Bots of Doom back in the RGMQ this weekend, a look at new LoL facebook stickers, a rundown on 2016 ranked rewards as the season winds down in under two weeks, additional context on the pre-season stealth changes, and more!
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2016 World Championship Finals - SKT vs SSG!

Posted on at 3:29 PM by Aznbeat
[UPDATE: We have our champions! Post updated with results and VODs and remains spoiler free for 24h.]

After a month of play, one best of five series remains to decide who walk away as the 2016 World Champions  - SKT T1 or Samsung Galaxy!
Continue reading for a (spoiler free) look at the final match of 2016 and VODs once they become available!
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League Festival At Worlds - PTL, All-Mid All Star Death Match, Cosplay, Music of League of Legends live concert!

Posted on at 5:40 PM by Moobeat
[EDIT: Stream's over but article updated with highlights and links! Pentakill II album teased on stream!]

On the night before the 2016 World Championship, Riot livestreamed the  League Festival at Worlds celebration! The event included a live edition of PrimeTime League, an All-Mid All Star Death Match, a cosplay celebration, the Music of League of Legends live concert, and more!
Continue reading for the event VOD, highlights, and more!
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10/28 PBE Update: 2017 Login, Control Ward model, & more!

Posted on at 11:14 AM by Moobeat
The PBE has been updated! Today's update includes the 2017 season login theme, a look at the new Control Ward base appearance, a dose of balance changes, and more!
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10/27 PBE Update: Skin tweaks & more balance changes

Posted on at 1:02 PM by Moobeat
The PBE has been updated! As we continue week two of the three week 6.22 pre-season PBE cycle, today's update includes skin tweaks, additional balance changes, and more!
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Red Post Collection: Story Hooks, Oct 26th Mid-patch update, Meddler on Plants and Crit runes, & more

Posted on at 8:10 AM by Moobeat
This morning's red post collection includes the October 27th mid patch update, a new /dev on Story hooks, a look at the data behind spamming spells, Meddler on plants and plans to remove crit runes,  a Worlds 2016 Finals remix of Zedd's Ignite, a reminder to avoid scams this holiday season, and more!
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Champion & Skin Sale 10/28 - 10/31

Posted on at 7:24 AM by Aznbeat
A new champion and skin sale starts tomorrow! Between October 28th & October 31st you can snag Sandstorm Katarina for 487 RP, Pentakill Mordekaiser for 487 RP, Academy Ahri for 375 RP, Samurai Yi for 260 RP, Azir for 487 RP, Ezreal for 440 RP, Nautilus for 440 RP and Nasus for 292 RP.
Continue reading for a better look at this sale's discounted skins!
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10/26 PBE Update: Additional Tentative Balance Changes

Posted on at 2:48 PM by Moobeat
[NEWS: New Chroma now available / TURBO MODE: The Data Behind Your Spell Spamming (Clairvoyance Blog) / /Dev: On Story Hooks / Zedd: Ignite (Finals Remix) ]

The PBE has been updated! As we continue the 6.22 PBE cycle, today's update includes another set of tentative balance changes, in-game portraits for plants, and more.
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10/25 PBE Update: Plants and more tentative balance changes!

Posted on at 1:07 PM by Moobeat
The PBE has been updated! As we continue the three week 6.22 PBE cycle, today's update includes more pre-season plant changes and other tentative balance changes!
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New Chroma Now Available - Dunkmaster Darius & Headmistress Fiora

Posted on at 11:03 AM by Moobeat
New chroma are now available for Dunkmaster Darius and Headmistress Fiora.  These are available both individually or discounted in bundles!
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10/24 PBE Update: More Tentative Balance Changes

Posted on at 1:24 PM by Moobeat
The PBE has been updated! As we continue the 6.22 PBE cycle, today's update includes tentative balance changes for a many of the assassin's who currently have kit changes on the PBE!
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Free Champion Rotation, Week of October 25th

Posted on at 10:07 AM by Aznbeat
The free to play champion rotation for this week features Blitzcrank, Illaoi, Karma, Katarina, LeBlanc, Lee Sin, Miss Fortune, Quinn, Rumble, and Ivern.
Continue reading for these champions' regular store prices.
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Champion & Skin Sale 10/25 - 10/28

Posted on at 7:47 AM by Aznbeat
A new champion and skin sale starts tomorrow! Between October 25th & October 28th you can snag Battle Boss Blitzcrank for 675 RP, Atlantean Syndra for 487 RP, Overlord Malzahar for 487 RP, Shadow Evelynn for 260 RP, Zed for 487 RP, Vel'Koz for 487 RP, Vladimir for 440 RP and Sona for 395 RP.
Continue reading for a better look at this sale's discounted skins!
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10/21 PBE Update: Stealth Shimmer, Replays back on PBE LCUA, tentative balance changes, & more!

Posted on at 2:49 PM by Moobeat
The PBE has been updated! As we continue the massive pre-season 6.22 PBE cycle, today's update includes a look at the new Shimmer effect when hitting stealthed units, replays re-enabled on the PBE LCUA, another set of tentative balance changes for many of the assassin updates, and more!
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2016 World Championship: Semifinals

Posted on at 2:48 PM by Aznbeat
[UPDATE: Updated with VODs and Results for Day 2!]

The 2016 World Championship continues this weekend with the Semifinals - SKT vs ROX on Friday and SSG vs H2K on Saturday!
Continue reading for a (spoiler free) look at team info, schedules, and VODs once they become available!
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Red Post Collection: Champion Prototype Dev Blog, October Early Sales & Bundles, Ask Riot, Ryze hotfix, & more!

Posted on at 2:47 AM by Moobeat
This morning's red post collection includes a look at the October early sales and  October bundles now in the shop for a limited time, a dev blog on Champion Prototypes, October 20th's hotfix for Ryze, context on the Kled PBE changes, a lengthy rundown of how the Plant spawn system works, and more!
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10/20 PBE Update: Pre-Season Masteries, Worldbreaker Splash art, and more!

Posted on at 1:43 PM by Moobeat
[NEWS: The TEEMOING / /dev: On Champ Prototypes / Doom Bots in RGMQ on 10/20! / October Bundles]

The PBE has been updated! Tonight's update includes more pre-season changes for Masteries, splash art for upcoming Worldbreaker skins, continued balance changes, and more!
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The Teemoing - New skins, legacy content, icons, Doom Bots of Doom in RGMQ, and more now available!

Posted on at 11:44 AM by Moobeat
The Teemoing is upon us -  new spooky Little Devil Teemo, Bewitching Morgana, & Bewitching Tristana skins, new summoner icons, a ton of returning legacy content, and more! The Doom Bots of Doom game mode is also up for two weeks in the RGMQ - October 20th - 24th & October 28th - 31st!
Continue reading for more information, including content previews and more!
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Champion & Skin Sale 10/21 - 10/24

Posted on at 7:28 AM by Aznbeat
A new champion and skin sale starts tomorrow! Between October 21st & October 24th you can snag Pool Party Draven for 487 RP, Kennen M. D. for 487 RP, Debonair Ezreal for 375 RP, Resistance Caitlyn for 260 RP, Braum for 487 RP, Ahri for 440 RP, Shen for 395 RP and Sion for 292 RP.
Continue reading for a better look at this sale's discounted skins!
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10/19 PBE Update: Replays, Jungle Changes, Plants, & more!

Posted on at 1:14 PM by Moobeat
Following the massive 10/18 update, another large PBE update has been deployed! Today's update includes the pre-season jungle changes, plants, the replay system live on the PBE LCU Alpha, and more.
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10/18 PBE Update: Nine new skins, Assassin Update, Pre-season changes, New Items, and much more!

Posted on at 12:53 PM by Moobeat
[UPDATE on 10/19: With the pair re-enabled, updated with Rengar and Talon rework details!]

It's pre-season time on the PBE - the 10/18 PBE patch kicks off the 6.22 PBE cycle and is packed with pre-season changes - assassin update, new items, and more! We also have NINE new skins, ranked reward ward skins & icons, chroma for Battle Regalia Poppy & Dragonslayer Braum, and more.
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2017 Season Update

Posted on at 12:51 PM by Moobeat
With the changes hitting the PBE in the 6.22 cycle, Riot has put up a summary page covering the upcoming 2017 season updates - assassin updates, new features, plants in the jungle, and more.
Continue reading for more information, including details on the assassin updates, upcoming features such as replays and practice mode, new or reworked items, 2017 season starting  Dec 6th, and more!
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Red Post Collection: November Sales Schedule, LCU Alpha ending soon, Instagram PBE Preview for new skins, and more!

Posted on at 11:55 AM by Moobeat
[UPDATE: More teasers have gone out for upcoming RPG skins and Victorious Maokai!]

This afternoon's red post collection includes a look at instagram preview for upcoming Hecarim, Nasus, Nautilus, & Trundle skins, the November champion and skin sales schedule, LCU changelog and Alpha ending soon, a pre-season livestream at 2 PM on 10/18, and more!
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Patch 6.21 Notes

Posted on at 11:09 AM by Moobeat

Patch 6.21 is on the way and the official patch notes have been posted!
Continue reading for the complete notes, including a look at upcoming spooky skins, the return of Doom Bots to the RGMQ, oodles of balance changes, and more!
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Patch 6.21 Server Maintenance Announced

Posted on at 11:57 AM by Moobeat
[UPDATE: 6.21 Patch Notes are up!]

Good news everyone! Server maintenance for our next patch, Patch 6.21, has been scheduled!

On October 19th at 3:00 am PT for NA, 5:00 UK time for EUW, and 3:00 CEST for EUNE, servers will go down for maintenance and the 6.21 patch will be applied!

Here's  NA version of the  Network Operations maintenance announcement:
"On 10/19/16, starting at, 01:30 Pacific Time (08:30 UTC), ranked queues will be disabled in preparation for patch 6.21. At 03:00 Pacific time (10:00 UTC), 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 3 hours."
Be sure to check your particular servers status page for your region's specific 6.21 maintenance times:

NA, EUW, EUNE, BR, TR, LAS, LAN, RU, OCE

Until the official patch notes are available, feel free to check the  [ 6.21 PBE content ] for a tentative
look at what is coming in the patch - including new spooky skins, Doom Bots in RGMQ, and more!

Free Champion Rotation, Week of October 18th

Posted on at 10:02 AM by frostyNinja
The free to play champion rotation for this week features Akali, Brand, Caitlyn, Fiddlesticks, Jinx, Kennen, Nami, Sejuani, Thresh, and Ziggs.
Continue reading for these champions' regular store prices.
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Champion & Skin Sale 10/18 - 10/21

Posted on at 7:27 AM by Aznbeat
A new champion and skin sale starts tomorrow! Between October 18th & October 21st you can snag Bear Cavalry Sejuani for 675 RP, Dark Crystal Ryze for 487 RP, Wild Card Shaco for 375 RP, Undertaker Yorick for 260 RP, Ekko for 487 RP, Swain for 440 RP, Wukong for 440 RP and Udyr for 292 RP.
Continue reading for a better look at this sale's discounted skins!
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2016 World Championship: Quarterfinals

Posted on at 2:30 PM by Aznbeat
[NEWS: 6.21 PBE Cycle Roundup.] [NOTE: Updated with Day 4 VODS & results!]

The 2016 World Championship continues this weekend with the Quarterfinals! 
Continue reading for a (spoiler free) look at team info, schedules, and VODs once they become available!
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Road to Pre-Season: Practice Tool in the Works

Posted on at 11:28 AM by Moobeat
Riot has announced pre-season is set to also include a brand new PRACTICE TOOL where players can train in an environment where they can set infinite gold, reset cooldowns, and more!
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Red Post Collection: Ivern Animations, Challenger Rewards, Plants & Pre-Season, SG Fanart, Twitch R Name Change,& more!

Posted on at 3:14 AM by Moobeat
This morning's red post collection includes a dev blog on Ivern's animations, preview of physical rewards for Challenger tier players this season, Twitch's R's name to be changed back to Spray and Pray, a new Ask Riot, Hexakill: TT back Friday in the RGMQ, additional discussion on pre-season & plants, Star Guardian fan art, a reminder on the new Elementalist Lux, Jayce of the Bright Hammer, and Worldbreaker Nautilus skin names found on PBE, and more!
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Mechs Vs Minions Now Available

Posted on at 1:02 PM by Moobeat
Riot's new cooperative tabletop game MECHS VS MINIONS is now available for purchase in the Riot merch shop! To celebrate launch, a new ward skin and summoner icon are also now available in the in-client shop.
"Mechs vs Minions is a cooperative tabletop campaign set in the League of Legends universe for you and up to three of your most genius-ish yordle friends. You’ll program and pilot your new mechs through 10 minion-mashing missions, each of which will take around 60-90 minutes. What do you mean this doesn’t look safe?"
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Champion & Skin Sale 10/14 - 10/17

Posted on at 7:20 AM by Aznbeat
A new champion and skin sale starts tomorrow! Between October 14th & October 17th you can snag Piltover Customs Heimerdinger for 487 RP, Sultan Gangplank for 487 RP, Armor of the Fifth Age Taric for 375 RP, Bandito Fiddlesticks for 260 RP, Tahm Kench for 487 RP, Nami for 487 RP, Riven for 440 RP and Gangplank for 395 RP.
Continue reading for a better look at this sale's discounted skins!
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10/12 PBE Update: Bewitching Morgana tweaks, names of new Lux, Jayce, and Nautilus skins, and more!

Posted on at 1:21 PM by Moobeat
[UPDATE:Shop entries for "Elementalist Lux" (3250 RP), "Worldbreaker Nautilus" (750 RP), and "Jayce of the Bright Hammer"(750 RP) found! No assets or art, just names. ]

As the end of the 6.21 PBE cycle nears, today's small update includes VFX tweaks for Bewitching Morgana, PBE shop entries for future Jayce, Lux, and Nautilus skins, and more!
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Road to Pre-Season: Gameplay Systems Update & PLANTS

Posted on at 11:30 AM by Moobeat
[UPDATE @ 10/12 - 11:30 PM PST: Lots of discussion added to the Fearless' discussion on plants, including a few video examples, details on spawns, what they do specifically, and more!]

Pre-season is right around the corner and Riot has put up a post detailing some of the gameplay system changes headed our way, including new plants in the jungle, itemization, and masteries!
Continue reading for more information, including a discussion post on the new plants!
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Red Post Collection: Nexus, Depth vs Accessability, Riot Impact Challenge, Ivern Price Reduction, & more!

Posted on at 5:53 AM by Moobeat
This morning's red post collection includes Ivern's price reduction to 6300 IP, the debut of a new editorial hub called NEXUS, an article from Ghostcrawler on Depth vs Accessibility in design, a rundown of the upcoming 2016 World Championship Quarterfinals, Riot's impact challenge, and more!
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10/11 PBE Update: Bewitching Morgana Splash, Login, & more!

Posted on at 2:24 PM by Moobeat
The PBE has been updated! Today's update includes the Bewitching Morgana splash art, a brand new spooky login theme featuring the upcoming skins, indicator on loading screen, and more!
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Road to Pre-Season: Assassin Update

Posted on at 1:43 PM by Moobeat
With preseason right around the corner, Riot has put up a discussion post summarizing all of the currently announced information for the upcoming Assassin class update - including major and minor scope champion updates, itemization changes, and  stealth system changes  
Continue reading for more information!
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10/10 PBE Update: New Count & Marquis Vladimir splash art, tentative balance changes, and more!

Posted on at 12:43 PM by Moobeat
[NEWS: Road to Pre-Season: Assassin Update ]

The PBE has been updated! Tonight's update includes new splash art for Count and Marquis Vladimir, several tentative balance changes, and more!
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Free Champion Rotation, Week of October 11th

Posted on at 10:08 AM by Aznbeat
The free to play champion rotation for this week features Aurelion Sol, Braum, Corki, Gragas, Karthus, Nautilus, Nocturne, Sivir, Swain, and Taric.
Continue reading for these champions' regular store prices.
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Champion & Skin Sale 10/11 - 10/14

Posted on at 7:17 AM by Aznbeat
A new sale starts tomorrow! Between October 11th & October 14th you can snag Full Metal Jayce for 675 RP, Battleborn Kayle for 487 RP, Rageborn Mundo for 487 RP, Nightblade Irelia for 260 RP, Syndra for 487 RP, Leona for 440 RP, Pantheon for 395 RP and Rammus for 292 RP.
Continue reading for a better look at this sale's discounted skins!
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2016 World Championship: Group Stages, Week 2

Posted on at 12:45 PM by Aznbeat
[UPDATE @ 9 PST 10/9: Day 8 and Group B complete! Eight teams moving on to quarterfinals have been decided. Post now includes post group stage results, vods, quarterfinal bracket! ]

The 2016 World Championship continues with week two of the Group Stages! By Sunday night, our 16 competing teams will be narrowed down to 8 as the top two from each group move on to Knockout stage!
Continue reading for a (spoiler free) look at team info, schedules, and VODs once they become available!
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Red Post Collection: Ivern hotfix buffs, Ask Riot on Doom Bots, Dragons, & Balance, DnD Friday in RGMQ, & more!

Posted on at 12:47 PM by Moobeat
[UPDATE: Post update with info on Ivern buff hotfix and Meddler's comments on Nunu!]

Tonight's red post collection includes mid-patch update to buff Ivern, a new ASK RIOT on Doom Bots, Dragons, and balance,  a new LCU alpha patch and ranked soon, Definitely Not Dominion returning Friday in the RGMQ, and more!
Continue reading for more information.
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10/7 PBE Update: Tentative Balance Changes

Posted on at 1:51 PM by Moobeat
The PBE has been updated! Today's small patch includes additional tentative balance changes & more!
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Star Guardian Content Now Available

Posted on at 5:32 PM by Moobeat
"Yeah, I got this Star Guardian thing down." - The new Star Guardian content is now available for purchase, including skins for Janna, Jinx, Lulu, and Poppy, new summoner icons, ward skin, and more!
Continue reading for more information, including previews of the new skins, the Star Guardian personality quiz, the Burning Bright music video, more!
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10/6 PBE Update: Doom Bots Of Doom: The Gauntlet Testing

Posted on at 1:39 PM by Moobeat
The PBE has been updated! Small patch today including continued Doom Bots of Doom testing with The Gauntlet being enabled as well as a handful of tentative balance changes.
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Road to Pre-Season: Replays on the Horizon

Posted on at 8:23 AM by Moobeat
Riot has announced that a REPLAY system will be launching  for the LCU this pre-season!
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