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Yeah, generally - Zyra was officially announced to be OP, and I think everyone can see Diana's on the same boat; Darius had a ton of whine too, though I feel it undeserved, yet he got nerfs. On the other hand Fiora is Master Yi, only bad, Draven is good but really hard to master, Rengar is plain out bad in my opinion, and the Eve and Kat reworks were both a bit on the UP side. Also Jayce is really good but I don't tend to see him that often, maybe because his kit is kind of complicated to use well. I admit I can't play him myself beyond the ranged E + Q-> melee Q -> melee E combo.

In unrelated news I should probably take a pause from LoL, but I'm not even mad, just ... disappointed. 7 dominion wins in a row, including some incredibly tense ones where we end up with 10:0 or the like, then the eigth, which should've been the easiest, was thrown because a Jarvan decided to boldly go where no one has gone before, i.e. full retard, and ended the game whining about "these kids" in the lobby which really grinds my goat. One single 4 on 4 fight top and we would've stomped, but nooo, Jarvan is off exploring some random bushes which just so accidentally happen to contain the entire enemy galaxy.

So I tried an HEIE and I remembered why I don't play Crawl anymore. Think I'll just stop playing again until the silly person who thought of the concepts "spell accuracy" and "spell hunger" suffers a mild inconvenience.

edit : No really, is there any other casual-friendly nuke'em all build apart from Fire Storm casters? Ice storm doesn't have smite targetting, Tornado has been nerfed every version since it was added, and Shatter... haven't heard anything about Shatter builds in like 3 versions straight.

I think I just commited the most elaborate suicide in the history of Crawl. I was a NaFi with 67 AC/51 SH, a ton of health, basically untouchable. The only problem I had was exhausting the usual loot stores - Vaults and Elf, and not finding a weapon better than my Scimitar of Burning, and things were starting to die really slowly, even with my Constriction. Oh yeah, this was on a random 0.11 trunk which had constriction from Xlvl 1 for Naga, but had rPois be 90% efficient, if that helps you time it.

So I decided, well, Okawaru has run his course! Let's go TSO and finish crypt, and bless a blade! I had a metric arseton of enchant scrolls, so this should've left me with a pretty decent weapon.

All's good, crypt finished, even whacked Khufu in there, let's go bless!

All the while Okawaru is pelting me with orc warlords and the like without even being a speedbump, because I'm a god damn tank.

I get to the altar, take out my specially cherished Long Sword and bless it. YES! A EUDEMO... wait a second. That's not a eudemon blade. That's a wimpy blessed Long Sword! The damage is lower than my Scimitar! I HAVE BEEN TRICKED! And of course I had found a demon blade in Crypt 5 and just skipped it, thinking well god damn I should've stayed with me old man.

So I go in the abyss, since it's a rune, and I don't even care anymore. I forget that I don't have rMut, so I get ridiculously close to becoming a Chaos Spawn, when Okawaru decides I've had enough of a rest and flings another pack at me. Only... this one has a Naga Warrior. Who constricts me. And I can't do anything, since it's the abyss. And I constrict him in turn, but he don't care. And I slam potions like a russian cossack, but Naga don't care no more.

Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.11-a0-338-g6337f06 character file.

484023 Gravenous the Naga Blade (level 25, -6/258 (265) HPs)
             Began as a Naga Fighter on Aug 23, 2012.
             Was the Champion of the Shining One.
             Mangled by a naga warrior (39 damage)
             ... created by the fury of Okawaru
             ... in The Abyss on Aug 24, 2012.
             The game lasted 03:34:47 (95079 turns).

Gravenous the Naga Blade (Naga Fighter)            Turns: 95079, Time: 03:34:47

HP  -6/258 (265) AC 68     Str 32 (33) XL: 25   Next: 94%
MP  16/16        EV  2     Int  8 (10) God: the Shining One [******]
Gold 6050        SH 53     Dex 11      Spells:  0 memorised, 24 levels left

Res.Fire  : + + .   See Invis. : +    l - +6,+2 Blessed Blade
Res.Cold  : + + +   Warding    : . .  c - +17 crystal plate armour of Beogh's Envy {
Life Prot.: + + +   Conserve   : +    G - +3 dwarf large shield {rF+} (curse) {god g
Res.Acid. : . . .   Res.Corr.  : .    i - +2 dwarf helmet
Res.Poison: +       Clarity    : .    p - +2 cloak of Lies {god gift, rF+ rC+ Int+3}
Res.Elec. : .       Spirit.Shd : .    j - +2 pair of gloves of Cunomina {god gift, +
Sust.Abil.: . .     Stasis     : .    Z - +2 naga barding {Lev}
Res.Mut.  : .       Ctrl.Telep.: x    S - amulet of conservation
Res.Rott. : .       Levitation : +    W - ring of Greed {rC+ Stlth++}
Saprovore : . . .   Ctrl.Flight: .    o - ring of Vitality {Regen HP+15}

@: mighty, levitating, mildly poisoned, constricted, very slow, extraordinarily
resistant to hostile enchantments, extremely unstealthy
A: spit poison, constrict 1, see invisible, berserk 1, deformed body,
deterioration 2, herbivore 1, -20% mp, poison resistance, slow healing 1,
slowness 2, Str -1, Int -4
a: Spit Poison, Divine Shield, Cleansing Flame, Summon Divine Warrior, Renounce
Religion, Evoke Blink, Evoke Berserk Rage, Stop Levitating
}: 3/15 runes: decaying, serpentine, silver


You were in the Abyss.
You worshipped the Shining One.
the Shining One was exalted by your worship.
You were not hungry.

You visited 10 branches of the dungeon, and saw 69 of its levels.
You visited the Abyss 2 times.
You visited 2 portal chambers: spiders nest, trove.

You collected 8141 gold pieces.
You spent 2111 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 h - the +9,+6 lance "Wyrmbane" (quivered) {slay drac, +Rage rPois rF+ AC+5}
   (You took it off a vampire on level 4 of the Crypt)   
   
   This legendary weapon is deadly to all dragonkind. It also provides some
   protection from the breath attacks of dragons and other creatures.
   
   It affects your AC (+5).
   It protects you from fire.
   It protects you from poison.
   It lets you go berserk.
 l - a +6,+2 Blessed Blade (weapon)
 C - a +5,+2 scimitar of flaming
Armour
 b - a +0 cloak of magic resistance {god gift}
 c - the +17 crystal plate armour of Beogh's Envy (worn) {+Blink Int+1}
   (You acquired it on level 8 of the Vaults)   
   
   It affects your intelligence (+1).
   It lets you blink.
 i - a +2 dwarven helmet (worn)
 j - the +2 pair of gloves of Cunomina (worn) {god gift, +Rage rC+ MR}
   (Okawaru gifted it to you on level 6 of the Vaults)   
   
   It protects you from cold.
   It increases your resistance to enchantments.
   It lets you go berserk.
 p - the +2 cloak of Lies (worn) {god gift, rF+ rC+ Int+3}
   (Okawaru gifted it to you on level 27 of the Dungeon)   
   
   It affects your intelligence (+3).
   It protects you from fire.
   It protects you from cold.
 G - a cursed +3 dwarven large shield of fire resistance (worn) {god gift}
 Z - a +2 naga barding of levitation (worn)
Magical devices
 s - a wand of teleportation (9)
 x - a wand of disintegration (0)
 z - a wand of teleportation (13)
 E - a wand of teleportation (5)
 J - a wand of heal wounds (5)
 O - a wand of digging (3)
 U - a wand of heal wounds (6)
Comestibles
 d - 8 bread rations
 g - 5 chokos
Scrolls
 m - 3 scrolls of remove curse
 r - 2 scrolls of fog
 D - 4 scrolls of fear
 F - a scroll of teleportation
 H - 2 scrolls of silence
 L - a scroll of identify
 M - a scroll of magic mapping
 P - a scroll of detect curse
Jewellery
 a - a cursed ring of teleportation
 f - an uncursed ring of teleport control
 n - an uncursed ring of life protection
 o - the ring of Vitality (left hand) {Regen HP+15}
   (You found it in a treasure trove)   
   
   [ring of regeneration]
   
   It affects your health (+15).
   
   This famed ring greatly improves its wearer's health.
 N - an uncursed ring of sustain abilities
 Q - an uncursed ring of protection from magic
 S - an amulet of conservation (around neck)
 W - the ring of Greed (right hand) {rC+ Stlth++}
   (You found it in a treasure trove)   
   
   [ring of protection from cold]
   
   It makes you much more stealthy.
Potions
 e - 2 potions of agility
 k - 7 potions of curing
 t - a potion of resistance
 u - 4 potions of restore abilities
 B - a potion of cure mutation
 I - 3 potions of speed


   Skills:
 + Level 18,9 Fighting
 * Level 22,4 Long Blades
 * Level 21,9 Armour
 - Level 10,2 Stealth
 + Level 18,8 Shields
 - Level 13,7 Traps & Doors


You had 24 spell levels left.
You didn't know any spells.

Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (27/27)            Temple (1/1) D:7             Orc (4/4) D:7
    Elf (5/5) Orc:4          Lair (8/8) D:9           Swamp (5/5) Lair:2
  Slime (0/6) Lair:7        Snake (5/5) Lair:5        Vault (8/8) D:16
  Blade (1/1) Vault:6       Crypt (5/5) Vault:4        Tomb (0/3) Crypt:3
    Zot (0/5) D:27       
Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You cannot wear boots.
You can spit poison.
You can use your snake-like lower body to constrict enemies.
Your serpentine skin is tough (AC +8).
You have supernaturally acute eyesight.
Armour fits poorly on your strangely shaped body.
Your system is resistant to poisons.
You cover ground very slowly.
You tend to lose your temper in combat.
Your body is deteriorating.
You are dopey (Int -4).
You digest meat inefficiently.
Your magical capacity is very low (-20% MP).
You heal slowly.
You are weak (Str -1).


Message History

You block the naga warrior's attack.
* * * LOW HITPOINT WARNING * * *
The naga warrior constricts you.
You feel much better.
The fire giant gestures at you while chanting.
The bolt of fire hits you! You resist.
* * * LOW HITPOINT WARNING *
The naga warrior spits poison at you.
The splash of poison hits you!
You are poisoned.
* * * LOW HITPOINT WARNING * * *
The naga warrior constricts you!!
As you read the scroll of blinking, it crumbles to dust.
The power of the Abyss keeps you in your place!
You block the fire giant's attack.
The naga warrior hits you but does no damage.
* * * LOW HITPOINT WARNING * * *
The naga warrior constricts you!!!
You feel much better. You block the fire giant's attack. The naga warrior completely misses you.
You die...

This doesn't have my previous armour Okawaru gifted me, a +9 randart Pearl Dragon Armour. So mad right now. I'm almost sure there was a way to live through this, but I was too mad at myself to really strategize. I could've had 70 AC

Rengar seems really squishy, and mostly fitting an assassin role, not a tanky bruiser.

This is a problem I've been seeing a lot of in Dominion, where Rengars either get fed and do decent with damage oriented builds, or feed like massive tools with tanky builds.

On this subject, I bought Rengar for Dominion, but I can't play him, since people are faster than my old pc, so I bought Olaf to dominate bad Rengars. This leaves me with about 5800 IP, and I've been meaning to pick up a good AP caster for Dom.

Should I go for Orianna, or Malzahar? I'm planning to mostly go top, but the occasional bot is inescapable. I haven't tried either of them recently, and I've been waiting for three weeks to have one of them free, and I'm tired. Which would be better? This is strictly for Dominion, mind.

edit : recently =/= soon

You know what you really, REALLY shouldn't do? Look at the clock and go "Oh, its 3 am but I'm not that sleepy, I'll go play a quick Dominion game!".

Because you lose the game, and you can't go to bed with a loss now, can you?

So it's 5 a.m. now and I just got my win after 5 consecutive losses. And I'm angry at all the stupidity I went through, and I don't really think I'll be sleeping anytime soon. God damn so much stupidity.

Had a pretty fun game on Dominion right now. I was Sivir and ended up bot because noone would take it, against a Corki. The enemy team had 2 guys from Legion which are apparently a team? Because one guy on my team went "oh it doesn't matter who goes bot they have 2 pros".

I lost bot HARD to Corki. Fed 5 kills because the enemy team kept ganking bot, and we were down to something like 120:300, so I finally decided it wasn't really productive, my continual stay bot, so I went top.

Then this happened.



Fun times.

edit : Rofl, Darien casually strolling out of that Nunu ult. Also Baron @20.

Well I only play Dominion, so I'm not sure how this translates to SR, but Darius:

1. Is extremely vulnerable to kiting. Bait the pull and point and laugh the next 15 or so seconds, since he can't do anything unless you smush your face against his pecs.

2. Starves his team of kills something fierce. I've started to love it when the enemy Dariuses get ult-happy because there are other characters which benefit from kills, while Darius likes to build tanky and deal damage through his passive and ult, and if he goes carry build he explodes. Yes, it does a lot of damage even without damaging items.

3. Has no way to initiate apart from pulling, so if he goes berserk he explodes.

4. Is vulnerable to ganks, especially if he overextends, since he has no escapes.

5. Has no built-in sustain, so you can outsustain him.

I might be talking out of my arse when it comes to SR, though. Darius was extremely scary bot at release since noone knew what he did and how exactly he did it. Now whenever I see him bot I just kind of feel sorry for his team. What I've heard works reliably is counterpicking him with Kayle, possibly because she can kite extremely well and fuck with his ult via her own ult. I suspect Tryndamere would also work, but I haven't heard anything about tryn recently, so I'm not sure.

Someone link me the M5 vs CLG game RIGHT THIS INSTANT before I forget about it. I couldn't watch it and I NEED TO. It's 4 a.m. and I got my internship tomorrow I don't care I need to watch this!