I thought that i'd give this it's own topic, as I want to be able to post major updates as well as updating the free champions of the week. In addition i'd like to go more in depth than the other post that i had made.
League of Legends is a free multiplayer Real Time Strategy type game. You don't have to worry (much) about resource generation as the only resource is gold and the only way to get gold is by killing enemies. It's a strictly PVP game ahgainst either bots or a live team.
In the game itself, you control a single champion that you choose before the match starts. It's a team assault type gameplay with up to 5 players to a team. Currently the only game mode is where you are trying to destroy the enemy teams base, but there are talks of other game modes coming in the future. Aside from your teams champions, each team has a number of automated turrets, and also automated minions. (again, the only person that you control is your champion) The controls are very simple, using the mouse for movement and targeting and the q,w,e,r,d, and f keys to activate abilities and spells.
The Championsevery week they change the available "free" champions that you can play with, but you can permantly purchase champions either with cash (by buying relic points) or by spending points that you earn just by playing and winning matches. Of course relic points go much farther than the IP points. Usually I like to try a champion for free first, then purchase them using the in-game earned points. They also have a variety of skins available for each champion that can only be purchased with relic points.
The champions come in a variety of forms, from melee scrappers and tanks, to ranged suport, and pushers. In each match you earn experiance points for your champion by being in combat, either by defeating minions and champions, or by being nearby and assisting with the defeat of minions or champions. Each champion has 3 normal abilities that you can purchase or improve when you increase your champion level. As you go up in levels you buy ranks in your abilities (the ultimate skill doesn't unlock until lvl 6)
a pair of champions Gragas and Kayle duking it out with a turret and some minions
During the game you also earn gold, which is used to purchase items for that specific match. Items are on a tier system where lower items combine with other pieces of gear to make new items. the link below gives a better explanation.
http://www.leagueoflegends.com/itemsThey have an interesting way to prevent people for leaving in mid match. Once you start a match, you cannot join or create a new match until the first one is finished. This is the game designers way of handling ragequits and greifing by settnig up a 5v5 match and then quitting (before this was put into place people would leave when they were losing a match so they wouldn't have a loss on their record.)
if you DO decide to join up and want to help me out, click the following link for their refer a friend program
https://signup.leagueoflegends.com/?ref=4c9bfed302898133387831again, this game is free to play, it's only if you don't want to have to "earn" champions that you need spend cash on anything.
This week’s 10 free champions have been rotated. Here's this week's free champs:
Week 12 (this week)
Annie, Heimerdinger, Karthus, Rammus, Sivir, Taric, Warwick, Shen, Kog'Maw, Xin ZhaoJust a reminder that these are the free champions for this week, if any of them sound interesting to you, come check them out. you can friend me under Akamaz