League of Legends/Gameplay

League of Legends is a free game, which means that you have to download client before playing. After that, you need a e-mail address to create a account. After being patched, a window will open, allowing you to see your statuts, starting a game, buying heros, etc...

Like DotA, LoL is about destroying the enemy's sentries, to allow direct access to their "Nexus". After the Nexus' destruction, the game is over.

There are four differents modes: -training, with the hero Ashe. -customised, with bots. -3vs3, where you're 3 against 3. -5vs5, on the biggest map.

3vs3 game is shorter than 5vs5, only take the latter if you're sure you've got at least 2 hours available.

Leaving during a game is poorly considered. Each "Leaving" will be notified on your profile, unlike losse. Losing makes you gain XP and reputation, so it's better to lose than to leave.

Useful facts:
 * minions spawn after about a minute of playing
 * 3v3 usually takes about 1 hour- 1 hour 30 minutes
 * 5v5 usually takes about 2-3 hours
 * champions aren't always free (always look to see who is free that week.)

Each time you play, you'll gain XP, and reputation. XP is used to gain level, which can be used to lightly reinforce your hero. There's still a heavy difference between a lvl 30 player's hero and a lvl 1 player's hero (asides the fact that the lvl 30 player is far more experienced, and will know exactly his hero's weaknesses). Reputation is used in many ways: to buy new hero, to buy special upgrades...