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  1. Aug 18, 2013
    10
    I really can recommend this game. I honestly think that this one of the best F2P games out there at the moment. An important part is statement is, that is it NOT one of these pay to win F2P's. You can get everything needed with money that you can earn just through playing. All you gain from buying stuff in this game with real money, is a faster game progress, which bears no advantage here.I really can recommend this game. I honestly think that this one of the best F2P games out there at the moment. An important part is statement is, that is it NOT one of these pay to win F2P's. You can get everything needed with money that you can earn just through playing. All you gain from buying stuff in this game with real money, is a faster game progress, which bears no advantage here.
    You also have a really big pool of champions you can choose.
    The only downside of this game is the community, what is unfortunately the "trend" in online games.

    Overall i can't understand the most of the negative ratings.
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  2. Aug 15, 2013
    5
    Not a bad game, though unlocking the characters can take some time if you aren't willing to shell out some cash. However if you're new to MOBAs, this may be a good game to pick up as it does a good job in teaching you the basics... as well as what to expect from the players. Always keep in mind is that no game is free of jerks and MOBAs require a bit of practice.

    I will admit though...
    Not a bad game, though unlocking the characters can take some time if you aren't willing to shell out some cash. However if you're new to MOBAs, this may be a good game to pick up as it does a good job in teaching you the basics... as well as what to expect from the players. Always keep in mind is that no game is free of jerks and MOBAs require a bit of practice.

    I will admit though... I prefer DotA 2 over LoL.
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  3. Aug 12, 2013
    0
    Ugly, outdated, horrible community, RIOTs record of releasing OP champs and nerfing them after enough ppl buys them, artstyle really not my coup of tea its like playing pokemons which i suppose is a good think since its aimed for 12yo kids with parents credit card...
  4. Aug 11, 2013
    0
    At first, I get a lot of fun from this game. But with the passage of time, I get bored from the game, all the things in the game just like wasting your time, you have to 30 lvl to join ranked. And the game art, skin of the champions is totally very bad, all of the skin is not suitable of the champion.At last the graphic of this game, this game graphic didn't update for years and there areAt first, I get a lot of fun from this game. But with the passage of time, I get bored from the game, all the things in the game just like wasting your time, you have to 30 lvl to join ranked. And the game art, skin of the champions is totally very bad, all of the skin is not suitable of the champion.At last the graphic of this game, this game graphic didn't update for years and there are more and more choices for me to choose from, and I am not going the choose this game.

    Some other people said this game add a new hero every month, yeah, really, but didn't you find that each time they release a hero, that is very strong, powerful, expensive, like the Aatrox. And like after 1 week or 2 weeks, it get nerfed, it just like cheating you to buy the hero.

    The graphic, the graphic engine is really really old, it is almost same with WC3.

    The balance. In my view, I don't think League champions is imbalanced, because they are all same.
    But in the other way the rune and they way of purchasing champions is imbalanced, you have to use a lot of time to bank the credit to buy the champion you want, if you want to save your time? Buy it using your real money, this way make the game become Pay to Win. Again example of Aatrox, if you want to become powerful? Buy it, and you will get fake, because it get nerfed after a week, and now you want to buy another champion. Also the skin of those champions, most of the time you can't get a skin without paying the real money.

    As every know that this game borrowed some mechanics from DotA, and "improve" it to a more easy game, as soon you will find that most of the game mechanics and strategies are gone, it makes the game bored, every game is same. One of the reason is because Game not rewarding players for learning advanced mechanics, the players will just keep using the basic mechanics. So every game you will get some team mate which people call them "NOOB" No offence. This is why I gave up this game.

    The players in league is also bad, like they complaint about the game balance, they said that skill is too fxxkin' OP, that is because they don't have to skills to counter it, most of them are not mature

    At last I don't really recommend you to play this game, because its really bored, wasting time to compete with player only know the basic.
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  5. Aug 6, 2013
    0
    Bad game, bad hero copy paste to this game from the original dota, no denying, no stacks on neutrals, no denying towers or allies this is just a game for kids who cant take the dota learning curve
  6. Aug 5, 2013
    0
    Dota 2 is much competitve and fun to play .Tough to learn but better than this Honestly its horrible and awful. Imbalanced and that runes and stuff with real money makes you stronger Thats just pay to win.
  7. Aug 4, 2013
    10
    Love the game. Best MOBA out there, the only negative is the community, but all online games are going that way. No other game leads the Esports scene as much as LoL. Look forward to seeing you on SR. Giving it a 10(would be a 9) because of all the troll 0 and 2's.
  8. Aug 2, 2013
    0
    This game is flat out awful. It's imbalanced, has horribly graphics, frequent lag and server downtime, and the developers don't seem to care about their game in general. Stay well clear of this one. BAD GAME BAD GAME...... REALLY BAD COPY FOR DOTA :S
  9. Aug 1, 2013
    2
    funny at first, but quickly becomes bad because of updates, up and nerf, poor community in 2013 it is still a beta game.
    Be care it's a Pay 2 Win, not F2P ^^
  10. Jul 31, 2013
    2
    What started out pretty well has become a cluster f of a business model. Their model is to pump out a new toon every two week. It's how they make money, but it's also how they keep the game in a perpetual state of imbalance. They're now up to 115 (01AUG13) each with at least 5 traits/skills. That's over 600 skills to memorize to keep up with their flawed business model.

    DOTA2 relies
    What started out pretty well has become a cluster f of a business model. Their model is to pump out a new toon every two week. It's how they make money, but it's also how they keep the game in a perpetual state of imbalance. They're now up to 115 (01AUG13) each with at least 5 traits/skills. That's over 600 skills to memorize to keep up with their flawed business model.

    DOTA2 relies solely on skins to make money. LoL sells skins, but apparently that wasn't enough, so the flood their own market with mediocre toons.

    Their maps are stagnant and new games modes are rare (where's dm ffs?)

    Then there's the weak community. Half the players will spite their own team. If someone harrasses you and you speak your mind in return expect a "report". Since this happens every game and there's no oversight of what leads to "reports" expect regular bans unless you don't ever want to chat during the game (and even that won't help sometimes).

    Check out DOTA2. It's a solid game with years of history and balance and a more mature community. It's got a higher learning curve, but it's well worth it.
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  11. Jul 31, 2013
    10
    I guarantee this game is voted 10 or 1 depending on who plays what game. It's a fantastic game available for free. Sure it has it's downfalls but in my opinion it is a very well made game with a great community behind the scenes. The ties with professional gaming make it even more enthralling.
  12. Jul 30, 2013
    9
    I've have been playing this game quite a while and I've read most of the reviews saying this game is "pay to win" well its not, its true that the community HAS flamers and ragers that make the game not enjoyable but those people saying that the Dota community is much better I played both games in the past and they are the same there will always be those guys that make you feel bad andI've have been playing this game quite a while and I've read most of the reviews saying this game is "pay to win" well its not, its true that the community HAS flamers and ragers that make the game not enjoyable but those people saying that the Dota community is much better I played both games in the past and they are the same there will always be those guys that make you feel bad and cause you to lose games, now to the champions most people think that champions such as Tryndamere, vayne, mordekaiser, or the new "OP" champ aatrox will never be beaten or countered but its not true each champion has its natural counter or summoner spells such as malphite, exhaust(summoner spell) beat aatrox, anyone with a DoT beat the OP Trynd ult, another thing the game mostly consist of teamwork with different roles for the whole team and there ae plenty of strategies and for those who think it gets repetitive there are many roles to learn and some are harder than the others, and its great to play it with friends althoguth when you hit max level and you go play ranked games the ranking system sucks the elo(player skill level) is messed up and you could win 5 out of 10 games and get put in bronze 5 (worst elo) and your friend wins the same amount of games and he get put into silver 3 (5 being the lowest), if you want to try this game please do and if its not your thing just go on to another game Expand
  13. Jul 30, 2013
    3
    imbalanced, horrendous graphics and you don't even have access to the whole game for weeks.
    That last one is what I really can't live with.
    You start the game with around 10 champions. All the other ones have to be unlocked by either winning a TON of games (and I mean hundreds) to eventually gather up enough points to unlock them 1 by 1 which can take weeks or months depending on how
    imbalanced, horrendous graphics and you don't even have access to the whole game for weeks.
    That last one is what I really can't live with.
    You start the game with around 10 champions.
    All the other ones have to be unlocked by either winning a TON of games (and I mean hundreds) to eventually gather up enough points to unlock them 1 by 1 which can take weeks or months depending on how much you play/win.
    Alternatively you can use real money to unlock them as well which is borderline retarded since the game severely cripples new players' champion selection.

    Secondly, you need to unlock runes as well which make your character stronger and those need to be unlocked again by playing a lot of games.
    So not only do you have VERY limited champion selection, you also have weaker champions than everyone else.

    How exactly am I supposed to enjoy a game that deliberately makes me weaker and only allows me access to a few champions ?

    Yes the game may be fun once you've spend months learning the game and unlocking all the champions and runes but I wouldn't know because I don't have months to spend before the 'Start Game' button appears...
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  14. Jul 30, 2013
    10
    Most of the reviews for LoL seem to cite "pay to win" aspects and talk about how bad they think the graphics are and how unbalanced the gameplay is. First of all, it is probably the least "pay to win" game I have played online. I have been playing for about a year and a half and I have about 75% of the champions, and I have never spent real money on a champion, nor have any of my friends.Most of the reviews for LoL seem to cite "pay to win" aspects and talk about how bad they think the graphics are and how unbalanced the gameplay is. First of all, it is probably the least "pay to win" game I have played online. I have been playing for about a year and a half and I have about 75% of the champions, and I have never spent real money on a champion, nor have any of my friends. The only times I have spent Riot Points, or RP (bought with real money) were on champion skins, which have no effect on a player's skills or performance, they just look cool.

    The graphics are relatively outdated, but it serves the purpose of ensuring full frame rate during team fights when every player is auto-attacking and casting at the same time. And to be perfectly honest, they're still pretty good. On the matter of unbalanced gameplay, it is expected from a game that has new champions every month and updates every two weeks. The reason it's updated so often is so that Riot (the developer) can address the issues that come up after releases.

    Toxic player communities. Every game has them, and I mean EVERY online game I have played has a certain amount of toxic players. And in recent times, I have encountered far fewer while playing LoL. The truth about most of these reviewers is that they're the type of people who lose their first game and flame onto Metacritic because they think a champion is overpowered and everyone is a 12 year old. The truth is that a lot of these people who play supposedly overpowered champions are in fact high level players who make alt accounts to mess with "noobs".

    For the TL;DR's
    Pros:
    -Easy to learn, difficult to master
    -Relatively fast and well balanced matchmaking
    -Constant updates and new champions
    -Plenty of diverse champions to play
    -No "pay to win" at all
    -Constantly changing metagame
    -Best free game I've ever played

    Cons:
    -Occasional toxic players
    -Outdated but solid graphics
    -Can get frustrating at times

    And to people like zeruthal, why would you play for 3 years if you thought it was the worst game ever? LoL has a huge community that is constantly growing and it has it for a good reason. Alone or with a group of friends, League of Legends is a great game that has diverse item and champion choices, and is fun for people of any skill level.
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  15. Jul 29, 2013
    0
    lmao this game is terrible. every champion has a dash and auto attack modifier. You have to buy the champions and you have to buy runes and Mastery Points? Is this an RPG or a MOBA? The idea of having to buy champions for 6300 points is retarded. The company that runs this game is also retarded. They can't balance anything except for bricks on Phreak's penis. Summoner Spells are alsolmao this game is terrible. every champion has a dash and auto attack modifier. You have to buy the champions and you have to buy runes and Mastery Points? Is this an RPG or a MOBA? The idea of having to buy champions for 6300 points is retarded. The company that runs this game is also retarded. They can't balance anything except for bricks on Phreak's penis. Summoner Spells are also crutches. Flash Ignite Flash ignite Flash Ignite in every game you see. If Riot knew how to balance, we'd be seeing more of Ghost and Heal and Clairvoyance. Just be like Jason She and quit the game and do something better with your lives Expand
  16. Jul 29, 2013
    7
    Unfortynately for me after i spend some time playin this game i finally why ppl love it and why i started to play this game less and less:
    - graphics of this game is somewhere in 2009
    - the mechanics is so pure, i joined the league when Brand was a new hero and from that time i'vs started bein sad after every new hero. try to count the number of champions that have those skills: 1) ur
    Unfortynately for me after i spend some time playin this game i finally why ppl love it and why i started to play this game less and less:
    - graphics of this game is somewhere in 2009
    - the mechanics is so pure, i joined the league when Brand was a new hero and from that time i'vs started bein sad after every new hero. try to count the number of champions that have those skills: 1) ur NEXT attack will deal blablabla damage 2) after u click QWER ur champion will deal X attack with addiotional dmg; 3) deals of hp maxmissing HP of the enemy; 4) sends smth into ur enemy (skill shot) look at Ezreal he is only this point hero, all 4 abilities are the same. RIOT look at Dota pls and their invoker....
    - cant change nameicon, some-why i have to pay for that (lol wut?);
    - when u play a lot u have 100+ heroes that are mixed in pre-match lobby, RIOT look at DOTA and let at least to the players group the champs as they want!
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  17. Jul 28, 2013
    2
    Pros:
    - Easy to learn
    - Fast matchmaking
    - Have other maps
    - Easier to earn gold in-game
    - Spammable skills

    Cons:
    - Bad Graphics
    - Sound quality is kinda bad for me
    - Unbalanced
    - Limited champs to choose from
    - Lesser strategies
    - Game play is just same every game
    - Pay to win
  18. Jul 27, 2013
    0
    It's basically "baby's first moba" it takes really no skill to play and it's just an all around casual-fest for players with less skill but want to pretend they're good by playing any number of riot's broken champions. It's a really bad game it's only fun if you're completely new to the moba scene and have no idea what you're doing. If you lack skill in spades this is the game to play.
  19. Jul 27, 2013
    0
    This game so bad.I played this game 3 year.Teamfights so fuzzy,ı can't see anything in combats.Quality of players so bad.Graphics really bad.Skins are so poor and all heroes have attack speed boost.
  20. Jul 26, 2013
    0
    Bad game, bad hero copy paste to this game from the original dota, no denying, no stacks on neutrals, no denying towers or allies this is just a game for kids who cant take the dota learning curve.
  21. Jul 26, 2013
    10
    This game deserves at least an 8/10. The user score is so low because when the game came out, it wasn't the best game but now the quality is very good. The game is more balanced than it used to be and riot has made league of legends into a beast. I am giving 10/10 to bump the user score but the game is nowhere near perfect.
  22. Jul 25, 2013
    0
    I played this game and I feel like this game is for kids, if you want to join competitive scene, you can master this game in short time. The story line of LoL quite weak, there is connected between champions but the reason of why 2 different camps want to fight each other, that is unknown reason, by the way, kids don't bother that. I have no comment on LoL graphics because I love to playI played this game and I feel like this game is for kids, if you want to join competitive scene, you can master this game in short time. The story line of LoL quite weak, there is connected between champions but the reason of why 2 different camps want to fight each other, that is unknown reason, by the way, kids don't bother that. I have no comment on LoL graphics because I love to play 2D fighting game, bad graphics but I quite enjoyed it. For a newbie, they only able to play some of champions, wanna play more? BUY IT or earn the coins slowly by playing it non-stop. Wow there is rune system, want upgrade it to full? BUY IT. Conclusion: For casual play, this is a nice game to spend your time to play, but if you want to become pro? PLEASE BECOME A RICH GUY and YOU WILL BECOME MASTER OF League of Legends! Expand
  23. Jul 25, 2013
    1
    The game itself was very fun and addicting but the terrible rules and community ruin things. Quit two matches or get disconnected and you banned is something I'm not a fan of especially when you first start out and are just getting the hang of things. Along with people being rude and ugly to beginners instead of helping is also another downside to this game. If some decent communityThe game itself was very fun and addicting but the terrible rules and community ruin things. Quit two matches or get disconnected and you banned is something I'm not a fan of especially when you first start out and are just getting the hang of things. Along with people being rude and ugly to beginners instead of helping is also another downside to this game. If some decent community members got a hold of this game it might actually be a fun online game to play, no one wants to play online with a bunch of a**holes.... Expand
  24. Jul 25, 2013
    1
    The one question most actual gamers ask themselves is: "How the hell did this get so popular?!", as soon as I played my first match I was asking myself the same question, that question had already been asked with games like CoD. Like CoD, the graphics in this game are outdated, the text that pops up every time you last-hit a minion looks like its a font from Microsoft Word. The childishThe one question most actual gamers ask themselves is: "How the hell did this get so popular?!", as soon as I played my first match I was asking myself the same question, that question had already been asked with games like CoD. Like CoD, the graphics in this game are outdated, the text that pops up every time you last-hit a minion looks like its a font from Microsoft Word. The childish fans of this game seem to think it has a GIANT learning curve, however, you can play one match and you've already learnt everything you need to know, simple as that. The pay to win system is terrible as well, many fans may argue that all champions are "balanced". This statement is absolutely false as Riot and one of the most money-grubbing companies I have encountered as a gamer. They have to use incentives to make you want to buy those champions, whether it be better skills or overall better feel or look. Seriously, this game is a joke, if anything. I reckon that DotA 2 NEEDS to take this games place. Expand
  25. Jul 24, 2013
    10
    I absolutely love this game, and have put in enormous sums of money to buy skins and champions. I have played well into many thousands of hours (and matches) and it never ceases to bore. My favorite champion is Teemo, who I have played over 630 games in Ranked Season 3. It took a long time to slog my way out of Silver 1, but now that I am in Platinum I am soooooo happy. The new LeagueI absolutely love this game, and have put in enormous sums of money to buy skins and champions. I have played well into many thousands of hours (and matches) and it never ceases to bore. My favorite champion is Teemo, who I have played over 630 games in Ranked Season 3. It took a long time to slog my way out of Silver 1, but now that I am in Platinum I am soooooo happy. The new League System works and it is wonderful. Many of the complaints of "poor community" and "imbalanced game-play" are a constant work in progress, admittedly, but for the most part after Silver community really improves dramatically. Maybe 1/20 games will there be an afker/flamer/leaver/troll etc (in Plat). The game is more balanced when facing other skilled opponents. In Platinum it is very clear that your teammates and opponents are on very similar skill-levels, and every single match is a battle of sheer force of will and logic. New champions are not generally imbalanced lately, and every single champion in the game has a counter or method of defeating them. Above-all, this game DOES reward advanced game-playing techniques and strategies in the higher Leagues. Most games do not stall past 40 minutes unless both teams are simply so good that it is rather difficult to break through the opposing force. But those are the best games, since when you finally achieve victory (or suffer defeat) you are still happy to have been a part of the glory.

    For an absolutely free and fairly balanced game (you cannot get ANY advantage through payments) LoL merits a 10. I've experienced 1000s of hours of unadulterated joy from this game, and LoL is a part of my life as much as reading, eating, exercising etc. is. It is a fun hobby.
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  26. Jul 23, 2013
    8
    Beautiful game, easy to get him for everyone. I like the way they made a MOBA game playable by everyone. The developpers really listen to the community to make the game balanced and enjoyable with all characters. The game is entirely free, you can only pay for cosmetic items and to get the heroes faster but it does not give you an advantage on people who do not pay. Sadly, their gameBeautiful game, easy to get him for everyone. I like the way they made a MOBA game playable by everyone. The developpers really listen to the community to make the game balanced and enjoyable with all characters. The game is entirely free, you can only pay for cosmetic items and to get the heroes faster but it does not give you an advantage on people who do not pay. Sadly, their game engine is full of bugs and their servers are unstable so I'm not giving a perfect note. Expand
  27. Jul 21, 2013
    0
    This game is the best game ever. 15 year old graphics with cartoon characters that all have same abilities and are released more often than CoD map packs. Also, the rune system is amazing, I mean who wouldn't want to customize their Champion in any way they want, while it falls in the only 1 set role it can possibly have. This game has an amazing community, people never yell at you whileThis game is the best game ever. 15 year old graphics with cartoon characters that all have same abilities and are released more often than CoD map packs. Also, the rune system is amazing, I mean who wouldn't want to customize their Champion in any way they want, while it falls in the only 1 set role it can possibly have. This game has an amazing community, people never yell at you while they allow you to pick any champion you want despite it being picked 3 times already on the team. Champion design is amazing as well, I like how well developed female chars are and how deep their personality is. All in all, best game ever without any doubt. Expand
  28. Jul 21, 2013
    9
    This is a better game than Dota2 if you want to compare it with that. Reasons, the shop interface is better, it allows you also to specialise you play style according to your role with masteries and runes. Furthermore it contains enough champions that can be free purchased. The game offers no benefits to people who pay, the only benefits it give to people who do purchases could be goodThis is a better game than Dota2 if you want to compare it with that. Reasons, the shop interface is better, it allows you also to specialise you play style according to your role with masteries and runes. Furthermore it contains enough champions that can be free purchased. The game offers no benefits to people who pay, the only benefits it give to people who do purchases could be good looking skins and faster champ unlocks, however the champ rotation and the cheap starter champs that are as strong as the more expensive ones make this game fair and balanced. Reason why their e-sports are so much viewed. They also regular release new content and champions, also containts a good background storyline and the in game play also offers unique champions with there own skill shots. The customer support is also good, i can tell out of experience, because I once got hacked and the hacker changed the e-mail adress of the account. Thanks to their customer support I could recover it within 3days. The only minor issue is one that League of Legends can't help; the community, for example certain young players ragequit, flame, suicide, or quit because they have to eat/sleep and It feels like the tribunal doesn't punish these players long enough Expand
  29. Jul 20, 2013
    7
    Fun and decent game overall, although it is plagued with poor balancing, graphics, and toxic community.
    The League client is also extremely buggy and unresponsive. Overall doesn't feel like a high budget game.
  30. Jul 20, 2013
    9
    People who aren't used to playing MOBA games will have some trouble with LoL. Those however who have played such games before will find a completely new and inviting world of tactical team-play and quick choice. It is one of those games that can break a players spirit if he gives up before learning all the ropes of the LoL playing style, but those that keep on learning and thriving willPeople who aren't used to playing MOBA games will have some trouble with LoL. Those however who have played such games before will find a completely new and inviting world of tactical team-play and quick choice. It is one of those games that can break a players spirit if he gives up before learning all the ropes of the LoL playing style, but those that keep on learning and thriving will soon end up playing almost nothing else but League of Legends. At the moment it offers over 100 champions and 4 different play styles (3v3, 5v5, Dominion, ARAM) in 4 different maps and a 5v5 ranked queue, which gives you even more motivation to become a better and tactically more profound player. It got me hooked and I think Riot games did a good job with this one. Although the game is not the most original ever made, It has it's own unique lore and offers a more direct and dynamic playing experience than games such as DotA and HoN. A must for MOBA fans. Expand
Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 37 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 37
  2. Negative: 0 out of 37
  1. Aug 5, 2013
    80
    I find that with League of Legends, Riot has cultivated one of the most unique spaces in gaming history—mostly for good reasons but also for some awful ones, and in the gaming museum of the future, League is sure to have its own wing.
  2. Pelit (Finland)
    Nov 15, 2011
    85
    League of Legends handles well the worst problem DOTA has: its autistic n00b-hating elite players. Thanks to match making, now we weaklings dare to play. [Nov 2011]
  3. Feb 1, 2011
    70
    Improvements are constantly being updated and although team mates make or break many matches, there is genuine fun to be found.