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How To: A Guide to Support

This is just my personal opinion however support really one of if not the most vital role in the game. As a support it's pretty easy to feel like you're not making a difference, or that you can't carry, but really you are and you can.

With the changes to the league ranked system by implementing auto-fill, there is always going to be a time when you have to support. I don't know how many times I've seen this spammed into chat "I don't know how to support" "support sucks" or any other variation of those.  This quick guide is here to help you become a better support, or at least give you some tips so you're not stuck feeling overwhelmed by not knowing what to do.

While it's great to see brand, Malzahar, Annie, Lux and every other traditionally mid APC in the bot lane, there's a real advantage to having *actual supports in your lane. (* Champions that are traditionally meant to be played support like Leona, Janna, Sona) The next time you're auto-filled support, no matter who you're playing. These tips will help you survive and maybe even begin to enjoy playing support!

Tip #1 -  Ward, Ward, Ward! As obvious as this one seems, you HAVE to ward. Vision is the #1 key to success in league. Also, it's not about just putting wards down... It's about where you place them too. As the support, it is your job to always have the river warded especially if your carry is pushing. If your lane is being pushed there is no real chance of a river gank. That being said, Dragon should still be warded and if their support is poking you from the lane bush, maybe you should pop a ward in there too.

You should keep vision on dragon with pinks. Take out their wards. Dragon is a strong objective, especially early on in the game. The last thing you want to do is give the enemy team a free drake because it wasn't warded. If you can't afford pinks because you're losing lane really badly, at least keep it warded with your trinket or a regular ward.

Of course once you get to the point where you have your sight stone and you switch to a sweeper trinket, try to keep tabs on where the enemy has been warding and clear it out as soon as you can (as long as it's safe). Do not risk your life to clear a ward that you can take more safely in 30 seconds from now.

For an in-depth look on where to put your wards or look out for my upcoming article (Should be posted by the end of March, 2017) How To: A Guide to Warding

Tip #2 -  A Great Defense Is the Best Offence!

You've heard the phrase before, right? (I hope so or else that means i'm getting old) The stronger your defense, the greater your offence! This doesn't mean you have to play naturally tanky champions all day, this just means you need to take the proper precautions. As much as the AP and magic pen runes really come in handy for damage, you should try to leave that to your carry. Your job isn't to get kills, it's to support your carry by keeping them alive! You can't keep someone alive if you're dead. That being said, I always recommend running Armor, Magic Resist, Health, or Movement Speed runes in some sort of combination. If you're squishy, and a lot of supports are, you're typically the focus. You need to stay alive to keep everyone else alive. So run those defense masteries while you're at it!

Another part of defense is knowing when to trade. Don't go commando unless you're duoing with your ADC. Think of yourself like a guardian angel. You're not there to start the fight, you should protect your carry and when he decides it's a good time to initiate, that's when you follow suit. (When playing a champion who's meant to engage, there are exceptions to this rule obviously but try your best to not go too ham)

Stop taking free damage in lane. Watch where you are, you shouldn't be putting yourself in a position to take hits without returning them. Even while playing melee champs like Leona and Alistar, i get it's hard to not take damage against ranged champions, but just try your best to be in a position to protect your carry rather than let the enemy hit you with free poke all lane.

Tip #3 - Don't Play a Champ because they're "OP"

Obviously there are some champs that don't take very much skill *cough yi cough* but a lot of them do. Try out a few support champs in a blind match or a custom match before you take it into ranked. If you've been auto-filled then i get being under pressure. But it is always 100% better to play a champ you know and know you can help with than to be pressured into playing a champ because your team wants you to or because they're ridiculously good at the moment. (Take this one seriously cause I let myself be duped into playing ziggs and i'm butts at him).

Tip #4 - My Last Little Pieces of Advice

Most of these are going to be common sense, but some of us (me) don't have any so let's go down the list:

Don't take the CS. Just don't. That's not for you. How is your carry going to get fed and you know, carry, if you take all of the creeps.

Don't chase if it means leaving your carry alone. Always protect your carry. If you don't they're going to die. Of course the enemy needs to die but let your team take care of that. Your number one priority is to make sure that your carry's make it out of that team fight alive. Don't put your team at a disadvantage because you want a better KDA.

Stop raging. People tend to just stop caring when there's a rager. That or they will start trolling because it's funny. If you want to rage, don't say anything. Mute people and keep playing. Criticizing Jinx because she's behind 10 cs or freaking out because your jungler has been top more than he's been bot is not going to help. You catch more flies with honey than you do vinegar. (In this case, you catch more wins)

Have fun. If you don't like support, that's fine. You don't have to, but if you spend the entire game moping about how you got filled then you're not going to enjoy it and neither is your team. Believe it or not, league is a game and they are meant to be fun!

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OBS  Studio and Twitch Changes

Generally speaking leading the pack, is more important than falling into the middle, especially when it comes to online streaming. Streaming is ever changing and the bar is only getting higher. OBS (Open Broadcast Software) has come up with OBS Studio, an in progress streaming software program that has high hopes. OBS has been innovative but recognizes the need to continue pushing the boundary. This is good news and the choice to move between two programs is more versatile. I'll explain a few details.

           As a Mac user, I’ve always believed that there are key components that have made mac sold over windows products and vise versa, and I believe that the difference between the current and OBS studio options aren’t much different. OBS Studio allows you to create a source (such as a text box that says “Recent follower; ___” and be able to add it to every scene you create without re-doing anything. It will be one of the options you can select without filling in your preferences over and over again. Sure you can duplicate a scene to save time, but if you’re like me you want specific sources only on each scene. Much of what I’ve found Studio to be better at is just how any given task is done. I will link you to the specific one I believe is valuable, but OBS Studio can be installed with the plugin that allows you to displays streamer oriented twitch alerts such as ones that track your followers, donations (things that constantly are changing). This version will have most of what you’ll need to start with. There is a transition between slides setup which is studio mode which allows you to edit a scene before displaying it. You are able to view both at once, and you can keep flipping back at forth by just hitting the transition button over and over again, for those who transition back and forth between two slides for in and out of game. At first, I do believe there is a period of getting used to it, but I find my usual streaming setup is easy. Many of these things are why OBS is a great product to use in general in comparison with other programs.

           One thing that puts OBS ahead of the curve is the ease of changing between streams AKA profiles (such as if I wanted to stream my personal one, or use Rangers Gaming), but one mission that OBS’ creators have with Studio is to allow streamers to stream to 2 or more twitch (or other) streams at once. For instance, I could be live on twitch.tv/j3xrg AND twitch.tv/rangersgaming, or I could even be live on twitch, and MLG (youtube as well I think?). Those who have used XSPLIT know of this advantage currently over OBS and in the past has been a reason I’ve used XSPLIT. The green screen setup XSPLIT has currently long term however requires an extra window (full screened), and can be more of a process. There are also other things that can make streaming better/easier such as Twitch Alerts

           What else is new? Stream delay changes. Now, many people have noticed that huge streamers seemingly have less of a delay over the years compared to new streamers. Now that may not change entirely, but that brings up some Twitch specific changes. Twitch used to only allow their streamer delay option to be changed if you fit a specific category (I think subs, but it may have just been a follower amount/sponsorship). Now, all streamers can remove the delay, but be warned: Stream delay (which they say on the option) being removed does pose some problems. This may make streaming a bit more intensive on your CPU, but also some viewers may experience more lag with the higher level of uploading. This could slowly over time be less of an issue, but streamers who are strapped for cash and just starting will likely be unable to do this. Also, keep in mind that it isn’t necessarily a positive thing for viewers to turn on until your stream fits the category that allows users with poor internet to turn down the quality. New streamers and old streamers all deal with similar issues, but there are still those key components. All streamers need to communicate when they are streaming and consistently alert people, so they need a set structure and expectations.

           A large expectation with communication has gained an improvement through twitch itself (though it is not perfect).  You can now tweet out and create status’s via twitch itself. This will appear on your twitch for your viewers to see on twitch, but you can also choose to post it to twitter. I will say this, that you will want to post a few times to see how it appears on twitter, and even consider using twitter first to ensure you know what will fit. It will use eclipses (…) and not post all of your status from twitch to twitter if it is too long. The advantage? You can post a longer twitter status, and just make sure a key point is in the part that goes to twitter, then your viewers can dig deeper. Disadvantage, I find that I may be using twitter to see what will fit first, or sometimes only post on the status on twitch itself, so there may not be as much time saving as I first thought about.

           Bottom line, there are new things going on, and only you can decide how your stream looks, works, and how you communicate and interact with your viewers. Remember, unless you are the best at the game, an amazingly comedic genius, super attractive, you’re going to need to put in a real effort, but it’s open to you what makes your stream truly attractive to viewers.

Good luck in the Wonderful World of Twitch, and stay in the know. -J3 out.

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2015 LoL World Championships

October is the month that all League of Legends fans and players enjoy the most. The specific month holds a climactic tournament that defines each season: Worlds. This event placed in four regions of Europe. The Group Stages took place in Paris, France. After two weeks in Paris, they transferred to London, England for the Quarterfinals. Knockout Stages started, where teams would face each other off in a Best of Five. Once the Quarterfinals were complete, Semifinals came the following week in Belgium’s Brussels. The last two teams that remain were to travel to Berlin, Germany for the Finals, competing to win the one million US dollars and the Summoner’s Cup they were to earn as the 2015 World Champion team.

As we reached the 2015 World Championship, the sixteen groups that reigned as the top two/three victors in Regionals attended this month-long event. Three teams from North America, Europe, Korea, and China qualify, while two from Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau qualify. Two teams from International Wildcard regions also qualify.

Teams Who Attended Worlds

The North American teams that attended Worlds were Team SoloMid(TSM), Counter Logic Gaming(CLG), and Cloud9(C9), who all failed to make it past the final week of the Group Stages.

The European teams were H2k-Gaming(H2K), Fnatic(FNC), and Origen(OG). H2K didn’t make it past the final week of the Group Stages and gave their spot in the Quarterfinals to LPL team, Edward Gaming, who battled Fnatic and lost which made FNC advance to the Semifinals for the third time. Fnatic’s victory was short-lived though, being that they lost the Best of Five matchup in the Semis. Origen also had a rough time in the Group Stages, going four/two by the win to loss ratio just like Fnatic. They made the second and final seed in the Group Stages and fought the LMS Flash Wolves to prove their worth. Succeeding, they also take place in the Semifinals, but then lose to the currently undefeated SKTelecom T1.

The Korean teams became known as SKTelecom T1(SKT), KOO Tigers(KOO), and KT Rolster(KT). KT made it as far as the Quarterfinals, where they had to face their Korean companions, KOO. They attempted to put up a fight in the Best of Five, but went one/three in the matchup and had to leave the tournament. SKT and KOO both had a very strong season and proved their superiority to the EU LCS teams, Fnatic and Origen. Both teams advanced to the Finals to battle head-to-head for the Summoner's Cup.

In the LPL, the Chinese teams were LDG Gaming(LGD), Edward Gaming(EDG), and Invictus Gaming(IG). LGD and Invictus Gaming both were left in the dust during the second week of the Group Stages with only EDG left to compete. Unfortunately, they only made it as far as the Quarterfinals, where they got stomped by Fnatic.

Two teams from Taiwan made it to the Quarterfinals. They were known as the ahq e-Sports Club(AHQ) and the Flash Wolves(FW). Both teams had an exceptional time in the Group Stages but lost their footing during the Quarterfinals.

Lastly, the International Wildcard teams were the Bangkok Titans(BKT) from Thailand and Brazilian team, paiN Gaming(PNG). Sadly, both of these teams underperformed during their stay in the Group Stages and failed to advance.

Five Impact Players

There were large amounts of evidence that the teams did really well this year, being only Season Five in League of Legends. For sure though, there are at least five players that proved their worth in the tournament. Those players are Febiven, Faker, AN, Smeb, and Niels. They may not have been the most powerful of their teams, but they proved a lot during the course of Worlds.

Fabian “Febiven” Diepstraten is the Mid Laner for Fnatic. Personally, he’s 19 years old and is from the Netherlands. This was his first year at Worlds. Formerly, Febiven was in Cloud 9 Eclipse, a Challenger Series team. Afterwards, he joined H2K, where they underperformed and failed to make it to Worlds. On January 7th, 2015, H2k-Gaming announced Febiven’s departure. Since Fnatic was rebuilding their team at the time, they called on Febiven for his place in the mid lane. In Worlds, he played four Champions; Viktor, Orianna, Azir, and LeBlanc each three times over the course of his twelve games.

Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok is the Mid Laner for SKTelecom T1. His life has been spent in South Korea as a 19 year-old. Faker is known as the best Mid Laner in the World, but this season has been a questionable one. When Faker played in Worlds, he played non-meta Champions such as Ryze, Kassadin, and Olaf. His other two were Lulu and Azir, which were more popular.

Chou “AN” Chun An is the AD Carry for ahq e-Sports Club and formerly known as OhReaL. AN is 21 years old and lives in Taiwan. His played Champions were Kalista, Jinx, and Tristana. Playing Jinx was one of his top priorities in Worlds. His Support, Albis, would play Tahm Kench when he had the chance, which made the two almost unstoppable.

Song “Smeb” Kyung-ho is the Top Laner for KOO Tigers. He’s 20 years old and is from South Korea, just like his Korean brother-in-arms, Faker. Smeb was the powerful frontline in the Semifinals that faced off against one of his best friends from Fnatic, Reignover. He had a large pool of Champions that he chose for Worlds. He played Fiora, Darius, Riven, Gnar, Hecarim, Lulu, and Kennen. As a fact, he played Fiora seven of seventeen games.

Jesper “Niels” Svenningsen is the AD Carry for Origen. He is from Denmark, and is only 17 years old. Like Febiven, he is also a rookie when it comes to Worlds. He performed well, showing his months of growth. He chose Kalista, Sivir, Jinx, Kog’Maw, and Tristana to accompany him at Worlds.

10 Most Picked/Banned Champions

As far as Champions, 74 of the 127 of them were used over the course of Worlds. They always have the more popular characters to use though due to the Meta creating ones more powerful than others. Ten of the Champions with the highest pick/ban percentage are: Gangplank at 98.6%, Mordekaiser at 97.3%, Elise at 95.9%, Lulu at 95.9%, Rek’Sai at 78.1%, Darius at 72.6%, Kalista at 72.6%, Azir at 57.5%, Thresh at 49.3%, and Alistar at 46.6%.

Two-Time Champions

The battle between SKT and the KOO Tigers was intense. Favors were in the hands of SKTelecom, unfortunately. Before battling KOO, they were undefeated with a perfect twelve games. The day of Best of Five, and the votes from the viewers were clear on who they thought was to win; 82% thought SKT, and 18% thought KOO. No matter what though, a Korean team would be holding the Summoner’s Cup. The first game played out, and SKT slaughtered KOO. It didn’t look good. Usually, the first game sets the mood for the following others. For example, when Fnatic and Origen lost their first games of the Semis, they did worse the other two games than their first game, but not KOO. The second game, they were even in kills, but SKT slowly ate at the map and broke KOO Tiger’s Nexus once more. One more game, and SKTelecom T1 would claim their undefeated victory at 14-0. KOO was hanging on by a thread, but they were determined. Game three, and they snapped, skirmishing kills on all sides of the map and forcing their enemy’s Nexus to break for the first time of the tournament. Due to this, the unexpected fourth game was forced to be started, but this time SKT weren’t to be fooled. They flattened the chances of KOO winning the fourth game. SKT may have won, and became the first team to win two Championships, but they didn’t win undefeated, which is the pride KOO will hold. "Two teams have risen above their peers. Ten warriors have laid claim to the Summoner’s Cup. Five champions will etch their names in history. The 2015 World Championship concludes on October 31st. Watch them become legends." Riot Games said as a description to the following video.

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Rangers Gaming News

What are We?

We are a gaming community based in casual gaming and fun social play.  We cover all platforms, and are always looking to recruit gamer’s of all types. This place is just a small extension of what we are and is run by our Rangers News Team.  

This is a relatively new page for us, and although we don’t mind building - we’d really love your help! We are looking for more like minded blogs to follow! 

They don’t just have to be gaming related, Gaming, Gamers, Geek culture, Technology, Conventions, Comics, Tournaments, other communities, New Movies! Or just you! Give us a try and Share this or like it and I, Spazbit, a Rangers Creator and Blog Moderator will definitely check out your content and I’ll hand out some follows too!

<3 Thanks so much in advance for helping us out, I look forward to seeing what you guys have to offer!!

<3 Spazbit - Rangers Gaming Creator / News Editor

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Discovery Dig Site

Return to Isla Nublar with the creators of the smash hit Jurassic Park™ Builder for your next adventure: Jurassic World™: The Game, the official mobile game based on this summer’s epic action-adventure. Bring to life more than 50 colossal dinosaurs from the new film and challenge your opponents in earth-shaking battles. Construct the theme park of tomorrow in this unrivaled build-and-battle dinosaur experience.

In order to build a winning Battle Arena team, you’ll need to design the most efficient and effective park, one that will allow your dinosaurs to thrive and evolve. Discover new and amazing species of dinosaurs by acquiring surprise-filled card packs. Join Owen, Claire and your favorite characters from the film as, daily, you feed and genetically enhance your dinosaurs. Now that the park is open, it’s time to make Jurassic World™ your own!

In Jurassic World™ The Game you will:

Defy the laws of science as you COLLECT, HATCH & EVOLVE more than 50 unique dinosaurs!

CONSTRUCT & UPGRADE iconic buildings & lush landscapes inspired by the film.

CHALLENGE opponents from around the world in earth-shaking BATTLES!

INTERACT with characters from the film as you navigate exciting new story lines & thrilling missions!

ENHANCE your experience with Hasbro® Brawlasaurs toys – scan each toy  & battle with it directly in the game!

CHOOSE from multiple card packs; each can bring a special dinosaur to life!

EARN daily rewards such as coins, DNA & other essential resources.

Jurassic World™ is a trademark and copyright of Universal Studios and Amblin Entertainment, Inc. Licensed by Universal Studios Licensing LLC. All rights reserved.

I wanna see many of you guys on the battle field. It's a pretty decent game that doesn't take a ton of your time at once!

Tune in Next time for information on the Dinosaurs.

~EmeraldxRG

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Fallout 4 Blog: S.P.E.C.I.A.L. attributes and the eradication of “Skills”

Alright so this is a bit overdue but it is because I have been watching content drops and waiting until I had a bit more confirmation about how the leveling system would would for this installment of Fallout. When I started this series, I didn’t imagine that there would be a huge change to the system, but as I originally started to write I discovered that the “Skills” attributes have been completely removed from the game and folded into SPECIAL attributes and Perks. In both Fallout 3 And Fallout New Vegas - Skills, Special Attributes, and perks were all various ways in which to level each character build.  It seems like a ton, however, this as I’ve mentioned in my intro article and my character creation article are all reasons why game play is so versatile.

At first, I was annoyed by the cut of skills, because there simply wasn’t that much released about how the designers planned to make up for cutting out such a huge aspect of character customization.  As I delve in, I find that it’s not so devastating and in many cases quite helpful in the evolution of the game without taking away variety. Let’s Dig in.

By eradicating skills, SPECIAL attributes have evolved to encompass some of the skills that have been left behind. Each letter of the word S.P.E.C.I.A.L stands for a certain attribute, just as in previous games, but it seems they are responsible for different things than before. These are the core attributes of a character and are chosen at the beginning of the game, with few other opportunities to change them. Each player is given a total of 21 points to put into these 7 Attributes in any way they so choose. [ This is a lower number than any of the previous games have given us so one can assume that there will be other ways to advance these attributes further.]

Strength - A measure of your raw physical power. It affects how much you can carry, and the damage of all Melee Attacks. This is interesting because Melee use to be its very own skill but now it has been folded into your strength attribute therefor absolving the need for it as a skill.

Perception - Your environmental awareness and “sixth sense”. It affects all weapon accuracy in the V.A.T.S system. The Perception attribute used to govern things like how far away you could detect enemies and things of that nature but now what were Previous Skills for “Energy Weapons” or “Guns” Have been folded into it.  

Endurance - A Measure of your overall physical fitness.  It affects your total Health and the action point drain from sprinting. This does not confirm any skill has been folded into it, BUT it does confirm that finally sprinting is a thing. I think anyone who has played these games can rejoice at that.

Charisma - Your ability to charm and convince others.  It affects your success to persuade in dialogue and prices when you barter.

Intelligence - Intelligence in a measure of your overall mental acuity, and affects the number of experience points earned. This is where things get interesting. This is one of the first confirmations of no skills, because of the first mention of experience points, rather than skill points which you previously would have earned.  It makes having a high intelligence imperative to quicker and most likely more efficient leveling.

Agility - Agility is a measure of your overall finesse and reflexes. It affects the number of action points in V.A.T.S. and your ability to sneak. Sneak, used to be its own skill, so we get to see yet another of the core skills form previous games folded into our SPECIAL Attributes. This may mean that a person that does not choose agility from the get go may not have the ability to be sneaky for the duration of the game.

Luck - The Measure of your overall good fortune. It affects the recharge rate of Critical Hits, and your chance at finding better/more valuable items. In New Vegas - This was a Huge deal due to the gambling nature of the game, although it did not previously have any weight on what a player may find in the wasteland.

I personally am super excited to try this out, and rely on the perk system for variety rather than 3 whole leveling systems.  In my opinion, It will make choosing the right attributes for the way you want to play beneficial from square one, rather than the more free form feel of past games where the attributes were not nearly as important with the exception of strength.

Tune in next time for a guide to Fallout 4 Perks, and how they affect some long awaited weapon modification system.

xoxoSpazout

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Greek Gods Meeting 10/5/15

4 Promotions

Basketboy20

Berlonator

Pvt. Ryan 

HamHamfor 

Great Job recruiting, keep bringing in fun new people. A lot less people are active in school so activity is a bit lax. 

Forums

35 people were on this weekend at one time, so they still exist. 

Check out NLK's league tourney and the deadline is soon. 

NLK has an event at his work and can have the company pay for 2 people to fly out, and attend the event (the company covers the cost). Is anyone interested that is 21+ and has the full ability to go. contact a creator. 

League and Dayz/arma have been growing a lot. 

You have to sign up on forums, and make a post before you can be on a team. 

Look to recruit new people, and new ideas to bring new people in. When recruiting, be mindful of who you recruit.  We want fun people, You are responsible for sharing our code of conduct with everyone you bring in.

Teams are doing really well.

News team is full

graphics accepting request. 

Productions Jacky H will be creating new content. Streamers that are not active will not be streaming for RG. 

Activities:

Next game night is Skype night this weekend (Friday or Saturday).

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Cyberpunk 2077 First Look

Cyberpunk 2077 is an upcoming action role-playing video game based on the Cyberpunk series of tabletop role-playing games. Announced in 2012, the game is being developed by CD Projekt RED

This is a game im just dying to play.  I loved the table top version and the video game looks absolutely stunning. Sadly,  this game is said to be released in * sigh* 2017, so I’ll have to wait.

DAM YOU PROJKT RED !!!!!!!

Yes, this game has been in the works for 3 years so far which makes me a little angry. But it comforts me at the same time because it means they are taking there time in making a great game even better.

Details:

It is going to be a very in depth RPG game that has a 1st and 3rd person view available. AND contrary to other big players in the game, so far, its only being released for PC WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

The creators of this game are keeping a lot of details to themselves but to quote them, 

"We're impressed with Fallout 4's rollout. They came on stage and said 'It's here, it's real, and it's coming out on this date.' We're going to do something similar. We're going to wait [to reveal the game] until we can show off a very meaningful piece of it."

Check back for more details! 

xxxNLKxxx