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Sunday, July 1, 2012

LoL's Proving Grounds: Well-Proven Fun

Perhaps the reason why you have been so hesitant about playing League of Legends for the Personal Computer, a game that I consider to be one of the greatest games ever made, is because the maps where the battles take place are just too big and complicated. Well now, a small 1-lane map has made it into the live client: The Proving Grounds. There wasn't any big announcement in regards to this addition except for a post in the forums, which is a bit strange because a lot of people have been wanting to see this map active for a long time. Apparently, it's been there for a couple of days and I myself just found out about it today. This is the map that you get to see when you go through the game's simple tutorial but now, it has been enhanced to make it fully playable. Just like the "Dominion" mode, playing on this map comes with its own set of fun rules - rules that were used in custom games on the larger maps before by players but was impossible to control when a player gets mad and decides to not follow the rules anymore - basically, you can only buy items when you respawn and that you can't heal at the base. This resulted in a fast-paced, delirious game and for those who llike to play "all random all mid" before, you no longer have to worry about people cheating because there is only that one lane. Though this map was apparently inspired by ARAM plays, you don't have to play it with random champions because all other mode like draft and blind are available to be utilized. Too bad that this map is only available as a custom map - you still get Influence Points fortunately - but I am sure that they will make it readily available for matchmaking soon. You can do it Riot Games!

The Proving Grounds is aggressive and fast-paced unlike any of the maps that came before it.

By the way, I just finished playing one game on this map and let me tell you, it was probably one of the most fun sessions I ever had with the game. This map may present the simplest form of LoL gameplay but it doesn't mean that you won't have a blast playing it. In fact, I can see people who would swear to only use this map from now on. Play the game now by signing up for your account by clicking here. The game is 100% free to play, no lies, so it would be rather idiotic for one to not even at least take the game out on a test ride!

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