Voting for All-Stars March 31

From now until April 12 you can cast your votes of your favorite LCS players for the All-Stars event. Every day you can vote for up to 3 pro-players to see if they are the fan favorite in North America. At the end of voting the top players from each region will be chosen to participate in 4 special Game modes against the best in the world. It is important to note that you can only vote for your region so if you live in NA you cant vote for players in EU. Be sure to vote every day so that your favorite players can move up the rankings and get to go to Paris, France May 8-11 to compete in the All-Stars Challenge.

As of March 31, 2013 the current leaders for each role are as follow:

North America

• Top Lane- Dyrus
• Jungle- Meteos
• Mid Lane- Bjergsen
• AD Carry- Doublelift
• Support- Xpecial

Europe

• Top Lane- Darien
• Jungle- Diamond
• Mid Lane- Froggen
• AD Carry- Rekkles
• Support- Edward

Patch 4.4 Rundown

The 4.4 Patch notes are out and many things have changed. First off Kassadin has been reworked (really just nerfed) with noticeable changes to his Q, W, and R abilities. Annie has gotten some ratios changed but the main focus is making her AP ratios better. Lich Bane has gotten its AP ratio lowered and to compensate the AP ratios of Ezreal, Diana, Fizz, and Twisted Fate have been raised. Elise has been nerfed but her Rappel's cooldown has been lowered. Hiemerdinger got a visual update and some minor changes to his turrets. Kog'Maw's Q is now a skill shot and both his W and Tristana's Q now cost no mana. Nautilus's shield has been buffed a bit and Sivir got mana costs raised. Thresh and Skarner got some minor utility changes. Vi has gotten some ratios changed for her abilities. Finally, Teleport now only has a 200 second cooldown when used on an ally turret. Be sure to visit http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-44-notes for the full notes.

The Heimerdinger Visual Update is here!

The Dinger rework is finally out on the Rift. Riot has changed his animations and even given him brand new voice acting. To celebrate this, they are releasing a bundle with all of Heimerdinger's skins. The Bundle includes:

• Alien Invader Heimerdinger
• Blast Zone Heimerdinger
• Piltover Customs Heimerdinger
• Snowmerdinger

This bundle is 25% off at a price of 3810 RP, remember the bundle will change in price according to items already owned. Be sure to pick up this great bundle and try out the new Heimer, have fun in the Rift.

The Hero of a Fallen City.......

What looks to be a brand new Rumble skin has been released by Riot and it looks really interesting. In a comic book style reveal, this resembles the last Ultimate skin released a few months ago, Spirit Guard Udyr. On a side note could this be a hint of a Rumble rework? Many fans are speculating this so stay tuned.

Changes to Kassadin upcoming

The Kassadin nerfs have finally arrived and they have hurt him quite a lot. First off, his Q ability is no longer a silence, instead it just cancels channeled abilities. This ability also grants a shield now to compensate for the lack of the silence. The W ability only activates for one auto attack now and with the Lich bane nerfs that are also arriving, it is severely hurt overall. The E is not changed at all but did get some cool new particle changes and the R has received a status bar that shows how much mana you will consume for it. Finally, the passive now grants movement through units instead of the attack speed buff though the magic resist part has been unchanged. This change will finally make Kassadin playable in ranged and equal to other viable mid laners in the current meta. Have fun playing Kassadin again since its the first time you have in the past 2 years.

The 2014 All-Stars coming to Paris!

This year's all-stars event will be hosted in Paris, France from May 8 to May 11. It will feature two events, the invitational and challenge. The invitational will consist of the winners of the regionals competing for a shot at the $50,000 winner-take-all prize. The challenge will consist of the top pro players getting together and representing their region. People will be voting for the players selected and other aspects such as held game modes. The voting for pro players starts March 30 so choose your favorite pro-player.

Warwick Rework Upcoming!

According to Riot there are many champion reworks coming in 2014. The ones that we already know are coming are Sion, Warwick, Karthus, Taric, and Poppy. Riot recently stated information on the Warwick rework. They said that his W ability will be completely scrapped as an attack speed steroid for the team is unheard of in the current meta and this will be getting a major change. His ultimate (R) will also get a change; riot stated that it will be like a skillshot that if you hit someone the animation will start and if you didn't you would return to the original position. Lets see how the rework turns out in the end.

CLG goes on a 4 game win streak

For the first time in LCS history Counter Logic Gaming has a complete roster. Since the arrival of Dexter from Europe they have been competing at their best and destroying nearly every NA team up to now. The dominating performances in every game have proven that they are one of the top teams in NA. Having a flawless week with victories against Curse and XDG, CLG has beaten their all time record of a 3 game win streak. This week they will go up against Dignitas, TSM, Coast, and Cloud 9. Lets see if the team can keep theirs streak going or if their confidence will go to their heads.