Release Date: October 27, 2009
Genre: Persistent Online Action
Publisher: Riot Games
Developer: Riot Games
Supported Functions: Online
League of Legends (LoL) is a Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) based upon the popular Warcraft III mod Defence of the Ancients (DotA). Produced by Riot Games, since its release in October 2009 the LoL community has grown rapidly, now boasting an approximate 4.2 million daily players.
Players choose one of the ninety nine (as of 6/4/12) champions before the beginning of each game, and are placed upon a map with which they must work with their teammates to destroy the enemies' Nexus (in Classic gameplay). However in the recently released League of Legends: Dominion the game requires summoners (players) to capture and hold points on the map. These two game modes give summoners much variety and strategy to the two different game play modes.
No doubt adding to its appeal, LoL is free to play, as the Influence Points (IP) needed to buy champions and character-enhancing runes are earned by actually playing the game. Riot Points (RP) are bought with real money but can only unlock champions, skins, and other bonuses - but not actually the runes. Therefore, although a player with RP has no in-game advantage. Without 'mallers' dominating the game, LoL's fan base is made up of both competitive and casual gamers.
System Requirements
Minimum System Requirements
- OS: Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 (Mac OS is currently not supported)
- CPU: 2 GHz processor
- RAM: 1 GB RAM
- HDD: 750 MB available hard disk space
- Video: Shader version 2.0 capable video card
- DX: DirectX 9.0 capable video card
Recommended System Requirements
- OS: Windows XP with the latest service pack installed, Windows Vista with the latest service pack installed, or Windows 7 (Mac OS is currently not supported)
- CPU: 3 GHz processor
- RAM: 1 GB RAM
- HDD: 750 MB available hard disk space
- Video: GeForce 8800 or equivalent video card
- The latest update to .NET Framework from Microsoft
- The latest version of Adobe Air is required to connect to PVP.net. Adobe Air is included with all League of Legends setup files, but can also be downloaded from Adobe's website.
