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The Untold Truth Of League Of Legends

Aug 03, 2018 Author: MMOAH

 

As newer titles grab away many of the headlines, it can be easy to forget some of the old powerhouses. However, don't sleep on League of Legends: it's still going very strong. Riot Games' MOBA continues to draw huge numbers of both pros and casual gamers alike. Venture Beat wrote that, in 2014, League of Legends easily broke the $1 billion mark for revenue. And since then, it's only grown: DblTap writes that, in 2017, LoL broke the $2 billion thresholds.

In addition, LoL remains a top eSports contender. College League of Legends tournaments field teams from huge, state universities like the University of Illinois and the University of Maryland, and ESPN even reports that several division one schools are adding eSports programs, with LoL being one of the most highly recruited games.

Let's delve into the depths of Riot's money-maker and dig up just what makes League of Legends such a huge player in the world of gaming.

League of Legends and Dota 2 both share roots in a Warcraft III mod


League of Legends and Valve's Dota 2 are direct rivals, similar to other video game debates like Battlefield vs. Call of Duty or PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds vs. Fortnite. LoL and Dota 2 actually both stem from the exact same place: a Warcraft III mod called Defense of the Ancients.

The similar play structure of both games can be traced to Defense of the Ancients: kill creeps, push towers, and lay siege to your opponents' base. One of the original developers of the mod is one Steve Feak, who brought in another developer who only went by "IceFrog" to help once the mod started to gain some traction. After Defense of the Ancients caught fire with millions of players, Riot Games recruited Feak and Steve Mescon, who ran a popular fansite for the mod, to front the development of their new game, League of Legends. Not long after, Valve hired IceFrog to transform Defense of the Ancients into their own flagship property, Dota 2.

The rivalry between the two games is not the friendliest, as both communities feel that the other side betrayed them. Cybersport has the story of the entire messy ordeal, and we may never know just what exactly happened during those few years. To this day, however, League of Legends remains a juggernaut in the gaming world.

League of Legends originally had a much longer title

It's odd to think that there was a time when the general gaming public did not really know what a MOBA was, and you really don't have to go back all that far to find the roots of the genre. League of Legends officially released in October of 2009, and it was originally planned that it would go under the much longer and clunkier title League of Legends: Clash of Fates. Not only is that title an uncomfortable mouthful, but the acronym also doesn't really work. Can you imagine typing LoL: CoF whenever you were trying to discuss the game? It seems likely that, even if it had released with that title, the game would have dropped the second half of it before too long.

Even though the original title was not so impressive, Riot had a good idea of what they were planning with LoL well before it was released. Check out this 2008 IGN article on League of Legends: Clash of Fates, which shows off three champions that would later join the fray when the game was released with its snappier moniker.

Singed was most likely the first champion designed (though not one of the first released)

Although League of Legends lacks a true mascot, there are a few characters who are seemingly recognized as the face of the game. Teemo, due to his cuteness and high-level ability to irritate players, has plenty of merchandise. Others might say Katarina or Garen could serve as the game's mascot. Early on, however, Riot put their money on a bit of a different pick: Singed, the mad alchemist. He was a featured character early in the game's development, and he actually helped inspire many other champions.

Singed was designed very early: on the LoL forums, designer Steve Feak reckons that he was one of the original six champions that Riot created. He was not one of the first released, however; Singed did not join the fray until the first update after the game hit open beta. The alchemist's design helped to bring personality to other champions. In the Art of League of Legends book, the designers discuss that having a large, unique accessory helps bring personality to the characters, and Singed gigantic bottle of poison helped them recognize that fact. Singed singular detail helped dictate the design of other champions, like Ryze and Dr. Mundo.

League of Legends helped pioneer the free-to-play model for AAA titles

Free-to-play games seem to dominate the landscape of video gaming currently, but it was actually League of Legends that helped push that model into the mainstream, especially for big-budget titles. Riot's approach to F2P may not seem unique now, but it was revolutionary in 2009. Riot Games CEO Brandon Beck spoke with Fortune in an interview: "When Marc [Merrill] and I founded Riot, most gamers were being asked to pay $60 for a traditional game-in-a-box to be played on consoles or PCs." He continues by claiming that the key to a successful F2P model is to still treat the quality of the game like a paid title, and players will be glad to pay for aspects of it. He also says that, since LoL's release, there has been a "revolution" for F2P games.

Just because it's free doesn't mean League of Legends doesn't make any money. The proof of Beck's "revolution" is in the pudding: according to SuperData Research (via DblTap), League of Legends raked in $2.1 billion in 2017. That was the most money of any free-to-play PC title by about half a billion dollars. To put that in perspective, League of Legends brought in more money than Dota 2, World of Tanks, Hearthstone, MapleStory, and Roblox. Combined.

With so many champions, Riot has had to draw from some odd inspirations for characters

League of Legends has over 100 different champions to master. Obviously, some pretty standard archetypes exist in the game: Garen is a valiant knight, Nocturne is a shadowy nightmare, and so on. For some of their other characters, however, Riot has drawn inspiration from popular fantasy stories, real-world fighting masters, and some even more bizarre places.

Aatrox, a soul trapped inside a sword, may seem reminiscent of the bonkers story of the Soul Calibur series. Mike Laygo, a senior animator for Riot, actually stated on Reddit that the character's animations and movements were somewhat-based on both Sauron and the Balrog from Lord of the Rings. Fitting, considering Laygo also worked on Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth.

Fiora, known as the "Grand Duelist" and fencer extraordinaire, probably comes from a bit more obscure stock. She seems to have much in common with 14th-Century legend Fiore de Liberi, a fencing master who authored a fighting manual called The Flower of Battle. His book is one of the world's oldest surviving fencing manuals.

Not every hero comes from a legendary warrior, fictional or otherwise. Yorick, the gravedigger, is an easy reference to Hamlet. Heimerdinger, a genius inventor, has taken his name from two genius physicists: Robert Oppenheimer and Erwin Schrodinger. Hell: Teemo, with his giant, stupid, smiling face, is just an anagram of the word "emote."

Moral of the story: screw Teemo.

There are plenty of rare skins that are impossible to get at this point

Since LoL was at the forefront of the free-to-play revolution, it has to make its money in other ways. Once players have picked up their favorite champions, they can unlock all sorts of other cosmetic items for them, including several skins for each one. Some of these skins are simple color shifts, while others completely change every aspect of how the champion looks. Essentially: not every League of Legends skin available in the marketplace is equal.

But there are also the legendary skins: the ones that you cannot pick up in the marketplace. Most of these skins were available in limited quantities near when the game was first released; if you weren't an early backer, you are out of luck. It isn't too tough to find images of the rarest skins out there in LoL, including the "King Rammus" skin that was only made available to players who participated in the closed beta. It transforms the champion Rammus into a dead ringer for Super Mario's nemesis Bowser.

Other impossible to obtain skins include "Young Ryze" and "Black Alistar," which came with preorders of League of Legends, "Silver Kayle," which came with the Collector's Edition, and "PAX Twisted Fate," which was given to attendees of PAX 2009. The only way you can get your hand on these skins is by purchasing an account from someone who already has them.

League of Legends pros can earn huge sums of money (and are usually from Korea)

 

It can be tough to determine just how much money professional League of Legends players can take in, as their contracts are not quite as public as athletes in traditional professional sports. However, some numbers have gotten out there, and there is a huge amount of money to be had if a player can climb their way to the top of the ladder.

You have to piece some numbers together in order to determine how much the top LoL pros can make, but consistent finishes can take someone into the "comfortable millionaire" range. An eSports article from Red Bull showed that the top ten prize winners from 2016 each brought in over $300,000 in tournament winnings, with Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok bringing in nearly $900,000. However, those numbers only seem to indicate tournament winnings. A Kotaku source found that Lee was offered multiple contracts by Chinese LoL teams offering him a base pay of at around $200,000, possibly more, per year. An ESPN article interviewed several North American pros and found that their average base salary (which doesn't include streaming revenue or prize money) registers at just over $100,000 per year.

There may be a bit of a cultural barrier to overcome if you want to break into those big earnings. Nine of the ten players in the Red Bull article hail from South Korea.

Several champions also have siblings fighting the fight

 

Not only did Riot Games create a deep, engaging game with an insanely high skill ceiling, but each of the champions in League of Legends has a deep, engaging story to go with it. They have different motivations for fighting the battle for Runeterra: some righteous, some villainous, and others just plain silly. One fascinating aspect of the champions' relationships lies in just how many siblings are battling it out in LoL.

Some of the sibling pairs in League of Legends fight on the same side of morality. Garen and Lux, for example, are a brother and sister who both fights to defend the kingdom of Demacia against evil. Others are pitted against each other: Kayle and Morgana are both immortal beings who view the other as tyrannical and a threat to existence. Other sibling pairs include Katarina and Cassiopeia, Nasus and Renekton, Darius and Draven, and Jinx and Vi. The last on that list was long speculated due to some of the hints and lore snippets that came out when Jinx was released in October 2013. The fact that Jinx and Vi are sisters was not officially recognized until September 2017, when Riot's design director Greg Street mentioned the relationship in an interview.

Riot created a tabletop game set in the LoL universe

Millions of people playing League of Legends online wasn't enough for Riot Games: they had to invade the tabletop market as well. In October of 2016, they released Mechs vs. Minions, a 2-4 player cooperative board game set in the world of Runeterra. It isn't just the LoL license slapped onto a terrible game, either: at the time of this publication, Board Game Geek's user ratings currently have it at an 8.2 out of 10 rating, good enough for their #24 spot of every tabletop game ever made. It was also nominated for several awards upon its release, including SXSW's Tabletop Game of the Year award and several Golden Geek awards.

Riot's website explains the game has a full campaign and story, where players take control of Heimerdinger, Tristana, Corki, and Ziggs and have to work together to fend off waves of enemies. It is full of miniatures and is actually fairly inexpensive for all the components that come with it. It also appears to stay pretty true to the League of Legends world, and you can pick up a copy from Riot's online store.

Riot pulled out some obscure dance moves for their different champions

We all know that the champions in League of Legends can dish out some serious damage. Perhaps not as obvious, however, are the fantastic dance moves that each champion possesses. You can make your chosen champion take a break from all the fighting with chat commands like "/joke," "/taunt," and, of course, "/dance."

What's especially great about the "/dance" command is the "Hey, I've seen those moves before!" moments that so many of the champions can elicit. Some of them are more obvious: Warwick, League of Legends' resident werewolf, busts out his best Michael Jackson moves that you yourself have probably tried out at a wedding or two. There are references to old cartoons, like Kog'Maw doing his best impression of Michigan J. Frog, and new cartoons, like Jinx getting down just like Jake the Dog.

Nearly every champion in League of Legends has some sort of reference through their dance. Prepare to do some intense Google Fu if you want to know them all: some of them are really deep cuts. We're talking Volibear's Sam B dance from America's Got Talent deep cuts.

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How To Fully Explore Fort Of Reprimand In Elden Ring DLC? - Complete Guide

To the east of Castle Ensis in Scadu Altus in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree, there is a very small dungeon that you may miss if you don’t look carefully. It mainly adopts a linear level design, which may be easier to explore, but it also hides many overlooked secrets and is worth your careful exploration.

In addition to the interesting storyline, you can also find some valuable items in this fort, such as talisman, Ash of War, a quest items, etc. If you stumbled upon this dungeon during Shadow of the Erdtree, or you wanted to see it while exploring Scadu Altus in full after completing the entire DLC, you can follow the steps in this guide to explore it.

How To Get To Fort Of Reprimand?

There are currently two ways to enter Fort of Reprimand recognized by players. One of them is also the easiest to clear Castle Ensis and defeat Rellana Twin Moon Knight. After you leave Castle Ensis, you will reach Scadu Altus and Highroad Cross Site of Grace.

Starting from Highroad Cross Site of Grace, keep walking north until you see a fork in the road leading southeast. At this time, you can follow this path until you reach the end of the road, and then you will find South Site of Grace on Moorth Highway, and Fort of Reprimand is not far away.

Here I need to remind you that on the way to Fort of Reprimand, don’t forget to activate Moorth Ruins Site of Grace, which will become very important in your subsequent exploration.

Courtyard

Starting from South Site of Grace on Moorth Highway, you just stand, and head southeast, you can enter the focus of this guide - Fort of Reprimand. The first thing that comes into view is a courtyard, and there is an Omenkiller patrolling.

If you are at a lower level, you may consider not attacking him, because he will not drop any important Elden Ring Items. However, you can find some Smithing Stones, throwing daggers, crafting materials, and low-level upgrade items in this courtyard. You can spend some time looking for them.

There is an underground drop in the northeast of the courtyard. When you return to this location, it means that your exploration of the courtyard is over, and you will enter the next step after the animation.

Basement

After the animation, head southeast from the courtyard to enter the basement of Fort of Reprimand. Once in the basement, continue east through the corridor, then turn northeast and enter a torture room with an underground drop on the right. Don’t step into it at this time, because you haven’t explored the basement yet.

There will be some enemies in the torture room that you can easily defeat and a treasure chest containing a medium-level smithing stone. After you pick up these, you can leave the torture room. At this time, you will find yourself in the northeast of the basement, and you will encounter three ordinary soldiers who are not a threat to you.

After you defeat them, jump over the cage in the southeast and follow the linear path, where you will eventually find a treasure chest containing Flamedrake Talisman +3. Your exploration of this basement is complete, and you can return to the underground drop location to start exploring the next location.

First Floor

After you exit the basement through the northeastern archway, you will see a staircase leading to the first floor. Go up. When you reach the end of the staircase, which is the first floor, turn northwest and you will see the Fort of Reprimand Site of Grace. Go up and activate it, and you can continue to explore the fort.

After activating it, go southeast from Site of Grace along the wall to find a restaurant, where you will encounter the enemy Black Knight Edredd who rewards you with an Ash of War named Aspect Of The Crucible Wings.

After you complete the battle, you need to find a ladder in the restaurant that can lead to the roof of the fort. After climbing to the roof, continue to climb to a tower to your southwest, where you will find a treasure chest containing Battlefield Priest’s Cookbook 2.

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After receiving the reward, don’t rush down yet. You can see another roof in the northeast of the fort from the tower. At this time, you need to use the tricky parkour jump to get to that location. If you’re not using it well, you can also reach the spirit spring south of Fort of Reprimand first and use it to help you teleport to that location.

While both ways of getting to this rooftop are a bit tricky, it’s worth it as it rewards you with a Smithing Stone 8. If you use the tricky parkour jump to reach the northeast rooftop, you can take a shortcut: head to the wall outside the restaurant, where there are stairs leading down to the basement.

But here, instead of taking the stairs, turn southeast and carefully jump to the stone railing, then climb the ladder to the northeast to get the treasure chest. After you’re done, jump down and return to the back of Fort of Reprimand Site of Grace.

If you use the spirit spring to reach the treasure chest, you must travel southeast from the front of Castle Front Site of Grace, across the ravine, until you find Sealed Spirit Spring.

You can activate Spirit Spring by finding the corresponding stone pile or simply using Margott or Mohg’s Shakle. Riding up this Spirit Spring will take you to the northeast rooftop of Fort of Reprimand and Site of Grace behind Fort of Reprimand.

Underground Section

In addition to the section just explored, Fort of Reprimand also includes an underground section, but it is smaller in scale than the basement and first floor. You can enter this Underground Section by dropping into a hole in the north side of the courtyard.

The entire Underground Section has a linear design, but there is an Omenkiller around the corner that may catch you off guard. In this section, you will find 80,000 Elden Ring Runes, some crafting items, and Iris of Occultation quest item. As you exit Underground Section, you will also reach the edge of a cliff, where you can pick up Messmer Soldier Ashes near the tombstone.

Finally, you can find Abductor Virgin Wheel and Swinging Sickle just outside the east wall of Fort of Condemnation. Defeating them will reward you with some Elden Ring Runes.

After you defeat Abductor Virgins, head to the south end of the fort to grab Blessing of Marika consumable. It is important to remind you that this item cannot be reused. Using it can fully restore your health and cure all diseases, so be sure to save it for some necessary time.

The above is the complete exploration guide for Fort of Reprimand. I hope you can easily explore this interesting place according to the steps of this guide!

Learn These Recruiting Tips In College Football 25 And You’ll Have A Ton Of Prominent Players!

The most popular feature of EA’s latest video game, College Football 25, is Dynasty Mode, thanks to its extremely detailed, complex, and intricate recruiting system. If you want to build a college football powerhouse, then learning how to recruit skilled players is essential.

But in today’s world, it’s difficult to recruit the best players in the country, especially if you have a smaller team that may not even make the playoffs. But don’t worry, this guide will provide you with some recruiting tips that will help you improve your recruiting skills in College Football 25 and recruit the best prospects in the country.

Dig Into Your Team Needs

In previous football video games, you had to track your roster weaknesses manually. In College Football 25, you don’t have to do that. Instead, you can find all of this information on the in-game Team Needs spreadsheet, which is found by pressing the right stick on the recruiting menu.

The spreadsheet will clearly tell you which positions are shorthanded, as well as some players on your team who are about to leave. In addition, it will tell you which players you can choose at each position on your prospect list.

You shouldn’t feel you can only recruit positions of need, but they should be the first stop you cover each recruiting season, and they are especially important in the offseason when the transfer portal opens.

Focus On Some Outstanding Players Early, But Don’t Expect Too Much

Early fall is a time of hope for football programs across the country, because you can hope that this season will be better than the last season, and you can also hope that all those five-star recruits who barely paid attention to your program will come to you. So you need to invest more energy and NCAA 25 Coins in this preseason to make sure you can draft the dominant players you want.

You can see the top ten five-star players in the House, and be sure to go for any high-quality recruits you can. Although the chances may be small, you may get lucky and get a few players who match your plan.

But this definitely does not mean that you will definitely get them, so you better have a backup plan. Although you may get your dream player, especially if you have a very strong College Football 25 team. But most of the five-star players will most likely go to a more prestigious place than your rising dynasty can reach. But this does not mean that you should not chase them for a while.

Pay More Attention To Some Potential Players That Other Teams Don’t Want

During the preseason recruiting stage, you can follow a rule: find every four-star and five-star prospect willing to join your team and offer scholarships to those who want to join the team. But it will soon be discovered that most of these people will be accepted by stronger schools and your team will be empty.

But don’t panic, you can find some of the best candidates overlooked by these strong teams. This technique is also very simple to operate. First, you need to sort some freshmen by five-star recruits and four-star recruits, and then sort by offers received.

The format of this column is Y, which means you have made an offer to the candidate, N, which means you have not made an offer, and then the total number of offers they have in brackets - you are looking for 0. This way, every elite freshman who did not have any offers will receive an offer from you. Using this strategy, you can recruit these overlooked elite freshmen later in the recruitment cycle and make up for the deficiencies in your team in time.

Use Recommended Tab Appropriately

In the College Football 25 recruiting system, there is a recommended tab that can help you choose players better. It will show you some top ten players in the game that you can focus on, or some actual players who are in pipeline states.

This is a good way to spice up your team later in the recruiting cycle, because it can find some reliable newcomers to strengthen certain positions in your team. So you can completely ignore it in the first half of the recruiting cycle and use it when the time is right.

Use Your Pipeline

Players familiar with College Football 25 must know that Pipelines are a very key mechanism in the game. Pipelines will recruit newcomers from a certain country or region for you and even provide you with some rewards.

But you need to be aware that all other conditions are equal. You can spend your time and College Football 25 Coins on newcomers in Pipeline region instead of other newcomers.

This does not mean that you should completely exclude newcomers from non-pipeline regions. Sometimes, you can recruit them, but it’s worth prioritizing areas where you already have a presence, just like in real life.

Choose A Good Time To Scout

After you’ve selected your freshman, you can choose whether to scout them, which will give you a better idea of ​​their attributes. If you scout them thoroughly, the game will show whether they are classified as a green gem or a red gem, and if they are really bad, it will show nothing.

You can color gems to players with actual ratings that are equal to or higher than their star rating, and the opposite for fails. So a three-star gem is more like a four-star rookie, and a three-star fail is more like a two-star rookie.

When to scout depends largely on the program you’re running and what kind of rookies you want to recruit. One thing to note is that you shouldn’t scout players in the transfer portal. Because they are well known in college, they don’t have the same mystique as high school players, and their listed star rating is their true rating. There are no gems or losers in the transfer portal.

These are some tips you can use on the recruiting system in College Football 25. Hopefully, this guide will allow you to select your favorite powerful players in the next transfer period! Have fun.

How To Find Ruined Forge In Elden Ring Shadow Of The Erdtree? - Location & Loot

In Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, a new area, Ruined Forge, was added. As the name suggests, it appears to be Forges and is guarded by Misbegotten enemies or Bloodfiends.

So why explore Ruined Forges? Because there are Smithing Stones that are very useful for upgrading weapons or equipment, and even each Forge will have an Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone, which can make your equipment more advanced and easier to fight.

This guide will show you how to find the location of all Ruined Forges in Shadow of the Erdtree and what loot you can get here. Here I need to remind you that if you haven’t completed the main story quest plot, or if you are visiting this new DLC for the first time, you can ignore these. You can explore them after dealing with the ultimate boss.

Ruined Forge Lava Intake

Embark on your exploration at Castle Front Site of Grace, where you can summon your Torrent and ride south past the barricade. You will see some Messmer Soldiers patrolling there. You can talk to them and maybe they will drop some armor sets or weapons.

Then continue south, towards the battleground between Bloodfiends and Messmer Soldiers. You can watch them fight for a while, but be careful not to help either side, otherwise you will most likely get hurt.

After passing them, continue walking in the same direction as before, and soon you will reach Ruin Forge Lava Intake.

Loot

  • Anvil Hammer
  • Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone
  • Smithscript Dagger
  • Greater Potentate’s Cookbook 13

Ruined Forge Of Starfall Past

For this Ruined Forge, you’ll need to start at Highroad Cross Site of Grace. From here, keep riding northeast with Torrent until a path appears on your right. It’s a bit hidden, so be sure to keep your eyes peeled.

Following this path south, you’ll pass Messmer Soldier camp. Again, you can ignore it and then there’s a small pond to your right. If you look inside, you’ll see a Giant Crayfish. Don’t worry, it won’t attack you, so you can safely ignore it and cross the small pond.

You’ll then need to continue riding south to find the entrance to Ruined Forge of Starfall Past. Inside this Forge, you’ll find a Smithing Talisman and a bunch of Elden Ring Runes in addition to multiple weapons.

Loot

  • Smithscript Spear
  • Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone
  • Smithscript Cirque
  • Smithing Talisman

Taylew’s Ruined Forge

Each of these Ruined Forges has different starting locations. For this one, you’ll need to start at Moorth Ruins Site of Grace. Once you reach Moorth Ruins Site of Grace, turn northeast and ride in that direction until you reach a small pond filled with Blue Worms.

There will be a cave to the north of where you are standing. You can find a statue at the entrance and a Scadutree Fragment nearby. Once you enter the cave, you can no longer use Torrent and will need to hike along the path until you reach an area filled with Gravebirds.

You can try to kill them with your sword or with a crossbow, which will increase your XP quickly. Once you’ve completed this series of operations, continue west until you see Ancient Ruins of Rauh. You don’t have to stay here for too long, as you’ll eventually need to head to Site of Grace ahead of you.

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Starting northeast of Site of Grace, you’ll pass barricades, the numerous Messmer Soldiers and Misbegotten enemies. Soon, you’ll come to the entrance to Taylor’s Ruined Forge.

In this Taylor’s Ruined Forge, besides the weapons and amulets that can be provided by the first two, you’ll also be given a Taylor The Golem Smith Spirit Ash, which can increase your health and increase the damage of your weapons against enemies.

Loot

  • Smithscript Axe
  • Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone x2
  • Smithscript Greathammer
  • Smithscript Shield
  • Taylew The Golem Smith

How To Fight Messmer The Impaler?

We just mentioned Messmer Soldiers. There is another boss in Shadow of the Erdtree called Messmer The Impaler. They are related. You may have encountered him earlier in the game. If you didn’t succeed in defeating him before, you can try again with the following tips.

You will find Messmer in a legacy dungeon in Shadow Keep. You can enter Scadu Atlas region after you have cleared everything in Castle Ensis and successfully defeated Rellana.

Once you reach Shadow Keep, head straight to Specimen Storehouse area. Then take the elevator to the top floor, where you will find Messmer waiting for you at Dark Chamber Entrance Site of Grace.

Before fighting him, you may want to equip some Flamedrake Talisman to inflict some of his fire damage, and also some armor that resists fire damage. For weapons, you should avoid using Azur’s Glintstone Staff, which will reduce your casting time but increase your FP cost, which is not worth it.

For some other gear, you can use Mimic Tear to distract the boss and give you a break. If you are using sorcerer builds, you can also use spirit summon to distract Messmer so that you can use Comet constantly.

The above is some of Ruined Forges you can find in the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC. I wonder which one you have explored now? I wish you a happy exploration in Shadow Keep!

How To Make Your Fishing Abilities Even Better In WOW Cataclysm Classic? - Choosing The Best Fishing Poles

No matter how many expansions or remasters World of Warcraft has had, Fishing is the most important profession. It is related to the game’s Cooking, and is a must-have skill for making reserves for low-level characters in the game’s weekly raids.

In WOW Cataclysm Classic, you can arguably have the most complete collection of Fishing Poles in all of Classic WoW, and some of them have unique appearances. For those who want to win in fishing competitions such as Stranglethorn Fishing Contest or Kalu’ak Fishing Derby, Fishing Poles in this guide may make your fishing abilities even better!

Nat’s Lucky Fishing Pole

  • Item Level: 20
  • Buff: +25 Fishing Skill
  • How to get: Requires Fishing 225 and completion of Nat Pagle, Extreme Angler quest

This Fishing Pole may not look that outstanding from the outside, but its quality is really impressive and it can provide you with a lot of benefits, especially for players who want to further improve their ability level.

Before Wrath of The Lich King expansion, the quest required to obtain this item was a quest that had to be completed when your Fishing level reached 225 or above, but now it is completely different. If you don’t mind seeing more of Azeroth, you can try this quest.

This quest is actually very simple. Just go to some remote areas of Azeroth and bring back four rare fish for this Fishing Pole and Nat’s eternal friendship. If you accidentally lose it during subsequent exploration, you can also return to this location and Nat will be happy to give you a new one.

Arcanite Fishing Pole

  • Item Level: 20
  • Buff: +40 Fishing Skill
  • How to get: Requires Fishing 300, reward for winning Stranglethorn Fishing Contest

Arcanite Fishing Pole is one of the hardest items to get in the game, and it’s definitely a very rare Fishing Pole. Be the first to bring 40 Tastyfish back to Booty Bay and turn them in to Goblin NPC Riggle Bassbait to receive this fishing pole and some Cataclysm Gold as a reward.

Many players in the community have said that they entered this contest not only for the cool-looking Fishing Pole but also for the achievement “What A Long Strange Trip It’s Been.” You’ll also receive the coveted Violet Proto-Drake mount and the title of Salty.

Nat Pagle’s Extreme Angler FC-5000

  • Item Level: 50
  • Buff: +20 Fishing Skill
  • How to get: Requires Fishing Skill 100 and completing a quest in Hinterlands

For players between level 40 and 50, Nat Pagle’s Extreme Angler FC-5000 is the perfect item for you. Although it may sound a bit strange that this Fishing Pole is a reward for hunting turtles, it works very well overall.

This quest is different for Alliance players and Horde players. Alliance players need to go to Dron Blastbrew and Snapjaws, Lad! Quest. Meanwhile, Horde players need to go to Revantusk Village on the coast and speak to Katoom Angler about Snapjaws, Mon! Quest.

Similar to Nat’s Lucky Fishing Pole, if you accidentally lose Nat Pagle’s Extreme Angler FC-5000 during subsequent exploration, you can return to the quest provider, kill a few more turtles, and you will receive the same reward as before.

Mastercraft Kalu’ak Fishing Pole

  • Item Level: 200
  • Buffs: Fishing skill +30, Underwater breathing
  • How to get: Character level 80, Fishing skill 300, friendship with Karuak

This is a very high-level Fishing Pole that can also be used as equipment in your team. This is also the only Epic quality Fishing Pole in the game, so considering the very good buffs and requirements of this item, you only need to get an Exalted reputation with Kalu’ak people to get it.

If you are interested in the aesthetic of Northrend, then you must not miss this Mastercraft Kalu’ak Fishing Pole. This Fishing Pole has a similar and unique style to the local Kalu’ak tribe, and they also have their own fishing competitions. You can try to participate in their Kalu’ak Fishing Derby.

Bone Fishing Pole

  • Item Level: 15
  • Buff: +30 Fishing Skill
  • How to get: Requires Fishing 300, random reward from fishing quest

This Fishing Pole has a unique appearance because its spinning reel is a skeleton with glowing eyes, so many players are often scared by it when using it. After you complete any fishing quest, you will get a Bag of Shiny Things or a Bag of Fishing Treasures, and Bone Fishing Pole will also be hidden inside.

In the previous expansions of Cataclysm, you also need to complete Outland Fishing quest, but now in Cataclysm, you can get it at will as long as you reach fishing ability level 300 or above. This is much easier!

Jeweled Fishing Pole

  • Item Level: 15
  • Buff: +30 Fishing Skill
  • How to get: Requires Fishing 300, random reward from fishing quest

Anyone in Northrend will have a Jeweled Fishing Pole and praise it as a Tiffany Cartier original. Although it is not the rarest or even the most advanced, it has become a favorite of many players because of its very fashionable appearance.

Like Bone Fishing Pole, its appearance is also quite random. So this Jeweled Fishing Pole is very usable and ornamental.

The above is some of the best Fishing Poles you can use in WoW Cataclysm Classic. In the upcoming WoW Cataclysm Classic Phase 2 Rise of the Zandalari on July 30, you can use them to add more fun to your exploration!

How To Pick The Best Runes For Druid In WoW Classic SOD Phase 4? - Locations & Effects

Each phase of World of Warcraft Classic Season of Discovery brings new runes to each class, and Phase 4 is no exception for Druid.

In addition to the new runes you can place in Cloak slot, you can also choose Druid Ring Runes, which can provide you with bonuses to various skills and let you feel the balance between attributes in combat.

While many new Druid Runes can be used to supplement the runes introduced in the first three phases, some of them are older or have been removed and replaced, so you can find the locations and effects of some new Druid Cloak Runes and Druid Ring Runes in this guide to help you face the battles in Phase 4.

New Druid Cloak Runes

Improved Swipe

Effects

While you are in cat form, your Swipe ability will become Swipe (Cat). While in bear form, your Swipe ability can hit up to 7 additional enemies and can also deal 250% weapon damage to the target and generate a combo point.

Location

Improved Swipe Rune is at Un’Goro Crater. You need to kill some Raptor enemies on the east side of this area to get Idol of Huntress. You don’t have to be afraid of the battle here because they are all lower-level Raptors.

After you equip Idol of Huntress, you will change into cat form, and then you need to use Hibernate ability to hypnotize and kill 5 enemies in your subsequent exploration to get this rune.

Tree Of Life

Effect

After you equip this rune, you will become Tree of Life. You cannot cast any offensive spells, but you can increase the healing effect of all party members within 45 yards by 10%. In addition, the healing effect of Wild Growth will also be increased by 60%.

Spirit and Armor increase by 25% and 200% respectively. But your Heal-over-time spell cost will be reduced by 20%.

Location

Tree of Life Rune is in Felwood. You need to head north of the area and find a Vengeful Wisp on the path northwest of the Irontree Woods to follow you to Jadefire Run.

There, you need to defeat 10 Satyrs to get Shimmering Light buff, and then you need to talk to your Wisp, who will give you this rune as a gift.

Starfall

Effect

When you use Starfall Rune, you can summon a shower of stars over 10 seconds that will attack all targets within 30 yards of where you are standing. This rune will cause heavy Arcane Damage to the primary target within the range, and a small amount of Arcane Damage to enemies within 5 yards of the target.

In addition, you can summon up to 20 stars, so be sure to pay attention to your positioning.

Location

Starfall Rune is located in Winterspring, one of the most beautiful areas in SoD. You need to go to a Hidden Grove north of Everlook first, through a very hidden path surrounded by various Owlbeasts, you need to kill them to reach Demon Fall Canyon.

After you defeat them, you will see the path leading to Demon Fall Canyon and a bunch of SOD Gold. In this area, you need to defeat the elite mob Arcterris to get the Starfall Rune.

Read More: How To Find And Effectively Use Mage Cloak Runes And Mage Ring Runes In WOW Classic SOD Phase 4?

New Druid Ring Runes

All Druid Ring Runes were unlocked in the same way. You need to find a specific book in the world to unlock it. Druid Ring Runes can improve your skills in specific weapon and spell specializations in Druid class. In addition, when you reach the highest level, your weapon or spell skills will be enhanced to make your combat easier.

Rune Of Arcane Specialization

  • Applicable classes: Druid & Hunter & Mage

Effect

Rune of Arcane Specialization can increase your hit rate when using Arcane spells by 6%.

Location

You need to go to Hearthglen, the northernmost of Western Plaguelands. Ring Rune book is near (46, 16).

Rune Of Nature Specialization

  • Applicable classes: Druid & Hunter & Rogue & Shaman

Effect

Rune of Nature Specialization can increase your hit rate when using Nature spells by 6%.

Location

To obtain this rune, you need to go to Felpaw Village in Felwood and find Ring Rune book at the junction with Winterspring. Alternatively, you can directly search for it at the coordinates (62.5, 7.5).

Rune Of Defense Specialization

  • Applicable classes: Druid & Paladin & Rogue & Shaman & Warlock & Warrior

Effect

Rune of Defense Specialization increases your Defense skill by 25%.

Location

You need to go to Lower Blackrock Spire, more specifically near the meeting stone next to the instance portal. You can look around to see if there is a room, and Red Book is in that small room on the side. Alternatively, you can find this rune at the coordinates (29.5, 38).

Rune Of Dagger Specialization

  • Applicable classes: Druid & Hunter & Mage & Priest & Rogue & Shaman & Warlock & Warrior

Effect

Rune of Dagger Specialization increases your Dagger’s skill by 5%.

Location

Rune of Dagger Specialization is in Burning Blade camp in the southwestern part of Silithus. Red Book is in the first tent from where you are standing. It is on the left at (20.5, 19.5).

Rune Of Feral Combat Specialization

  • Applicable classes: Druid

Effect

Rune of Feral Combat Specialization increases your Feral Combat skill by 5%.

Location

To find Rune of Feral Combat Specialization, you need to go to the northernmost part of Winterspring, Frostsaber Rock. From here you will also need to continue north until you see a bay, which you can see on the map as an inch above “O” in “Frostsaber”.

These are all the new runes available for Druid in WoW Classic SOD Phase 4. You can choose between these new runes to best suit your current build. Have fun playing the game!

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