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Explanations for Tier list

2012-02-12T19:53:00.000Z

This post contains the explanations for champs, reasons they are in that tier, some good synergies and some counter picks

Ban tier
Nidalee - The queen of poke, her spears are deadly and absolutely destroy noobs, doesnt really scale that great into late but the damage from the spears is just absurd.
Ziggs - Newly released has mad range, mad damage and his ult is just plain stupid, well placed minefields can destroy the enemy his bombs have good range and he has a knockback.
Fiddlesticks - Once they made the crow bounce 5 at all levels he became a beast, silence plus stupid damage, his cc combined with his ult, he's a monster, use flash and clarity for beastly ults and you win, easily countered by a knockback.
Sona - Auras and heal, not much more to say other than POWER CHORD WTF DAMAGE, oh and her ult is pretty good.
Soraka - Insane sustain, mr aura from passive plus silence.
Alistar - Sustain plus ridiculous cc.
Blitzcrank - The noob destroyer, the pressure this guy puts on your team is so high, isnt really too great tbh, so effective vs people that cant dodge, he is easy to counter pick so people probably ban him less than they do.
Lux - Early isnt great but snowballs so well, get a lich bane and a deathcap and its gg, her e has ridiculous aoe and she can snare definately worth a ban.
Caitlyn - Her zoning , damage and range make me just want to cry, snowballs so well and will just carry the game if she gets a few kills.
Xerath - Mad range but kind of hard to play, no one really plays him but he's still a monster.
Maokai - This is the most soul destroying champ next to caitlyn his saplings do so much damage even with no ap, ap mao will just destroy your team , tank mao is unkillable and still does good damage early, ban him or pick him his early is just too good.
Gragas - Much like mao his damage is just way higher and his cd's lower, has a knockback on his ult which does stupid damage with a really low cd.
Master yi - I'm not sure about Yi, sometimes R Q Q Q Q PENTA KILL, sometimes 0/1 we, lose yi noob, does have annoying poke take some cc and he isnt really a problem.

Tier 1
Sivir - That Q is Riduclous it does so much damage, she has a spell shield highest move speed ad carry more move speed from her passive.
Heimerdinger - Annoying more than anything, his rockets have stupid range and his passive is strong.
Morgana - Almost ban worthy has a spell shield and a snare her ult can stun a whole team.
Veigar - I'm really mixed about this champ, you dont even have to be doing well to 1 shot a caster, he has an aoe stun and ap from last hitting with Q, his low range is what lets him down.
Brand - Rarely seen but really annoying when he shows up, W has mad damage and he has a long range stun.
Ashe - Volley is probably one of the best/most consistent harras, her first hit will usually crit, she's a little squishy but its never really a problem.
Ezreal - Q is good poke, has a gap closer/escape meaning you can take heal/clarity instead of flash, has mana problems, DONT BUY MANAMUNE.
Cassiopeia - Recently shown to be op she can poke all day, zone with her W and her ult is an aoe stun, not much else to say, remember Q E E E E and you will rape.
Twisted fate - His Q damage is amazing and he has unlimited mana, buy a wota and its gg from there.
Gangplank - Go gold gen, last hit and you will just decimate opponents with parrlay crits, also my favourite buff on the whole game, you should be getting an assit for every kill your team gets.
Talon - This guy just wrecks every time, probably the best melee champ for all mid, definately the best assassin.
Janna - AP, tornados destroy, W destroys and shield is huge, Support ad buff np, she is one of the best counter picks in all mid, she counters most of the high tier stuff making her high tier.

Tier 2
Galio - Due to the high amount of casters in Draft mid games, he really shines build mr get damage his q and e have high damage, his sustain is incredible and his ult is an aoe taunt that if used right will easily win the game.
Graves - Just another ranged ad, has less range than the other ad's but his smoke grenade is so strong in this.
Urgot - If you can land your E you can just rip the other team apart it does so much damage, get manamune lw and frozen heart and its usually gg, much like cassio land E and just Q Q Q Q Q Q Q.
Kennen - His poke isnt great it does a good amount of damage and its energy based, he gets better into mid game and works best with stun or aoe comps.
Corki - Subpar ad much like graves, has high damage but low range still a good pick.
Karthus - Can be good but way too many people feed with him, he is really squishy early and desite what people say he actually is hard to play.
Leblanc - High burst but really squishy, high skill cap makes her upper tier 2, she is easy countered by hp and mr.
Anivia - Ranged stun and high damage, good counter to blitz, has a wall that like trundle can zone enemy champs.
Katarina - Probably the most likely to penta your team, if you have no sustain or cc you're screwed, probably the best cleanup champ on the game, NEVER FIRST PICK KAT.
Rumble - So underrated in all mid he does so much damage has a decent poke with his E, once again high skill cap due to heat management.
Shaco - This guy scales stupidly if you build ap 1:1 ratio on the shiv plus a mad gap closer, good cleanup champ and interrupter, stacking boxes will destroy retards.
Zilean - This guys damage is just wtf, time bomb has so much range and damage, his lvl 5 is so strong and he zones teams just by going near them.
Kog'Maw - Not really a fan but ap or ad he does a good amount of damage, most deadly once he hits 6, really mana dependant get tear/chalice and some good positioning and its gg.
Taric - Sustain and armour aura, most effective against people that choose multiple ad's.
Kayle - Her ult has such a low cd, building her on hit with a bit of cd she is a really strong pick.
Trundle - This guy is so good with a high poke team comp, his pillar allows free poke all day, its has low cd and his sustain is way too high you shouldnt really die and should get a shit load of assists from the pillar.
Orianna - Shield is epic, slow is epic, her ult is good cc, only problem is her mana which is just horrible, she has really good synergy with Shyvana.
Karma - Build ap and your shield is 800 hp, she has a decent heal in her q, her passive works really, she has good synergy with Jarvan and Shyvana.
Olaf - Another underrated champ his axe does a ton of damage he can break out of cc and can do true damage, build him tanky and you have a high chance of winning, good counter to veigar.

Tier 3
Vladimir - Subpar low poke and low sustain at early levels, not worth playing.
Swain - Works best if built really tanky, you can just soak loads of damage whilst dishing out a fair amount.
Malzahar - Good counter to yi, aoe silence that lasts 3 seconds and can push minions quite well, decent pick.
Kassadin - Like leblanc just easier to play but less range, his passive works well due to the high amount of casters.
Nocturne - Like Olaf the Q is just stupid damage, he has a spell shield and still does good damage if built tanky.
Wukong - The passive because you are around 5 people most of the time you can actually rush some damage and still be really tanky, his Q with trinity is really strong, his ult is really effective and does a lot of damage.
Miss Fortune - She isnt even that bad, there are so many different builds, AD, On-hit or AP but she just lacks something, healing reduction makes her good vs yi, swain or soraka.
Jarvan IV - This guys poke is hilarious, his Q lowers armour and his E buffs armour, he has an airbourne and can trap a whole team in his ult, Karma can put her shield on the flag which is hilarious.
Cho’Gath - His damage is really high but hard to hit, many build ap, problem is he's quite squishy unless you build tanky.
Mordekaiser - Much like rumble just less range, possibly more damage, can just rofl stomp if he gets fed.
Warwick - His ult is the only reason you would actually take him, he is a good tank and has really high sustain but the ult cd is so low wth.
Shyvana - Turtle and poke with E till 6 her ult passive is insane and her E damage is quite good once ult is up, you can just dive in and do a ton of damage, make sure your e and w are up before you ult though.
Yorick - Good as an aurafag, easily stopped by cc, well sustained and high damage output.
Lee Sin - Shield bot, I wouldnt suggest going damage in all mid, it can work but tanky is more the way to go, you can get his Q off and get out without tsking too much damage but usually isnt worth it.
Viktor - I rarely see him but that Aoe stun and laser are good, maybe he's a little hard to play which is why you rarely see him.
Mumu - Turtle till 6, you can probably jump in at a few people and pick up some kills usually very dangerous though.
Leona - Same as mumu but you can jump in more often and sustain better, she just has a lot less damage.
Vayne - Not bad by any means, just needs to get late game, works well against tanky comps.

Tier 4
Nasus - Ap nasus nisnt even that bad, but needs an extreme amount of poke on his team, cleans up really well.
Mundo - Cleaver is really good and does % health probs best to run some mag pen and just spam cleavers.
Tristana - AP tristana has one of the highest damage outputs in the game and the risk/reward is quite low but ad trist is so bad in this that it just drags her down to tier 4.
Malphite - I've hardly even seen malphite much like cho'gath he has high damage if built ap and is quite tanky, plus his ult is an aoe airbourne that as good range, seeing more of him would probably change my view.
Nunu - Blood boil is my second favourite buff after raise morale, Support nunu works best with an ad, and ap nunu has really good damage but his ult is so easy to counter it put him in tier 4, he works well with ashe, morgana and kayle.
Riven - Good damage and an aoe stun, problem is she has high risk and the damage of her W got nerfed so she is way less effective than before.
Renekton - Much like riven but his lack of shield makes him slightly less tanky.
Pantheon - Very Much like riven has a stun and decent damage.
Poppy - She has high damage output and her passive allows her to take reduced damage.
Singed - Good sustain at 6 and can fling an opponent into your team, not as effective as it sounds, just a short ranged blitz not worth playing.
Xin Zhao - Can be effective if built tanky, but there are better picks.
Twitch - Probs the least useful ad carry due to his short range and decent damage output, can devestate teams if fed but its hard to get fed most of the time.
Teemo - Lacks any real range, if you play him, please build on-hit and dont just stand invis in the middle of the map all game.
Fizz - A lot like trist high damage, high risk/high reward can dodge point and click abilities.
Ryze - Ryze isnt even bad people just arent that good with him, if I see people doing better with him than what they have been I may move him up
Annie - NEEDS FLASH, this champ sucks ass in all mid, way too little range.
Udyr - Turtles, literally, his damage output can be quite high but takes some time, just take him if you want to play tank.
Skarner - Much like ww, just way too little sustain to compare, his damage is decent but he is kind of farm reliant to do damage.

Tier 5
Eve - Snowballs really hard, good cleanup.
Akali - Exactly like eve, you need to get fed to be effective.
Jax - Not much to say, just a suicide bot, dont even worth playing
Garen - High damage early, way too risky, cant stack W.
Sion - This guy is so overrated its literally impossible to do well in draft all mid with him.
Sejuani - Lots off cc, no damage.
Tryndamere - Personally just build him tanky and level W, the slow can be effective but his Q doesnt sustain him enough.
Volibear - Seen a few, all sucked his kit just isnt good for all mid.
Shen - He could be better, but just isnt tanky enough, his ult could be useful but it just isnt karma and ori have better shields.
Irelia - Too farm reliant, please dont play her.
Rammus - Do you want to be bored? if no dont play this champ.

Alex's All Mid Draft Tier List

2012-02-12T19:47:00.001Z

I play a lot of All Mid Draft, I thought I'd give something back to the community, so I made a tier list for both new players and experienced players who want to have a discussion.

Alex's All Mid Draft Tier List

Ban Tier - Nidalee, Ziggs, Fiddlesticks, Sona, Soraka, Alistar, Blitzcrank, Lux, Caitlyn, Xerath, Maokai, Gragas, Master Yi.
Tier 1 - Sivir, Heimerdinger, Morgana, Veigar, Brand, Ashe, Ezreal, Ahri, Cassiopeia, Twisted Fate, Gangplank, Talon, Janna.
Tier 2 - Galio, Graves, Urgot, Kennen, Corki, Karthus, Leblanc, Anivia, Katarina, Rumble, Shaco, Zilean, Kog'Maw, Taric, Kayle, Trundle, Orianna, Karma, Olaf.
Tier 3- Vladimir, Swain, Malzahar, Kassadin, Nocturne, Wukong, Miss Fortune, Jarvan IV, Cho’Gath, Mordekaiser, Warwick, Shyvana, Yorick, Lee Sin, Viktor, Mumu, Leona, Vayne.
Tier 4 - Nasus, Mundo, Tristana, Malphite, Nunu, Riven, Renekton, Pantheon, Poppy, Singed, Xin Zhao, Twitch, Teemo, Fizz, Ryze, Annie, Udyr, Skarner.
Tier 5 - Eve, Akali, Jax, Garen, Sion, Sejuani, Tryndamere, Volibear, Shen, Irelia, Rammus.

Ban Tier - These champs are worth banning either due to their insane poke, expert zoning or just destroy noobs. These champs will usually get banned or first pick
Tier 1 - These champs are amazing all have high poke, high damage and good cc, you can usually carry a game with one of these champs
Tier 2 - Good but just not as good as the tier 1 champs, these champs are all still really good picks
Tier 3 - Contains a few high cc champs, worth playing but dont expect to easily win
Tier 4 - Lack luster champs sometimes really good, sometimes really bad their kit can be good and works with a few team comps, most of these champs are high risk so probably not worth playing unless you're super confident
Tier 5 - Champs that are really not worth playing, usually end up standing on a tower until the game is over, they can work with very few team comps but on the whole not worth playing

been playing league of legends

2011-02-24T01:58:00.000Z

give it a try here

the specs on the game arent very high so most of you should be able to play it gl and hf

Fallout: New Vegas and Black ops

2010-10-29T16:19:00.000+01:00

I hope to be getting these two games soon but its pretty heavy on the wallet minimum is probably £60 for both.

News on the Minecraft E-book: The Contents have been drawn in rough and a basic guide to play has been configured, it is still in early stages, also pondering wether to get consent from notch

Minecraftenhousen

2010-10-22T01:10:00.001+01:00

I've been playing minecraft a lot lately I recommend you check it out its still in the alpha stage but its coming along quite well

New Review

2010-10-15T18:14:00.000+01:00

I am going to review two games, I want you guys to choose the games, I will review one retail game and one arcade game (both for the 360) I have a list you can choose from (one limit is my budget and amount of games i have).

Arcade:

Sonic Adventure
Monkey Island 2
Trials HD
Perfect Dark

Retail:

Halo: Reach
Mass Effect 2
Fifa 11
Super Street Fighter IV

Comment on this post choose one from each category and I will review the two games with the most votes.

Update!

2010-07-10T20:42:00.002+01:00

lately I havent really been that busy even though ive had exams to do, but I've been filling my time by learning Italian, Personally I think everyone should know a second language, its good for you, Monkey Isand 2: SE Playthrough on the way aswell so look out for that

2009-06-08T18:55:00.002+01:00

havent been doing much lately will start making videos again exams nearly finished i am taking requests but obviously it depends on circumstances

Youtube and Gamerstube comparison

2009-05-31T11:20:00.001+01:00

Youtube has some major differences having been a site for 2 years it also has a lot more experience the channels are more developed system of viewing ones profile it also has the option to put videos into a playlist unlike gamerstube. The widescreen option is automatic you dont have to click the video size which is a good feature on gamerstube also when uploading like the old youtube gamerstube shows you the progress of the video how long left and even the estimated amount of time left but as it is a site in progress we can excpect to see major changes to gamerstube.

no w for a quality comparison, this is a widescreen video and takes about one hour to upload being a file size of 456MB

www.Youtube.com - this widescreen is auto but sometimes quality can be really bad and take a while to process

www.Gamerstube.com - click the symbol in the bottom left and you should be able to click fill window so it will fit correctly

watch more Game Trailers and Videos

2009-05-31T02:32:00.001+01:00

New video website trying out the quality see if its any good

watch more Game Trailers and Videos

Long Wait...

2009-05-28T00:39:00.003+01:00

Haven't posted in a while been busy with Half Life 2 playthrough and school i will start using this more and maybe continue with reviews video and written. I lately realised how amazing old games are i forgot my roots the games i used to play pokemon yellow crash bandicoot etc play them love them review them.

Thanks for viewing this also if anyone can recommend any good sites for blogs videos anything just generally good sites

2009-03-14T00:56:00.002Z

Fallout Tips- Beginner
make sure your stats reflect the way you like to play- if you use vats alot you want a high perception and agility
try not to pour too many points into one stat- i find that a S5.P6.E5.C5.I7.A6.L6 works best for vats players and also using the intense training to boost intelligence
collect things you never know what they might do- you can give scrap metal to walter in megaton and pre war books to a scribe in arlington library you also need quantums for one quest everything is worth collecting in this game
look for the bobbleheads they increase special skills by one and skills by 10 points worth getting early on

Taking Requests

2009-01-19T17:52:00.003Z

im looking for requests it will only be written i will start video reviews later.
just post comment on www.youtube.com/Retroshotv1 or here on this post and ill see what i can do

Graw 2 Review

2009-01-17T23:46:00.016Z

This is my first review so I don’t really know where to begin but anyway here we go. After the first Graw (Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter) Graw 2 had a lot to live up whether it did or not is another matter and I can fairly say it has. Ghost Recon has always been about online and all they’ve done is improve it time and time again. This game is jam-packed full of game modes. It has all the regular options for games nowadays campaign, online, split screen and system link and by far the multiplayer is where it excels it has more weapons than all the cods and rainbows put together (that’s if you include the DLC gun packs) which I think are free by now . However the maps are another area where it excels with gigantic maps and plenty to play you really get the feel they’ve put too much in. I rarely ever play the same map twice, which personally I find is a good thing considering the lack of maps in games such as cod 4 and other such titles with no good DLC.

The campaign is not bad either but with 3 missions you don’t feel asthough you’re getting much in the way of single player but by the way games are going now people would prefer to get their asses kicked online anyway. I feel asthough I may have under rated the campaign it is fairly decent and provides a good plot to those who feel they need one to enjoy the game. In addition you can play what I think is 16 player coop online which is a nice addition for people who just want to play against the CPU rather than other people and with the DLC for new co-op missions I think that they’ve covered all grounds and I respect Ubisoft for that. I also applaud them for character customisation which makes me wonder with such large multiplayer, maps, weapons and customisation why the game never seems to lag, it could be due to the fact they used the lobby system by where you can see the hosts connection meaning you will only have a bad connection if you choose to join a bad connection.

Out of my time playing this game I’ve never seen any real problems or glitches, the only problem is the mission briefings but that’s not a lot to be said when the games main focus is on multiplayer which is by far the best I’ve ever played. This game will keep you entertained for a good year if you have online and persuade your friends to get it. Here’s hoping for Graw 3.

Ups:

Great online
Lots of weapons, maps, customisations and DLC on top, yes please

Downs:

………….
…No nothing really

2009-01-17T21:39:00.000Z

Reviews coming soon video and written

stay tuned

2009-01-16T20:09:00.000Z

Hello this is my first post check out my vids at www.youtube.com/Retroshotv1