New Replay button icon

New Custom game map previews:
Redditor Pabro also discovered a not yet implemented change for the character HP bars. Here it is file swapped over the current bar.

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New Replay button icon

New Custom game map previews:
Redditor Pabro also discovered a not yet implemented change for the character HP bars. Here it is file swapped over the current bar.

Terrible, terrible, terrible games from NA and EU during the All-Star matches, the future is bleak!
Watching the All-Star Shangai 2013... 5 hours now... Its 7:50 AM now in Arg ( - o -) zZZ
Nuevo video de League of Legends para los hispano--hablantes!
Disfruten y no olviden dar like + compartir!
Someone on the opposing team called my hybrid malz build dumb. So I shoved a voiding up his ass
Playing Support all night on League. Finally a class where I feel needed.
W00T :D All- star beginning, EU is my fav but we gotta be realistic ... XD NA and EU probably will get crushed.
With the All-Star Showdown coming ever closer, Riot has decided to preview their 1v1 and 2v2 map - Magma Chamber! Keep in mind that the tentative plan is for this map to be released sometime before the Launch of Season 4!

All-star showdown on Magma Chamber
When your all-stars take the stage in Shanghai, China, you’ll see them face off mano-a-mano (and two-on-two, in the case of bot laners) for the right to claim they’re the best top, mid, bot or jungle players in the world. You’ll also get a look at the upcoming Magma Chamber map, which is specially designed for individual and pair competition.
Why preview Magma Chamber at All-Star Week?
Watching the best players in the world duel it out for honor and glory is pretty damn exciting. If you were following the all-star race, you probably caught the epic showdown between Wickd and Soaz. Matchups like that are really fun to watch, so we wanted to make sure we had a proper battlefield for individual grudge matches. Since it’s only natural to wonder who the best player in each role is, we thought All-Star Week was the perfect venue to give you a sneak peek at the map, and let the pros settle the score while we were at it.
How does a head-to-head match work?

One vs. one competition actually has a pretty long history in the League of Legends community. The first one on one tournament actually took place in beta, and we’ve seen many more battles of this nature since. We tried to stick close to the existing one vs. one conventions.
During All-Star week, players will win a match on Magma Chamber in any the following ways:
Kill 100 minions
Destroy the enemy turret
Score first blood
When can we play?

While you can watch the all-stars treat their favorite champions to a magma tan today, remember this is a sneak peek and the public release is still on the horizon. We’re targeting before the launch of Season 4 while we tackle the following:
Tech challenges: A one vs. one map is unlike any game mode we’ve ever launched, and releasing it to millions is a lot different than letting the all-stars play on tournament realm. Before launch we need to load-test the servers and make sure we have the right supporting hardware in place.
More testing and optimizing: So far, Magma Chamber’s only optimized for tournament hardware, so there’s a lot of polish and bug sweeping left to finish. Before we can launch, the map needs to run smoothly on our full range of hardware, from the humblest min-spec to the most impressive gaming rig.
Game balance: Getting a map ready for live requires a lot of iteration on the design side. Right now we know it’s fun to watch the best players in the world throw down one vs. one, but we need more testing (including a full tour on the PBE) to make sure it’s balanced and fun to play!
We know Season 4 seems like it’s a long way off, but we’re using that time to get Magma Chamber shipshape and ready for launch. Stay tuned for more as we get closer to the new season.
On a side note, if you haven't yet caught a glimpse at the map in action, there was a "leak" a few weeks back and if you've missed it you can either read the full article about it or watch the actual video down below.
- May 23, 2013 10:35:30 PM
Grifanos