I've played League of Legends for a few years now, but only in the last few weeks did I really start playing League. My previous affairs with Riot's MOBA were fleeting; I enjoyed myself and had some fun, but I was mostly doing it to pass the time. When the friends I was playing with lost interest in it and moved onto the next hottest game, so did I. I simply didn't understand how people spent hundreds, if not thousands, of hours with it.
Then I started watching competitive play.
Now I finally see why a few of my friends have loved League for years. There's a layer of tactical depth that isn't easily discerned until you play with people who understand its finer mechanics. The push-and-pull of team fights, the different phases of play, the terminology – all serve as a language barrier you have to break down. Now that I've done so I see my in-game mistakes as if they've been highlighted. I watch live matches and can tell who's likely to win before an engagement happens. League of Legends is no longer the same game that it was to me. Playing with better people has bred a different way of playing, and made it a much, much more enjoyable experience whether I'm scoring kills or simply spectating.
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