Shacknews Live: League of Legends... Take 2! [Update: It's over!]

Last week, Shacknews' Sam Leichtamer attempted to play through League of Legends live on the Shacknews Twitch channel. It didn't quite work out so well, because of some technical difficulties. Now Sam returns to try again. And by golly, this time, it's going to happen!

Ozzie Mejia

June 4, 2014 8:45 AM

Update: Special thanks to all who joined us! Enjoy the archive after the break!

Last week, Shacknews' Sam Leichtamer attempted to play through League of Legends live on the Shacknews Twitch channel. It didn't quite work out so well, because of some technical difficulties. Now Sam returns to show off the same MOBA prowess that she's demonstrated across a number of LocalBattles TV streams. And by golly, this time, it's going to happen!

The stream begins at 12PM EDT. Catch the stream after the break or head over to the Shacknews Twitch channel. Watch alongside us and be sure to toss your comments into Chatty.

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Ozzie Mejia

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Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?

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June 4, 2014 8:45 AM

Ozzie Mejia posted a new article, Shacknews Live: League of Legends... Take 2!.

Last week, Shacknews' Sam Leichtamer attempted to play through League of Legends live on the Shacknews Twitch channel. It didn't quite work out so well, because of some technical difficulties. Now Sam returns to try again. And by golly, this time, it's going to happen!
- OzzieMejia
  
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  June 4, 2014 9:10 AM
  
  Stream's up and running! So far, so good!
- MercFox1
  
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  June 4, 2014 9:11 AM
  
  I'll be on the stream when I get back from lunch!
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  June 4, 2014 10:12 AM
  
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    June 4, 2014 10:49 AM
    
    i turned on the feed for a couple of minutes and it seemed like that community is there in the chat :\
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      June 4, 2014 10:56 AM
      
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  June 4, 2014 10:31 AM
  
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  - OzzieMejia
    
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    June 4, 2014 10:33 AM
    
    It's likely a LoL day. Miss xosammyjoe is a big LoL geek.
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      June 4, 2014 10:40 AM
      
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    - Godhatesfatpeople
      
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      June 4, 2014 4:47 PM
      
      Is she 12? Why the hell are you calling her miss? lol
  - greenbergMD
    
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    June 4, 2014 11:04 AM
    
    Meh, I don't enjoy MOBA's at all.
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      June 4, 2014 11:10 AM
      
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    - OzzieMejia
      
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      June 4, 2014 11:11 AM
      
      I don't, either. Although I've been finding it easy to get into Heroes of the Storm, oddly enough, just because they don't put so much emphasis on the intricacies of the genre.
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        June 4, 2014 11:13 AM
        
        they lose me on last hits. too much micromanagement
      - greenbergMD
        
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        June 4, 2014 11:22 AM
        
        Cool. I might give that a try then.
      - Rauol Duke
        
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        June 4, 2014 11:23 AM
        
        I want to to try that DC Crisis one, but I never feel like sitting at a PC after work.
        
        OzzieMejia
        
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        June 4, 2014 11:47 AM
        
        That one's pretty decent, actually. The draw for that one is that they're aiming for MOBA gameplay with destructible environments. The result is pretty neat.
- Rauol Duke
  
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  June 4, 2014 10:42 AM
  
  Lol, I asked what the difference between LOL and DOTA was because it looks the same and I think I got 30 answers and understood none of them.
  - RikiTiki2
    
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    June 4, 2014 10:45 AM
    
    And it doesn't help that the shack is mostly dota2 so I'm not sure if we have anyone that can give a decent answer knowing both games
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      June 4, 2014 10:52 AM
      
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    June 4, 2014 10:47 AM
    
    i bet 99% of them were really angry at DOTA
    - Rauol Duke
      
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      June 4, 2014 10:49 AM
      
      I think it was really only one guy who was throwing gang signs.
  - MercFox1
    
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    June 4, 2014 10:54 AM
    
    oh was that you that started that mess? what a great troll.
    
    i wanted to throttle a dozen people after that
    - Rauol Duke
      
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      June 4, 2014 11:01 AM
      
      8D
    - OzzieMejia
      
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      June 4, 2014 11:01 AM
      
      10/10
  - Deathlove
    
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    June 4, 2014 11:07 AM
    
    i still don't know :(
  - Rauol Duke
    
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    June 4, 2014 11:15 AM
    
    These yahoos don't know who invented Sega. >:(
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  June 4, 2014 10:46 AM
  
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- MercFox1
  
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  June 4, 2014 11:13 AM
  
  Alright, which shacker is "Abraxiz"
  - MercFox1
    
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    June 4, 2014 11:13 AM
    
    he said he's from austrailia, so its gotta be abrasion or something
    - abrasion
      
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      June 4, 2014 4:13 PM
      
      Nope? Not me, no interest in moba stuff
- greenbergMD
  
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  June 4, 2014 11:28 AM
  
  Are there any plans for them to stream some classic games or will it always be new releases or current popular titles? For example I really enjoyed seeing Jeff from GB play a bunch of Amiga games.
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    June 4, 2014 1:48 PM
    
    We wanted to start with some easier stuff to stream, but I think we are going to start next week doing a Throwback thursday stream where we play old stuff. Smash bros and Star Fox have been thrown out there as possible candidates….
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      June 4, 2014 2:21 PM
      
      Dear god I love where your head is at. \o/
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      - Junktown
        
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        June 4, 2014 3:03 PM
        
        Sunset Riders is awesome, especially the arcade game.
    - Rauol Duke
      
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      June 4, 2014 3:16 PM
      
      SNES, Genesis, and the new PC Shadowrun games!
    - Volatus32x
      
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      June 4, 2014 3:17 PM
      
      Absolutely not! You get Secret of Mana in there or by god I'll stop doing game giveaways.
    - LoioshDwaggie
      
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      June 4, 2014 3:20 PM
      
      When you guys get up in production, I would recommend getting a proper scalar. We use the A/V scaler from Gefen for everything except traditional RF capture: http://www.gefen.com/kvm/ext-gscaler-pron.jsp?prod_id=8911
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        June 4, 2014 4:58 PM
        
        holy fuck that is awesome. Thanks for that link
        
        MercFox1
        
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        June 4, 2014 6:39 PM
        
        see what I mean about checking with the chatty folks for capture gear tips? :)
        
        LoioshDwaggie
        
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        June 4, 2014 7:04 PM
        
        It helps with classic game and PC streaming as it will do all the hard work of scaling, deinterlace and frame sync across the interfaces for you.
        
        For PC Streaming (of modern stuff) we us a GEFEN 1:3 HDMI splitter and send one of the signals to an ATLONA HDMI Up/Down scaler which takes 1080p60 PC feed and scales it to 720p59.94. It looks a lot better for PC capture than using 1080p30 cards like the LiveGamer HD.
        
        If you need 1080p60 capture, then I'd recommend the ExtremeCapture: http://www.amazon.com/AVerMedia-Technologies-Inc-CV710-Extreme/dp/B00G9QTUVE - It's the only non-professional 1080p60 capture device out there.
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      - greenbergMD
        
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        June 5, 2014 6:06 AM
        
        That is really sexy.
    - thetangent
      
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      June 4, 2014 5:34 PM
      
      Ooh, this would be fun!
    - OzzieMejia
      
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      June 4, 2014 5:35 PM
      
      I love this idea so much.
    - OutlawSundown
      
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      June 4, 2014 5:45 PM
      
      Quake
    - Squid Division
      
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      June 4, 2014 5:53 PM
      
      Maybe tie it into the Old Games Club as a way to promote that? Like, "I've been playing [old game] for a bit, and I'm going to play it on the stream now for a few hours."
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        June 4, 2014 6:02 PM
        
        Paging David Craddock
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  - Rauol Duke
    
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    June 4, 2014 12:12 PM
    
    I ducked out. What truth is getting spit now?
    - MercFox1
      
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      June 4, 2014 12:15 PM
      
      http://www.shacknews.com/chatty?id=31979808
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        June 4, 2014 2:18 PM
        
        crap he found his way here
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    June 4, 2014 3:48 PM
    
    It's like you're surprised!
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  June 4, 2014 12:15 PM
  
  Can you guys change the overlay so the webcams are on the bottom, in the gaps between the three game panes there? This is pretty common for LoL streams; right now the webcams are blocking the target and teammate displays in the upper left
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