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Rivington III
Phreak - caster
AS Ach9
EG Krepo
TSM Amazing
TSM Gleeb
TSM Dyrus
TSM Bjergsen
TSM Wildturtle
DIG Scarra
DIG imaqtpie
DIG kiwikid
CLG Doublelift
CLG Aphromoo
CLG Dexter
CLG Seraph
CLG Link
GulDukatja
I do not understand this.
TheDeed
LoL
Widget88
Conor pls, y u do dis?
HipsterHippy
Conor, reported for feeding.
DickbagMcDicksucker
I have no idea what's happening here, but check out those bell-bottoms in the last frame
ILoveTrees
Moonkey
conor pls
Luckkyyy
Is spelling Conor with 1 n normal?
hawkmi
It's my name as well. My mom always told me it was the traditional Irish way.
Luckkyyy
You're all probably in a secret cult you just don't know it yet.
hawkmi
Hail Hydra
Sasochan
As a Dota 2 fan and player, I am very confused.
rylecx
Doublelift seems so done with Conor's nonsense. Also, the level of Krepo sass is quite high
MarijuannaMakesYouGay
he's just like "seriously connor stop fucking feeding"
Avedas
After having to play with yellowpete for so long i don't blame him.
gentlemansnowman
"Connor, please stop feeding" -me if I was famous and played League of Legends
Foxygen
- michael scott
yfronus
Holy shit Dyrus got fat.
Daggaroth
Conor, Please stop feeding
The1Remington
Please, stop feeding Conor
marikrisa
Not again, Conor!
NephCohen
shit, Conor, get it together
Falckyjr
Classic Connor..!
holycrapyoucanchangeyourusername
Conor, Please stop feeding
Aergius
Conor, Please stop feeding
DolphinProtector
Conor, Please stop feeding
KawaiiTwat
League on the frontpage twice this year!! savour it.
Argygle
League of Legends pros are the best pros.
badonkadonks
I have to agree. I met Snoopeh and had a nice convo with him for about 15 mins during a game. They're probably the sweetest people.
Vplay3
Conor get your shit together man!
slyphen
I know we have a lot of toxic players. but THIS is what make the community great. when it matters the most and when it gives back
Zareto
I always upvote TSM
badonkadonks
TSM TSM TSM!!!!!!
CompleteandTotalEnterKey
okay...league of legends looks interesting....just started downloading it...this should be fun..
BirdOfPlay
You should watch some videos before you jump in against other players. Otherwise, play against bots for a while.
Dominian
Prepare yourself for a lifetime of self-loathing and flame-wars.
badonkadonks
Just keep positive and don't let the flaming get to you :) if you need someone to play with is lmk! :)
Saxit
Just ask if you need some guidance!
DoctorJungyBrongen
Conor......for the love of god, STOP FEEDING
NephCohen
Conor. wat r u doin? conor... stahp
updownupleftleftdownupx
Some of these people do not look like professional video game players. Some of them very much do.
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NephCohen
4chan neckbeard fedora tippers.
TiberiusAudley
MarijuannaMakesYouGay
imaqtpie fits the stereotype pretty well lol still love the dude though my donger is forever raised
Silencor
I looked at all of these, despite knowing nothing about LoL. I assume it's pretty cool?
doomslayerlulz
This is awesome! I get the feeling the pros love doing this sort of thing.
WoodWood
TSM CLG DIG 4 WORLDS
imjasmine
TIL imgur doesn't know a whole lot about League of Legends
GemsAreOutrageousTrulyTrulyTrulyOutrageous
No kidding. Whenever I make a league joke or post a league-related picture, such as
(-3), I get all the -1s.
rylecx
Tons of people know what it is, they just don't feel the need to post on this opposite the few
CorgisButtsDriveMeNuts
Good!
Solkanarmy
did you see the frontpage post of the dad and daughter cosplaying Annie and the bear the other day? people like LoL if there's cuteness :D
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Tibbers! :)
MySpecialBrand
do you by chance have the link? :)
Solkanarmy
I had a quick look but I didn't comment on it so can't find it :( maybe some kind-hearted fellow imgurian will help you out :)
Martifyy
Yeah, found it
Tetrahedronn
im just gonna reply to this year old message i found funny. HI!
Martifyy
Hi there :) How did you come by this post so long after if I may ask?
sintrael
everyone is smiling ... and then there is Doublelift ...
badonkadonks
Yeah he hardly smiles. When I met him it was super awkward because I had a TSM shirt on....
Salamandrass
He seems like he's holding back as mile for the sake of the picture, Dyrus, on the other hand...
Ragellian
i was going to mention dyrus, then remembered that is how he smiles.
PuckHead92
personally i like the white.... asian... asian... white.... asian... white.... aphromoo...
Konoton
That's because everything/one he sees is trash.
McDouggal
It's part of his persona. On stage, he is a cold-hearted bastard.
torresky
he's all "seriously conor, quit fucking feeding"
Skygate217
And Dyrus, who is never smiling
FoxyEllie
Dyrus just always looks confused.
Maljohnis
What, no C9?
DarkLeto
They were busy trying to figure out what went wrong vs DIG
Maljohnis
LOL oooo harsh
CrazyKorean
Shots fired
WoodWood
rekt
CrazyKorean
To all those people confused, these are all League of Legends players/casters/coaches TL DR: Feeding: dying a lot
siegfriedandgendry
Thank You! I was going to say, I have no idea who any of these guys are....
craz3d
I thought they wanted their friend to stop eating...
hetriedtokillmewithaforklift
ohh! I thought he was just eating too much.
kunigit
TL;DR doesn't really apply to jargon.
testzero
So... the advice is pretty meaningless, then? It's not like it's some secret. "OHH! I need to stop dying! Now I'll be amazing at this game."
theHarlequin
Use of the term generally also takes into account players who take undue risks with minimal potential gain, resulting in death.
Kazega
Not dying is still a pretty big step in the right direction.
Saxit
It's kinda like saying "Don't let the other team score" in football or something. It's pretty obvious.
weeshful
But the problem is more severe in LOL. When you die to an enemy, you make the enemy stronger, and your teammates have a harder time (1/2)
weeshful
Many games have relatively small consequences for dying, so it can be easy to treat it cavalierly. "Feeding" calls attention to severity.
testzero
It's pretty universally accepted that dying less is one goal in any video game.
weeshful
that's an oversimplification. someone with 5 kills and 3 deaths is generally doing better than someone with 0 kills and 0 deaths. (1/2)
eggmuffin
Why is dying called "feeding"? And what are "coaches"?
NakataVagrant
Feeding technically means to die on purpose, carelessly to grief your own team by making the opposite team stronger.
kbotk
"feeding is dying in a manner that benefits the enemy team. im not a world class player but just know it is bad
imawizardlol
Kills give you gold and experience, so dying to enemy players 'feeds' them this. Once fed it makes the game harder for the enemy team.
CommanderLiteral
Not just players, world-class players
CrazyKorean
I meant to say "professional players, professional casters" etc but the 140 characters is rather limiting ^_^
RxLSD
"world-class"? Is this a joke?
Mauri9001
These people are paid more than MLS players. The world championship had more viewers than the population of my country.
HiddenSanity
No, there's a few casters/coaches in there, but those players make a living playing the game in the NA circuit, several have been to worlds.
chloramphenicolderivative
3 of these players have been to worlds and placed 9-10th(dexter) and 11-12th(Dyrus and wildturtle)
chloramphenicolderivative
A lot of the rest were at worlds in S2 but that's too long ago to really say anything about the players now.
imawizardlol
I think "pros" is what you're looking for
CommanderLiteral
Eeeeh, considering that these are the players who are all high enough skill level to even have a chance at going to worlds, I say world. IMO
mynameisumair
Do they get paid then?
iHerpUderp
In one way or the other. Either by advertisements from streaming or by sponsors.
IDontThinkOfMyselfAsALion
Yup, they are all salaried by riot, on top of whatever prize money they win.
imawizardlol
And on top of sponsorships, YouTube monetising, twitch streams...
fluudify
2013 world championships prize pool: http://imgur.com/A2sxz8R - and that is just one tournament, there are multiple tournaments every year.
chloramphenicolderivative
only 3 people here were actually at worlds. Dexter, Wildturtle and Dyrus, and they placed 9th and 11th.
BoxaNuttyBars
Yes. And most stream on twitch which makes them even more $. They make a living from sponsors/twitch/pro matches etc
SB993
They do
PandeeBear
I want to nerd out about you getting everyone's picture, but I know nobody would understand, so instead I'm just going to go back to my tea.
PastaJesus
I'd understand, it's fucking amazing how many of them they got.
MrLOBO
What a reasonable reaction. YOU DON'T BELONG IN THE INTERNET!!!
Alysium
I always nerd out over Scarra. I dont know why but I feel that he's one of the best things to ever happen to gaming.
daintymissdraven
as someone whos met Scarra... sadly no.
Flether
Dude, there are some of us here. I sat and went HNNNGG at every picture. I hate OP slightly.
CrazyKorean
I understand you
peckulate
I got to play beer pong with scarra and kiwikid...I live on austin and a friend of mine helped set up the LSC.
badonkadonks
Noooooooo. NERD OUT. That's how I felt when I met TSM,CLG and everyone else. ITS OKAY!!!!!
DoingMyKanyeBest
I dont play league, I mean I used to, but its so goddamn laggy on my comp. I have no clue who they are, but I would fuck about 30% of them.
IDontSeeEnoughDarkTowerOnImgur
"Anyone for a spot of tea?" -Cho'gath
theHarlequin
"You cheeky little fellow."
Dravendoesitallwithstyle
"Would you like some cheese with your wine?"
ThatLonelyMurican
The things I would do in order to meet half these kids. Watching them do what they do is amazing.
AnArtfulldodger
If you're on the east or west coast going to PAX is your best bet. I met all of EG and Regi at PAX East. Also, Curse 2 years ago
badonkadonks
Trust me, it's amazing! Being there in he audience is a different feel than watching it on stream. :) if you have the chance, go. :D
KoonatchutaSolo
I feel like I WANT to but at the same time I know I'd fangirl hard and be like, "OMG I LOVE YOU" and then blush and walk away and die inside
AnArtfulldodger
That's basically what I did when I saw Krepo at PAX. I had a lot that I wanted to say but was too starstruck to mention anything intelligent
ThatLonelyMurican
I can only hope that I get to go to a tournament some day, meet all the pros and such. Even if it's just to watch SKT1 run over OMG again.
KoonatchutaSolo
You should try and make it sometime! They're a lot of fun. I've been to my fair share of tournaments but haven't seen too many pros.
ThatLonelyMurican
I want to make it a trip that me and the SO take, she's a gamer as well and I can guarantee she would totally be down on going to watch one.
CrazyKorean
Once you see how fangirl the Korean girls get over the OGN players I'm sure you could accept a little gushing over them
Bovvie
I'm going to need an explanation...
Moonkey
Feeding = Pushing too hard and letting the opposition kill you easily, helping them level up quickly and gain the advantage over your team.
SadisticTea
Conor often traveled to Africa, where he managed to overfeed the children and cause the opposite of a hunger. Everyone is asking him to stop
Bovvie
the one thing stopping me from believing this is the douschy sunglasses conor is wearing
Absorbedboy
its a game, feeding is bad, the people holding the signs are iconic proplayers
JoshHVandy
In League of Legends, "feeding" means dying repeatedly for no benefit, "feeding" the enemy team kills and gold.
Bovvie
would you know someone on the enemy team and agree to do this for them cause your mates or something?
JoshHVandy
the way League does it's matchmaking, it's possible but unlikely to know one of your opponents.
truper93
When someone is feeding in moba games that means he often dies to the enemy heroes without achieving anything in return.
truper93
Conor is such a person when it comes to league of legends, so his friends somehow got the people form the LOL gaming scene to tell him this
Bovvie
It's make you think how much Conor must suck for his friends to go to such a length
MeArePaige
Conor's getting fat and his friends are worried about him.
Bovvie
that was also what I took from this post
Ldkiki
"Feeding" or "To feed" is a term used when someone dies to an enemy player, granting the enemy player gold. It's usually a bad thing to do.
Ldkiki
The people pictured are either Professional players or work at Riot, the company that makes League of Legends.
Bovvie
Is there ever a reason to die on purpose? or does it just happen cause people suck?
Ldkiki
In one of the modes 'All Random All Mid' (ARAM) you can buy items only after you die. Other than that, I can't think of any good reasons.
AbandonedMantle
It's a poor decision-making thing. If someone goes in, pushes too hard, gets caught out of position, gets separated, etc. Experience helps.
Theguythateveryoneknows
They asked some League Pro players and Commentators to shame Conor for beeing bad at the game ;D
Bovvie
Are pro players difficult to come by? that seems like a lot ofeffort
Theguythateveryoneknows
Well after playing at big Events pros and commentators often meet up with fans
Azuremarquis
They were probably at the event that is going on right now for league.
Bovvie
league in Australia is short for rugby league, I was just briefly confused how a rugby league event was relevant :/
Azuremarquis
Oh yea its LoL usually but been playing so long just call it league.
mknickin
"feeding" is intentionally letting yourself get killed in attempt to assist the enemy team
mknickin
(in league of legends, according to google)
CrazyKorean
It's not limited to intentional deaths, anytime you die excessively to preventable reasons is more precise an explanation
Bovvie
are there any benefits to the person to letting themselves die? that seems like a terrible tactic
faintpremonition
No it's not a "tactic" it's careless play.
fizban24
If it's intentional, it's generally done when two players get in a fight, so one feeds to make their whole team lose the game
TheLittleBear
It's a bold strategy Bovvie, lets see how it plays out...
Bovvie
turns out I have been playing computer games wrong my whole life
emperorcain
It doesn't have to be intentional. You can just suck at the game.
Thesavagehamster
Well, if someone is blaming you for feeding and it's unintentional, they're just being dicks. The term is meant for intentional deaths...
emperorcain
Of course they're being dicks. It's the internet. There's different meanings to "feeding", though. Yours and mine and others.
Bovvie
What if these people just say they are dying intentionally to hide the shame of that they just suck?
nomminnate
To me, its feeding if you should have known not to do it. Like trying to take on a team 1v5.
Thesavagehamster
I get it. But I think in general MOBA communities tend to be extra harsh on new players. e.g.your statement assumes the player has knowledge
OMGWUTLOL
Not really. Feeding can just be dying a lot. Any time you feed the enemy team kills, intentional or not, that's feeding.
Thesavagehamster
Technically correct (the best kind of correct) but my point was more about how to treat fellow gamers and whatnot (see above)
Thesavagehamster
If all you do is blame a person for feeding when they're clearly trying their best, you're a dick. Regardless of the accuracy of the term
mknickin
damn, I "feed" in a lot of games
Bovvie
I feed in real life, oh wait...
mknickin
who's the enemy? Yourself? deep man, deep
emperorcain
It's why I don't play MOBAs
PMmeYourSteamKeys
This is why I play MOBAs, so much fun looking at people rage
GepanzerterPenner
These people are professional players in League of Legends and the person on the pic seems to be this friend. Feeding means dying a lot.
ravnica
Specifically, dying to other players, gaining them gold.
Bovvie
I didnt even know you could be a professional LoL player, do they like get paid for this?
birgerz
look up TI4 it is the biggest E-Sport tournament right now $6m+ prize pool
Saxit
A lot http://www.lolearnings.com/
HiddenSanity
Yes, Riot pays the top 8 teams from each region a living wage, and they can get sponsors and prize pools in addition to that.
MrBananaBeak
In the US, it's considered a professional sport. Last year the LoL Championship recieved more views worldwide than the US Superbowl. So yes.
MrBananaBeak
And by professional sport, I mean you can put it on an application for a Visa as a "professional athlete"
GepanzerterPenner
Uhm they actually play in arenas and stuff... The world champs 2013 won 5 Million $ if I recall correctly.
Bovvie
How is this all so unknown to the general public? I guess they don't have a need to market it but I wonder how much bigger it could get?
MrBananaBeak
...it's not? This is all really common knowledge in the gaming community. Their earnings are even public on lolearnings.com.
GepanzerterPenner
Because the most people think videogames are very simple and there is nothing behind it. I guess it will get a lot bigger. I mean its free.
MrBananaBeak
Last year the LoL Championship got more views (worldwide) than the US Superbowl. It's pretty huge.
NickFurryTheSecond
Yeah, the LoL organisation is trying really hard for LoL to become an "esport", so they have an organised set of series that runs yearly (1)
NickFurryTheSecond
They provide a modest income for each player themselves, but most teams have sponsors and some players make money through streaming
ThatLonelyMurican
I'd say they already succeeded at making it an e-sport. Final rounds of the spring split brought in more than half a million viewers.
ThatLonelyMurican
If you win, yes. Last year the South Korea team won like 1 million dollars or something crazy like that.
Slania312
They get paid salary too. Not just winnings.
Bovvie
excuse me while go teach myself how to computer game
ThatLonelyMurican
Trust me haha, a lot of them stream their game play as well and you can sub to them for $4.99. If you get 50 subs that's roughly $250 a day.