Yannick LeJacq's discussions

Yeah, I really wish that Riot and Blizzard would allow fans to produce their own shit the same way Dota 2 does! Read more

I respectfully disagree. League of Legends might not have pay-to-win schemes which is all well and good, but I think the burdens it places on players are far too high...and the only reason it’s managed to escape any legitimate critique for its practices is it still calls itself a “free to play” game. Spending… Read more

Yeah I’d be down! I’ve been binging on MGS5 since it came out but I’m probably gonna get back to League this weekend or next week. Send me an email so I don’t forget: yannick.lejacq@kotaku.com. Read more

My sense has been that the company is stuck in a lot of different binds. It’s business model and massive player-base both demand that they constantly put out new content—skins, champions, etc.—while people both in and outside of Riot also want other, more fundamental parts of the game to be repaired and/or improved… Read more

Hahaha I know but isn’t meepo like a more complicated version of the lost vikings? Read more

That’s the main reason I’m skeptical, yes. Read more

My point is that not having direct control makes Rexxar different/unique from lone druid. You say that’s an inferior/simplified version, but I don’t think it’s better or worse—it’s just different! HOTS isn’t Dota 2, and I think it’s better for giving its own spin to characters. Read more

So basically a MOBA? Read more

Well Misha comes back (and reappears right by Rexxar) a little while after dying, but no I don’t think Rexxar can really do much on his own without Misha. The best thing to do imo is just try to stay clear of any near-death situations until the bear reappears. Read more

I believe I qualified those statements with a bunch of examples like Annie/Tibbers and yes, the lone druid. I was only referring to the Dota 2 lone druid, however, so thank you for that extra info! Read more

I don’t really agree simply because Dota 2 (being Dota 2) gives you more control over Druid’s pet...as I said in the piece, Lone Druid feels more like The Lost Vikings to me. Read more

That’s not entirely true, one of Rexxar/Misha’s main assets is that they can solo merc camps very quickly/easily. Read more

I’m really excited to see all the custom games people come up with! Read more

Do what makes you happy, I say. Read more

I’m not defending him as much as simply observing that having him leave the game is sad for the overall community. While his individual ACTIONS in specific games might have been toxic or bad or whatever, he’s still made a ton of amazing League videos that have been enjoyed by millions in the game’s community. Read more

RerTV comments on almost all of my MOBA articles offering valuable insight and information that he’s gleaned from playing these games much longer than I have. If you’d read his comment history you can see that he’s simply offering his two cents on the matter, like all of our readers are encouraged to. He’s not trying… Read more

I personally don’t mind Zeratul as much as the other powerful assassins in the game right now (Jaina, Nova, KT, maaaaybe Butcher) just because (imo) playing him well requires more skill and dexterity than some of the other ones. My problem with KT pre-nerfs is he could basically take this shotgun approach to stuff and… Read more

I’m definitely with you in how the endless patches can make the games overwhelming for casual players. On the other hand, once you start to get into the whole MOBA scene online, I think that discussing the ~current meta~ and theorycrafting and all that sort of stuff can be a lot of fun! I sort of see it as an… Read more

I would’ve been annoyed by that if my team was losing, but that story made me chuckle either way. Read more