Yannick LeJacq's discussions

I personally feel that the way certain game companies (and gamers) feel about originality as something to value/idealize is pretty silly. Particularly with MOBAs...a lot of characters in HOTS have lifted specific abilities from League characters (the monk dude has zilean’s ult, stitches has the blitz grab, the medic… Read more

I think Medic might be a little trickier than some other supports in HOTS as some other commenters have said, BUT! One thing that’s really cool about HOTS in my view is it makes being a support player much easier and more fun than in some of its competitors—at least for beginners. Playing support in League can be… Read more

We’re developing a MOBA subsite! Read more

Have you heard the song he did with DJ Shadow? It’s pretty rad too.

THIS IS THE BEST GIF Read more

I’ve started listening to a lot of RATM again recently since I’ve been trying to hit the gym hard and get back into shape, and man does their music hold up. It sucks they disappeared so soon but I’m glad they managed to disband before getting old and weird. Read more

Swearing isn’t the problem—you’re totally allowed to use profanity. It’s the tone of an entire statement like “don’t talk BS unless you know your shit noob. Dota is harder than League. this is fact, not opinion.” Read more

Thanks so much! You totally just made my day. Read more

one of my least favorite things about HOTS is how it switches all this minor terminology around...the “nexus” is the name of the location all the different blizzard worlds collide (technically) so then the base is called a “core,” “heroes” instead of “champions” (which I don’t like because saying “hero” and “heroes of… Read more

Send me an email w/ your steam ID: yannick.lejacq@kotaku.com! Read more

Oh I meant to include that, my bad! Updated. Read more

Oh thanks for the catch! Yeah I was looking at that early, pretty sweet, might post later today. Read more

DAMMIT Read more

“There are only 14 games on Twitch’s list so far, and Yang’s made two of them.” Read more

I appreciate your interest in our MOBA coverage and many of your other comments, but I want to make it super clear that I will not tolerate people using language like “don’t talk BS unless you know your shit noob.” It’s shitty to respond to a difference of opinion by swearing and calling someone else a “noob.” Read more

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I’m out of the country until next week, but after that I’d be down! Read more

Believe me, that WON’T be a problem. Read more

I already started a little while back, but this will certainly help! I’m pretty sure this new Dotabuff thing was made for me... Read more

I’ll play with you! Send me an email at Yannick.LeJacq@kotaku.com and we’ll make it happen. Read more