So... that was really fun, especially the second game where I got to play Taric. I forgot I hadn't really played him since his rework. He has a lot of burst now... killed Vayne in lane twice. Thanks for the invites Lucky/Rebecca.
I groan now when I see Taric on the op team. He's one of the few characters that can really make life miserable for my Master Yi build. Although a tank Malphite the other night had me on the verge of a ragequit. STUPID ROCK GUY, Y U NO TAKE DAMAGE?
My streak of wins came to an end, thanks to a slew of games with at least one player AFK/discon. I've realized that I almost never lose a match if all three/five people are actively playing. But yet I very rarely see the other team down a man.
The worst though is when you have somebody who's AFK/discon for the first twenty minutes, then actually shows back up. Then invariably goes "Here I come to save the day! DERP!" and runs into the buzzsaw of enemy champs 10+ levels higher than them and feeds them nicely.
So, I've almost got 3150 IP, and I'm looking at that tier of champs. Kinda leaning towards Xin Zhao, Rammus or Akali. Any thoughts? I kinda like the idea of a Rammus supertank, Xin Zhao seems like an upgrade of Master Yi with an area ult instead of an overdrive, and Akali seems interesting as a troubleshooter, scooting across the map to tip the scales in a teamfight and pick off the wounded in the back.