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[Graven]

I've watched that thing four or five times already, but it still drives me almost to tears. Especially the Sion voice, for some reason.

Also it looks like there'll be quite a lot of new faces in the summer EU LCS - I'm really sad seeing Giants go, especially since I can't stand Alternate.

[penguinofhonor]

Ezreal (the character, not the Rioter) appears to be hinting at the next champion. It's an ancient and mysterious winged figure with a strange sword, apparently with influence that spans the entire continent.

Also bonus original image with intact Lux-Ez shipping sketch.

[Jopax]

And they did the reveal (quite quickly too, was expecting atleast a week of teasers) : http://eune.leagueoflegends.com/news/aatrox-darkin-blade-revealed

Nothing special honestly, not extremely innovative, yet not extremely boring. Just another champion release that's bound to be forgotten after a week or so, just like what happened to Quinn :S

[Neonivek]

And they did the reveal (quite quickly too, was expecting atleast a week of teasers) : http://eune.leagueoflegends.com/news/aatrox-darkin-blade-revealed

Nothing special honestly, not extremely innovative, yet not extremely boring. Just another champion release that's bound to be forgotten after a week or so, just like what happened to Quinn :S

Yeah but he seems rather solid with a gimmick that isn't too game changing. Which frankly I have no issue with, he is boring mostly because he is completely solid.

[Graven]

Ugh, more grimdark. And Riot were doing so well with Zac, too...

Other than that, a combination knock up/dash, an AoE slow, a decent steroid and sustain, manaless. Seems like a really good kit. Sadly he looks awful.

[Neonivek]

Ugh, more grimdark

Given that my last conversation people considered Grimdark superior to all other alternatives because it is more "realistic", I am going to guess this is a popularity move.

Though I will say that Zac seems to act and behave sort of contrary to his story in that he seems a bit more sinister then what should be a genuine hero character.

[Shadowgandor]

"I'm gonna do to you what the Chinese did to Pearl Harbor"

This is funny on so many levels XD

[penguinofhonor]

Oh hey, a new champion with a concept that's completely unique within league. I'm glad we're expanding to new concepts that we haven't seen be-- oh, he's evil. Never mind. Boring champ.

[Graven]

Ehhh. If generic character concepts were a sultanate, "Demonic warrior with wings and big sword" would be the scheming Grand Vizier plotting to overthrow the Sultan "Burly bloke in armor".

Also I can't get over how bad he looks. So bad. And that screenshot of him doing his purple AoE looks exactly like the Warlock's wots-its-face aoe stun in WoW.

[Virex]

I'm just sad he doesn't have anything to do with Kayle and Morgana. The wings kind of made me hope for that.

[frostshotgg]

So, food for thought question. I've been introducing a few new buddies into the game recently. One thing that I've noticed I've had to do as a teacher is draw boundaries on who they're allowed to play. So far, Master Yi (And the rest of the melee carry crew), Darius, and Teemo have come up.

What would your top 5 "Don't play this champ, he'll teach you bad play" champs be?

[Angle]

Singed.

[Graven]

Teemo is a good introduction to kiting, if nothing else. Oh, and global taunts!

I'm not sure if any champions "teach bad play" as such. If I were introducing new people, I'd tell them to stick to tankier champions for the time being and leave it at that. Perhaps mention to avoid things like TF, Shen and Nocturne, since it's so easy to mess up with their ults due to teammates not being on the same page as you. If new players really enjoy playing dumb things like melee carries, just [try to] explain the problems they can expect to face later on, and leave them.

When I started playing, I was playing with a lvl 30 friend of mine, and we duoqueued, meaning I was facing lvl 20+ opponents from the start, and I pretty much sucked at everything. I really enjoyed playing Critplank, and I didn't have any particular difficulties playing that, compared to more versatile picks.

Low level play is a mindboggling thing, so you can get away with a lot. Also people need to mess up a few times to learn, anyway. Just don't let them impulse buy 6300 IP champions. I'm speaking from bitter experience here.

[frostshotgg]

No, Teemo isn't a good introduction to kiting. Sivir or Ashe are good introductions to kiting. Teemo is a good introduction to being a useless little shit while your team fights 4v5s because Teemo has absolutely no utility, and people always think  his R means they need to keep every square centimeter of the jungle warded as opposed to actually being useful.

Meanwhile, Champs like Darius teach that stealing kills is a good thing, and that it's not your fault as long as you're kd is positive.

[Astral]

Playing against Darius is a good way to teach when simply taking your chances in fighting someone may be better than attempting to run, especially as another melee bruiser in top lane.

Champions like Riven, Cassiopeia, Veigar and similar combo based champions may not be the best to start with, since they require some amount of timing/button smashing that doesn't agree with everyone.

Aside from that, let them experiment and figure out what they're good with, and go from there with suggestions.