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[UXLZ]

I'd also be up for it (B12 tournament thingy, but I play on OCE and am also out of practice.

By the way, Cfaic, rushing Thornmail is almost never a good option. Even in the cases where Thornmail is good, Randiuns is usually a lot better. I'd really only ever get a Thornmail if the enemy team was something like Yi-Shaco-Caitlyn-Maokai-Nautilus. (The latter two don't really matter) and even then it's a stretch.

[Jeshin]

Randuins is a lot better because of the active ability. The only real reason to get a thornmail is if they are a high AD team.

[frostshotgg]

Actually, thornmail is actually pretty strong right now, because of what champs are popular. Supposing your enemy team is giving all of the kills to their Jinx, you can build thornmail early and be a enormous threat to them purely by virtue of all of their gold being on someone who can't actually kill you without kill themself. If they have a Yasuo mid or Rek'Sai jungle, that's just icing on the cake. Given that Jinx just got nerfed pretty hard, you might see someone like Varus rise to the top and then thornmail stops being so good but it's a toss up.

[UXLZ]

It also has a passive that slows people when they hit you, or did that get axed? I can't even remember any more...

Even then, I'm pretty sure Randiuns gives more survivability against AD than Thornmail. You'd only want Thornmail against a team with at least 3 AD Autoattackers (Yi-style, though he has true damage nowadays.)
I can understand wanting to get Thornmail on Taric, but the extra armor for his W isn't really worth it.

@frostshot: You mean because of the tank meta most of the kills are situated on the ADC? In that case I'd consider Randiuns an even better pick, since it will also slow them reducing overall DPS and allowing the rest of you team to kill them.

[frostshotgg]

It's standard play to funnel gold to carries. This frequently manifests as giving kills to the AD. Just because of what champs are popular right now, Thornmail turns out to be a good purchase because it's probable that you're playing someone tanky (like Taric) and also probable that the scariest enemy will be someone who wants to right click on you, who also has a build order that can't easily deal with thornmail.

Jinx, Ashe, and Lucian are the most popular ADs right now, and they always or very nearly always build crit for the first 10k gold of their build, and by that point you can have thornmail and another tank item and at that point they just can't touch you until they get another 6k gold for LW and BT.

[UXLZ]

Of course, but if the meta is mostly tanks then it's gonna be funneled to them more than the previous meta. (Assassins)

I still think Randuins is a better choice because of its overall superior survival (presumably they won't be stupid enough to take an all-AD team) and  utility (helping team mates survive/catch, being able to affect people that aren't attacking.)

Still, I'll admit that I have't played the game in a fair while, so you may be right. Thornmail being significantly cheaper than Randiuns last I remember is another plus point (though slot efficiency and stuff.)

[frostshotgg]

Randuin's got nerfed relatively recently which is part of why I don't consider it must-have against ADs anymore. Less AS reduction, shorter duration.

On another note: The Jurassic World crossover is revealed. Pterodactyl Anivia, T-rex-esque Cho'Gath, Recolored Renekton.

[RedKing]

6300 IP and so many choices...leaning towards Braum or Varus.

Varus seems to play like Miss Fortune (who I main), but with more CC.
Braum is just flat out fun, especially when blocking something like Ashe's or Ezreal's ult. He's a fun support and survivable to boot.

EDIT: Went with Braum. I'm a support player at heart, and even though I play virtually nothing by ARAM these days, it'd be nice to have more support options in case I decide to endure ranked again.

EDIT #2: I'm on like a 7-game losing streak in ARAM, because I keep getting put on cockmongering teams with at least 1-2 complete derps. Last game, Shyvana went 4/27 and Skarner went 4/18. Mind you, Shyv went 0/8 before ever getting a kill. Mostly because their playstyle consisted of "hurr durr turn on fire, run up and AA Brolaf while his four buddies are looking on...hey y I die? you suck Soraka"

[Stuebi]

I finally reached Gold 5. And I cannot tell you how awesome it actually feels.

On the slightly less awesome side, neither skill, attitude or flaming tendency has changed a bit since I reached Gold. You still get as many people ignoring objectives, flaming mercilessly and giving up on the game 10 minutes in. I really hope this gets better on higher tiers, but I guess just reaching Gold V doesnt mean youre quite out of Elo Hell yet. 

[pondicherry]

Gold 5 ! Congrats

[MrRoboto75]

On the slightly less awesome side, neither skill, attitude or flaming tendency has changed a bit since I reached Gold. You still get as many people ignoring objectives, flaming mercilessly and giving up on the game 10 minutes in. I really hope this gets better on higher tiers, but I guess just reaching Gold V doesnt mean youre quite out of Elo Hell yet. 

This is why I'm reluctant to play ranked, should I ever get around to level 30.  Grats on the rank anyway, I'm sure it wasn't easy.

Maybe if I had a group to play with, I'd give it a shot.  Its kinda sad I don't, considering practically half my college's population play league to some extent.

[Cthulhu]

I finally reached Gold 5. And I cannot tell you how awesome it actually feels.

On the slightly less awesome side, neither skill, attitude or flaming tendency has changed a bit since I reached Gold. You still get as many people ignoring objectives, flaming mercilessly and giving up on the game 10 minutes in. I really hope this gets better on higher tiers, but I guess just reaching Gold V doesnt mean youre quite out of Elo Hell yet. 

The demotion thing might've changed it but the fifth tiers are always notably worse than the rest.

Gold and plat players are like electrical engineers arguing about evolution and the holocaust, a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing.  They think they're better than they are.

[RedKing]

That moment when you're playing as Zilean and you time bomb someone....and then they run back to the safety of their own team and kill a teammate for you in the process.

That is a moment more delicious than candied bacon. Because not only did you get a kill (and not even the person you were trying to kill), but now everyone on the other team is yelling at your original target and their teamwork starts disintegrating.

[Cthulhu]

That moment when you pick Sivir against a Zilean.

[PrivateNomad]

So I started playing LoL again after like a year of dota. First two games were as heimerdinger mid, both easily won.