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Old 11-19-2012, 03:40 PM   #157
CaramonLS
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Originally Posted by Yanda View Post
So I started playing a few weeks ago and im enjoying learning the champions through the Coop AI mode. I have no previous experience in this genre of RTS, when will I know my skill set and game sense are good enough to play other players? How much IP do you get in those matches?
I would give it a try now and see what happens, but here are some questions below to give me a better idea:

1) Are you playing beginner or intermediate bots? How often do you win?
2) You get 10-20% more IP IIRC, even more if the game goes longer (it scales upward so you can't exploit bots for quick IP gains)
3) What is your creep score @ 12 minutes in a solo lane?
4) What character level are you?

Right now if you can achieve 50-60 minion kills in 12 minutes, you're fine for now.
If you can achieve 80 in 12 minutes you're very good, but it will become the expectation when you get to level 30 / into ranked.
If you can achieve 100 in 12 minutes, you should consider starting an LOL team.

The reason why I highlight Creep score is that it can make up for a lot of flaws a player has at any point - because at the end of the day you still have money to buy items.

A Championship / Tournament level Creep Score would be 300 creep kills in 25 minutes. That also means you're taking jungle camps and almost for certain playing an AP mid character. It is something to shoot for. Something you should be aware of, but don't let it consume everything that you do.

The best I've done is 260 in 25 minutes in a real game as Karthus. I can break 300 in custom games, but those don't count. I can usually do 220 in 25 minutes if the laning phase lasts that long.
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