League of Legends is a multiplayer online battle arena developed by Riot Games and published on October 27, 2009. It is completely free to play but allows for the purchase of in game cosmetic items for real money. Since 2009 League of Legends has consistently been updated and now has 144 available characters to play. The extremely wide variety of characters fits all playstyles so that all kinds of players can enjoy the game. The most commonly played game mode in League of Legends is the five versus five on Summoner's Rift, though there are two other game modes always available to play being ARAM and Twisted Treeline. There are three lanes on Summoner's Rift and a jungle in between, usually top and middle lane are for solo players, while bottom has two players and jungle roams between the lanes while killing animals. ARAM is a five versus five with only one lane while Twisted Treeline is a three versus three on a much smaller map. Unlike Heroes of the Storm, it is extremely important to kill minions in League of Legends, as they provide you with money needed to buy items and get stronger. Killing minions and enemies also provides experience which helps you level up to gain more abilities or increase the power of current ones. I have been playing League of Legends since 2013 though I took a three year break from it from 2016 to 2019. It has consistently provided me with a fun and unique experience and has characters who fit my exact playstyle. The only problem I have had with League of Legends is how rude the playerbase is, though it doesn't change how I play the game. On the bright side though League of Legends has tried to help players like me who play unviable characters in the incorrect lanes on purpose with the 2019 quote, "is it meta?" which has reduced the judgement I receive from other players greatly. Overall I'd give League of Legends a 8.5/10 because it is a great game and has received loads of content, but at some times the playerbase gets to you and makes it not as fun to play.
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Surviv.io is a free top-down shooter Battle Royale .io game. It was launched in October of 2017 and has since then received many updates. The basic concept of the game is that you and 99 other players spawn on an island and the last man standing wins. There are different weapons, armor, and healing supplies found around the map to help you fight other players. It was only available to be played solo until January 17, 2018, when the duos mode was added, in which you would invite one friend to fight with you. Recently, on March 14, 2018 the squads mode was added, in which you could invite up to three other players to fight alongside you. Because it is an .io game the invite system would be complicated if it were based on accounts and friends, which is why all you need to do to invite someone is send them the link to your squad. They can then simply click the link, create a name, and join your squad. As for the gameplay itself, Surviv.io is the only good Battle Royale game and looks like it will remain that way for some time. Popular Battle Royale games such as Fortnite and PUBG lack a diverse, action packed, and fun experience. I have played both Fortnite and PUBG and found myself bored to death with the amount of time and travel it took to find enemies. Of course this is not always the case, but it is way more common to have long downtimes in those games than it is in Surviv.io. So far every game of Surviv.io I have played has been fast-paced and action-packed, even when I couldn't find a weapon. Because Surviv.io is top-down instead of first/third-person, it creates many more strategies and playstyles that keep the game interesting. One huge difference this makes is with buildings, because you can only see into a building when right next to it at a window, they are easier to defend. On the other hand though, going into a building zooms into your character, lowering your FoV and making it harder to see incoming enemies. This creates an interesting balance which gives neither player an advantage even though logically being inside and defending would be better for a top-down shooter. Surviv.io is always judged by its cover by new people, who assume that because it is an .io game that it can't possibly be better than Fortnite or PUBG, and to them it may not be, I'm not saying Surviv.io is a godlike game. Surviv.io however, is a great game, and being an .io game actually makes the atmosphere more carefree, making games faster because of reckless players. On a scale of one to ten, I would give Surviv.io a nine, because it has greatly exceeded the standard I usually have for both .io games and Battle Royale games. The reason Surviv.io does not have a ten out of ten is because it may be fun but no progress is made by playing the game. Of course it is an .io game and of course it is somewhat new, but it would still be cool to see a rewards system to keep players playing. Even Bruh.io (another .io Battle Royale game, though not as good) has a reward system, which is based on whether or not you follow them on their social media. Honestly I don't expect Surviv.io will ever add this, but it would give it that perfect ten out of ten, making it both the best .io and Battle Royale game against popular belief. Of course this is only my opinion, but people should put some thought into the games they're playing instead of just playing them because of popularity.
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