[OS X] League of Legends - Mac Open Beta

rmnesbitt · Mar 1, 2013, 12:22 PM

League of Legends has finally come to the Mac.

What Is League of Legends
League of Legends is a free to play game of 5v5 online competitive matchmaking. The goal is to be the first team to kill the enemies "nexus" inside of their base. This will first require your team to push past several of the enemy teams defensive's. Along the way you have to build gold by killing smaller minions that roam the "lanes" and the "jungle". The more minions you kill, the higher your gold, the more items you can buy, the stronger you get. Pretty simple concept, right? Add in the fact that there are 5 people on the enemy team trying to do the same thing and it starts getting a little trickier. Toss in the "fog of war" effect (creates areas of the map that you can not see unless you have a teamate in the vacinity or a "ward" to help grant you vision) and things just became very interesting. All in all, the game is simple to play and hard to master.

How Can I Play?
By visiting this link, http://signup.leagueoflegends.com/ , you can create your free account today and start playing. It is simple and free. As a matter of fact, you NEVER have to pay a dime to play this game. From account creation, everything is free. However, that is not to say that there are not ways you can spend money. XP boosts, IP boosts, Skins, Champions, etc can all be purchased with real life money, although you never have to. You can acquire everything in the game except for skins (purely cosmetic) without paying a dime. You may ask, so is this game pay to win? Not in the least bit. Nothing you can buy for money actually gives an in game advantage. Again, the game is super simple and yet hard to master. I strongly urge anyone interested in the game who has not already played to try it out today.

gregd33 · Mar 1, 2013, 03:18 PM

Just started playing (windows version, Mac is downloading now) last week. Easy to play and hard to master.

So much to learn with roles and items and all that. Ive been reading as much as possible and trying not to be a drain or detriment to my team.

Fingers crossed that native version is stable...

Beezzy · Mar 1, 2013, 10:47 PM

Downloading it now. Was excited to get home from work but went out and just got in now. Will download and install and prob play tomorrow.

Danmoore03 · Mar 2, 2013, 06:59 AM

downloading now, looking forward to being able to play this on my rMBP.

LEVENDIZ · Mar 2, 2013, 07:41 AM

Also currently downloading. Anyone play using a tracpad?

xchampx13 · Mar 2, 2013, 07:41 AM

I had played the original Mac open Beta, which closed awhile back. Then I went to what is called iLoL which was a port of LoL for Mac. Nice to see a official client back

Danmoore03 · Mar 2, 2013, 08:57 AM

Just played a match @ whatever close to 1920x1200 resolution is...60 FPS solid with everything on high, at max retina resolution its locked in @ 30fps. Runs nice.

My account name is Dmoore03 / Drastk
Hit me up guys! I'm glad this finally came back to mac.

gregd33 · 09:25 AM

Played a few games last night on 2010 iMac 27". Ran perfectly.

I, on the other hand, played poorly. Still learning how to play this game. But it's great not having to bootcamp it anymore. Mac client played flawlessly.

Edit: RatB33 - add me if you wan to play. I don't mind losing but be warned that I am über noob.

Danmoore03 · Mar 2, 2013, 09:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gregd33

Played a few games last night on 2010 iMac 27". Ran perfectly.

I, on the other hand, played poorly. Still learning how to play this game. But it's great not having to bootcamp it anymore. Mac client played flawlessly.

Edit: RatB33 - add me if you wan to play. I don't mind losing but be warned that I am über noob.

I just started playing also, i'm only level 6, i normally just play beginner 3v3 vs AI cause it seems pretty easy, i'll send you an invite when i get back on later

Solomani · Mar 2, 2013, 11:19 AM

This gives a new meaning to "LOL Mac"

Danmoore03 · Mar 2, 2013, 01:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Solomani

This gives a new meaning to "LOL Mac"

MarcBook · Mar 3, 2013, 08:55 AM

I'm really impressed by this game so far. I used to play Warcraft III tower defence with my housemates at boarding school years ago, so it brings back some nice memories.

Graphics are great, gameplay is indeed easy to learn and hard to master, but I can see myself having a lot of fun with it.

What really amazes me is that it runs at full Retina resolution on my Mac (2880 x 1800) with everything on Very High apart from shadows, which are at Medium, and it has a consistent frame rate of 30 fps! Seems to be a very well-made port.

Schranke · Mar 3, 2013, 11:35 AM

I mean i have read some were that is is not a "port". that they build the mac client from the bottom and up.

gregd33 · Mar 6, 2013, 08:37 AM

I have played quite a bit of the BETA Mac client (maybe 6-7 hours in total) and i have not had a sinlge issue. It is as well-done as the Windows client.

They did a great job on it.

Serban · Mar 6, 2013, 09:07 AM

how it playes on imac 1080p under mac os ? you still need bootcamp to have better performance?

rmnesbitt · Mar 6, 2013, 11:49 AM

The client is very well made. It is NOT a port but instead a build from the ground up. They have obviously worked very hard on this.

If you would like to help me out, please use this link to create your new LoL account with. Thanks
http://signup.leagueoflegends.com/

Mhaddy · Mar 7, 2013, 08:12 PM

I've got a first gen MBA and with all settings on Very Low and 1024*768, it's been sluggish but bearable through the training missions. Haven't had a chance to play an actual game yet.

Anyone else on older hardware?

I'm Mhaddy in-game if anyone's interested.

gregd33 · Mar 7, 2013, 09:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Serban

how it playes on imac 1080p under mac os ? you still need bootcamp to have better performance?

Performance is the same ad it is in windows. They did a great job for a client that is technically in beta. No flaws that I have seen yet.

Playing on a mid 2011 27" iMac at hugest resolution. Unsure of the settings so whatever it chose. But the game looks good and plays great.

Now if I can just get my skills to improve...

rmnesbitt · Mar 8, 2013, 07:13 PM

This beta is turning out to be a very good one. I hope you guys are enjoying it as much as me.

If you would like to help me out, please use this link to create your new LoL account with. Thanks
http://signup.leagueoflegends.com/

malman89 · Mar 8, 2013, 09:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mhaddy

I've got a first gen MBA and with all settings on Very Low and 1024*768, it's been sluggish but bearable through the training missions. Haven't had a chance to play an actual game yet.

Anyone else on older hardware?

I'm Mhaddy in-game if anyone's interested.

Not a good sign. I have a Late 2006 C2D MacBook and it runs just fine at 1280x800 in Win XP (Bootcamp) and is fully playable at consistent frame rates. The community based OS X version that has been out for a long time was not and I fear the performance of this version, while better, may not be on par (and therefore not playable) in OS X.

I'm going to download it tonight and give it a shot.

rmnesbitt · Mar 11, 2013, 04:39 PM

How did the beta work for you guys? I know you had some concerns and all with later model macs etc. I have had no problems and others report similarly well things. Let me know your thoughts.

As always, if you would like to help me out please use the following link to sign up for your League of Legends account.
http://signup.leagueoflegends.com

AlyseM · Mar 11, 2013, 05:17 PM

now all I need is smite for mac!

chrisvee · Mar 11, 2013, 08:12 PM

I've been running the new client on my 2010 13" MBP + 24" 1080p external screen, and it's been pretty great. I don't play on all super high graphics or anything, but I feel it runs better than on my Windows 8 Boot Camp partition.

Plus, it's definitely great not having to switch back and forth to play League. Yay for the Mac client!

rmnesbitt · Mar 14, 2013, 01:25 AM

Glad to hear the program worked well for you! Hope everyone keeps on enjoying it

As always, if you want to help me out please use the following link to create your LoL account! Some of you may be wondering, what does this link do exactly (ie. why not just sign up on the website myself). Well, I have had a goal of collecting 100% of the skins possible in this game (ie excluding the limited edition ones). So far I have managed to get over 300 skins (less than 100 left to go). Two of the skins come from the refer-a-friend promotion. When anyone uses my link and gets their summoner to level 10 I get a referral towards my two skins. At 25 people and at 50 people I will get my skins. If you want to help me on my goal towards 100% skins please use the following link <3
http://signup.leagueoflegends.com

rmnesbitt · Mar 19, 2013, 09:42 PM

Thank you guys so much for the support. Not only in this thread but in my referral link. It means a lot to me guys, it really does.

As always, if you want to help me out please use the following link to create your LoL account! Some of you may be wondering, what does this link do exactly (ie. why not just sign up on the website myself). Well, I have had a goal of collecting 100% of the skins possible in this game (ie excluding the limited edition ones). So far I have managed to get over 300 skins (less than 100 left to go). Two of the skins come from the refer-a-friend promotion. When anyone uses my link and gets their summoner to level 10 I get a referral towards my two skins. At 25 people and at 50 people I will get my skins. If you want to help me on my goal towards 100% skins please use the following link <3
http://signup.leagueoflegends.com/

Mar 1, 2013, 12:22 PM	#1
rmnesbitt macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2013	League of Legends - Mac Open Beta League of Legends has finally come to the Mac. What Is League of Legends League of Legends is a free to play game of 5v5 online competitive matchmaking. The goal is to be the first team to kill the enemies "nexus" inside of their base. This will first require your team to push past several of the enemy teams defensive's. Along the way you have to build gold by killing smaller minions that roam the "lanes" and the "jungle". The more minions you kill, the higher your gold, the more items you can buy, the stronger you get. Pretty simple concept, right? Add in the fact that there are 5 people on the enemy team trying to do the same thing and it starts getting a little trickier. Toss in the "fog of war" effect (creates areas of the map that you can not see unless you have a teamate in the vacinity or a "ward" to help grant you vision) and things just became very interesting. All in all, the game is simple to play and hard to master. How Can I Play? By visiting this link, http://signup.leagueoflegends.com/ , you can create your free account today and start playing. It is simple and free. As a matter of fact, you NEVER have to pay a dime to play this game. From account creation, everything is free. However, that is not to say that there are not ways you can spend money. XP boosts, IP boosts, Skins, Champions, etc can all be purchased with real life money, although you never have to. You can acquire everything in the game except for skins (purely cosmetic) without paying a dime. You may ask, so is this game pay to win? Not in the least bit. Nothing you can buy for money actually gives an in game advantage. Again, the game is super simple and yet hard to master. I strongly urge anyone interested in the game who has not already played to try it out today.
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Mar 1, 2013, 10:47 PM	#3
Beezzy macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2011	Downloading it now. Was excited to get home from work but went out and just got in now. Will download and install and prob play tomorrow. __________________ Late 2011 15" MacBook Pro, 2.4GHz i7, 8GB RAM, 750GB HD, AMD HD6770 w/1GB VRAM VZW iPhone 5 64GB Black/Slate iPad 4 32GB Black Apple TV3
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Mar 2, 2013, 07:41 AM	#5
LEVENDIZ macrumors member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Australia	Also currently downloading. Anyone play using a tracpad? __________________ https://twitter.com/LEVENDIZ
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Mar 2, 2013, 09:24 AM	#8
gregd33 macrumors member Join Date: May 2011	Played a few games last night on 2010 iMac 27". Ran perfectly. I, on the other hand, played poorly. Still learning how to play this game. But it's great not having to bootcamp it anymore. Mac client played flawlessly. Edit: RatB33 - add me if you wan to play. I don't mind losing but be warned that I am über noob. Last edited by gregd33; Mar 2, 2013 at 09:25 AM. Reason: Adding account name.
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Mar 2, 2013, 11:19 AM	#10
Solomani macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2012	This gives a new meaning to "LOL Mac" __________________ "It just works!" -- Steve Jobs
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Mar 1, 2013, 03:18 PM	#2
gregd33 macrumors member Join Date: May 2011	Just started playing (windows version, Mac is downloading now) last week. Easy to play and hard to master. So much to learn with roles and items and all that. Ive been reading as much as possible and trying not to be a drain or detriment to my team. Fingers crossed that native version is stable...
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Mar 2, 2013, 06:59 AM	#4
Danmoore03 macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2011	downloading now, looking forward to being able to play this on my rMBP.
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Mar 2, 2013, 07:41 AM	#6
xchampx13 macrumors member Join Date: Aug 2012	I had played the original Mac open Beta, which closed awhile back. Then I went to what is called iLoL which was a port of LoL for Mac. Nice to see a official client back
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Mar 2, 2013, 08:57 AM	#7
Danmoore03 macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2011	Just played a match @ whatever close to 1920x1200 resolution is...60 FPS solid with everything on high, at max retina resolution its locked in @ 30fps. Runs nice. My account name is Dmoore03 / Drastk Hit me up guys! I'm glad this finally came back to mac.
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Mar 3, 2013, 08:55 AM	#12
MarcBook macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Jersey, Channel Islands	I'm really impressed by this game so far. I used to play Warcraft III tower defence with my housemates at boarding school years ago, so it brings back some nice memories. Graphics are great, gameplay is indeed easy to learn and hard to master, but I can see myself having a lot of fun with it. What really amazes me is that it runs at full Retina resolution on my Mac (2880 x 1800) with everything on Very High apart from shadows, which are at Medium, and it has a consistent frame rate of 30 fps! Seems to be a very well-made port. __________________ Early-2011 15.4" MacBook Pro - 2.2GHz Core i7 quad-core, AMD 6750M 1GB, 8GB RAM, 750GB HDD, 1680x1050 glossy iPhone 5 64GB (Black & Slate)
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Mar 3, 2013, 11:35 AM	#13
Schranke macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Denmark	I mean i have read some were that is is not a "port". that they build the mac client from the bottom and up. __________________ iPod Classic 120GB  iPhone 4 32GB  rMBP 2.7GHz 16GB RAM 256GB SSD In loving memories of iPod Mini 8GB  iPod Classic 80GB  cMBP 2010 2.66GHz 8GB RAM 128GB SSD Hi-Ress Glossy
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Mar 6, 2013, 08:37 AM	#14
gregd33 macrumors member Join Date: May 2011	I have played quite a bit of the BETA Mac client (maybe 6-7 hours in total) and i have not had a sinlge issue. It is as well-done as the Windows client. They did a great job on it.
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Mar 6, 2013, 09:07 AM	#15
Serban macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2013	how it playes on imac 1080p under mac os ? you still need bootcamp to have better performance?
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Mar 6, 2013, 11:49 AM	#16
rmnesbitt Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2013	The client is very well made. It is NOT a port but instead a build from the ground up. They have obviously worked very hard on this. If you would like to help me out, please use this link to create your new LoL account with. Thanks http://signup.leagueoflegends.com/
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Mar 7, 2013, 08:12 PM	#17
Mhaddy macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Canada	I've got a first gen MBA and with all settings on Very Low and 1024768, it's been sluggish but bearable through the training missions. Haven't had a chance to play an actual game yet. Anyone else on older hardware? I'm Mhaddy in-game if anyone's interested. __________________ 2008 dual 2.8 Mac Pro; 30" 3007 WFP-HC; 1.6/80 MBA, week 10; 32GB iPhone 4 Mad Dog Studios*; graphics & web dev
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Mar 8, 2013, 07:13 PM	#19
rmnesbitt Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2013	This beta is turning out to be a very good one. I hope you guys are enjoying it as much as me. If you would like to help me out, please use this link to create your new LoL account with. Thanks http://signup.leagueoflegends.com/
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Mar 11, 2013, 04:39 PM	#21
rmnesbitt Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2013	How did the beta work for you guys? I know you had some concerns and all with later model macs etc. I have had no problems and others report similarly well things. Let me know your thoughts. As always, if you would like to help me out please use the following link to sign up for your League of Legends account. http://signup.leagueoflegends.com
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Mar 11, 2013, 05:17 PM	#22
AlyseM macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2012	now all I need is smite for mac! __________________ Odoyousa.com
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Mar 11, 2013, 08:12 PM	#23
chrisvee macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Winnipeg, Canada	I've been running the new client on my 2010 13" MBP + 24" 1080p external screen, and it's been pretty great. I don't play on all super high graphics or anything, but I feel it runs better than on my Windows 8 Boot Camp partition. Plus, it's definitely great not having to switch back and forth to play League. Yay for the Mac client! __________________ 13" MacBook Pro 2.4GHz (2010, 8GB RAM, 750GB XT, ML/W8) \| iPhone 5 16GB \| iPod nano 8GB (6th Gen) \| Nexus 7 32GB follow me on twitter! \| sign up for dropbox here for an extra 500MB!
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Mar 14, 2013, 01:25 AM	#24
rmnesbitt Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2013	Glad to hear the program worked well for you! Hope everyone keeps on enjoying it As always, if you want to help me out please use the following link to create your LoL account! Some of you may be wondering, what does this link do exactly (ie. why not just sign up on the website myself). Well, I have had a goal of collecting 100% of the skins possible in this game (ie excluding the limited edition ones). So far I have managed to get over 300 skins (less than 100 left to go). Two of the skins come from the refer-a-friend promotion. When anyone uses my link and gets their summoner to level 10 I get a referral towards my two skins. At 25 people and at 50 people I will get my skins. If you want to help me on my goal towards 100% skins please use the following link <3 http://signup.leagueoflegends.com
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Mar 19, 2013, 09:42 PM	#25
rmnesbitt Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2013	Thank you guys so much for the support. Not only in this thread but in my referral link. It means a lot to me guys, it really does. As always, if you want to help me out please use the following link to create your LoL account! Some of you may be wondering, what does this link do exactly (ie. why not just sign up on the website myself). Well, I have had a goal of collecting 100% of the skins possible in this game (ie excluding the limited edition ones). So far I have managed to get over 300 skins (less than 100 left to go). Two of the skins come from the refer-a-friend promotion. When anyone uses my link and gets their summoner to level 10 I get a referral towards my two skins. At 25 people and at 50 people I will get my skins. If you want to help me on my goal towards 100% skins please use the following link <3 http://signup.leagueoflegends.com/
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