How to Fix Black Screen Bug After Champion Selection Screen in League of Legends

Are you having trouble joining games after choosing a champion in League of Legends?

I've got the fix for you here.

I had the same issue after the Syndra patch and spent six hours trying to fix it. I'll show you exactly what I did to fix it so that you won't have to spend so much time fixing it.

Problem Description: 

 

You can start a game queue, you can choose your champion, and you are taken to the load screen. But that's about it. The load screen is completely black. The game starts and you can't even join. When you exit the game, you are taken to the client lobby where there is a "reconnect" button waiting for you. When you do try to reconnect, you can't get into the game anyway.

It's particularly frustrating when you know that you're going to get a "leaver" mark for that game, which may potentially get your account suspended! (If you do, don't worry, it's only for two weeks. Then you can log in again no problem).

So just how do you fix this? Well, there are actually several fixes. Your best bet is to go through them all in the same order that I went through them. You may get it fixed before reaching the final solution, who knows?

Here are the steps to fix the dreaded Black Screen of Doom:

1. Remove menu animations from login screen.
2. Start game from C folder, click "run as administrator".
3. Repair from top-right gear box.
4. Patch from different server (untick box for p2p), then return to your server (new patch to modify contents).
5. Reinstall fresh copy of game.

1. Remove menu animations from the login screen.

This part is simple. Just start up your game client, and uncheck the boxes that are labeled "Disable Animations" and "Disable Music". Now try to join your game again. This may fix it in some cases.

2. Start game from C folder, click "run as administrator".

Sometimes, a patch may change some administrative requirements in the client. Unfortunately, this poses a problem for some of us, and the way to solve this is to run the game client directly from the game folder. The default folder is C:>>Riot Games>>League of Legends.

Once the folder is open, Right-Click the "lol.launcher.admin.exe" and select "Run as Administrator". This may fix your problem.

3. Repair from top-right gear box.

During the login screen, you will notice a little "gear" icon at the top-right of your client screen. Click that, and you will notice a "repair" button. Click that and the game will repair itself through all of its files.

NOTE: This may take several hours, depending on your computer's speed and power (it took about an hour for me, and my computer is relatively fast I guess).

4. Patch from different server (untick box for p2p), then return to your server (new patch to modify contents).

This is a neat way to fix your game. You can fix it by patching new files from a different server. From the splash screen (it's the first screen before the login screen which has the big orange "Play" button at the bottom right), pick a different "Region". Try one of the European servers.

Next, hit the "Play" button. You will notice that the game will start patching. These are fresh files from the EU server that will overwrite any corrupt files that you may have. Once you're done patching, restart your client. Now, select the NA server (or your own server) again and login. This may have fixed the problem.

5. Reinstall fresh copy of game.

If all else fails, then you should just uninstall the game and install everything over again. This is the last on my list because it takes a long time to download the files.

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I hope that this helps those of you with this issue!

Thanks for reading Gosu League of Legends!

Season 2 Ranked Game Rewards and Badges

Season 2 is coming to an end and players are scrambling to get their badges!

Riot has increased the rewards this time around, along with subdividing the queue requirements!

Here are the changes for this season:

(taken directly from their announcements page)

• Season 2 rewards will be based on the highest rating you achieve between now and the end of the season. Once you’ve achieved a tier, you’ll have it for good, and playing more games can only help you out. In order to do this, we are resetting Top Rating for all players to their Current Rating and will be using Top Rating to determine end-of-season reward tiers.
• We’re adding a whole new tier! Diamond will be at the top and the other tiers have expanded so that everyone who becomes ranked will qualify for a tier and the corresponding rewards. Players who joined a team on or after September 1 will also need to win five games with that team to qualify for rewards.
• We’ve upgraded the medal art on your summoner profile. At each new tier, you’ll unlock an awesome new medal.
• Tiers will now be subdivided into rating “ranks”. These ranks inform you of how close you are to moving up to the next tier. Moving up a rank also enhances your summoner profile medal.

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The Rewards:

Bronze tier:

• Bronze summoner icon for each queue (3v3 team, 5v5 solo, or 5v5 team) in which you are Bronze tier

Silver tier:

• Silver border on the game loading screen
• Silver summoner icon for each queue in which you are Silver tier

Gold tier:

• War Hero Janna skin
• Gold banner trim in summoner profile
• Gold border on the game loading screen
• Gold summoner icon for each queue in which you are Gold tier

Platinum tier:

• Platinum forum badge
• War Hero Janna skin
• Platinum banner trim in summoner profile
• Platinum border on the game loading screen
• Platinum summoner icon for each queue in which you are Platinum tier

Diamond:

• Diamond forum badge
• War Hero Janna skin
• Diamond banner trim in summoner profile
• Diamond border on the game loading screen
• Diamond summoner icon for each queue in which you are Diamond tier

Played in All Queues: achieved a tier in 5v5 solo, 5v5 team, and 3v3 team
Special summoner icon based on the lowest tier achieved in the three queues

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RANKED ELO REQUIREMENTS FOR BADGES:

Tier	Solo	Team
Bronze
Bronze VII	<850	<850
Bronze VI	850	950
Bronze V	900	1000
Bronze IV	950	1050
Bronze III	1000	1100
Bronze II	1050	1150
Bronze I	1100	1200
Silver
Silver VII	1150
Silver VI	1200
Silver V	1250
Silver IV	1300	1250
Silver III	1350	1300
Silver II	1400	1350
Silver I	1450	1400
Gold
Gold VII	1500
Gold VI	1550
Gold V	1600
Gold IV	1650	1450
Gold III	1700	1500
Gold II	1750	1550
Gold I	1800	1600
Platinum
Platinum VII	1850
Platinum VI	1900
Platinum V	1950
Platinum IV	2000	1650
Platinum III	2050	1700
Platinum II	2100	1750
Platinum I	2150	1800
Diamond
Diamond VII	2200	1850
Diamond VI	2250	1900
Diamond V	2300	1950
Diamond IV	2350	2000
Diamond III	2400	2050
Diamond II	2450	2100
Diamond I	2500	2150

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So as you can see, these new requirements are pretty decent. I like the fact that it will calculate based on your TOP RATING instead of your CURRENT RATING (which is what screwed me up last season... lame...) when the end of the season comes.

Thanks for reading Gosu League of Legends!

DreamHack 2012 Tournament

Hi guys,

Make sure you don't miss DreamHack 2012! Here is the video and some other information. I'm watching it right now as well. Stop reading and start watching!


Watch live video from dreamhacklol on www.twitch.tv

DreamHack 2012 hosts the top official League of Legends tournaments. It is every League of Legends player's dream to get into there and compete for massively huge cash prizes! (It's mine at least, anyway).

Here is the match list:

10:15

Group A: Crs.eu vs Fnatic

11:15

Group A: M vs PAH

12:15

Group A: PAH vs Crs.eu

13:15

Group A: M vs Fnatic

14:15

Group A: PAH vs Fnatic

14:15

Group A: Crs.eu vs M

17:00

Group B: CLG.eu vs MM

18:00

Group B: M5 vs AL

19:00

Group B: AL vs CLG.eu

21:00

Group B: M5 vs MM

22:00

Group B: CLG.eu vs M5

22:00

Group B: AL vs MM

I think that by the time I am able to travel and forget about silly things like working/a job, League of Legends will probably be old news and we'll have to start playing the newer games. Oh well. Gaming will never end, anyway, so just enjoy it while it lasts!

How to Counter Darius

Darius is a monster. He is the ultimate "noob thrashing" machine! But don't worry, I'll teach you noobs how to fight back!

Lets start first with our analysis of Darius.

Name: Darius
Champion type: Bruiser
Main damage type: Physical
Range: Melee
Play style: Cooldown Skills Harassment with Nuke Finishing Move
Teamwork: Not a team player; best at laning, ganking, and killstealing (KS'ing)
Escape skills: None
Weakness: Sustained damage with lifesteal (think Xin Zhao and Sivir)
Classification: Tough to beat 1v1

These are the more important features that I have found to matter most during laning phase. He's not very good in big team fights, so you can pretty much kite/ignore him and wipe out his weaker teammates as he's chasing someone on your team.

How to Lane Against Darius

You will notice that Darius is stronger against certain champions than others. Admittedly, he is strong against many champions. However, there are still champions which can wreck him in lane.

Note: we will assume that Darius will take top lane against you.

• Worst Champions to Lane Against Darius
• Melee DPS carries (Master Yi, Hecarim, Akali, etc.)
• Support types (Soraka, Orianna, Blitzcrank, etc.)
• Ranged champions with no escapes/disables (Ashe, Caitlyn, etc.)
• Pure tanks (Shen, Cho'gath, Rammus, etc.)
• Best Champions to Lane Against Darius
• Long range harassers (Teemo, Ziggs, Varus, etc.)
• Bruisers (Olaf, Maokai, Xin Zhao, etc.)
• Mages with harass skills and "damage over time" (Malzahar, Brand, Cassiopeia, etc.)

Darius has great harassment abilities, so he will do best when he is able to wear you down. But will you let him get the chance to do so? NO! Don't even let him get close! This is why champions like Teemo do so well against him; they can OUT-HARASS him to no end! Of course, you still need skills in order to keep it going without dieing yourself, so keep that in mind.

Bruisers do best against him because of his limited "sustained fighting" capabilities. I have found that Olaf, Maokai, and Xin Zhao are among the top counters to Darius. Olaf and Xin can beat the living snot out of Darius, while Maokai can wear him down from afar using Saplings (just remember to start with Doran's Ring and level up your Sapling [E] skill).

You can win easily before he hits level 6. Once he hits level 6, you will need to be more careful and also build more Health items to survive his nuke.

How to Gank Darius

Most Darius players grab ignite and flash/ghost.  This means that you will have to gank him more than once in order to successfully destroy him! The first gank should be to remove his escape summoner spell (just gank and he will use it to escape). If he sticks around, you should wait around for him to push again. Once he's beyond the river landmark, jump in and secure the kill!

How to Fight Darius in Team Fights

Darius is very poor in team fights due to many factors. 

• He has only one "area of effect" skill. 
• He has no shield to initiate with. 
• His attack speed is super slow.
• He has low Health base stats.
• His ultimate will not be used to initiate, so you can count it out of the first half of the battle.
• His skills have relatively high cooldowns, so you will be able to pounce on him and deliver damage before he can reciprocate.

There are two ways to fight him during team fights. You can either focus him with ALL of your teammates to just destroy him with one blow, or you can just ignore him and take out his teammates first. This part is your call because team fights are never the same. Kill him first only if he deals tons of damage. Save him for last if there is a bigger threat on their team! (Darius is terrible at chasing).

Conclusion

The term "overpowered" is used too often and without much proof. Just because the noobs with less than 1,000 wins lose to a certain champion doesn't mean that you (you're a pro, right?) will lose to that same champion as well! In this situation, it is the players who try to analyze and gather information about the enemy before engaging in half-baked battles who win out in the end. Best of luck, and stay GOSU!