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    Feb 20, 2012 - 10:25 PM
    Solomid is looking for a volunteer Video Editor

    This is an Unpaid Position.

    As a video editor for Solomid, you would be putting together highlight videos, montages of stream events (Regi Rage montage etc), and tournament recap videos as well as being able to come up with and produce videos based on your own ideas.

    A qualified applicant would be familiar with recording footage from replays, editing clips with programs like Sony Vegas, and then encoding and uploading to services like Youtube.

    This is an excellent opportunity to polish your skills as well as working closely with Solomid staff and Team Solomid players to create exciting, funny, and interesting videos to be showcased on solomid.net and around the web.


    If you are interested please send an e-mail to Pyronic@solomid.net with subject line: "Solomid Video Editor" and the following application:
    Quote:

    Name:
    Age (Older than 18 please):
    Summoner Name:
    Forum ID:
    Skype:
    Availability:
    Preferred Contact Method/Information:
    Previous Experience:
    Examples of videos you've produced:
    Any other Qualifications:


    Pitch at least one idea for a video you would like to make:
    Any other Comments/questions/suggestions:


    Due to the outpouring of applicants we received last time, Solomid reserves the right to cut off applications either 1 week from this posting or 50 applicants whichever is reached first.
    Feb 11, 2012 - 06:30 PM




    PAID POSITIONS:


    Full-time web developer


    UPDATE: This position has been filled.



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    Graphic Design Intern

    UPDATE: This position has been filled.



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    UNPAID POSITION:


    Guide moderator


    UPDATE: This position has been filled.


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    We want to thank everyone who will apply, but please keep in mind that we will only contact candidates that interest us.
    Feb 11, 2012 - 05:01 PM

    Today is the final day of the Legendary Gaming tournament which will have the Semi-Finals and Grand-Final games being played.


    Prizes
    Five BenQ E1465 Digital Cameras
    An opportunity to join the Legendary Team
    1st place: $15 RP + Triumphant Ryze + Champion Skin Bundle (whatever the next release will be) per player
    2nd place: $15 RP per player
    3rd place: $10 RP per player
    4th place: $5 RP per player



    Semi-Finals Group A
    TSM
    M5


    Semi-Finals Group B
    AL
    SK



    Streams
    Legendary Gaming


    Schedule
    Saturday, February 11th - 11:00 PST / 14:00 EST / 19:00 GMT / 20:00 CET


    Brackets
    Official Brackets



    Sources
    http://www.legendary-gaming.org/tournaments.php?tournament=1
    Feb 08, 2012 - 03:52 AM
    The contest is over. I am currently contacting everyone who will receive a prize.
    The store has been launched and you can check it out at http://store.solomid.net/

    We want to thank everyone who participated and hope you all enjoy the store.










    Hey guys, just giving you some updates regarding what's going on with the TSM Store.
    Yes, the store is still coming and should be released very shortly.

    At launch, it will have 3 series:
    - Baylife series (see http://www.solomid.net/forums/index.php?/topic/15946-solomid-store/ for the list of shirts in it)
    - Classic series (the black, orange, red, pink, blue ones that TSM wore at Season 1)
    - TOP SECRET series (only 56413 people know about it; you're not one of them; I will edit this number as the information leaks to more and more people)

    We're doing this mainly for you guys because you keep harassing us and asking us to shut up and take your money.

    _____________________________________



    T-SHIRT GIVEAWAY CONTEST!!!

    We are giving away 2 t-shirts to 2 different people. Each t-shirt will be of any design of their choice and will be signed by all 5 members of TSM.



    How to participate:
    Simply reply to this post (don't quote these instructions please).


    Requirements:
    - Write a short description for both series (Baylife and Classic; please keep it in the same post so we don't have to look around for it)
    - The description is for the entire serie, not individual shirts, but if you feel describing each shirt in the serie is the best way of describing the serie then go for it.
    - Be creative about what you write and keep it baylife bro
    - Try not to go over 200 words for each
    - Cursing, flaming, racism, sexism and other such things are not allowed
    - Both descriptions must be just as good alone as there is no guarantee we will use both of your descriptions
    - Must be in English
    - Please clearly mark each description and which series it's for
    - You ARE allowed to write more than one pair of descriptions. Make sure they are different from each other though.
    - I'll add more things if people have questions


    How to win:
    The author of the best description for each series will receive once autographed t-shirt each. In the case that the same author write the best of both, we will give the other shirt to the next best one.
    The winning descriptions will also serve as the official descriptions to the series.

    RUNNER-UP PRIZES:
    For all other authors that write something that truely captures the essence of the word baylife and understand what it means to be a bro, we will send all of them a free t-shirt of their choice (not autographed).


    Deadline:
    Sometime during the night of Thursday Feb 9.



    Good luck too all and thank you for your support. Baylife.
    Feb 03, 2012 - 08:44 PM
    Hey everyone. We're proposing some big changes to our guides section that will change the way that guides are displayed, and guide writers write them. We are hoping to get your input to help us decide what is best for the future of our site, and LoL guide sites in general. Let me explain my thought process as the designer;


    The Dilemma

    We're coming up to the third generation of guide systems on SoloMid. The second generation was basically a re-skin of the first. Because of the way guides had previously been written, there is no way to update the guide writing system without rendering every single guide written outdated. Any improvements we make to the way information is displayed or formatted in our guides, will be virtually impossible to apply to already written guides without the guide writer themselves manually updating them.

    Because of this and other time/coding restraints, we were very hesitant to tackle the guides system during the release of Version 3 last fall.


    The Plan

    This does not mean however, that there are not better ways of displaying guide information. Infact, we feel that in many areas there are MUCH better ways.

    Our plan is to simultaneously improve the usability of our guides, and increase the functionality at the same time.

    We want to do this by creating a pre-formatted section for item builds. Prior to this, item builds in our guides have been done solely in the customizable text-box sections. We feel that by giving guide writers a standardized format for item builds; newer guide writers will find it easier to write higher quality guides, while veteran guide writers will still have enough flexibility to express their thoughts. The added bonus is that to the readers, they will find guides easier to navigate as more of the guides will follow a standard format.


    Build Section Changes

    Change is never easy, getting used to new systems and new UI's is never fun. We want to make sure that we are taking steps in the right direction, that will improve the experience of both the guide writers AND guide readers. To do this, we need your feedback.

    The idea is that we want to give guide writers the tools to create multiple builds on a single guide, without commandeering the creatable-text sections. Because of this, we can no longer display runes/masteries/summoners/skill order prominently at the top.

    Why? Unfortunately different roles, playstyles and builds require completely different setups. You wouldnt take AP runes on AD Tristana. You wouldnt start with support items on Jungle Alistar. But for a person trying to write a comprehensive guide on a championl; You're *currently* forced to prominently display build information on a single build, and bury equally important build information for a different build in the text sections.

    This is not optimal, nor does it make sense. Multiple build paths is something that many people appreciate about SoloMid guides over our competitors, and we want to be able to help facilitate that with a better, more comprehensive guide system.


    The Design Preview




    We would love if it you could compare this to our current guide system. There are a few unfinished elements(like level numbers on skill order) as this is just a preview.


    What we would like your opinion on, is whether or not the tabbed Runes/Masteries/Summoners/Skill Order sections take away from the current usability of the guides. Currently that information is all displayed at the top of the page, but it prohibits us from displaying multiple builds in the same guide.
    Feb 01, 2012 - 12:56 PM

    The Ziggs patch notes have been released and there are a flurry of important changes. Instead of listing the entire patch, what I aim to do is give you, the readers, a collection of the most important changes. You can read the full patch notes here.


    League of Legends 1.0.0.133

    Ziggs, the Hexplosives Expert
    Short Fuse (Passive) - Every 12 seconds Ziggs' next basic attack deals bonus magic damage. This cooldown is reduced whenever Ziggs uses an ability.
    Bouncing Bomb - Ziggs throws a bouncing bomb that deals magic damage.
    Satchel Charge - Ziggs flings an explosive charge that detonates after 4 seconds, or when this ability is activated again. The explosion deals magic damage to enemies, knocking them away. Ziggs is also knocked away, but takes no damage.
    Hexplosive Minefield - Ziggs scatters proximity mines that detonate on enemy contact, dealing magic damage and slowing.
    Mega Inferno Bomb (Ultimate) - Ziggs deploys his ultimate creation, the Mega Inferno Bomb, hurling it an enormous distance. Enemies in the primary blast zone take more damage than those further away.

    Ashe - BUFF
    Base health increased to 474 from 438
    Base armor increased to 14.9 from 12.7
    Mana per level increased to 35 from 27
    Volley cooldown reduced to 16/13/10/7/4 from 20/16/12/8/4
    Enchanted Crystal Arrow now grants vision while in flight.

    Jax - BUFF
    Mana regen per level increased to 0.7 per 5 seconds from 0.45
    Fixed a bug where Empower's cooldown was higher than stated at earlier ranks
    Counter Strike
    Dodge duration increased to 2 seconds from 1.5
    Now additionally reduces the damage from area of effect abilities by 25% while Jax is dodging
    Now can be activated again after 1 second to end the effect early
    Damage adjusted to 50/75/100/125/150 (+0.5 bonus attack damage) from 40/70/100/130/160 (+0.8 bonus attack damage)
    Now deals 20% increased damage for each attack dodged (up to a maximum of 100% increased damage) instead of 10/15/20/25/30 bonus damage per dodge
    Cooldown reduced to 18/16/14/12/10 seconds from 22/20/18/16/14
    Grandmaster’s Might duration increased to 8 seconds from 6

    Lee Sin - NERF
    Flurry attack speed bonus reduced to 40% from 50%
    Sonic Wave missing health damage reduced to 8% from 10%

    Morgana - NERF
    Soul Shackles ability power ratio reduced to .7 from .8
    Fixed a bug where Soul Shackles would sometimes fizzle

    Sivir - NERF
    Boomerang Blade
    Damage reduced to 60/105/150/195/240 from 70/115/160/205/250
    Bonus attack damage ratio reduced to 1.0 from 1.1
    On The Hunt
    Movement speed bonus reduced to 20% from 25%
    Duration reduced to 10 from 15

    Viktor - BUFF
    Power Transfer missile speed increased to 2000 from 1400
    Gravity Field activation time reduced to 0.25 seconds from 0.5
    Fixed a bug where Chaos Storm's tooltip stated that it dealt less damage than it actually did

    Items
    Will of the Ancients spell vamp reduced to 20% from 25% - NERF
    You can read about the new items here

    Masteries
    Deadliness changed to 0.5 Attack Damage per level (9 Attack Damage at champion level 18) at 4 points from 4% Critical Strike Chance

    General
    Added a new option, "Show Smartcast Ranges"
    Jan 31, 2012 - 10:02 PM

    The website 4Players Liga is hosting their Monthly Final tournament today. Weekly tournaments are hosted every Saturday where the top 32 teams earn points towards a final tournament at the end of the month. The 15 teams with the majority of points at the end of the weekly tournaments, plus the most active team, qualify for the Monthly Final.


    Prizes
    1st: 400€
    2nd: 200€
    3rd: 100€
    4th: 50€



    Stream
    English


    Teams Competing
    TeamMostWanted
    Mistral eSport.LoL
    3DMAX.Thermaltake
    Enemy Rampage
    ex apeX
    For Mother Russia
    Balls of Steel Team
    Random Team Name
    Luna Gaming
    peculiar-gaming
    MeetYourMakers
    Functional and Stylish
    Colon Three
    WHY NO GANK
    phallic.LoL
    Shut up n' dive


    Brackets
    Official 4PL Brackets


    VoDs
    Will be linked here once made available


    Sources
    http://public.4pl.4players.de/index.php/de/News:show/1485/LoL_Monatsfinale_Januar_-_LIVE.html
    Jan 31, 2012 - 06:56 PM

    In the next patch we're going to see a new aura item as well as remakes on two original aura items. They are designed for the Support/Jungle roles and aim to give players more options through the early and middle game. Unfortunately, the next patch will be delayed, which you can read about here.


    Zeke’s Herald aka Stark's Fervor



    +250 Health
    UNIQUE Passive: +15% Cooldown Reduction
    UNIQUE Aura: Grants nearby allied champions 12% Life Steal and 20% Attack Speed.
    Now builds from a Kindle Gem instead of Recurve Bow

    Emblem of Valor



    +25 Armor
    UNIQUE Aura: Nearby allied Champions gain 10 Health Regen per 5 seconds.

    Locket of the Iron Solari



    +300 Health
    +35 Armor
    UNIQUE Aura: Nearby allied Champions gain 15 Health Regen per 5 seconds.
    UNIQUE Active: Shield yourself and nearby allies for 5 seconds, absorbing up to 50 (+10 per level) damage (60 second cooldown).


    Sources
    http://na.leagueofle...made-aura-items
 
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