Store Issues
After dealing with in-game store issues for the last 2-3 months, I decided to try switching my DNS provider per the troubleshooting guide, and using Google DNS, it was immediately both functional and more responsive. I was previously using Open DNS.
While this has resolved issues with LOL, I am not terribly happy to be using Google's DNS without a mask just to make LOL not buggy. Please keep in mind that self-contained application development should not be so reliant on low-level DNS for sub-domains. I know there is effort being made to move away from the current launcher framework, but I just wanted to let you guys know it has issues even at a simple technical level.