Tell me about your team!

Hey guys, I’m randomnewguy, and I work on the Marketing team at Riot. We just wrapped up the regular season of Riot Rumble here, which got me thinking about how playing League with my coworkers has improved my play. For those of you that don’t know, Riot Rumble is a company-wide tournament where we can take a break from work, get to know each other, and have some fun playing League (victory tastes so much sweeter when it's over your co-workers).

Now, I wasn’t the most hardcore League player before I joined Riot. I basically played Ashe from tutorials through level 30; I didn’t branch out and try new champs because I was afraid to fail in front of my (much more experienced) fellow Rioters. So I was terrified when I was asked by some coworkers to join their Rumble team as their Marksman.

I’d have to learn new champs and quickly level up my play in order to compete. Fortunately, I wasn’t on my own. I had four teammates in my corner encouraging me - giving me tips, sending me tutorials, and supporting me in practice games. After playing with these guys for the past few months I’ve grown dramatically as a player, learned three new champs (Caitlyn, Jinx, and Graves), and even carried my team in a few games. Most importantly, I’ve had a ton of fun getting to know my coworkers on a personal level -- so much so that we are planning on entering ranked together.

So how about you? I'd love to hear your stories about the friends you play with, whether you're the one leading the pack or whether you rely on them to help you level up.