Just trying to find peoples' reasons for playing this game as opposed to other games. What makes you play the game?
Oh as for me, I'd say Item builds and Twisted Fate. Ability to combine random items in a way that affects the way your character is played is pretty cool. Twisted Fate because I'm a fan of gambit.
Sightcloak2 votesI play because of the sheer scale, both inside and out. The characters are great and you get wrapped up in the story
, the gameplay is incredible , challenging yet easy to grasp , and aside from the toxics, (
) the game has such a massive and friendly community that it's impossible to be alone. Respect for the post and play on.
Evêñtfûl Hôrïzôñ2 votes
Janna ulti perfectly and getting your 
ADC a pentakill. Besides getting the pentakill.
Legacy Hydralpha2 votesLore, Strategy (hopefully) and Interactive Gameplay (so not 
)
Kukan Seishin2 votes
And if Ahri was in overwatch
I would play overwatch too, but she isn't, so I'm not.
I actually got into this game because of Ahri, I was/am writing a book about the Japanese Kitsune which has relation to the Korean Kumiho, and I came across this game called "League of Legends" which had a Kumiho in it!
I played
I liked
Charmed me <3
Fondling Gems1 votesI like multiplayer games and strategy games. Basically I like Mobas. Of the 3 mobas I have played (LoL, Smite, Dota2) I enjoy parts of all of them. What really brings me back to LoL though is the build diversity. In Dota there is one item that boosts ability damage. If you want to carry you have to build aa damage or be a champ who's abilities can 100-0 in which case you just build utility so you can do everything. It is kinda stupid IMO.
Smite limits items you can buy based on your god, plus the 1st person was a bit too strange for me to get into the strategy elements.
League on the other hand has great item diversity and build options. Sure it causes issues like League of Lethality but it also lets me do stuff like AP mid Janna. It also has a very interesting and relate-able cast of characters.
Furthermore League has a great community. Sure everyone complains, but personally I find that makes the nice people stand out all the more. I enjoy playing League and talking on the boards because I get to interact with a bunch of wonderful (and admittedly not so wonderful) people.
Samflash31 votesMind if I ask...why does it feel so bad to have an item tied to a champion? I saw the same thing with Vlad a few years ago.
Fondling Gems2 votesSo in Smite there is a Hero called Nuwa. I play almost exclusively Nuwa. Nuwa is a supportish mage with a karthus like ult. However they have a very interesting passive where after landing 5 aa's their next one binds. This is harder in Smite since AA's are skillshots, however that also makes it much more fun and challenging, it becomes an actual game of skill to hit those 5 aa's and then have to land the last one.
As such I build AS Nuwa. It is fun, I enjoy it. However while there are enough AS items that she is allowed to buy to make this work she can't buy any items that increase her AD. You can get things similar to nashors and the like but if I wanted to go for an AD AS with maybe a bit of lifesteal thrown in I wouldn't be able to. All I can do is go AP AS. It isn't a matter of the items not being good on her, it is a matter of you literally cannot buy anything outside of the mage items.
LoL is different. Outside of a few items that can't be bought due to mechanical restrictions (melee/ranged only things like Rav and Runaans) any champ can buy any item and build in any way. Yes Vlad realistically had to buy WotA to function in his desired role, but that didn't mean you couldn't say screw that and build him as a bot lane crit marksman. Smite directly limits the items you are allowed to buy, cutting down on diversity. You could never play AD Nuwa for example, it just isn't possible because you can't buy those items. That is the reason I greatly prefer LoL itemization.
Champs that require a certain item to function like Vlad + WotA is a different discussion though.