Why coaches matter in League of Legends By James Chen Lolwatch Disparity in how regional analysts are treated illustrate underlying and long-standing issues with western esports.
Closing the deal in League of Legends By James Chen lolwatch Stalled games? 60 minute grind-fests? Your endgame strategies might need a retuning.
Talent Farming in LoL's Western Wastelands By James Chen lolwatch Team Dragon Knights' NA LCS failures highlight a major weakness in the western regions' talent-fostering capabilities.
Putting the seal on Sivir By James Chen LoLWatch Has League of Legends over-centralized around Sivir?
Revamp League of Legends with three features By James Chen lolwatch In the wave of the community envy caused by DOTA 2 Reborn, these three features should be added to League of Legends.
Reworking rune customization in League of Legends By James Chen lolwatch The rune system in League of Legends is out of date. Here's how they can be reworked.
How League of Legends can learn from other esports scenes By James Chen lolwatch Speaking as a writer that covers a scene easily considered one of the most well-funded and supported in the entire esports ecology... I'm kind of jealous of everybody else.
Summer Showdowns in League of Legends By James Chen lolwatch The fallout of the Mid-Season Invitational shapes the narratives of the summer split.
League of Legends: Lessons from the Mid-Season Invitational By James Chen lolwatch The drama and excitement of the Mid-Season Invitational's highlighted drastic changes to the international scene.
League of Legends: A Midseason Invitational's dream By James Chen lolwatch If you asked me earlier if I thought I understood competitive League of Legends, I'd have shrugged and said "yes." I've covered it too long to say otherwise. I'm also not so sure these days.
Fixing your fundamentals in League of Legends By James Chen lolwatch Lane-pushers tend to be very divisive games: you're either a fellow addict, or aspects of it repulses you deeply—usually the community.
League of Legends: Lessons learned from IEM Katowice By James Chen lolwatch There's a lot to dislike about ESL's best-of-one group stages, as used in IEM Katowice.
The role of coaches in League of Legends By James Chen LoLWatch I know two particular stories of League of Legends coaches, and the reaction to either seems to tell a lot about a player's mindset.
LoL's jungle woes probably aren't Ghostcrawler's fault By James Chen LOLWatch Jungle issues existed long before Greg Street arrived.
Take a walk on the wild(card) side: Analyzing LoL's dark horses By James Chen lolwatch League of Legends top leagues are well underway, but let's take a look at some of the wildcards.
Pick this, ban that: Analyzing LoL's drafting phase By James Chen LoLWatch I get irate when watching a bad pickban phase.
