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Community Wide Meeting

Come join us for our community meeting!
Hello everyone!
We are having a community wide meeting to get your opinion on things happening in the community.
Where: The meeting will be held in our Discord server - https://discord.gg/hellsgamers
When: It will be held on Saturday, November 6, 2021 at 8:00pm EST / 5:00pm PST / 12:00am GMT
We also want to hear from you! We'll have a Q&A session to answer any questions and hopefully clear up any concerns you may have.
 
Have a great day!

League of Legends: Getting to MMR of Your Dreams

SPONSORED ARTICLE
 
The world of online gaming is one of the most diverse and creative environments you will ever see. Due to the prevalence of the internet, people are getting into it more than ever before. There was a time when people only thought if online games as a hobby meant for “nerds” who need to “find a life”. However, the online gaming community rose into prominence when stadiums began filling in just to watch people play various games. There is an actual following depending on what you like to do, and even some international brands started to capitalize on that. It has been a great decade for gaming and will continue to do well for the next few years.
If you think about online gaming, there are a few that can be considered as internationally recognized by the community. There is one type that has been very dominant in the scene though: MOBAs or Multiplayer Online Battle Arena. It is a rather simple premise. Two teams made up of at least 5 players choose their characters and fight to the death in a virtual arena. Whoever conquers the objectives or has the most kills wins the game. Some people consider it the American football of gaming, as it is the most well-known genre. Read more about them here.
However, unlike the traditional way that sports are organized, each of them has their different developers and participants. You can consider each a “game” as a sport, and there are amateurs and professionals as well. It is a large world in the virtual gaming universe, and to focus on just one is a must in order for you to fully understand what is going on. Learning through each of the games can be considered as a full on college course on its own. However, the only difference is the experience is the best and your only teacher. 
 
Journey Into The LOL Community
 
One of the most famous MOBAs of today is League of Legends. Developed by California based company Riot Games, it is reminiscent of the original Defense of the Ancients. They have just celebrated 10 years of the game last October 2019. It has gone through various iterations every two weeks. This way of updating lets the players feel like they are in a new game altogether. It has garnered 67 million monthly users this year and their numbers continue to grow. There are also a lot of creators online especially in YouTube that serves as an advertisement for the game.
Now, how do you play League of Legends? To call the entire process complicated might be a bit of an understatement. There are a lot of terminologies that you need to know like ganking, laning and other strategies. You also need to familiarize yourself with lanes. Each character also has their own specific niche that they fulfill and they have different skills as well. You also need to learn the items and what each of them does to that specific character. 
There are times that you need to adapt to the environment of the game and learn the different interactions with each character. Some classes of characters are great with a certain team composition. You also need to be updated with the patches because there are always changes every two weeks. To learn more about the basics, click here: https://kotaku.com/a-beginner-s-guide-to-league-of-legends-1703090875
 
Boosting Through the Ranks

However, what people really care about when they play the game is to go on rank. This is the time when you can prove your skills to other users and reign supreme. There are different ranks namely from beginner to expert: Iron, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond. Challenger, Master, and Grand Master. This is also known as MMR or match making rating. Each of these divisions have 4 tiers and you have to battle it out with other players for you to advance to the next division. This can be quite tough, especially on the higher ranks. This is why a lot of people look into “boosting” to help them reach the rank of their dreams. 
Boosting or elo boosting is the process by which a person gives his or her own account (the boostee) another or better player (the booster). This person will then play the game for the boostee until they reach the desired MMR. After that, the booster will give the account to the boostee so now he or she is in a better MMR. Now, why should you consider this? Even though it is technically not allowed by Riot Games, there are a lot of people who really want to be in the higher ranks. 
 
Common Reasons Why Gamers Want To Rank
 
1. Play with friends of higher rank
LOL boosting has been very common mainly because people just want to have the higher rank without all the grinding or hard work. However, there are some gamers who just want to play with their friends who already have a higher MMR. They can rank up together and enjoy the game. Coordination and teamwork is really necessary especially in the higher ranks, and having friends play the same game improves your own performance as well.
 
2. Get that Victorious Skin and other freebies by the end of the season
Every year or season of League of Legends, there are usually giveaways at the end of the season. It is a way for Riot Games to thank the participants and appreciate their efforts in playing as best as they could. For those who really excelled, they give special rewards. Those who reached at least Gold can have an exclusive skin specifically designed by Riot for that year. On the other hand, those who became Grand Masters by the end of the season will be given a special gift by the developers, delivered right to their homes. Wouldn’t it be sweet if you received even just one of these? 
 
3. Training against better opponents
Another way that boosting may help is through experiencing better players. After all, it would be best to play with someone who already knows a lot about the game. You can study how they play certain characters or roles and what do they do better than those in the lower elo. Sure, you can find a lot of tutorials on YouTube by League content creators. It would be best if you can see it for yourself. 
 
4. Escape “Elo Hell”
As League of Legends is a team online sport, you really need to play with your teammates and do the best that you can as a team. You can try to carry or take over the whole game by being a lot stronger than others, but this is not the case most of the time. It can be quite difficult to get out of the “elo hells” Iron and Bronze without some form of help. Boosting can help you get through that and play with better players who can also teach you on how to play better.
 

Tiny Trouble in Terrorist Town Takeover

 

There's Trouble in The Tiny Terrorist Town Today!

Date: Saturday, November 27th, 2021
Times: 5:00 PM (PST) | 6:00 PM (MST) | 7:00 PM (CST) | 8:00 PM (EST)
Game Server: 185.141.204.5:27015
Event Management:
Host(s): [HG] sqnch, HG | JarJarBinks Voice chat attendance:
Please join the TeamSpeak channel before the event starts. TS3 IP: hellsgamers.com How to play:
Play TTT as normal Who can play:
Anyone can play, though you must be -hg- recruit+ to have a chance to win prizes! Event rules:
Raffle given to all participants who played for half of the event. General HG rules:
NO cheats, exploits, glitching, or 3rd party tools that give you an unfair advantage over other players. NO ghosting. DO NOT be disrespectful NO sexual harassment of players. DO NOT be racist or use racist terms. NO useless spamming of the mic, text, or radio. That means no songs/soundbites, especially if fellow clan members or players are complaining. NO recruiting or advertising for other clans in here. DO NOT wear the -hg- / [HG] / HG | tag unless you are a part of HG and are assigned that rank. All HG Recruits+ are required to wear their respective clan tags. NO name impersonation of anyone. If you are caught trying to crash or lag the server, you will be permanently banned. Prizes:
1st  raffle- 5,000 Org Points 2nd raffle- One VIP or Gold Forums Account 3rd raffle- 2,500 Org Points Badges for participation will be given to -hg- recruit+! Badge:

Additional Information & Credits:
Graphics created by HG | JarJarbinks

Crab Game Takeover

Will You Take 1st Place Come Find Out Here!

Date: November 19th, 2021
Times:  6:00 PM (PST) | 7:00 PM(MST) | 8:00 PM (CST) | 9:00 PM (EST)
Game Server: This will be hosted by me on the Crab Game servers
Event Management:
Host(s): [HG] myes [CE] Event Manager: [HG] myes [CE] Event Streamer(s): [HG] myes [CE] Voice chat attendance:
Please join the TeamSpeak channel before the event starts. TS3 IP: hellsgamers.com How to play:
Play minigames Don't die Win Who can play:
Everyone! Event rules:
You have to stay the entire duration of the event in order to receive prizes and or badge. If caught not trying at all in the event the said player(s) will be kicked from the event and disqualified as this is not fair to other participants in the event. MUST Have your username related to your name on the forums General HG rules:
NO cheats, exploits, glitching, or 3rd party tools that give you an unfair advantage over other players. DO NOT be disrespectful NO sexual harassment of players. DO NOT be racist or use racist terms. NO useless spamming of the mic, text, or radio. That means no songs/soundbites, especially if fellow clan members or players are complaining. NO recruiting or advertising for other clans in here. DO NOT wear the -hg- / [HG] / HG | tag unless you are a part of HG and are assigned that rank. All HG Recruits+ are required to wear their respective clan tags. NO name impersonation of anyone. If you are caught trying to crash or lag the server, you will be permanently banned. Prizes:
Badge for all event participants Additional Information:
This game is basically the popular Netflix show Squid Game You can find it on the steam store here, it is free! I will give out a code prior to event starting so you can join Don't share this code to anyone outside of hg or not participating  Badge:
 
GFX Completed By: HG | EddieCam [C] [CE]

HG Community Newsletter (October 2021)

October in HG was interesting, here's a recap!

 

Welcome our newest -hg- recruits:
-hg- Woinking
-hg- Visionvert

Sadly no new HG Members this month, but if your eligble go put up a promotion thread!

CS:S Division News:
Come help with defending the Crackhouse on Crackhouse DM! Join in and show them who's boss! connect 185.141.204.1:27015
CS:GO Division News:
Jailbreak has started to get some more prisoners in, come around and join! connect 185.141.204.11:27015
There's a lot in the works for CS:GO right now. So stay around for that!
GMod Division News:
GMod has gotten a new DL! Congrats to Train!
Join us on Zombie Survival to play the end of the Halloween event! connect zs.hellsgamers.com:27015
Rust Division News:
Rust's servers are still being worked on but stay around to see what happens!
TF2 Division News:
Come hop on our 2fort server and try to get to the top! connect 185.141.204.6:27015
Community Engagement News:
First off, congrats to Bert for getting Community Partnerships. Also! Congrats to AllmyhomieshateEmma for becoming Social Media Manager and Suburban for becoming GFX.
We also have Sassy and Sqnch who just joined Community Events!  Lastly, congrats to Scorch (hey that's me) for getting Associate Director of Community Engagement.
Interested in creating graphics or running events? Join HGCE here!
Development Community News:

HGDC has some new addtions, congrats to Smitty and Kylz for becoming Bug Busters. Also congrats to Gianna for becoming web/discord bot developer.
Want to help manage servers or make maps? Apply for HGDC!
Gaming Divisions News:

In case you didn't know, we are merging most of our Discord servers into the main HG discord. If you're not in it already then join here!
Staff is going through a little change and being re-named to Server Advisor with some responsibility changes. If you're interested, apply here!
 
 
General Community News:
Thanks to the following people who donated:
Rubes Lucas15 rebL We appreciate each donation to the community. Want to support us? Donate here!
https://hellsgamers.com/donate/ Did you know HG doesn't just exist on the forums? Check out our platforms at the link below!
https://hellsgamers.com/forums/topic/135157-hellsgamers-social-media-more/ Join the official HG Discord Server:
https://discord.gg/2ue8EJM We have more than just the few servers you currently play on! Check out our full list here:
https://hellsgamers.com/servers/ Thank you for reading this month's newsletter. We'll see you in December!