I’d like to propose a rule change, and provide some clarifications, regarding the sub policy and how undeclared Summoners are counted. Objectives and Dangers There are a number of considerations at play here. Declaring for a faction is a core…

It was recently brought to my attention that someone had discovered a Featured Match was played with an unauthorized overfill, with a faction fielding a Silver Summoner in place of a Bronze Summoner. This was probably just a simple mistake.…

We’ve worked out our basic island exploration rules and developed a framework for island exploration. As a prize for its early victories in the first phase of the Nyroth arc, Bilgewater gets to be the guinea pig. (Imagine a little…

Note: Copied to a proper update page. Here’s another mini lore update to reflect a recent Champion addition by League petition. When I have the time, I’ll try to get it cleaned up and revised as a proper update. For…

Note: Copied to a proper update page. The announcer’s megavox-enhanced voice boomed across the Fields of Justice. “By decree of the Council of the League of Legends: let this battle begin!” The crowds burst into cheers. A sleepy-looking Summoner, a soldier-turned-scholar…

Previous Update: Lore Event II The Harrowing Approaches by CupcakeTrap The Harrowing approaches. Across Valoran, family and friends gather for feasts, riotous parties, games, and late night chats that go on until daybreak. But you, learned Summoners, you know why…

I usually try not to screw up in the first place. Sometimes when you screw up, you just need to suck it up and move forward. However, there are also times when it’s appropriate to go back and take another…

I thought I’d post this up just to solicit some random ideas for what the factions might find on Nyroth. Have fun with it; we might use your idea. It could be a ruined building, or a magical artifact, or…

Hi all! I realized it’s been a while since we did any kind of outreach or recruitment, so I tossed together a very simple Reddit thread and posted it up. I’d encourage all of you to come by and share…

I’ve just posted the second interactive lore event of the Nyroth arc. Link: Lore Event II Now that they’ve landed on Nyroth at last, each faction has decisions to make. The primary purpose of this event is to get initial…

We’ve now set up forums for each faction. The primary purpose of these forums is to facilitate the discussion of strategies and arc objectives, as well as to build community. Bilgewater Ionia the Shadow Isles the Freljord I’m also gathering…

I’m now nearing completion on the third step of my three-step agenda for the start of this arc: I. Match Systems (Complete) I did a ton of statistical analysis on winrates by tier gap, and completely overhauled the match scoring…

This poll will be closing soon. How soon? Probably by 5 p.m. Pacific today, if not earlier. So vote if you haven’t, and share the link with others. Link: Interactive Lore Event I I want to make sure everyone gets…

There’s been a lot of request for a non-Reddit place to discuss Factions. I’ve created a new GD thread on the League forums for that purpose. (This is a different thread from the verification thread.) Any and all Factions discussion…

Community involvement and feedback is a huge part of Factions. Some of our best ideas have come from the community — and some of our worst ideas have been nixed just in the nick of time thanks to community members pointing…

Since GD has been re-created on the Boards, I’ve set up a new sign-up thread there. You don’t need to post there if you already posted on the original GD thread, but I thought this warranted a news post just…

Alright! The prologue to Nyroth is published at last. My apologies for the delay, not only in getting this lore update out but in getting this arc going generally. The publication of the prologue, together with the first interactive lore…

At long last, Nyroth is about to really get going. This is, I think, a good time to poll the community concerning Champion lists. Link: Roster Discussion Please contribute suggestions and comments there. —CupcakeTrap

Please contribute your thoughts! Link: Sub-30 Summoners and Featured Matches Thanks! —CupcakeTrap

I recently created a Boards topic concerning lore and community engagement. I feel that the Summoners involved in Factions likely have important things to say on this issue, so I thought I’d link it. Please consider sharing your 2g. Link:…

This has taken way too long, but here you go! The epilogue to Hextech Revolution. It is, of course, very rough: I literally just finished typing it out. Because time is of the essence, I’m going to save the revision process…

Another post about the spam-bots that are plaguing our fair chat-land. Block Them First step: find their name on the user list for the chat, right-click, and select “Block”. Report Them Submit a support ticket to Riot with the spam-bot’s…

From the September 27/28 Featured Matches page: Champions and Summoners of the League of Legends! Take notice that on Saturday, the 27th of September, 24 CLE, the Serene Realm of Ionia and the Maritime Republic of Bilgewater shall meet upon that Field…

More to come Soon™. To start with, here’s Demacia’s section of the epilogue, in current draft form. It follows after Secrets of Shurima. I hope it tides you over for another day, and keeps Sion from turning me into boot-liner.…

You Summoners, you ahhre so puuuuuny. Look at dees signup numbahs for zis veekend’s Featured Maaahtches. Zey are so puny. “Oh no, I am a little gaaaahrly Summonah, I am so scared, I am Siiiilvah, and dees Plats, zey will…

Greetings, Summoners! The epilogue to the previous arc, Hextech Revolution, is being posted tonight. Obviously, this is way, way later than is normal or desired. I do think it’s appropriate, though, to provide a space to talk about what happened…

Sometimes, spam-bots prey upon the Factions chat. This is very sad. It’s even more sad for them when we have to cast them into the Void. To do so, please configure your thaumex scanner to confirm that no dimensional rifts…

I’ve posted up the final lore update of the previous storyline, Hextech Revolution. It’s rough, but my goal right now is just to get ‘er done so we can move on. Revision will come later. Link: Secrets of Shurima Is…

We’ve always had a sign-up thread on GD, but it’s (obviously) pretty noisy with sign-up posts, and it’s a bit lengthy. I’ve created a fresh thread with a much simpler presentation for Factions discussion on GD. Link: FACTIONS — Lore-focused…

I’ve posted up a complete copy of Hextech Revolution Update 11: Against Apocalypse. The conclusion will come shortly: I’m committed to posting at least one lore update per day until we are caught up. Excuse any resultant roughness! Thanks to…

The lore that formally concludes the previous arc, Hextech Revolution, is nearly complete. I once again do apologize for the delay: this is the most that Factions lore has ever lagged, and I have no intention of letting it lag…

I’ve started using Twitter. I’m still using my personal account; at some point we should probably set up a proper League Factions Twitter. In the meantime, I’m using this primarily just to share little tidbits of what I’m working on,…

There have been some problems with teams having to forfeit Featured Matches due to last-minute no-shows. This puts a lot of stress on staff, who are already busy with other aspects of Featured Match organization, to scramble to track down…

The weekly art and lore megathread is up, and I’ve added a comment about the lore and artwork of Factions. Link: Factions Lore and Artwork I encourage you to come by and share your thoughts. There’s also some great LoL…

I’ve created a new discussion thread on our subreddit. I’d be curious to get some general feedback on strategy this arc. The Balance of Power shows factions trading places pretty frequently, which suggests to me that a lot of experimentation…

I have clearly gone mad: I have buffed the already-OP Purple Caster Minions. As many of you may know, Blue Side tends to have a higher winrate than Purple Side. I’ve updated the Balance of Power system to add an…

For the past few weeks, I’ve been focused almost exclusively on getting the revised scoreboard up and running, with the new winrate-based skill gap adjust. With that set up, and its day-to-day operation entrusted to the meticulous hands of Banane…

Thanks to Summoner … that is to say, Invocador BlueSonicEXE, Factions LAS is once again active. Click here to sign up. —CupcakeTrap

Now that we have the enhanced scoreboard up and running, I’m going to be focusing on catching up on lore. There are two main lore developments coming soon™: concluding lore for Hextech Revolution, and a proper opener for Nyroth. Since…

Disconnections happen sometimes. We have rules for handling such scenarios in Factions. I encourage everyone to quickly review the Factions Match Rules page. Here’s an excerpt on disconnects, listing three options for dealing with a Summoner who has been taken out…

I’d like to take a quick moment to share my plans going forward. This is largely for my own personal benefit: doing this helps me formally set my priorities, and also explains what I’ve been up to lately. Priority One:…

There are days when I really think Riot just doesn’t want me to do my actual 9–5 job. With the influx of new Summoners, I’ve spent a good chunk of today running around doing admin tasks and coordinating with staffers…

We have a huge influx of new Summoners. This is awesome. One reason why it’s awesome is that it makes it easier to organize balanced matches, because there’s a larger pool of Summoners to draw from. I wanted to take…

We’ve had a huge influx of new Summoners seeking to win glory for their factions — or just to get paid by said factions for their services. (We don’t judge. Summoner School debt is a real problem.) This is awesome,…

Daktush has posted a thread about Factions to the League of Legends subreddit, and it’s hit the front page! We’re always trying to let more people know about Factions and bring in more Summoners, so this is a major success.…

At long last, the new Balance of Power has been posted. This new Balance of Power model reflects many, many, many hours of statistical analysis and data-gathering. (My thanks to everyone who helped play test matches to enhance our dataset.)…

After all the frenzy and mayhem accompanying the conclusion of the previous storyline, Hextech Revolution, I was pretty drained, as were most staffers. Our pep is returning, and although I’ll be out of town most of this weekend I’m going…

Halfy, head matchstaff on Factions EUW, sent us this very nicely shoutcasted match between the Shadow Isles and Bilgewater. Casting was provided by Octavian0. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm0Bh-ukLbY&feature=youtu.be Enjoy! Tune in this weekend — assuming the Spectator Mode glitch is resolved — for…

Link: Brainstorming Shadow Isles Comps (discussion thread) Behold the plight of the Shadow Isles! The first Balance of Power hasn’t been posted yet, but I can informally confirm that it’s not looking very good for the Isles. (Though this isn’t adjusted…

I am pleased to announce the schedule for this weekend’s Featured Matches, the first of the Nyroth storyline. They have been arranged by the head of Factions matchstaff, 501st Big Mike, with much-appreciated assistance from Sgt Porkchop. We selected Summoners…