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…

September 13 and 14 EUW Featured Matches Schedule We ask that all players (including subs) show up 10 minutes before the scheduled start time to allow us to set up the game lobby. Anyone who is not listed but would…

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

With the wave of new players this past week, we’ve gotten some bad apples in the bunch. That being said, please remember that Factions is for everyone to have fun and try out new team comps and strategies. That means…

September 6 Bilgewater vs Shadow Isles Game 1 Unable to retrieve match. However, Shadow Isles won it. Bilgewater vs Shadow Isles Game 2  September 7 Ionia vs the Freljord Game 1 Ionia vs the Freljord Game 2

September 6 and 7 EUW Featured Matches Schedule   We ask that all players (including subs) show up 10 minutes before the scheduled start time to allow us to set up the game lobby. Anyone who is not listed but…

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…

So far, we have records from about 30 unique matches. Keep them coming! Naturally, people want to know when they’ll see these scored and posted on the Balance of Power page. The primary holdup is that I’m going to be…

I’m working on the new match submission form right now. I wanted to take a moment to remind people who are organizing matches to make them as fair as possible. All too often, people have quit Factions after their first…

The signups for Part VI: Nyroth have just gone live. I’m still coordinating with the regional admins for certain regions; at the moment, only NA and EUW are online, though I expect to have at least BR running very soon.…

I’ve just posted up the arc page for the current storyline, Nyroth. Link: Nyroth Obviously, lots more to be added in there in the next couple days. —CupcakeTrap

Another lore thread has hit the r/leagueoflegends front page. Link: Bring Back The Lore BourrinoSprotch (EUW admin) and I have added some comments. Link: BourrinoSprotch comment thread BourrinoSprotch wrote: As for every “please lore” post, I will link this. The sixth arc…

The sixth Factions arc has begun. Faction rosters are available here. You can also read the Herald’s special report. Sign-ups and scoring will not open until this weekend. Until then, we’re encouraging everyone to give the various factions a try in some…

A bulletin has begun circulating around the Institute of War today, as Summoners anxiously await the formal initiation of the next dispute before the League of Legends. Our warmest greetings to the esteemed Summoners of the League of Legends and…

The sixth arc is scheduled to begin on August 20, 2014. Before we get started, we want to have one more round of commentary on Factions rules and procedures. To the greatest extent possible, we’d like to hammer out rule…

The new arc begins this week. But first, we’re putting out one final interactive lore event for Hextech Revolution, to tie up some loose ends from that arc and set the course for the factions involved as we proceed. Link: Hextech…

Looking down upon Runeterra from the moon, the yordles have proclaimed the discovery of a new continent. This new continent, which still lacks a name, lies to the west of Valoran in the most dangerous and volatile region of the…

  Traditionally, a winning faction’s Summoners get a bonus vote to add a faction to the next arc. As Zaun achieved Viktory in Hextech Revolution, they win that honor this time around. I was going to close the poll and…

The sixth Factions storyline begins soon. It will center around the exploration of a new continent discovered to the west of Valoran. The Council has banned any travel to the continent pending the formal initiation of a League adjudication to…

Intermission Tournament IV continues Sunday, August 10.

Hi all! I’ve done a little cleanup on the lore index, which now properly lists all storyline updates from previous arcs. I’m a very happy cupcake, because Kitae said she thought it was “cool”! I’m framing this on my wall.…

Summoner DarkHaitsu independently came up with a Factions-esque idea, and has posted a rather pretty GD thread on the topic, including some nifty artwork. I’ve posted one example above. Here’s the link: Faction wars (GD) And here’s the Boards Beta thread: Faction wars (Boards)…

Link: Sixth Arc Faction Selection Vote Results will likely be announced this weekend. We’re at about 450 votes. Let’s try to get that up to at least 500. Please vote if you haven’t. If you have, then share it around…

Welcome to Intermission Tournaments, where it’s all made up and the points don’t matter. The sixth arc will begin soon™ — most likely within the next week or so. We already know that Bilgewater is in, and I’ll be closing…

A chat spambot known as MIB Agent A has besmirched the good name of the Men In Black in the Factions chat of late. Unfortunately, we do not presently have any moderation powers over the chat. The best solution: right-click their…

I figure a lot of Factions players will be interested in this, and might have some interesting perspectives to share. Here’s the link! —CupcakeTrap

Here it is at last! The Summoner’s Herald, Vol. I, Issue 2 Discussion threads: Reddit GD Boards Beta Enjoy! What’s next for lore? Well, we’ll finally be publishing the last official lore updates for Hextech Revolution soon. I also plan…

Hi all! Naggarok has asked me to post up this form so that people can submit their ideas for new research projects. Click here to send in your idea. Thanks! —CupcakeTrap

Welcome to Intermission Tournaments, where it’s all made up and the points don’t matter. Reddit Thread: August 2–3 Sat–Sun Factions Tournament: Come watch the Freljord, Demacia, and others fight it out! Factions is currently in intermission, as we have just…

I stumbled across a thread on Reddit asking for lore matches. Sure enough, someone had posted a comment mentioning LeagueFactions.net. I thought that was pretty cool! It’s nice to see that the general community is excited by the idea. Maybe some…

The yordles of Bandle City have used the “dark sand” found in Shurima to refuel the Mothership and voyage to Runeterra’s moon. Looking down at the planet, they discovered something remarkable: a previously unknown continent not far beyond Valoran’s shores,…

501st Big Mike has created a GDoc with information on this weekend’s Intermission Tournament. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hNHJKzhj6T1DhcXgpxL1gg4HXXEsYHiUkPa85efdXQI/edit?usp=sharing —CupcakeTrap