Merricurry joins Zaun in this latest update. Update 7: A Scientist’s Decision Enjoy! —CupcakeTrap

STREAM: twitch.tv/LeagueFactions If you’re asking “What’s Factions?” — click here for a quick intro. Champion lists for each faction: Faction Rosters   versus   We will be holding some shoutcasted Featured Matches on Saturday, June 14, beginning at 12:30 p.m. Pacific…

Here are this week’s research system rolls. Balance of Power modifiers: Piltover: +1 Bandle City: -1 Zaun: +4 Demacia: +3 Other modifiers: Zaun gains a +1 global bonus from Merricurry, and has a 25% chance of a “wildcard” breakthrough. Bandle…

Last call for signups! (There will also be opportunities to drop in at the last minute on the day of, but we really prefer to have people sign up in advance to ensure we can get matches started promptly.) On Saturday,…

Speaking of balancing tier differences, I’ve just started a new experiment. If you’d like to pitch in, and help Factions become more balanced, click here for more information. Basically, this involves playing non-Factions custom matches and reporting the results for…

EDIT: I’m rolling back the changes. I thought I had figured it out, but the more I thought about it the more I realized this is going to need additional analysis and additional data. I’m going to leave these values…

We’ve received lots of amazing artwork this storyline. If you’d like to see more of our contributing artists’ work, here are their galleries: 333lom Summoner 333lom (EUNE) made the cover for the first edition of the Herald, and also contributed…

We have lots of matches running lately, which is awesome. This reminds me, though, that I’d been meaning to see about recruiting some volunteers to help score matches. What does this entail? Open the Balance of Power spreadsheet Click the…

Alright! Finishing touches are complete, and the Herald has hit the presses! The Summoner’s Herald, Vol. I, Issue 1 Thanks to everyone who made this possible. Want to write something for the next issue? Let us know here. I’ve created…

Greetings, Summoners! Here’s what’s happening this weekend. On Saturday, June 28, Piltover and Bandle City will play a standard best-of-three round of Featured Matches, shoutcasted by LoL Tourneys. On Sunday, June 29, we will hold a special set of matches that tie in…

Here are two very quick polls for Demacia and Zaun respectively, to determine what prizes they’ll pick up after this past weekend’s tournament. More to come tonight, including what’s going on this coming weekend. For now, uh, I think it’s…

Greetings, Summoners! I am pleased to report that I have assembled an advance draft of the first edition of the Summoner’s Herald. Please enjoy! I have had an enjoyable but rather draining weekend of Factions activities, and thus am not properly…

Alliance Terms Piltover and Bandle City have formed an alliance, with the following effects: Diplomatic pact. Their diplomatic options vis-a-vis Demacia and Zaun will be restricted. For example, neither side will be able to ally up with Zaun unless both sides agree. Also,…

Storyline: Hextech Revolution Champion Lists: Factions Rosters Reddit Threads: Factions Tournament Day One — Factions Tournament Finals Overseeing Staffer: 501st Big Mike The first major tournament of the Hextech Revolution storyline will take place this weekend, June 21–22. Introduction The Dark…

Here are this week’s research system rolls. Balance of Power modifiers: Piltover: +1 Bandle City: +0 Zaun: +4 Demacia: +2 Bandle City and Piltover each receive a +2 bonus on research rolls this week, as it is the first week…

See: Interactive Lore Event V. Prior to the publication of the first issue of the Summoner’s Herald, we bring you an advance draft of a special pre-tournament report. On the eve of the June 21–22 tournament, representatives from the factions participating…

Voting has concluded for Interactive Lore Event V: The Beginning of the End. Now the decisions made by Summoners from each faction will play out. Most of the results will be released today: Will Piltover and Bandle City form an alliance?…

The first major tournament of this arc will be this weekend, June 21–22, and it will be massive. LoL Tourneys is willing to cast at least most of the games on Saturday, but we’d like to have some people on…

I have received a rather troubling report regarding an upswing in disconnections: I dunno when we changed the rule regarding DC’s, and I would have appreciated there being some sort of vote by way of the community if it was…

We’re transitioning to a proper Google Groups email list for various technical reasons. It should work essentially the same, with some convenient new features for you (like the ability to review a list of all prior messages) and less hassle…

News: New News Section Newly … I’m not really sure how to say this without sounding like some kind of cat. Anyway, I’ve tidied up the LeagueFactions.net organizational scheme a bit, and added a new “What’s New” news section. It’ll…

Greetings, Summoners! The Journal of Justice is not the only publication originating in the Institute of War. After the JoJ’s announced hiatus, the Summoner’s Herald has stepped up to take its place. Summoners Kaiden and DarkbreakerEx are hard at work…

Piltover prevailed in today’s Featured Matches. Their success has drawn attention to their cause, and several Champions have approached them regarding a possible arrangement. Click on a banner for delightful musical accompaniment. Cast your vote here. Voting closes at 6…

STREAM: twitch.tv/LeagueFactions Stream status: Offline Match I http://www.twitch.tv/leaguefactions/c/4472798 Casters: CupcakeTrap and Wizard996 Match II http://www.twitch.tv/leaguefactions/c/4472812 Casters: CupcakeTrap and Spiderkid Match III http://www.twitch.tv/leaguefactions/c/4472818 Casters: CupcakeTrap and Jer Reddit thread: http://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/2887j5/piltover_vs_bandle_city_minitournament/ GD thread: Bandle City and Piltover want YOU. If you’re asking “What’s Factions?”…

Here you go! Interactive Lore Event V Have fun, and share the link around with others so everyone gets a chance to participate. Voting closes Thursday, June 19. —CupcakeTrap  

STREAM: twitch.tv/LoLTourneys Stream status: Offline (VODs will be posted once received from LoL Tourneys) Reddit thread: Demacia vs. Zaun mini-tournament, shoutcasted by LoL Tourneys, happening now! GD thread: Stream’s up! Demacia vs. Zaun mini-tournament, shoutcasting by LoL Tourneys. If you’re asking “What’s…

Here are this week’s research system rolls. Balance of Power modifiers: Piltover: +2 Bandle City: +2 Zaun: +4 Demacia: +2 Piltover The Velocitronic Rail (Gamma Phase) — High-speed hextech levitating train system Target: 8 or higher Balance of Power Modifier:…

I’ve just updated the Recruitment page with a new referral rewards program. As part of this program, we’ll hand out prizes to those Summoners who do the most to recruit more participants for Factions. We hope this will increase the number…

At long last, we’re setting up our first real tournament for this arc. More lore to come; for now, I just want to post up the basic structure. Story The battle for control of the dark sand has reached a…

Next weekend’s matches will also be held on the Howling Abyss. Saturday, June 14: Demacia vs. Zaun Sign up for Saturday’s matches here. Sunday, June 15: Piltover vs. Bandle City Sign up for Sunday’s matches here. The weekend after that,…

STREAM: twitch.tv/LeagueFactions Stream status: Offline Reddit thread: TBA GD thread: TBA If you’re asking “What’s Factions?” — click here for a quick intro. Champion lists for each faction: Faction Rosters   versus   We will be holding some shoutcasted Featured…

We didn’t have enough summoners for Match I, and some problems arose as a result. I think the problems were serious enough that they warrant a formal decision, at the risk of being a little too SRS BUSINESS about Factions…

STREAM: twitch.tv/LoLTourneys Stream status: Offline Reddit thread: Stream live: Demacia versus Bandle City GD thread: Stream live: Demacia versus Bandle City Piltover vs. Zaun matches tomorrow. Summoners from those factions can sign up here to participate. If you’re asking “What’s Factions?” —…

Here are this week’s research system rolls. Balance of Power modifiers: Piltover: +0 Bandle City: +0 Zaun: +4 Demacia: +1 Piltover The Velocitronic Rail (Beta Phase) — High-speed hextech levitating train system Target: 8 or higher Balance of Power Modifier:…

Montesque64 has completed the latest lore and gameplay update for this storyline. In this update, the nations of Valoran unite to defend Bandle City from the Lich Queen Nefara’s undead hordes. Update 6: A Desperate Alliance This update portrays the…

For a bit of a change of pace, this weekend’s Featured Matches will be held on the Howling Abyss. Sign up to fight via the links below. June 7 — Demacia v. Bandle City June 8 — Piltover v. Zaun…

Montesque64 has scheduled some special Featured Matches this weekend, as part of Interactive Lore Event II, in which the Lich Queen Nefara sends forth her undead armies to assault Bandle City. 501st Big Mike will be running these matches. Undead…

First, an update on Interactive Lore Event IV: Ziggs has joined Bandle City as a secondary Champion, initiating the Strategic Hexplosives project there. Fizz has joined Bandle City, initiating the Yordle Submarines project. Zaun has begun the Extradimensional Theory project.…

Zaun and Bandle City have a quick lore event to help resolve a few lingering questions. Read more here! —CupcakeTrap

The wait is over. Factions has expanded to the EUW region! Summoner BourrinoSprotch is the new EUW admin. Here’s a Reddit thread with more information. Drop by and say hi to our new signups. Welcome to Factions, EUW! —CupcakeTrap

Piltover’s victory in a recent set of Featured Matches won it the right to add a new Champion to its roster. We decided to turn this into brief interactive lore event. You can read about the choices and setup here:…

Hot off the presses from Montesque64! Contact Montesque if you have questions or suggestions. Stage II The Factions of the Hextech Revolution have cast their votes, whether or not to assist the Yordle’s against the Undead Hordes. The undead hordes are…

Agrofox has written up an epilogue to the Shon-Xan storyline. It shows the events of that last fateful day from another perspective, and answers some previously unanswered questions about what happened. Shon-Xan Epilogue: Pax Monstro —CupcakeTrap

Zaun’s lucky dice won them another Champion as a prize for winning a recent set of Featured Matches. I’ve put together a lore update showing that pickup. Update 5: Get Jinxed Enjoy! —CupcakeTrap

STREAM: twitch.tv/LeagueFactions Stream status:Offline GD thread: (FACTIONS) Sign up — Demacia vs. Zaun matches this Sunday, May 25 If you’re asking “What’s Factions?” — click here for a quick intro. In short, Factions is a community-powered game mode in which Summoners declared…

I’ve posted up a quick Interactive Lore Event for Piltover. The only decision is which Champion to pick up after their victory in the Featured Matches today. I have worked in some story elements as well, though. —CupcakeTrap

Here are this week’s research system rolls. Balance of Power modifiers: Piltover: 0 Bandle City: +1 Zaun: +3 Demacia: +4 Piltover No luck this week — but at least they didn’t open a rift to the Void! The Velocitronic Rail…

STREAM: twitch.tv/LoLTourneys Stream status: Offline (VODs coming soon!) Reddit thread: Sat. May 24: Shoutcasted Piltover versus Bandle City mini-tournament (part of the community-run Factions game mode) GD thread: (FACTIONS) Piltover vs. Bandle City matches Saturday May 24 Zaun vs. Demacia matches tomorrow. Summoners…

Montesque64 has put together a fourth lore update for the Hextech Revolution storyline, which begins the “lich queen” interactive lore event we’ve been talking about. Hextech Revolution Update 4: The Endless Dead Enjoy! Or, uh, tremble in terror. —CupcakeTrap

As usual, we will have shoutcasted Featured Matches this weekend. There will be a best-of-three mini-tournament on each day. The Saturday matches will be streamed at Twitch.tv/LoLTourneys, while the Sunday matches will be streamed at Twitch.tv/LeagueFactions. Sign-Up Links Click the…