League of Legends Analysis

Victory! You have successfully destroyed all of your enemy's turrets and their nexus! You now feel like the nerdiest, most victorious person on the planet, even though there are millions of people winning the same game all around the world. Such pleasurable success is addictive, especially when it's so accessible. Software, such as League of Legends, can be freely downloaded with ease, and played anytime of the day thanks to today's most popular modern technological advancement: computers. With access to the internet, any person can escape into an artificial reality where you become a fictional character armed with unnatural powers and go head to head with other players, fighting to be the first to destroy the opposing team's nexus (the heart of the enemy base). League of Legends has captured the attention of millions across the continents, encouraging nerds to hide away from the outside world by rewarding addicted, loyal players with cool additional features, creative graphics, and even money if you become good enough to win a tournament. Why is an online role-playing game so popular? Competitive strategical games have been popular since the dawn of time, because it's part of human nature to strive to be better than other humans. In order to win, you must first use strategy to create a game plan which allows you to out think your opponent and defeat their own strategy. The military uses the same concepts, because essentially waging a physical war against real human beings is just a competitive strategical game. League of Legends is just an online war between imaginary people, making it an outlet for competitiveness. Football, table tennis, chess, and Chutes and Ladders are popular outlets for this aspect of human nature as well, but if you decided to slice up your opponent for making a touchdown or for landing on the tallest ladder, you would probably go to jail. League of Legends is also an outlet for violence, an aspect of human nature which is very highly