Now This just sucks! Just when I had my close beta key handed to me, LoL (League of Legends) Philippines suddenly went on Open Beta Phase.

But looking on the bright side at least I will get to play with a lot more players now... and there won't be a need for a key to play the game. I just went to update my patcher today and I saw the big sign on Garena Messenger, that LoL Ph, went OBT January 22, 2010. Together with it come a 3 day celebration and all heroes are free to play... Now guys go grab a seat and practice with your favorite hero!

League of Legends, a game derived from the Warcraft III's custom game Defense Of The Ancients, is now being hosted by Garena for the Philippine gaming community. The game is currently on it's closed beta phase, and is distributing closed beta keys to interested players.

I just got my beta key today, and I'm planning to test the game later on, I've been playing on the original League of Legends server which is published by RIOT Games, I haven't played with that much Filipino players on the server so I'm planning to transfer -- after testing though -- if I get to like the local distribution.

Just a brief rundown about the game, League of Legends is basically just like DotA, and players would notice some similarities, with some additional features:

SUMMONERS SPELLS: Summoners Spells allow you to assist your champion, unlike the regular spells unique to your hero, these spells are staple and the same for all, but you have to choose wisely because you can only select two spells per game.

RUNES: These are passives that you can bring on a game, you can choose from a vast selection of runes, from the store, these runes are only beneficial for your hero alone.

For more of the new user guide better follow this link.